Love Note and Art Work

Tyson traced his hand and wrote his name, then brought it to me and said, "Mommy, I made this for you to always remember me."

Trevor drew this picture of a bat at church and told me it was to help him not be afraid of bats.

Trevor wrote this "love note" for me the other night. It is so much fun for him to be writing and making notes all on his own! I think it was so he could have an excuse to get out of bed, but I don't care, it brought a tear of joy to my eye and absolutely made my day!

Fun with Johnny

Johnny and Emily came to play the other day and we had fun. Of course, the "big toy" was one of the favorites as it has a slide, swings, steering wheel, rock wall, ... This was too cute a kodak moment to pass up. The two kids were busy watching Tyson play in the dirt in the garden spot.

The whole in the garden is getting bigger and so are the plants in the window sill. Progress is being made, which is amazing considering the weather we've had. It has rained, sleeted, hailed, shined, fogged, SNOWED (again this morning), slushed...we've had just about everything in this crazy month of March. Luckily, we have not planted anything in the garden that will be damaged by the crazy weather. I do worry about our raspberries getting root rot, though.

Cute Sayings

"This pencil has a loose tooth." - Trevor (while doing homework)

"Is dad allergic to fish hair?" - Tyson (He really wants a pet

but Jason has to get rid of his allergies first.)

Kristi Ann's Carseat Kozies

This is what I spent the fall/winter sewing and selling along with fleece hats, purses, crocheted scarves and other odds and ends. They are what I call Kristi Ann's Carseat Kozies. I use to spell carseat with a "K" until my friend pointed out that the acronymn would be KKK. I'm always open to change. Anyway, they are nice to use because you don't have to take your carseat straps out of the carseat to remove the blanket, it just goes through the straps. The other nice thing, the hat doesn't get lost because it is attached. I received one as a gift and absolutely loved it so have been giving them as gifts for about 4 years. Finally, I tried my hand at bazaars and broke even with several left over to give as gifts. It all works out in the end!

Our Garden

Here are my guys hard at work digging the rocks/dirt out of the garden so we can haul in about 8 inches of topsoil so as not to have to plant in rocky soil. I've been working with rocky soil for 4 years now and am thrilled to have nice topsoil to work with this summer. I might even add a truck load of manure (organic, of course) to have extra fertilizer. The boys LOVE to dig in the dirt. They may have been born in the city, but they love to do things country boys would do. Maybe that's because their mom grew up in the country. You can take the girl out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the girl! Having a garden is what keeps me sane in an otherwise crazy world called the city. I am enjoying the advantages of having amenities close by (a lot closer than an hour away), but I do miss the open spaces from time to time.

In anticipation of the garden plot being ready, I've planted a few things inside: eggplant, onions, cherry tomatoes, Roma tomatoes, squash, pumpkin, zucchini, watermelon, Serrano chilies, ... I think that is about it. We have strawberries and raspberries in the garden already and will plant carrots, peas, potatoes (for the first time in our garden), green beans, corn.

I'm happy to report that I am getting better. I slept longer periods of time without coughing. Now, to get the kids healthy so I can really sleep through the night! Trevor decided he was too sick to go to Primary today and BriAnn has a runny nose that would keep her out of Nursery so the three of us stayed home. What a perfect time to do some journaling!

Hands

One good thing about being as sick as I've been: It has forced me to slow down and not use my hands as much. Therefore, they are feeling better. After meeting with the Orthopedic surgeon, getting x-rays, having the bone scan, and getting an MRI, it has been decided that I need to operate on all 8 cylinders again before anything conclusive can be decided. My hands have been feeling better, no more braces for now and when I feel up to it, I'll start doing everything that made them hurt before to see what happens. If they hurt as bad as before, I'll get a CT scan done and go from there. So, being sick is a blessing in disguise. I did try playing the flute again the other day and after 10 minutes, my hands were hurting. So, I'm not completely out of the water, the Dr. just isn't sure what to do as the bone cysts did not show up on the MRI on the right hand. He doesn't know why. We shall see. Moderation in all things!

Let's have a party!

Trevor has been out of school sick for 4 days now and he came up to me a little bit ago saying, "Mommy, lets have a party in my room like we did the other day." Our party consisted of laying on his bed sneezing, coughing and not doing much of anything else. What a positive outlook on a miserable moment! I love my kids!

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