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Indian Winter

We didn’t have anything to say for a couple of days, and attracted some angry messages on our answering machine.

“Where is everybody? Where’s the blog that greets me in the morning? Don’t you people have any sense of responsibility?”

Well, maybe it wasn’t as harsh as all that. But Kathy’s Dad is one of our biggest fans.

Sadly, we still don’t have a lot to say. But we do have a few pictures. We’ve had some snow these last few days, which is a bit disconcerting. We were ready for Spring, not for another bout of Winter.

Snowball Thug
Not content to throw snowballs at me, this little punk also shouted insults.

Zip line memories
Of all my children who rode our zip line, David was the only one who ever fell off. Happily, he doesn’t remember it, and he probably won’t sue.

A boy at the Refuge
We continue to be excited about progress at the Refuge

Early flowers
My Mom directed me to a few of the only flowers that have yet bloomed.

Baby Daffodils
These baby daffodils were planted by our friends David and Kendra.

It was a good day. We visited with some old friends, enjoyed my folks, and came home in time to post a quick blog. Hopefully all will be forgiven.

Tim
Project 366, Day 89

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Sometimes You’re Up

david takes off

there he goes!

And sometimes you’re down.

ouchget up, buddy!

I wish I could keep a smile on my face when life knocked me down.

I’ve been struggling to be faithful with my 5 for $5 Goals this week. Easter weekend was lovely and I rejoiced in the celebrations by eating too much and moving too little. Now I’m fighting to get back on track. Or even WANT to get back on track. I don’t feel like drinking my 8 glasses of water or recording my food or keeping my calories down. My workout schedule is all thrown off this week with our break from PE. Not only that but I made some delicious rolls on Sunday and practically need a restraining order to stay away from them.

To top it all off I found out this morning that I need a root canal. Yuck! Did I mention Tim and I are planning to wean ourselves off credit and get on a serious budget come April 1st? That’s in less than a week.

sarah crawls away

Thankfully I’m surrounded by great friends who encourage me to keep going. Tomorrow a friend is picking me up and dragging my sorry bones to the Y for a great workout. And I received this email from another friend this evening.

Just ONE DAY AT A TIME……okay? Don’t beat yourself up. DON’T DO IT. The enemy wants to you feel defeated, that you’ll never make it, and to just give up. WELL, know that you are a DAUGHTER OF THE KING AND ‘…God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.’ You have the Spirit of God living in you…..don’t let your thoughts go anywhere but there…..

Whew! I needed that reminder. I might be crawling around on the ground with my knee pads and helmet on but at least I’ve got support ready to help me up.

Kathy
Project 366 – Day 84

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Sarah’s Struggle

At the park yesterday, Sarah surprised me with her skill on the monkey bars. She was determined to cross them successfully.

here we go

come onthat's rightstop and think about itturn around and sit down

It’s hard work, sometimes, being five. Life is sweet though.

Happy Good Friday!

Kathy

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Balloons

After all sorts of cloudy weather, the sun came out today. It was beautiful. This afternoon Daniel was snooping around playing and found some balloons on Tim’s desk.

That could mean only one thing.

anybody wanna play?

Yep, you guessed it – water balloon time!

Kathy
Project 366 – Day 75

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What Do You Do …

… when you have a free evening and a relatively open weekend?

I know, these are serious and deep questions. Enough of that frivolous money talk. Let’s take this blog to the next level.

Weekend Relaxin’

I would do a survey but that’s beyond my technical blogging skills. Tim usually handles that sort of thing and he’s too busy to help little ole me. Instead I’ll just cover the basics and you let me know if this sounds like your idea of a good time.

Laundry

Come on, what’s not to like about a weekend full of laundry?

lights

darks

Where did I get all of these socks, and more importantly, WHERE are all their matches???? If you chose laundry as something that tops your list this weekend, perhaps we could get together and combine our unmatched socks. Surely between us we might have a few assembled pairs.

Bills

Another exciting way to spend a weekend. A desk full of bills. Do you see that Dell computer catalog in the stack of bills? Moral dilemma – keep the catalog or throw it away so it won’t be a SNARE to Tim? What do you think? So far it’s been buried on his desk and he hasn’t noticed it, but he LOVES to browse through the yummy computer catalog. Only a computer geek could think a Dell catalog was “yummy.” I don’t want to deprive him of an enjoyable read and I certainly don’t want to be disrespectful.

bills, bills, and more bills

On the other hand, it seems silly to keep chocolate around if you’ve chosen not to eat sugar. Same concept.

Slumber Party!

Let’s see, a Slumber Party in the upstairs hallway. Is there anyone else who thinks that is just the tad bit odd? You would think these children don’t already spend enough time together. Nope, they want to continue to the fun on into the evening.

let's party

No matter what the excitement, joy or fun, you certainly know that my weekend will contain some of this…

oh yeah!

Because really, what’s a little fun if you aren’t awake to enjoy it. Some of us need our caffeine, even on weekend. :)

What are YOU planning to do this weekend? Drop a note and let me know.

Kathy
Project 366 – Day One more than Yesterday

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