Just Taking It Day by Day

Wow!! Another year has gone by!! I cant believe it!!  I am hoping for 2011 to be a good year. But then again, I always hope it will be a good new year.  I tend to get a little sad each New Years eve...especially thinking back on all that has happened in the past year, good and bad. 

Im trying to make this be a good year.  I am going to try to make use of this rec center we have here!  So, i have been going up and using the treadmill some.  And the bike, and the elliptical a small bit!  Someone on facebook mentioned a program call couch to 5k. So, I have been using it.  So far I have finished the first week.  There were a few times last summer/fall that I wished I was a runner.  So here I am.

I am amazed at how fast the years seem to be flying by.  I cant believe I have an 8th grader!!  Oh, and she is a teenager to boot!!  Sad thing is that I dont feel much older than the kids that are seniors this year!! :( 

Mikaela has had a productive school year so far.  Her grades have been extremely good!  Only took her until 8th grade to realize they ARE important!! :)  Volleyball season was pretty good.  The poor girl got sick on the first day of school, and missed it and the second day.  I have a feeling that is the reason why she only made JV for volleyball.  She is definately a Varsity player!!  I cant remember what the final record was...but they went undefeated!!  Basketball was a really great season for her!! They finished 11-2.  Their first loss came in their second to last game against Chanute.  Kinda sad to even count that game, since Chanute isnt even in their same league!!  Their second loss came to Wellsville, at Wellsville!  I can honestly say that I have never seen such a poorly officiated game in my life, as that game was!!  Very blatant fouls, and no calls!!  Mikaela is now getting ready to train for track now!!

Carter has been excelling in school too!  His teacher is very impressed with him! His test scores for the beginning of the year were well above where he had to be!  His teacher said she cant wait to show us the newest set of scores!!  This year Carter played flag football instead of soccer!  His team went undefeated, and won the championship game too!!  I am so proud of him!!  Basketball season has just started for him.  They won their first game 26-6!!  He had 2 points, at least 3 assists, and numerous rebounds!!

Keaton is my clown!!  He seems to think that school is more for the social aspect, not the learning one.  He is a very happy kid, but is struggling with his reading, which in turn makes him struggle with his writing.  Which really surprises me, because he is such a creative little guy!!  For Christmas, he got 3 zsu zsu pets!! And he named them all!!  The black one is killer, the brown one is death, and the white one is jesus! =o)  He played soccer this year.  I really cant remember what his teams final record was, but he seemed to enjoy playing!! He seemed to like playing goalie the best!!

Mackenzie is as cute as ever!! I cant believe she is going to be 3 this year!!  Got a funny to share!  She informed us that for Christmas or her party...whichever....she wanted a ta-tod (ipod) and a phone!!  When I told her that she wasnt going to get any of those, and what else would she like...she thought for a minute, went, "ummmmm.......headphones!"  She cracks me up!!