Crawling to the finish...

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This semester is winding down and so am I. I had a 6-8 page autobiography due this past monday. I finished it last night and turned it in today! I have a research paper due on Wednesday with a porfolio of everything I have done in the class due as well. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel though, and that is awesome! This week has been an awesome week. I went to the temple for the first time in a month yesterday, I have completed a lot of assignments at work, school, and some for church. I am grateful that this week has been so good. The pressure from school (exams, papers, research, finals) has been overwhelming. Next Thursday is going to be SO awesome! It will be my last day of school, excluding finals. Well, I am in class... see ya'll later!

-James

Don't forget about the other blog

Lewis and I tend to do our posting there. Its official we are headed to Tennessee!

Chopping Block

I am sitting in the waiting room at the Hispital waiting my turn to get
stuck onto the chopping block. I have my sinus surgery this morning.
Hopefully it will happen thus time. Last time I was on the chopping block
they sent me home for high blood pressure. Wish me luck.

Happy Birthday Lewis

You birthday is easy to remember since I remember when Mom and Dad's Anniversary... (tomorrow for everyone who didn't know) So happy birthday!!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY MOM AND DAD!! 49 YEARS!! Way to go!

Glad to know what you all are doing

I was so glad to read what Lewis did for Thanksgiving that I decided I should write what we did here. We usually celebrate by ourselves and I actually like having a great holiday like Thanksgiving all to ourselves. But Laura (Mike's little sister) and Derrick and their three children moved here so we celebrated at their new house. We had lots of Fun! I found I liked that too.

We really love having family here again. This children really missed Layne when he went out East. We have probably been with Laura's family at least once a week since they came! The little cousins love to be together and James has a soul mate in Garret who also fends for himself in a house full of girls.

We are trying to sell the rental house as I write. We got it all fixed up in September and its been on the market since October 18th. We've already had one offer fall through and we heard rumors about another possible offer coming up this week, so we'll see. Laura finally sold her Texas house on the third offer so I'm feeling like things are progressing normally.

We've all been sick for weeks, but most of us are feeling and acting better now. Yea! I asked a few friends so come last sunday to give blessing all around. We needed the extra boost. Now our break is over and the children have to go back to school and I have three weeks before Christmas break. We'll see what I can get done

Love to you all!

Christmas Came Early

After the nail biter of a BYU - Utah game this evening and finally winning in overtime I decided to give Jason his Christmas present early!! Stay tuned tomorrow for some great church wear... we have been promising to wear our cougar getup if BYU stomped on the Utes (maybe stepped on is more fitting), which they did, so we will come through. There is a hardcore Utes family in our ward, so victory will be grand tomorrow!

Thank you for Thanksgiving

Happy day after Thanksgiving:

I want to say thanx to the Haralsons for hosting a really nice afternoon, and to mom and dad from bringing the turkey and rolls. It was a wonderful and relaxing time.

I was concerned about David's report on his health, and we have him in our thoughts and prayers. It must be so frustrating to feel unwell and have measurable symptoms, yet not get the help needed.

Mom and Dad left the Haralson's shortly after we did in the evening to return to the temple. They were meeting Rebecca there who drove down to stay with them and go to the temple while her in-laws watched the kids. I'm grateful for their examples of doing the right thing all the time.

We missed James and Lauryn yesterday, but are enthused by their spirit and desires to do the right thing. James is taking care of himself and working to save and have money for school. He is very diligent in his efforts to get good grades and maximize his learning. It's hard to believe that he is halfway thru his second year of college.

It was very fun to see our first 'big' house of lights on the way back to Apple Valley last night. It was somewhere on Ave S as we headed down to 47th street and the 138. So many colors and designs.

It was nice to be with the rest of my family there, enjoying the day and each other. Those times become more precious to us as I spend more time away from home.

I hope you all are blessed with a nice remainder of the weekend!

Love, Lewis