Well Hello World! As usual the Daniels household is never dull. Spring break has been wonderful but not without some sort of catastrophe! My dog tore his du claw and needed surgery and then my oversized muscular son's leg mucles just donot like him. Last year his hamstring broke off a piece of his pelvis at the bottom and this time the quad tore off the top side piece of the bone. They at first thought surgery but now the muscle has relaxed and fibrous tissue has already began to grow so its 6-8 weeks of crutches and ice and rest. Tell that to a 180 pound 14 year old football player. After all is said and done the kids did had an exciting spring break. We went to Magic Mountain and they swam the entire next day. Here is a picture of what broke on Keanu's hip: The AIIS which is the second piece from the top. We also went to the beach for the day and the kids played in the water and Bailey almost fell in. Will and the boys played Frisbee.

Magic Mountain was also a ton of fun. We had 10 total people and man can you say we were super tired by the time we left.

Were we the rainbow coalition! I am so glad the kids enjoyed their time off but man I am so glad they went back to school.

Almost 1 Year Later

Wow! 2009 has arrived and is a third of the way over. The New Year has brougth many things into our lives. Some wonderful and some not so wonderful. William is on his last stretch of Military life. He will be getting out in October of this year. I began a new job in January and I love it! God really answered my prayer this time but I was also very specific in my prayer. Now onto the kids.

DJ: is going to the 11th grade and has finished football, basketball and is now in track. He is jumping. He really has grown alot this last year. He is 6ft tall this year and so handsome but still a handfull. He finfished drivers ed and is studying to take his permit test!

Keanu: Well what can I say. he suffered a pelvis fracture with a hamstring tear on September 11, 2008. It was the Mt Carmel game. He was rushed to tChildren's hospital and after some morphine he felt like he could play again that day. Wrong answer! He was out for 5 weeks and came back week 6 but did not return to run the ball anymore that season. He had to endure 16 weeks of physical therapy and was finally cleared for the upcoming season. During his recovery he played freshman basketball and wrestling. Unfortunately I had to take a picture of a picture and it was blurry but you get the point, he has GROWN. He will be 15 this summer. Not my baby anymore!

Adrenna: Miss Ree-Ree is going to be 14 years old this year. She will graduate in June and move on to Madison with her brothers. She cheered for the Clairemont Hawks Midget team this season and will be trying out for the Warhawks Varsity squad, big ambitions for a freshman. She is working through Backhand spring class each week to prepare. Let's hope all her hard work pays off! She is also playing softball in Clairemont.

Bailey: Bailey also cheered this season and played basketball and is playing softball and continues gymnastics. Man i'm tired, are you! She is still her bubbly little self and will be in the 7th grade this fall.

Mackenzie: Also known as Max to her softball friends! She is getting so big. She will start middle school in the fall. She is continuing her rhythmic gymnastics and loving all the bending in her life.

As for Will and I: The same. We are sports crazies. Will will resume coaching in the fall! I am now the football booster club president. What was I thinking? No, I love to be there with the kids and Will and I will forever be known as "Coach" and "Momma D"! I wouldn't trade it for the world.

Happy Birthday William

April 16th 2008!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Another busy season!

We are in full swing again of busy sports and dance and gymnastics. Along the way I had to take a long look at my work situation and decide whether to stay where I am or to move onward and upward. Staying home and working is not my cup of tea so I work outside the home, but somedays my job makes me want to stay home. Anyway, I am pleased to say that God has blessed with a great opportunity in the way of a great new job that is more $$$$$$$$$ but with the ability to grow within the company. I am so grateful to God. Thank you, Lord. I start April 28th and I am so glad. The biggest thing I must get used to is wearing real clothes....AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!.Anyway here are some pics of the last 2 weeks events........

Where does time go?

Not much going on around here except the usual. Sports, sports and more sports. It seems as though time goes by so fast. William and I will be celebrating 11 years this year, our son will be driving and Keanu will enter high school, while Bailey enters middle school. Where did the time go? William has missed so much this past year and I missed him missing it. I go through the motions and I truly support my kids with all my heart, but without Will it's not the same. We hardley ever get to vacation anywhere because of his schedule. We try to make plans and they never seem to happen because of his work schedule. It's not his fault but I just want to get away with my family, no phones, pagers, cellphones, computers no nothing, just me him and the kids. The days seem so long right now. Maybe because he will be home next month after Memorial Day..............I just want him home. I want to share my day with a real life person, a real life Will. Not a phone Will, phone Will can get pretty Boring!LOL! The spouse support group is pointless because if you have older children there is never anything for you to do. SOMEONE NEEDS TO CHANGE THAT BY THE WAY! Well, sorry to vent but I had no one to vent to. Till next time.

Half way there!!!!!!!!!!!

Well we are half way there to Big Will coming home. This is our second deployment in 12 months. Although they say it's just a surge, it's 4 months, that equates to deployment for us. We miss Will a lot. Especially me, OK you dirty mind people not because of that, hahahaha! He is my best friend. He is the one that I can talk to about everything. He listens and we laugh and enjoy life together. We miss you!!!!!Hurry home!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok So I Finally landed in 2008!!!!!!

Check out the CUT, NICE right?
Well I know a couple of you out there are saying, "Finally"! It's been a busy time around our house. Basketball, Track, Dances, Rhythmic Gymnastics, another Deployment, looking for a new job.....TONS of things.......Last weekend Dj went to his first FORMAL DANCE! It was the ASB Winter Formal.

This was his date and his friend Jeremy. They had lots of fun. The girl however hates him now. See he really likes another girl but because of lack of sensitivity, she gets a little frustrated with him and they just can't seem to ever get along around dance time. Here he is getting JIGGY with it.

Here is the whole crew from the previous blog about Homecoming.

The girl in the pink is THE GIRL, The girl in the blue was "JUST THE DATE".................Chat Later, Gymnastics pics tomorrow, Basketball banquet pics and track pics Sunday......BYE