One of my resolutions every single year is to become more organized. This year, that involves consistently posting to this Blog. I am going to use my planner as it should be used and will add a "post to Blog" entry for each week. We'll see if I can keep up with it...
We have had a great Christmas vacation. It has been very low key and we have just enjoyed being together. Tyler was so overwhelmed and happy with his Christmas gifts that he had a mini-breakdown on Christmas morning and just thanked us over and over and over. It's good for a kid to have at least one overwhelming Christmas. Austin was happy with his gifts, also. More importantly, the time with family and friends was fantastic.
Due to the flooding, the boys have one more day of Christmas vacation today. I'm glad to have them home. School basketball has started back up and we are beginning to form this year's AAU team. I am so grateful that we have had the opportunity to be involved with the AAU teams. It is such a wonderful experience for Austin. I'm looking forward to another great season.
Tyler will have Science club again tomorrow after school. He really enjoys it and I'm grateful that there are folks at his school willing to volunteer their time to provide this experience. He is SUCH a good reader and is thirsty for knowledge. He loves to learn new things. Both of our boys are very smart and work hard. I'm looking forward to their grade cards on Friday.
Michael has made positive changes at his office and is looking for 2009 to be an even better year than those past. We took him to the Chickamauga Battlefield for his birthday. He seemed to really enjoy the visit. The weather was rainy and foggy. This allowed us to see a record 58 deer along the driving tour! It was fantastic!
As for me, I'm still trying to manage the house and keep everyone on schedule. I just finished up a 9 week stretch of teaching Sunday School (1st and 2nd graders) and loved it. I'm glad to be back in my adult SS class now, though. I have much to learn. :-)