A Little Mother’s Day Tribute

If it weren’t for Mothers
And the things they say and do,
All the kids would jump off cliffs
Because their friends had done it too!
There’d be horseplay,
There’d be shouting,
There’d be chicken fights and wedgies…
And people would eat candy bars
Instead of healthy veggies!
They’d slouch and read in awful light
And watch too much TV…
If there weren’t any mothers,
What a mess this world would be!
But Moms exist,
And kids are safe,
And all the world is blessed!
So for all your love, advice, and caring…
Thank you!
You’re the best!

Joannie and her group!

Roma!

Hi family! I arrived in Rome on Wednesday at 10am-ish (1am your time) and stayed up all day (i was exhausted by that night and slept for 11 hours straight!). Yesterday we went to the Vatican and saw the Sistine Chapel and wondered around St. Peters Basillica (that is my favorite so far). Today I am planning on heading to see the Colosseum later (the group went this morning but I got sick off of something that I ate and couldnt make it very far, so I went back to the hotel and slept - it's 1pm now and I'm typing this in a laundromat!). I don't think I have much time left on my meter, so I'd better close this out. I love you all - and don't worry Mama, I feel much better now and am ready to walk about a dozen miles (like I've been doing the past two days). Love you all lots and love your picture Bethy. Ciao. We head to Tuscany tomorrow morning, I'm excited to see a new city and some nicer weather (it's been rainy - which i love but the rest of the group hates:).

A Day in the Life of Beth

6:45am - Rise and Shine!
6:50am - Make coffee and Matt's lunch.
7:30am - Goodbye kiss & Have a nice day, dear; I love you!
7:35am - Coffee and devotions;
I am currently in Luke on my chronological try-to-read-it-all-in-a-year quest.
8:30am - Check email and play on the internet for awhile,
learn how to put my own picture on our blog!
10:30am - Okay, so I need to get a few things done...
Eat breakfast, clean the kitchen, put our plastic shower curtain liner in the washer.
11:30am - Feed the dog, cats, goats, & chickens.
11:45am - Toss the bouncy toy for the dog to help get some energy out.
12:00pm - Gardening! Expand the flower bed around the pump house by cutting out the sod
and spreading mulch. Get rid of the load of sod, take the Quad and trailer down into
the canyon to dig up a whole lot of foxgloves. Plant foxgloves in 4 different places.
Water everything.
4:00pm - Sheesh! I am tired! Play a few games of spider solitaire on the computer while drinking
about 3 glasses of cold water.
4:30pm - Make burritos for dinner. Read the Sandy Post and clip coupons.
5:30pm - Hi, Honey, I'm home. How was your day? Eat dinner.
6:30pm - Matt heads out the door to get some things done and breathe fresh country air.
I sit down to play on the computer again. Blog.
7:15pm - Work on hand stitching star blocks #9 & 10 of 12 for the quilt I am making for Matt.
Meanwhile, watch the final few episodes of Alias Season 2, taking a break only to watch
American Idol's results show from 8:30-9:00.
10:30pm - Get ready for bed. Read "Anna Karenina" by Tolstoy until my eyelids are heavy.

Seattle, here we come!

(Nice Dogwood picture, Beth!!)

Tomorrow morning Daddy and I leave for the Mariner game! Actually we take his class to OMSI tomorrow, spend that night in Seattle (we'll be at Cowdens, so I can sleep in a bed instead of on a gym floor!). Friday morning we tour Safeco Field, then we go to the Seattle Center and then to the game that night. After the game we're spending the night at Grandma Borovec's. Home again Saturday evening.

Daddy got a block of 152 tickets for the game. We have such people as David, Jacki, Heather, etc., Jeff, Dave, Tate, Tom and Bonnie, the Cowdens, Kaplans, Morrises, Danny and Betsy, the Alexanders, UVC people and lots from our church here, and maybe Kathy. It should be a fun time!

I went to a chiropractor this morning. My shoulder and neck have been hurting a lot. I don't feel much better yet. 'Hope it doesn't give me fits while we're on our trip.

'Hope you all have a good week-end! Love you!!
Mama

Joann's link and how to make a link!

Just thought I'd save you all a little work in typing or copy and paste!

Junior's abroad

To add a link, type in the title you want your link to have, select the title, then just click on the little globe with the chain and type in the address, after hitting 'OK' a bunch of text will appear in your post. There is your link!

The moving begins

Well, this weekend Betsy's parents helped us move the piano down to Betsy's cousins house for her to keep it for us, then we packed a bunch of boxes and things into the back of the pickup and sent them on up to Othello for to be stored! The house is beginning to look empty, though it is not too bad yet. Still a lot of clutter to hide the emptiness!!

Love you all, look forward to seeing you soon!