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Somebody has a Big Milestone birthday coming up. No over the hill or one foot in the grave comments, please. You're only as old as you think you are, right? You're still young if you have a young wife! Age is just a number! It's not the years in your life but the life in your years!
Or something like that.
So the cards are starting to roll in.
More on this later....
You can't tell from this picture, but there's a lot going on here. They had found a spider, and placed it in the wagon, along with grass and pinecones and, really, everything a spider could ever want, and they were babysitting the spider. They were so caught up in this, that literally an hour went by while they babysat this spider. In the wagon. In spider heaven, I'm sure.
You also can't tell from this picture, but Christian was tortured this very morning. I had to take him back to the doctor for a re-check, where he suddenly became all he is not: wild, thrashing, screaming, kicking, fighting. All for what? Just to look in his ears. Thankfully, this time he escaped an ear infection - he has fluid in there, but not infected. Just yet, I'm sure I should add. We are pressing on towards that May 11 surgery.
It was Black Tuesday, you didn't know?
Nah, I made that up. My first pass of the year. Not so bad for being almost May, right?
Tales from a Lonely Potty. This is how this poor potty sits, day after day, with no love. To a potty, love is sitting on you, right? So, no love. There even sits right above this lonely potty a bulldozer, that The Boy can play with all he wants, as soon as he pee pees on the potty.
And still, no love.
I'm THIS CLOSE to getting really serious about this potty training stuff.
A beautiful day! Nothing like a sprinkler swing to cool you off. It was in the 80's today! John is pressure washing the swingset so we can stain it this week before it rots. But Ansley thought it was the perfect cool down!
This is an electric smokehouse, John's newest toy. I had never even heard of such a thing, but our friend Shawn is always happy to enlighten John with new gadgets. Previously, he had a wood smoker, but since it's rather time consuming, he hasn't used it in quite awhile. Now, we can put chicken, fish, barbeque in this baby, and it comes out smoked, all on its own. And it is YUMMY!
(So thanks, Shawn!)
Mimi came in town for a few days while John and I attended a marriage conference at our church, Love That Lasts. The kids had a blast, of course, and John and I were enlightened by Gary and Betsy Ricucci, who did a fabulous job of passing on wonderful wisdom from 32 years of marriage. Now we're ready to put it to practice!
Today was Take Your Sons and Daughters to Work Day. Did you know? We sure did, because Ansley has been pumped about going to work with John for weeks now. John's work planned a full day of activities for kids ages 5 and up. She made this badge for work, and also enjoyed the day with Alex, as well as many other new friends. She had a great day, and Christian and I got to spend some fun, rare time together.
Christian has discovered Ansley's Leap Pad (that's why it's pink) that she has long outgrown (although she has found a new interest in it). He is so cute pushing the buttons and laughing at the animal noises. He loves it! And real boys are comfortable with pink, right?
This evening we went over to celebrate Alex's fifth birthday. Christina fixed a yummy, healthy dinner, and the kids enjoyed cake. Ansley loves having her friend Alex to play with so often!
