Thankful

It is 10:30 and I should be going to bed, but I wanted to check my email and one thing leads to another so here I am:) I am content. I am happy. I am thankful.
I turned 32 on Friday. Not a big birthday as birthdays go but it was a great one. Not because of any gifts I received, but because of ones I already had. Travis has been working out of town...alot. And being the thoughtful person that he is he knew that what I really needed for my birthday was to get away. So he and Sheryl, Stacy, Kat and Mom ambushed me! They notified all the daycare moms and arranged for Stacy to watch the kids on Friday. My mom got off work early to come and get the kids for the weekend. The girls pitched in together and gave me IKEA money(my favorite store). Then Travis whisked me away to Portland for a weekend of...me. I had a great time! We went to all my favorite stores and a few of Travis'. He was a great sport, only complaining of his feet and back after we were on our way home! So Thank You Travis, Stacy, Sheryl, Kat and Mom for a great weekend and for all that you do on a daily basis. I am truly blessed to have friends like you.

My Goofy Kids!!

I am trying to learn to take things not as a good day/bad day, but as good moments and bad moments. Trying to learn to let go of the bad and dwell on the good. It has been really tough lately with the staying up too late, missing nap times, exhaustion from playing in the heat and everything else summer brings. Now I know why mothers are thankful when school starts! So as per my self prescribed therapy here is a Good Moment.

I hadn't taken the kids pics in awhile so I got my camera and told them to go sit or stand next to each other. These were the results of trying to take a "good" picture. I never have really liked those posed pictures anyways!!:)

Travis is moving out!!

Of my shed that is :) We spent the last couple of weekends putting up a new shed/shop for him to 'play' in. It has all the amenities; a small fridge, a television with dvd/vcr combo, insulation, a ceiling tall enough to stand in :) and a smooth floor for easy clean up! We moved the old shed towards the fence and poured a concrete pad for his new one. What a difference!! The old one was so small and dark that the new one seems huge!! I expect great things to come out of this shed if he was able to build my kitchen in the little one! Now we just have to fix the backyard again, note the cement truck ruts.