January

Hey Everyone!
January has been a very busy month. I thought it would slow down after the holidays. Obviously not. David has taken call at work now for a month so we haven't been able to go anywhere too far away. We did get to go with the Bonds to a concert featuring the Five Browns, a family of 5 children who all play the piano. They each had a piano and played them at the same time. Sis. Elaine and I really enjoyed it, but Bro. Thomas and David didn't have such rave reviews. I think the only highlight of the evening for them was when one of the brothers played a rendition of "Great Ball of Fire" using his feet as well as his hands and the ice cream treat afterwards!
I have cut down my hours at the hospital to strictly PRN. It is such a relief to have every weekend open. I am still taking call on Tue though until one of my co-workers gets back. Her dad has some serious health problems so she is having to stay with him until March sometime. It has worked out really well for me though. I am getting the hours I need in order to keep my liscense. Which is all I need. Cutting my hours has come at a good time, it is going to allow me to go to AR for 3 weeks in order to help my sister Stephanie prepare for her wedding which is April 19. I am so excited for her and her fiance Luke. Poor Katherine and Devon are going to be so confused, this makes 3 Lukes in our family!
Katherine has begun to potty train. she is doing pretty good. She told me she had to go and she actually made it to the potty for the first time this morning. I am beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel now. Hallelujah!! She is becomeing quite a little talker now, She is finally beginning to talk on the phone with my family. I know they really like it. They are not so interested in talking to me now, it's always can I talk to Katherine! :) She is so interested in reading also. She will sit for hours and listen to me read her books. She gets so excited when we pull up in front of the library, "ibarry?" "ibarry!".
Devon is becoming quite the little man also. He has mastered rolling and can now be found underneath tables and chairs pretty much anywhere he wants to go. He is also getting better at sitting up. He can sit for about a minute, then he comes toppling over. He is for sure a lot more layed back than his sister, he is content at the stage he is in. He doesn't have the overwhelming energy Katherine had at his age, for that I am most certainly thankful.
The Taylor farm has added it's first animal occupants. 2 dogs and two cats. The two dogs, one looks like a chocolate lab and the other looks like a black boxer/lab mix, started out free, but as of now they have cost us at least $350 in vet bills due to the fact they had ring worms and a staph infection when we got them. It has been driving Katherine crazy not to be able to play with them, but finally last week she was able to play. She loves them. The two cats are both toms so we rarely see them. So I hope our animal experiences in the future turn out to be a little less complicated.
Well ya'll have a great Febuary. Happy Valentines Day!