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Sat, Nov 21, 2009 1:58 PM
What an awesome November this has been! It is so nice to still be able to take our PE kids out to do outdoor activities, to see the daycare kids playing outside at Fran's house when I pick them up at 5:30 (even though it is completely dark out,) and be able to enjoy many beautiful fall runs outside. I love it. I wonder how much longer this will continue? :)

The kids are continuing to stay healthy and enjoy their activities that they are involved in.

Mason is still loving preschool. They have continued with the alphabet and are learning how to make lower-case letters and how to sound the letters out. Mason is also beginning to recognize what words begin with what letter. They are also continuing to work with their numbers, colors and shapes. They wrapped up the month of October with having a Halloween Party and dressing up in their favorite costume. We only had like 10 to choose from and Mason still chose to wear his Spiderman costume from last year. That was what he was last year for Halloween. Every Halloween event we took the boys too, they were a different character. Variety is the key! I was glad we could make use of the costumes, thanks to Auntie Alisa. She was also so kind to purchase many more for next years Halloween, yeah! I hope they fit. For the month of November, it has been pretty low key. We have parent-teacher conferences this week and then it is getting ready for their Christmas Program and Party. Mason already has all 6 songs memorized.

Preston has made huge strides on potty-training since I last wrote! Yes! I ran out of diapers a couple of weeks ago, so Preston and I had the chat about how I wasn't going to buy anymore and all that I had left were pull-ups or underwear. From that point on he just made up his mind that he didn't like a wet/dirty pants and that he wanted to be big boy like his brother. All this past week, he has went #2 in the potty. That is a huge breakthrough for him. Granted we have to celebrate with ice creams after each time, but it works! Today the ice cream cone came at 11:20am, just before lunch...oh well. It is so cute to see the excitement on his face and in his voice after he goes potty. I wish I got that excited over something like that. Ha.

Thielke #3 is doing great. I had a Dr. appt. on Wednesday and the baby's heart rate was in the 150's and it was extremely active. It was funny to see my Dr. move the doppler around on my belly to follow the baby's heart beat. I am at 17 weeks and we have the ultrasound to look forward to in 3-4 weeks. We can't wait! What is it going to be??????

Justin and I are continuing to do well. Busy with work and the boys, nothing new. Also, I can say, that my sister and I (mostly my sister) have been decorating for Christmas. The inside of the house is complete and she began working on the outside yesterday and is coming over tonight to finish up the rest. It is so amazing. I don't know how she does. I just wish I had one little ounce of her and my mother's talents. (My sister and I both need to put our decorations up this early because we have so much stuff...we need to enjoy it for a long time to get the money's worth. Ha) The last two Friday's we have been taking the boys to Lifetime to go swimming and I think we will make that a ritual. We usually go from 5-6:30pm and then we shower up and then grab some food and bring it back to the house and then we pop a movie in and the boys (and me) are out between 7:15-7:30. It is so nice and quiet and relaxing. Ha. They have a water slide there that the boys go up and down a hundred times. They make me exhausted just watching them. We have to get them into swimming lessons, they are so ready. I am not sure why I have been procrastinating that one, but they both have showed they need to be in them because they love the water.

We have a short work week this week and then it is home to Hancock for Thanksgiving. We are looking forward to spending time with the family. We will go home Wednesday night and stay with my parents. Thursday noon we will go to Grandma Thielke's and then Thursday evening to my parents. From there, not sure what is going to happen. My sister and I would like to come back to the cities for some Black Friday shopping but haven't finalized anything. Take care and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

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Sun, Oct 18, 2009 1:58 PM
Fall/Winter is surely upon us. Gotta love waking up in the morning and never know what season it is. The last two days have sure been beautiful.

Since school has started, we have been extremely busy with everyone's schedules.

