I have decided that I am horrible at keeping journals. Whether with pen and paper or electronically, documenting our life does not seem to be one of my strong points. Facebook seems to be the best way to keep up with it all. That being said, I am going to give this blogging thing one more serious attempt.
To catch everyone up over the past oh, 2 YEARS!!!: We are still in Walker, MN. We are still homeschooling. We are still happy here. Bryan & I are seeking out God's will as to whether we need to sign another year lease here or find another house to rent. (Prayers are coveted.) We are anticipating spring so we can take "The Mistress" (1974 HD Shovelhead) out of her prison (the garage) on rides.
PJ is doing well. He's living with his Daddy Chuck in the suburbs of Atlanta. He's been working at his construction job since he turned 18 and is doing wonderfully. He turns 20 in June. WHAT?! 20? When did I get old enough to have a 20 year old?
Logan is in his Junior year. Where did the time go?!? He is learning to play lead electric guitar. To my untrained mama's ear, he sound great for someone who hasn't had formal lessons and is teaching himself. He is loving his job at Hardee's in Walker where he has been for about a year. Chemistry and Algebra are kicking our butts. Logan has decided that he wants to go into computer animation so he is working on a course for that. We will start prepping for ACTs/SATs in a few months. He has to do the driving with a "certified MN driving instructor" over the next few weeks so he can take his driving test for his license. I don't know if I'm ready for that.
Savannah turned 15 in December. The summer of 2012, she got the privilege of going to Hawaii with Grandma Cathy. Savannah got to see "Wichita Slim" (Kenneth Copeland) and "Commander Kelly" (Kelly Copeland) in person. She also had some interesting experiences at a healing conference. She got to swim with hammerhead sharks and sea turtles. Savannah has been reading the driver's manual that Logan used. We will be ordering that for her this summer. EEEK Savannah has become quite the cook. She is making homemade pretzels to die for. She has such a serving heart and loves to cook for people. This past summer she had the honor of going for a "short" ride with Dad in the big truck. Her "short" ride started at 5 am on Saturday and ended at 3am on Sunday. LOL Now she wants to learn to drive a big truck. School is going as well as can be expected. Savannah would rather be cooking or wandering around in the woods exploring.
Shiloh is now 13 ("almost 14") and is still determined to become a veterinarian. She takes care of our animals and is found reading about animals as much as possible. She is very upset that she cannot volunteer at the vet's office until she's 15. She is learning to downhill ski and will be learning tennis this summer. Shiloh is my warm weather child. She is ready for spring to get here. She has also become obsessed with shooting this rabbit in the backyard. Shiloh is also my budding photographer's helper. She's taking the online courses with me.
Sierra is still our Tootsie. At age 11, she's always putting a smile on our faces (when she's not being obstinate and driving me mad). This child is our comic relief. She still wants to be a missionary when she grows up. She's going to have to get over this "I know everything" stage before that happens. Sierra loves her goat and being outside. She is still asking her Dad for a horse every opportunity she gets. "One day, he's gonna get tired of me asking and get me a horse," she says. HA! HA! HA! Oh, yes, and Sierra loves to sing--LOUD and off key. ;-)
Shelby is now two handfuls (10). She bought herself an American Girl doll with her Christmas and birthday money. She is learning to sew so she can make her doll some clothes. It is less expensive to clothe all five of the kids than it is to clothe one American Girl doll! Tinkerbell is Bryan's "baby". She loves her Daddy snuggles; she's always asking (and getting) hugs and snuggles. Shelby is an all around sweet girl who informed me earlier last week that she "doesn't want to be the baby anymore".
I will add pictures as soon as I get my new camera set up on the new laptop. Bryan bought me a Nikon D5200 for Valentine's Day. Then my silly desktop decided that it didn't want to work right so he sent me to get me a laptop. Welcome to the 21st century Kuhlman family!
