Commitment to Blog

You have no idea how much guilt I carry when I don't post on this blog!  I have a Facebook account so I tend to put quick pics on there instead of blogging.  I really don't like Facebook very much.  Right now it is filled with political comments and status updates from the same people everyday.  I don't write more than a sentence on Facebook which is quite depressing since I LOVE writing my thoughts on this blog.

Since we returned to the US, I really didn't think I had done anything that seemed exciting enough to write about.  Hmmm.  I was wrong.  Here are the things that have happened since my last blog post on Sept. 11...

• I have had 3 mammograms, 2 biopsies and a lumpectomy.  All is fine, thank goodness.  Going through a breast cancer scare in October when everything is pink and awareness is highlighted at every turn, is not ideal.
• Maria was on TV practically every weekend with her sideline work with the Purdue football team.  She is a Trainer and wants to be a physical therapist.  It is so cool to see her heading toward her goal.
• We have been to 3 Purdue football games and watched them lose A LOT!! My hopes of following the team (and Maria) to a bowl game in a warm location on New Year's is slowly slipping away.
• Leah and Jenn have adjusted well to their new high school.  They are so lucky to go through new things as a team.  They walk into a new situation as a pair with an automatic best friend.  Lucky girls.  They have learned that every school has a "mean girl", maybe even more than one.  I hate when another kid makes my kids cry.  I hope my kids are never the one who makes anyone else cry.  On a positive note, their grades are excellent.
• Leah and Jenn are playing with the New World Youth Orchestra in Indy. Leah just found out she is 1st chair Bassist. Jenn is 2nd chair, 2nd stand.
• Bob got to stay home for much of the time when I was going through my tests and surgery.  That was nice.  He is now back on the fast track of traveling to places near (Chicago) and far (South America and Zurich).
• Bob and I got to travel to the Ryder Cup in Chicago.  We had a great time watching the US let their lead slip away.  This was probably the last Ryder Cup we will go to since the next one will be back in Europe 2 years from now.  We are slightly interested in going to more golf matches closer to home.
• We got a Pool!!!
• We got a new deck!!!
• We finished the kitchen remodel!!!
• We got a new HVAC system!!!
• We have no money left and will be eating peanut butter sandwiches for dinner for the next 3 years.  Just kidding.  We have saved the entire time we were in Europe and Bob has worked really hard.

Well that's what we have been up to.  I guess we have done some pretty exciting things since moving back to the US!