Gifts

I was just at Target getting a few things for Christmas. I was finding myself getting frustrated at trying to find the perfect gifts. It made me wonder, what am I doing? Christmas is NOT about getting the perfect gift for all your friends and family. Christmas is about spending time with your family and friends and enjoying the season. How can you enjoy anything when you are in and out of store after store, finding zits on your face from stress, and feeling unhappy if you dont get everything done right? In my opinion you can't. My mom sent all of my siblings and I a text asking us to bring our own Christmas Eve PJ's and letting us know gift cards would be the bulk of all gifts on her end. She works 12 hour work days throughout the week and she has 5 children all with spouses and children. That is a lot on her shoulders and she just wants to enjoy the holidays like the rest of us. I called her up to let her know I completely understand and even offered to make a few different foods for her Christmas party. I hope you all have a Merry Christmas and remember to take it easy and just enjoy yourself.

Dreaming About....

Maui



I know I talk about my vacations a lot, but it's my blog :). Every Christmas I am now reminded of Cancun. We went every Christmas for the first three years we were married. This will be the second year in a row we will not be there. I am missing it so much. Luckily I have Maui to dream about until we go in two months.

Missing......

Cancun

I Heart Disneyland!

We just got back from our most recent trip to Disneyland. It was so fun. I was sick with a bad cold but it didnt matter. How could you not enjoy being at the happiest place on earth? This trip was extra special because the park was decorated in Christmas decor. We decided to do our Christmas pictures there. There is a massive Christmas tree right in the front of the park that we took the pictures in front of. They really go all out. There were wreaths hanging all above along main street by the shops. Some of the rides were all decked out including Its a Small World. They do such a good job decorating for Christmas on that ride. They change the music a bit during Christmas time as well. The parade at night was so cute. It too was Christmas themed. After the fireworks, they set off fake falling snow. We really enjoyed our time there this trip. And of course, the resort we stay at is super nice and right there next to Disneyland. We bought season passes since we are fortunate enough to live only 4 hours away so we will be seeing Disneyland decked out for Valentine's Day next month. Can't wait.

Holidays

SO my last post talked about how I am starting a tradition with Kingston of being thankful each day in November for something. I also talked about not starting Christmas celebrating until after Thanksgiving. Well, I am here to say that wont be lasting! Haha. We decided to fly to Seattle for Christmas this year. The first time EVER for Chez and the first time I will have been at my parents house for Christmas in 5 years. We fly out on the 16th and I got to thinking how we wont be able to enjoy our Christmas tree and decorations for more than 3 weeks if we wait to put them up after Thanksgiving. Not to mention, Chez will be in Salt Lake for a couple days to watch a Jazz game in a couple weeks and we are also going to Disneyland again. SO, I decided to put everything up this weekend. That will give us a good month to enjoy our decorations and bask in the joy and happiness of the season. We have already started listening to Christmas music and watching Christmas movies. It probably also doesnt help that we have seen Santa a few times in the mall already now and neighbors already have their Christmas trees up. We dont have any plans for Thanksgiving so I will just make a little dinner for our little family and probably have a Christmas movie on. Nothing wrong with that. For those of you who remember a couple years ago our Christmas tree fell over while we were decorating it. I kept telling Chez it was leaning but he wouldnt listen haha! He didnt find it so amusing when the tree fell but I was cracking up. So funny. So I posted a picture of it to go along with my post.

Thanksgiving

These days Christmas celebrations seem to begin earlier and earlier every year. I am not complaining about that because I do love Christmas but I worry that my own children as they grow up, will not see the importance in the Holiday that comes right after Halloween.....Thanksgiving. I saw Santa in the mall yesterday. Kids were getting pictures taken with him. Some people might have been completely offended. I on the other hand was more just shrugging my shoulders and thinking, well I guess it just gives kids more time to ask Santa for what they want. I guess that was my way of rationalizing it. Because of that though, it made me decide to do my best to teach my kids about Thanksgiving as well as help them realize that while Christmas is very important, it is not just about Santa, presents and decorating. One of Kignston's favorite movies is called "Mickey's Once Upon A Christmas". It teaches the true meaning of Christmas. One line says, "Christmas is not about candy canes, Christmas trees, or lights all a glow, it's about sharing, caring, and family." For those who are religious, it is also about celebrating the birth of Jesus. I love to decorate for Christmas and participate in all the fun and traditions but I will always wait until we have celebrated Thanksgiving. There are those who do like to start their Christmas celebrating right after Halloween through December and I have no problems with that. I am always one to keep an open mind and I would love to hear how you all celebrate these three holidays-Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. This year I will be starting a new tradition. The day after Halloween, I will teach Kingston about Thanksgiving and each day he will write or say something he is thankful for. I will probably also include some type of craft or baking to make it fun for him and Kenna too once she is old enough to understand. With that, I want to share my thanks for the wonderful family I have. Family is what is most important to me. Happy Holidays!

