Ponderings

Well, things are moving right along in our home. It seems that time doesn't stop for anything. (Imagine that!) Let's see, an update on everyone:
B is having a BIG birthday next week, the big 16! She is so excited she can talk of nothing else. We are going to have a party and all the things that go along with a milestone birthday. She is doing really well in school and loves going to school. That makes it better for her.
T is home now and it is chaos. I don't know what we are going to do with him. Sometimes it is better and other times it is just like it was before. He has a full-time aide in school and that seems to be helping. We haven't had any major blow ups. This is a first. I really like the aide as she seems to have a great feel for what T needs. He a really great therapist that is working with the whole family. I hope that it will help bring all the family together more.
D is doing really well in school. We continue to use k12 through UTVA. It is a great program and we both love it. He just started Latin this last week and it is fun to hear him try and pronounce the words. I am learning it right along with him. At least I am trying. He is working on his Eagle Project right now, and is almost ready to turn in his papers. It is really great. He is doing activity bags for the kids in hospital. He is really passionate about it.
E is doing as well as can be expected. She is in a new school this year and I love her teachers. They are really great at helping her get around and learn the ropes at the new school. She is in the same class as B was in and will continue to be as long as she needs to be. It has really helped her so far.
Husband B is still working at the same job. He is doing well and is becoming very well respected with all he is able to do. I so proud of him. He is so smart and can figure out most of the problems. He is just getting over being really sick. He seems to get sick about twice a year, with the change of seasons. We just come to expect it. D and he love to play Magic the Gathering together. D usually can win, which makes him very happy. B takes it in stride and then comes back to wipe D off the board. It is fun to watch.
I am very busy. I have done one wedding cake and have another in the works. I am also making a cake for B's birthday (she wants a three layer). I made my baby sister M's wedding dress. I still have to alter her step-daughters dress. I am helping with the other parts of her wedding that is coming up on the first of Jan. It is alot of work, but I am really enjoying it. I have made lots of Christmas gifts this year. It has been great to keep me busy and also be productive. I am also tring to go to the gym at least 3 days a week. It helps me feel better, so I keep going. I take a book to listen to and I am getting lots of reading done that way. I actually enjoy it.
Well, that about sums it up. Lots going on and I sure I have forgotten lots, but that is most of it.

Ready to go!

Here D is ready to go out on the water. He is really excited, you just can't tell from the look on his face.

Kayaking

D and his friends built these kayaks last summer. They love to go out on the lake and swamp them. It usually takes at least two of them to drain the water out. Z and T are here helping D with his kayak, Tiger Shark.

It is all in the perspective

This was taken on the day I took D and his friends out on the lake to go kayaking. I love the perspective of little tiny jet ski and majestic background.

Changes keep coming!

Well things are different again:
T came home last month and it has been quite the trial. I just don't know what to do for or with him. I guess we will just keep working on things as they come up.
D has started working on his Eagle Scout Project and is having lots of fun with that. We are in the process of getting the signatures from all the people that need to sign it before he can start; what a challenge!
With T coming home I am able to put E's problems into a different perspective. I can see that they are lots easier to deal with than T's problems. I guess everything has different ways of looking at.
B is in 9th grade this year, a freshman in High School! Time flies when you are otherwise engaged. She is doing really well and is looking forward to having an amazing birthday party. She is really growing up.
Husband B, is still working at his same job and is happy to have a job. I am happy he has one too. He has been traveling for training more than in the past, but we look at is a job security. If they are going to train him, they wont let him go as easily.
I was released from the Relief Society Presidency. It is a huge burden taken off of my back. It came at a perfect time. I have felt that it was coming and am just a tiny, tiny bit sad. I liked being involved with the sisters and feeling like I was contributing. However, I am glad the stress is gone.
We are still doing homeschool with D. He is doing well and we are working on the areas that he struggles. T and B are at the Jr. High. T has a full time aide and is so far doing well. E is in a special class in a new school. She is loving it.
We have a new puppy. It is a mini Austrialian Shepard/lab. He is a cutie pie. His name is Kurzon. We also have his brother, who is my brother and his wife's dog. His name is Dunkin. They are fun to play with. They are also lots of work to potty train. They are only 6 weeks old, so they are just starting the training. They are starting to get the picture and we have fewer accidents than in the last couple of weeks.
Well that is about all for now. Just wanted to post an update of latest changes.