Planting a Tree

Since we bought our house in March of last year, we have been lacking one thing. We have no trees in our yard. There are trees all around us in all of our neighbors yards, but we have none. That changed today. Andy, the girls and I went to Clear Creek Nursery yesterday in search of a tree. Experts say right now is the best time to plant a bare root tree. So off we went. We looked all around the place looking for the perfect tree. We finally found it in the far back corner. There it stood, in all its glory. A Crimson King Norwegian Maple. It was beautiful even in all its bareness. We paid for it, then realized we had no transport for it. We had to leave it there until today, when we had someone help us bring it home. After much thought, we decided it was to be planted in the far right corner of our front yard. So, we promptly started digging a hole for it. Here are our pictures of our new tree being planted.

Andy digging the hole.
Andy after he put the 200 lb. tree in place.
Me, filling the hole. I plant trees real good! :)
Our new tree!!! Isn't it pretty!
I know it's bare right now, but I will post updates when it gets all its leaves and little flowers.

Happy Valentines Day!!!!

I love you all! Especially my husband! I always tell him, if he's gonna get me anything, all I want is flowers or a plant. Nothing fancy. Look at the beautiful roses he sent me at work today! Sorry for the poor photo quality, it's from my cell phone camera. He's so wonderful! I hope all of you Valentines have a great night!

So Proud

Sydney and her Science Fair Project. Look how proud of it she looks!
Not to mention, her mom is pretty proud of her too!

You Know....

I could live in Alaska, I think. I love the snow. I also would rather be cold than warm because you can always find ways for your body to warm up, but it's hard to naturally cool down. Plus the scenery. It is just gorgeous up there. Of course, the only reason I can say this, is by seeing pictures, because, as many of you know, Alaska is the only state I haven't been to in the US. But the reason I started thinking about this is because of what I woke up to yet again this morning. January, you weren't cool enough for snow, but February, you have brought me one of my favorite delights.
A couple more inches of this stuff, and I get all giddy again. It's strange how it has that power over me! Alas, it will not be with us for very long. We have a winter storm warning, but the Weather Channel said the precipitation we get today and tomorrow will be in the form of a mixed snow and rain. (Read: Snow at night when it is dark, and rain during the day while there is sunshine.) Awwww, Shucks!!! Why does Mother Nature tease me like so? Hence, the thought of moving to Alaska. But really, that is just a dream, so I am stuck with the toyings of my emotions. By the way, before this snow, it had been in the 50's for almost all of January. This time, the crews were more prepared because when the girls were ready to go to school, this is what the roads, and our cars looked like.
The roads were nicely sanded/salted and clear! You see, I can't stand it when people freak out because of a little snow. People panic, when they don't need to. Damn, human nature. So, I was actually a little suprised that today the Central Kitsap School District didn't cancel school. Normally, it seems like, when they see the first snowflake, they start calling us to say school is closed. But today, there wasn't even a 2 hour delay! School was as scheduled! Bravo, CKSD!

Well, I guess since the snow isn't going to last long, I should enjoy it while I can. Snowball fight anyone? Nevermind, the kids went to school. :) Maybe I should research a trip to Alaska........

Stupid Bowl / Eventful Day

Go Refs!!! You have successfully determined the winner of the Super Bowl once again. You guys are good! I will say this, and mean it, right now. I will never watch a debacle, like the one I watched today, ever again. If the Stealers ever make it to the Stupid Bowl again I will protest. I might stage a sit-in, or plan a march on Washington, or maybe just banish televisions from being on in my presence. I don't know, but mark my words, I will never watch that crap again! I can't believe I am saying this, as much as I love football, but the only good thing about the game today was the commercials! There were some really good ones! Ok, I will end my rant now. Wow, I feel surprisingly better!

In other news, Sydney has been helping me with a lot of chores lately. She is turning into such a wonderful helper. My own "mini me" in so many more ways than just one! Anyways, the picture below is what happened when I gave her the money she earned for doing the tasks I asked her to do.
What does it mean, when your 9 year old daughter checks the $20 bill you gave her for doing chores, to see if it's counterfeit? I died laughing. Just the fact that she checked it was too funny! Does that say anything about the shape of the economy? Just curious.

Also, Kassie just pulled out her tooth! Wow! To think the last time I took out one of her teeth, she cried for 3 hours after it was already out! The Tooth Fairy is coming tonight! She wanted to take a pic of it, so here it is. The missing tooth was located next to the left front tooth. You can see the hole.
And last but not least, this morning after Church, Madeline came running down the hill to the car, but couldn't stop herself in enough time, so she slammed right into the car! She managed to bite her lip, and boy did it leave a mark! OUCH!! Here is a pic of her "holy" lip. Hahahaha! I crack myself up!
That's enough about our eventful day for now. Hope to see you again next time!