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I apologize for the long abscence as real life got in the way the last several months. LOTS to post about so check back later today. Sorry to any of you if you have been checking and getting the same ol stuff.

Updates

Well we closed on our house this past Wednesday and from the profit we payed off two bills and now have no mortgage. It was truly a blessing from God that our house sold so quick and that we are able to move into my grandmothers house, which is much nicer, and pay half what we were paying at the old house.  Also, I have been in and out of the doctors offices the past few weeks. I had a few spells of fatigue and dizziness and basically feeling worn down so I went to the doc to see what was up. They did several blood tests and also did a CT scan. The results cam back ok but they put me on a stress relieving medication. Basically, I have a blood disorder that destroys my red blood cells and stress can accelerate that process. If i lose enough red blood cells then I become very vulnerable to bacteria and viruses. In 2002, I almost dies and spent several weeks in the hospital and in ICU and on a respirator but once again God's blessings pulled me through. I feeling better now so hopefully it will be back to normal again.

Anyways, thats about it in our lives and will post more about the move later! GOD BLESS!

We're Moving!

Well Shelley and I put our house up for sale early in January and within 5 days we had an offer on it! We made a counter offer and she accepted! We are really excited and feel like God really blessed us! We will be moving into my grandmother's house in East Columbus where she and my grandfather lived for many many years! It is a nice house with more room than what we have now and so many memories in it that we hope to cherish for many more years to come! We will be able to pay off most of our debt from the sale of our old house and start a new adventure in the lofe of our family! We have to move quickly and we will be closing in just a few weeks so we have a lot to do in a short period of time! I will post picutres as soon as I can! Hope all is well and God Bless You!

A Very Merry Christmas!!

What a GREAT Christmas we had this year!! It was so much fun to play Santa again and this year I think Marlee actually understood it better and had more fun. It was the first one where she actually knew what she wanted and got from SANTA! I have a video of it and some pictures I will post below.... I had a great one too as I recieved not ONE but TWO FATHEADS! I got a "Big Papi" FATHEAD from my brother and a Boston Red Sox one from my wife. I also got a MSTATE neon logo light for my room and a cool MSU neon clock as well. I got a nice electric razor, a new slim pocket bible and some clothes. It was good for me. Shelley got some perfume she wanted and a new hair straightner as well as clothes and Bath and Body works stuff too. We had a GREAT Christmas but most of all is the greatest gift of all in our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and celebrating his birth.

Haines Family Christmas today!!

Today my brother, Matt, and his family are coming over to Columbus to have our family Christmas! It should be a fun time to get the kids together and open PRESENTS! YEA!!!!!! I will post pictures as soon as I can.

Christmas Time at the Haines House!

We took some family pics in front of the tree. Sometimes Marlee wouldnt cooperate and smile but when she did it looked good. Forgive the ugly guy in the vest. I had to be in the picture.

OK Im sorry....

Ok so things have been so crazy the last few months that I totally got away from the "Blogosphere" but Im going to get back up and going as best I can now.... Alot has happened since my last blog.

1.) I started my new job at Weyerhaeuser on September 22 and really enjoy it.... I work in the Pulp Machine which is where we get the pulp prepared and finalized for the shipping. They are a good company that have good benefits... Im starting on bottom so I have to work my way up. I hope to be able to be where I want to be out there in about 5 years. The roughest part is being away from my beautiful girls and working the swingshift. I only work 14 days a month but its crazy at times. I work 7 days and 7 nights a month and during the night shifts I dont see my girls which makes me sad. And even on my days by the time I get home Im so wore out that I only have about an hour to see them before I have to hit the sack. But the days off allow me to make up for it.

2.) Shelley started her new job at Citizens National Bank. She loves it. She has better hours and gets to do some of the things she wants now. Before, at Trustmark, she didnt get off until 6 and she was always so wore out that we didnt get alot of time together. SHe loves it at Citizens and we are happy for her. By the way she did a radio commercial for them and you can hear it here. Click on the Poinsettia commercial.

3.) Marlee is now 29 months old and is the joy of our life just like all of your children are to you. She has such a fun and outgoign personality. She is counting to 15 by herself, says all her ABC's, is almost all the way potty trained and she loves her baby dolls. She has 13 in all now and she is a good mommy.. LOL!

More to come so please stay tuned... I promise I will have it updated more frequently...