Resurrecting the dead.....blog.

Hello my few yet faithful readers and best of all friends. I am forcing myself to do this, I have wanted to blog for a long time but really never know what to write.

Please excuse me or a moment..................................ahh, much better, I had to go clip my nails so that I could type. That has pretty much been my blogging problem. Distraction.

Let's see, where to start. Perhaps I should give an update on all us Holt's.

Bailey

Bailey just turned 10. I can't believe my baby is 10 years old. She currently lives with her Dad, she wants to come back and live with me and he won't let her with out a legal battle. Her Dad recently built a new house in Santaquin it seems nice from the outside. She is a big helper and often has great tails to tell me about taking care of her new baby sister Brooks. She will be going into 4th grade this fall. During the summer we switch off weeks. This week the girls have been with me. Bailey is so beautiful. She still has her big green eyes and long dark lashes. She is still a little peanut and I suspect always will be. We recently got hair cuts, and she got her ears pierced for her birthday with her Step-mom. Her trademark giggle is often heard when she is around and her unique sense of humor is always good for a laugh. She is very special and I am so very lucky that she calls me Mom.

Laira

Laira will be 12 in October. Again I can't believe that I will have a 12 year old. She lives with me and will be going into 6th grade this fall. Over that last school year she had to get glasses. She enjoys being able to see but sometimes dislikes the hassle of having to wear them. For the summer we have set some goals and if she meets them she will be able to get contacts at the start of the school year. Laira is still as busy as ever but she is growing up so fast. She is able to carry out several house hold duties on her own now that I have taught her how. She loves to do the laundry, she begrudgingly will do a load of dishes and is always happy for the opportunity to cook. She also got her hair cut and was very excited to get to donate it to Locks of Love. She likes to read and has her own little world with her friend Caleb, or so it seems. I am happy that she has such a great friend in him.

Me

I am old, okay not as old as some but my body is starting to catch up with me and I am finding that very hard. I injured my ankle in January and was in a cast for a couple weeks. My ankle hasn't been the same since and it makes it very difficult to be active. Other parts of my body are coming down with aches and pains that just seem to be part of getting older. I played on the CUC softball team. I took a line drive to the calf at our first game when playing 2nd base. It left a most colorful bruise. Other things come from being lazy, injured and gaining too much weight. Now that it has gotten out of control I know I need to do something. That is part of the reason I am putting it here. It's much easier to be more accountable when you are upfront and tell people about your plans. So my plan is to figure out a way to be more active, get healthy body and mind, lose weight and enjoy life.

I have been working as a Medical Assistant for a year and a half now. I work for Central Utah Clinic in an Internal Medicine office. The people I work with are absolutely amazing. They have become a second family. The doctors are all a lot of fun to work with and just be around.  I am constantly learning new things and my patience is often tried and tested as I work with difficult patients. All in all I feel very grateful to work in a place with so many great people, doing something I enjoy.

I was in a "relationship" for the last 4 years and it has ended. It ended in a broken heart, mine. I am looking for the silver linings and moving forward. I find the hardest part is assimilating back into being on my own. I get lonely and at times hopeless. But as a whole I am going to be a stronger and better person with out him. I/we could have never been happy together and I deserve someone who treats me better than he did. And that is all I have to say about that.

I am so grateful to have some amazing people in my life to help me though my rough days and to have copious amounts of fun with on my good days. I am blessed that even when I am at my worst they still chose to see the good and love me. Thank You dear ones, I hope to be able to repay the favors somehow, someday.

Speaking of amazing people in my life......I AM GOING TO BE AN AUNT! I Cannot wait until my new little buddy comes at the end of September. I feel like it is forever away. I can't wait to snuggle him.




I guess that is all for now. We'll see how this blogging Resurrection goes and if I stick to it.  I just don't know what to write about. So any suggestions and recommendations would be most helpful.

 Love to you all.