On Henotes Island, "Concordia" was a hilarious little sidekick to the main character. She got all the funniest lines (and therefore the laughs) and pretty much stole the show. This reviewer thought her comic timing was impeccable and that her performance could be described as brilliant! Congratulations Katelyn!
Last night one of my boys must have been sleepwalking (I won't say which one because I'm sure he'd be humiliated if he knew I was telling this story). I saw the light in the laundry room flip on and I couldn't figure out who would be in there at 11:30 at night....so I went to check it out and my poor little boy thought he was in the bathroom and was using the garbage can for his toilet! So this morning I got to scrub out and disinfect the garbage can. In my best Keith Urban voice, "Who wouldn't wanna be me?"
I have always thought that someday someone should invent a camera that you can carry in your brain... so you always have one just in case. There are so many times I've wished I'd had something like that to record little things that happen so fast that they are over by the time you can run and get a camera. Had I had one of these devices implanted in my brain, these are the photos you would have seen posted on my blog this morning. (A little back story to set the scene; I had to pick up the boys in the cities last night after work because they went to an audition for their agency yesterday.)
The first photo would be of me and my boys walking through knee-high grass on the side of I-94 at approximately 10:30pm last night. (Yes...I ran out of gas just before the Sauk Centre exit. Hopefully the inventor of the brain camera remembered the flash, because it was really dark.) What a fun adventure I kept telling the boys...and reminding myself. Photo number two of the night would be the boys posed in front of the police car of the nice officer who gave us a ride back to our vehicle and helped mom out when the nozzle of the gas can didn't work and gas started pouring all over the road and me. As we were climbing into the back of the sqaud car the boys were mortified that someone would think we were being arrested. Oh and we can't forget photo number three which would be of mom eating an entire box of Krispy Kremes the rest of the way home...nothing like a little sugar coma to calm me down. It was the first, and hopefully the last time I will drive the vehicle right out of gas. Apparently the miles remaining range is more like a suggestion.
Hmmm...diet coke fortified with vitamins and minerals. I'm alittle skeptical. I think this is just a marketing ploy to get people like me, who know they consume too much diet coke to feel better about drinking it. Seriously, if you were looking to add more vitamins to your diet, do you really think you should turn to a soda? I will probably try it, just like I did the diet coke flavored with Splenda(hated it), but I have a feeling I will just stick with the good old gut rotting, cancer causing standard Diet Coke.
Since I didn't take any photos at Easter this year, I was looking for some from when the kids were little to post, and I realized that I really don't have very many. I guess Easter pictures are not my thing. It could have something to do with rushing to get through the Easter egg hunt so you can hurry up and get dressed and fix your hair and eat breakfast (most likely chocolate eggs) and try to get 
to church on time. It's not the most conducive morning for taking pictures. ("Hurry up and smile"...I can hear myself yelling.)
Anyway, this Easter was pretty relaxed for us. We did hurry through our egg hunt...I had to give them clues on where some of the bigger things were hidden. The kids decided the Easter Bunny must have just brought and hid the candy and mom bought and hid the toys...otherwise how would she know where they were hidden? We made it to church on time, went out to the country club for brunch and got a room at the Holiday Inn so the kids could swim and have fun. We had a few competitive games of ping pong and foosball, read and relaxed. Today it's back to work and school...38 days of school until the school-year is over!
Tim has been saying all week how excited he is to watch the Masters this weekend.
Me too! My new favorite player is Adam Scott. He won a tournament we were watching last weekend and is two over so far in the Masters.... and apparently has said that 2007 is going to be his year. But who am I kidding; we all know I am not watching him for his skills.
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What do you think?
I recently read about an author, Joni Cole who collected diary entries from women across America and compiled them into a book. There is now a National Day Diary Project where you can submit your entries to be included in her next book. I think the posting date had to be March 27th... oops...late again. Anyway, here is my version for today, April 1, 2007.
Yup, it's true. Children have to pass a "cuteness" test before being allowed to attend Tiny Acorn.
The boys had to get a few shots in before their banquet last night. One more week of 3x3 league and they are done!
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crab-by - (adj) [krab-ee]
easily irritated or annoyed
see also: cranky; grumpy; ornery; testy; photo at right
In the last month, Kennedy has had the stomach flu, strep throat, bronchitis, and now....SPOTS! Dr. Mom (not wanting to drag her in to the doctor for the third time this week) has diagnosed it as Roseola. Any other suggestions/ideas?
