It's been a long time!!!

Wow! I did not realize how long it had been since I had updated this.

Kenny and I moved back to Illinois in August after a 30 day pit stop in Kentucky. Kenny is still in the Coast Guard and hating it as always. I am working for Head Start with 3-5 year olds. I would like to return to teaching middle school, but feel very blessed to have a job with the current economy and to work for a family-oriented organization like TCOC.

Kenny and I will be celebrating our 5th wedding anniversary in just a few months. We have decided to have a party of some type, but the details are still in the works. We are discussing the possiblity of starting a (human) family in the next year or two.

The kitties are doing well.

Vera has had a few hiccups in her recovery since her tumor was removed in 2008. Her allergies have pretty much cleared up, leading us to believe that they may have been caused in some way by the tumor. However, her thyroid problem has returned. For those that do not know, Vera had her thyroid removed in 2006. She is currently back on medication as her thyroid levels have begun to rise, though how this can happen without a thyroid is a mystery to me. Also, in May she began to lose her sight. We have been able to reverse it somewhat with high blood pressure meds, but she is still partially blind and is almost completely blind at night. We continue to care for her and visit our vet regularly.

Preston is healthy, happy, and heavy!!! He weighed in at 18 1/2 pounds at his last visit! The vet is unconcerned as he is very tall and has a large head size.

We are preparing to celebrate the upcoming marriages of a few of our friends this summer and cannot wait. Candy and Keith will be married in July and Justin and Lindsey in August. We are so happy for them.

Relations with Kenny's family are still poor at this point. I have stopped talking to them, and Kenny will only speak with his father; but that may be in jeopardy also. We have decided to cut the drama from our lives and since they seem to live for it and be at the root of much that is spread about us, it is a step that while needed, was very difficult. We hope that things will look up in the future, but are not going to put our lives on hold waiting for it to happen.