What's Good For the Goose...

There's that old saying that came to mind when I saw KayLeigh with Shasta's dog bowl today. You know the one...what's good for the goose is good for the gander. It kind of applies here. I had to just laugh.

Just a Thought...or two!

I have been getting a daily thought email for the past while and I have been saving my favorites to post here. I finally got to it, so here it goes....some of my favorite recent thoughts:

Whenever you see darkness, there is extraordinary opportunity for the light to burn brighter.
— Bono

Love is not blind — it sees more, not less. But because it sees more, it is willing to see less.
— Rabbi Julius Gordon

Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual, you have an obligation to be one.
— Eleanor Roosevelt

It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.
— Henry David Thoreau

Every day may not be good, but there's something good in every day.
— Anonymous

Shasta!

Okay...we have gone and done it. We have moved up a phase (or across, however you want to look at it) in this 'game of life'! We have added a puppy to our family. Her name is Shasta and is 12 weeks old. The kids absolutely adore her. We were at the animal shelter just browsing and thinking about adopting a dog and a man brought in 3 puppies to donate that he couldn't keep. Well, we went outside to look at them and ended up taking one before he gave the rest over to the animal shelter. So she ended up being free, which is GREAT! She seems to be a terrier mix of some sort. But she is cute and she is still a little nervous about her surroundings. But she really warmed up to Adam when he came home from work. He is her best friend. She is really growing on me, which is REAL big because most of you know, I am not a big dog person. But I guess people can change. :)

School's Out Party

Last week Adam was down in Tampa, FL for a class. He was just getting some training on new stuff. Ben had his last day of school on the 5th. So, as a spur of the moment thing, I picked Ben up from school at 9 am on his last day and we drove straight down to Tampa. It wasn't too bad of a drive...at least with my 'No-Doze' pills. We got there by 5 pm. The next day we went to Orlando to the Hard Rock for lunch and a pin. Then we drove down to Busch Gardens where we spent the evening. Military and dependants get in free. It was great. Ben wasn't brave enough to go on any bigger roller coasters. But he said next year when he is 8 he will be braver. But we all had a great time anyway. We did forget to stop by the Tampa Hard Rock for that pin, so that just means we will have to go back again...which is just fine with everyone.

All Dressed Up

We finally got ALL the kids clean and dressed nice AT THE SAME TIME on Sunday so we hurried and snapped some photos. They LOVE to dress up nice and the boys REALLY love their suits. They looked so great.

Easter

We had a great Easter, too. Our church had a big Easter Party on some member's property. It was wonderful. They hid so many eggs. The kids really loved it.

Trip to Valdosta, GA

Here are the pictures of my kids. They REALLY did not want pictures taken and they are REALLY not being very cooperative.

Recently we met up with some old acquaintances in Valdosta, GA. It was great to see them all again and hang out all together again. We went and saw the houses we lived in while we were there and ate at our favorite restaurant, too. It was very fun. Here are some pictures of everyone.