He's Eleven!

Happy Birthday Todd!!!

Here are a few facts about Todd:

*He plays the trumpet & the piano

*He is just about as tall as his mom

*He loves to play baseball

*He has always loved little kids and babies

*His favorite color is red

*He loves biking

*He can shower in 3 minutes (yikes)

*He is always ready to play a game (kick ball, board games, PS games, etc.)

*He has such a tender heart

*He is quite the comic and can really get you laughing

*He is awful cute (I'm his mom and I totally think so)

*He is pretty tidy

*He's a great student

*His favorite food is crepes

*He is a morning person

There, now maybe you can feel like you know Todd a little more.

Hope you had a great birthday Toddie! We love you!

Go Fly A Kite

Who doesn't have a blast flying a kite? Usually we get all of our kite flying urges out of our system by the end of March, but since it didn't get nice enough till April we are running a little late this year.

It didn't take long for the neighbors to start creeping over the fences with their own kites and join in the fun.

Obviously it doesn't take much to entertain us. For a $1.00 per kite at Wal-Mart we are content all spring.

While the boys have kite wars (trying to get others strings caught on their own) Josie hangs back and reads. She's a real blast to fly kites with.

So if someone tells you to 'go fly a kite' just tell them, "That Is A Great Idea. Thanks!"

Is it me, or is it just hard?

Why is it so hard to start up an old habit? Not any old habit. A good habit. It isn't hard to restart bad habits like biting my nails, waiting till the last minute to get things done, or yelling at the kids. But to restart a good habit is nearly torture!

For over a year I went the gym regularly. It was just part of my schedule. Then something interrupted the routine and to get back on track has been nothing but trouble.

So this week I've decided that I have to give it another shot. I've read that it takes 28 days to get a habit embedded in your routine/schedule. I hope that applies to reembedding too.

So wish me luck, and good luck to any of you that might be trying to get back into a 'good habit' of something.

Yahoo, Spring!

It's here!!

The grass is green again and the rain keeps falling. It's Spring!!!

Soon we'll have pretty flowers everywhere. I love to see the little red tips of the peonies poking up through the soil & mulch. There is nothing like the smell of the house on the first day you can throw open the windows.

Something else that yells spring to our family is Udder's & Putter's at Young's Dairy. We love miniature golf. We aren't that good, and we don't usually even keep score, but we do have a blast.

Justin is our master golfer, but last night Layne, Mitch & myself got a hole in one. Josie almost got one, except it was on the NEXT hole from the one we were playing at the moment. That pretty much sums up how her golf game went. Todd did pretty good too. Kept to par most holes.

There is something about playing a game with the family. Something about watching other families enjoying time together. Something about the smell of cut grass, a subtle hint of cow manure, and a clear sky that reminds all of us of Grandma & Grandpa's house. And last, but not least, the treat at the end. Some yummy ice cream from the dairy or a yummy slush from Sonic's.

Happy Spring Everyone!

Guess Who's Moving!!!

NOT US!!

Happy April Fool's Day!!!!
(I just love this day.)

He Made my Heart Pound!

Okay, maybe if he looked a little more like this guy it wouldn't have been so bad. But really, not so much.

I was just stepping out of the shower when Justin came into the bathroom and said, "I'm visiting with the man in the living room."

WHAT?!?

What was the first thing that came to my mind? "I could be murdered in the next 10 seconds and I don't even look good!"

I threw on a pair of sweats and a long sleeved t-shirt. Yes, that is ALL I had on. Grabbed a comb and made one pass down the middle of my head and ran out to the living room. On my way there I saw out the window the telephone man walking off the front porch. I yelled out the door that I was sorry, I was in the shower. He said that he just wanted to tell me that he got our phone problems worked out.

Yes, Justin and I had a heart to heart about not opening the door when I'm in the shower.