My friend Belinda came out to visit me from Colorado the summer of 2008. I took her to St Michaels Maryland for the day where we toured the maritime museum and she had maryland crabs for the first time. I can't say she loved them like we do! We had a blast and finished our trip with a night at Rehoboth beach with my work friends. My friend Carol from work was turning 50 and we all went to the Rusty Rudder to celebrate. Kristin and the Noise were playing and it was hot and loud. Good times!

These were taken at my graduation in January of 2008. It has been a while but I thought I would put it on here anyway. It was quite an accomplishment for me! I never thought I would have gone this far with my education but I did.

This was Ashley's first horse show of 2009. As you can see she did pretty well and received 2 first's and 1 third place ribbon. She is riding one of Mis Michelle's ponies, Lampy.

These are some pictures from Easter of 2009. As you can see, the daffodils were blooming in my garden. Those flowers come up every year. I never planted them but they come up every year and brighten my front yard.

Does it say a lot that I have not added any new posts for almost a year. I have been busy and have just not taken the time to sit down and write. So here I am on a very snowy day in February with no where to go and I think now is a good time to catch up. I suppose I will just chronicle the last year and add some of my favorite pictures. Over all the year has been good. Morgan is now in 5th grade and Ashley in 1st. They both are doing well in school and we are very pleased with their progress. Ashley has really taken off with the reading. This really makes me happy since we were on the fence about putting her through kindergarten again but in the end decided to push her forward. Morgan loves to read and often has to be reminded to put her books away in order to get her mathwork done.

What is it about a big snow that gets everyone excited? For people who live where it snows a lot they may not feel the same about a blanket of snow in March. Ashley had told me a few weeks ago that she was disappointed with Christmas this year and when I asked why she said because Santa forgot to bring us the snow. I told her this morning that I think Santa was just a little late with it.

I got the phone call last night that school was to be cancelled today so my children went to bed with excitement and anticipation of this great predicted snow. Well their wishes came true and so did mine. The last few winters in Delaware have been mild ones and I myself have been longing for a good snow. This is the most my little Ashley has ever seen. The last one we had like this was about a week before she was born.

I was up at 7:30 this morning and out side taking care of my animals. I was a sight to see and grateful no one was around to take a picture of me! I am too lazy that early in the morning to actually change, so what do I do?...I put my coat and boots on over my robe and PJ's and head on out. The snow is so deep that it went in my boots. When I opened the chicken house they were not sure about coming out. It was a challenge for them to hop through it.

I have promised to take the kids sled riding around lunch time....Now for any of you that do not live in Delaware it is very flat here and you are hard pressed to find a hill to go down. We will have to drive to it. I am waiting for Jonathan's assessment of the roads. He is out on his tractor plowing ours and the entire neighborhoods driveways. Who needs a snowblower when you have a man with a tractor! The one hill is over by the high school and is a very popular place to go. I will be sure and take pictures then!

If it is not obvious from the outfit in this picture, let me just say that I am already at work by the time my children get up and start to get ready for school. I have told Jonathan for years "jeans and a t shirt" and your safe. He has always requested that I place their clothes in a zip lock bag and label them for each day of the week.....well we made a comprimise. I will help Ashley lay out her clothes the night before so she knows what to put on in the morning.....can I just say that I forgot last night! My dear little kindergarter has her own sense of style. You cannot see to well from the picture but those tights are striped with a rainbow of colors! And that is not a shirt but a body suit with rhinestones! I really had a good chuckle when I got home from work and saw the outfit. Needless to say I will try not to fail in my attempt to lay out the clothes each night but truely....I am a busy woman and I make no promises!