Terrible

I am terrible at keeping this thing updated, but I guess the little I do type is better then none at all. Things with work are all still the same. I am so excited for conferences this next week (half days with the kiddos only) then spring beak after that. I have been really wanting to get away for even the weekend after spring break just to hang out with Michael, do something fun, get away, etc. But every where I can think of that is away from here is too much for us :(. Even a trip to Seattle would cost $350-500+ and we just don't have that :(.

Things are going fine at school and the new daycare. He seems to like this place a bunch more then the last and I think I can trust the people there a ton more. I am happy that it is in a church and they have chapel there again like he did at Grace Harvest (ONE*).

Chester is going fine too. He is learning so much and getting so big. I can't believe all the things he talks about now and I have no clue (and scared to think of HOW.. sometimes he knows all this stuff. But he had a mid year progress check and he is doing great. Knows all his upper letter, lower letters, shapes, patterns, numbers and can count very high. He needs to work on the 'u" sound but that is the only ting out of the whole assessment :) YAY! His conference is Tuesday, I am anxious to see how the numbers pan out for that. He also had hi DIBELS testing a few months back and got grade lever or above average for all the areas on that too :) YIPPEE! He is so smart. We have been going to the library and having him read a bit more to me, from books from there or just a few words here and there that he knows from his own book shelves. That is fun too.

He is still BIG into UNO and games and getting more into toys again too. He still loves his crafts and makes a big mess almost nightly on all his creations.

His birthday part is coming up soon and he has decided to have a Star Wars (close wars) party. I sent the cake ideas off to Grandma and I just finished making his invites on the computer tonight.


Life with the house and all is getting a bit easier. I got my car paid off last month wheew, what a relief that was. We also started the re-fiance process (what a long drawn out chore) and we finally have our appraisal this upcoming Thursday.. yep the 26th my birthday :). Then in about 2-3 weeks it should all be done for good. just about 3% lower and then taking off the extra I have been paying, will save me about $300 a month. My lawyer is also all done now finally too. What a huge huge chunk of money to fight and get nothing, but I am glad I tried and now glad to have it all done. A big expense or small piddly things, it just adds up and up, but the last check went to them this week too. I got a pretty huge and nice tax refund, so that all went to mom and helped a bit there. It was great to be able to claim Michael and I get to claim him again next year too. After that KC and I will alternate years.

Couponing is going ok.. slow some weeks. Just no time to spend digging up deals or out shopping for them. So many slide by me.. but I try and I do get a few here and there and will get a stock pile sooner or later and am proud at the money I do save. I am planning on tossing a BUNCH of junk out this spring, cleaning out the garage, sorting through the house and streamlining our lives. With these changes I will have baskets in the garage systems for different stock pile items and will get them all organized. I really can't wait to do this part.

Well enough babbling for now.. Life is good :) It has been a long time, coming, but I feel (well today anyway), that I can say that... oh yeas karate I almost forgot. I guess I will fill you in on that next time.