Saturday

It's 12:51pm. I generally love Saturdays. Mike is up early for work and I get to sleep in. Buster snuggles in tight once Mike is gone and we stretch and doze and roll over and sleep some more. I didn't get up until 9:45 this morning! That's practically a record for me!

The boys stayed up late and watched Avatar. Seth said it ended around 1:30 this morning. Oh to be a teenager again. Brand is planning an afternoon movie with Addi and another friend.

I have the crock pot going with a beef roast. I have caught up on current events. I think it's time to start a new book. Yay!!

Short

I'm officially the shortest human in this home. And I'll continue to shrink in stature for a few more years. Fortunately I still have a drill-sargeant voice that can bring them to their knees... at least for a few minutes.

Spring has Sprung and I'm loving it!

It's been weeks since I even visited my own blog... so busy being outside in the wonderful Midwest spring weather. I love daffodils and tulips blooming madly... the irises will be along shortly. I love looking at the trees that were recently completely bare, and now they are leafed out and full of life. The birds are twittering around all around our building. I'm sure nesting season is fast approaching.

I even planted a few flowers this weekend... room for another post!

Counting down

I've been counting weeks, then days, then hours and finally today is the day! My parents are coming to visit. Just checked online and the first leg of their flight is on-time. They should be in St. Louis around 6:45 tonight. We're driving down to meet them and will spend the night.

Today is Mike's birthday - he's 46 and really doesn't want to be reminded of it. We'll go out to dinner tonight and celebrate.

Here's to Spring!

I love Snow!!

We are getting another batch of winter weather today and I'm so excited! Being from Oregon, any snow is an event.

I will say that I don't enjoy the salt on the roads after the main snow event is gone, but I am grateful for the lack of slippery roads. I just don't like my shiny black vehicle spattered with snow. I think there should be something like Rain-X to put on the sides of cars so that gunk just rolls right off.

Here's a picture from last month's ice & snow. I am starting to enjoy the native prairie grass, espcially when it's pretty like in this photo.

January Full Moon?

Don't know what the deal is this week... is it the full moon or is it just that doctors have finally gotten their heads back on track since the holidays? I can't believe how many people I know who are dealing with cancer diagnoses. Cancer is almost a syndrome because it has so many forms and causes.

I had to pull out my Relay for Life bookmark and remember:

Cancer is so limited...
It cannot cripple love.
It cannot shatter hope.
It cannot corrode faith.
It cannot take away peace.
It cannot destroy confidence.
It cannot kill friendship.
It cannot surppress memories.
It cannot silence courage.
It cannot invade the soul.
It cannot conquer the spirit.
-- author unknown

Many prayers for Amy and Myrna for the foreseeable future. Thank you Lord for new treatments, support groups and families that are built stronger through their journey.

One magical inch

Read back to September's post and Brandon was 5 ft. 3-1/4 inches tall. As of two days ago he has grown one magical inch which makes him taller than Mom. He is happy to remind me of this at least 6 times per day.

We have recently had two cousins born into our families. Mike's niece had a baby boy on Nov. 11th and Seth's cousin had a baby girl on Nov. 23rd. So fun to wander the baby aisles in the stores and see all the fun little clothes, plus all the crazy gadgets. Only 16 years ago I didn't need most of this stuff!