I know it has been several months since I last posted. Things have been very busy and I am finding it harder to find time to blog. I will try to catch up on everything that has been going on since my last post.
We had a quiet holiday season this year. Andy had back surgery a few days before Christmas so we just took it easy so he could recuperate and didn't travel or have any company for Christmas. He is all healed and pretty much back to normal. It was a tough year health wise for Andy, having foot surgery back in March and back surgery in December. We're hoping for a better year in 2011. He is currently in Germany for 3 weeks for work. I am hoping the time goes by quick, the kids really miss him and I really miss him. It's tough with one of me and 3 of them.
Brendan celebrated his 11th birthday in January and is doing great in school this year bringing home great grades. Last weekend he crossed over from cub scouts to boy scouts. They had a very nice ceremony at the weekend campout.
Dylan is doing well back in the public school and still gets tutoring with Larissa at home twice a week. We got some bad news in January regarding his vision. It has gotten worse over the past year and we are starting to see that in his everyday activities. All we can do right now is keep up with his learning braille at school (which will benefit him in the long run) and take it a year at a time. He is still reading his textbooks and is a very good reader, but it continues to get harder for him to read smaller print.
Maddie is also doing well in school. She is very smart and school has been very good for her socially too. She has made a couple of friends and has fun at school each day.
As for me, I returned to school in January. Since all of the kids are now in school I knew it was time for me to go back to work after an 11 year hiatus. I really didn't want to use my current degree in financial economics and I knew I would have a tough time finding a job. I have always been interested in medicine and wanted to get into something in the medical field so I decided to enter the nursing program at Trident Technical College. Since I already have a bachelors degree I only had to re-take my anatomy classes before starting the nursing program (since it has been VERY long since I last took them). I am currently re-taking anatomy I and will re-take my second anatomy class this summer and in the fall I will start the actual program. Some very busy times ahead for me!
We had a little vacation a couple of weeks ago up in Myrtle Beach. 3 of my sisters and my Dad and all 5 of us rented a house right on the beach for a few days. The weather wasn't perfect, a bit chilly, but it was fun seeing and spending time with family. Maddie and Maggie had a great time playing together.
That's about it for now. I will try to keep blogging every couple months to keep everyone caught up. Enjoy the recent pictures!
