We are alive!

Betcha all thought we were never going to get this thing updated ever again. I was beginning to wonder the same thing. So much has been going on this past couple weeks its hard for me to even remember what all has happened. First of all my sister decided while she was here she wanted to go look at one of the high schools just for the fun of it since we had tossed around the idea of her coming to school here for more to do and opportunity. Well she liked it so well that she will be living with us now and attending school at Lincoln North Star High School starting next Wednesday! She is very anxious and excited to get started and see if she likes it. We went for registration the other day and when we left she said "I think I am really going to like it here" I was a little surprised she made the huge decision but we are happy to have her here. TJ is still with us and will be for at least the next couple months for sure. What happens after that is still unknown but for the time being we will just enjoy the time we have with him. Him and Haley get along great so far and even argue and bug each other like brother and sister. Getting TJ and Haley too and from two different schools is going to be a challenge but we are getting it all worked out. Tatum and Keely of course love it that Haley will be living with us and want to do everything she does. Last weekend Scott and TJ got to go to a Lincoln Saltdogs baseball game and had a great time. TJ has found he likes to golf so they may try that this weekend if there is time. Things with our house aren't going so well. The appraisal for the house we are selling didn't come up to be what the buyers and us had agreed on so we are renegotiating that purchase agreement and hopefully tomorrow that will be settled so we can continue to move forward. Yesterday my brother came down and spent the day. He went home today. I was able to take him out to lunch and spend some time with just him thanks to Haley watching the girls for me. She has been such a huge help. As some of you know my brother use to live with us also and I really miss getting to spend time with him so it was nice he decided to come down and see us. Especially when its always my idea for him to come down. I didn't even have to bribe him this time! Last Friday we got a 6 year old boy for respite and he is still with us also but he will be leaving tomorrow. He has been very good and a lot of fun but also a very busy and curious 6 year old. He attends a behavioral daycare during the day and it was clear across town so I have had to get use to getting up very early in the mornings this week to have him there by 8am. Hopefully we can all sleep in this weekend and get rested up for school to start next week. IF things get to moving with the house selling and buying process by the weekend we hope to move some stuff this weekend but if not we don't really have any plans. TJ is going to a basketball game with his mentor Saturday but so far that is all we have for plans and it feels great! Tate and Keely are doing great still. They got to swim out in our pool this afternoon with us and loved it. It scares me when Keely is in the pool since she is miss independent and doesn't want anyone to touch her. Needless to say its a little nerve racking when she is in the pool with us with no floats! Tate's been feeling good lately and is growing I think. Not her weight but her height. At the beginning of summer I bought the girls sandals and they wore the same size, now Tate can't wear any of her shoes hardly. Darn it, guess this shoe lovin mom is going to have to get the poor girl some new shoes!