May 2015

It seems that my posts get fewer and farther between.

December was the usual busy Christmas season.
We had the school program, the church program, parades, Santa, and the 'normal' Christmas events.

Mom and I also took 4 days at the beginning of the month for a quick trip to NYC.
We saw a few things this time we haven't seen on previous trips.

We didn't have a lot of snow storms in Jan, but the few we had were pretty big ones.
Winter is also swim season, of course.
Darrell was captain this year.
It was a bittersweet year, because swimming is his favorite sport, and he's really going to miss it.

We made a weekend trip to TN to see my brother and his family in March. That's always a nice little get-away.

April was busy, busy, busy.

We took an overnight 'girl's trip' to IN to the annual Vera Bradley outlet sale. (Spent too much money, but had lots of fun.)

Easter day was one thing after another.
We started out with Sunrise service and breakfast. (Our Sunday School class cooked.)
We followed that with Sunday School and Worship Service at our church and then onto Austin's baptism.
Everyone came here for Easter dinner in the afternoon.

Leila is now in spring soccer.
She's on the same team she was on in the fall.
She's certainly not the best, but she's making remarkable progress - and she likes it.

Darrell decided to run track this year.
I don't know why - he hasn't run track since his freshman year, but he's certainly stays active.
His senior year is winding down.
They've already had their senior prom. (He actually went twice - Alyssa goes to Parkersburg HS, so they went to both).

He's starting to branch into politics a little with some of his various clubs and organizations - FBLA, YLA, etc. - and he's discovering that he has a bit of a flair for it.
I'm grateful for the opportunities he has to explore some of these different avenues.

A few more weeks and graduation will be upon us.

Austin and Casey are in the middle of planning their wedding (August).

We had the chance to purchase the house beside of us for a really good price.
It needs (A LOT) of work, but I think it has the potential to be really nice once we get it finished.
Our original plan was to fix it up and rent it - and thus, ultimately pick our neighbors.
Now, Austin and Casey have decided to buy it from us once we get it fixed.
Fixing it up has turned into a family project, and we'll have them beside us when we're finished.

So many changes coming up in the next few months.