Food

This year I decided we would eat healthier. Well, no one else in my family has agreed. So when I went grocery shopping yesterday I gave in. I bought a lot of junk food and only a few fruits and vegetables. When I came home I told John the results of my trip. To my surprise, he did not seem happy. Then he said, I did not want you to buy junk food, I just did not want to eat a lot more vegetables. I thought that would keep the food budget down. Well, I had to laugh. I responded, "John, if I neither buy junk food nor health food we would just be hungry." A few minutes later when I was putting the groceries away, John looked through what I had bought. He said, "This is what you bought?" in a very excited voice. Then with even more enthusiasm he said, "I love those! Thank you, Diane."

My Sister Has A Baby

My sister, Monika, and her son, Tommy, came to visit us last week. We had a lot of fun. I loved seeing my sister being a mother. She is so cute and dotes on her little boy all day long. Tommy is a sweet little baby. He keeps Monika on her toes. That kid eats and poops every hour of the day. But Monika is determined to do what it takes to keep little Tommy happy. Monika was usually relieved when he went to sleep, but sure enough one of my kids would wake him up 10 minutes later. Poor Mo. But we enjoyed having Monika come, and I think that while Monika didn't have the help she usually gets with Tommy, she was glad to have a cook. The one thing that Monika and I both decided was that twins would be impossible!!!! I never had much time to hold Tommy, and Monika never had much time to hold Anya. At the end of the visit Monika said, "Now you know why I am so hungry and tired all the time." I had to laugh. I have has 6 babies and thankfully one at a time.

A New Game

Ruth, Kate, and Johnny have made up the best game ever. They called it "The Lazy Game". The only rule is you have to be lazy when it is your turn. So which ever person is taking their turn the other players bring the lazy person, candy, and the nintendo ds or other requests like a book or crayons and paper. Then the lazy person gets to sit down with their feet up, play nintendo, read, or draw, and eat candy. After that person finishes a few Mario Kart races or pictures etc. the next person takes their turn being lazy. I think I would like to play that game some time.

Big Red Boots

Don't You Think Big Red Boots Are the Greatest?

They Look Real Snazzy And Cool!

And Rachel Just Loves Them!!!

Flowers

I have been working with our front flower beds quite a bit for the last two years, and this year they are finally looking really beautiful. Last year, I transplanted a lot of flowers, and we really didn't get many blooms. I also put in several rose bushes fall of 2006, and this is the first year that they are really filling out and producing well. I was worried that my vision was going to end up as a lot of dead plants. But I guess it just takes a couple of years for the flowers to establish. When the Iris's are finished blooming the daylillies in front and the daisies behind the iris's will start blooming. We will have to keep a lot of water on the roses for them to be able to endure the hot summer, but they will bloom through October if we do. Anyway, I am very pleased, and isn't it lovely to have spring at last!!
















Here are a lot of our roses.

Something From Ruth

Ruth came up to me holding some magnetics. She put two ends together with the same charge and said, "Mom, I know you can't see it, but there is an invisible force field here."

Cute

John, my husband, asked if I thought we could keep all four of our new kittens.