tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32142703742028338902024-03-19T11:40:09.609-07:00Happy SummerThe Hawkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07502316313498804619noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3214270374202833890.post-14467455930263004232009-04-01T20:19:00.000-07:002009-04-01T21:03:04.470-07:00One left foot!I am so glad spring is here! High school baseball is in full swing. Kohly has a couple of games a week. Kessa has started softball practice. I am trying to get everything ready for the rectial in May. I am still waiting on a few costumes to come in. The kids are so anxious to get their costumes. I think I am more anxious than they are. Our theme this year is the '80's. I still have several routines to finish choreographing. This always makes me nervous. I am usually finishing everything up by now!<br />Last year in February, I broke my collar bone and separated my shoulder when one of my students had a bad takeoff on her back handspring and I tried to save her! Well, I saved her and hurt me. Needless to say, I healed and managed to get the routines finished in time for recital. This year my luck is right on. In February, I hurt my foot tap dancing. My older class does some difficult and crazy steps. I am always doing something so I didn't think too much about it. Well, it has taken a trip to the Dr. 2x and finally a specialist to figure out what I did to my foot. I injured the capsule between the bones. I have it soft casted and wear a pretty walking shoe! I have a couple of weeks left (hopefully) before I should be healed and able to dance again! It is driving me crazy not to be able to dance with the kids, do my walking/running. Do you know how difficult it is trying to explain what you want the kids to do without being able to show them? Well, I know teachers do it all of the time, but it is really hard in my babies class. Whatever you do, they do! If you hobble around, hop only on one foot and not the other, point one foot and not the other....well... they follow! Even when I try to tell them Ms. Shannon has a hurt foot and they can use both of theirs... they just say "you aren't pointing your foot" or "you aren't hopping on that one". It even happened last year when my arm was in a sling! You can imagine the hilarity in that one! Monkey see, monkey do. I just hope my foot heals soon before I create a new dance craze or warp these poor children!<br />Well, gotta go for now. I am working on finding some good pics to add so everyone can see the family and our life, but I am always on the wrong computer and it doesn't have pics on this one. Soon!The Hawkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07502316313498804619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3214270374202833890.post-86677929063763026222009-03-02T19:37:00.000-08:002009-03-02T20:20:35.876-08:00I'm trying....<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">This song speaks to me so I thought I would share for all. I have had a rough time lately with my mom's death. I have been angry, sad and about every other emotion rolled into one. I definitely have alot of pain and I feel like I have been struck down hard! But, like the lyrics I am not destroyed....though the sorrow last for the night His joy comes in the morning. I am waiting for the morning. Yesterday was the anniversary of my grandmother's death. It has been several years, but still hurts. March 19th will be 7 years since our daughter Kessa had her accident of being run over. I still have a heavy heart about this one. I am blessed that she is still here and that she is a true miracle and there is no lasting effects. I try really hard to look on the bright side, but February and March are hard months for me! Like I said, I am waiting for the morning! I know God provides miracles because I live with one! I know He is good and He loves me. I have to trust Him and lay my burdens down for His joy. Sounds like a fair trade, but sometimes hard to do. I was listening to this song and it hit me why hang onto the pain and other bondage when I can have joy through His strength. Here are the lyrics.....</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#330033;"><em>I'm trading my sorrows. I'm trading my shame. I'm laying them down for the joy of the Lord. I'm trading my sickness. I'm trading my pain. I'm laying them down for the joy of the Lord. Yes Lord, Yes Lord, Yes Yes Lord (x3) Amen I am pressed but not crushed persecuted not abandoned Struck down but not destroyed I am blessed beyond the curse for his promise will endure And his joy's going to be my strength Though the sorrow may last for the night His joy comes with the morning I'm trading my sorrows. I'm trading my Pain. I'm laying them down for the joy of the Lord. I'm trading my sickness. I'm trading my shame. I'm laying them down for the joy of the Lord. Yes Lord, Yes Lord, Yes Yes Lord (x3) Amen (x2) I am pressed but not crushed persecuted not abandoned Struck down but not destroyed I am blessed beyond the curse for his promise will endure And his joy's going to be my strength Though the sorrow may last for the night His joy comes with the morning. </em></span><br /><span style="color:#330033;"><em></em></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">I feel like you. I feel like I can't write or my stuff isn't interesting, but thanks Angie for getting me hooked. I enjoy reading others blogs, even if I don't know them. Julie's is great and very insprirational for me right now. It was nice to meet her at Angie's shop. Thanks Angie for everything...I love you to death! Keep me in your prayers! Until we meet again....