WOW! It has been a year since I posted on here! SORRY!! I almost forgot I had this blog! Alot has happened over the year!

Gary has been working here in Jefferson, about 6 miles from home from 2-11pm. It has been tough at times, but we are grateful he has a job! He recently was offered day shift (starts Feb 28), but he will be driving to Gainesville, which will be a 30 minute commute. The good news about that is that it won't be interstate! After his horrible accident 4 years ago on 85, we are grateful he is not on that road everyday anymore.

Ansley started Pre-K this year and loves it most days! She is wiped out when she gets home! She is learning to read-if I would work with her EVERY day, she could already be reading. She is so smart! We are very proud! Ansley has also been cheerleading and I think she enjoys it! It's so cute to watch!

Kayleigh is my sweet little girl! SO affectionate and loving. I have absolutely LOVED being a stay at home mom! SO blessed to have this opportunity! She has a wonderful personality! She started potty training about a month before her 2nd birthday. She asked to go, and I didn't stop her! She still wears diapers to bed and when we go out, just in case. But does VERY well! She likes to cheer too-you will hear her saying ball, hoop, hoop! She doesn't really like watching tv much (like Ansley does), but she will watch Barney a little,but LOVES kidssongs videos!


Gary's dad was diagnosed with Stage 4 Lung Cancer this year and has been living with Gary's sister for the last 4 months or so, with Hospice coming 3 days a week. His dad, Don, lived a good, healthy 83 years till this, so we are grateful for that, but it has been hard to see him stuck in a bed for months. I pray I am alive to see the day they find a cure for this horrible disease.

Speaking of cancer, we also found out my Uncle Brannon (my dad's brother) had lung cancer, and shortly after, fell and hit his head, causing a hemorrhage in his brain. He passed away Oct 30, 2010. It was very sad and I think of his children and wife often. He is missed.

And to top all of this...my dad and mom were diagnosed with cancer. My dad has bladder cancer and has had scopes and biopsies done. At the moment, he is doing well and will go in for another scope soon (hopefully) to make sure it hasn't spread. My mom has nasopharyngeal carcinoma, which is cancer at the top of her throat behind her nose. It spread into 2 of her lymph nodes. She began chemo this past Monday and will do a total of 3 rounds, every 21 days, for 4 days at a time. Then she will do radiation every day, for 7 weeks. I look forward to the day when all of this pain, treatment, and doctors will be over and she can be PAINFREE and enjoy her life again.

It will be a rough next few months, between my mom and Gary's dad. We just pray alot and hug alot. We know that God is watching over us and taking care of us. We have alot of wonderful people in our lives that are very supportive and we know that we have alot of people praying for us and our families. Prayer is a powerful thing!

To keep my mind off this for a little bit every day, I have gotten addicted to couponing, which has really helped our family save so much money. And I have enjoyed it so much that I have taught anyone that is interested and wants to learn and will listen. This passion has developed into a "business", if you will, and I am now officially teaching coupon classes and making some money doing it! So to all of you that I taught for FREE-you lucked out!! I am so grateful for this opportunity to make some money to help our family while still being able to stay home with my baby!

So, it is late and I'm ready to get in the bed. I will post more soon!
Thanks for listening.
Courtney