Mason is now 4 1/2 years old and has started preschool. He attends the Joyful Noise Christian Preschool two times a week with 3 other daycare friends. We are so glad that it worked out for our daycare provider to transport the kids otherwise Mason wouldn't have been able to attend. There is no busing available for the kids. The school district does a great job to accommodate working parents - NOT. It all worked out though. Mason is having a blast learning about the alphabet, words associated with each letter, numbers, colors, shapes, seasons, etc., etc. The class took their first field trip to Berry HIll Farm. They were able to take a BIG yellow bus, they went on a hay ride, and each student was able to pick out a pumpkin to take home. Mason couldn't stop talking about it. Thanks Fran for the adorable pictures. And... let the fundraising begin...grrrrr. Already, as preschoolers this begins? So we are selling Butter Braid pastries if anyone is interested, they are very good and make a great breakfast item. The money raised helps to fund the preschool center. Some items to look forward to for Mason our - class pictures, fall party the end of October and parent-teacher conferences mid-November.

Mason also started Sunday School this fall. Lets say, it hasn't been as enjoyable as Preschool that is for sure. (In Mason's mind anyway.) The biggest issue is, he doesn't know any of the kids and his teacher. The last 4 weeks have been a constant struggle where Justin brings him back to his class and like clockwork he begins to tantrum and freakout. Justin would stay with him for a little bit and then try to leave and then Mason would put on the death grip. So today, mean mom takes him back and he freaks out and starts screaming. He make it through singing and then it was time to go to their classes and there is another 4 year old class and I know the teacher. Georgia sweet talks him and then death grips him (because he is still screaming) and she tells me to go. I didn't worry and headed back into church. When we picked him up at the end of the service, there was a huge smile on his face and he couldn't stop talking about the wonderful time that he had and everything he learned about Mary receiving word from the angel that she was going to give birth to baby Jesus. What a relief! Thanks again Georgia!

Then there is little Preston who will be turning 3 on December 26. He is for sure a little Justin in every single way - looks, mannerisms, eating habits, stubbornness, watching tv (Diego), etc., etc. It is cute. He is really enjoying daycare and his daycare friends. On Tuesday and Thursdays, he sometimes gets to ride along with Fran and the preschoolers to do drop off. Preston still loves to get in Mason's business by doing everything he does, destroying what Mason's creates with legos, puzzles, etc, and just being that little devilish child that loves to get into trouble. Ha. I would love to say that Preston is potty-trained but, nope, not yet. It has been a frustrating process. He totally knows that he can do it, but is just not interested and doesn't want to follow-through with it. Little stinker. We are trying to be patient and we know that when he is really ready, he will get it done. Lets just hope that it is by his 3rd birthday or by the time #3 joins us.

Yes, we are expecting #3 if you haven't heard. I am officially 12 weeks and 3 days along and I am due April 29th. We are extremely excited and blessed. This pregnancy has sure thrown me for a loop compared to my last two. Mason and Preston were easy from start to finish, this one, not so much. The first 8 weeks were miserable with constant nausea and extreme tiredness. I am so glad that has passed. I am feeling so much better and it feels good to have more energy back. We will continue to keep you updated on this baby's progress.

Thanks for keeping in touch. I am going to try extremely hard to do a much better job of updating then what I have in the past.

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Donna: It is so great to read about your family and the kids stages. When we don't get to see you that much it really helps us to stay on top of how the kids grow and adjust. Keep typing

Kia and the gang: Congrats!!!! You are so having a girl. Are you going to find out this time?

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Mon, Sep 7, 2009 2:58 PM
I see it is time for an update. I will get to later this evening. I hope.

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gma lu: It was so fun to hear the exciting news about Mason having a new baby brother or sister.He was so excited!!!There will soon be alot of Thielke cousins to get together with over the holidays. Congratulations Again!!!

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Wed, Jul 8, 2009 3:32 PM
Well, I see it is about time for an update. Sad. The Thielke 4 are doing very well. Here is a quick recap.

