TIme is flying way too fast!!

I can't believe I haven't been on here since September. Wow - Time is going way to fast! Owen is getting ready to turn 3 and C.J. turned 15 in February. Owen is doing great at school - counting to 13 all by himself and making a very good attempt on his ABCs - getting to J before he randomly picks letters. He is completely potty trained which gave us a huge raise not buying pull ups any more. C.J. finished up basketball season and is now kicking back enjoying his down time. He is just focusing on grades and having fun as a teenage guy. He has really become a guy I enjoy hanging out with. He is funny and very caring about his family. Chris is struggling at school but is working on bringing up his grades. He continues to play violin at the Louisville Youth Orchestra. We got to see him play in a concert recently. Nick worked as a Post Master in Radcliff last year in which he was quite successfully. They had better numbers with Nick there than they had in years. Thankfully he is closer to home now and attempting to pull better numbers and making that office more profitable. He is now working on getting his EMT certification in July. I am so proud of all his hard work for our family. I (Mendi) graduated in December and passed all my boards. I am now opening my own practice working out of LAC in Jtown. I am proud to say that I was the massage therapist for Bellarmine Men's Basketball team this year and they were injury free all year and won the National Championship. I am very happy with those results.

As many of you know our family is facing another challenge. My brother, Doug was recently diagnosed with a rare form of ALS - Bulbar onset - meaning it is starting in his throat. This is causing him difficulty eating, swallowing and sometimes talking. This was quite a shock but we know God is at work in all things. The prognosis is not good. Obviously we would love miraculous intervention.

With the warm weather we cannot wait to open the pool! We finally got the decking finished after we closed to pool in the fall. So when we open it up next month it will be like a brand new pool all over again. So if you need me - I will be poolside!

We are going to Disney again! I know - shocker right! It is our favorite place on earth - besides Fripp.

I will try to get some pictures loaded soon. But that is a quick catch up on the Stone family.