It's Been a While...

I know it's been a couple of weeks since I last blogged, and I apologize for that. Things have been very crazy around here these last couple of weeks. As I mentioned in my last blog, we had a pretty big change take place about a week and a half ago. Lisa is no longer at Hillsboro School, which is a thirty-minute drive away from our house. She got a transfer to Chapman's Retreat Elementary School, which is a little over two miles from our house. It seems that the two principals are arguing over her right now, and while she's stuck in the middle of their little sparring match, I suppose the silver lining is, one could look at it as a nice ego boost that your new and former bosses are fighting for you. The change is nice, not only because it's almost an hour's difference in driving each day, but that is the elementary school where our children will be attending (no, none yet). So please pray for Lisa during this transition. She's going to be awesome!

I wanted to plug a band here, which I have never done before. The drummer for this band is the husband of a friend at school (one of our new teachers), and their sound is fantastic. The name of the band is SafetySuit, and you can check out their webpage at www.safetysuitmusic.com. You can also watch their first video (this first single is getting some great airtime all over the country) by going to the following address: http://video2.umrg.com/safetysuit/default.aspx?vid=01. The links I've tried to put in here aren't working, so I've added links to the side under our favorites. You can guy their CD in stores, or on iTunes. Please check them out.

I have been very busy working hard to lose weight. It's not a resolution of mine or anything, it's just something that I've really needed to do. I'll give you updates on how that's going once in a while, and here's the first. I haven't been doing anything out of the ordinary, just exercising and watching what I eat (smaller portions). The Wii has helped immensely, and I honestly don't think I'd be losing what I am if not for the Wii Fit, which is like a home gym in a video game. There's yoga, strength training, aerobic training, and even some games on it. Anyway, since I started doing all of those things regularly about two months ago, I've lost fifteen pounds, which brings my weight loss to twenty-four pounds since we moved to Tennessee. I'm pretty proud of myself, but Wii still tells me I'm obese, so I have to keep working! I'm working toward a goal of moving down to the next level below "obese," and that's "overweight." I'm really looking forward to being overweight! :-)

Please pray for Lisa's brother, Ron, as he closes on his first house next Tuesday. Having just gone through this eight months ago, I know how stressful it can be, as do many of you!

Travis' girlfriend Amy's birthday was earlier this week, so be sure to call or e-mail her and wish her a happy birthday! She's a special person, what with having to put up with Travis and all. Happy birthday, Amy!

You know when you go on vacation, and you've always got this feeling that you've forgotten something? That's how I feel right now, because I was going to write more, and I know I had more to say, but I can't remember what it was now! Anyway, we hope that you're all happy and healthy, and enjoying the beautiful weather and blessings you're getting! We love you all.