Spring Fever

Well spring has sprung...... Brianna started t-ball this past week, Clara had a musical at school, Drew got the summer hair cut! Abi is now learning to cook she made spagetthi and meatballs last night! Tonight is our last night for kids club at church. So we are ready for summer break.
By the way we are renaming our wednesday night clubs any ideas on names would be appreciated.

Brianna's 5th Birthday

Sunday we had Bri's birthday party. She had 5 friends and 3 cousins here. We played games outside then it got too cold, opened presents, ate cupcakes with white and green frosting that Daddy made! Played a few games inside and then everyone went home! She of course got lots of girl toys, clothes and her favorite a Disney Sorry game from Aunt Sara. I think I have played it 5-6 times already. Thanks everyone! My little girl is growing up and ready for kindgarten already.

IN Earthquake

I felt an earthquake this morning. My dresser was shaking and the house felt like it was moving.
It was 5:30 this morning. At first I thought it was a big truck and then it lasted too long. I told Mitch about it and later he called me and said there had been an earthquake in Ill and we felt the effects here!! Something to talk about in northern IN!!

running

I am sore! I should of never stopped running after Christmas! Next year I am joining some exercise group for the winter. Getting back into shape is no fun!! The weather was great we here in northern IN enjoyed the sun today. I should be back up to my 2 miles in no time right??

Do all men do this?

Do all men read while they are on the throne??

Easter

The crazy weekend!
Friday we dyed eggs. The oil based dye is really messy! The girls enjoyed it though. Then we cleaned house all day.
Sat. we finished getting the house ready and then Mitch and I went on a date! We went to see Blast at the Morris Civic. It was like a marching band on stage the drum line stuff was really cool! We then went out to dinner (sit down) and shopped and had starbucks! It was a perfect date.
Then Sunday, we got to church early. Abi and two other kids from our puppet troupe did a puppet show (using the egg story) in the church services. Abi does a great job with the puppets she has the voice for it. I sang too. I sang Come to the Cross by MWS.
We then had 30 people over for lunch at 3 pm. Well, mom did most of the work!
We had all the Hootons, Davis family and Schrock family.
Sara and I hid over 100+ eggs for the kids. I put money in them this year so they were all excited.
Now if the weather would just turn nice it would feel like spring!!

How Starbucks saved my life

Imagine we are all the same. Imagine we agree about politics, religion adn morality. Imagine we like the same types of music, art, food and coffee. Imagine we all look alike. Sound boring?
Difference need not divide us. Embrace diversity. Dignity is everyone's human right
published on the side of a cup of Starbucks Decaf Grande Cappuccino


Read How Starbucks Saved my life by Michael Gates Gill
Meet a man who had everything power-job, wife, kids, big house, meeting all sorts of celebrities till one day the company decided he was too old and fired him.
10 years later after floundering and living on his savings, he accidently landed a job at Starbucks.
of course, I love coffee so I loved the "coffee talk" in the book. But the true story is one that shows the best work is work where you make other people happy.

(This is not a sappy book and an easy read!)