Wow!

4 years??!! I'm a horrible blogger lol.

Ashlyn is 15 now and in 10th grade. She still plays viola and is still in Girl Scouts. She was in accelerated classes all 3 years in Middle School and has been in all Honors classes in High School. Last school year she played field hockey but didn't return to play this year. She is also in an acting class and participates in the Drama club.

Ethan is 12 and in 7th grade. He was in Cub Scouts for a year (where he earned is Arrow of Light) and in Boy Scouts for a short time. He found that Scouts just wasn't for him. He is now in the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) and he loves it. He is preparing for his third promotion and waiting to finally have an opportunity to participate in an O-Flight (orientation flight). He participated in ALS as well as Encampment this past year.

Rob finished his BS from UMUC and his MA from Liberty University. He also got that promotion to MSgt and after various other management positions at work he is now the First Sergeant of his unit. He is D.O.N.E. with school and does not plan to go back save for maybe a certificate in Financial Management.

I am still working part time as a substitute teacher at the elementary school. I am no longer working as a photographer. I closed my business when I decided to go back to school. Since then I have completed my BA in Psychology through Ashford University and I am now working on my MA in Professional Counseling through Liberty University. I should be done in 2015, but will still need internship hours before I can test for my license. One day I will be able to say I am an LPC :) I would like to eventually get a few certificates in other areas to further the fields I can work in (substance abuse, military issues, crisis/trauma).

We have had a wonderful 4 years since my last update. Worked a lot on the house renovations, took a trip to Disney for a week, sent the kids to camp, hung out at home enjoying the pool, and have spent many holidays with friends. This year we went to TX for a week to see my family. I've never had a harder time leaving a vacation to come home. I've missed them terribly. Unfortunately, right after returning home from that vacation we learned mom has pancreatic cancer. I am just about to go back home for 2 weeks to spend some time with her.