MIA and a little catch up

Sorry guys for not being a good blogger over the past month or more!! SOOO much has been going on that I just have not had the strength to post about. Some weeks, it is all I can do to remember to do FFF!

First off... Grant is now away at school... one that is very very good for him and the most wonderful opportunity. It has been a very difficult transition for all of us but most importantly, for him. I have not shared this publicly as I want to make sure that he is comfortable with sharing his journey with more than just our intimate friends and family. I hope that he allows me to share on our family journal the HUGE steps he has made towards becoming a strong and courageous young man. Until then, I will just ask for you to keep him in your thoughts and prayers.

Second, Morgan is finally recovered from her mono and severe sinus infection... she was so very sick and we were all trying to keep her comfortable and caught up with school as much as we could. It was so hard seeing her so miserable and not knowing how quickly she would kick it. Luckily, she seems to be on the upswing and is back in school and slowly getting back into her social life. She is anxiously counting down the days until she gets her drivers license in a couple weeks! She cannot wait!! This all came just days after she looked this gorgeous going out to a dance... I still cannot believe this gorgeous young woman is my baby!


Third, Bug has been very into her mommy lately and she and I have spent a lot of time together. She is developing by leaps and bounds and I just love watching her little brain forming all those connections to things outside her little universe. She is very intuitive and so very loving... I could just eat her up. With all the changes in our family lately, I have been refocused on getting down on her level and making loads of eye contact and trying to explain things to her as well as a three year old understands. I think she was getting lost in the shuffle and I have been using my blogging break to get out from behind the camera and really focus on her. So... no new pictures.

And... in less than three weeks, Morgan and I will be heading down to Guatemala with my dear friend, Tricia, to help with a Christmas Party at an orphanage and to revisit Mayan Families to help with their Christmas Parties and Tamale Basket distribution. Tricia has been so awesome with her fantastic organization of this trip and I can't wait to help out! She has been blogging about all the wonderful opportunities and details of the trip! We will also be able to see sweet Baby Alex again for my dear friend, Kim. I am also VERY excited to see my sponsored child, Dayli and her little sister, Fristy again!!

We have partnered up with a group called Helping Mayan Families that is also going to be with us on the trip. They are sponsoring medical and veterinary clinics while we are there as well as many other exciting things! There is a blog to follow on their website to keep up while we are there! Tricia will also be blogging and I will try to keep up as well!!

Have been extremely frustrated with Paypal as I try to set up this Mayan Families Calendar Fundraiser. If you want to order, please send us an e-mail at MFCalendar2008@yahoo.com by November 30th for holiday delivery! I think it looks awesome! Many, many thanks to my friends Catherine and Nancy for making it a reality!

In between all of this, my company announced that it was bought by another mega company and I have been anxiously chewing my fingernails to see what that means for our division. Tense does not even begin to explain it. Fun stuff.

And... the Twilight series... have been up until the wee hours of the morning reading these books! Just finished the second one - I am hooked! I have not read anything more than board books for more than three years except each new Nicholas Sparks book. Wow! I can't wait for the movie! I forgot how much I love reading and this is a great series to "sink my teeth into"! LOL!

Oh... and facebook... haven't quite gotten hooked yet, but it has been a new distraction as well. Still figuring it out and have NOT gotten into any mob wars yet... I keep reading about Twitter... what it up with that?

So, while I have tried to catch up with my friends, please know that I do read but have not been able to comment much lately. I love you guys and feel like you are my family too... so I did not want to leave you hanging and wondering where I was except for the FFF each week!

Be back soon!!