It's Been Such A Long Time

Well hello. I see that I haven't posted anything here since December. Shame on me. In case you didn't know, I also write another blog at Larastheme52.blogspot.com. Now, that's a more personal blog, and I can't be held responsible for any content going out from there. Well, of course I'm responsible for it, I write it...What I mean to say is that it's my personal blog, not my family blog, so I reserve the right to be, well, personal. So check it out, check it out often, just do it at your own risk...haha.

Anyway, I thought I would update  you all on what's been going on around here in the Boyer/Baas household in "0-10." You may know that we closed out the ridiculous year of 2009 with my bilateral mastectomy. I am now 4 months cancer free, three months away from my implant surgery, and doing...great. Of course I have my moments, physically and emotionally, but overall, I'm good. My test results have come down to very normal, so I'm even looking at spreading those out to only a couple of times a year from now on! Yay! 

In the meantime, I have added a car and two tattoos to my worldly possessions. "Gia," my 2010 Mustang, came to live with us a month ago. You can read her story on my other blog, but she is really a joy to drive and a beauty to behold.

In March our family (immediate and extended) went to Colorado to celebrate my brother's 40th  birthday. It was a wonderful time; we even had snow! While there, Robert, Ildiko, and I went to get pink ribbon tattoos on our ankles. Michael and Alec came along, but decided against pink ink. Well, Alec IS still a minor...

And yesterday I started a new tattoo, also on my ankle, of the Herrick Family Crest. The motto reads: Virtuous, noble family and bears the Herrick family name. In between the banners is the crest itself. It is obviously a work in progress...

Michael is doing pretty much the same thing as always. Work, school, a bunch of church stuff; in short-too much. Really the only thing that changes for him is the name of the class and maybe the day when it meets. Otherwise, same ol' same ol'.

Alec is boasting a new smile these days: After 5 LONG YEARS he finally got his braces off!!! His teeth look fantastic :) And he is SO handsome--what a cutie :D 

He's been coasting through the final weeks of 11th grade. He'll be taking the SAT at the beginning of June and thinking about colleges soon :( Mom isn't ready for that...Fortunately, with my family spread out and Michael's as big as it is, no matter where he goes he's bound to know someone (or at least I am!). 

To catch you up on our cats: Maddie turned 16 this month. Again, you can read about it in my other blog. She's amazing. Sophie is 6 and still my baby. Nothing new with her. Horatio is not yet 2 and continues to grow...He weighs in around 20 lbs and has outgrown his cat tree! He entertains us constantly, the exception being when he is torturing Sophie...The favorite thing for him is to be turned upside down on his back and stretched like a fish in Alec's hands. He'll let himself be walked around the house this way! And then he's content (for more than several minutes) to "sit" back in the chair with Alec and just kick it. He's really so funny. And huge.

So we are gearing up for a couple of trips in the next couple of weeks/months: In May we will be flying to San Jose to celebrate my Mom's 70th birthday and in July we will be traveling (driving? flying?) to Colorado to celebrate Michael's parents' 25th Anniversary. What an exciting year! Milestone celebrations all year long :)

Well, that about sums things up. I'll try not to wait so long next time...Peace.