Pick up your jaw...

Have you fainted, or are you still sitting in your seat! Yes the blog is finally being updated. Chasity has been twenty-one now since June, and other things have happened in our life. This fall has been extremely busy for us. Both Alicynn and Faith have been involved in soccer. I never realized that third grade soccer would be so overwhelming. Alicynn literally had either a soccer game or soccer practice 3-4 times per week. Many times Faith's practices would overlap with Alicynn's.
Greg has been busy with being a first year Cub football coach at Memorial. His team has not been extremely great with putting the numbers up on the scoreboard, but he has enjoyed the season. Saturday is his last game, and they actually will play on the Memorial football field for the first time the whole season. Greg has also taken a new job. Please pray for him and our family as he goes through this transition. I do not think I or anyone else could have written such a perfect job for him. He will be working for EI Sports on the Eastside (I guess it is time for us to move back to the Eastside now that we both work on the Eastside and the girls attend school on the Eastside). Greg will be selling sports equipment to schools. He will be in the Evansville, Mt. Vernon, North Posey, and Jasper area. He already has became more relaxed just knowing he will be out of Mid-America.
I on the other hand have been busy at school, but things are starting to calm down! I won't be grading again until the end of November as I have a student teacher this semester!!!
Back in August, the Delancy family (no not Greg and I) added a new addition. Crystal and Aaron welcomed Oliver to the family. He has had difficulty eating and a few other medical challenges, but Crystal and Aaron are doing really well adapting. Oliver is an absolutely adorable nephew.
Tina even made a trip up here back in September with her son Alex. We really enjoyed being able to spend time with Alex, oh and Tina too!

Chasity is 21!

On June 12th, Chasity celebrated her 21st birthday. My mom, her sisters, Greg, Alicynn, Faith, and I took her to Hacienda for dinner. She had two strawberry-n-orange margarittas and was a little tipsy. We had the server come out and sing to her and give her a sombrero. I can't believe she is already 21. She was born during the summer between my fourth and fifth grade school years. Don't do the math...I was 11 when she was born. It was like having another sister in the house...only she was fun because she was a baby, and I could show her off.

Young "Tiger Woods"

Alicynn and Faith began golfing lessons on Monday with Jenny Effinger (a teacher and golf coach at Memorial). The girls had so much fun and can't wait to do it again. Jenny taught them to pretend their hands were a grandfather clock...I think they are getting the idea of the arm movement. They even played ONE hole at Wesselmans.

"One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind"

Well, Alicynn had her tonsils and adenoids removed on Friday. She is such a trooper. All of the nurses commented that she acted so grown up for her age...not once did she complain. She took Peaches with her to the surgicare center. Peaches is her build a bear pig that has been through a lot with her. (Peaches was with her in the emergency room when she cut her foot on glass.) Peaches accompanied Alicynn into the surgery room, and she slept holding Peaches in recovery. Today she definitely was feeling better...she was doing things she knew better about doing. Her appetite is coming back...I thought she was going to eat us out of house and home!

I have finished typing and submitting my AP Literature and Composition Syllabus for approval by the College Board. Working on this has been a large task. The final product was 18 pages long. I should teach a college course now! I have never felt so relieved about a school project in all my life as when I hit the "submit" button on the computer tonight! Now, I just have to wait for approval.

Nine Years and Going Strong

Happy Anniversary to Greg and Me! We love our anniversary day. Today is our ninth anniversary. Tina was the first to acknowledge...good thing I maid her my maid of honor in the wedding! I think our anniversary should be a national holiday just like my birthday, but no one else will vote it in. Anyway, we are going to celebrate on Friday evening because Alicynn has her first softball game tonight! She has become a busy little girl with two sports this spring, soccer and softball.