Disneyland November 2010

We went to Disneyland the next day after the beach. The resort we stay at in anaheim is so nice. We really love it there. The decorations were sort of in transition at Disneyland. Some places had Halloween decorations and some places had Christmas decorations. It's A Small World ride is closed for an entire month to decorate inside for Christmas. The Pirates of the Carribean was also closed but not sure if it's for Christmas decorations though. We had fun even without those rides. KIngston's favorite ride is still Big Thunder Mountain. He took Mickey on all the rides with him and talked to him the whole time. After each ride, Kingston would look down at Mickey and ask, "did you have fun on that ride Mickey?". Kenna on the other hand was so sick. She threw up and had diarrhea the whole trip. I am thinking she might be lactose intolerant. She might also have an ear infection. She goes to the doctor on Monday so hopefully we can get some answers. The throwing up and diarrhea has gone one off and on for a couple months now. Besides all of that, the kids still enjoyed their trip.

Huntington Beach

The day after Halloween, we drove to California. THe first day we hung out at Huntington beach. I love to watch my kids at the beach. They love it there and always look like they are having the time of their lives. Kenna loved running in the waves as did Kingston. We buried Kingston, Mickey (Kingston's new best friend), and Kenna (which she did not like at all) in the sand. Good times.

Halloween

This year for Halloween we were going to check out the Townsquare mall where we live in Vegas. I heard they had a lot of fun things going on there but when we got there, it was a mad house. You would have thought you were at the greenbelt in Idaho Falls on the 4th of July. So, we turned around and went to our friend's house and trick or treated in their neighborhood. We stayed out too long there and didnt have a chance to take the kids around our neighborhood but at least we got to pass out candy for an hour. Kingston chose to be a knight this year(last year he refused to wear a costume). This year I was going to dress Kenna up as a princess but last minute I decided to dress her up as a Steelers cheerleader. I also dressed up as a cat as usual. I know it's plain but it's also easy to do. Kenna really loved trick or treating. She held her bucket the whole time as if it were her purse. Kingston and his buddy ran from house to house. They had a blast.

Full Schedule

I had signed Kingston up for a full schedule with classes at the community center. I found out yesterday that the teacher for all of those classes, was the same one who we had major problems with before. She happens to be the teacher for the majority of classes with the 3 year old level. I called the center and explained the situation and they helped me find a few classes taught by another teacher. Thank heavens! I wasnt ready to deal with that last teacher again. She had something against Kingston. Complaining every time I picked him up from class that he is a misbehaved child was enough for me. Anyway, his new classes are: Monday- Messy Mondays where they paint, and glue, and use sparkles and just get super messy having fun making things. Tuesday is swim lessons, Wednesday is Rock N Roll Kids where they dance with other kids and just get all their wiggles out. Thursday is swim lessons, and Friday is Krafty Kiddos where they do a lot of crafts. I am excited for him to make new friends and continue to learn how to interact with other kids. This will be his schedule until the middle of December. Starting in March, I can register him for the pre-kindergarten classes. I am very excited about that. He will hopefully learn some good things there and be very prepared for kindergarten in less than 2 years. Kenna was able to come to Kingston's class today and she insisted on holding his hand the whole way to and from class. It was so sweet.

Chez Got A Boo Boo, Hair, and Seattle, Presents!

