Remembering to blog

God is so good, he's so good to me...that song pops into my head today as I think back to what has happened this past year. I can't believe it's been more than a year since I've posted anything on my blog! Adventures have been had, one child has gotten older and two more will be getting older in the coming months. My life has been filled with many blessings and activities (mostly my children's activities).

Stephen has played football, basketball and baseball this past year. He is now going to be a 4th grader and will be going to the Middle School (my last one to finish Elementary School). He has done excellent in school and is very creative in his writing and drawings. He's very thoughtful and in tune to people's emotions.





Catie played volleyball last year. At the end of the school year, she was asked to be a writer for the school newspaper (The Blob). She accepted and now has to learn how to interview people. She took a creative writing class from the library this summer and hopefully that will help her be more confident in what she writes. Catie is a "sewing princess". She has made 2 skirts and has 2 more to make. We tried to get her to do Style Review in 4-H, but she feels she doesn't have the confidence (I think once she hears the music pumping through her veins she won't care). I'm hoping she'll do it next year. She has a talent for sewing and I'm so proud of her for doing it (cuz I didn't do very well - she must take after her Grandma Donna who is also a beautiful seamstress).

Becky enjoyed playing for pep band for football and basketball seasons. She has become very social in her group of friends and loves to write Anime stories. She took the same creative writing class at the library this summer and enjoyed talking to the teacher (one of my husband's best buddies from school - there were stories their dad told that were confirmed by Mr. Remington, and the girls LOVED it!). She is still in 4-H and raising lambs. She has a run of bad luck last year, but we're hoping that's all behind her as she pushes on to Umatilla County Fair. She has requested that she and I spend time at Fair together and hope that her siblings will stay with my mom (my dad will be fishing in Alaska with his son-in-laws).

John was working for Milton-Freewater PD and found out there was an opening for Athena PD. It seemed everywhere we both turned, he was asked if he was going to apply for the job and received a lot of support for going for it. He turned in his application and got the job! He is the Sergeant and loves protecting our home town. He and the other officer work wonderfully together! I will admit it's still strange when he stops by for lunch, dinner, or to check-in because he hasn't been able to do that for 15 years. I'll get use to it someday.

Last year, I received a job with the Athena-Weston School District working with students. I love my job and love working with the kids. I'm relearning how to do Algebra and Geometry (hopefully this time it will stick with me). I have gone on 2 scrapbooking retreats and hope to do another this year. I really miss scrapbooking every week, but hope things will slow down a bit so I can touch the paper, embellishments, and stick pictures on paper and finish a couple of books (yes, I said finish). This summer has been very relaxing. I'm so thankful for a job that allows me to have summers off with my kids. It's such a blessing.