The New Year!!!

Sorry it has been so long since my last post but a lot of things have happened recently. Mike's mom had a stroke in early December so we spent a couple of weeks visiting her in the hospital and then in the rehab hospital. She is doing quite well now and getting movement back on her right side. We hope that she continues to improve.

We were able to make it into Kansas City for Will's first Christmas. We had a wonderful time and Santa brought Will many great things. Later that night we got a call from our good friends, Dan & Nicki, and were told that Dan's sister Katie was killed in a car accident just hours earlier. Katie was only 20 years old with her whole life ahead of her. Much too young to die. Our thoughts and prayers go out to their entire family.

We rushed back home on Friday and had just made it into town when Mike's mom called and was on her way back to the hospital with high blood pressure.
Sometimes things just spiral out of control and you can't get a hold of life.
Now it is the new year and Mike was just laid off yesterday. I know things could be a lot worse but I also know they can be a lot better. We have so much to be thankful for and hope that the economy starts to turn around.

Here is a picture from Will's 1st Christmas