Too Gone for Too Long

WoW! It has been almost a month since I last blogged. I am sure the two of you missed me! Sorry about that. I have been running crazy with this family of mine and all their activities and mine. I hardly have any new pictures to share. Last Saturday, soccer games were cancelled due to the large amount of rain we had been receiving and the girls were putting together puzzles and insisted I take their picture with Dora. . . so ta da here they are . . .

It seems our next few months will be marked with saying good byes to good friends. First was Mr Tim. He is off to a new adventure living in Florida and doing his ministry from there. We will miss his amazing voice, crazy stories, and infectious laugh. Most of all, Sophia will miss the naps she would take with him on lazy Sunday afternoons. She believes that someday she is going to marry Mr Tim despite the age gap.

And soon we will be saying goodbye to the founder of the SustaHood and her family as they head off south to Chattanooga for a new job and a new adventure. Then sometime this summer our Racing BFF's are moving a few hours to the west also for a new job! The perk of having friends in other close cities is it gives you a reason for a quick weekend getaway and also a party with everyone when they visit 'home' again.
Our home is also in a state of transition as Jeff is currently not working and is looking around for his next career adventure. Keep him in your prayers. I know many have been in this same situation, and we have seen God provide and know that He will do the same for us. We know there is another great amazing job out there for Jeff.
Let's see what sort of trivial information might I share with you . . . Brandon is just two months away from graduation. The invites are sitting here by the desk ready to fill out and mail. The cap and gown came home the other day. So I guess this is really happening. My baby is growing up and graduating. On a good note, some friends of his have decided to also attend ETSU in the fall so he won't be alone. Although that might mean he won't be coming home as often either.
Gracie is in potty training mode. She has been very successful at the task. Next will be mastering overnight. Yikes!
Sophia is growing like a weed! She seems to be taller and taller everyday. Unfortunately she seems to be having growing pains also. We started her on some children vitamins and mentioned they would give her some extra punch and help her not to hurt so much - she ate one and said "I don't feel any different". :-)
Dawson is getting his grips still on middle school. He would prefer to spend his time on his IPod looking at silly YouTube videos and cackling like a crazy child. But occasionally we ask him to join the real world and talk to us.
Alright . . . enough rambling . . . that is the blog update . . . hopefully I will find more time to blog and more to blog about. Until then . . . Keep Smiling, it makes people wonder what you are up to!