Wow!!

This is a picture taken from Austin's graduation.

So, it's been a really long time and I don't know how many of you are actually even checking in anymore, but I have a good reason. I started teaching again, and I'm not allowed to enter any blog sites from the school computer. So I haven't been able to even check anyone else's blogs in months, let alone post some of my own. Austin and I just bought and received a brand new computer however, and I hope to be blogging regularly again. It really sucks when 2 computers that are completely paid for die.

Alot has happened in the last few months. I'm still teaching 3rd grade, and enjoying it very much (even when I feel like pulling my hair out). Austin attended police academy for 10 weeks. He was gone for a really long time, but it's all over now, and he graduated with top academics. :) The week after he came home we headed to Seattle to visit family and enjoy ourselves for Thanksgiving. It was awesome. I'll put some pictures up. Seattle is a beautiful place.

My sister is due any day now, and we have no idea what the baby will be. She is getting very impatient and tired and ready for him/her to be here. I get to go into the delivery room which I've never actually done before. I figure this will be my only chance, and I'm really excited about it.

We're enjoying our new house. Things have been going really well with it, and we have all kinds of plans to make it more "ours". In fact we've already picked out paint for all the rooms, and we're talking about enclosing the back patio to have an extra room for us.

Christmas is around the corner, and there are only 2 school days left. I'm so excited to be off for 2 whole weeks. I can't wait until I can sleep in again. We've got almost all of our Christmas shopping done, and I've already wrapped everything here, so we're doing pretty good.

Ben and Melissa had a little girl (Baylee) the day before we left for Seattle. She is a little sweetheart, and Karlee loves her to death.

That's all I can really think of for now. I'm really going to get back in the habit of doing this. It's a great outlet, and I like staying in touch with everyone.

We got a new camera so now I'll be able to post pictures of everything. I've also put some picture on classmates.com for those of you who want to look at my profile there. Anyways, I'd better run. I had dinner with Kimberly and Terra tonight and have alot of work to do since I got home so late. Enjoy the pictures!