April 28,2009

Note: Well something happen to alignment of my blog, so I played with it a bit and this is the most simple thing I could come up with to get it to look decent...may work with it again or reload it at some point but for now, it helps me share with friends and family what's going on with us....so simple it shall be. Format isn't the best part of this blog anyhow...LOL.

On with the post:
Whats going on? About two weeks ago the children were out for spring break, we went to the zoo. I turned 39 (4/16)and yesterday, My darling husband turned 40.

I was disappointed when the day before my birthday my children decided they wanted to go to their grandmothers (Norm's mother)....AND Norm got called in for work, which meant he would be sleeping all day on my birthday and the kids wouldn't be here to spend the day with me. I received a couple of well wishes per phone calls..but otherwise it was just another day. When Norm finally got up and we had dinner, he took me to see "Fast & Furious"-(good movie). I sucked it up as usual and tried really hard not to let it bother me. Jamie, I really missed you this year!

Anyhow Norm turned 40 yesterday....and with all good means, and angelic intentions....I made him BLACK cupcakes. Complete with black cake, on the inside and BLACK icing...LOL! It was fun shopping and planning this out, not to mention cooking while he was sleeping. I think I had more fun making the cupcakes and trying not to "wear" the black. I put a little surprise in each cupcake, by inserting Milkyway's in them. Here are my results:
Well while the kids were out for spring break we took them to the zoo. I finally captured Breanna's camera and snagged some of the pictures she took. I took the day off and spent it with them...I let the "little"photographer take over for the. My photographer "shadow" took some nice pictures at the Memphis Zoo.
Below are the pictures Bre took of various animals at the zoo...by no means is this ALL of the pictures she took...but just some random shots. **I think Norm took the most interesting shot of the day (Last one)..... **
 

I think these escaped from their cage...they kept following us around the zoo~! I ended up bringing home these home with me...

WOW....it has been a month!

....has it really been a month? Where to start, where to stop....LOL. Between kids, scouts, photography, Norm, and holidays...I must have been side tracked and forgot to update "THIS" blog.

Things have been kind of on a spiral here. I had my final training (for now at least) the last week of March. In the last few weeks we have been busy, busy, busy. List as follows: Leader training, on the same day Breanna has a special scout event. I go to training, Breanna goes with her other leader to "World Thinking Day." Following weekend Breanna went to Camp. This week is spring break, so far we made it to the zoo after a couple of days of rain, and tomorrow they are all going to Norm's momma's house for the remainder of their weekend, I believe. We have exactly one month until the end of the school year. Oh and did I mention, this past weekend was EASTER?

Easter: We dyed a total of 36 eggs for Easter. The night before I didn't sleep well and went back in Easter morning to catch a nap. Breanna had a friend stay over Saturday evening and was going to church with them. Great....no worries. The boys were pleased with their brightly colored eggs and asked if they could have a little festive treat. NO problem, I tell them, sure have a couple (need I remind you a couple is normally ummm 2). I lay there for a bit in bed and am kept awake with "...thump, thump, thump, Ching, thump thump thump Ching". I am like good grief and get up and resign to the fact that I am not going to get a nap. I walk out of the bedroom and into the kitchen to find about a dozen eggs left. Thump, Thump, Thump = boys running across the house ....ching is the trash can lid lifting when they stepped on the pedal and pinging against the island. Fortunately, I had just enough eggs left to make deviled eggs for our Easter meal. I cut Jadan off from his egg habit (he had only eaten 10 boiled eggs....and darling Jordan boasted in the fact that he had only had 4). Let me mind you there are still 2 eggs unaccounted for...I am sure Bre had a couple, and so did I ...but there is still two eggs that got eaten that someone forgot they had...LOL.

Needless to say, we had enough deviled eggs and a nice beer basted turkey dinner. (that's another story for another time.)

All together we are hanging in there....and here are a few pictures to share our Easter with you...

I also did my first photography session here (Senior session) and have it posted on the other blog: Priscilla Leggett Photography (take a peek).