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I really can’t believe that today is finally here. I have so many emotions I don’t even know where to start. I can’t believe we are leaving Colorado. This has been home for 14 years. We have made so many wonderful memories here. This was not a decision that was easy for us but really we know this is something that we are supposed to do. Bittersweet… I am excited for the new adventure. I know that Matt will love his new job. I can’t wait to see parts of the country I’ve never seen before. But I am sad for my kids. It has been so hard for them to say goodbye to their friends. It has been so hard helping them say goodbye to their friends. It is scary leaving the comforts of “home”. We have family here that we are going to miss. We are going to miss everyone terribly. We are going to be okay. Right? This is a conversation I had with Liam a couple of weeks ago.

L: How many days until we move?
M: 13. Are you excited?
L: It’s weird. I thought it would be scary but I am so excited. I feel like it is right in my head and it is right in my heart. (HUGE SMILE)

Thanks for that wisdom Liam. I know it is right in my heart too. Last August (not a month to come and visit Arkansas by the way) Matt and I went there so he could interview for this job. We had prayed and prayed for guidance. Was this what we were supposed to be doing? It is such a huge move for our family. We went back and forth. The 90% humidity was not helping with the decision. A friend of ours invited us out to their house for dinner. We drove up to Cabot. * I have heard people talk about when they get “that feeling” buying a home. They walk in and they just know that this is where they are supposed to be.* This is how I felt in Cabot. Driving down Main Street I had the strongest impression that this is where we were supposed to be. So, here we are. We are going to go find out why…

Don't forget us

Too many times we stand aside
And let the waters slip away
'Til what we put off 'til tommorow
Has now become today
So don't you sit upon the shoreline
And say your satisfied
Choose to chance the rapids
And dare to dance the tide...
yesAnd there's bound to be rough waters
And I know I'll take some falls
But with the Good Lord as my Captain
I can make it through them all..yes

We really want to keep in touch with all of our friends. Email me at MKrenz5@msn.com and I will hook you up with our new address. I be without internet for a few weeks but I will respond. See you later...

How do you keep a baby entertained for hours?

He was stuck in a pair of boxers and was not amused that i was taking pictures. Funny boy.

What a special day!

On the 14th Jessie was officially adopted by Matt. It was such a special day for her. This has been something that she has wanted for quite some time. We are very grateful for the sacrifice that was made to allow this to happen. We were all so happy for her. She had her family there, Aunt Susan and Laura, Uncle Richard and her friends Tyque, Charlo, Sabrina, little Anna and Melanie. This will be a day that Matt and Jessie will be able to celebrate for years to come. I love you Jess…

Yeah James!

Today was the State Wrestling meet. James took third place. Super Awesome job James! He has really done well this season. Today was the perfect way to wrap it up (minus a nasty case of cauliflower ear {you can click on the picture above and note the huge right ear} and a lost contact). He got a shirt today and just loves the definition. I thought it was appropriate. Wrestler (rest'ler)- n. One who trains like a madman to have the power to force his opponents body into the shape of a pretzel and then gently pin him into a soft mat, where his mommy can tuck him in. We are really proud of his determination and commitment.

Christmas 2007

YEAH!! Myles is a walker. We are so excited that he had reached this milestone. what a big boy! So the video quality is a little dark but you get the idea.

The Worlds Crankiest Baby...

And the Crankiest baby award goes to... {drum roll} MYLES! I was looking back through my postings yesterday and realized that he looks so happy all the time with that big baby smile and pink cheeks. That isn't reality. He has a temper. When he gets upset he immediately goes into the "ugly cry". He doesn't know the meaning of sharing. He doesn't understand why he can't go with the big kids (or outside with the dog for that matter). Life is hard when you are the little one...

Wrestling

This past weekend was the District Championship for wrestling. It was an amazing season. I am so proud of James and the progress he has made this year. He constantly amazes me. He placed third in the District. We had one day of rest (Sunday) and then basketball season started up... We are looking forward to see how much progress James has made now that he can see (with the help of contacts)

A new look

Jessie and I decided we needed a girls day. It didn't really work out that way because Matt got stuck in Denver so we had to take the boys but we got new haircuts and went out to lunch. Fun stuff...

