Long time, no blog!

I haven't written in so long...I feel out of the loop! We have been so incredibly busy lately. I remember when Mark and I first moved to Decatur, and we heard all the families at church talking about how busy their lives are with work, their kids, sports, etc. We were never able to understand that life...until we had kids, of course. Man, they take up a lot of my time! Of course, I wouldn't want it any other way. Haleigh's basketball season is finally over! I am so thankful, Mark is really thankful...Haleigh is not. She has such a good time playing, and she can't wait until next year. That is when all the fun begins for her because she can steal the ball!! Mark has been playing on a church volleyball league for the past 2 months or so. I thought last week was their last game, but they have a tournament that starts tonight. So, we will be doing that tonight. The Decatur High School basketball teams are both (boys/girls) out of the playoffs now, so no more basketball nights at the gym. I am hoping that we will be back to normal for a while, but I doubt it. Morgan is about to start volleyball, and that will be another night! The lady organizing the league called to see if Mark would coach - he said NO! Anyway, here are a few pictures from Haleigh's last game...she did so awesome this year...we are really proud of her.


Mark was out of town for 4 days last week to Tulsa. He had a very informative conference, and hopefully it will keep him educated on things in the gas measurement business! Yesterday he celebrated his 35th birthday. We were glad to have Mark's dad and his wife, Twala, join us at church and then take us out to lunch! Happy birthday to my wonderful husband! Speaking of my wonderful husband...this is what was delivered to me on valentine's day...

These were the flowers we had in our wedding. The lily is called a Star Gazer Lily and the roses are Fire & Ice roses. Aren't they lovely...how sweet of him to send me the flowers from our wedding. Of course, he was the one to select them in the first place, so it is easy for him to remember what kind we had.

On a more serious note, please pray for my friends Jerry and Anna Nicholas. Jerry is struggling with cancer. The treatment is not helping, and his cancer has continued to grow. Their doctor has recommended trying to seek treatment at MD Anderson. Just keep them both in your prayers, please.

I have so much more I want to talk about, but I have so much to do right now...more to come...soon.

Answered Prayers

I love that song by Garth Brooks 'Unanswered Prayers', but I don't like that it implies that God doesn't answer our prayers - he always answers, but sometimes it is not the answer we want. Well, I am very thankful when God answers the way I want Him to! Only a few of you know that Jacob had a urinary tract infection a few weeks ago. This is something VERY RARE for little boys, especially boys under 5. The doctor was obviously concerned about it and wanted to monitor it very closely. He put him on an antibiotic for 10 days and hoped that the infection was just a result of his body having a virus that it didn't fight off all the way and turned to his kidneys. If the infection was gone, he felt good about it. If the infection was still there, he wanted to do a sonogram of his kidneys to see if there were any cysts on them. The antibiotic cleared the infection, but there was still a trace of protien, so we went ahead and did the sonogram (just for me basically - so that I could be at peace). The sonogram went great, and there is absolutely nothing there to be concerned about! That was a major relief for us - I guess it was just a fluke thing. The next prayer that has been answered (the way we hoped) was that I finally got my Texas certification. At this point it is only a one year certificate, but it is a certificate none the less! They are now "giving me permission" to take the necessary tests in Texas so that I can get my permanent certificate. So, this means that I can get a job - or at least start looking for one! Anyway, those were two really big things to us, so I just wanted to share the joy!

Now...basketball! Morgan's team made it 3 games in the tourn. last weekend. We got killed by a Springtown team in our third game, but they played really well. So, her season is over, but we still have Haleigh. Today her team played a double header, and she scored 18 points in the first game and 10 points in the second game. She is a good ball handler and a great defensive player! She is doing really well, and she loves it a lot. This is a big change from last year when she said that she didn't even want to play anymore. She is also doing ballet - which she just loves too. She is going to be a rabbit in the upcoming program they have. This year they are doing Pocahontas. Her ballet class is also tap dancing, and today was their first time to tap. She had a lot of fun.

There's not really anything else going on right now, and no new pictures....sorry. Have a great weekend.