Happy 7th Anniversary

April showers bring May flowers?

Well, it’s April and my daffodils are in full bloom, my tulips are budding and my grape hyacinth are purple and tall as ever after the weekend rain. The day-lilies are popping up all over and the daisy mums already have new greens wisping up through the mulch. It’s going to be a beautiful spring and I’m more than ready for it! The wet weekend was our first in over a year.

Been very busy in this house, even though my calendar doesn’t show much from day to day. Lots of little things that all add up, I guess. I’m working very hard at getting power points put together for my upcoming EMT class. I now have 12 students, from 17 years old to 50-something years old. It’s going to be a great dynamic and I’m so excited for it to begin. Lots to do, yet, and I’m hoping nothing falls through at the last minute.

Lars continues to be a happier child with little to no dairy products. We have replaced it with fruits and water, which has caused a week’s worth of diaharreah and extra laundry. He does usually sleep through the night, now, though and for that, it’s worth it. We’ve moved on to a BRAT diet to get some fiber in him and bind him up ever so slightly. It’s all a trial and error process. I forgot that enchilada’s have cheese in them (yes, I make them from scratch and still forgot), so he was up as scheduled, screaming from 0330-0500 with his daddy rocking and holding him. I had to be up town the following morning by 0600 for the community health fair.

Baby Ziana (Chad & Marie’s 3-month-old) had us all a bit worried earlier this week, when she was taken by ambulance from Lapeer hospital to the Peds ICU at Hurley. She had an unknown infection which turned out to be the MRSA that her older sister shared with her. This, after an allergic reaction to the antibiotic that they put her on the day before. All is better now and any unplanned trips back home have been halted.

The Red Wings have started their play offs, which means that summer is around the corner. Hopefully, we can watch them all the way into June again. So far, two down!

Today is our 7^th wedding anniversary (scratch, scratch) and my parent’s 40^th. The boquet of Astra Marias with seven daisies was the highlight of church this morning, b/c being there with my son was less than wonderful.

The ‘big project’ has finally been revealed to Mom & Dad Easter Sunday at a big family gathering at my sister’s house in Michigan. Eighteen months after beginning to think about it, a one hour musical DVD with old photos, new photos and all the years in between was put together in the most time consuming and meticulous project I’ve ever been a part of. It was well worth it, and the day of the unveiling, Meegan phoned me, put me on speaker phone and set me on the coffee table while everybody watched the show. I heard lots of laughter, lots of comments, some bursts of “oh my gosh!” and lots of short story telling. It was fun to listen, but I was sorry to have missed it in person. Everyone had a great time jogging down memory lane.

Lars and Eden are ready to get outside now that today is sunny. After being inside for three days, I’m ready to get out, as well. Lars insists that his shoes get put on every morning when he gets dressed, and he heads for the bench, grabs his jacket and stands by the sliding glass doors and screams at the back yard. Eden was a bit worried when she looked up at the dark, overcast rain clouds earlier and said, “Mommy, what happened to the sky?!” You know you live in a desert when….

Hoping to go hiking this afternoon and maybe go to dinner, but the babysitter situation is up in the air. Grandma? Poppa?

Blessings on your week!