well, here it is again - almost time for christmas and i have very little time to do much of anything extra (ie: update my blog)! so for now, the christmas letter that i sent out in my christmas cards will have to do. i will write a real update soon...no, really, i will!
We hope that this card will find each of you in good health and happiness. 2010 has been an enjoyable year for our family!
The hubby has been working at the same commercial heating/air conditioning company for almost 5 years. He is doing continuing-education to learn more about working on the really big units on high-rise buildings. When he is not working, he is usually watching football, working on his truck, going to NASCAR races and playing golf (his newest obsession)!
I celebrated my 35th birthday in April with a “like totally awesome” 1980’s themed birthday party! Everyone dressed up as someone from the 80’s and it was so much fun! I continued to volunteer a lot at the girls’ schools this past year (being PTA president, Room Mom and doing some substitute teaching). Of course, my main job is being the “CEO of the Household”! Whatever time I do get by myself, I love to workout. In fact this summer, I led a fitness boot camp for some of the neighborhood women. It was a lot of fun and I think that I might like to look into becoming a personal trainer.
The precocious one (7) is in second grade and has now started at the just-built public school. It has been quite a shock – for her and for me! She was in hip-hop dance class for the first half of this year and now she is back in gymnastics. She is singing in the choir at the Christmas program at church. She has been on the A-honor roll every six weeks and we are so proud of her for that!
The little one (4) has started preschool this year. She goes on Tuesday and Thursday of each week and she LOVES it! She actually gets upset on the days that she doesn’t have school, but I don’t because I miss her when she isn’t around to help me! I don’t know what I will do next year when my “little baby” is going to school 5 days a week! She was in gymnastics for quite a while but now she decided that she wants to take dance so she has been doing ballet and tap. She just danced to Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer at the local Christmas event.
We adopted a dog from a shelter in February – her name is Sadie and she is a BIG German shepherd! She had been abused and has major separation anxiety issues but overall she is a good dog! The girls love her and she is so gentle with them – truly a gentle giant! We decided that she needed a “buddy” so in September we got another dog! She is a beagle puppy (named Sierra) and she is adorable although she chews on everything!
We went to a lot of Texas Country music concerts again this year. The hubby and I saw Charlie Robison at Gruene Hall in September and it was an amazing concert! A few weeks later, Charlie Robison came to the DFW area and we took the girls to see him – they are huge Charlie fans and can sing along to numerous songs! They had a great time.
We were greatly saddened by the passing of my Uncle Robert in August. He had fought a long, hard battle with cancer and he is dearly missed! We had a family reunion in late July and got to catch up with many of my extended family (including a final visit with my uncle). The reunion was in Galveston and then our family went on a week long vacation to Sea World in San Antonio, to Gruene, Texas and tubing the San Marcos River! The hubby's dad moved back here in July and we are enjoying having him nearby to see the girls more and for the hubby to get to “hang out” with his dad quite often. Probably the most exciting thing of this year for us was that my brother and sister-in-law had a baby boy! He was born November 8th and his name is James Hinton and he is so sweet. I got to go up to Chicago the week after he was born to visit with them all.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