The last two weeks have been very eventful for the Jones family. It started out two Mondays ago. Chez was at his Softball game and there was a new kid on the team. This was a guy who wasn't an experienced softball player. In fact, I dont know if he ever played before. Anyway, he thre chez a pop fly and for some reason he didn't think the ball was going far enough so he started running after it. Obviously Chez was already running for it and had no idea this other guy was too. They collided bad. Chez's tooth split through the guy's nasal cavitiy and he also tore his acl. This guy went to the hospital right away. Chez was left with a massive black eye that was swollen shut, numb teeth (even now), and severe pain in his face. He on the other hand, continued to play and despite my begging and pleading with him to see a doctor, waited three days until after the injury when the pain got worse, to see a doctor. They took x-rays and said all was well and it would just take time to heal. They gave him pain meds which just made him sick. They tried another pain med for him, which does not work for the pain at all. I am now begging him to go to our family doctor this time for a second opinion. He has a huge hard knot on his eye brow, his teeth are numb, and his face is in so much pain. It has been over a week since the incident. I hate seeing him so miserable. I am not a believer in pain. I hope they A-find the right pain med for him and B-make absolute certain nothing else is wrong with him.
Second thing was my hair. I went to a new salon here in Vegas that had top reviews and is top 100 in the country. My stylist had three different people helping him out as assistants the whole time so I felt I was really in good hands. I didnt find out until after all the foils were in my hair that he had done Jennifer Aniston's hair twice before when he worked at the Mandalay Bay here in Vegas. I was quite impressed. It was fun to hear him talk about her and how tiny she is in person and everything. He also gave me the BEST scalp massage ever. Best part about getting my hair done! The color came out great. When he did my cut, his technique was amazing. It's funny cuz it kinda looked like a cut that Jennifer Aniston has. I was very impressed by this salon and my stylist. I will be going back!
Next was Seattle. We flew out without Chez (he had to work). The first night we flew in, Kenna threw up the entire night. Poor thing had no idea what was going on. I didnt sleep at all that night and my parents both work so there was no sleeping in for me. She threw up most of the next day as well. I figured it was just because she has a dairy allergy (which ctually I think she does) but the next night, Kingston was up throwing up. Another sleepless night for me and a lot of laundry the next day. We had so many fun plans scheduled for the week. We managed to go to the corn maze one day but Kenna still wasnt feeling well. We also went to the zoo the day after Kingston was sick but the whole time he complained about how sick he was. The next night after Kingston threw up, I started. I ended up throwing up the entire night as well. I spent the next two days so miserable in bed. Thankfully it was the weekend by then so my parents were able to help out. Not to mention, my 11 year old neice stayed a few nights to help out. The next day after I was throwing up, I made the mistake of giving Kenna milk that day and she ended up throwing up the entire day. Afterwards, she slept for a whopping 24 HOURS STRAIGHT! Wow! I was so homesick and just wished I was at home with Chez. It was terrible. Finally on Tuesday (the day before we flew back home), we were all feeling better. We hung out with my sister and her kids. We flew back home late last night. Kenna ended up screaming and arching her back for 15 minutes straight on the airplane. It was just the cherry to top of a nightmare of a trip. You cannot even imagine my joy when I saw my husband's face.
Last thing that happened was coming home. First I was greeted at the airport by Chez. He had picked me up in my car. There was a diamond license plate cover on which was awesome and the car was super detailed. When we got home, Chez had laid out Kenna's pjs, made her a bottle, and had her crib all ready to go. Kingston's bed was also ready to go with a drink on his nightstand. I then noticed that the tile floors downstairs were immaculately clean (as well as the entire house in general). The carpets were soft and had been professionally cleaned. I had brand new bedding on my bed. A silk comforter and brand new 1000 count sheets and pillow cases. I also had a note sitting on the table from Chez for me to read. It was one of the sweetest letters I have ever gotten. In the letter, it had said I would find presents throughout the house the next day. Sure enough, I woke up and found a brand new vacuum/steamer in the laundry room closet(something I have wanted bad), a CD cleaner next to the tv, a new fan for the computer (the old one was so loud), and all the cupboards and drawers completely cleaned out and organized. Each present including the cleaned drawers and cupbaords, were either wrapped in a gift bag or had ribbon and a bow on it. On Saturday, Chez has a babysitter all lined up and he is taking me on a date. I am so happy to be home. There really is no place like home.

