Well all in all I think this weekend was just alright - I can't give it a thumbs up or down. Friday was good; we bought two parakeets and had a really good time setting up their cage and getting to know them; the kids are really great with them. Even Avril just talks to them and doesn't bug them too much or try to open the door (I'm very surprised at that).
Saturday was good and bad. I spent the day at Venture River (local water park) with some of my close girlfriends from cell group. In and of itself that would be nice, but at the same time we were together to say goodbye to one who is moving to Arizona. Then to top it off, I knew that Saturday would be one of the last times for awhile I would be spending time with any of them because the cell group has decided that in order to outreach more, they are going to meet at the church and do more of a structured thing (worship, kids church, etc). Let the record state that I'm supporting it, but I can't go. I can't step foot into that building at all, nonetheless go there for any type of service. So that made me sad; I haven't told any of them yet that we're not going to be joining them. I didn't want to ruin the outing.
Plus I got really sunburned; I think I burned my back beyond recognition. Frank says it is a first degree burn. Although the kids and I had a great time with our friends and in the water, it was quite bittersweet. I cried all the way home and have been quite depressed about it for a few days. I just hope they'll understand and not forget us when it comes to goings-on outside the church. For anyone reading this that doesn't know, after thirteen years of going to school and church there, the church and I went through a major rift about five years ago. But Frank and I continued to go to the cell group because none of them were involved and we met at homes, not at the church. We've been apart of this group of friends for about fifteen years now and it is tearing me up that we won't be seeing them much. But I really hope they can grow.
Well Sunday was a bit better, but I was so burned that we had to stay home from church. On a better note, the kids and I just hung out with nothing to do and nobody to see so that was nice. We did make it out to Wal-Mart when I found a shirt I could wear. :) And I stopped by mom's house in construction and took a bunch of pics that of course I forgot to bring to work today, so I'll bring them tomorrow and put them up here for all who are interested. I'll also bring pics of the new birdies. :) Hope all is well with all of you out there in cyberworld.
Well I guess I've got a little to catch up on; I've been at work constantly for the past two weeks and haven't had an extra few minutes to post here. But now I do, so let's see...what's happened? First of all, this past weekend was a good one. Saturday we spent the whole day at home cleaning and doing little projects that have been seeming to pile up. I hung Avril's mirror, shelves, pictures, etc. in her 
room and lowered Alex's closet rod so he can reach his shirts all on his own. When we go school clothes shopping next month I'm going to stay in the primary color range so they all match because he'll be dressing himself. That's a scary scenario to think about, 
but we'll see how it works out. Here are a few pics of Avril's room a little more completed than last time I put some up here. The kids were really great all day and enjoyed having mom home for awhile - they found a rope in the toolbox and spent quite a bit of time running 
around the house doing kid things with it. I don't know all that that entailed, but I know they were happy and that is all that mattered. :) They also jumped o
n the bed and posed for pics very well. Sunday went well too; we went to Daniel's birthday party at McDonalds and afterward went to the park - so they were quite entertained all afternoon. I also stopped by mom's house under construction to take a couple of pics to share. The one of the main house is taken from inside the window from the 
apartment above the garage. It's taken through a window screen - hence the slightly fuzzy appearance. But anyway, you can see it. There will be plenty of room for family get togethers and day to day entertaining here, so that will be fun. Also somewhere in here 
is a picture of our new birds. I think their names are George (the blue one) and Leafy (the green one). The names have changed a few times, but these might stick. Alex is in charge of the naming. lol. I'm not too great at the layout of the pictures on this site, so 
sorry if they don't line up well. I'm just glad to have gotten them up here. I'm really kinda sad that it is Monday - I don't want to be here at work. I don't want to work full time, and luckily we've put an ad in the paper for an assistant and have gotten twenty something resumes, so hopefully soon I'll have some relief. There are friends out there I need to visit, family I need to visit and fun out there somewhere to be had. Oh, if you're reading this please pray for my uncle who last week was diagnosed with both colon 
cancer and lymphoma (sp?) so that is a major blow to the family.