Mason:
- Still attending Daycare Full time until next week. Loves daycare and all of his daycare friends. We are waiting for the phone call from our daycare provider when she has her baby. She will be taking 3 weeks off when that happens.
- Fran took all the preschool-aged kids to Vacation Bible School at her church. All kids had a wonderful experience and compliments to Fran for hauling all of those kids every day.
- On Monday and Wednesday evenings, Mason is involved with T-Ball (it is live pitch and no T) he loves it. It has been fun to see him interact with different kids and it has been fun for Justin and I to meet many new parents. This will continue until the end of July.
- Mason learned how to ride his bike without training wheels on Memorial Weekend. He caught on so quickly. It is crazy to see him take off on 2 wheels and become more independent by riding up to the cul-de-sac or up and down the sidewalk. He loves to ride with his buddy Myles.
- Mason is still really involved with anything having to do with sports. We love it. He has also shown interests in Star Wars stuff, Legos, and any types of crafts. With the weather being so nice, the neighbor kids are into playing with water guns. It is fun to see them all interact and keep themselves busy.
- Towards the end of July and into August - we are looking into swimming lessons and a basketball camp for Mason. It is just to keep him involved :)

Preston:
- 2 1/2 right now and is "Monkey See/Monkey Do" with his brother. He continues to do and repeats everything that Mason says. Obviously, that can be good and bad. Ha. I feel like Preston has grown up too fast because of his older brother. He can pretty much do everything that Mason does (except ride a 2-wheel bike) and he wears all of his clothes. Yes, they are pretty much the same size 3-5T. Sad.
- He is very interested in potty-training right now. Goal: by the end of the summer, completely done with it. It takes a ton of bribing of candy, ice cream and stickers and threatening of never seeing Grandpa again or throwing away tractors...but it is working. ha. No, we are not that bad. I hope that we can continue to make progress. He hasn't shown interest in going #2 on the potty yet...I hope soon.
- Continues to love all sports and loves to play with his tractors and farm with Papa.

Justin:
- Steady, busy at Spine and Sports Institute
- Plays co-ed softball in Roseville Tuesday nights
- Busy running Mason to T-ball on Monday and Wednesday nights

Gwen:
- Just finished basketball camps
- Waiting to become a full-time mom when our daycare provider has her baby. I am looking forward to going to the beach/pool every day.

Have a great summer! Keep in touch.

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Sat, Apr 4, 2009 7:31 AM
Ugh...Our oldest has turned 4 today! Yikes. How time continues to fly. Happy Birthday to our little Mason! I will post more later as we have a series of events that are going on today...and they start in about a 1/2 hour.

Thanks for keeping in touch.

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Great Grandma: Yes, Mason you had a birthday, and am sure that you had fun with lots of company, food and presents. Grandma Marcia said we will have another birthday party on Sat. April ll when you are here for Terrys shower. Looking forward to seeing you then and celebrating.

Grandpa Gary/Grandma Marcia: Happy Birthday Mason. Hope you had a great day. This was your Golden Birthday and sure hope you had fun. We love you... Grandpa and Grandma G.

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Wed, Mar 18, 2009 9:28 PM
Well, where do I begin? Talk about a long drought of not updating this site. I was even threatened by AMB that they were going to drop my site by March 18th if I didn't update it soon. Ha. It has been a very busy winter. Here is a little breakdown as to what all of us have been doing this long winter season.

The boys have kept both Justin and I very busy. Justin a little more, as I was coaching this winter again. The boys continued to enjoy going to daycare and being the social and playful butterflies that they are. Fran kept them very busy with her Clifford the Big Red Dog curriculum, games, projects, creative play, reading, sewing, painting, baking, going outside, etc., etc. Fran also does a traveling program where a music teacher visits every other Thursday and then a Traveling Tots teacher comes in to teach the kids about different countries and does games and activities accordingly. So much variety, the kids never get bored. After daycare, we enjoyed our evenings by bundling up and playing outside more, playing board games, putting puzzles together, farming, reading more books, playing a lot of indoor basketball and football and attending basketball games. Mason and Preston did attend a couple of hockey games with his Uncles Chris and Scott and Auntie Tracy and loved it. NO, NO, NO! :) Since the weather has been nice, the boys have been playing hockey in our driveway for about 30-45 minutes a night. I better study up on this sport and stop spending and begin saving for the future. We will have to see where there interests will lead them.

