I have been neglecting my blog for a while now. Just can't seem to find the time to write. In my defense, I just finished my 3rd online class to get my teaching license renewed. I have one more class to complete and I will be finished. (I wonder if will ever use that renewed teaching license?!)
Quite a bit has happened since the last post. Lauren finished up her first season of Upward Basketball. She really enjoyed the experience and made some friends on the team. It was lots of fun to watch her play. Here's a picture of her team on their Awards Night.
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| Evelyn, Lauren, Nylie, Skylar, Issac, Cadance (Ethan was not in the picture) |
We had a minor catastrophe in our house. In our master bathroom, the toilet leaked for an undetermined amount of time, causing damage to the bathroom floor, as well as damage downstairs. As a result, we get our entire downstairs painted. I have mixed feelings about that. Excited to get it painted (especially getting rid of the flat paint that's on the walls) but dreading the actual process. I think Bill is going to try to fix our bathroom, so we can recover our deductible! (I'm so happy to be married to a wonderful man who can fix things!)
Lauren's school had their spring Boosterthon Fun Run (fundraiser) on March 14. It was a beautiful, warm day for the run. Luckily it was on a Wednesday so Allison and I could go cheer on the runners.
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| Lauren running |
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| Lauren walking a lap |
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| Allison, Lauren and her friend Emma after the run |
We have been on spring break the past week. My sweet Mom and Dad came and picked up the girls last Friday after school and took them to their house. Bill and I were able to get a few things done around the house. I missed the girls a lot. This is only the second time they have been to stay with my parents for a few days. They had a great time getting spoiled (and eating lots of SUGAR)! I drove up Tuesday afternoon and brought them back to Knoxville on Wednesday. They have enjoyed being home and getting to play outside with their neighbors.
We have had a crazy warm spring so far. It's been in the 80's for several days. We went to Fountain City Park on Thursday with April, Mackenzie & Josiah and Cindy, Sam and Julia. We enjoyed the sunshine and a picnic. I enjoyed visiting with my friends while the kiddos played.
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| Allison, Lauren, Josiah & Mackenzie |
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| Allison |
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| Lauren |
One last thing I want to record on my blog is a cute little thing that happened the first night the girls were back at home. I got up to go to the bathroom around 11:30 and went in to the girls bathroom (because our bathroom has no working toilet). I turned the light on in the bathroom (something I never do at night) and found Allison lying in a little ball on the pink rug in her bathroom. She was dead asleep!! It was so cute!! Wish I had taken a picture of her.
