Family Updates

I know, it has been a while so I am going to do a quick update on everybody's comings and going's.
Let's start with Camden. Camden has been involved in the wonderful world of indoor soccer. He is having a great time playing with a great group of boys! We are making him take a short break for the next 9 weeks and he is a little mad at us (he will get over it). He loves to always be on the "go" to the park, to ride his bike, anywhere! I know he is looking forward to the summer when he can be outside all of the time. He is also into helping Kelly "build" and "fix" things. He has his own tool bag and is always there with a hammer and screwdriver. He really wants to build a box. Just a box (he is simple like that). He is doing great in school, just got all "A's" on his report cards. He is looking forward to soccer starting again, being able to play as much basketball at the park as he can, and going off track in 2 weeks!
Kellen is continuing to heal from his 2 really hard surgeries. He has had a really rough couple of months. It has been hard to watch him be so sick and it to be so out of our control. He does not like to go too far from home so it has been nice that he has been wanting to go to the park to play basketball a little bit lately. He has had a sense of humor through everything that has been going on and we are so proud of him and the way he has reacted. He is always making us laugh and is our entertainment around here. He is looking forward to more time at the park, an eventual day with friends, and going off track in 2 weeks (they are both ready, along with me to be going off track!)
Mekenzie has been crazy busy. She has been taking a clogging (very cool, not "honkey-tonk" like you might think) and ballet class. She is also a part of the Elk Grove Musical Theater Company and will be performing in the play Alice in Wonderland jr the end of April. She also just tried out for the high school dance team. She will not know for a couple more days if she made it but it has kept her really busy. Along with church, school, and the social life of a 15 year old girl she is super busy, in a good way. She has a great group of friends and has grown a lot over the past year. She works really hard at school and has the good grades to show for it! She is a huge help around the house and just a great kid! I enjoy her more and more all the time. I enjoy our "date" nights and our trips to run "errands" she is really fun to spend time with.
Kelly has been trudging along in the world of paint. It has been long winter in the paint world. He is hoping with the sun coming out that the "paint gods" will shine down and bring some business to him (his words, not mine)! He is also working on our yard and garden. He LOVES his yard. If his grass is not the greenest and most lush he is not happy. He made our kitchen a "green house" for his garden seedlings. It is making me crazy but will be really nice when I see everything growing! He is planning the upcoming summer to include lots of fishing, riding of the quads, and maybe some camping. Him and Camden tried to take the quads out the other day but they would not start (Camden is still mad about it!). They are fixed and ready to go! So is he!!!
Then there is me. I really don't know what to write about me. I am working two jobs, not on purpose (I am trying to quit one, really!!!), and am exhausted! I am still trying to get used to our "new normal" as our family has gone through so many changes over the last 3 months. I have been busy working, running the kids around, and being the 24 hour caregiver around here. I feel like I have been stretched to my limit and am trying to find a little "me time" in my week. I actually took a day off last week and literally did not know what to do with myself (planned to stay home in jammies but I could not do it, had to run errands and get some things done).
We are looking forward to Open House at school, a visit from grandma (which includes some alone time for me and Kelly - what will we do?? Not sure we even remember how to be alone), finding out if Kenzie made the team, off track time, Spring Break, Easter, Alice in Wonderland, Kellen to get healthy, and some quadding family time. I plan to get better at this, I might even include pictures next time!