A very nice Mother's Day!

My Mother's Day t-shirt! My boys worked on this yesterday morning. They did a great job....don't you think? There are more pics on his blog. WhyBarry couldn't give me a heads up before the pic so I could put some make up on I will never know. But I am sure that there will be a time that I will be thankful for these photos of me!

We have had a few nice days and things are starting to grow. The raspberries are starting to get green leaves. I was a little worried that I had bummer plants. But the weather is going to cool down again. I just can't believe it! It is feeling more and more like Seattle over here. I need some heat!

It's Saturday again!

Barry is at work today. But we are going to have a nice sunny day...finally! I really need it to warm up and stay warm.
Max is off to his friend Calebs this morning so it will have to be a short post. We have a wonderful accomplishment by Max to report. He is officially graduated from speech therapy.
His teacher called this week and said that Max really worked hard this year and was very focused to get the job done! We are so very proud of him. It has been a very long road
Cooper lost his fist tooth. Barry has pics on his blog.
Wyatt is just being cute. All the time. The twins in the neighborhood have been coming over in the afternoon and playing with Coop and Wyatt and they all have so much fun. There is no fighting just good ol' fashion outdoor fun.
O.K. the taxi cab is leaving!

Where did I go?

Another lapse in posts. Sorry to those who actually check it often. I have been just trying to get back in the groove of things. I had such an awsome time with all the girls in Portland. I met some really fun girl pals and had fun with some gals that I have known for so long but haven't gotten to spend any time with them in recent years. We raged and we relaxed at the spa. Went everywhere on foot and ate very well. Celebrated our womenhood. That was the most important. Being surrounded by beautiful women helped me to start finding my own which becomes buried deep inside since this house is full of men!

I received the warmest welcome from the boys. I was missed and I think somewhat appreciated so that was good. Anyway, a great time and a door opened for opportunities to go again.

Back to reality though. Barry filled out the 2 month calendar on the wall and the end of the school year is getting so close. I need to start finding some summer activities to keep these guys busy.

It is 8:30 in the morning and the boys are asking to cook brownies. I think I will go get that done.

Can not believe it!

O.K. we have all caught another COLD! It doesn't seem to be as bad as the others but man, I am tired of this! I got little sleep last night and I have to work at Coop's school today. We have had it for a couple of days so I think we are o.k. to go but it has just been a frustrating year for us. Looking back on the weekend, I should have seen it coming. The boys never say that they don't feel well, they just start acting like little pains in the butt. Then the nose starts to run and it all becomes clear to me what is going on with them. Until yesterday I was trying to tell myself it was just allergies, but then Barry came down with it.
Barry is on his days off so we are looking forward to that. The weather is definitely looking good.
Woo Hoo!

Again not much

Just wanted to give a quick update. We had a very nice Easter at Garry and Susan's. Thank you for having us. Motorcycles, egg hunts, great food and wine! Can't have much more fun than that!
Max has had WASL testing this week. He seems to be holding up well. So no worries there. Thankfully.
The weather is getting nicer! Next week we will have 80 degree weather. Man, I can not wait for that! That is the Tri-Cities that I like to live in :)
One more week until I leave for Seattle and then hop on the train with my girlie pals to Portland.
I will visit with my Grandma on Thursday and then Friday morning at 7:00 a.m. (ugh) get on the train. Friday night at a comedy show, Saturday the spa treatment, Saturday dinner and then Sunday noonish back on the train for Seattle. I will head home on Monday. I am excited about the time to myself, but know that I will miss my men. Barry is making plans to keep the boys busy so they will be happy while I am gone.
Garden update. I have carrots, lettuce and peas coming up. The raspberries got planted a week ago. Barry is getting ready to put the pumpkin seeds in the ground. The grass is growing like crazy but is looking nice.
O.K. I must move on and get my stuff done.

Nothing really new

Spring break is over and we are just trying to get back in our routine. Cooper got to go back to school yesterday. I don't think he has been there for nearly 3 weeks. His teacher missed him and had him "lead" the class back from music. He was pretty happy about that.
I enjoyed my birthday weekend. Sister Niki came and went to the job fair we had here on Saturday. She still needs a job and we are hopeful that something may come from her coming over here. We have had a few very nice sunny days but now are back to clouds and a little wind.
Irrigation is on and the grass is getting green.
Easter is almost here and I have not done one thing to prepare for it. Ever since I caught the nasty forever cold I have not been myself. I am just fatigued and for the most part I am getting sleep at night. Been taking vitamins and drinking smoothies made by Barry :) Something has got to kick in.

Things

It is spring break and Barry took the boys to Maryhill museum yesterday. They had fun and brought back some "indian arrowhead stones and other stuff like that". We had made two indian pouches this weekend for Max and Cooper. One of those Tandy kits you can get at Michaels. It was cool to see them take an interest in something other than video games. There are new pics on Barry's blog.
We had another company come and measure our kitchen/family room. Yes....we are still trying to make a decision on that. It just seems like it is a lot of money. I really want the whole thing to be laminate. These boys are much too hard on carpet!
Lots of stuff going on in the yard. Barry is working on the new pumpkin patch area and the boys work on there fort.
We are off to take Max to Will's house