We survived our Ice Show weekend...despite 3 out of 4 kids(and mom) having terrible colds, coughs and fevers. I think we are all now on the mend...and looking forward to a slower week!
All the kids will again be in this year's Ice Show at the Moorhead Sports Center. This will be Katelyn's 7th performance in the show (it would be eight except she missed her 3rd grade year because of that darn concussion). She is "Hannah Montana" this year. The boys are Timberwolves and Kennedy is a bridesmaid. The performances are at 7pm on Friday and Saturday and 2pm on Sunday. 
We had a good time this weekend...lots of hockey and fun times with friends. The boys thought we should stay a little longer...four nights just isn't enough when you've got buddies next door to play knee hockey, swim, watch movies and eat junk food with. The girls got to have a fun time too...playing with their cousins, getting their hair and nails done, getting new clothes and going to a movie and Disney on Ice. No time to rest for this family...all this week we have skating practice for th
e big Ice Show this weekend, the boys start their 3x3 hockey league and Kennedy has her hockey banque
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Carter and Cooper had their end of the year tournament this weekend and it was the first time they had a tournament "bracket" and kept score....the first time winning mattered. They took 7th place which was disappointing for them, but they had lots of fun and a close-knit team who really enjoyed playing together. Plus, Sean and Tanner from the Spuds came to cheer them on so that made everything better. Cooper is #7 and Carter is #14. You can see one of Carter's goals in the beginning of the video.
We took a bus with a bunch of friends and their kids up to the game in Thief River. We were all a little bit nervous for the game, but never expected a loss. It was tough. They are a great group of guys. We will still be going to the state hockey tournaments next weekend, but it won't be nea
rly as fun without our Spuds to watch.
The kids are all home from school because the teachers have conferences so it has been a little bit hectic...and noisy... around here. Thank goodness it is naptime and the little ones are all sleeping and my kids are outside enjoying the new snow. Ahhhh....quiet.
Katelyn snapped this photo of me today; this is what my days look like. I just love those babies!
The girls and I went to the grocery store this weekend while the boys went ice fishing (how fair is that?) I absolutely hate going to the grocery store. Katelyn and I had this conversation on the way there and she was saying how she thought it would be so cool when she was in college to be able to go to the grocery store and pick out all the food she wanted. To which I replied, yah it sounds like fun until you have to spend your hard earned money on overpriced items (cereal is nearly $5.00 a box!), load everything in your car, unload it from your car and schlep it into the house and put it all away. And then hear your family whine..."there's nothing to eat!"
Okay well the point of my little rant is that I discovered something really cool at Hornbacher's .... did you know that you could buy gift cards to restuarants like Olive Garden and Red Lobster or to stores like Gap and Old Navy at the grocery store? Maybe I've been living under a rock since I didn't know about this, but I think that is such a time saver...to not have to go all the way out to the particular business to get the gift card but be able to get it at a place you have to go anyway. It may sound a little "Martha"...but it's a good thing!
I think maybe a dairy cow would be a good investment for our family. We go through about eight gallons a week!
Here is a song by Natalie Grant, one of my favorite christian artists, that really resonated with me last week. I had heard it before, but it seemed like God purposefully laid it on my heart and allowed me listen to it with a new perspective. Click on the link below to listen.
Foolish heart looks like we're here again
Same old plastic smile
Don't let anybody in
Hiding my heartache, will this glass house break
How much will it take before I'm empty
Do I let it show, does anybody know?
But You see the real me
Hiding in my skin, broken from within
Unveil me, completely
I'm loosening my grasp
There's no need to mask my frailty
Cause You see, the real me
Painted on, life is behind a mask
Self-inflicted circus clown
I'm tired of the song and dance
Living a charade, always on parade
What a mess I've made of my existence
But You love me even now
And still I see somehow
Wonderful beautiful is what You see
When You look at me
You're turning the tattered fabric of my life into
A perfect tapestry
I just wanna be me
You see the real me
Hiding in my skin, broken from within
Unveil me, completely
I'm loosening my grasp
There's no need to mask my frailty
Cause You see, the real me
And You love me just as I am
Wonderful beautiful is what You see
When You look at me
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I forgot to post photos of Kennedy's valentine from Matthew. A little young for "I Love You's"...do you think?
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