King for a Day

Jackson's first grade class is celebrating the last twenty-six days of school by featuring a letter each day. B was baby day... we tried to get him to take that adorable picture of himself as a chubby, naked baby, but he refused. He didn't want his classmates to see his naked bottom. I tried explaining that it was okay, since he was only six months old or so, but he didn't go for it.

So anyway, today was K day, for King. I'm not sure what they'll do at school on King Day, but over breakfast I asked Jackson what he would do if he could be King of the whole world for one day. He thought and thought and ate a poptart and thought some more. Finally, (drumroll please...) he decided that if he was king for a day, the first thing he would do would be....

to make a law so that the Cuban people could leave Cuba and wouldn't have to stay there anymore.

I've got to quit letting that kid read Newsweek.

Girl's Weekend

I got to spend last weekend in Dallas with my two high school friends, Shandell and Tauni, and a friend from K-State, Shawn King. I hadn't seen Shawn since my wedding! It was a fantastic weekend - we stayed at the Rosewood Crescent in downtown Dallas, which was just over-the-top fabulous. Beautiful hotel! Shawn was our guide for the weekend, and chauffered us around. We spent a morning at North Park mall and an afternoon at the spa. It was so much fun to catch up with everyone! We spent some time talking about our twenty-year high school reunion (gasp!) which is a only a year away. Of course we haven't changed a bit since 1990 :) Fun times, girls!

National Turn-Off-the-TV Week

Or something like that. Our family plans to participate...no tv until Monday, 04/27/09! Of course, this is made easier by the weather - it's supposed to be in the eighties here all week - YIPPEE!!! And also, the only show we actually watch on tv is American Idol, and this week is Disco week. Yuck. Not hard to skip that!

I have a big jar of tadpoles, frog eggs, and snails on my kitchen counter. The boys and I and some neighbor kids spent an hour or so at the drainage ditch in the field behind our house hunting them Saturday. It was a lot of fun. The kids got all muddy and wet and happy as could be. I'm hoping the tadpoles will just eat whatever's in floating around in the water, 'cause I have no idea what to feed them. Anybody?

Odds and Ends

Have you missed me? I was planning to stay completely away from my computer today, my first free day in a loooooong time, but the contractor is here hooking up the duct work for my cooktop venting system. I'm hiding out in the basement trying to stay out of his way. Guess I should have eaten breakfast when I got up this morning instead of lounging around ... now I'm starving and I can't go in the kitchen!

A few updates:

1) We enjoyed a weekend in Leoti over Easter; spending time with family and basking in an all-day rain shower on Sunday. Now we are treated to a frog chorus each evening. They are so loud we can actually hear them in the car as we drive along!

2) Our kitchen remodel is moving along nicely - I hope to paint some of the new woodwork and additions to our cabinetry this weekend. Then all that remains is to tile the backsplash! I'll post pictures when it's finished.

3) We have a new website for the clinic. Check it out if you have time!

That's about it, and my workers are gone so I'm heading upstairs for some yogurt. Happy April 16th, everyone!

3)

It's PINK!!

Aubrey got some pink highlights in her hair today. We're loving it! Luke says they're "sweet", which, in case you're not up on fifth grade slang, means they're the coolest thing ever.

Whatever.

Aubrey took a career aptitude test at school today. Want to know what the computer said is her top matched career? Bet you'll never guess........

A PUPPETEER!!!!

If you think I'm paying for four years of college so she can be a puppeteer, you are so wrong!