Spring Update

We have been having a very active Spring. Natalie finished her 1st year of preschool, she turned 4, she began dance classes, I returned to college, Jon is preparing for his 24 hour race and family life is as crazy as always.

For Natalie's birthday, we all went to the local paint-your-own pottery place. Natalie LOVED it. Though her kitty is sort of modern-abstract preschooler, she loves it. Afterward, she didn't want to leave and asks us to go back all the time. I think we have an artist in our midst.


Once we got Natalie pried out of the pottery place, we went back to Grandma's and had cake and ice cream. Oh yeah, and balloons!!!! Natalie played dress-up, she was a princess....go figure!

Our Little Diva


At first, Natalie wasn't too enthused about taking dance lessons, but once she got there and saw the instructors practicing tap dancing, she was right onboard. We think that this will be very good for her. It will channel some of her energy and help her with self-control. She's not a very good listener right now, but having to sit quietly and watch the instructors should help that. During the first lesson, she was bouncing all over the place while they were demonstrating a little dance the kids were supposed to do. When it came time for the kids to show what they had learned, Natalie performed the dance almost flawlessly. Amazingly, even though she wasn't paying attention, or so we thought, she picked the moves up and was able to repeat them.

Mother's Day Tea

Today Natalie's class at preschool hosted a Mother's Day Tea for all the moms and grandmoms. It was So CUTE!!!!! The kids lined up and sang a "Thank You, Mom!" song, too sweet! Then they sat us down and served us frosted flower cookies and pink lemonade. Natalie couldn't resist using the sprinkles on the cookie to scrape off my frosting and eat it. Hey, I got the soggy cookie, so it all worked out fine. ;-) She was SO PROUD that Grandma came, too. THIS IS WHAT KIDS ARE ALL ABOUT!!!! Paperwork, hassles, l-o-n-g wait for referral............for this........PRICELESS!!!!!

Natalie is under the word "WORD".

Natalie makes a Pig!

I'm still around.

Life been busy, busy busy. With Easter, school, the yard, Mom-2-Mom sales, and getting a new batch of baby chicks - I've been lacking in the posting area. So let me catch you up to speed.

Natalie's Spring Preschool Picture


Bouncing with her baby


Can you tell it's an elephant?


Jon is still going strong in school. He got his Associate Degree and is half way through to his Bachelors. Woo-Hoo! And I have been bitten by the school bug, too! I am going back to college to get my bachelors in Preschool Child Development. I got my transcripts from when I went to college back in the stone age. It seems that I have 47 credit hours. Hopefully most will transfer. What I would like to do is be able to write homestudies and post-placement reports. Our social worker told me that all you need is a bachelor's degree to be qualified, so hopefully I can remember how this school thing goes. So far it is nothing like I did before! Registration, financial aid, etc. it's a whole new world when everything is done by computer!

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I had to add this! After playing on the computer, I went back in the living room and this is what I found........



Shades of China, only this time she isn't going anywhere!!!!! We're keeping her!!!!!