Long time, no POST

It's been stinking FOORRRREEEEEEVVVVVEEERRRRRR (yes, said in the "Sand Lot" sort of way, sorry to those of you who don't get it)  But seriously, it's been too long since I've given my Blog any love.  I miss writing updates on here.  My posts date back as far as 2005, and I'm just not staying devoted.  Bad mom.  Facebook, and the real world have kept me tied up recently. ;)  I still have 2 amazingly adorable, smart, healthy, talented children.  Plus I work 3 part part part part time jobs, and babysit on the side.  Sooooo...needless to say I'm swamped with errands, cleaning, cooking, kids, field trips, music classes, preschool, and 2nd grade things.  I try to make it to the library ATLEAST once a week with the kids too.  Trying to keep the kids "well rounded" as they say...  And still have a life?  Oh, what's that?  I'm actually loving life.  Jared and I are doing super fantastic.  Relating better than we have in forever.  And with the kids getting older, it makes it easier to pawn them off, and have a date night.  ;)   We're growing spiritually and emotionally...we have to be...we miraculously have made it over 9 1/2 years of marriage...woop woop!  Go us!  Our 10 year anniversary is coming up in January and we are praising God we're still together, always growing, and always moving forward.  God is so good, he truly planned this whole thing out way before we did.  Thank you God for putting Jared and I together.  Ethan continues to blow me away!  He's definitely his mothers son.  He's smart and so organized, and is doing so well in 2nd grade. He has Mrs. Perkins at Helen Baller this year, and is enjoying her so far.  Lilly also has so much of me in her.  Besides being a spittin image of me as a kid, and talking exactly like me on helium, she has SUCH a tender heart.  Just like her momma.  She LOVEs preschool, and is a huge social butterfly.  (don't know where she gets that AT ALL?! ;)   Well happy October, I'll be 30 in 24 days...  wish me luck with that!