We went to my family reunion in bear lake a few weeks back.... lots of crazy kids running around.

And I made my first purchase from one of my favorite blogs... www.vintagefarmfurniture.com

I am having a lot of fun with it. Don't mind the blue tablecloth on it... I am not supposed to have the pieces touching for another week. Click on the link above to see how it should look!!

Other than that... I have been working like crazy and Mike has been chasing kids like crazy and we are trying not to go to insane. It may not be preventable though.... we do live in Eastern Idaho!

"Yesterday was plain awful"

"You can say that again"

10 extra bonus points if you can name the movie that song is from! May was kind of a stinky month. I don't exactly want to re-live it by explaining all the gory details on a public forum so I won't. I had really high hopes for June though. So far it's been stinking as well. I have pneumonia. It's rainy outside. My family had to flee to avoid getting sick too. (thanks to Julie and Jan for taking them in). My bum hurts from the antibiotic shots. The nebulizer treatments make it hard to sleep which is what the doctor told me what I have to do to get better. I am missing a ton of work. ( I did sneak in this morning at 6:30 with a face mask and avoided all the patients to get a few things done). I absolutely have to be 100% better by Monday. Can I will my lungs to cooperate?

I think I am ready for July to begin... It's got to be better than this!

racing cousins...

We were lucky to have Mike's cousin and his family come for a visit. The kids had a blast playing together, luckily Eliza wasn't intimidated by the dramatic increase in boys in the house. Ian and Peter's oldest, Will are good friends and Will even stayed the night with us while his parents stayed in the hotel with the younger boys. I was some what a slacker with the pictures though and didn't get one of all the kids playing together! Dang it. They came up to visit as Mike and Peter were doing a duathalon ( a bike and run race) Ian also did a little 1.1 mile bike race. He had so much fun he can't wait to do one again. He even got a little medal for participating!

The racers.....
Eliza really wanted to ride too, but I didn't sign her up because I knew she would most likely abandon her bike half way and wander into someone's house along the course and beg for a snack. Maybe next time...

Great job boys... next time I guess it's my turn. But I doubt any of my cousins will ride with me (since most of them are 1-2 generations older than me and lots of them are grandparents..) so I will have to recruit from Mike's enormous group of cousins. I love Spring!

The Plague strikes again...

Doesn't she look thrilled to be celebrating her birthday? She has been so sick all week! I haven't been feeling to great either, as you can probably tell by the pictures.

She asked for a chocolate cake without frosting. Mike made her a perfect cake. Unfortunately nobody has had much of an appetite to eat it! I'm sure in a couple of days she will be bouncing off the walls again and enjoying her new toys.

I just had to throw this in... It's amazing how they change but still look the same! Happy Birthday little girl!