Your Long Lost Sister/Daughter...

SPAM & CHEESE & Dill Pickles! YeeeeeeHaw! Don't show Stephanie, she'll be traumatized for life.

Hi all! And HAPPY BIRTHDAY JASON (2/11). Welcome home Justin! Sorry we missed your call on Saturday Justin- it was so good to hear your voice on the machine. I'm glad you're back on American soil.
All is well here, just busy & TIRED, as usual. I just put photos on Flickr from 1/28 - 2/10. Josh, Noah & Ava are well. I'm burning the candle at both ends as usual, but is there any other way?? Ava is finally getting fat rolls & she giggled for the first time last night, but didn't do it again today, unfortunately; it was SOOOOOO stinkin' cute! She's rolling over too. She's just as active now as she was inside my belly, so diaper changes are wrestling matches- must have been all that spinning I did up to my 6th month of pregnancy!!? Noah started violin & soccer last week- he loves both. He's very gifted musically & we hope he'll continue with it, and after soccer practice he sleeps REALLY WELL, which is always a good thing, right Jen??
Last night I had a birthday party for my friend Ashley's Grandmother, Delores. Delores turned 75 (you'll see the photos on Flickr- she's the one in the red boa, compliments of ME, of course). Anyway, it was really nice. I've sort of adopted her as another grandmother. She's a really sweet lady. Unfortunately, her daughter (my friend Ashley's mom) took her own life last summer- VERY sad- she was bipolar and was off of her medication. Since Josh is bipolar, Delores & I sort of have a bond.
Anyway, it was Delores' 75th & she doesn't have anyone here to celebrate with- Ashley moved to Boston in November to live with her Aunt, so Delores is alone. She had a great time & so did we.
Sorry the weather is so crappy there- I won't tell you what it's like here!!! Love & miss you all. That's the only thing about Morro Bay that sucks- none of you are here with me! XXXOOO, Kath

JENNEE'S 2 FULL TIME JOBS

I don't know how you do it either Jennee. I know you're sleep deprived. I worry about you getting sick, or worse yet, falling asleep at the wheel. Love Dad

12 Hour Days

Man, those days are long. Jennee, I don't know how you've done it for so long. I guess after a while I'll get used to it, but I'm pretty useless when I get home. The new job is going okay, and despite the 12 hour days, I'm pretty comfortable there. That's easy to say when I'm on the front side of a four day weekend. That's the obvious benefit of working three twelves I guess.

Steph and the little girl are doing well. I know we haven't taken a picture lately, but I promise sometime within the next couple days that will get done. Today we're heading to Swedish American for a 8 hour "birthing class". That should be fun. As soon as that's over, we're heading to Pecatonica for dinner with the in-laws, so that should be fun.

By the way, did I mention that I'm SICK OF WINTER?!?

snow

Is it spring yet?????

I solved the mystery of missing labor leader Jimmy Hoffa last night. He was in Mandy's laundry basket. That's the only reason I could come up with for it being so heavy.

When I went to see Kathy and Josh, knew I was in California, when I noticed that the ATM instead of having choices "Yes" or "No", had "Sure" and "No".

Nathans eansy wensy spider

Here is Nathan doing the eansy wensy spider. He usually does the spider at the beginning and rain but of course he won't do the whole thing for the camera. Well I think that are family sickness is finally getting better. Nathan is completely better and Madelynn is down to one neb treatment a day. Hopefully by next week she won't need it at all.