Mason will turn 4 on April 4th (yeah his Golden Birthday). He is growing up so fast. It is scary to think that we are going to have one attending pre-school next fall. He had his pre-school screeening on Monday and he was so nervous for it. His buddy Myles did a great job of reassuring him that everything was going to be just fine. Once we got there, the ladies in charge did a great job of communicating at his level and making him feel very comfortable. It was cute, once he finished with a particular test, the lady would then go through his results with me and she would talk to me like she was talking to Mason. I suppose, after doing that all day, I would probably do the same thing and have no idea I was doing it. Anyway, Mason did awesome and passed all the tests with flying colors. We do have to work a little more on pronouncing our f's, k's and g's at the beginning of words, but other then that, he is cleared to begin school next fall. Yeah. Mason will be attending the Joyful Christian Pre-school in Maple Grove with his other daycare friends who are the same age. He will be attending Tuesday and Thursdays from
9-11:30am.

Preston turned 2 December 26th and has turned into a little man (he is not my little baby anymore) :(. He continues to do whatever Mason does and repeats everything that Mason says. Preston is also pretty much wearing all of Mason's clothes as well. Preston catches onto everything so quickly but I think that is probably normal for anyone that has a older sibling. Preston definately has an attitude to him and when he wants something he goes full force and doesn't let up or give up - he is very persistent, determined and goal-oriented. He loves to tell Justin and I that we are naughty, to Stop It, and to go to Timeout - do you think he hears those phrases often? Ha. He is a lot of fun to joke around with as he takes everything so serious and of course, we like to get him worked up :)

Justin's practice has continued to excel. He has been seeing 50+ patients a week. That is a lot of patients for one person. He continues to love his job, the people he works with and the difference he is making in the lives of many. We are so proud of him. He recently rewarded himself (which he never ever does) and purchased a 42 inch flat screen tv. He is pretty proud of his purchase. He also arranged a trip to Mexico for us which is coming up this weekend. My brother and his wife Jolene will be attending with us as well. I will be dropping the boys off at Grandpa and Grandma Thielke's on Friday night and they will stay there until Monday morning and then they will bring them to my parents for the rest of the week. The boys are super excited...they love to go back home. We are pretty lucky to have such wonderful parents who are capable of helping us out with situations like these.

With the basketball season ended, it has been nice to just sit back and focus on my little ones who are hanging on my legs and grabbing my hands and calling my name every 2 seconds and saying, "Oh mommy, we have missed you, we love you, can you come play with us?" Makes you just melt. Once again, I feel like I missed so much these past 4 1/2 months. I am on spring break this week and it has been nice to be able to get caught up with a few things around the house with cleaning, laundry, packing, transferring spring/summer clothes in and fall/winter clothes out. It has also been nice to focus on myself with getting some appointments taken care of, shopping completed, working out, etc.

Stay in touch and thanks for checking in.

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Thu, Jan 1, 2009 10:27 AM
Happy New Year!

My favorite time of the year has passed by so quickly! The story of our lives. The Christmas Season especially, reminds me how we have to slow down and find the time to make the most of each and every moment we are taking part in and to just let it soak in instead of having that feeling like we are just going through the motions and taking each moment for granted. With that being said, My New Year's Resolution is be a better wife/mother/friend/teacher/coach and to just "Find The Time." I will let you know how it goes :)

