I love springtime

Spring is my all time favorite time of year. I love the weather and I love the flowers. Today I went to Charlie's school for their little Easter egg hunt and party. He was a little unsure about the egg hunt, but warmed up to it pretty fast once he realized candy was in the eggs.
The boys then went over to my mil's for lunch and I got to go out to lunch with one of my best friends. So, it was a pretty good day. I also have a friend from out of state coming into town next weekend. I am really excited about that. We were good friends in high school, lost touch and then reconnected last year after she wrote a note to my parents telling them she was trying to find me. She lives in Georgia now, but you know email is a wonderful thing.
I also am looking forward to celebrating Easter and all that it involves, this year will be extra special as it falls on my mom's birthday. She remembers the last time that it happened she was a little girl and thought that 1). 2007 sounded like a million years away, and 2). she wondered what her life would be like. Just so you know, she's pretty happy with the way things turned out.
I hope you have a wonderful, blessed Easter with your family and friends. I'll be back after the holiday.

oh my goodness!

For fans of the Office:

watch this!


*thanks for the link, Chris!

the battle.....or another thing I don't want to forget

We had a nice quiet day today. Harrison is really enjoying his math lately. Go figure, he certainly didn't get that from me.

Charlie was at preschool this morning. I wondered about him the whole time he was there. It was kind of a big day today for him, he brought something for show and tell. Normally this wouldn't be a big deal, but for Charlie it was. He can be so shy. He is doing much better now, but still needs encouragement. A couple of weeks ago, when I picked him up, one of his teachers asked me if he had brought something for show and tell. I told them no, he has never wanted to do it. They thought he had because he seemed excited to share something while the other children were. So, fast forward to today, where I told him this morning that he was going to bring something. The letter of the week is, "P' so we picked an Easter Potato Head for him to bring. :)
I was anxious to know how it went. It went great! His teachers said that he smiled the entire time and did very well. I am so proud of him.
After school they went over to my mil's house for lunch. I have been trying to read the book selection for bookclub and am having a hard time getting into it. I was sitting on the couch and happened to glance down and what do I see, but a battle in our living room. I had to stop, it just made me smile. I don't want to forget these little things. I could have been upset by the mess it made, but I chose to photograph it instead. I love Harrison's imagination. He set this up. I really love the damsel at the top, she looks like she is alerting everyone to the impending battle.

And a happy belated anniversary to my sister and her husband Mark. Yesterday was their 15 year anniversary! I told her yesterday too, I didn't forget. :)

who are you lookin' at?

This is for Cathy, whose comment about the aggressive ducks being, "fodder for nightmares" cracked me up. This is the one that tried to bite me. Yeah, I was a little nervous. It's that little beady eye. Shoot, I shouldn't have posted this before bedtime.

day by day

I am getting better. I feel a little better every day. Turns out I had the flu complete with a fever of 102. Let me tell you , it wasn't any fun at all. I thought I just had a real bad upper respiratory infection and I guess it turns out I kind of did. The bright spot in all of this is that no one else got it. I don't know how we managed that, but thank goodness. It is going around, so I hope you are healthy!
We are having some GORGEOUS weather here. It feels like summer. On Wednesday my parents and I took the boys to La Mirada Regional Park. It isn't very far at all. Biola University is right down the street from it. We like to go and feed the ducks. There has been a lot of construction going on at the the park, they are building a huge aquatic center. It also has a pretty well known frisbee course. There are always a lot of people practicing, you've got to watch where you walk! There are a couple of brand new playgrounds, and my mom and dad have been wanting to take the boys for a little while now. We had a great day. We brought some bread for the ducks, but of course, it is never enough. They are filthy beggars, all of them! They were literally eating out of my mom's hand. Apparently one thought I got a little too close and gave me a nip, almost to say, "back off sister!". Trust me, I don't want any of your stale bread thankyouverymuch! I just laughed. Charlie wasn't too thrilled and ended up in my dad's arms (out of reach of the ducks) pretty quickly. Those ducks and geese are aggressive.
Now my days are spent trying to get the house back into some kind of order. What a mess. Being sick really threw everything off.



Here is a little peek for the card club gals. :) It is very simple, the flu will do that to you, but I am happy with it. Missy, they will be in the mail by the end of the week. ;)

I'll be back

What I thought was allergies most definitely is not. Silly Jenny. I now have a disastrous cough that feels like I'm coughing needles, or I have the feeling that I'm drowning from the gunk that is in my chest. Not good. I am going to the doctor's office today and I hope she can give me a magic potion that instantly makes me feel better.
Now for the good news, both boys are fine. They seem particularly unfazed by mom's new manly voice. Robert is working at Disney, they told him that they needed him for three weeks, but now the are telling him they are going to try and keep him as long as possible. So, we'll see. The adjustment for me has been hard, any other time when I wasn't sick and I'd be fine.
And, now I know what happens to my buttons:


I'll be taking a little break and be back when I start to feel like my old-self.

this, that and some minis

Well, it finally hit me. Everybody has been sick lately, and now I am too. I still think it's just allergies, but I am miserable! My nose is acting more like a faucet. Yuck. Harrison and I were supposed to go the San Gabriel Mission today for a field trip. I called my group leader this morning and as soon as she heard my voice she knew we weren't coming. I feel like I sound like Barry White.

I will definitely post pictures of my progress on the quilts. Nothing is happening now, as you can imagine. I've got ideas for a pattern though, so I just need to work it out on paper. Thanks for your encouraging words. :)

Here are some funny things I heard the boys saying this week. Earlier in the week Charlie was walking around pumping his fists in the air and yelling, "Her-reka!" (instead of the more popular, "Eureka!")
Then the other night I heard Harrison tell Charlie this, "No Charlie, you go in here (bathroom) to throw-up." Huh? I immediately investigated, it seems that Charlie aka Chipmunk didn't want to swallow the red leaf lettuce from dinner and gagged on it. Sheesh. No worries though, I gave him some water and he washed it right down.

Here is a picture from last weekend. My parents belong to a Mini club. :0 There was a drive through our area, and about 25-30 Minis participated. My mom called me when they stopped for lunch and I couldn't resist going to photograph more Minis then I've ever seen in one place. What a hoot! Have a great weekend.