Home Sweet Home...

We recently finished some work on our house. I've been telling everyone I'd post before and after pictures so now I finally have. This is only the outside though, I haven't taken any pictures of the inside yet.

Our House Before Yes It's Scary... The roof leaked bad.

Our House after. New metal roof, vinyl siding and windows.

This is a view of the back of the house. We don't have it cleaned up just yet and the weeds are growing ;) But I wanted to show a view of the new brick.

ZOO!!!

We went to the Dickerson Park Zoo today with our homeschool group. Ugh I'm exhausted!!! It was a lot of fun though. The kids enjoyed themselves. I love our group of kids (and moms), we always have such a good time when we get together to do anything. The kids got to feed the otters and the giraffes. They had a demonstration for us with a turtle, oppossum and an owl. The possum had to poop and that made all the kids laugh... Of course. Here's some pictures and a video of them throwing fish to the otters.

Our Group Of Kids!

Logan & His Pals with a lion sneaking up on them.

Emily gonna kiss the giraffe

Logan & His Pals again

Brett, Logan, Emily, with Scooby & Shaggy

Bitter Sweet

I was taking some time today to go to some blogs and catch up on the lives of some of my relatives. It makes me sad to think that I am a stranger to so many of them. I wish that I could be closer and be a part of their lives but I have such a wonderful life here I wouldn't give it up for anything. It's sad that we have to choose.

I think about my Mom and her moving off to Hawaii. I remember I was so mad when she first told me but then I realized she was doing the right thing going with Ken. He is such a wonderful person and those two are so happy together. My Mom would have been miserable if she hadn't married him and gone away. I pray every day for God to bring them back when the time is right. I want her to be a part of my life and know my children. I don't want her to be a stranger to them.

On a happier note, I now have my sister close. Misty moved almost a year ago and it has been a year full of getting to know each other. Her little girls, Macy and Mattie were strangers to me when they got here, but now they love me! I'm Aunt Kristie, and my kids are their buds. She just had another little baby boy. So now Taylor and Morgan (the new babies) will be able to grow up together and be best friends.

I love my life and I have been blessed by God with such a spectacular family. I try not to take that for granted. Even when I'm missing everyone I try to remember it's all in God's plan. I'll trust him he's never failed me yet.

Emily Gayle

Logan & Brett

Me & The Flowers

Logan & Morgan (Misty's New Baby) Baby Morgan

The Lost Boy

We were goofing around today with our school lessons. We were learning about what to do if we get lost.... See for yourselves.