Update

Well more then a month has passed and what a busy month it's been! As for Haiti - we have had our team wrap meeting. Things went fairly well on our trip, not much tweaking to do for 2010. We shared our photos with Hickory Grove and friends. Memories! I miss it so much already. If they asked "Can you come back tomorrow?" I would be there! In heartbeat. Monday night we have a call out meeting for 2010. I want to go, although I am not certain 5 of our children (and Brian too) will let me out of their sight even then, but I am working on them.

As for our family...its wonderful! I love having a big family. Our house is always full and I am learning organization is a must.

Brian & I

We are just trying to keep up. Actually, I do have some news....I got baptized last Sunday! It was awesome. My children were present and it meant so much to show them how important the Lord is in my life. He has blessed me with each of them. I look back and I was sooo very unworthy but He loved me and I am so thankful for that. I am now a Mary Kay consultant too! I have some big goals but I love it! Spring break is here and after many doctor appointments and dentist appointments, we will be heading to Chicago for a few days with our good friends and their 3 children! Can't wait! We are taking the train. Hope God continues to bless and keep each of you. Please don’t be strangers!!

Nathan

He and Danielle just returned from a trip to Tennessee. They rented a cabin with two other couples. I fed the cats while they were gone - my grandkitties! I was asked this week if they had set a date and no, not yet. Danielle did buy a new car - she got a Pontiac G6. Very pretty! She is proud of it and rightfully so.

Coral

Coral - oh Coral - we have had a rough time with Coral. After she received her mid-term grades and we realized how much her grads had fallen, we knew something was up. At first I thought it might have something to do with the additions of family members, but after talking with her more, that didn’t seem to be the concern. So I called the school, spoke with her guidance counselor, talked with Shane and Brian and then came to the conclusion that maybe we should take her to the doctor. Good thing we did...she has been diagnosed with seizures. She mad an EEG on Thursday and an MRI on Friday. We will return to the neurologist on this Thursday to have the final diagnosis of exactly what type of seizure and where it is coming from in the brain. He feels confident that she has temporal lobe seizures, which is the same type my dad has. UGH! She is struggling with not being able to take drivers education this summer. She wasn’t ready last year and now that she is, she cant. She will have to have her seizures under control for a year before she can get her permit. Hard for a girl who is less then 45 days from turning 16 to take. Boys basketball 9which she managed) is over as is dance, so we need to find something else to keep her busy.

Nicole

She has finished up managing with managing the girls basketball team and has moved on to track. She had her fist meet on Tuesday and did well. She threw 24 foot 10 inches and earned 2nd place and the 4 by 1 relay team placed 1st! She was happy with her first high school meet. She has a lofty goal that she can certainly reach of breaking the school record of over 30 feet by the time she graduates.

Casserra

Is now 13 and I think finally starting to grow up and into a beautiful young lady. She has been in her braces a year now and still looks to have a long way to go. She is running track too, but they have not yet had a meet. She loves distance running. Cheer leading is over now and our banquet was just last week.

Josh

Math bowl is over and his team earn 4th place in competition! We were proud. He will be starting both baseball and spring 5th and 6th grade football when they return from Spring Break. He will be busy.

Noah

Just had a birthday on Monday, now he is 5! Round-up is soon. He will be starting T-ball soon as well. Right now he is happy to play on the John Deer Gator he got for his birthday.