March 2012

A few things happened this month. First of all, Jack turned 6 1/2. The boys love getting a special cake for their half birthday. Our kitchen was out of commission for the remodel, so I had to pick up a cookie cake at Hy-Vee. Jack still liked it!


One exciting thing that occurred was that Jack had his art work from school chosen to be displayed at a local mall. We got the news and then headed out to see it. He was pretty proud of himself and excited to see it at the mall! Charlie might have been a little jealous.

Our kitchen remodel was completed this month. It's so nice to have it done. Now we want to do a lot more and will be working on new lighting, new fireplace/mantle and some new painting, woodwork and doors! It's pretty exciting and I can't wait for it to be done.


We made a visit to Coco Keys in Omaha on St. Patrick's Day. We hadn't been there before and thought we'd give it a try. The boys had a lot of fun and it was nice to get some pool time.

One of the most highly anticipated events happened this month! The Hunger Games movie was released. Two teacher friends of mine and myself went to see the midnight viewing, which I have to admit was a little late for me. I can't say I will do that again, but never say never. I was zonked out for most of the next day. The movie was very good, though, and Doug and I went to see it again that weekend.


















Next up was the Pinewood Derby for Charlie's Cub Scouts. He loves this and placed second last year, so he was looking forward to placing again. And he did! He got 3rd place and had a lot of fun. Jack can't wait to do it next year and I am sure Doug is looking forward to making two cars instead of one!

We saw the Harlem Globetrotters this month. I wasn't sure what to expect since I hadn't seen them before. I can't say I loved it. The boys had a good time, but I am not sure they loved it either. Charlie played his first season of YMCA basketball this year and he LOVED that. He has become a big basketball fan, so we all enjoyed filling out our NCAA March Madness brackets. I think I won out of the four of us. The boys enjoyed checking their brackets after the games.




Grandpa Denny, Aunt Jessie and Grandma Barb all made visits out to see us this month. The boys loved that.

 The boys had been asking (especially Jack) about having a lemonade stand. Doug helped them set it all up one morning while I had my grad class at UNO. The boys sat outside in the 85 degree weather for 7 hours selling lemonade. They had quite a few more customers than we thought they would and they made roughly $30. People were very generous and the boys loved it. They want to do it again and again.

The most exciting thing that happened this month was our purchase of a dog! I had been wanting one for quite some time and debated for months about what kind to get. I researched, talked to people and researched some more. I couldn't decide if I wanted a big dog who would be able to run with me or a little dog because they are, well, little. I knew having a big dog would be a lot like having another child...it would take up more space and eat more. I was constantly on the Nebraska Humane Society website checking out the dogs. Finally, I found a little rat terrier who caught my eye. I emailed to get information about her and the lady who was fostering her and I emailed back and forth for about a week. I decided to meet Kiki and take her home for a trial to see how we liked her. I am happy to report that I LOVE her. She is perfect. She is 1 1/2, potty trained and kennel trained. She's pretty good with our cats and she runs! I ran 4 miles with her over the weekend and she loved it. The boys love her and she's the perfect size for them. She sleeps with me at night, is the best cuddler and jumper and is just plain awesome. It's great having her around.