Took a Hiatus

I realize I'd only just begun, but sometimes life just gets in the way of being able to do what we set out to do. I know many can relate to that.

2013 was a pretty rough year at our home. In October, we had to put our dog down, and it seemed like things went downhill from there. It took all the Faith I could find to hang tight. In December, hubby's job of 22 years ceased to exist, and he finally found a new one in January and couldn't be happier at his new place of employment. The oldest decided college wasn't her thing and came home at the end of the semester. She's now working full-time and will return to cosmetology school in the fall. The middle child had her heart broken again in December and has slowly been returning to herself. The youngest has been maturing and growing into such a wonderful young man. And my baby sister moved here with her family a couple weeks before Thanksgiving, so we were helping them find a home (because my basement isn't big enough for a family of five - 2 adults, and three boys ages 5, 4, and now 4 months).

With all that being said, I hope to get back to regularly posting about what's going on in our little world. The snow keeps pounding us here in the Shenandoah Valley, it was 65 on Sunday and by Monday morning it was icy & snowy. School has been cancelled all week so far. The kids have lost all of their Spring Break - which is why I never plan to leave town during that week, as it usually happens that way. Momma's been pretty sick with a bronchial infection of some sort, and so I've been trying to take care of her and cover for her at work.

So what's going on these days that keeps me occupied? Travel Volleyball is every other weekend. Middle child plays as an outside hitter. She's now scouting colleges for either volleyball or tennis opportunities. Tennis season has started and their first scrimmage is Friday. My beloved Spotswood Blazer Basketball teams are both in the State 3A semi-finals this week. Each has only one loss so far this season. The girls were State Champs last year, the boys were the State runners-up. We definitely "Bleed Blazer Blue" at our house! The youngest is bummed that the weight room is closed for two weeks, he's into bodybuilding during the football off-season. Tonight is the Ash Wednesday service at church and hubby is leading every other week, which means I'm running the A/V system for him at practices and on Sundays when I'm not watching a volleyball tournament. Friday we went to the high school production of "High School Musical".

Needless to say, we don't stop. Looking forward to summer!