Summer...

I can't believe it's almost July, where is the summer going??? It's been fun so far especially just being able to spend more time together as a family. Also, the no mosquito thing has been a plus!

Jenna and I made some fluffly flip flops 'cause well, why not?

The first water fight of the year made me realize two things...1. I can no longer out run my kids and 2. I need my own super soaker!!!

Biking Buddies!

I love my back yard (and the dog, too!).

I'm back...

Every year the third grade goes "fishing" at the duck pond in St. Peter. The fish were the size of minnows and we didn't catch anything, And most importantly, no one got a hook in the eye!

The last day of school starts with an awards program and this is when I brag about my daughter, you can scroll down now if you want to skip this part....I'll wait......okay, she earn an academic all-star award (third year!!!). We are really proud of her...way to go, peanut!!! Don't the kids look a little unhappy about this award??? By the way, these kids are not only smart but, really good kids too! Note: Yes, Jenna did wear the pink sunglasses all day and more than one teacher commented to me about how "Jenna" those glasses were!

The day ends with "Fun in the Sun" day...the rest of the day is games, karaoke and Popsicles! One of those days I'm glad I don't work so I can go have fun too! Don't let the fact that Sam's in last place fool you...he managed to win, albeit a little "cheating" occurred but, the kids didn't care and I think they were just as excited as he was.

Sorry about being gone for so long, this time of year is always a little bit crazy but, this year was bonkers! Here are some pictures from the last MONTH...geez, that was a long time. I promise I'll try to be better and post more pictures from our summer. It's kind of hard to believe that third grade is officially over, wow, that went fast (probably not for the teachers). I think we're all ready for some summer fun. Now that I'm done posting, I'm going outside and enjoy the day instead of sitting in front of this computer...you should too!!

Spring Pictures...

I finally finished all the planters and I have no idea why I decided to do moss pots but, it was kind of fun (they look better in person). I found the metal baskets at the swap meet and luckily the people at Drummers Garden Center were able to tell me how to make the moss pots. If you look really close you'll see our roses behind the pots TRYING to make it...so far, so good all six are at least green, one, however only has a couple of leaves...could be iffy!

We're just having fun BEING OUTSIDE! Leaves and grass are a beautiful thing and I am so happy that I can't see my neighbors anymore...not that I don't like our neighbors, they're great but, I missed all the green leaves!

Aaaaachooo...from the family allergic to tree pollin (didn't we pick a great place to live?)

Other People's Junk...

Every year our community has a clean-up day for the roadsides and riverbanks as part of Earth Day. This year we decided to help...it was a good lesson for the kids and Rick really enjoyed (sarcasm) lugging all the "big" stuff from the ditch to the side of the road. Wanna hear what we found? Oh, sure you do...

A recliner

A dresser

9 tires (car, truck and bike)

carpeting

and Rick's personal favorite...a TOILET!

And we can't leave out the beer bottles, plastic pop bottles and just plain every day trash. And let me just say this to all the people who threw this stuff there...next time you think about pitching your crap to the side of the road...DON'T!

Happy Earth Day (one day early)!

Easter...

The Easter Bunny has soooooo much fun filling baskets for kids who don't eat chocolate!!

Because there is some sort of law that say's a chocolate bunny MUST be placed in each child's basket Rick, Aunt Julie and myself had to eat them ourselves...don't ya just feel sorry for us?

Finally, the weather made it possible for the bunny to hide the eggs OUTSIDE! And, no, these are not the pants he wore to church!
Apparently you must run when looking for easter eggs...like they're going anywhere. Oh, I guess they could end up in her brothers bucket...and just for the record they did count who got more. That would be Sam 24 to 21.

Funny how the egg dying pictures are relatively the same every year, just older looking kids.

HAPPY SPRING!

Stress...

My Photoshop program hates me. I don't know what I did to it but it is causing me enormous amounts of stress. For everyone who watched last nights school board meeting on cable access channel 8 and who doesn't?, you will know that I really don't need anymore stress. So, I have decided that since the owners manual (worthless), Photoshop for Dummies book (also, worthless) and the online troubleshooting (you've got to be kidding me??) didn't work I am going to un-install Photoshop and re-install it. My stomach just turned over in knots even writing that, I'm definitely not going to say it out loud...that may just push me over the edge!

I have spent forever backing up, double checking, triple checking and quadruple checking to make sure every last photo and project is on a disc somewhere. Whether I'll be able to find them again is another story. Until I resolve this problem please enjoy a couple of photos from Photoshop past...

Wish me luck.

Forty...

Happy Birthday to my best friend! I love you.