Rain, Rain, Go Away!

I swear every day lately has rain in the forecast! Tomorrow is sunny and 69, but other than that... every day has a chance of rain. It's really a downer! :( Kya got in trouble twice today at school. She lied to the lunch lady, because she wanted juice to drink. She told her she was allergic to milk. She didn't predict that the lunch lady would ask her teacher later on. Haha! Then later the teachers noticed there were two students missing at recess. They found Kya and Spencer inside the classroom. They had apparently decided they didn't need to join the rest of the class for recess. So she was grounded for the first time ever tonight. No television and no snacks. She cried for over an hour! We have been waiting patiently (well Kevin has been patient) to hear back from MedicalFinancing.com. If we are approved, then we can set up an appointment to get Kevin's vasectomy reversal done! I am overly excited, and I really am thrilled that I'm getting closer to being able to have a baby with my wonderful husband. I just hope that the financing goes through. It might take us a very long time to save up $8,000! Since last weekend, nothing has been done on the bathroom or the yard. We just don't have the time. Work all day and then homework all night for me. Don't forget all of the little ones as well! I had a chance to work on the housework last night, and instead I just slept. I really needed it, though. Well that's all I have for tonight! Until next time...

Making the decision to have a child is momentous.  It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.  ~Elizabeth Stone

Easter 2011

Well Easter was different this year than most for us. We did not have the girls on Easter morning, so we colored eggs and did a basket hunt a few days early. The girls had a blast, and we have video footage of Jasmine covered in orange dye that she knocked off of the table! Lots of family fun! Next weekend we will have my whole family over for a late Easter dinner, because Grandma and Grandpa had to cancel Easter dinner this year. Lots of people in the family feeling ill lately. I hope everyone gets better. :) We are still working hard on Jasmine's house training. Puppies are sometimes more work than children. She is almost 4 months now, so she should start getting better. I really hope so! Kevin took me out for my birthday this weekend. We ate at Buffalo Wild Wings, and it was just as yummy as usual. Naturally I love that place since buffalo chicken is my favorite food! :) Then we spent the rest of the night out on the town.  I also talked Kevin into performing "Ice Ice Baby" with me karaoke! It was a lot of fun. I think we got our dancing fix, and we probably won't be pulling a late night like that again for a long time! Before we headed to dinner, we stopped by my dad's house and visited with him and Renee for a couple hours. It's been a long time since we have done that, and it was great! I love staying caught up with my parents and actively involved in their lives. I love my family very much! Since the last post, we still haven't gotten any further on our remodeling. Kevin has cleaned out the garage, but other than that we still have a long ways to go in the next month. I'm hoping to have the bathroom done, the landscaping in the front done, and the living room painted by the 1st of June. That is the new goal I have set, and I will feel much better if I can stick to it! Well not much else to update at the moment. I hope everyone had a great Easter!
Motivational quote:

If you want to succeed in the world, you must make your own opportunities as you go on. The man who waits for some seventh wave to toss him on dry land will find that the seventh wave is a long time a coming. You can commit no greater folly than to sit by the roadside until some one comes along and invites you to ride with him to wealth or influence.
John B. Gough

Where Did Spring Go?

So here we are in the middle of April, and we have been experiencing 40 and 50 degree weather. I am really missing that beautiful, warm weather we had a couple weeks ago. It definitely lifts the spirits when you know you can walk outside in capris and a tshirt, and feel the warmth of the sunshine! Kya's birthday party was a hit this weekend. We had some awesome friends and family here. I was especially excited to see Scarlett, Damon, and the kiddos here all the way from Des Moines. We don't see them often, but it is always a treat! Kya seems to really be enjoying her new vanity from Grandma & Grandpa Thompson. It's hard to pry her from it :). I am working on a list of things I would like to get done with the new house before June. I want all of our landscaping in the front yard finished, the living room walls fully painted (3 walls to go), and the bathroom remodeling project completed. We have 85% of the items for the bathroom... just need to find the time and purchase the rest of the drywall and ceramic tile. I can't wait to see how the yard turns out! I have created my own little blueprint design, and I think it's going to look beautful! Kya has her cast on for one more week. Aria graduates from 3-year-old preschool in 3 weeks. Cady will be finished with preschool and headed to kindergarten very soon. Quote for the night:

Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible -- the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family.
-- Virginia Satir

A Simple Introduction...

Well... apparently the world doesn't read Xanga anymore, so I have found another blog home. My friend, Melissa, has a very neat blog of her family using this same tool. I thought this would be a neat way to keep my family and friends aware of what's going on with our family. We currently lost an employee at Pepsi, so there has been a lot of changing going on. I don't even know exactly what work I will given on a daily basis at this point. It is very stressful, but with the help of my friends and family I am getting through it the best way possible. Kevin is now a supervisor at Centre State International. It is going pretty well, but it is a lot more responsibility. Kya's broken arm is healing well. She has two weeks left until the cast comes off. I am sure she is going to want everyone to sign her new one this weekend at her birthday party. She is also in the process of taking some IQ tests, because we need to work on some new placement with her at school. She is very advanced for her grade and age. Aria is excited to become a Lil Falcon next year at West Burlington. She has enjoyed her time with Miss Abby at Next Step Christian Preschool, but it is time to move on. She is playing soccer currently, and she gets a little more into every week. Still working on the shy thing. Cady is going to begin kindergarten at Sunnyside Elementary next year. She has already taken part in kindergarten round-up and seemed to really enjoy it. In my opinion, anything is a step up from Head Start. I just don't feel they are doing their best for her. Autumn's food allergies are still causing her skin to break out. It would be nice if people would stop giving her food she is allergic to when she isn't at our house. But... what can you do? She will be attending her final year of preschool next year. I can't believe how old they are all getting. Autumn was just slightly over one year of age when I met Kevin! Well there's just a quick update for tonight. I will end with a funny story from one of the girls:
4-13-11 Star: Aria
It was a beautiful morning outside. I dressed both girls in dresses, adorable flats, and did their hair. Aria grabbed her Tinkerbell sunglasses from Florida as we left for Burlington this morning. Once we were in the car, the conversation went like this ~
Aria: Mommy can I stay with you today?
Me: Honey, you know I would love that, but I have to go to work. You also have to go to school today.
Aria: But Moooommmmmmyyyyyy! With this dress, these silver shoes, and these sunglasses, I look too cool for school.

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