Who is more LAZY?!

Ok, so it is an injury induced laziness..... but it is still laziness no matter how you look at it. K3 and Hunter were enjoying watching a movie last night....and we were enjoying watching them watch a movie. Does that sound too confusing? Well, the sun is shining and spirits are lifting. Friday night was the last JV game that K3 had to sit through. I think he is glad it is over. We are waiting to find out what will happen to baseball season on Tuesday when we see the specialist in Chelsea. We are keeping our fingers crossed that things are healing quickly.

3 + 2 = CHAOS

OK, the old saying raising 3 Kids is just as easy as 2 definitely does not apply to 5 BOYS~ ages 9-16. I am looking back at this week and thinking....wow, how did you do it? I helped out a friend this week by keeping her boys while she was in the hospital. I was only supposed to have them on Sunday night....which turned into all day Monday (snowday) and 4 nights/days after that. They are great kids so that wasn't an issue but it is amazing what adding 2 mouths and 2 sets of clothes to the mix does. Glad we could help out and even more glad that it is over.

a major set BACK!

I just need to preface this blog by saying we have gone through all of the stages of emotion this week and things are looking better. K3 had been nursing a sore back for most of basketball season. We have been doing all of the things that we felt were necessary for him to heal. Unfortunately, after weeks of not responding to treatment we had an MRI ordered and found out that he has a broad base disk protrusion between L5 and S1 and he also had a vertebra fracture that had healed. The good news....with rest, exercises, physical therapy, and supplements he will probably recover to 100%.....the bad news....he has been pulled from all sports for 90-120 days. Yes, you read correctly! Now to a normal person this would not be devastating news but to a 16 year old that sports is the center of his life....it was an emotional blow. K3 equals SPORTS! So the remainder of this week has been spent meeting with doctors....setting up appointment with specialists...and trying to regain our positve outlook. We are meeting with a specialist on Feb. 26th in Chelsea....we start physical therapy on Monday....and will continue to help kirk heal. Please keep him in your thoughts.

Another frosty weekend!

As I sit here listening to the snow blower and wind whipping I have to stop and think....why do we live in Michigan again? It is soooo cold....how cold....FRIGID! That was a comment to help my parents appreciate what they left behind on Thursday. They are now basking in the sun....I believe she said 75 degrees and sunny! Now that is a place to live.

Hornet Basketball

K3 had another game last night. They battled to the end but came up short against Stockbridge. Kirk had a good game.

Such CUTE kids!

Took 3 tries to get one good picture!


Konnor and Kayla decided to make a cake the other night after dinner.....mind you this wasn't just any ordinary boring cake. They took their time to frost...decorate... and created the most delicious cake ever!

pssst! don't tell Kay but I think I'm secretly enjoying her being home and going to JCC this semester!

YOU gotta be kidding me?!

I can't believe we have another day off school! I could understand the 2 hour delay this morning because driving home from Harper Creek was horrible last night. Seriously couldn't see 30 feet infront of the car. It always makes you a little hesitant to take Jonesville Rd when it's

that bad because you never know when you are going to come up on an Omish buggy. Well, since the science fair project is done, laundry is pretty much caught up, cleaned the house this morning, I guess that leaves some other "sorting" projects for the day. My scrappin' table has turned into a catch all and needs some immediate attention. Hmmm....maybe I can finish my book today?

Ahh.....another snow day!

What a nice way to start a weekend....an extra day to get things done. Kraig has a science fair project due on Tuesday that he has been slowly working on for weeks. I know that he is my biggest procrastinator but give me a break! He has been testing different music selections to see how they affect peoples heartbeat and pulse. Now we just have to type all of the stuff up and put it on the board. Thank God I can do science fair projects in my sleep.....just think of all those other parents that are freaking out this weekend.


Found this quote this morning in an email and loved it!

"Life is too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, so love the

people who treat you right, forget about the ones who don't, and

believe that everything happens for a reason.

If you get a chance, take it. If it changes your life, let it.

Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it."

Harvey Mackay