Its been a while~

So its been a while since my last post.  A whole lot of nothing going on I guess.  Kids have been home of Spring break, and since we aren't one of those lucky families who get to take vacations while on break, its been very long, and very boring.  We don't have kids in the neighborhood for Caleb, so he spends lots of time alone..  :O(
Emily has her best friend Koriah, but that's about it.  I did take advantage of $5 movie day at the Andover Cinema and we saw a movie on Tuesday.  Troy took me out on a "date" Friday night.  Within 10 minutes his phone was ringing with Caleb on the other end asking "are you gonna bring us home food???"  heh heh.

Its been nice having Michael home for the week as well.  We don't really see him much when he's back, but its still nice to know he's safe and sound.  He's doing great in school, and currently looking for a job as he's moving into a house in Duluth June 1st.  Dorm living is driving him insane.  He has a whacked out room mate.

In June I get to go to San Diego to see my nephew's graduation from Marine Boot Camp.  Do you know that I have NEVER seen the ocean?  Words simply do not describe how excited I am to be able to make this trip. 

We did try out The Crossing.  I could do without the music, as its a little too hard for me, but the preaching was great.  We are going again tonight.  Its a 2 week sermon on the differences of male and female.  The roles of male/female according to God.  I will find out tonight just how much I am failing in that area...but that's OK!!  How do you mend a marriage if you don't know what's expected of you.

Jon is going through some trying times right now, and I ask that all who read this pray for my boy.  Pray that he will shine through the darkness that is taunting him right now.  We've had to make some changes in regards to his visits with his dad, as some things have come to light as of late, and now the healing and tools need to be gathered so that Jon may proceed in life as a strong, equipped young man.
God has been working in him lately as well.  His heart is very tender and hungry for the Lord right now.
I pray that God will work wonders in Jon, and that Jon will not ignore that tug of the Holy Spirit he has been feeling, as that is where all the answers he's searching for lie.

I guess last but not least, (for now anyway) LAST fall Emily found 2 caterpillars and decided she wanted to keep them through the winter so they could build a cocoon in the Spring.  She was convinced they wouldn't survive the winter all alone.  She took an empty tennis ball container, poked holes in the top, filled it with grass and sticks and stuck the caterpillars in the jar.  She put the container in our garage so that they would go into hibernation.  Well, I just assumed that due to the circumstances, when Emily decided to check on her little project she'd be disappointed to see that they went into permanent hibernation... 
Mom was wrong.  Yesterday she took the container into the house, opened the top, took out the caterpillars, and sure enough those suckers were alive!!  I could NOT believe it.  They came out of their hibernation, eating Strawberry and Spinach leaves...
So now she is going to give them each their own home, (via separate containers) and see if they won't build a cocoon (how the heck do you spell that??) and turn into the little moths they are destined to become!!
Maybe Spring is here to stay now, eh?  I sure hope so.  And I hope that Emily is able to witness this circle of life from beginning to end.  That would be awesome.  Plus, its made her stop begging for a hamster...

Have a blessed day!