Christmas/New Year/Finally Post

Well here it is almost 10 months since my last blog post. To make an excuse I have 2 posts sitting in draft form waiting for pictures which may or may not ever get published. We shall see.

Life as I know it changed a bit this past year. We sent out sweet Paige to full day kindergarten. This was a glorious day for both Paige and I. As much as we love each other, the time away is not only good for her and I, but also her little brother Matt, who thinks as soon as she walks out the door it is time to lay on the couch and cuddle. I of course comply as I have no idea how much longer this will last. Hopefully at least beyond 4. (The other day he told me no kisses were allowed because people were around) :( Made me cherish the little times I have with him.

Paige is learning to read and it tops in Math in her class. She is blooming with smarts, and I am so thankful for the time everyone has put in with her speech and language. We really moved to the right school district at the right time. She will be in a regular 1st grade class next year with a speech therapist on the side. This makes me so happy.

Matt is a little boy through and through. For Christmas all he wanted was Makugan (Bakugan) He plays with them ever day and can't get enough. I brought his little bike with training wheels on down stairs the other day and he hopped right on and took off around the basement. (Which is now considered not a basement, but a race track, glad it's so big and not finished yet.) Matt just started sunbeams last week and was a champ. He has great teachers and thinks being big is the greatest.

I am officially NOT Paige's teacher any more. She is a pretty good girl now and I don't have to hold her on my lap to keep her quiet. AHHHHH just saying that makes my sabbath days so much less stressful. I am teaching the CTR7's which are the kids that get baptized. This adds a little bit of stress back on the shoulders. I feel that the obligation on teaching these kids is HUGE, and hope I do a good job of it.

I have had a great school year this year getting involved with the PTA. It's so much fun, and I have got to meet some great parents and some of the teachers in the school. I was in charge of the Santa shop and had so much fun doing that, and one of my good friends was in charge of the book fair, and I LOVED helping with that.

I put the kids in swim lessons this summer, and boy they really stunk at it. They both get to repeat their classes next year, Matt being the youngest I was okay with, but Paige being the oldest we need to work with her a little better. (She told the teachers she could do everything by herself, and wouldn't let them touch her. Stubborn chickie!) I think we'll try to get tem in next month or so again.

Doug finally made the move down to Riverton. All I can say about that is YUCK! He has such a long commute now and I worry about him driving instead of riding the train. Hopefully all will go as planned and the train line will be extended by 2012. If not, you may see us packing up and moving down South. :( Doug is still Ward Clerk, and loves his calling.

We still live in West Haven and love our neighbors and friends here. I love how much my kids are growing up and turning into good kids (most of the time.) I am so lucky to be able to stay at home with my kids and hope like any mom that I am doing a good job. We have been so very blessed to have a stable job in a rough economy, and hope it continues. (Not the economy, the stable job.)

I guess this about fills in the blog and the few readers as to the life and times of the Ensigns. Hopefully I will write more later.