Busy Mommy

A friend of mine posted an article on facebook about how friends (not all friends) dont get what moms do all day. They couldnt be busier than they are?? Well, I am super busy all day. I may not have a busy job in the city, but I have a job that is 24-7. In the morning I get up with the kids, feed them breakfast, change their clothes, run them to preschool, swim lessons...., read to them, play with them, and answer their every beck and call. I don't usually get a shower in until late afternoon. My one date night a week is the time I get without the kids. Our friends often come with us but sometimes I would just LOVE to have one night alone to just RELAX. I LOVE LOVE LOVE being a mom but it's definitely a tough job.

Fun and Looking Forward to Fun!

I have always thought that it is super important to have things to look forward to. I always make sure to have things to be excited for. For example, I always love decorating for Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas so the kids and I each week decorate, do holiday crafts, and baking. I also look forward to upcoming trips(even small ones), and upcoming activities like dates. Daddy just took Kingston to an all boys night out at the "School bus hotel"(The Southpoint). Kingston had a blast and it made me super happy to see him so happy. I want him as well as Kenna to always have at least one thing they look forward to doing. I am currently looking forward to seeing the show Ka on Tuesday. It's a cirque de soileil show and it's supposed to be really good. Looking forward to Seattle to see most of my family in a week and a half, a trip to DisneyWorld/land (haven't decided which one yet) in the end of October or beginning of November, a possible trip to Cancun in December (it's turning into a yearly tradition), of course Thanksgiving and Christmas, and the one I am most excited about......MAUI in February! It is a trip for just Chez and I and all the people in his company who have done as well as Chez has and it is an all expense paid trip. It is a trip that totally spoils! We went on a few before with his work like the Bahamas cruise, the Emmy awards, and Puerto Rico and I felt like royalty. I am especially looking forward to Maui because Chez and I havent had a trip alone together since last February when we flew to Vegas to house hunt (romantic I know!). So I am extremely excited! Lots to look forward to!

The Kiddos

I havent posted about the kids lately. They are changing so fast! Kingston has started a new swim class which he loves. He has also been easing into preschool. He has one class a week at the moment and he loves that as well. He has two more classes starting in a month. Lately Kingstons favorite thing to do is listen to musice ALL DAY and dance. He memorizes the words to every song he hears so easily. He is very fun to watch. He is already 3 and a half years old but he seems so much older to me. A very smart kid he is.

Makenna is literally learning a new word everyday. The words she knows are: choo choo(she says that while pushing things and she loves to push the grocery cart around the store), ball, bye, dadda, momma, fishy, night night, and doggy. She is so cute. My favorite thing EVER is waiting for Kingston at the multigenerational center where Kingston has school and letting Kenna walk around talking and laughing. There are a lot of elderly people there around the same time for bingo and water aerobics and they just ADORE Kenna. They all come up to her and talk and tell her how precious she is. This one lady last week hurried her friends over to tell them this was the little girl from last week that she was talking about and they all oooed and awwwed her. It really makes me feel so good to watch. Another thing Kenna does that I love so much is eat, eat, and eat. She will eat anything in front of her face. Makes me proud. She is so tiny though. We just love Kenna to pieces and she sure does adore her big brother.

Fraud

I just experienced my second time being a victim of fraud. The first time I received a call from my credit card company asking me if the $2,000 charge to a Mexican airline was authorized by me. Thankfully I got that call because I sure did not do that! That would have been so terrible. Second time happened today! Not near as bad but easily could have been. I had left my debit card at a Burger King drive thru window a few days ago. I didnt realize it until a few hours later when I was at Walmart and did not have my card for my groceries(thankfully I had a back up credit card which I never use). I went to Burger King to pick up my card and nobody knew what I was talking about until the drive thru employee came up and pulled it out of his pocket. That seemed strange to me but I never thought about it again until today when there was a charge of $77 dollars to Juicy Couture, a store I never shop at, online. I knew it was from the Burger King guy because the charge was made the day I left my card and to an online store. I hurried to call US Bank to tell them what happened and because the charge was still pending, they are able to stop the charge and refund me. They are also sending me a new card. I love US Bank. They have always been so good to us. Thankfully I saw the charge before it went through and before this person charged anything else.

Goals

Okay so this post is really just for me...I want to lead a healthier lifestyle. I have been eating like crap, not hardly exercising, and being kinda lazy. I want to have more energy and motivation to do things. I also want my children to see me as a hard-working and healthy mommy. They will do what I do. So here are my goals:

1. Eat healthier foods-this means more actual meals than eating one meal a day and junk the rest of the day. I want to incorporate more fruits and veggis into my diet yet still allow myself to eat sweets occasionally. I need to be more conscious of foods that have high cholesterol, fat, and sugar (I say that because I have high cholesterol believe it or not!).

