Feeling much better

I am feeling so much better. Today was a good day. I did some of my usual running around from here to there and I finally ate some regular food. I'll probably start back on my exercise program tomorrow. I haven't done anything since Monday. It will be nice getting back into my routine again.

Cory is going to southern Indiana tomorrow to check out a boat. If it's in as good shape as it sounds he'll probably buy it. It's a 2004 Caravelle. We'll see what happens. It looks like a good boat and a good deal. We'll have a fun 4th of July on the water if he decides to buy it. They do some amazing fireworks over the reservoir.

Wow, I just noticed the time. I need to get to bed. I'll post more later.

Good night!

I am sick of being sick

Man, this flu is kicking my butt. I starting getting it Monday afternoon. At that time, I thought it was going to be a simple cold but I was so wrong. I could barely move yesterday. You might have noticed that my last post was dated for Monday but I actually didn't finish writing it until today. The text is current though. Oh well! I hope none of you come down with this. I'm too busy to be sick. I'm sure you are to. One good thing happened though. I got on the scale and I LOVED what I saw. I do not recommend this weight lose method however. It will reek havoc on your body.

Mom's new position

Mom is loving her new position! It's only been a about a week and she seems to be fitting right in. Everyone around her has noticed how happy she seems. Dad would be so proud of her! This is just what she needed. She even went out with the girls last night after work. They all got together to wish Dee a fond farewell. Dee has decided to stay home with her kids. She will be missed. They all seem to be like family. Mom was honored that they invited her along. They gave her a really nice card welcoming her also. I'm sure Mom will miss the girls in the plant but this is a much better fit for her at this stage in her life. She will especially miss working with Aunt Karen. She has always said they made such a great team. Everyone is being really supportive. Aunt Linda called the other night to see how she was doing. We are lucky to have such an amazing family.

Congratulations Mom!

I am so proud of my mom! She has been with Archway for 20+ years now and she has finally made the move she has been wanting for a while. She is moving into the office where she will make more money, have a better schedule and she is guaranteed 5 days a week. She never knew from week to week what days she would be working with her position as an operator so this will provide some much needed stress relief. She starts tomorrow. I'll be anxious to hear her thoughts after the first few weeks. I think she is going to love it. She has been praying for some kind of stability in regards to work so she is seeing this as an answer to prayer.

God is so good!

Austin & Michaela

Take a look at these school pictures of Austin and Michaela. It's the end of the school year but I finally got them. They look so mature all of the sudden. I spoke with Austin on the phone not long ago and I was surprised to hear how deep his voice had become. It's sad that I don't have the opportunity to see them more. They are both great kids and I miss seeing them.

Austin has become quite the athlete from what I understand. Mom said he reminds her so much of dad because he puts 11o% into whatever to does. He is really competitive and hates to lose. I mean he hates to lose more than your average kid. I guess he's looking to join the football team or cross country this year. He feels torn between them because they are scheduled at the same time. Michelle is hoping that he chooses cross country though because she is too worried about him getting hurt. Unfortunately for her, that will likely make him want to do it even more. I guess we'll wait and see what happens.

Michaela is growing up a lot also. She's waxing her eyebrows and shaving her legs already. She is all about wanting to look pretty. I don't remember even thinking about that stuff when I was her age. She is 9. I was actually a tomboy at that age, believe it or not. I was around 13 or 14 when I went to the opposite extreme. Hopefully she won't go overboard like I did. It's scary how much she is like me. Michelle tells her all the time that she would swear she should have been my child.

It's fun to see how much they are changing. I'm so glad they live closer to home now so that we can experience some of that with them.

Happy Father's Day

It will be 2 years this August that I lost my dad. It's kind of hard to believe that much time has passed. I am so grateful for the time we all had with him though. We really couldn't have asked for a better father. He was everything you would want a father to be and more. We love him and miss him so much. We may have only had him with us for a short time but it was always quality time. We have so many great memories.

Yesterday was his birthday also. He would have been 59 this year. Happy Birthday Dad!

Melissa's Cuties

Isn't this a cute picture? These are Melissa's babies in Florida.

I just found this on Carol's computer while I was killing time at the track.

Guess where I am

Can you believe it? I'm at the race track sitting in the rain. haha Well, we're not literally in the rain. We've all been sitting in the motor coach eating all day. As I said in my last post "I'll believe he's selling race stuff when I see it". He's still serious about the boat though. He just doesn't have the time he needs to really get into racing like he once did. Hopefully he'll have a good day tomorrow since he doesn't get to race much any more. Wish him luck! Maybe he'll win some money.

Unbelievable

I never thought I would see the day that my husband would be considering selling his race car stuff. He has been racing since he was 16 years old. He just decided a few days ago that he wants to sell a bunch of his race equipment and buy a boat. I actually thought he was joking at first but he has been looking diligently over the last couple of days. I'm sure he won't sell everything but I am still in shock that he would sell any of it without replacing it with newer race equipment. That is what I'm more used to. I still feel a little bit like "I'll believe it when I see it" but it's not because I don't believe him it's just that it was a huge step for him to take. I think some of this is coming from the fact that we are getting closer and closer to having a family of our own also. Children can really change your priorities. Boating will be something we can all do as a family and it will be nice with friends and their children as well. We could go to the track as a family also but it's much harder to really enjoy quality time together because the guys are always working on the cars or running around the track. This is going to be a real change. I can't wait to catch some rays and maybe try some of the fun things we did when we were younger. Something tells me it won't come as easy as it once did though.

Carol, grab a life vest because we're going to get you out there also.

It's been a while

Man, it's been a while since I've posted anything. We've just been busy since we got back.

Memorial weekend was fun. Jack, Carol and Mike joined us at Turkey Run (IN State Park) where we hiked and canoed all day. Mike brought Kya along. Kya is his/our dog. Cory and I joke with Mike all the time by saying that he is really ours. Kya probably had the best time of all. Canoeing wasn't his thing though. He seemed to prefer swimming beside us the whole time. Attached are some pics we took during the day.

I had a fun night out with the girls last weekend. A group of about 16 of us went to see the new Sex in the City movie. We had an awesome time together but there are definitely some scenes I could have lived without. We did laugh a lot though. Most of us went out to dinner after the movie at Bella Vita (my new favorite restaurant). We had just as much fun there as we did at the movie. We all went around the table and said which character we thought we were most like and why. I think I am most like Charlotte with a little bit of Carrie. One of the girls laughed and said I was most like Carrie. Once I said why, she agreed with me however. I am most like Charlotte because I'm always the one embarrassed during intimate conversations and though I hate to admit it I have a naive side but I'm a little like Carrie because, as vein as it sounds, fashion is incredibly important to me and I do like labels. Sorry! I know how bad that sounds. I'm trying to get control of it and I'm not as bad as I was. My priorities are changing now that I want a child so badly.

Cory and I are scheduled to visit Kirsh & Kirsh this coming Tuesday. They are local adoption attorneys. I'm hoping this will be the end of our research phase and we can just move forward. We have been told by many that they are the best when it comes to domestic adoption. It will be interesting to see if they tell us anything different because so far I haven't been so impressed with the domestic programs. I still have a heavy lean toward Ethiopia but Cory really just wanted to cover everything before making any life altering decisions. There is so much to consider. Cory is the more analytical one of the two of us and he is right to be thorough. He will be such a great dad!