a few changes in our lives

Well i've been putting this blog post off for quite sometime now but I think i'm finally ready to get it over with.

We've had a few changes in our lives lately.

the biggest change.......Matt and I have decided to get a divorce. We separated in July and our divorce was final the end of November. It has been a very amicable separation and I am so thankful for that. We are doing everything that is BEST for our doodles. We were able to do the divorce ourselves which has saved us lots of moola!!!! The doodles have done pretty good with the change and we are very thankful for that. I cannot be more thankful for the relationship that Matt and I are able to maintain for the kiddos.

Thank you to everyone for your words of support and prayers during the whole process. I know we will both be happier and we both have our kiddos at the forefront of all we do so I know that our kiddos will be just fine!!!! They are pretty amazing!!!!

another big change.....

JACK IS 6 YEARS OLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHAT?!?!?! How did that happen?? My little 15 ouncer is 6 years old and is doing AWESOME!!!! He is in kindergarden now and LOVES it. He is reading at the level of first grader and I couldn't be more proud!!! He also just started his second year of basketball is doing great! He can actually shoot this year and he gets so excited.

Brooke will be 2 in February and she is very SASSY!!!!!! Her and Jack fight like brother and sister but she is MEAN and he is typically the sweetheart!!!! :-) She is getting a little interested in the potty so we will see how that pans out shortly! We call her our princess tomboy! She will be the softball player out on the field in a tutu!!! She loves her tutus and a purse, but in her purse are racecars!!!!! haha!!! She had her first big 'ouchie". She fell into the entertainment center and had to get 'glued' (instead of stiches). She will be our broken bones girl for sure!!! We also have a new addition to our family. I got the kiddos a kitten in August. She is a giant pain in my BOOTY and I'm not a fan but the kiddos LOVE HER TO PIECES!!!!! Her name is Zulu and luckily she is super cute!!!!!!

As for me....I'm doing pretty good! I'm staying busy with work at the hospital and teaching THREE classes at ivytech. I will also be participating in the 2012 Leadership Initiative at the hospital and I'm super excited to gain leadership skills to aid in my job at the hospital!!! Also recently I have lost 50 lbs!!!!!! I feel AWESOME and I hope to lose about 30 more lbs. I LOVE going to the gym (call me crazy) but it makes me feel better and is a great stress reliever. I don't get there as much as I'd like with everything else going on.....but hopefully the new year will bring some let hectic schedules and I will be able to get there more often.

We are getting excited about Christmas (the kiddos for sure) and I'm getting excited about the new year!!! BRING ON 2012!!!! NEW BEGINNINGS!!!!

I will try to do a better job at updating now!!!

Thanks again for all the support and prayers!

love,

Lindsay, Jack and B

p.s. new email address for you all that didnt' get the memo....lrbowling2@gmail.com