Resurrecting the blog....Maybe?

So I have been a BAAAAD lil' blogger. I havent really felt like much going on in our life was worth typing up a big ole blog post when I can post so quick and purty on facebook and twitter.

Maybe its because I havent had anything to say.

Maybe its because so much has happened I don't know where to start?  Its been a whirlwind year.

Or maybe better defined as a roller coaster. Full of ups and downs.
spirals.
loopty-loops.
inversions.

In the past year, my father in law died suddenly.

I was sick with some weird virus that they never diagnosed, yet I was sick for three weeks.

My mother decided she didn't want me to visit more than 15 mins at a time.  That makes a hard thing even harder.

We took a trip of a lifetime to Disney, full of lots of fun, once in a life time pixie dust and a just near PERFECT trip at Christmas. I wrote a very detailed trip report on a disney forum, with lots and lots of pictures. My obsession with the world is grand.

My brother in law died, suddenly and things got even more strange.

We added two hamsters to the zoo.  now we just need a cat and a bird and we will have a full food web.

Our youngest daughter gave her life to Christ - at Easter.  A beautiful thing to witness.  I love watching both girls blossom.

The girls completed another year of school - 2nd and 6th. The first year of junior high was tough on all of us. We have a budding saxophone player, and a soccer player who things she wants to try something different this year.

We took a short trip to Washington DC, and really enjoyed our immersion in the beautiful history present there.  Arlington, Congress, Supreme Court, Library of Congress, monuments, Smithsonian, planes, trains, subways and taxis, and lots and lots of walking, but it was amazing.

And now its time for school to start again. 3rd grade and 7th.

Time flies.

I want to be better about blogging, to help me remember things a they happen.