Sunday, May 5, 2013
Saturday, May 4, 2013
Thursday, May 2, 2013
No, I am not falling off the wagon...
I'm just a little late. OK, a few days late. But better late than never, right?
It has been a big week for the Gisseman family. Biggest news? Alyssa is home from BYU and had a great freshman year. She had so many growth experiences and has matured so much. It's SO good to have her home. She finished her second semester with all As and one A- (which is still an A to me). She also landed her first job just a couple of days after getting home -- she starts her job at the Ann Taylor Outlet today. She also started taking the missionary prep class at church on Sunday. Things are going well for her. Blessings abound and we are truly grateful. Her mission papers went in last Friday so now we're in the dreaded waiting period...waiting to find out where the Lord needs her to serve. It's an exciting time.
Brie, unfortunately, has not had such a great week. She suffered a head injury in her soccer game over the weekend which resulted in her missing school and soccer practice on Monday. She also had to sit out most of soccer practice yesterday, although she was able to attend. She's still having some headaches but is doing much better than she was. Poor girl...but at least we made it through two sports (volleyball and basketball) with no injuries. That's got to be a record for her. In good news, though, her birthday is coming up and she's having a birthday party this weekend, complete with a barbeque and glow-in-the-dark outdoor activities. I hope it turns out to be fun and that she and her friends enjoy it.
We have a houseguest with us for a while. My friend Paula got a job in the DC area and is staying with us while she and her husband make some decisions about their living situation. We're excited to have her with us. She and her sense of humor fit right in around our crazy dinner table. :-)
Still no update on the furlough situation. The FAA and Dept of Justice have now cancelled their furloughs. DoD is still sitting at 14 furlough days, but we're hearing they may reduce it to 7 days....I'm still obviously hoping and praying for no furlough days.
They started a Zumba class at church on Saturday and I went. It was SO much fun! I don't think I've ever sweated that much in my life...and I don't like to sweat...but I had so much fun. I have missed dancing so much. I found out that there is at least one studio in the area that offers adult classes and their prices sound really good, so I'm going to look into that and hopefully start taking ballet again. In the meantime, Zumba is a total blast and such a good workout! I'd love to do ballet one day and Zumba on another day...exercising twice per week is twice as much as I'm doing right now. :-)
Life is good and we really can't complain. We are very blessed.
It has been a big week for the Gisseman family. Biggest news? Alyssa is home from BYU and had a great freshman year. She had so many growth experiences and has matured so much. It's SO good to have her home. She finished her second semester with all As and one A- (which is still an A to me). She also landed her first job just a couple of days after getting home -- she starts her job at the Ann Taylor Outlet today. She also started taking the missionary prep class at church on Sunday. Things are going well for her. Blessings abound and we are truly grateful. Her mission papers went in last Friday so now we're in the dreaded waiting period...waiting to find out where the Lord needs her to serve. It's an exciting time.
Brie, unfortunately, has not had such a great week. She suffered a head injury in her soccer game over the weekend which resulted in her missing school and soccer practice on Monday. She also had to sit out most of soccer practice yesterday, although she was able to attend. She's still having some headaches but is doing much better than she was. Poor girl...but at least we made it through two sports (volleyball and basketball) with no injuries. That's got to be a record for her. In good news, though, her birthday is coming up and she's having a birthday party this weekend, complete with a barbeque and glow-in-the-dark outdoor activities. I hope it turns out to be fun and that she and her friends enjoy it.
We have a houseguest with us for a while. My friend Paula got a job in the DC area and is staying with us while she and her husband make some decisions about their living situation. We're excited to have her with us. She and her sense of humor fit right in around our crazy dinner table. :-)
Still no update on the furlough situation. The FAA and Dept of Justice have now cancelled their furloughs. DoD is still sitting at 14 furlough days, but we're hearing they may reduce it to 7 days....I'm still obviously hoping and praying for no furlough days.
They started a Zumba class at church on Saturday and I went. It was SO much fun! I don't think I've ever sweated that much in my life...and I don't like to sweat...but I had so much fun. I have missed dancing so much. I found out that there is at least one studio in the area that offers adult classes and their prices sound really good, so I'm going to look into that and hopefully start taking ballet again. In the meantime, Zumba is a total blast and such a good workout! I'd love to do ballet one day and Zumba on another day...exercising twice per week is twice as much as I'm doing right now. :-)
Life is good and we really can't complain. We are very blessed.
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