</span>The Hawkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07502316313498804619noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3214270374202833890.post-82628577073821509432009-02-25T22:11:00.000-08:002009-02-25T22:59:27.338-08:00Happy 16th Birthday Kohly!The last few weeks have been a blur for me. I lost my mom on Tuesday, February 10. I am still having trouble accepting her death. I have my moments and then I try to move on. When I got back from Arkansas, I tried to get back to work. The kids have been good medicine for me.<br />To occupy my mind, I managed to throw a party together for Kohly's 16th birthday party. We had been working on it before mom passed away. Thank the Lord for Mike, Rachel (one of Kohly's friends) and B.B., they helped me to pull it together. We managed to surprise him! We took Kohly out to eat at Springhouse Rest. We were a little late getting there because one of the sheep got out and Mike and Kohly had to put him back in. Of course it took awhile for us to get dinner. Instead of having Kohly at the studio 20 min. after everyone got there, we were 40 min. late. Needless to say, more than fashionably late. All in all, it turned out great. He wanted blue and silver as his colors and we had it at the studio. He had a cake with a baseball pitcher on it. I thought the kids would dance now that they are older. Mike put up a disco ball and blue lights. Noooooo! They stood around and talked and hit each other with balloons and then preceeded to go to the other studio room (that I had not cleaned ) and tumble or at least birthday boy did so he could show off! Then we had cake and they started warming up and I thought for sure they would dance. They started popping balloons by hugging each other. I hate popping balloons, but they were having fun! When the parents started showing up, most of them started cleaning up the mess they had made. Courtney and Rachel got silly and began to wipe cake icing on each others face. Somehow, Kohly got caught in the middle and he had icing in his hair, ear and face. He was furious! He was such a gentleman. He didn't retaliate. He just cleaned it off and grumbled. While I was finishing up, B.B. told Rachel to go pull the car around, well, she pulled it around and they kept driving around and round the studio. Each time we would go out the door to see where they were, they would stop and switch places and drive around again. Finally, we got home around 12:30 a.m.<br />Kessa had her ski olympics last night. It was their last night for ski club. She did really well. She placed 3rd in her group! This was her first year to ski and she was apprehensive, but she ended up loving it and now she wants to teach Mike and me. I guess she forgets I lived in N.Y. and skiied many times. I am excited for her to "teach" me and I look forward to going.<br />Well, until we meet again....The Hawkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07502316313498804619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3214270374202833890.post-7389430923440789832009-02-03T21:27:00.000-08:002009-02-03T21:48:50.041-08:00February News<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvNkruAUlOnLsGH6ptzkH-ocTvyvuNG_0c0P3UlpJl3WmoT58oK5iprYzUu_5FGgLKj6zxUHQcOX0zHhRulL4cBZFon0gLZVNgt3e9Enka0Kn4hZ-eGXfGjIWkPEkjie007rJNpO1Kos/s1600-h/Tree.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298813462367280354" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvNkruAUlOnLsGH6ptzkH-ocTvyvuNG_0c0P3UlpJl3WmoT58oK5iprYzUu_5FGgLKj6zxUHQcOX0zHhRulL4cBZFon0gLZVNgt3e9Enka0Kn4hZ-eGXfGjIWkPEkjie007rJNpO1Kos/s200/Tree.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />
<br /><div>We have finally received our first snow for the year. The kids missed three days last week. We had another snow last night. It was a beautiful, wet snow that stuck to the tree limbs, and made them really heavy. Needless to say the kids were out again today! We have already used all the snows allowed for the school year, some were for ice, though.</div><br />
<br /><div>When we miss school, I miss dance as well. I have a few make-up days ahead. I have enjoyed the days off. I have needed the extra time since my surgery to get back to my normal routine. I am doing so much better. I can't wait until I have no more soreness! I started back walking yesterday and actually jogged a little. I am anxious to get back to running!</div>
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<br /><div>Kohly and Kessa go to the ortho tomorrow. The only reason that might be exciting is that Kohly may get his braces off! It has almost been two years and I know he is excited or maybe I am more excited for him to have such beautiful teeth! Kes already has beautiful teeth. She has to wear her retainer for a few more years. She was blessed with Mike's teeth, already straight.</div>
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<br /><div>Well, have a good one until we meet again.... </div></div>The Hawkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07502316313498804619noreply@blogger.com1