Mertz Family

Gabby

I know many of you have been wondering and praying for Gabby's little legs & hips so I wanted to let you know that the 2nd specialist saw her and feels that at her age this is still a normal variency. If she becomes obese because she doesn't want to run around or seems to be in pain then we should be worried but at this time we can wait awhile since so many kids out grow it. If it doesn't go away by the time she is 3 then we should continue treatment. We are taking this as great news and going to stop worrying about it and stop bugging her with adjustments and treatments...she's got enough going on, like getting teeth!

Here is the link to the most recent Spring pictures of her. Hope you enjoy them...

Go to

http://www.smilesbywire.com and enter the following:

Customer Name: Jessica Mertz

Access Code: LTPP0592111272JCP

State Track Meet

We are getting excited to go to the State Track Meet next weekend to cheer on our superstar (my neice Leslie) who will also be graduating next weekend. Here is the last news clip on her pole vaulting accomplishments.

http://www.keloland.com/videoarchive/index.cfm?VideoFile=050708brost

WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU LESLIE! CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU AND CHEER YOU ON NEXT WEEKEND AT BOTH THE TRACK MEET & GRADUATION!!!!

Tagged part 3

I'm having problems entering this into my blog...something to do with maximum character limit.

So here is the rest of the list:

5 places I've lived

1. Belle Fourche, SD

2. Mesa, AZ

3. Vayland, SD

4. Brookville, PA

5. California twice but I can't remember the cities

5 jobs I've had

1. Dairy Queen

2. Hotel cleaner

3. Teller

4. Recruiter for blood

5. Trainer at blood bank

Now I guess I'm suppose to tag 3 friends, so Rochelle, Donnie & Stephanie...you are it!

Tagged continue

Five things you would do if you became a billionaire:
1. Start my non-profit organization 2. Travel 3. Buy my sister a jet to fly me around 4. Quit my job and volunteer instead (see number 1) 5. Build an amazing house in the

Black Hills

Five bad habits:
1. Nagging when things aren’t done to my timelines…I think I work really quickly and forget others aren’t the same as me.
2. Eating out…I’m trying to cut back to only 2 times a week for lunch at work.
3. Chatting with people when I need to crack down and work.
4. Overbooking myself and saying YES to everything.
5. Shopping…taking the FPU class of Dave Ramsey’s has definitely shown me where I can be better at spending money.

Tagged

I was tagged by my friend Alison on her blog so here goes…

What were you doing 10 years ago?
I was a senior in high school, eagerly awaiting my graduation and FREEDOM!

Five things on your to-do list:
1. Finish my thesis (this has been on my to-do list for 4 years)
2. Clean my house & finish painting our porch I started this weekend
3. Scrapbook
4. Zac’s 4 year check up
5. Spring pictures for Gabby

Five snacks you enjoy:
1. Fresh pineapple  2. Mt. Dew (yes this is a snack)  3. Popcorn  4. Ice-cream  5. Chips & salsa  6. There are so many more...but I have to stop.

Welcome Baby Annalee!

More baby news...Our AZ friends Seth & Kara welcomed baby Annalee to their family on April 22nd. She's a little peanut weighing only 5 lbs 12 oz and 19 inches long. Looks like Wyatt is a proud big brother!

CONGRATULATIONS GUYS!!!

Catch Up

I'm sorry I haven't posted anything in awhile. I'm been super busy at work and sick AGAIN. I'll take a few moments now to catch you up on what's up with us.

1. Dan's done with school!!!!! Today is his last day of classes. He was up late working on this final paper and powerpoint presentation. I'm so happy for him to be done. I honestly thought the day would never come! He heard that Rapid City Police Dept will be hiring in October so he's just trying to find a filler job for the next couple of months. He will be doing his fire pack test tomorrow to help with fires. He's also going to help on our friend's farm.

2. Gabby saw the specialist regarding her hip & legs and they shared that she isn't an extreme enough case to work with. Which I guess is good news but now we are back to looking for someone to help us out again. The specialist was going to make some recommendations and send us a report next week so I guess I'll just be patient and then we'll wait to see how to proceed.

3. Zac started ice skating lessons. They are tuesday nights for the next 6 weeks. He is so excited to be learning a sport. He did get a bit frustrated when he kept falling down but keeps asking when he can go back. He'll be in swim lessons too, probably in June, but I wanted him to take a lesson in something else first.

4. Despite a crazy May snow storm that blew in and out very quickly, I held my garage sale last Saturday. The snow melted fastand actually a lot of people came out for it. I made over $150 from junk in our house...amazing huh!

5. We are wrapping up the Financial Peace Class from Dave Ramsey that was offered at our church. I think we only have a 4 more Sundays left. It's been very educational and fun. I'm so glad we took it even though it's made us be a little bit more strict with our spending.

6. Dan signed up to be on the church softball league. I'm really excited to go to his games and support him.

7. We got the opportunity to get a date night in last week. We went to the movie 'The Bucket List'. We both really enjoyed it and highly recommend it. It will really make you think and appreciate your life.

Well, I think that's about all of the news for us. Chat with you more later...