More Excitement in the Blanks household!

Happy 2009! 2008 really flew by!!! With Christmas and New Years, and all the holiday rush, it has been hard to find time to blog. I thought I would take the time and give you a quick update on everyone.
The Blanks house - we recently had a leak from our washing machine - this leak got the laundry room, garage, and Danielle's room soaked! We had to get the plumber out to fix it and servpro out to dry it and Danielle could not sleep in her room for 4 days! Finally, everything is dry, and now we noticed that Katie's toilet is leaking! arrgghh!!! Will it never end?
Christmas Holidays - We were very excited to see all of the family over the Christmas break! We got to see little Jacob and Molly and all my brothers and sisters! It was wonderful!
Update on the kids:
Elizabeth - tried out for the high school softball team! We are very excited because a lot of girls tried out, and St. Joe is going to have an awesome team this year!
Danielle - is cheering for the JV basketball team this year, she is also getting ready for Expo this summer and memorizing her monologue and 2 person scene. She also tried out for the school musical this year. She is also signed up for the Madison Rec league for soccer.
Katie's indoor soccer team in undefeated and the finals are tonight! She has been doing great even though, she is playing up on a u-12 team. Her D2 team just started practice and will be playing in lots of tournaments this spring.
David - has been killing lots of deer. We have a ton of freezer meat this year and David has killed lots of does, but no bucks yet. He is also been very busy with work, and has been helping plan all of the new tech equipment for St. Anthony's - the new elementary school in Madison. He is also helping coach the St. Joe girls softball team for the second year in a row!
As far as I go, my latest adventure has been Lasik! Friday I put on my glasses for the last time and went in for surgery. Surgery went pretty well, and the right eye was a complete success! However, the left eye was another story. I was in a lot of pain on Friday and had to go in on Saturday to get my left eye fixed. My doctor even met with me Saturday night at 9 pm to make sure everything was going ok. I go back today at 3 so that he can check my progress. Even with all of these issues, I still think Lasik is the best thing ever! It is so nice to be able to see when I first wake up in the morning! Right now, I am formatting my PC. I made the mistake of letting the kids play games on it, and now it is so riddled with spyware that I have to do a format reinstall! At least today isn't too busy with work!
So far 2009 is looking to be a great although busy year! Hopefully, my next post will contain more pictures and updates - and less plumbing and eye problems!