Jamie's Birthday fun!

My little baby, Jamie, is 8! Where did the time go? She's so beautiful and smart and caring. She goes out of her way to make people happy, well, mabye not her sister. But she still loves her.

Jamie had two of her bestest friends over and they did nails, movies, pizza, dirt cups and cake. It was a load of fun. The girls all got pedicure sets for gift bags.

Jamie got an American Girls doll from her dad and me. She got Kit. She loves her. Now she wants all of the little things that go with her. And daddy is willing to start her out on that track. He's so cute with her. She just might get the bed for Christmas. :)

Drip sprinklers for my potted plants!

I installed a drip line that goes from one of my sprinkler heads, to 5 pots containing flowers on my front porch. I feel so handy! hehe! Joe helped me dig down and put the attatchment on the sprinkler head. Then I did all of the pipes and little drip thingys in the pots. They work well. My flowers are going to be soooooooooooo happy this summer! I don't have to water them by hand, and I don't have to depend on someone else to do that while I'm gone! Wahoo!

Jamie's 2nd Recital

Jamie had her second recital! She did so great. She didn't make any mistakes. None that I could tell anyway. And she is now using both hands while playing. Her birthday is coming up. She's going to be 8! I can't believe she was just a baby a short while ago.

New Hummingbird

There was a new Hummingbird discovered in Columbia. Isn't it beautiful? I have, in the last couple years, fell in love with birds. I started stitching baby birds that are adapted from paintings by Valarie Pfeiffer. They are so cute and fluffy. And ever since, I've been in love with birds. So when I saw this bird, I had to post about it. It is so cute! And the colors are so beautiful. I have a hummingbird feeder in my back yard, but I think our neighborhoods are so new that we don't have any hummingbirds there yet. I'm going to get some hummingbird plants and see if I can't attract some. :-)

Race for the cure!

I ran the Race for the Cure 5K this morning. Previously when I've ran a 5K, I've trained before running it. Today I did it cold turkey, so to speak. I haven't been running at all. Just a little jog here and there, no more than once a month. Schools has been very busy for me. Anyway, I usually have fun the 5K in about 35 minutes. If we started the race on time, which I think we did, I ran it is 40 minutes! Wahoo! Not too bad. I'm a little tired now.

I ran the race for two ladies that I know. One of my assistants Lenae was diagnosed a year ago. She is doing great now. Another friend who subs for me, Barbara, is also a survivor. She was first diagnosed 16 years ago, and then a year ago again. She too is doing fine now too. :-)

Lock 'em up!!!!!!!

Today I went with one of my students on a fourth grade field trip. We went to The Old Idaho State Penitentiary. We got to see an evolution of prison life and buildings. In Idaho City there is a log cabin type jail cell. Then they built a sand stone type building here. After a while the buildings had to get bigger and bigger. It is unbelievable to me that this prison was used up until 1973, when a riot burned two buildings. Now it is a museum.

The prisoners were self sufficient with their building materials, and food. They quarried stone from the hills, and had orchards and farms. Pretty neat. And nice not to be such a burden on society.

It was a fun day. But I don't think I really need to go there with the girls. Maybe the botanical gardens that are in front of the jail. That would be much more fun!

My New bedding!

I got some new bedding yesterday! Wahoo! The sheets are in the washer! Tonight I'll get to sleep in my new bed! :-) It is soooooooo cute! Some reviews said that the comforter bleeds when washed. So I'll have to dry clean it. No biggie! I try not to get it dirty anyway. They never look new and nice after they've been washed. I'm so excited! :-)