This weekend

Whew! Friday night we went to the bulls and Broncs rodeo at the Mark. The kids loved it. Saturday we left at 6:50 to go to a swim meet at Fairfield IA. The kids swam a total of 9 events, then we drove back to Muscatine. Chelsea went to the Y dance, I went to the Iowa game with Kim...another victory and then it was Sunday, Church a few friends over to play, one science fair project, and a taco ring dinner at mom's and I am ready for bed... and another week tomorrow!

My stairway

I finished my stairwell on this chilly day. I attended an Uppercase Living party and bought this saying. "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. " I plan over time to fill both sides of the staircase of moments that have taken our breath away. I think it is cool! Let me know what you think! Thanks Deanna for helping me with the saying!

Lazy cold Saturday

Today was great! Nothing to do, nowhere to go...We ran to blockbusters. The boys rented games...Haven't seen them since and Chelsea and mom got a movie! It will be quite sometime before a get a day with nothing on the calendar.

Thank God...

Tonight Andrew said this prayer...

Dear God,

Thank you for my house
Thank you for my room,
Thank you for my blinds,
Thank you for my mom, dad, brother sister and cat, Tiger
Thank you for Walmart,
and Thank you for the pizza guy who comes the door....
Amen

It was all I could do to keep from laughing at the last two!!!

Mom's Birthday

Tonight we celebrated my mom's birthday...I am so lucky God choose her to be my mom. She is so selfless always doing for others, especially us kids. She usually cooks us dinner on Sundays, but tonight we cooked for her. We love you Mom!!

Hawks Win!!!

Many of you know that every year my sister and I Share two season tickets to watch the Iowa Hawks play basketball...Well, we knew that this was going to be one of those years that it is not to fun to be a Hawk Fan. Well after three losses in a row. The iowa Boys came to play and while it was an ugly defensive battle...IOWA BEAT MICHIGAN STATE BY 10 POINTS....WE YELLED! WE CHEERED AND MOST OF ALL WE HAD FUN!

Saturdays=Swim Meet

This Saturday we spent nearly the whole day at a swim meet. Dylan swam a 25 back and 50 back. Chelsea swam 2 relays, the 50 free, 50 back and the 100 back. It was a long day...but the kids had fun.

Just a School Night

Our school nights blur one into the other around here. Tonight Dylan had swimming, Chelsea had soccer and Andrew just gets towed around. Joe cooked supper for the second night in a row...it is his New Year's Resolution for this year. I wish he also decided to clean the kitchen each night as well...Some pictures of a week night. Yes, Andrew is using the broom as a weapon...Don't worry Dylan uses the Swiffer!

Swim and trees

Today we spent the day at Carver Pool! The Chelsea and Dylan swam for the first time since getting thier tonsils out. They did great. Chelsea dropped her freestyle time by 8 seconds...and Dylan dropped 7 seconds off his backstroke. After a nap, a trip to Country Kitchen and finally one tree is dismantle and down! One more to go tomorrow...but this one is not real! So no pine needles, to mess with!

Caucus

Tonight was caucus night in Iowa and...I went. I have voted many times but had never attended a caucus...I even had to declare a party, I always have been an Independent and have never voted straight ticket. Tonight I was in the Hillary Camp, she lost by about 6 people..so it is important to go and from now on I will attend.

First Day Back

Today was the first day back to school...too soon! I would have preferred to wait until Monday! I made it through, then came home to lasagna compliments of Joe and Papa Murphy's. Reviewed Awana verses....got the kids dropped off and headed to the Iowa Game fully expecting a huge loss! At halftime it was tied and I was shocked!!! At the end we lost by 3 miserable points, but the game was awesome!!! 8 three point baskets in the last 2 minutes of the game and I am excited about Iowa Basketball!

January First

Today was great! The kids spent the first part of the morning playing with friends, then the afternoon was spent catching up with my very best friend! Deana and her kids, we hung out at our house, then we moved to her house, the kids went sledding for all of 10 minutes...(it was cold!) and then we enjoyed Chicken and Noodles and a no bake cookies! A great time was had by all....