Grounded

When you disobey your Daddy and can't watch TV, play video games or be on the computer.............this is what you resort to.....reading in bed with Mom......maybe he should be grounded more often.

Church Day

E. and her youth leader Xandria...............who also is a UVA Pi Phi and senior.
T. and E. and their Youth Minister Mike.
Our Pastor's wife Mary and our 87 year old Sunday school teacher Mary Spencer.

As I chronicle our year...........I would be remiss not to mention our Church, Meadows Presbyterian. The kids have found an incredible youth program with dedicated and sincere leaders. My 87 year old teacher, Mary, is the wisest and most knowledgeable Bible teacher I have ever heard. I feel like a kindergartner in her class hearing lessons of Abraham for the first time. Her faith is inspiring and I hope we have lots more time with her. She really reminds me of my Grandma Ruby with the way she says "neat" and "your Bible lesson for today". I grew up with my Grandparents always reading their Bible lessons on Saturday for church on Sunday. My kids favorite after church activity is to eat at Schezuan................Chinese buffet......I sent them on their own today.......

Mardi Gras

Tonight I went to a Mardi Gras party with some teachers and folks from CHS. Chris is home with the flu, so I went alone. I was the oldest person there by far. These people made such great masks. The 3 at the top won. I had to get an extra picture of the guy with the heart mask as he is E.'s History teacher (her favorite teacher) It was a great time.............for the old lady.....

Yesterday I didn't get pictures of our trip, but T , E and I played hooky and went to Richmond to Short Pump for the day.....................we ate at the cheesecake factory and shopped some great stores....J. called us when he got off the bus and was quite upset he was left alone with Dad and we had gone without him, but we needed a "big" kid day.

Boys in the Kitchen

Feb. has started out in a grand way......2 hour school delay for ice........so T. made pancakes and even cleaned up.....It is crazy hat day at J's school, but he wants to wear this hair.

camera shy - not

I chased E. all over the house to get her picture...............and finally gave up. Chris wouldn't let me take his either..............T wasn't around, so as this one was about to go to sleep he gave me a big smile. Told you that you would see a bunch of his pictures on here. After I took it he and T. chased E. and got several useless pictures of her covering her face............If they could only stay 8 forever.....

Intentions

I always have great intentions to sit in that chair in my kitchen and read a book while having a cup of tea or coffee....................it rarely happens....................I sit on my bed, like right now, on the computer.... Even as a child I would set up my window seat in my room so I could have a hideaway to sit in..................rarely did it. When Chris and I married I loved the idea of little alcove sitting areas............this same chair has been in many places.......including a bathroom so somebody could sit peacefully and read...never happened..........people do sit in it to talk to me while I cook and I sit in it to talk on the phone sometimes.....I still think I will sit there and read someday.......

Sweet Boy