A white spring break?

"I'm dreaming of a white spring break?" That is certainly not how I remember the song going.
Tonya and I took the twins to Lincoln City Thursday and Friday. Thursday was beautiful but verrrrryyy cold day. We looked like we were at Mt. Hood and definitly a stark contrast to the two teenaged boys who were wake boarding in their shorts...real smart!
None the less, we had a lovely day Thursday playing and hanging around. Friday, however, was a much different story. We woke up to find an inch of snow on our car and drove through blizzardy snow all the way back to Siletz...unbelievable. Not only that but spent yesterday in the snow as well here in ALBANY! Just crazy!
As you will see below, spending most of break gone gave the dogs the wrong impression about the use of my bed. Needless to say we have re-established who the bed is for!!!
Today was spent freezing as I cleaned stalls and put the horses out. They don't seem to mind as much with their big fur coats. Liam is acting exceptionally bossy as he is the only one without a blanket. I think he believes he is much tougher than the other boys with their blankets on.
Hope you are all staying warm in your winter wonderlands!

When the Cat's away the mice will play

Spring Break

Well, after much concern I am finally putting up a post. As noted earlier I was quite sick, however recently I have been more occupied with parent conferences, report cards, and field trips. Thankfully, it is now spring break. I have spent the first part of break visiting the family up north. Although not the family waaaayyy up north (although I did talk to Spencer and Sarah, so that gets partial credit!) Anyway, I spent the weekend with Mom and Les, Cheryl, and Grandpa. Doing various exciting things like shopping, doctor visits and daily walks with Sam. Other then a somewhat unfortunate event with a sidewalk curb it was a lovely weekend. As always I am grateful not to have my alarm go off at 5:30 am and for the slower pace (even time for an afternoon nap!)
After surviving TWO field trips in the past couple of weeks I am now trying to get ready for the next. In May the kids and I are headed to the horse ranch in Sisters for a long eventful day! Still havn't decided what to do with my banister sliding student (aka the student who slid down the banisters in the state capital buildling) and whether he will be attending the horse ranch...hmmm any safety concerns here?
I should be spending this break with Lucas, as many of you know, but unfortunately with his dad in the hospital he was unable to travel. I thought about visiting him in Virginia but with my resistance to selling my kidney to buy the $1000 plane ticket we are spending break like we do every other day: on the phone.
I havn't planned tomorrow's activities (one of the joys of spring break) but I do think it might mean a drive to Eugene to visit Megan.
Hope you are enjoying your week, break or not, and stay warm! Snow anyone?

The Flu

If you have been wondering why there have not been any posts since last week, then look no further the answer is here. I have no pictures, no interesting stories, not even a good joke to share. I have unfortunately spent the last long, torturous days being over run by the flu. I can really only report to you who is doing well on Jeopardy or what Mike Rowe has done on Dirty Jobs for the last 5 days. I will spare you the updates on both and I hope to have more to report soon.

President's Day

What a beautiful day to have off! It was a gorgeous 57 degrees here in Albany. Tonya and I had lots of fun toting the babes around Albany. After a messy lunch at Costco we took Colton and Caitlyn to the park to feed the ducks. It was a mostly tramatizing experience because the seagulls were attacking the ducks and stealing all of the bread.
Then we got to take Colton to get his FIRST HAIRCUT! He was soooo good; he sat very patiently and even got a sucker when he was done!
We had a great day!
Yesterday, I was able to attend a wedding. My friends Chris and Laura were married at Columbia Edgewater. It was a very fun wedding and a great time connecting with old friends! Spent some time at home with Mom and Les and then headed back here to Albany! I hope you have been able to enjoy the beautiful day! My flowers are blooming!

President's Day

Friday...finally!

I can gladly state I have lived through another fifth grade Valentines Day!
Highlights: A sweet purple bear from one of my favorite fifth grade boys, an entire bag of chalk, I mean candy, hearts, and last but not least a gorgeous display of purple roses! You may not realize this but truly Valentines week has to be the worst for behavior. Last year I had to write 11 referals in one day during Valentines Day week. This year wasn't as back, it was only 5 or 6. I am glad the weekend is here and I can recover.
I hope you had a great week and a nice Valentines Day (which happens to also be Oregon day by the way! )