They're Back...

Does anyone remember Care Bears?? I do and they're back!! Actually, they were back "in" a few years ago, but Jenna has just discovered them in the last few months. And that girl is a collector! She has to have them all, but since they can't be purchased in stores, we have to find them in other ways. She LOVES them!! They talk and walk, but they're not dolls or princesses--they're animals! What can be better than that?

We're in the Tropics!

This has been a very warm February. It's almost felt tropical! All of the snow melted off and the little new snow we get doesn't stick. For example...on Sunday, it was 38 degrees here for the high and 25 degrees for the low. Up where my parents live, about 100 miles to the north, it was 25 for the high and 1 for the low. So...it's official. We live in the tropics! I WISH! :) The kids are off-track and have spent part of each day outside playing, which is kind of unusual for February!

"New" Dog

We are taking our turn in dog sitting my in-laws dog while they are in China for a year. They are teaching English at a university in Jinan. This dog is an 8 1/2 year old beagle and he can be very naughty!! We got him some doggy diapers because he's prone to marking his territory. We'll have him for about 5-6 weeks and then he's off to someone else. His name is Frodo, which is funny because he's a big wanderer and the Hobbit Frodo is a homebody.

Recorders

Kristen is in 4th grade this year and this is the year they learn to play the recorder. She had a recorder concert and she didn't want to go! She said they sounded sooo bad and she was embarrassed. I thought they actually sounded pretty good--not Carnegie Hall professionals, but for 4th graders, they were good! Of course I only got one picture and then the camera died....Kristen's favorite song to play was "Oh Susannah." (She is on the front row in a white shirt with a denim vest to the left of a girl in pink.)

6th Grade Science Fair

Kendall finished his science fair project and won 2nd place. I don't care about all of that--I just wanted him to get a good grade--he got an "A!" Kendall called me at 8:45 am on the day of the fair and told me parents could come from 9-11. I wasn't even dressed and ready, so I got ready and went over at 10 and found out that it ended at 10:15, so he's lucky I made it!! There were some really fun projects.

35!

Happy Birthday to me! I turned 35 on January 30. It was a super, busy, crazy Saturday, but it was a lot of fun. My parents, baby sister, three of my brothers, sister-in-law, and nephew all came down and we hung out and then went out for pizza. We finished the night with one of Kendall's basketball games, followed by cake and ice cream. Kristen decorated the cake--I LOVE snowmen! It was a great day, I just don't like getting older. This was the ONLY picture I got of my "big" day.

I'm Back.....Kind Of.....

I'm having problems with my digital camera. We had a couple of trojan viruses on the computer and when we got rid of those, things have been messed up. I plug the camera into the computer and it's telling me the scanner can't be found and now I can't even find the cable and I can't find any batteries that will work in the camera. So...I've put off blogging because I want pictures to go with the posts.

Here's a preview of a few of the things to come.....

*My 35th Birthday
*Kendall's science fair
*Kristen....something about Kristen, but I can't remember what
*Our "new" dog
*Our home (in a tropical location)

Stay tuned and I'll try and get everything up and running soon.