Outside my office door

there are a gazillion chickens runnning around. Last year I remember I had the door open because it was such a nice day outside...when all of a sudden I hear a clucking sound. I look up to see a chicken in the doorway. You can probably guess I was a little more than surprised. I wanted someone around me so I could have someone to laugh with and say, "can you believe that!" By now the chickens have mulitplied by like 100000% and they are running around everywhere. They go to the front porch to get out of the sun and I wonder what people think when they come to the house and ring the doorbell. I would like to see their faces.



I can already feel the questions coming so...I will just say they are the gardeners chickens and I'm not sure what the situation is there. I have a feeling some cock fighting is in some of their futures and the others will be his dinner. Who knows. I just try to mind my own business and keep typing.

P.S. This is the FRONT yard.

Connor

You ask if I have homework, you check to see if I'm eating healthy, you give me "assages" on my back. I love to snuggle & watch movies together, cause you are my friend. I love to play games outside with you...and chase you and tickle you. I love you.

I love the adult way you ask me questions about life and the things you observe. You make connections few your age would make. You have strong spirit, you are intelligent and have a personality that leaves no one a stranger. I'm so glad you are my son.

So glad you were born...

Connor turned 5 yesterday. I love birthdays. I love celebrating a person. Last night I told Connor the story of his birth and in the morning he wanted to hear it all over again. I remember him as a newborn in the hospital...I got close to smell his little newborn breath (only a few hours old) and he sucked on my nose. I can't believe that little baby is now this little 5 year old so full of life, ideas, energy, thoughtfulness and mischief! I am so thankful for that little boy and what he has done this last year & a half to help me get through the bad times.

P.S. Little kid birthdays are FUN! But I'm sure glad so many people helped me and that it's pretty much cleaned up! : )

Tyler Seastrand (who is 5) came back after he left and asked if he could get the recipe for Green Goblin Juice. It was green Kool-Aid and dry ice. Funny. It was pretty cool, though.

As if you even wanted to, click here for more pictures that Amber took.

Family Reunion Time

We went to my family reunion on Cedar Mountain this weekend. I should have taken a picture of our tent....the boys LOVED it! OK, I loved it too, cause I'm just like a little kid. My aunt & uncle have property up by Panguich Lake and we love the time we spend up there where it is so beautiful and away from rush of daily life. It was much needed, even if it is tricky to get out of town for a quick trip.

happy 4th

We had fun today. No work, no hurrying this morning to get the three of us out the door. I did have to study for my last test tomorrow for my anatomy class. It was pretty hard to focus on that today because we had the best time swimming and playing! Connor is turning out to be quite the little fish this year. Today he took off his floaties and amazed us by swimming all on his own. He will tell you himself, that he "jumped in like a million times!" and went underwater. He had trouble at first getting into a horizontal position and actually going anywhere besides just bobbing up and down. But after a few tries.....he was doing pretty well. Just to be sure....(hee hee) as we were about to go, I threw him in the deeper part and made him swim to the edge. Pretty good. He is still with us and I am so proud of him. : )

We had a BBQ with Emily, Ben and my cousin Nicole and it was gooooood! Emily always does a great job. Thanks Em!

Pictures...

of the guys I work with. We are so classy to pose infront of one of our dumpsters. My boss is on the right end. Did I mention we are classy....yep.

Ok, I finally figured out how to test my blood (after a few tries of pricking and not getting the machine to read it) and it's not too bad.