The kitty litter box.

Oh man I almost forgot. So I spend tons of money that I needed to save on a new litter box. As some of you know I have two cats. One is little and only weighs 6 lbs and hates the world most days and then there is Sasquatch. He lives up to his name. The cat id 25 lbs easy and loves to torture the entire house. He has us all trained to feed him on command and pretty much allow him to do what ever he wants. Even the dogs let him rub under their chin for attention. So any way I bought this littler box that does the scooping for you. This in the past has been the kids job to scoop the litter and it has been a hated job. Well now we are all loving the littler box but none as much as Sass. He hears it go off and comes running to watch it scoop. I have laughed my buns off while he is thundering through the house to catch it moving. I only hope that he continues to love it and stops jumping in to watch the rake move. I think he might wear it out by playing with it. Darn Cat.

Spring Break 2008

Spring Break what a week!

Well we have survived spring break this year but I do not know how. We have had ups and downs. The week started off pretty well. The weather was rainy so the outdoor activities were out. We watched movies and played at friends homes until... The Van's started to explode. The Van's are our friends that we do a lot with. Mark started the stomach virus and it has not stopped. I can say that we are lucky that we did not get it. So they thought that the children did not have it and we went to Cici's pizza. We are standing in line waiting to check out and the kids are horsing around. Then next thing I hear is Keyda crying. Austin had "removed" her from his back where she had been hanging and she fell. Her elbow connected with the tile floor and as the meal progressed it started to swell. That resulted in numerous calls to Sam and other medically inclined friends to form the consensus that she should go to the ER to have her first X-Ray. We did come out without a broken elbow just a bruised bone and a ton of stickers. The next day the vomit begins through the Van's children. I decide to stay far way from this and we go with Laura to a bouncing play land. The kids had a blast playing with James and so did the moms. I jumped and played like I was 5. Laura after just having surgery a couple of weeks ago took it alittle lighter but still had a blast. As I am out having fun with my friend my loving husband has taken apart out bathroom and rebuilt it. It is looking great. He gets cool points from me. Friday is fun night with the Howells and we play games and eat good food. Sat. I am thinking that it will be a fun day. The Van's take Austin to a model rocket launch and the girls paint their nails. We decide to go to Friendly's for dinner. Now this is a joint that has Ice Cream with every ones meal and just a fun place to eat. On the way the vomit begins again. Paige spews in the car. Allen does not go because he is not feeling well again and from what I understand by this mornings phone call Michael was puking last night again. So far my children have not gotten this bug but let us all pray... Now I am off to paint the bathroom to get it ready to finish. I have had a interesting spring break.

Proud of family and friends

I have to say that I am very proud of my family and friends. As many of you may know Sam has been running for a few years now. He has ran several marathons and numerous shorter runs. I joined the band wagon and set myself to run with him thus changing the way I work out and eat. I have missed my first goal of the flying pig half marathon in Cincinnati but I will make a long run this year. I was explaining this to my mom and she told me that we inspired her to get healthy. She joined a local gym and has began a life change. I know how much of a change it is for her but I know she can do it. I hope she can feel me with her every step of the way. Along with her change my aunt has been doing great on her diet and hit several milestones. I know that Dee will continue her loss. My friends have been doing great things this year as well. One family has joined us on the get healthy year and really put themselves on the move. Weigh lose and doctors appointments have put them on the road to success. I know that they are changing and losing. A friend from college has joined her husband on the road as well. I know that they are doing great things and have lost many pounds only proving that if you put your mind and heart to something that great things will come. In my friends and family list there are also two friends that have had major surgery that has changed the outcome of their lives. God had a plan for those women and gave them beautiful children before He made the decision to force that procedure. I thank him for each of those boys. I have left out most names because I am not the one that needs to be spreading out peoples great news but I wanted to let those know that my with for the New Year has come true. I only wanted to have a happy and healthy yer for those that I love dearly. Thanks to all for making my wish come true. If I did not mention you here please let me know how well you are doing.