Well I finally found the time to update this blog. Christmas 2009 has come and gone. The tree is down, the decorations are all put away and our house is back in order (well sort of)!

We had a great Christmas and it seemed to be a little less stressful than normal...not sure how that happened!!

We pray that each of you will have a blessed 2010.

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Tonight Alison and Nicole finished up 2 weeks of Swimming Lessons. They both did really good. Alison was so eager to learn that she was willing to try anything. Nicole on the other hand was very scared to try new things. We spent several hours at the pool outside of swimming lessons trying to get Nicole over her fears. In the end she ended up being able to do everything she was asked to do!!

We brought Max home today!! He will be 9 weeks old on Tuesday! He is adjusting so well to his new home and we couldn't be more excited! He has only 2 times since we brought him home. Once at the cat (poor Patches) and once when Chris quit playing with him. He is so playful but he also loves to snuggle!!!

This is the newest addition to the Chambers family - Sir Scruffy Maxwell Chambers. Max is an 8 week old Miniature Schnauzer puppy. We will be brining Max home next Sunday. Thankfully we have been able to go and visit with Max on two different occasions since we originally met him and decided that he needed to be a part of our family. Tonight we got to take him for a ride to the park. He really like being outside! He seemed to be fascinated by the grass and he tried to eat EVERYTHING that he saw...including a splatter of paint on the sidewalk.

Wow! It is hard to believe that I have almost made it to the end of another school year. On one hand it seemed like I would never get here and on the other hand it seems like it was just yesterday when I met my 3rd graders for the first time. It has been a great year and I am going to miss my class tremendously. Alison is now going into the 6th grade and Nicole will be in 1st. My babies are growing up way to fast! I always begin each summer with plans to spend "quality" time with the girls and enjoy our time together....every summer I end up working on school stuff and before I know it the summer is over! I am determined that this summer is going to be different. This summer I am going to enjoy my girls and let my job go for a few weeks. This is hard for me to do but I am going to make this summer count because they deserve to have their mommy all to themselves for a few weeks!

Happy Summer!

Nicole graduated from Kindergarten last week! She was so excited! She told me that she had to be at graduation because if she didn't graduate then she would have to start kindergarten all over again! Thankfully she graduated and now she is on her way to 1st grade!!

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Today Alison's 5th Grade class went to the Biltmore Estate in Asheville. I was fortunate enough to get to go with her today and get to be mommy instead of teacher! We had a great time! The kids were great, the weather was perfect, and the tour was AMAZING! In addition to the regular tour we got to go on the roof top tour. It is worth the time and money! You get to see some of the unrenovated areas of the house and then we got to go out on the roof tops - Very Cool! Mr. Vanderbilt sure had an eye for detail...there is even a fancy wooden door that leads to his attic!