Meet Molly

Well...I can't believe I'm posting this one. We have added a new member to our Pack. Molly is a 3 1/2 year old Jack Russell Terrier who happens to be camera shy. Long story short: Molly was staying at our neighbors until they could find a home for her because she was going to be put to sleep. The kids are always asking when we are going to get another dog and part of Jeff's bribery to help the kids adjust to the move to St. Louis was he would get a dog. Whatever!!! So, we have had Molly staying with us on a trial basis and so far, so good. She is housetrained, rarely barks and quite frankly is a lazy dog. Just wants to sit next to whomever is willing to sit and rub her belly. She has not lacked any attention since she has been here so I guess she is a keeper.

The Cuckoo's Nest

The kids were on spring break last week but because we went to Florida in February, we ended up staying home for the week. So, Maggie wanted to bird watch one of her class pets named Spike. Spike was a good bird... not too noisy and in her cage most of the time. She liked to be on our shoulder when we would get her out. Maggie and Jake enjoyed Spike but Natalie was not a fan. Here are some pictures of our friend for the week.

Be Careful What You Wish For...

We knew we were in for some snow... but... didn't realize we were going to end up with "Blizzard Conditions". I told someone I wish we would just get a good dumping of snow because so far, what we have had this winter hasn't really been much. Well, it started about 8 a.m. yesterday morning and went on through this afternoon. I think we've got a good foot of snow and with winds gusting up to 30 mph...some nice sized drifts as well. The kids had some fun playing out in it before it got dark and will have more fun tomorrow. Oh yeah... and the Florence Mall doesn't close for "Blizzard" type weather. GRRRR!!!!

Here we go.... Again!

In case you haven't heard... we will be moving yet again. The project Jeff is currently working on is with Folgers which recently got sold and is no longer a Procter and Gamble brand. Jeff not wanting to stay with Folgers and wanting to stay with P&G, has taken an offer in St. Louis, Missouri. The plant he will be at makes Cascade, Febreze, and Mr. Clean. Thankfully we don't have to be there until July so the kids will finish school here and have part of their summer spent here before we make the move. Needless to say, lots of mixed feelings right now especially for the older girls. And lots to get done around this house to get it ready to put on the market.

Snow Day...No School...Games...& Hot Chocolate

Since our week vacation in FL, the kids have had four days off of school. Two last week due to icy conditions (one day which was totally unnecessary to have cancelled for), and two days this week. Monday was a holiday and this morning we woke up to a couple of inches of snow...our first decent snowfall of the year. We've played a few games of "Go Fish", and Maggie and Jake bundled up and headed out for some fun in the snow. After coming in and taking off all their cold, wet boots & gloves, they enjoyed some warm cocoa. We are in for some possible icy weather tomorrow night, so who knows if the kids will be home again on Friday.

Fun times in Florida

We have just returned from a week's stay down in sunny, warm Florida. I must stress the "warm" part as we are having extremely bitter cold temperatures here in Kentucky. I think the high today is going to be 10 degrees with a wind chill of zero? Our trip went well and it was good to see family and friends while we were there. The first part of our trip was spent in Tampa. We spent some time with Nana Benson and family and got to eat our favorite Cuban food with her. The Florida College lectureship was going on the week we were there and Jeff's 20 year reunion was Monday night. Krysta and Natalie stayed on campus a couple of nights and enjoyed that. We headed over to Orlando on Wednesday for the remainder of the trip. We spent an evening at Downtown Disney, did some shopping, saw the Atlantis Shuttle take off, went to Cocoa Beach, and finally made it to the Magic Kingdom on Friday. We all enjoyed Disney but Jake especially liked all the characters and even rode his first roller coaster right off the bat. Mommy was more scared for him than he was. More pictures in the Disney '08 link.

Nothing New

I can't believe I haven't posted anything since the beginning of the month! But... I've got nothing! No new pictures to post and really nothing exciting to speak of that comes to mind. Krysta has made her decision to attend Florida College in the Fall so we are working on scholarships, paper work for that. Natalie has started up another session of volleyball at a local sports facility and really enjoys it. She is interested in doing a volleyball clinic this summer and getting better so she can try out for the team at school. Maggie and Jake both had a nasty stomach flu over the weekend, but are doing better and everyone went back to school today. There was no school on Monday due to the holiday and then no school yesterday (which was crazy in my opinion) due to the little bit of snow we had in the morning. The temperatures are bitter cold which makes our upcoming trip to FL in a few weeks, even more exciting. Jeff will be attending his 20 year reunion at FC and then we are heading to Orlando to see Mickey, Minnie and the gang. There will definitely be pictures to post after that trip. :)