There's a first time for everything...........

You know, your first steps, first word, first car, first date, first kiss. There's a first time for everything. So here goes......................

My first blog.

Life with the Beaty Bunch is a bit crazy right now. We are nearing the end of what we call "musical season". The Children's Choir will perform "Christmas County Spelling Bee" on Sunday. Will and Lauren both have solos. Matt and Brad will both sing with the preschool choir before the musical. It feels a little strange for ALL of my kids to be on stage this year.

On top of all of the rehearsals and extra work hours for Michael, we have been infected by Strep! Seems when one picks it up everyone has to have their turn. Everyone is well into their antibiotic doses so all should be well for Sunday's performance. Hopefully we are getting this out of the way early in the "sick season".

I feel a bit like a scrooge this year. I haven't even begun decorating the house for Christmas. My Mom always told me the house had to be clean before you could decorate and well, you guessed it, the house is still not clean. Of course, Michael has always wondered why we clean the house just to pull out all of the decorations and mess it up again. Mom says it's because that was one of the few bribes that actually got us to clean up the house.

Mighty Matt had a checkup with his cardiologist, Dr. Tracy, yesterday. He passed with flying colors. We still may need a heart cath down the road, but for now we're just staying the course. What a joy that little guy is! Every night when we put him to bed and ask him the favorite part of his day he always answers "Snuggling you." What a sweetheart!