Long Time No See!

Yeah, yeah, yeah.  It's been a long time.  I get it.  I have several excuses.  With the holidays, illness, more illness, and a hectic schedule, the Myers have been quite busy.  There are many other things as well, which I will get to in the following posts.  I thought, however, that I would use this post to update you on the happenings in our life over the past, oh, three months.

Where to begin?  Well, we've found out that we are going to be an Aunt/Uncle/cousin again, as my sister-in-law Meredith is expecting a baby on August 8th.  Excitement is a bit of an understatement right now.  If she could just hold out for two more days maybe the little munchkin will be born on my birthday!  I don't share well, but for a little niece or nephew I would do it gladly!  Besides, I don't so much like celebrating birthdays anymore.  My numbers are getting a tad too high.

We've been in and out of the doctor's office.  Coop has had five, yes FIVE, ear infections since the tubes were put in.  We now are battling eczema as well.  However, the kid is a champ.  I mean, he is awesome.  For a kid that is sick as what he is, he's always so well mannered and just, well, happy.  I'm pretty proud of him, and his father would say the same thing. 

Speaking of Cooper, he has a new love in his life in the form of Alvin and the Chipmunks.  We watch it on a daily basis, sometimes twice.  Between "Witch Doctor" and "Christmas Don't Be Late" we are about Alvin-ed out.  Don't get me wrong, it's a great movie, but come on!  Every day is a little excessive, don'tcha think?

Lola is doing well.  Her current spot is directly in front of the fireplace as it is FREEZING in Ellettsville right now.  Since Christmas, she has gotten her chops on most of Coop's toys.  If we're lucky, we catch her in time.  She usually will pick one out, lay it on the floor in front of her, nose it a bit, look at us out of the corner of her eye like she's asking if it's acceptable to eat it, and then promptly get yelled at for taking his toy.  Then she gives us a look like this:

And as much as you want to keep yelling, you can't because, well come on!  Look at that face!

In our spare time, Nate has been studying for the GMAT, which he took yesterday and did very well on.  His goal is to start back to school next Fall to get his MBA.  If you know Nate, you know he'll do great at this.  I'm pretty proud of him.

Of course, IU basketball has been on our priority list.  While we are always and will always be fans, the past few years have been nothing less than a struggle.  We would watch, but usually with a grimace.  But now...well now it's a pleasurable experience and we can't wait until the next game.

Other than that, I think that we are all very excited that Spring is not too far away as we're all ready to get outside.  I got a bike for Christmas (that's right, with an attachable carriage for Coop to ride in...the posts from that should be ha-larious) and I'm anxious to get out on it.  I'm ready for Bobby and Cheri to open the pool, I'm ready for the trees to start budding, I'm ready to go outside without a coat on.  Bring on the flip flops, tank tops, and outdoor grilling.  I want flowers in my flower pots and I want to see green grass.  I want there to be sunlight at 9:00 and I want to wake up to it at 6:00.  Yes, this girl is ready for Spring and Summer.  BRING IT ON.

That's all for now.  A brief update, but an update nonetheless.  I promise to try to be better.  We have lots of stuff going on in the next several months that I think you will be interested in.  So come on back ya'll.  Ya hear?