It has been weeks since I have felt caught up enough to post here.  Life is still busy but our school is done for the day, the boys are outside building what I hope to be their last snowfort of the season. Supper is on the stove, the fire is roaring and the taxes and FAFSA forms are done. FIRST LEGO League season is over and the boys did well on the 7th of Feb. at the county 4-H judging for Robotics LEGO project. Whew!!!! And I am finally healthy again. The boys and I had about 2 weeks of cold and sinus sickness. Jasmine got it first at college and she is finally all better also.

         The winter months has been hard on my body for 5 years now. I am in a chronic illness support group at church called HopeKeepers. Last Sunday, we were introducing ourselves to each other and saw a pattern that almost all of us struggle with severe muscle pain during the winter months. My first bout with Vertigo and severe torso muscle pain was in March 2004, upon returning from our 20th anniversary Carribean cruise. It has been a long road, but the LORD was faithful to help all of us along the way. I am beginning to write all the scriptures that have helped me along into one journal and one day I will share them here.

        Dinner is almost done! I was interrupted several times in writing this. So much for 15 mins. of solitude to write. UPS man came with a package for Kenny,  who had a great 9th birthday last month too. I need to post some photos and journal about his day!  :) Ben came inside to get ready for Youth Group tonight. Kenny wanted the garage door opened for shovels to dig in the snow. Darin and I talked via phone, too. The polish sausage had to get transferred to the skillet too. Just ordinary life but I am blessed to be home with my boys and having a good day health-wise. There is always much to be thankful for.

        The boys are in several other 4-H projects. Kenny is in Woodworking, Fishing, photgraphy and collections. This is his first year out of Cloverbuds. In Cloverbuds, he would do any 3 entries as his project. As a regular 4-H'er, he chose his projects and he is able to put in 3-10 entries per project. So we have lots more opportunities to learn new skills with our very active boy.

        Ben is in Bicycle, Rocketry, Mechanical Science, Collections, Art, Books on the Move and Quilting. He is working on a Japanese watercolor picture, clay flower bouquet and he will be doing an Impressionist acrylic painting in the next few weeks. He has several new patches to sew on his messenger bag for his on-going collection. We went shopping yesterday for all the green fabrics for his new throw pillow quilt project and the wallhanging quilt we are starting for 2010's fair.

Well, I didn't get as much written here as I have to say so until next time-

Much love and blessings-

Sarah