So much for Blogging!

So I had good intentions in staying on top of my blog. That failed miserably..I see my last post was December 28th....yay me! :)
So a quick recap of whats happened since then to bring you all up to date and then I PROMISE (ok, my fingers are crossed!) to be better with this! :)
Our Christmas holiday was fabulous! My brother and his son came and it was our very first Christmas together ever! As Aaron and I didn't celebrate the holidays as kids due to our mothers religious choice, we have been looking forward as adults to celebrating together and this was the year that our schedules were clear to do it! YAY! We plan on doing it alot more often!
Paige turned 11 in January..I can't believe she is 11. Time has flown....wayyy too fast!
My laptop screen went Kaput...so Mark took the screen off of it, got a free OLD (think big boxy thing!) from a buddy and hooked the two up and viola! Ben now has a perfectly functioning computer....we did our taxes and VIOLA, Mommy has a new MacBook! YAY for tax returns!
Sam is working at Target and doing a great job...really nice to see him being responsible on a regular basis...even if he HAS locked his keys in his car twice! Ahahhahaha....
Mark goes on Terminal leave in mid April..and retires fully from the Navy July 31,2010. We are SO excited about what lies ahead..and as of this moment, we have no clue what that will be. He's looking for a job and we are very confident he will be doing the civilian version of what he does now...which means I'll still have no idea what the man does to bring home the bacon (he's probably a pole dancer at a sailor bar!).
Mary is now 'officially' divorced for the third time. What a winner...or loser..depending on how you look at it! :)
Mark and I both traded in our old cell phones and bought the new Droid. LOVE. IT. We can not only call people on it, we can do email...go online..you name it! :)
I am going to start school in June!! YAY!! The Navy is paying my tuition...paying for my books AND paying me what I make doing daycare..YAY me! I'll be getting my bachelors in Psychology...my long term goal is to work with kids within the court system. And YES, I am quitting daycare! :) It was a GREAT job to have while Mark was out to sea so much..but now I can get back on track with my own career goals!
And THAT folks, is it!

More on a regular basis, I promise (crossing knees and toes now!)

Hugs to all,
Jaye