Just so you don't get too excited right away, no I don't have any new pictures yet. I've been lazy (to be perfectly honest) and have yet to download the latest pics, however, I will get them done soon because I took a really cute one of Ethan today in his undies:)
I just thought that this would be a good time to do a little blogging to let you all know that I've gotten over my election day blues. I'm moving on now, and hoping that the rest of the country will do the same.
So, you're probably wondering what's going on in the crazy Hatfield homestead...Well, a lot actually. Always, A LOT! Cassy and Madi are homeschooled now (as you already know) and I am teaching pre-school (also repeat info.). Mike just returned from a trip to D.C. (hah! betcha didn't know that!) And I'm getting ready to go to Fairbanks for a weekend of shopping and merryment with my ladies (party;) Cassidy now needs braces and that's going to cost a pretty penny. Madison is just enjoying school and is flying through her curriculum. Ethan is finally, almost completely potty trained (not at night yet), and Zach has two new hobbies...book reading a.k.a read-to-me-books, and screaming at an octive that would make the deafest dog howl. We are trying to rid him of the latter. Other than that, there's not much else to report.
The weather has been steadily cold here, hanging out between -10 and 10 above. Yesterday, the wind blew all of the snow from our neighbor's yard into ours, and I actually had to use the backdoor to leave the house so that people could get in through our front door which was stuck behind three feet of snow. We have a regular old Mount McKinley accumulating right under Cassidy's bedroom window. Winter has been hard for us this year. Even the kids seem to be down in spirits compared to last year. Alaska's summer was a short one this year. Fall lasted longer, but the winter came on hard and fast, and we've had a lot more snow this year than we've had since we moved here. We're doing our best to get them out and about. We take them to the gym, or the indoor playground. We go to the MWR functions and whatever else we can think of to get them off of the couch. We are planning a trip to Hawaii in spring of '09 and that's really helping them to have something exciting to look forward to.
Before I close, I just want to send out Happy Birthday wishes to my Grandfather, Fred Bell (Nov. 4th), my sister Robin (Nov. 6th), my mother-in-law Barb (Nov. 19th), and my Grandmother Jane Bell (Dec. 11th). You didn't get cards and I'm sorry, but we didn't forget about you all. We love you and hope that you had or will have a wonderful birthday this year!
Last, I just want to ask for prayers for some friends of our family...For the Browers and their baby boy Timothy, may God keep his little heart safe until the doctor's can do their part...For Brooke's husband, may God continue to heal your ailments that you can enjoy this holiday season with your family...And for the Smith family, may the Lord bless you and keep you, bringing you peace in this hour of sorrow and know that Dick is in a place where he will no longer suffer earthly heartache. A-Men
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