SpringFest

And it's off to the quilters... and it's HUGE!! Biggest quilt I've made by far...

If you don't live in Moses Lake, you need to know that Springfest is a big deal around here. Lip Sync, Moses Lake Idol, "fair" food, parade, entertainment, carnival. It's like as big if not bigger (since the town is bigger) as the Cassia County Fair (BIG deal where I grew up). This is us the night of the lip sync. SO many of the acts are sooo funny. We usually don't make it home til past 11. And no, I don't especially wanna talk about Stephen's hair.... yuck...Saturday night AIM Gymnastics and Cheer were in the moonlight parade. By the middle of the parade it really is quite dark and all the floats have lights on them. It looks pretty cool. We got the float decorated all nice and put team kids, rec kids, cheer, and a few hip hoppers into 2 trucks and the long trailer with the bars and podium on it. We probably had 40-50 kids in our section. Above are some of my cheerleaders. They were troopers yelling out our cheers all through the parade.Paisley got to ride in Uncle Brandon's truck and had a ball.Beck and his friend Jackson were in their Hot Shot uniforms, but were convinced that they were there for break dancing. They had so much fun with their glow in the dark things and light sabers...We were late as usual to church again. Stephen really hates being late and it puts him in a really bad mood. I don't blame him, guess I should do something about it... maybe...This is Paisley's skirt that friend Jenn made for her second birthday. I didn't do the elastic tight enough, so I guess she will have lots of "getting fatter" room. :) I love it! The pictures don't do it justice, but ya can't really take a good picture of a grumpy 2 year old...
Thanks Jenn!

Last day of Preschool and cabin time

We spent last weekend at the cabin in the light rain and dreary weather, but it was fun. I taught myself how to crochet, helped Stephen clean up the outside a little bit (He did a lot, I did not so much) and watched the kids get muddy and wet and then jump in the hot tub (AFTER they were clean Grandpa Bob!)This is a major work in progress. I think it's been 3 weeks now??? I will be quite glad when it's finished. I have the back sewn together and the grey on the sides, just need to put the batting in the middle...Who am I kidding? He still has another year of preschool...And although it took 30 minutes to get him into nice school clothes for his program (which he did not sing one song in) instead of his usual sweat pants and batman cape...
But another year of preschool finished, and what a year it was. It's hard teaching your own kid when you have 14 other kids that need your attention too. Next year, my plan is to stay home and "raise" Paisley and be that mom that drops her kid off at school and then picks him up... It might be pretty weird? We'll see... Happy Memorial Day weekend everyone! We have a parade tomorrow with the gym kids and my cheer girls, wonder if we'll get rained out?!?!

Lost, and still lost..

Help... I stayed up all night last night tossing and turning trying to make sense of it all. I understand that not all the questions could be answered, but I just need the big ones answered....

Stephen and I started watching LOST the first year we were married and with no TV that we walked to mother-in-law's house to catch it and have watched it relentlessly ever since. So I feel an attachment to a show that has left me breathless and not in a very good way. But I feel that if someone could just explain a little bit to me, I might feel better...

So they were dead from the very beginning or only after Hydrogen bomb? If they died after Hydrogen bomb then they were all waiting in some sideways "spirit world" for everyone to join together to "cross to the other side?" Then why wasn't Michael there and Echo? Because they died before Hydrogen bomb? And if they were dead from beginning then why weren't all those people there? Was there even an island or just hell? Or there was an island, with all the weird stuff, they blew it up/died ended up on spirit world, then who was on the island? There were 2 Jacks? They blew up their bodies into two people? I don't think so. So they are dead, waiting in alternate reality and also waiting on island to kill "smoke monster" and then does Hurley actually stay or does island sink? O alternate sideways reality actually took place somehow after the island was already destroyed at bottom of ocean because of Hydrogen bomb and then they were dead on island trapped in hell til they get rid of Locke and then they are released and join spirit in sideways world and then cross over? Okay, now I am rambling. Someone help me!!!!!!

Post revisited: After posting above post, I took a minute to google my questions, and man, I sure LOVE the Internet. My questions are answered, well, most of them anyway. It makes so much more sense and I can now go to bed peacefully... well, almost peacefully because of the sinus infection and last week of school upon me...

Beck "I promise I won't do it again"
Me "Don't promise unless you mean it"
Beck "I promise, I promise!"
Me "What happens if you break your promise?"
Beck "It will break your heart"

Why yes, Beck, yes it will...

Today we spent ALL DAY cleaning out the garage. It sucked.

Gym Rats and Chairs

A few of the gym rats jumped in and got a picture taken by Jenn.... My very handsome boy who was cooperative (unlike black-eyed Paisley) in getting his picture taken. And what big muscles he has! Thanks Jenn, for always capturing those perfect moments.... ;)

And here are the finished small table for the "library nook" and the new piano chair. Small table still needs an awesome handle to finish it off...And the reminder of what they used to look like.... ;)