Back to business

Well it's been far too long! With Michael's return from Iraq in December 2008, I spent the last year and a half getting used to having him back in my life full time and it has been great!

Since my last post I have been super busy with finishing my second masters degree in counseling. I am now one class, a major standardized test and oral interview away from having my LAC or licensed associate counselor license! At that point I would be able to practice the mental health counseling that I have spent the last three years in school studying for...and the rest of my life preparing me for that schooling. :-) For now I have no desire to quit my wonderful job at the UofA but I would like to still

be able to do some counseling on the side, but before any of that can happen I still have to complete this class, take that test and sit alone in front of the board of examiners!!

Michael has been super busy with his new favorite pastime - gardening! He is not only a great chef in the kitchen but now he is able to cook those veggies in our backyard for the family enjoyment!! He has a new position at Walmart but all I really know it that he works with peoples budgets. :-) He is still in the National Guard and will be gone for a month of training in June to Fort Sill. Normally I would dread this time of training but this time it will give me the time to finish this independent study course! When he gets back he will meet me in Orlando, FL for a few days of R&R at the happiest place on earth.

We have had a lot of events in our families over the past two years. Both of our Paw Paw's are now with our Father in heaven, Michael's mom Saundra has been diagnosed and cured of colon cancer, my father just yesterday had a close scare with his heart and had his third stint put into one of the back arteries that was 95% blocked, cousins have graduated, Michael's younger brother graduates on Thursday, Mom and I just got back from an amazing mother daughter trip to Las Vegas

and the list could go on and on!!! We are so blessed to have family and friends that we love an that love us too!!

I will hopefully be better at keeping up with this now that I am almost done with school for good but be patient with me. :-) Well that is enough for now. Have a great night!