Sorry, I didn’t post the last few days, we had our retreat–simply great! I’m feeling much healthier again, thanks to everyone’s prayers! I think the 10-14 hrs of sleep a day for three days helped too…haven’t had 2 hr naps since I was PG! Anyway…feeling refreshed, alive, and lots more.

Charlotte had her big dance performance again tonight. She did very well, though I hope she’ll learn to relax and smile more on stage. Maybe it runs in the family (That was the toughest thing my dad tried to teach me: smile!), but she smiles real big at our shows, maybe the big thing is still a bit overwhelming for her. Cherise is counting the months until she can go to dance school as well, thinking that the youngest group ‘looks my age’. There were plenty of cool performances, the theme being winter/back to school, plus the winners from a dance competition they held just before Christmas. Jordan was surprisingly good–my favorite moment being when there was a dance on the dark stage with the girls holding flaslights. The music was intense, the crowd silent, then Jordan shouts out from the balcony where we’re sitting “FLASHLIGHTS!” He’s so into those things! Got quite a few chucles, and I had to stifle laughing out loud! Ahhhhhhh, kids! They liven up my life!