2. Walk/jog 5 days a week for at least 30 minutes(the weather is perfect here so there is no excuse not to)

3. Try my darndest to get to church every Sunday (this tends to be hard because we are out of town a lot and we seem to get sick a lot too). I want the kids to have a good moral upbringing and church is the best way to implement that.

4. Spend more quality time as a family. Chez works 5 days a week from 8-5 which isnt bad but the days he is not at work, I am a good wife and let him golf or whatever he does with his friends. I tend to let him go out on work days to after work so that makes having good quality family time, a little harder. Today we decided that we will make a Disneyland trip in three weeks for a couple days since we live so close. Last time we went a few weeks ago, it was such a fast trip and the closeness we felt as a family that trip was awesome.

5. Make dinner at least 5-6 days a week. I used to have a fancy little dinner calendar for the month printed out and dinner made every single day. Since living here in Vegas, our day to day activities have interfered with that. Time to have more family dinner times.

6. Learn to relax more. I tend to be high strung which makes my nerves on fire a lot. I want to start taking a step back and thinking before reacting and breathing before freaking out about things. Life is too short to live in an anxious state.

These goals make me seem like I am normally a weirdo but I am just human. I dont want these goals to be annoying and hard-work, I want them to be an actual lifestyle. Something I live by always. When I was in college, I was in the BEST shape of my life. I weighed in at 100 pounds (which was actually okay because I ate healthy and worked out a TON just simply by walking to school everyday). I dont want to be that skinny but I want to have the clean bill of health I had back then. Wish me luck! I posted a picture of me back when I worked out a ton, ate healthy, and had so much more energy.

Preschool Blues

Along with the start of preschool comes sickness! It started with Chez and the kids and then I got it....BAD. I dont handle sickness or pain well AT ALL. I tend to whine and complain. I am a big sick mess right now. My throat has hurt for the past few days now. I am so tired too. I hate being sick for one major reason....I HATE being couped up in the house and I HATE not having energy to clean the house. SO I have the blues. Hoping to get better soon so I can have my energy back to run errands and be normal. I guess this is what I have to look forward to until my immune system gets used to the sick kids at school.

Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands

Okay so the title of my blog is kinda silly but it has a lot of meaning behind it. As any marriage goes, you have ups and downs. I am not ashamed to say in my marriage, we have gotten stuck in the "down" rut before. Well in one of the most trying times of our marriage, I decided to buy this book I heard about called "The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands". This book hit me where it hurt. It was so true in every way. I wrote page after page of notes while reading this book. I learned so much. I was incredibly grateful I read this book and I thought how tragic it was that a lot of married women(in healthy relationships) havent read it. I brought it up once or twice on different blogs I had been on in the past and responses to the title of the book was so negative. It is amazing to me how so many women are negative. The biggest thing I learned from this book is how much your man just wants to make you happy and he will do what it takes to make that happen. And it is true. My husband works so hard to provide for the family, likes to be the handy man around the house, and make sure I am happy in every way. There are so many valuable things I learned from this book about my husband that I would hope the women close to me in my life would consider reading it. I cried the first time I read it because I felt like I had failed to do my part as a wife and I was so happy I woke up and smelled the coffee. Since the first time I read it, I read it again and my goal is to read it every year. My marriage has been so incredibly great since I read this book. I am not saying we dont have our problems but the problems we do have are solved quickly and with love. Anyway, I wanted to stand on my high horse for a minute and talk about this book. If you can, read it!

NEW CAR!!!

Okay so I dont want to jinx it because I am so excited for it but we FINALLY found the perfect car. This is one I may not be so eager to sell after just one year! It is a Land Rover LR2. I love it. It drives very smooth, has leather which is perfect for the kids, and so many other extras that we like. Kingston loves it because it has a sunroof in the back for him too. It's the little things. Since you can buy built in dvd players for such a good deal on ebay, we are getting one for the back of the front seat head rest for Kingston. I am just really excited. It is in California so we are driving down on Sunday evening. Fingers and toes crossed it wont get sold before we make it there!

