November 2008

Well...I haven't been on here for a long time. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!! I can't believe how fast life is going by. I am about to turn 30 on the 22nd of this month. That's a bit hard to swallow. Not ready to leave my 30's - but wow, I remember when MY MOM turned 30. Now it's my turn. Tune in later to see how I did! :)
Anyways, the Johnson Family is doing great. I am staying very busy with my munchkins. I can't believe how big they are getting. Rylie is 5 1/2 and is loving Kindergarten, and is getting ready to take a break from Ballet. She's been doing it for 7 solid months. She wants to be done right now. But she has one big performance to do before she can. She is about to be in her 1st Nutcracker performance. Very exciting - she has seen one (and loved it) and we are going to go to another one mid December. She is reading and just growing up so fast.
Chase is...Chase! Holy good grief...this is one heck of 3 yr old little boy. He fully lives up to his name, and keeps me oh so busy. He is full of energy and attitude. And makes me tear up at least once a day. It's gonna be a long year... But all that 3 yr old boy stuff aside, he is doing great. His diabetes is NOT slowing him down. If you didn't know he had it - you would never know this kid had anything going on. Which I am proud of! He is learning to bring me food and ask if he can have it. Which is a plus. Not always fun trying to figure out why his blood sugar is erratic!!! We are approaching the 1 yr mark since his diagnosis. I can't believe a year has flown by. It shows me how much we have gone through...and survived. We have come a long way, and found a normalcy in life once again. Now if it gets changed again, and not for the better...I'm gonna be ticked.
Matt has a new position in the company that unfortuntely takes him from us way too much. He is on the road or air for that matter, traveling all around the western states. He is the Western Regional OTR Retread Sales Manager for D&D Tire still. The company sold this year, so come the end of 2008 - the company will be officially under the name of Purcell Tire and Rubber Co. - you have probably heard of them. They have been around for a long time... Matt is happy with his new job and is of course - good at it!!! Nothing new there. He knows his tires.
Our life has had it's share of trials and we have come through them. Maybe not with shining colors, but we got to the other side. We continue to be thankful for what we have, and hope that the future holds nothing but greatness. I'm over the sadness and hardships. I've had my share thank you very much!!!
But I hope this finds you all well...
Much love to you all - and Happy Holidays to you all!!!!