Family

This morning I was reminded (made aware) that Carter had to give the talk in Sharing Time. We found him a talk and Bart practiced with him while getting ready for church. I didn't get to be there for his talk as I was in my class however, I wished that I had left and been there because I had a couple of people tell me how good he did. I am sure glad that Bart was able to help him and be there. I just can't believe how old my kids are getting and the things that they are accomplishing. Time flies by so quickly and when working it seems as though it goes by even faster. And speaking of things that the kids are doing, Melanie has started selling Girl Scout cookies and she is having so much fun with it. It is so fun to see her selling and even more fun to see how excited she gets when she makes a sale. Her goal is to sell 1,000 boxes but her mom isn't quite as confident as her and is hoping for 250 boxes. It would be wonderful to see her reach the goal of 1,000 boxes but the delivering may not be as fun. Tonight we had Stuart, Tracy, and Brittany over for dinner. I made Chicken Dumpling soup as per Stuart's request and it tasted so good and fit perfect since it decided to be freezing and snowy out. Tracy brought over a delicious cake for dessert that we all enjoyed also. It was nice having them here and just visiting. We are so lucky to be able to be back close to our family and be able to spend time with them so often. Thanks guys for the nice evening!!!!

It Has Happened!!!

Well the day has come for our "Tiny" to become a mother.That's right folks she had puppies yesterday. We have been keeping her in the basement because we knew that the day was coming and didn't want the little things to freeze to death. So, last night we got home and I told Melanie to go let Tiny out so that she could go outside and do her thing. Well, she comes running upstairs " I think Tiny had her puppies!" I told her that it was just kids outside making noise but she insisted that I come downstairs and hear the noise. So, I go downstairs and to my surprise there are 4 tiny little puppies making all sorts of noise. Well Bart kept on checking on Tiny as the night went on and well the puppies just kept on coming. So, this morning when we woke to our surprise we now had 10 puppies. Yes, 10 puppies. As you can imagine Tiny is exhausted and doesn't know what to think about the whole thing. The kids and Bart are very excited about the puppies (I may not be quite as excited as them) and the kids think that there is a need for us to keep some but mom on the other hand disagrees. Hopefully when the time comes that they can leave their mother we will have no problem finding them homes. So, if you know of anyone that would like a puppy they are in luck. There are 6 black and 4 golden.

Finally Did It!

Well, I have finally done it. After looking at everyone's cute blogs I told Bart that I was going to start one. I think that it is a wonderful way to let the people we know and love what is going on in our lives, and it just looks fun. I told Bart this back at the beginning of the year and now that the month is half over I am finally getting something going. And speaking of things that I wanted to accomplish or do better this year, I think that I am getting about a "C" so hopefully I can get on with those goals also.