Wow it has been a long time

I got an e-mail asking how I was doing, because I hadn't posted anything since December. So I said to myself that is bad I need to do an update. So here goes....
We had a great Christmas, we got together with both sides of the family and enjoyed catching up with everyone who we do not get to see on a regular basis. The end of December beginning of January found us on vacation. We vacationed to my parents house. Which Pearl absolutely loved and so did they. While there Corben meet with the Board of Ordained Ministry and was granted provisional status as of July 1, 2009. Pearl and I are so proud of him and can not think of a better person to be leading us in the ministry that God has called our family to. In January soon after returning from a week with my parenets our phone rang late one night when I answered the phone it was my sister telling us that their house was on fire. She said everyone was outside and that they were waiting for the fire department. She said that my dad tried to put it out but was not successful. They still have not determined a cause. My parents and sister are living at the holiday inn for now and have been told to expect to be there for 8-10 months. So January found us making a few trips down to help with some clean up. January also found us watching lots of snow fall on us here in Timblin. At the deepest the snow was higher than the swings on Pearl's swing set in our back yard. February came with us getting to watch an awsome super bowl. I think I screamed enough for a year during the game, but never lost faith that my steelers would win. Corben and Pearl believe it or not slept through my screaming. We ventured into Punxy for groundhog day. What an experience. We did not go the the knob, but I think we will have to do tha when Pearl is a little older. Pearl got to see Phill up close and in person when he stopped in for a visit at the Bishop's Day on the district that night. They said that it was Phil's last stop of the day. Pearl has had many play dates in February with Becky and Dave's kids. I think she would move in there or have them move in here if she could. We took Pearl to Clarion for Valentine's Day to see the movie Hotel for Dogs. An excelent movie with a great message is a must have when it comes out on DVD. This movie will preach. If I was still in youth ministry I would take the youth group to see it. When we left to come home Pearl started crying and saying she wanted to stay in the city. I said to Corben she has defintly turned into a country girl if she thinks Clarion is the city. I had said to my Grandfather that I didn't think we would see grass until at least March, but I was wrong all the snow melted the second week of February, but it is back this week and again on Friday morning there was no grass to be seen. We like it though and after all it is still only February. I will post some pictures latter. If you are on facebook look us up we are there also.