Thursday Thoughts

We have had three nights of soccer this week...beautiful weather to sit and visit with friends outside.and watch the game of course. Add in some dance and piano to the mix and I am looking foward to tonight(Thursday)where we can just stay home

Been in spring cleaning mode..had the carpets cleaned, cleaned out the basement storage room(goodbye old wreath and Pier One margarita glasses from my wedding almost 11 years ago)) ordered a new storm door for the front that actually works, and plan to paint my front door..need to decide on a color today..what goes with Minnesota beige??hmmm....

Hurt my ankle last week on an evening stroll with the kids and Ron..swollen and a little sore so I took off a week and am going today to run and face the music today(yesterday's hip hop with my friend doesn't count)nothing gets my heart rate going like a good run.

These last few weeks of school are here and there is so much packed in and it is throwing my usual routines way off.I like my routines.... Quinn read in church yesterday so I stayed for mass. She was so cute.She spotted me when she went up to the podium.I gave her a big smile and she nailed it of course. We also have a Minnesota Zoo fieldtrip on Fri, Pizza with Dad and Cooper's field trip next week, upcoming dance and piano recitals and of course the class picnics. Throw in some road construction to make getting to and from school a major headache I am sooo looking foward to summer.

Cooper is getting braces on his top teeth. Now he's really going to look like a tween.Quinn has a permanent tooth growing BEHIND her loose baby tooth. Lot's of $$$$ is going to go to our orthodontist in the coming years.

On a final note..I am loving this beautiful weather...the sunshine is spectacular and I love the warm temperatures and I want them to last until November!

Freddy Jackson's Visit

Cooper finally got to take home the second grade class pet for the weekend. A guinea pig named Freddy Jackson who is five years old... I wasn't too excited at first since he's a member of the rodent family..but he is kind of cute and stays in his cage except when the kids are holding him. Quinn is definately the Dr. Doolittle of the two wanting to watch him and hold him more than Cooper..Freddy is the best kind of pet...one I get to return to school on Monday morning.

Someone Call the Tooth Fairy

Quinn finally lost her first tooth. She is beyond excited because now she can get her name listed on the lost tooth chart at school...which I was getting nervous about since there are only four weeks left of school..she was so excited and proud of herself. She finally realized that when you're tooth is hanging on by a thread it does NOT hurt when you pull it out...so I'm expecting the other loose tooth she has will come out a lot sooner.

Lucky Mama

A wonderful Mother's Day..lucky mama to two awesome kids...sunshine all day....brunch at Jax with dear friends...hanging out with the family.. wonderful homemade cards from my kids... a Macy's gift card from my mom... a giant ceramic garden urn from Ron ;-) nope..no complaints from me. Hope all my friends that are moms had just as lovely of a day as I did

Mother's Day "Picnic"

The word picnic usually conjures up sunshine and lunch on a blanket, especially in May. So I, and every other mom looking foward to the Mother's Day Picnic with their sweet kindergartners were shocked to see a rainy, COLD mess.Oh well, that's life in Minnesota for you. So instead of lunch outside and playing at the park we had lunch inside and indoor recess in the classrooms. Which was still alot of fun. I was able to take lots of pics of Q and all her friends in her classroom. We played Memory, Ice Cream Scoop, Legos, and magnetic dress up dolls. The kids sang a cute song for their moms, gave us a plant in a hand painted pot and made a portrait of us that described us. I'm appearantly 6 feet tall and 39 years old!!!! I'm a little saddened that kindergarten is coming to an end. Where did this year go??????

Afterschool Special

The kids have been occupied with all their extracurricular activities lately and getting together with friends from school have taken a backseat. Finally, on Monday, Cooper and Quinn had their friends Howie and Jack come over. Quinn has known Howie since preschool and he also in her class now.She has been to his house to play so she was so excited to have him come see where she lives. We went to the park and they did art and played outside. Jack and Cooper were all about art and Legos. A fun night!

On the Go

Finally able to sit down and blog.We've had three soccer practices, second grade mass at school, ice cream social at school, dance pictures, piano lessons, 4 soccer games this weekend and I had bunco(woo hoo-a chance to dress up!) and finally on Sunday a relaxing day...a chance to catch up on laundry, yardwork,etc.Ron put up our THIRD arbor on our deck. Third times the charm-fingers crossed that a tornado or strong winds don't mess with it. Cooper got his first goal of the season and it was fun to watch the tournamnet with the exception of the frigid, windy weather. Quinn had her last game until summer soccer starts up. A fun filled week that kept us running the roads and grabbing dinner on the go...