I'm still here....

So, I know that I haven't posted in quite awhile. I have been very remiss. My apologies.

I have a myriad of excuses, but I will give you just a few. One is that the time of day that I would usually post is now when I do my exercise DVD. I have been sweating like crazy, no fantastic results of yet. (I do plan to post pics of me all fit, trimmed, and hot in the near future! ;)

Actually, I'm hoping by November because I recently found out that Daniel and I will be going on a trip to Hawaii, if we can get all the little details worked out. (These are some times I really appreciate homeschooling!) The business earned 2 all expenses paid trips to Hawaii and his parents generously gave them to Daniel and Brian. For anyone who knows me, that is one place I have always said that I would love to go!! So, I'm totally jazzed and now I'm working even harder to lose those last 25 pounds! (Which actually sounds impossible right now, since I feel as though I've been working on losing weight for the last 7 years! BUT I will never give up!!)

Also, we are still working on finishing up first grade. There are so many basic principles to learn at this stage. We've really tried to go a bit slow to let it all sink in. The girls are doing great! They seem to grasp new things well and file it all up in their brains somewhere. We're working on being done by July 4th.

I do also have some pics I want to upload on here, but just haven't gotten around to it yet. Nothing too exciting, just fun. We've been enjoying all the great weather for playing outside. I want to let them enjoy it as much as possible before we get some crazy hot Kansas weather.

Tomorrow evening we go to Kansas City to pick up my sister Rebecca to enjoy our Christmas gift from her. She is coming out for about 5 days and Daniel and I can do whatever we want while she spends lots of quality time with her nieces and nephew. :) We are planning on staying one night in a hotel and lots of hanging out and play time all together. We are really excited, especially the kids!!

So, signing off for now, but hopefully more to come sooner rather than later....

Tag Time!

I got tagged by Tulipgirl and thought that I would actually try to post something on my blog! :) So, here goes:


If you came to my house. . .

You would see:
My new (to me) couch and loveseats, a variety of pictures of my family, several Scripture prints, and I'm sure quite a few toys lying around!

We’d probably feed you:
Papa Murphy's Take-n-Bake pizzas. (If you know me, at least some type of pizza at some point!)

And offer you this to drink:
Water, soda, or juice. If we're feeling fun, maybe a Smirnoff. ;)

We’d undoubtedly ask if you’d read:
Hmmmm.... Maybe Lord of the Rings or Dr. Seuss?

We’d want to play this music for you:
Well, I mostly listen to the radio, so KLOVE. (I spend most of my time with friends talking, not listening to music! :)

We’d want to tell you the latest about:
What our kids are up to, homeschooling, or the family business

We’d probably suggest a game of:
Cranium or Canasta

We might/would definitely show off:
Our kids silly antics

We might get on the computer and show you:
Some of our favorite pictures, including our trip to England.

If it was a long enough visit, we might watch:
Depends on the person.....home videos, chick flick, action/adventure?


After reading my answers, my house actually sounds a bit boring. Believe me, it rarely is! Between spilled juice, sibling issues, homeschooling, house cleaning, bath time, outside time, etc, etc. boring would definitely not be the word for it. You've just got to experience us! ;)

What would a visit to your house be like?

So, I'm supposed to tag some other folks. Let's say:

Emily posted
Sara posted
Heather
Lesli
Gretchen