Update!

Wow, it has been a whiles since I last wrote!!  A lot has happened since Feb 15th!  Here's a recap:

 This is a picture of Pluto.  We got him around our 1st Anniversary, and raised him from a puppy.  He was the sweetest dog either of us have ever had.  We loved him so much.  He got hit by a car in late March.  It was super tramatic.  Jason had left to take home a few friends from a bible study we had, and I let Pluto out, same as every night, to do his business.  He came back inside and yelped, so I went over to see what was wrong.  The poor puppy had been hit by a car and was very hurt.  I called Jason, who came home immediately.  We took him to the emergency vet and they said he had internal bleeding and his lungs were filling with fluid.  We had to put him down.  I miss this guy, and no dog will ever top him! 

 Before he died, he got to go to the dog park.  He swam in the lake and had a great time playing with the other dogs.  He loved riding in the car, as you can see by the pics.  I didn't realize how much a part of our family he had become. 





Now for some Happy news!  Jason the handy man is building a fence around our huge yard.  It has been a ton of work, but the end result is going to be amazing.  We're planning to have a big garden, and there are tons of deer in the woods behind our house.  We don't want them snacking on our produce!  The privacy is also a huge plus.  We have tons of plans for landscaping :)

Speaking of landscaping...

Our friends, Philip & Savannah, just finished their back yard. They had us out for a fancy 7 course meal to celebrate Philip's bday. It was a fantastic time. Savannah cooked all the food herself! Such a great event! I wish I'd taken a better picture.



In mid-March we went on a youth skiing trip with The Orchard, a fairly new church plant in Germantown.  Jason led the worship for the week, and I sang.  It was both of our first times skiing.  I loved it! 

 I also had my 23rd birthday on the trip.  It happend to come on the second day of our 24+ hour drive to Colorado.  Needless to say, it wasn't the most amazing day :) But the trip was great, we loved the kids and leaders and enjoyed spending time in the mountains.




Here are some new pics of the kiddos I tutor each week. 

 playing "teacher"

I will miss this place next year!  I won't be able to tutor next year because...

I'm going back to school!  I'm super excited about it, too.  Jason and I have kicked around the idea a few times before, and we finally found a perfect program for me.  It's a four semester Nursing program at Southwest Tennessee Community College and I'll graduate as a Registered Nurse.  It's super affordable and quick.  I am one of the strange people who really enjoy school and I'm determined to get straight A's.  I chose Nursing because I've seen a few mom's who can work a couple nights/days a week and still home school their kids.  I know, I'm way ahead of myself :). 





This is Buster:

  

He is a rescue dog that we are fostering.  He was actually on the news several times!  He was at the pound and they were about to put him down because he had a little cough.  A friend of ours mentioned that he needed some foster owners so we took him in.  He is no Pluto!  But he is cute and a jolly little guy.  He may become ours, but he's still on trial :)




One last thing:
We just booked a cruise for May!  Jason and I have been wanting to take his dad, who stays with us, on a cruise for a long time.  Whenever we're on a cruise we think of Alfie and how much he'd enjoy it... so we finally booked one together!  We are leaving out of SC so we will get to stop in and see our sweet Niece/grand daughter on the way.  She turns one year old this week, and Alfie turns 77 next month, so we can have a celebration together, PLUS I can use my new snorkel gear!  YES!!!!


There you have it.  My life is chaos, and I like it.