Recap of Our Insanely Busy Lives

This summer has been so crazy busy for me. I watched a friends kid all summer everyday until 5. He was a nice kid all around, but he and Kingston did not get along at all. I wont go on regarding that.
Besides babysitting a lot, we sold our truck and have been frantically searching for a new car. It has been so hard. We dont really have a particular vehicle in mind, just anything that is a good deal. I have been blessed with a husband who works very hard to find ways to make money every which way he can so since we have been married, every vehicle we have bought (about 5) we have made money off of when we sold it. We usually buy off of either ebay or just the classified ads. So right now we are looking at the Land Rover lr2, Hummer h3, BMW of any kind, and Porsche. Seems like a wide variety of cars but its because we have found great deals on all of these vehicles. It is a matter at this point of which one will give us the best deal and if I will just end up driving Chez's Audi (his current car) and Chez buy a smaller vehicle now like the Porsche, or me drive a bigger car and Chez stick with the Audi. So many choices. Hoping to make a decision ASAP.
Chez also just came back from a 10 day trip to Alaska. It was a birthday present from me to him. The past couple years has been challenging for him. We started in Idaho Falls where he grew up, had a very nice job, we finished building our house, and I was pregnant with baby number 2. When the economy crashed, Chez lost his job. It was a very sad thing but Chez had so many offices he could transfer to. He was offered a job through his previous company in 3 or 4 states. It was such a hard decision but he had decided on Wolf Creek Utah. We moved there for a year and we made much less money. We made it through okay but Chez decided he wanted to transfer to Vegas where there was potential to make as much money as he had in Idaho. Along with that decision however came a whole bunch of issues. Chez's boss in Utah was causing major turmoil because he did not want Chez to leave. The thing was though, Chez was not doing very well there and we were struggling. After dealing with two bosses in Utah, we were finally cleared to move but right before we had moved, Chez recieved another job offer in St George, Utah. We tried it out there for a couple weeks and Chez was doing exceptionally well but our thoughts and hearts were pushing us to Las Vegas. People in our lives were unsure about it because it is Vegas but we had to follow our hearts. We have been here for 6 months now and it has been one of the best decisions we have ever made. Our lives are so wonderful here and we feel so blessed. The challenges we have faced until now though have been trying and Chez has been so hard working and patient. I feel like we have grown so much as a couple and we have such a great bond and love for each other. With every obstacle in life comes great rewards and benefits. He deserved that Alaska trip.
After Chez came home from Alaska, my parents and sister flew into town for my brother's wedding. We had such a good time. I showed them the town and pretended to be a tourist. We ate well and played hard. They just left two days ago and now Chez and I can hopefully find a car and get our lives back to normal.
Kingston starts preschool next week and more swim lessons. He just finished swim lessons last week but he excelled so much that I hurried and enrolled him again. The swim lessons are only two weeks so you wouldnt think a kid could learn much in that time but boy did he. He started out afraid to even put his head under the water and the very last day of lessons, he shocked both his teacher and myself. The teacher was having each kid jump to her in the water. When it was Kingstons turn, he purposely jumped away from her and with his head under the water, he swam all the way back to the stairs. The teacher looked back at me with a look I will never forget-complete shock, and I started to cry. I was so proud of my little guy. He is going to do so well in preschool. The nice thing about preschool is while I drop him off, I can also drop Kenna off at their little babysitting center while I work out. Oh and PS, I UNenrolled Kingston in that preschool I told everyone about. Why? I found a much much better place that is far less cheaper and offers sooooooo much more. I am pumped.
Kenna-well, she has been so adventurous this summer. She started walking a couple weeks ago and now she is a full blown walker. It took her a while to get it down but she looks so cute doing it. She is the happiest kid in the whole world and fearless. She loves to dive into the pool even though she has no clue how to swim. She always comes back up with a smile on her face. She climbs up and down stairs or anything for that matter. The best thing about her though is her heart. She is the cuddliest, sweetest little thing ever. She kisses anything with a face like people and dolls or even pictures and she gives the best hugs. She will just cuddle with you for a minute and make you feel so loved. This girl is going to be a heartbreaker. One day she will make a good man very happy.
We are looking forward to our new car, school, fall, and all the holidays in the next few months. We love where we live right now and we feel blessed for all that we have. Busy life but a good life.