4 degrees

Derek started working at Nordam Monday. Nordam is on 75 outside of Tulsa. He is excited about it...says he has a nice office but doesn't envision getting to spend much time there. He also says its about 4 degrees warmer there than home, and he has to ignore the Starbucks on the way...
Drew and Gabe's basketball team the Tyro Eagles, remain undefeated. They are having fun and I am glad they have that activity. We have discovered that Gabe has some asthma tho and are having to learn to deal with that challenge.
Josiah is 2 and 2 for basketball games so far, both losses by 1 pt. (he told me to say it that way) He's still learning to play and was pretty frusturated with himself.
Taylar and I are talking to planning her birthday party. I would welcome any ideas...we try to give her a day that is too girly for the boys to want to be around - Ha Ha.

Just some other family facts...
Zorro now weighs 83 lbs.
Chickens have started laying eggs again...well some of them.
Remodeling- we now are at the doors for the upstairs, Dad is going to have to help Derek frame them.
Drew got his permit
Josiah turned 11
We've discovered homeschoolers don't get snow days :(
Josiah might be lactose intolerant...we are testing him.
and Not only Josiah but Arnold too thinks the Whitson's is his 2nd home.

God is good...all the time.

bye for now...ts

January!

We got a camera, an awesome little picture taker for as cheap as it was! So I can't wait to post some action. The boys have a tournament starting...well it already started but their first game is Thurs.
Siah's basketball starts Sat so...

TWENTY-ELEVEN here we go!

I try to keep this pretty light but here is a serious little sidebar. Please pray for Derek and I as we make some major family decisions. Life is good, no complaints but we do have some choices to make and we want God's direction. It's amazing to me that Jesus Christ actually desires a relationship with me but He's convinced me so I don't anything to get in the way of that.

til later...

Oh and I can't physically decorate my walls in all the ways I want to so you all are just going to have to deal with my girlish outlets on my blog :j Too many things got broke or just couldn't deal with the environment around here so my interior decorating is pretty limited.

~Christmas Shots~

Taylar 8 for 2 more months

Josiah 10 for 1 more month

Gabriel 12 and according to him he just had his 1/2 birthday


Drew and he just turned 14

My kids are growing up. I am home with them for now and they have been schooled at home this fall. Drew got his first buck (4pt) a couple of weeks ago. Both Drew and Gabe got to go pheasant hunting last weekend. They love to hunt and thanks to Ryan and Darrin Goins they have got to get out and get some experience.

Drew and Gabe are playing basketball for Tyro this winter. They are really enjoying themselves and the game although they have a lot to learn. I hopefully can post some pics but they will be from my phone.

Josiah is done with football this year. He loved football last year but didn't seem to get into it as much this year but him and his best friend were on opposite teams and that was hard on Siah. He's glad that he gets to hang out with Michael Whitson again...and we are looking forward to having him around more.

The kids are all in karate and its time for me to pick them up...

Christmas season again!

Derek has graduated from college! Big thing to all of us around here. Now he gets to decide what his next move is but he wants to teach and maybe go on for his Masters. Pray for him that he knows what to do.

Updating...

Just wanted to post a quick not to let everyone know I haven't completely forgot about this. I will definitely have more time at home now that I am not working. Derek is on furlough so we are going to start working on our remmodeling tomorrow. Today, we get caught up from youth camp :) Our kids have their own little schedules too, more about that later.

Drew's New Gun

Weekend update

This is Gabe's Science project assignment from a couple of weeks ago. I have zoomed in on the type in the next couple of pic's. Part of the assignment was doing the work himself, he asked questions and we helped that way, but he did the typing, cutting, pasting, and we helped with research.

This is priceless-- the way he worded this!

Good job, right Papa?

Madi loves to ride on Siah's shoulders. Siah won his football game against Sedan this weekend .

Drew's game against Cherryvale was a nailbiter. He won 7/6. He stopped a TD in the first quarter and was pretty excited about that. Lots of his friends came and watched the game. It looks like he had the girls lined up???? Definitly joking, it was really sweet of everybody to come.


Today I am thankful for my church family, esp my pastor and his message this am.