This Christmas Season was an enjoyable one even though it went by very quickly. I would like to send all my hugs and kisses to my mom and dad and to Justin's mom and dad for all your help with the boys these past 2 weeks. We would have never been able to do everything we needed to do without you. You are Amazing! My mom and dad came down on Thursday, Dec. 18th to watch the boys on Friday and then they came to my game that evening. They woke up and took the boys home to Hancock and just beat the bad storm that we had on that Saturday. They boys have been in Hancock since. Justin and I were able to get some Christmas shopping done, a Christmas picture ordered, a long, lengthy Christmas letter written :), house cleaned and organized (even though my mom and sister did a lot of that before they left), basketball stats caught up, etc.,ect. It is amazing what you can get accomplished when you do not have two little munchkins running around. Justin and I then to work on Monday and Tuesday and then I went home Tuesday night and then Justin came Wednesday night after work. It was so much fun this Christmas to see both of boys get into the Christmas Spirit. It all started with a double church service on Christmas Eve...yeah, you heard me, 2 church services with a 3 and a 2 year old. They actually did very well. Will we do it next year? Probably not. We had went to our church and then we went across the street to my brothers church to watch Cousins Courtney and Cody in the Christmas Play. We then came back and celebrated Christmas with my immediate family. It was so much fun to see the boys get into the gift opening this year. The expressions on their faces when they asked me who this present for and I would tell them it was for Mason or Preston they would just get so excited and tear into it and then a bunch more of adorable expressions came out when they saw what they had received. I just wish I could have caught all of them. They were just so appreciative with showering the giver with many hugs and kisses and thank yous.

After we opened presents, it was time to lay out the cookies and milk for Santa. We had been playing up Santa for about a month now and now the time had come. Mason, still wasn't so sure about it until the next morning when the cookies were eaten, the milk half gone, a letter was left and more presents. Mason was absolutely stone-faced and couldn't believe what he had witnessed. Again, I just wish I could have had that expression on video. Mason did end up on the Nice list, it was close, he really stepped it up on displaying positive behaviors the week of Christmas :)

Christmas Day we headed out to mom and dad Thielke's for lots of food, fun, and fellowship. It is always (fun)crazy when all the kids and dogs get together. Again, the gift giving was way too generous and the boys came away with a toy store. I am still trying to find room to place all of this stuff. It was that night when we celebrated Preston's birthday since I had to leave on Friday morning to go back for my basketball tournament. I can't believe our baby turned 2. He is such a smart, fun-loving, determined little guy. It was too cute, the kid really doesn't like to be in the spotlight, that is the conclusion that Justin and I have made. We all started to sing "Happy Birthday" to him and he turned to look at us and at the top of his lungs he yelled, "STOP IT, STOP IT!" Then he would put his head down, scrunch his forward, and then cover his eyes with his hands. Grandma T. made a delicous cake that we all enjoyed, especially Preston, as he dove in with 2 hands. After that, Preston did have fun opening more gifts. Lucky guy.

Friday morning, Preston was up with Grandma as he had slept with her and papa. I came up the stairs and he ran to me and gave me a big hug and told me it was his birthday today and that he was two. Too cute. We then listened on the local radio station to see if Preston would win the birthday cake and sure enough, he was the lucky winner. Just what he needed, more SUGAR. I then had to get on the road to get back for practice and then Justin stayed home until Sunday and he attended my mom's side of the family Christmas on Saturday. I was bummed I had to miss that one. Thanks again Oksendahl family for all the wonderful gifts that you gave.

Justin then came back on Sunday afternoon. It sure was quiet that weekend and then these last few days, but at the sametime we were both so busy with work and basketball that it has worked out great for the boys to be in Hancock. They have been snowmobiling, ice fishing, sledding, attending basketball games, and being spoiled like crazy. We are going to have to detox our kids for a month! Ha. We are actually going home this afternoon to pick them up and celebrate Grandma Thielke's 50th birthday with her. We are super excited to see them, I just hope they are just as excited to see us :)

God Bless and keep in touch.

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LuJean: thank you for sharing the boys with us it was so much fun. We miss mason & preston sooo much!! We can not wait to see you guys again! Love Gramma Lu

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Wed, Dec 24, 2008 9:31 AM
Merry Christmas.

