Time is just flying by! I am sure you all feel the same way too. I haven't been bloggin' much lately - I haven't really felt like it. With everything that is going on with everything just kinda gets you down some - you know what I mean.

My work is getting to it's busy time. Between now and February - will be some pretty busy times for me. Got to keep my focus and my will on my work some how????

All the kids are doing great! Ashley's volleyball season is almost over. Last games are a tournament on the 18th. I am sure she is not looking forward to it being over. She loves playing it and I think she loves that is keeps her busy and out of the house.

Riley is doing good. He was going to play football - but then changed his mind. We hope that we can get him involved in winter basketball. He has played for several years but didn't last year. It's kinda a pain for us - on our weekends have to make a trip to Albion every Saturday morning from Nov. till Feb. BUT IT IS WELL worth it. He needs all the help to get moving and not be a couch potato he can get!

Piper is getting to be quite the big girl.... she is talking more and more. Still not saying EVERY word consistently but she is doing better and says stuff out of the clear blue sky and you are like holy shit - did you hear that!

Steve and I celebrated our 6th Anniversary in September. We bought our nice tv as our gift to each other - plus he got me 2 purses and I bought him bike grips. He took me out for supper that night. I really, really enjoyed that (even with Piper along) it was a nice evening. I picked the Toscani's downtown and I had a couple glasses of wine -- so I was relaxed! He was going to buy me flowers but he gave me the choice of dinner or flowers and girls.... I will pick dinner every damn time.... TO NOT HAVE TO COOK! I will pick food any day!!

Piper and I had a WONDERFUL 3 days off last week. It was cold so we couldn't do much outside but we still had a great time. I got SO much stuff done. I worked around the house, had the furnance guy do the tune-up, took the dog to the vet, went to the dr., went to my mom's work fall festival, visited with some friends! It was great. Only thing bad.... just made leaving my little girl and coming back to work that much harder. Each time I am home with her I have a harder and harder time coming back to work. I wish I could get my paycheck and stay at home. I just feel like I am missing so much of her growing up.