YES! I am still alive...

Ok So i haven't posted for 3 weeks! It has not been for lack of material but lack of time and energy! We have really done alot in the last 3 weeks, and on top of it all I have been sick. Coulton brought strep home from the winter jamboree and gave it to Taylor who gave it to me. Taylor already had a cold which she imparted at the same time so I got a double whammy. I am so glad that they finally learned how to share.... On Mara's birthday (did I mention that we have had 2 in the last 3 weeks) My brother Peter and his wife Stacey gave her the ultimate birthday present- a new baby girl cousin! On top of it Mara Jade and Madison Jane have the same initials~ needless to say it has put Mara on cloud nine. Unfortunately, due to my cold we have not seen her yet but we will be able to soon! Coulton officially turned into a teenager on the 1st~ heaven help me. I don't think I am ready for this yet, but he of course has different ideas.
On top of it all we are getting really close to being able to buy a house. We have found one and should be able to start everything in the next 6 weeks, if everything goes ok. I really cannot wait I am SO tired of driving the kids back and forth to school, its amazing what it takes out of you. Right now we are using our tax return to make sure that we don't have any debt floating out there, it feels so good to pay things off! We are still trying to get rid of Jedi so if you want a really sweet outside dog- he is all yours. Our new house doesn't have a yard, so we wont be able to keep him.
We have reached a milestone for us, Andy got Wednesdays off so that we could actually have the same day off and see eachother. For the last 3 weeks we have made it to the temple every Wednesday! It has been just amazing I am so glad that our heavenly father gives us a sanctuary to go where we can feel of his presence and love and be away from the rest of the world and its influences.
Hopefully it wont take another 3 weeks to get another post out of me but, with my life you never know!