Current Events...

at our house:

The family photographer has been really slacking lately, but life has been happening at the speed of light, so it seems!  Grandma and Grandpa Burley returned from Florida last week, and stopped through on their way home.  We enjoyed a terrific Cracker Barrel dinner together, as well as some catch-up conversation after a long winter.  So glad they made it home safely!

Hobe Sound Choir was here a week ago, and we kept four girls in our home.  This gave us a head start on spring cleaning, and we had so much fun showing them hospitality.  It's always a blessing to connect with 'old' friends, and make some new ones as well!  So glad for that opportunity. 

There have been a couple of disappointments in the last couple of weeks:  Our cat, which we had for about two years, did one of his disappearing acts and then never reappeared.  My mom has probably been praying to this end, but the rest of us are a little bummed.  He was an outdoor cat, so we weren't seriously attached, but things are a little different.  I, for one, am not mourning the removal of the litter box from the garage.  Never could stand those things! 
On another note, the boys were tentatively looking forward to playing spring baseball for a church/school team in Lima.  Unfortunately, there wasn't enough interest (in their particular grade levels) from that church/school to be able to facilitate teams, so they won't be able to play this year.  We don't do city leagues (cause we're wierd and protective and all that), so that eliminates most of the athletic opportunities for them.  They were all good with the fact that God has something different/better for them, and some of those things are falling into place.  :)

School continues to move along nicely.  I think we are all ready for Spring Break, but since IHC is late this year, so is spring break!  When we return from spring break, we literally only have 4 weeks of school before summer vacation!  Yay!!!!

The next couple of weeks are going to be hectic, but we'll blog about that when the time comes.  Until then, have a great weekend and try to find some sunshine!

Allison and Kaitlynn enjoy a crazy ride
on the three-wheeled bike that Grandpa
bought and refurbished in Florida.
(Never mind Alli's monster face)