Sledding

Dave and the boys just headed out to the hills by the park. They have such fun together, those 4 boys of mine. It is snowing like a snow globe right now and it is supposed to be bitterly cold this week. I want to make homeade icecream this week. Please mom! Oh ya, I am the mom.

School started back with a bang this last week and tomorrow is a walk through. I cannot wait til everyone sees how ridiculous everything in education is really getting to be... Love those kids though!

independence

Wow, does anyone else have a problem with letting their kids grow up? Our boys are constantly wanting to stay home by themselves, walk to friends house(like a mile a way) by themselves, go to the park and go sledding by themselves! Ugh! It is like they are 2 again and are saying ME do it! It is so hard to let them grow up- I worry about them too much when I am not with them.

I am too freaked out by what may happen to them when they don't have an adult around... Actually, I am not worried about the choices THEY will make, it is the freaks that are out there trying to lead my guys astray or do something evil to them. I think I am this way because of the whole Linda Vanderveen thing back when I was back in 6th grade.

I just need to pray a lot. I liked age 2 better than age 12 just cause I always knew where they were...and who was with them...

accident

Well, I was nice and comfy in my chair reading my great book by Francine Rivers, when the phone rang. Noah ran to answer it and it was Dave. Noah said hi and immediately handed the phone to me. When I said hello noone responded back all I could hear was Dave saying, "Jacob, are you alright? Are you alright?" I started to yell to Dave to answer me but he didn't. Finally he said, "We just got in an accident, some guy blew the light and took off the front end". My stomach went into my throat and my heart threatened to stop beating. This was a phone call I hoped never to get. I asked him again if Jacob was okay and he said he was. He said he was fine too and asked me to pick him up from M57 and the Beltline.

After I hung up I shouted to Micah and Noah to get their coats on and get in the car. We sped out to the intersection and even beat the police officers there. Dave ended up getting the ticket and I am pretty sure the van is totaled. I am just thankful no people were hurt...

yes!

Well I just wanted to see if I could do this- blog I mean and I can. My goal, starting this year 2009, is to start a record of our lives together as a family. I wish I would have started when they were babies or toddlers or even elementary schoolers, but alas, I didn't. The teenage years could prove to be just as interesting right??

The New Year 2009

Well, Jacob just got home from his basketball game tonight. It was close, but not close enough...The final score was 30 to 35. He is such a trooper though. Game after game they lose, but he keeps such a great attitude about it all.