General updates

I took a break from wedding planning.  It's not easy to find summery, garden stuff in the middle of January in Ohio - LOL!  I figured I'd wait until spring styles and decor starts coming out in a month or two to start again.

School is doing OK.  Got my second wind for the next semester.  I had the kids evaluate me so I have some goals to work on for myself plus we are getting in to my very favorite part of Biology - genetics.  Read a really interesting article on a new area of research called epigenetics thanks to an old friend of mine from FHS named Heather (who is a doctor, by the way).  It's about this research to find correlations between nurture and nature- and they seem to be finding more of a relationship than previously thought and more than Darwin allowed for.  Hmmmm...

We are also performing "School House Rock Live" at the high school.  What a fun little show!  Brings back many fond Saturday morning memories for me.  :)  Anyone in our area, come see the show this weekend.  Tix are only $5.  You'll find info on the Lakota East High School website.  It's a perfect show for kids of all ages!

Steve and I attended the Lakota East Jazz Band Swing Dance last weekend.  WHAT FUN!!!!  I want to learn how to do that more.  It's nice to be with someone who is willing to try new things with me - even if he doesn't think he's good at them.  We had a fun time and the bands were really very good!

Got news from Ethan's teacher today - he is doing very well.  Still need to work on his handwriting and he still gets easily distracted, but overall tremendous improvement.  And he is reading like gang busters!  I'm noticing maturity in him, too.  He's becoming an amazing young man.

Noah is as funny as ever.  His imagination is just too much!  I came home yesterday and he's created a "stage" area and playing rock star.  In his underware.  hahahahahaha!  HILARIOUS!

My ex is being as frustrating as ever.  He's not doing right by the kids or by me with the finances.  Very sporadic and inconsistent with his contact with the boys.  Please pray.  For his salvation and for God to move him in whatever direction is best for me and Ethan and Noah.

We will be entering "birthday season" soon.  Just about the time I get Christmas paid for!  HAHAHAHA!  Oh, well...