I am sorry that it has been so long. I have been very bad. I did update our web page in March, but just don't have as much time to sit down and write as I would like. Let's see... Since Christmas... It has been busy. We had a great time in CA over Christmas. There was a good turn out at the open house! It was so nice to see people that we hadn't seen since the wedding. Mac and I both got sick while we were out there though so ended up at the Dr. office when we got home. Since then we have been at his office about every 3 or 4 weeks. Mac has had a few ear infections as well as a staff infection. I was in for what I thought was a cracked rib, but it wasn't and we never did figure out why I was in so much pain even after blood work and xrays. We just got back from a trip to OK to see family and friends. We were going to stay with my cousin and his wife, Harold and Cheryl Price... But Cheryl's cancer has come back so we were not able to go see them. Please pray for her as she restarts chemo and whatever else her treatments are going to be. When we got into Edmond we took Mac to the park! It was his first time at the park. He went on the tire swing (there were no regular swings) and went down the slide. We stayed with Colie's Aunt on Friday night and then went up to Katrina's Inlaw house in Chandler. Katrina, Matt, Kalyn and Tim came down to Chandler to spend time with us. On Sunday we went into OKC to meet Colie's Grandparents and Great Aunt & Uncle for Lunch. Grandma & Grandpa had driven in from Kansas just to meet us for lunch. We had a really good time. They were glad to see Mac, since they hadn't seen him since Thanksgiving. After lunch we drove all around looking for a Game Stop to get something for Tim and Kalyn's b-days. Audra came out on Sunday night to visit with us at the Blackwell's house, and it was really good to see her again. At this point I haven't downloaded any pictures, but we had a really great trip. Mac was pretty good on the long drive up and back. On our way home we stopped in South Austin (about 1 hour & 15 min from home) for dinner. Mac needed a break from his seat so we stopped at Texas Roadhouse. We shared a meal and after we got done the lady cleared our plate. I had gone to the restroom before getting back on the road and came back and we waited for her to bring our check. A few minutes later she came back and said that someone we knew had already taken care of our check for us. We have no idea who it was, and we searched the tables as we walked out looking for someone we knew. It was a blessing, but we wished that we could have known who to thank. It was a very nice ending to the trip! Mac is now almost 8 months old. He got his two bottom teeth on Easter morning and the Sat. after Easter. It was a rough week because that was the week we had to stay home while waiting to find out if it was a Staff infection that he had. Cranky boy!!!!!!! He is working on his top teeth now I think... he has been pretty cranky again! He rolled over off of his back for the first time on Sunday, I have been waiting for it to come, but he just wouldn't go all the way. He also goes from a sitting position to his knees. He isn't really crawling yet though, just turns himself around in a circle. I took him to our little park on Thursday so that he could go on regular swings. He really liked that. We also put his feet in the pool... the pool guy was there cleaning it and said we could go in if we wanted, but it is still a little cool. Colie passed his test for his Tradesman license in plumbing. So he can now do everything he really needs to do with his job. With more hours he will be able to get his Master plumbing license, but I think it will be another year before he gets the hours (I could be wrong though). He has been dealing with some back & shoulder pain from a previously pulled muscle. Please pray that it will heal and not give him any more problems. Colie trimmed down the tree in our front yard and made a bench all the way around it using the stubs from the limbs he had cut off. It took him between 8-10 hours I guess. He got going on it and told me "I may have bit off more than I can chew with this project". But it is done and it looks great. He even stained it to match as close as possible the siding on the house. Some evenings Mac and I sit out there and wait for him to come home (when it isn't raining or to hot and muggy). I have been busy with Tupperware, Piano, house keeping (which I am doing poorly at), Mac, and Colie! This month is Birthday month for Tupperware. If you want to have an online party I would love to help you! I can also help with wedding registries (I know quite a few people who are planning weddings!) or house warming registries or if your birthday is coming up even a b-day registry. This month there are a lot of things a host can earn. I have two families that I am teaching piano, that is about 4 1/2 hours per week. It has been good for me to get back into teaching, even though I feel rusty at it. Well I guess that is all there is right now. We continue to pray for good health, and that we will have wisdom in Training Mac. God bless you all! | 
We are doing everything we can to get ready for him! I washed some baby clothes yesterday and the little socks are just so amazing. Change is coming... it's scary, but welcome! 
