Playing catch-up

Meeting Zak and Weezy

Playing in the snow/ice
(when it was here)

Making some home made chicken broth. Mmmmmmmm..

Tam's new tag

So my friend Tamara tagged me once again and for once I'm following through. Probably because it's so easy. So here's what she says:

"This one is simple, and all you have to do is upload a picture that is already saved on your computer. My life is in the FAST LANE these days, and I LOVE simple!

Here's what you have to do: Look in your pictures folder, and open up the fifth folder. In the fifth folder, you have to upload the fifth picture. (Why so many #5s???? Because what I say goes! HA!) It's really that simple. Then, underneath it, explain the pic and pass it on. And who am I to judge....really, even if you're NOT tagged...you can still do it, just b/c you can...just b/c I LOVE you!"

Alright Tam, here you go:


This is Trevor. He's the little boy that I used to watch full-time. He was super cute and very well behaved. I started watching him last year in January and I had him from 8-4:30, Monday through Friday until this past December. It was a great way to earn extra cash to pay off those student loans, and Isabelle learned a lot about dealing with someone younger than her. It wasn't easy watching someone else's child so much, but it was still a great experience. I love it that he and Isabelle still give each other big hugs every time they see each other at church.

Have you ever read

So have any of you ever read this book??? I think most people get the opportunity to read this book in High School, but this was a new one for me. I just want to say this about the book:

It is a sad book! Not sad as in "you'll cry your eyes out" sad, but rather heart breaking sad. The book spans the adult life of a farmer in China in the late 1800's/early 1900's named Wang Lung. In the beginning you revel in the strange love that exists between his wife O-lan and he. In the middle you want to cheer for the poor family in their success, but worry about the consequences of this success. In the end, you are sad for this man for not seeing fully what he could have had -- true happiness. For any of you who haven't read the book, I won't spoil the story for you. It's a good one and I really recommend reading it. I found my copy at a used book store for $1. :-)