Stockton Family Blog: Catching Up!

OMG! I can't believe that it has been 3+ months since I have last posted anything to the blog. I know that you faithful blog followers are disappointed (I know those faithfuls are out there. Right?)

Well, my last post was in November, so let me see if I can catch everyone up.

Lets see, a lot of junk happened over the Christmas holidays. For one, my Mom broke her back. Don't worry. She is doing very well now. She had surgery. The docs put cement in her back. She had to wear a brace for several weeks. But now, she is back to her semi old-semi new self!

During the time my mom was in the hospital, I sent the girls to visit their Aunt Ada. And they brought something home with them. Lice! Man, I could not get rid of them! They came back 3 times! We have now been lice free for about 3 weeks. Those suckers just would not die!!!!! So, if you ever have lice, call me. I know how to treat them! :)

Most of you know that I had been working part time while the girls were in school. Well, that ended soon after the new year. I have been looking for a full time job now for weeks. This economy is terrible here. Well, I have to be honest. I haven't been looking very hard. I have mixed feelings about going back to work. We need the money but I really have enjoyed being home with the girls and I am not sure that I want to give that up. Something will come along. I am putting my trust in God. I try not to worry too much about the future. I know that HE has it in HIS hands and I take peace in that.

Andy has started a new endeavor. He has been cleaning a tank out for a dad to a friend of his. It has kinda turned into a job for him. I loves playing in the dirt so I pray that it works out for him.

I stepped down from MOPS about 3 weeks ago. It was very hard for me because I love the ministry and I love giving back. I have met some of my best friends through MOPS and I pray that it continues to build friendships for other moms. I had to let go. First, because I am "supposed" to go back to work and also because Andy asked me to. He says it was stressing me out. I don't think that it was but I am honoring him.

The weather is getting so nice here. I could do without the wind but I am loving the sunshine. I tried taking the girls fishing last week. Augh! That is so hard. I thought that it was going to be a lot easier this year since they are a year older. Nope! They still fight! Keeli's pole was broken so I didn't even take hers to the tank. I thought that she could use Kayla's. Well, Kayla remembered that was her pole from last year so they fought over that. Fine, I went and got Keeli's pole. The tip had broken on the end so I just made it a shorter pole. I tried not to put a hook on either of their poles for safety reasons. But, Keeli figured that out too. So, I hooked and baited Keeli's pole. Then I was terrified that Keeli would hook Kayla. But the time I got everyone's pole in the water, they were tired and wanted to go home! Augh! When will they learn to love fishing as much as me? So the next day, Keeli went to a friends house to play and Kayla fell asleep in the truck. I had some free time. So I drove down to the tank and left the truck running while I fished a while. I catch a nice catfish! Well, nice meaning that it was long but my mom says that it was skinny. Hopefully that is just because it hasn't had anything to eat all summer.

I think that pretty much sums it up. The girls are doing well. I will post some pics. Keeli is ready for Spring and Summer so that we can go swimming in Romona's pool (smile Romona!). Kayla is such a joy right now. I have always said that if I could pop out two year olds and they never got younger or older, then I would have a million of them. I just love this age. She is so sweet and SHE DOESN'T BACK TALK ME!

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