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Great Grandma: Ch ristmas was great, and thands for all the great gifts. God Bless you all the year 2009. Love you all. Great Grandma and Grandpa

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Sun, Nov 30, 2008 7:14 AM
Happy Thanksgiving! Talk about beautiful weather for the Thanksgiving Holiday. Justin and I hosted as we supplied the house and sleeping quarters and everyone else brougtht all the food. What a deal! My mom and dad, grandpa and grandma Oksendahl, Gail and Jim, and Auntie Alisa and her friend Brad Solvie and his son Braden were able to join us. They all came to us because I had basketball practice on Friday and Saturday. It worked out well. Thanks again for coming down. The girls were able to spend time Christmas shopping and the guys went to the State Football games. Everyone was happy.

Yes, we are still alive. It has only been a month and a half since I made an update...what a terrible mother! Basketball has taken up a lot of my time the past couple of weeks because I kept the normal practice times of 3-6 for tryouts and I needed the longer times to get everything in. The 6am and only one and half hour practices begin tomorrow. I am excited for that. We have our first game at home versus Tartan on Tuesday and then we play on Saturday at 8pm at Becker. We feel really good where we are at with the team. A big thank you to Auntie Alisa, Auntie Tracy, and Al for helping with the kids the past couple of weeks, it was greatly appreciated and very helpful.

Justin continues to excel at his profession. The patient load continues to increase and he is seeing between 40-50 patients a week. Yeah. Please keep the referrals coming to Spine and Sports Institute in Maple Grove. He is very busy with a 7:30am-7pm work day. (Keeps him out of trouble.:)It is so great to hear all the wonderful testimonials that his clients have shared with him on how his treatment methods have them feeling 100% again. Good work honey, we are proud of you!

The boyz...again, where should I start? The past month, Mason has really been testing his father and mother's parenting skills and whether or not we are going to follow through with things. Smart kid. When Mason doesn't get his way or get what he wants he will throw a tantrum for awhile. If he wants something and we say, "NO," it sounds simple, all he needs to say is, "Okay." He will ask again 5 more times and we continue to say, "No," then he gets mad and throws a fit. Mason, all you have to do is listen and cooperate with us. We are working on it. It is a stage, right? Ha. Besides a little pushing and tackling to his little brother, he has been a lot fun too. He is really into coloring right now. I will have to admit, he does a great job of staying in the lines and he likes to use multiple colors when coloring a page. He is also really into his workbooks. He has shapes down, he recognizes all the letters of the alphabet and he does a pretty good job of counting to 30. When daddy gets home from work, there is a routine of playing hide and seek, playing football, reading books or putting puzzles together. There are about 10+ books that he has memorized thanks to Fran. "Go Dog Go," "Have You Seen My Mother," are both 60+ pages long and he is pretty much on cue with every page, it is amazing. He puts so much expression into his reading too, I love it. He is also really into Superman, Batman and Robin, and The Wiggles movies.

When I sat down and asked Mason what he wanted for Christmas this was the response I received, "Nothing." What a easy gift. Then that answer shortly changed a minute later, "Well, I would like more John Deere tractors, and one of those big motorized ones that you can ride on the sidewalk, a semi-truck, a Wii, his own dvd/vhs player for his room, Magnetix, Legos and, and, and, and...." Then we couldn't get him to shut his mouth :) We will see what Santa will bring him, is Mason on the good list or the naughty list?

Preston is our little brutus. The kid weighs a ton. For how big he is, he has such a soft, sympathetic side to him that I just love. After he has done something wrong, like hit someone (which he has been doing lately,) I will obviously discipline him and then he will come up and kiss the spot where he hit you and then give you a big bear hug. I love it. Anytime that he gets an ouchy, he always comes up and makes me kiss that spot and then it always feels better. His vocabulary has continued to explode and he forms a lot more complete sentences and questions. It is crazy how quickly they pick up on things. His favorite 2 words, "Stop It." We will say it to him, and then he will say it back to us with much expression, one can't help but laugh. Preston still loves to get into Mason's business. He wants to do everything Mason is doing and Mason responds with, "Preston leave me alone, I want alone time." Ha. Preston is into playing with Play Dough, he loves to have books read to him, he is getting into putting puzzles together, he loves to play football, and make his brother mad. :)

Take care and keep in touch.

