What's the Deal?

Why hello there!

I've realized that I haven't written an update on things around here for a while and I thought that maybe it's time to.

Things are good.

Lily is wonderful. She had so much fun at her birthday party and is already planning ahead for next year. Hello, Kitty. Yeah, I know... But, she's as beautiful and fun loving as ever.

William had a GREAT birthday and is super excited for his party on Saturday. He has invited some cousins and some friends. It's weird that my kids are already at the age of "Friend" birthday parties. He's chosen the Thomas theme, of course. We went to William's Kindergarten orientation this month and met both of the teachers there. It's only a matter of time before he starts going to school!

They both had a good Easter and looked sharp in their Easter clothes. I'm a little behind on taking their pictures in their Easter clothes at the temple this year, but let's face it, it's been a little too cold to do it! I mean, it flurried yesterday. Can you believe that? Anyway, their preschool is coming to a close after this next month and graduation is going to be on June 1st.

Matthew is finishing up school for this semester and is looking forward to continuing in the summer. He will qualify to graduate with his General Education at the end of the summer!! However, I believe he is still planning to put off the actual getting the degree because there are classes he can take at the Community College that will apply to his Bachelor's and it will be cheaper. We'll see what he chooses to do though. But, I did want to post this picture because Matthew had to do a speech in his Communications class and he was speaking about running marathons. We made a poster and we found this picture to put on it..

It is so obviously an African American athlete. But... it also looks exactly like my husband.

I am in the process of a lot of things right now. I love to craft, A LOT. I keep myself busy trying to find new things to make. I am working with my doctor to try to regulate my thyroid. I went in to a doctor's appointment a couple of months ago for a cold and came out finding that I not only had sinusitis, I also had hypothyroidism. Which has explained a lot of things. So, we're getting it under control. I have to get my blood drawn once a month until my levels are where they are supposed to be. But, things will be good and little by little things are getting better. I am also in the process of registering for school! Yep, you read that correctly. I will be starting school a Salt Lake Community College. I'm going to be majoring in Visual Arts with an emphasis on Photography. I'm a big ball of nervousness and excitement. I haven't gone to school in 7 years ('bout time, huh?) and I have to take a placement test to see what classes I belong in. Then I register for classes and I begin in the fall. I'll only take a couple of online classes this year and then when Lily starts school next year, I'll be able to go to the campus to take classes.

So, that is the haps with the Townsend clan.