I don't know what happened...

So I decided today was the day I was going to update my blog. I signed on and What??!! Some postings are gone, the pictures were screwy. So I fixed what I can and I am going to just move on from here. ~ Megan

I HeArT Goodwill

One of my favorite feel good things is bargain shopping. I love getting a good deal on clearance 0r an awsome sale. This is quite a change from when I was younger and would only wear $80 jeans. Once in a while Goodwill has a huge sale where there is 50% off everything in the store, denim is 99 cents and all kids clothes are 99 cents. Yesterday morning Jessie and I got up early and we were there right when they opened. I just have to share this experience with all of my blog readers because I am so excited (and a little proud of myself). I bought 17 pairs of pants (Levi's, Lucky, American Eagle, Gap and Old Navy), 17 shirts, 2 skirts and 5 sets of pajamas for a grand total of {{{{ drum roll }}}}} $51.oo. Can you believe it? I am so excited. One pair of Lucky pants cost more than that. I also love that my kids are excited about it. They love getting a whole new wardrobe for under $15.oo each. Love it, love it, love it. Thanks for sharing this happy moment with me.

This blog has been neglected the past couple of weeks so I thought I would just do a quick update…
Things have been crazy here. Myles had his surgery. He did better than expected (minus the 15 stitches YIKES!) He is getting around really good and starting to act like his old self. My mom was here to help us and it was so wonderful. She was so much help and it was so fun (fun for us at least, not sure she feels the same about it) to have her stay with us. It was hard to send her off again. We also celebrated some birthdays this last week. Little Laura turned 18. WOW!! We went to her rugby game on Saturday (her actual b-day) and I am so ashamed to say that it was the first games I have gone to. I am not a big contact sport fan, except hocky, which is weird because that is really bloody. Rugby scares the L out of me. Those are some tough players. It was a lot of fun to see her in action. We love you Laura! The very next day James turned 14. I am having mixed emotions about this one. I cannot believe that I have a 14 year old. He is such a good kid but it seems like I was just 14. Sunday night we had a little party for the kiddos. It was a lot of fun.

What else have we done in the past couple of weeks… humm… Jessie had eco week (check her blog later this week for an update on that), Liam quit Karate and then got in a fight with a girl at the neighborhood park, black eye, decided to sign up for another month of karate (*side note- He didn’t hit her back J ), we signed a lease on a house in Cabot and are signed up to move in on December 1 so hopefully our orders back this up, packed a few boxes, got rid of more stuff, slept a few hours, did some laundry, made a scrapbook album for my mom and actually made it to a few church meetings, although I did leave early on that last one because I was covered in a “residual nausea from anesthesia” from Myles. So kinda a crazy week. Hopefully the next one will be a little slower paced.

I've been a prisoner for way too long...

So we officially have an escape artist on our hands. For those of you who remember Liam at ages 1-4 you will not find this surprising in the least. I guess Myles thinks he has been a prisoner in his own home for way too long. Today I was checking my emails with Myles playing in the front room and he crawled up and shut the door to the room I was in (also a new little trick he has learned but I figured out that this means he needs privacy ie. poop or do something he knows I wouldn't let him do) Anyways, checking my emails, the door gets shut, I get up and go to find him and he is no where to be found. From the corner of my eye I see the dog on the back porch looking a little strange so I make my way over there and sure enough Lexi is not alone. Myles has pushed his way out the screen door. *Just a side note... we have no screens and pins on all the windows because Liam used to push the screens out. It must be hereditary from Matt's side.* He has pushed the screen out and is sitting so peacefully in the chair. The funniest thing about this is he can get into chairs but he hasn't figured out how to get out of them just yet. So looks like he was stuck again but this time it wasn't a door or a baby gate that confined him. It is so much fun to watch him learn new things and develop his spunky little attitude.

I also realize that I do a lot of postings about Myles. Simple enough, we spend our entire day together just him and me. Stay tuned though you will be seeing a lot of the other crew in the days to come...