Kaylie's Art Show Masterpiece

Here is Kaylie's picture that was in the Perry Township Art Show.
We are so proud of you--Great Job!

Rice Panic

Okay, I had a little panic attack on Thursday morning. Larger Wholesale companies restricting large quantity rice purchases.
The first thought that ran through my mind is - Have I stored enough????
I know "if ye are prepared ye shall not fear"-D&C 38:30 but I still have to wonder if I have enough stored to feed my family of 5.

I called my husband, who is the only one that can calm me back down when I hit Defcon 1 or Red Alert. So after I freaked out--I went out a purchased a few more estentials for my food storage to make me feel better. It did help but from this point on I've decided to double what I purchase each shopping trip for food storage. I figure it may cost me a little extra now but the way prices have been going up in the end I'll save, right?

What's Shakin'

Well, I never dreamed in a million years that we would be in an earthquake. How funny is that? We were kinda already awake just waiting to see who would drive Chaia to seminary when I heard the bathroom window rattling-it usually does when the wind is blowing. But the wind wasn't blowing, so I laid there and then the bed started moving from side to side. Mitch and I looked at each other I was thinking tornado but that didn't seem right. I tried to get out of bed to go to the girls and that felt wierd with the house still moving. Chaia met me in the hallway saying what was that! Mitch and I both said Earthquake maybe? Mitch turned on the TV to see if he could find out what was going on. And sure enough they were speculating the same thing. It was and is the talk of the town. Even today at work people calling and asking about Earthquake coverage.

Happy Easter!

We had a great weekend. We drove up to Fort Wayne Indiana. My nephew Mike was there to help open a Granite City Restaurant. We fell in love with Granite City a couple of years ago when we went to one in Wichita Kansas. There is one coming to Carmel we are so excited! Anyway, we drove up to spend the weekend with Mike. We went to DeBrand Fine Chocolates--YUM. We had an Ultimate Float with caramel and chocolate that they make...that was a great start to our weekend. We then went to see Horton Hears a Who! Very Cute. We checked out Fort Wayne Mall which has a 2 story Carousel!! The girls just had to try it. Then we had dinner at Granite City (of course)! After dinner we went to a Fort Wayne Komet Hockey game. Need I say Mitch was close to Heaven if it had only been the Red Wings that would have been Heaven!! The girls had a great time and the Komets continue their 22 winning game streak. We spent the night and had brunch at Granite City, said our goodbye's to Mike and headed for home.
We had some excitement on our way home. We were about 10 miles from our house and a car changing lanes right in front of me blew a tire. He started doing figure 8's all over the 4 lanes of traffic. I slammed on my brakes and basically watched this guy fish tail all over the highway. I tried to move over to avoid hitting him it was scary there for a few minutes he finally stopped on the left side of the highway facing the on coming traffic luckily no one was hurt including us!
We did have a furry visitor that left eggs behind and other goodies. We ended our night together as a family talking about the Savior and all that He has done for us and the true meaning of Easter. We are very thankful for all that He has given us-the atonement, repentance, and ever lasting life to name just a few of the many.

March!

Oh my gosh I realized today that March is half over already!! Where have the days gone? The days seem to pass by faster and faster the older I get.
We really haven't been up to much lately...church, work, school.....rinse and repeat.
The girls are looking forward to Easter this next weekend and then Spring Break the first week in April. I'm sure we will have many new adventures and pictures to share.

Happy Valentine's Day

I love showing my family how much I LOVE them. I was off work that day. I called My Valentine and met him for lunch-just the 2 of us. Then I went home to decorate the house. I set the table with a pink tablecloth, picked up fresh flowers (pink, red & white of course) and heart napkins. We made our usual Valentine's Day Dinner-heart shaped steaks, baked potatoes, salad and cherry cheesecake! We always get the girls a valentine and this year we added a heart shaped box of chocolates to their gifts. It was so cute they left us notes around the house all week telling us how much they loved us. Did I mention February was one of my favorite months???

February!!!

February is my favorite month! Especially the 11th!!! My birthday this year came as I am recovering from Bronchitis so I didn't feel all that great. But my family and friends made up for it and made me feel special. My Hubby took me to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory. The girls made a chocolate cake while we were gone. So when we returned it was a great surprise. They did a great job and it was fun to see how excited they were for me.