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Fri, Oct 17, 2008 1:32 PM
Where has the time gone? Seriously, over a month since I last wrote? Where do I even begin? I am not even going to go there and try and remember all that we have done. I really haven't posted any pictures either to help me through this drought that I am in. I apologize. I am not sure it will get any better now that the school year is in full force and the basketball season is creeping upon us. Speaking of basketball, what I thought was going to be time to step down and resign, the administration had other plans. Being a wife to a husband that works long hours, a mother of two busy, busy boyz, a full-time teacher and basketball coach it was just getting to be too much. I couldn't play SuperWomen anymore, I am just worn out and the basketball season hasn't even began. The plan that the administration and I worked out is that I would stay onboard, but my goals were, 1. I wanted more family time. 2. I need to be able to pick up my kids from daycare by 5:30pm 3. More time for me to get things done before I pick up my kids from daycare so I wouldn't have to do all of that after I pick them up. Such things as, cleaning the house, doing the laundry, making the dinner, practice planning, film watching, creating scouting reports, my workouts done, ect., etc. So here are the changes, practice from 6-7:30am in the mornings on Mondays and Thursdays, Wednesdays we are always after school from 3-4:45pm and then Tuesday and Fridays are games. We also will be going only 1 1/2 hours of practice. Talk about having to be more efficient and productive. I also get to go home right after school to get all my tasks done before I get the boyz and then ultimately, more time with the family in the evenings. We will give it try and see how it works. I am really excited about this new change as well as my coaches, the parents were really supportive and the girls, you have some that are really excited about it, as well as some that are not-so excited but are going to make the sacrifices anyway. When they get to go home at 2:40pm on Mondays and Thursdays I don't think they will be complaining too much.

Justin's practice has really picked up. We are so thankful and blessed for that, especially with the way this economy has been. It is really quite scary. Continue to keep the faith, that everything is going to be okay! We are so proud of JT for how far he has come in one year of being on his own. We hope it only continues to keep improving.

Mason, where do you begin? He continues to sprout on us. He put on a pair of 5T jeans the other day and there was only about an inch to spare. Obviously, he inherited some of his father's genes with all tall he is going to be. He continues to enjoy being at Fran's house and hanging out with all of his friends - especially Myles. Whatever Myles does or has, Mason wants to do and have - anything to do with the Star Wars Theme, Legos, Transformers, etc.,etc. We do not have anything related to those three toys. The only thing we have around our household are sports items or tractors. Do you think we need to maybe broaden our sons horizons and purchase some of those or is it okay just to play with the neighbors when we see them? Yeah, I agree, that is the joy about having so many friends who have different interests and different toys to play with. No need to purchase. Ha. :)

Preston too continues to sprout on us and is wearing 3T clothing. He will be 2 on December 26th. He is in the 100% for height and weight. Yeah. That a boy. We don't mess around here in the Thielke Family. Preston's vocabulary has continued to explode. The lastest words or phrases you will hear: Awesome, no thanks, thank you, your welcome, thats okay, I am hungry, I want cereal and muffins for breakfast (every morning), where is papa, where is my nukky, he counts to 3, the alphabet is coming together quite nicely, and many others. He still continues to have quite the attitude and I am not sure where that is coming from :) He is very fiesty and tends to be a little bully. Ha. It is a phase right?

We are in Hancock for the weekend to celebrate Great-Grandma Lois's 80th birthday, Great-Grandpa and Great-Grandma Oksendahl's 60th Wedding Anniversary and of course, my big 30. Please tell me, it isn't that bad? I heard it is the new twenties. I will go with it. I will let you know more on Tuesday how it feels to get out of bed and then complete my workout if there are any differences. :)

Take care and we hope all of you have been enjoying the fall and we hope to see or hear from many of you soon.

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Dana: It was so nice hearing an update from your family! I hope we can get together and celebrate your big 3-0!!!! Miss you all!

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