Nottingham moment

Bulls-eye at a recent scout activity - Travis is really close to getting this merit badge !!

Doings on Friday

Forgot to mention last time that Travis had his first date !!  He was asked out by the very beautiful and sweet Bishop's daughter from church !!  It was a group date and they went to dinner at Olive Garden and went to the movie, The Last Song !!  I think he had a nice time, and I hear she did, too!!  I teased him that it was a chick flik movie but he said it was pretty good!  I think we have a sensitive one here!!

Bobby is still looking for work.

I have signed up with two temporary agencies myself.  Not too excited about going back to work but someone needs to !?  If I get a job, I'll work as long as needed.

This past few months I've been attempting to make bread !  So far it hasn't been too bad, but I will keep trying until I am satisfied with the results!  I usually try on Sunday afternoons.  The kids seem to like it so far but I would like it to be a little fluffier.

Sarah has joined the track team at school and so far is less than enthused about the whole thing.  She came home today with a headache and sore throat, she claims, so she'll be missing the track meet tonight.  When she goes to practice and the track meets, she does long-jump, triple-jump and the 100m dash.  I think it might be more of a social thing for her than a love for sports.

Travis let me cut his hair last Saturday !!

Tyler still gets in trouble at school occasionally for doing typical (immature) stuff that boys like to do, shooting rubber bands, throwing erasers, etc...  and he's been annoying neighbors playing door bell ditch.  Although a nuisance, I don't see why everyone is so uptight?!?!  Didn't we all do stupid and annoying things when we were young??!!  I'm not trying to justify it, just surprised at all the attention he gets and how some are "over-reacting" in my opinion?!  When did parents start calling the police for door bell ditch???  So again, we lecture our son  ... (boys just want to have fun, right) ...

Today Sarah had a mole/wart taken off the back of her thigh.  It was freaky/weird looking so I took her to the dermatologist who decided to take it off because of it's location (prone to irritation) and because she was not sure if it was a mole or a wart.  Biopsy will be done and we should find out Monday exactly what it is/was.

Hoping for a nice Mother's Day and I wish a wonderful one to all the Mom's out there !!  Till next time !!


  

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Things we have done this past month or so ...

Sarah had two birthday parties.  She had a friends party on the March 20th and a family party on her birthday, March 31st.  I hope to get a slideshow posted soon.  It took her about three weeks to convince me to let her have a party with her friends.  I put her in charge of everything and for the most part, it was stress free for me and that's the way I like it !!

Tyler finally got his haircut !!  He went from his "surfer" look to a crew cut?!  His choice !  I'll have to post a picture soon!!

Travis still needs a haircut.

Travis has switched from acoustic guitar to electric guitar and is learning his favorite metal songs.  He sounds good!

Bobby is still searching for work but in the meanwhile has been getting the yard ready for spring.  He has re-painted all the gnomes for the backyard so they look brand new!  Soon after, Tyler was caught using the gnomes for target practice using his air/bb gun!?  Bobby wasn't to happy.  I thought it was funny!!

I've been keeping busy just running the household.  Exciting work.

We had a nice hail storm yesterday!  Here's a picture of the hail in our gutter!

This is one of the things I like about Idaho, the weather is never boring !!  It came with thunder, lightning and wind but only lasted maybe ten minutes.

Hope to post more pictures soon!

Love to all!!

Spring is finally here!!

I must repent from my laziness and write more on our blog.

It's just that I don't find our lives very interesting most of the time?!

We are a ordinary family doing ordinary things ... but we have fun most of the time !!

What troubles me sometimes is that the kids seem to be growing up and maturing too fast for me!

Travis sometimes acts really mature and impresses me with the things he does.  And then sometimes he acts his age !!

Tyler does the same thing, too!  It's fun, then frustrating.  It's also a little scary realizing that in a few short years, they will all be old enough to leave home!!  :(

Sarah is growing leaps and bounds and it's hard to believe that she is just turning 12 on the 31st?!  We had our hair cut together a few weekends ago and it made her look even older.

I remember when the kids were little how I wanted them to hurry up and grow up (learn to walk, feed themselves, use the toilet, etc...), now it's all going too fast.  I do not look forward to an "empty nest".

Anyway, Bobby still hasn't found a job.  He went through another round of interviews last week but to no avail.  At least this time they made their decision in one week and not three months like the other company.  It's depressing for him and me, but we'll make it through.

Loving the warmer weather.  Looking forward to being able to open my windows again !!  First we need to wash them?!

Spring break is next week for the kids!  We are not going anywhere but hope to do some things locally!!

We are all well and healthy, warm and well fed!  God has really blessed us!!