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Mini-Catch-Up

My, it has really been a while! Where do I begin? Well, for one, we have moved to a different state. My husband accepted a different church pastorate back in January. While we are still in the South, it is a new time zone for us and that has been quite the challenge to adjust to. About the time we finally began to settle into it, the time changed occurred last Saturday so we are all mixed up yet again!

As for the family, other than a bout with flu a few weeks ago we are just fine. The GuitarMan is still in college and the move puts him a little further away. Throw in his job, male chorale tour and sports and it adds up to not seeing him nearly often enough! We saw him the last weekend of February and will see him again the end of March. His hand healed quite well and other than some minor "reminders" there are no signs of his injuries, at least at this point. You would most certainly not know it from seeing or hearing him play!

FlowerChild and LadyBug are growing like crazy. LadyBug has even begun to come out her shell just a bit. Cornbread is talking up a storm now! They have adjusted quickly to the move although they do miss their friends and ask about them often, sometimes daily.

We brought 2 pets with us, Tiger, our 14 year old cat, and Pretzel, our puppy. After we lost Chi-Chi to the rattlesnake bite, we all just missed her like crazy. So we got the kids a Rat Terrier puppy from the shelter and surprised them with her on Christmas morning. Talk about love! I'm not sure who loves who the most, the children or Pretzel! We have a fenced in yard now and she gets out there with them and runs and plays so hard!

So that gives you a little glimpse of how we are doing. I hope to get back to blogging now that we are settling in to our new home. So until next time, blessings to you!

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  1. PattyMarch 15, 2011 at 10:23 PM

    Hello there! Wondered how you were doing. So great to see an update and hear about everyone. Wow a move, I'm glad the kids took it well. I hope you're coping well also. That can be really hard I'm sure. So awesome to hear about the new puppy. We have a rat terrier and she's a ball of energy and so funny. Welcome back to blogland!

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  2. LisaMarch 16, 2011 at 9:44 AM

    Hi, Patty
    Thank you for the welcome back! yes, the move has been something else! So you are a fellow Rat Terrier owner/fan? I read that they are often mistaken for jack Russells but the main difference is their need for people and their ability to read emotions. I know that is certainly true of ours, how about yours? As for energy, she is hilarious the way she just go, go, goes! :)

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