AKA Wendy Stubbs

So there is another Wendy Stubbs that lives in the South. She is a very Christian woman, a wife, a mother, a volunteer. How do I know all this about her? I frequently get her emails. Her email address must be really close to mine. I have unsubscribed to her weekly church newsletter multiple times. I have received hotel room confirmations. Today I received a flight confirmation email.  (Anybody want to take a trip? I've got boarding passes!) She was a volunteer at a large religious revival in Atlanta in January. It took many emails to get them to stop sending me the hourly updates! And now unfortunately I have found out that she needs some marital counseling. The counselor emailed me a questionnaire to fill out before the appointment on Monday. My heart goes out to her, struggling in her marriage, her kids getting bad grades (yes, I got an email from the school teacher). Every time I get these emails I send polite responses that they have the WRONG email address. I wish that I knew the right address! Am I the only one that this happens too? Does this other Wendy get MY emails?

Any who. It's summer vacation! Eliza graduated from Kindergarten. Me and the kids spent a few hours in the Wilderness waiting for Mike to finish the BIG RACE.I am so glad it is done! He did great and is walking almost normally. Now maybe when I go the the dentist, the dentist will actually talk to me about something other than my husbands running habits. Like maybe my teeth or something.

Gardening Goodness

Last year in March, this is what the garden area looked like:

After lots of hard work, this is what it looked like in July.  I can't find any pictures from August & September.. It was really impressive then.  Also notice the lush green grass! Delightful. 

 Here was some of our harvest last year:

We had such great success that we decided to expand the garden! Thanks to my Dad and Mike for a few hours digging and rota-tilling...

We now have this! It is mostly planted and I can't wait to start harvesting peas, corn, potatoes, onions, pumpkins, zucchini, cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes, cabbage and more.  We also expanded the strawberry plantation in the front of the house which is is flourishing nicely. 

 Here is an added baby bonus for your viewing pleasure....

I can't believe April is here!

After months and months of anticipation and list making.... Eliza finally turned 6! She is growing up so fast. She is doing great in Kindergarten but likes to put up a fight each morning about going!










Her birthday also was the first day of Ian & Eliza's rock climbing class! They had a lot of fun going up and down the wall and playing games.

 We just finished up Spring break here in Idaho. We spent it at home with a few outings around town. Mike took the kids to a cave, we went to the playground, played with friends and finished up with a swimming excursion to Blackfoot pool.

And this coming Saturday officially marks one year since I didn't die! (I seriously sobbed through the Downton Abbey when Sybil dies because I kept thinking "that could have been me!!") Finn has been so strong since he was born my little 4 pound baby. He hasn't had more than a runny nose all winter despite being exposed to strep throat and RSV multiple times. 

 His brother and sister fight over him constantly but I wouldn't have it any other way. He crawls and climbs everywhere and I can't walk through the grocery store without everyone stopping to googoo gaga at him every 5 feet! Can you blame them?

 We are getting excited for the summer! Mike is running like crazy getting ready for his big 50 miler. We are also planning some camping trips and a lot of sleeping in (yeah right!) We are working on expanding the garden and some spring cleaning. This kind of sounds like a Christmas letter. Happy Springtime to you and yours!!

p.s. Happy Birthday to Aunt Julie too! !

From the mouth of a child...

Today Eliza says... "Dad, is that a picture of you and mom?"

What??? Apparently I need to either get her eyes checked or try a little bit more with my appearance.

But maybe I should not be too worried about the opinion of a person who will actually sleep in a diaper box on top of a chair.