it's been awhile...

let's see, since i last posted about haiti, life has gotten busy.

i headed up a supply drive at my school to send items to haiti through agape flights. so far we have over 10 copy paper boxes of food and supplies to send down there, along with a box full of handmade teddy bears to go to children in one of the orphanages. i am now in the process of figuring out when i can make the trek to venice to drop everything off. this weekend is full of end-of-season soccer stuff, so probably next weekend.

i've had two kids' birthdays happen, and both were somewhat significant...the first one turned 15 and is now old enough to get a learner's permit (yikes!!!) and the second one is now 10...can't believe they're both in "double digits" now!

soccer took over our lives this year. it was both good and bad. we had 3 tournaments in the span of a very short time. both kids' teams did well. it would have been more fun to watch them if we hadn't had all of this crazy weather with rain, sleet/snow, and frigid (for florida) temps to deal with...so not fun watching soccer in the cold, nasty weather with a toddler tagging along!!! after this weekend, soccer season will officially be over for the next six months, unless we decide to sign them up for spring leagues...(are we crazy? probably) elisabeth is debating on volleyball again this year, so we have to make a decision on that one soon.

on top of all of the normal craziness, nick has been fighting "the worst sinus infection i've ever seen in him" (according to his allergist...this, after sinus surgeries for the past two years in a row!), thad had a double ear infection and is finishing up his second round of antibiotics, and elisabeth broke her finger at bounceU. that ended up sending us to an orthopedic surgeon to check out because it broke on the growth plate and was out of alignment. had it not been for my instincts kicking in, she would have needed a pin put in her finger (yay me! all i did was tape the pinkie to the ring finger, which the people at urgent care didn't do).

so there it is, february in review...no work accomplished on my two master's classes and no job offers...those are my march focus, hopefully march is way more uneventful than february was!

now hurry up spring and come out of hiding! this florida girl is ready for some warm weather and trips to the beach!