Home Alone

Maternity leave is wonderful! It's amazing how much stuff you get done and how on track your life feels when you don't have to work. I've paid all my bills (on time), my house is straight, I'm involved with Kalynn's school, I'm getting reacquainted with old friends through my space and blogging. I get time to sit and think and hold Kaden. Life would be great if I never had to work again.

I am feeling better now than I have felt in a really long time, physically and emotionally. I think it's because all of my thoughts and feeling are on God and family. Something that is really hard to do when you are working full-time. I know most of you don't have the time to take six weeks off of work, but if you ever have a chance, I would suggest it. And if you do, for maternity leave or whatever, then take advantage of the time you have. I took for granted the time I had with Kalynn and kick my self for it now.

I've been amazed at some of the things I've been reading on other people's blogs. They are so encouraging, inspiring, and eye opening. It has been great to reevaluate the life I have and the people who are in it. I thank God for this time He has given me and I pray that I will remember it when I go back to work and life becomes stressful again.

A quick prayer request: for those of you that know my sister Amy, just pray that God will give her peace and comfort and that she will let Him reign in her life.

First Timer

Well, I'm very new to all this my space and blog stuff, but I feel like I'm so disconnected from the people I have called friends and grown to love over the years. I hope this will help me keep in touch with the people I miss so much.
I have already been amazed at the things I have learned about people that I might have never known. I just hate that I've missed out on so much of their lives and haven't been the friend to them I always wanted to be.
For those of you who haven't heard or seen from me in a while this is what's happening in our lives. I married Michael Jimenez from Abilene. We have two wonderful children and we are both school teachers and coaches. Michael is working for LISD at Hutch Middle School and I'm working for Lubbock-Cooper ISD at the High School. Kalynn is 3 yrs old and goes to T/TH school at Sunset CofC. Kaden is just 3 wks old and doing great. He has been such a joy so far. I don't know about the rest of you parents are, but I kind of took Kalynn being so little for granted. I'm really enjoying holding, hugging, and goo gooing over Kaden. Something I wish I would have done more with Kalynn.
For all of you "old" Kappa girls I saw at MF weekend, I love you. And I didn't realize how much I had missed all of you until I was with you. I have thought a lot about you over the last week and just want you to know you are in my thoughts and prayers.