Guess i'll join in....

Well, it looks like you're only a "true" Banks if you blog!!! So, if you haven't --Stan--you better get busy!!!Just kidding-maybe I missed something from you, but Bethany and Lana you're awesome to get this going. We tried in my family, and it kind of flopped--I think, maybe it's still going-see I don't even know. Well, Stewart has kept our family up to date with about all that's going on except our house is kind of different with a couple of kids gone and moving on with their life in the big city (Ogden), ha! It's been hard letting them go and not know what and where they are all the time. Mind you, it's good too, but the "mom" in me has to have limits of when I can call and how much I can worry, and I try to stick to them.

It's fun to read about all everyone is doing, and maybe we'll keep up on everyone's life better now, even the one's that are still right here. Stan and Lana, you're crazy!! All that running, i'll save a bed at the hospital for both of you for your knee replacements!! People aren't made to run 26 miles at one time, even the pioneers had wagons and just walked slowly!!Just kidding that's cool, and Bethany and Jake good job on starting the running--I have been an exercise slacker using the wedding as an excuse--now it's over what will I do??

That's how our life feels, is it is getting back to normal with just Aaron and Amanda to deal with day to day, and work. They are doing great in school, and it's great to have no one in middle school, only two schools to deal with this year. Aaron is liking high school, and realized the other day that he has only 3 years more and he'll be doing real life like Nicholas--I think it freaked him out a little, and me too!! Amanda has only this year in elementary and then we start the "teenage" thing with her, and I don't know how to do girl stuff--she's different than I ever was. I guess we'll figure it out. We miss having Josie to call to play, but it sounds like her and Cody are settling in well. We're kind of jealous of your new adventure, but we're too chicken!!!

Well, we talked about Thanksgiving the other day with Jeremy, and I guess it will be us and his little family for the Banks side--that's sad, but you better have that tablecloth out to read, and we'll sit down and put messages on this instead!! Well now that i've written a novel, and probably a silly one at that, everyone stay well and keep messaging--it's cool!!!