Joyce, thank you for your prayers and your kind words. I cried too when my MIL told me about it on the phone. I think a lot of people have. I'm glad to hear that you are getting around better and your prayers are being answered. I know that you are too!
Martie, that is wonderful about the youth pastor and the children. I have read quite a few posts to the support board on Matthew's site where many people have said that through praying for Matthew they are also changing their own lives. It really is incredible to watch the miracles taking place right before our eyes.
Things are settling here. I still have tons of unpacking to do, but I am taking it slow. Mostly because I have to get up so dang early to get the kids off to school. No more sending them to school for breakfast (yes, I was that LAZY). This school does not serve it. So, I get up between 4:30 & 5:00 am before Keith leaves for work and then I begin fixing breakfast at 6:15 so that they can eat and get dressed before 7:20 when the bus gets here. by the time lunch rolls around I am EXHAUSTED. No more late nights for me, which is tough because I am such a night person. I was even too tired last night to fix their lunch after we ate dinner & cleaned up. All I did was throw money into 2 envelopes and shove them in the backpacks! Thank goodness they serve lunch there!!
I have to say that I am really proud of myself in spite of not getting everything unpacked yet. I have been cooking dinner every night since we moved in. I had gotten into a bad habit of grabbing food on the way home when I was working because I was so tired and it was so late by the time we walked through the door, then at my parents' house either Mom was cooking or Dad brought something home(mostly the latter). Anyway, we're all eating better & healthier now and it's beginning to show (although my waistline is still showing how much I love my own cooking -- heehee).
Oh, and Sharon, I'm with you on spring. I went from shorts weather to COLD in 2 days and I am unable to work in my shop right now because I have no heat out there yet. WAAAAAA .. I really want to paint so badly, too!
WOW! One more thing before I go. One of the people who dropped by to invite us to their church mentioned that he had soeme gourds he wanted to get rid of and he just stopped by and dropped them off. WOOOHOOO! I really do love living in a small community.
Well, that's the update from here!