Okay, this is frustrating. How do I edit and repair a blog once it is posted? I'm sorry about the weird printing on the side of the pictures. I'll fix that next time. Just make your eyes go up and down.

March madness

Hello everyone, here are some great pictures of our March events. We went to Chuck E Cheese for horrible pizza and hours of very loud fun for the children (all of us played games with glee). In celebration of Eric's birthday, we later had cake, presents and wild boys running through the house joys! So, these are the delights of having family times together.

Happy, Happy Spring time to everyone we love.

Mom

I don't know what button I forgot to push, but here are the pictures that were supposed to be in the former blog. Sorry about that.

Heather and Evan are basking in the rays of the Mexican sunshine somewhere for a couple of more days. Bill and I have had the fun of caring for the two little darlings. This is like old times caring for two busy boys full time. But, I admit that I truly am a little older than I was back then. It takes lot more "pepper" to keep up with them.

So, I have to share a couple of Conner moments. When asked if he would like to speak with Grandpa Bill on the phone during lunch yesterday, Conner asked, "Why? Why do we need to do it?" How does one repond to that?

Next, this little picture tells the "story". Conner had just pinched his little finger playing with the paving bricks that I said would happen if he didn't stop. I was holding and rocking Orion on the Grandmother swing in the warm prespring sunshine. He came running over to let me try and negotiate holding both boys while juggling the swing. After a while he climbed up to sit by me, calmed down, gradually fell asleep sitting up and there I was. Hmmmmmmmm. It was naptime for Orion, so I carefully put him down to crawl around for a minute, picked up Conner (who sleeps like a log sometimes) and could only think to put him in the wagon in the warm sunshine for a nap while I helped Orion go to sleep upstairs in his bed. It worked quite well. Conner slept for about an hour until the sun went behind the trees and it got too chilly. Little boys in warm sunshine always are a wonderful joy.

We have been quite busy

Well, I have to share a cute Conner quote. He and I were watching a beautiful ballet with lovely dancers in fairy dresses. The fellow was wearing a red kilt and doing fabulous leaps and dancing all around. The ballet is Les Sylphides, for those who are acqainted with this. Conner mentioned how he liked the dancing so much and wanted to put on a dress when he is a girl so he can dance too. In an effort to help him understand that the man wearing a "dress" was actually a man with akilt on, he said, "I don't want to wear a kilt. When I have my birthday, I'm going to be a girl and dance." Heather, you mentioned that you were going to be a man when you grew up (you were probably about three at the time), so this is perfect for your son to follow your lead on this.
Now, for the rest of the pictures, Orion was adorable in the swing, so I had to show you all this picture. We have a big new truck in our garage! Yes, Bill finally has his manly truck. We miss the Durango and all the great memories with that car. But, we need this truck so we can haul the big fifth wheel trailer that we have coming soon. How about that for turning 55 this year and enjoying the new status of nearly Senior Citizen.
I finished my tenth quilt, so I thought I would share that with you and we bought a lovely flower arrangement (I have added to it to fill it out) to put on the piano.
Today, it was gorgeous weather, so we were outside doing pruning, fertilizing, weed killing, and other projects before the rain returns.
I don't know how to "wrap" the print around pictures like you all, so this is the best I can do until Heather shows me more options.
Love to you all,
Mom

I'm trying to blog by myself. Hmmmmmmmmmm

So, I don't think there is anything quite as beautiful as this home on a snowy day. January winter is always so gorgeous in so many ways. We have had warm sunshine, huge rainstorms, gentle snowfalls and silent winter evenings. Sitting in the hot tub under a full moon on a crispy cold night is amazing. What a gift this home is to us.

Christmas 2007

Although this time with our family was quite short, we had a great gathering here and there for Christmas Eve and a New Year's Eve. These grandchildren are so adorable and we really had a blast with them. I'll write a little more later, though. This is my first blog with Heather sitting next to me, teaching me how to accomplish it. Hooray for technology! (I think).