Monster Trucks

A Day with Dad - Gracie, Lane & Justin got to spend the day with dad while the big girls were busy with Junior Miss stuff. It was a great day, all of them said they had so much fun.

This is how Lane was most of the time "mesmorized"!

Taking a break from the action, nothing like cotton candy to keep dad busy.

BRAD PAISLEY CONCERT !!!!!!!!!!!

Tacoma Dome 2/28/09.....Paisley Party Tour!!

Darin and I left Saturday with Mike and Robin for a mini-road trip to Seattle. Laughs, good food, great concert and home again on Sunday. We really enjoyed our easy-going trip, thanks guys!

Sad?

Thursday was Senior Night for our basketball player.

Dani has bounced a ball almost since the time she started walking. She has always loved the sport, a true fan of the game. In grade school, Mr. Stark asked her to be the MS girls team manager. By season's end, he had a whole stack of scribbled on papers with all of the plays she had drawn for him. She started playing AAU in 6th grade, in Moses Lake. We have a lot of memories from those years. High School basketball has brought a lot of ups and downs. Torn ACL, new coach, team dinners, a lot of losses, six three-pointers in one game and a lot of new friends.

I was sad on Thursday, not because it was the end, but because it didn't end the way we thought. Dani wanted so badly to make districts, this was our year. I don't understand why or how it happened but it wasn't meant to be. It is sad when your kids are so disappointed when "life's not fair", when they work hard to reach a goal and are inches short. We have hugged and cried but certainly not talked about it. I feel sad that everything we have said over the years "set your goal" "be coachable" "work hard" "be a team" they did and the results did not equal the work.

We are so proud of Dani! You did work hard and overcome physical and emotional challenges. I hope one day you see that you did accomplish many goals, some that you were not even aware of at the time. Just like the first time Dain announced your name and you got to run through the cheerleaders, we will always be standing in the crowd cheering you on!

This is getting so much easier....

Monday - Moses Lake
Tuesday - Tri-tip Roasts, Baked Potatoes
Wednesday - Kona Chicken over Rice
Thursday - Salad and leftovers
Friday - BBQ hamburgers
Saturday - Split Pea Soup

I've Been Tagged

Here are the rules:
1) Post rules on your blog
2) Answer the six '8' items
3) Let each person know by leaving them a comment.

8 favorite TV shows:
1. My Name is Earl
2. The Hills
3. Dexter
4. Survivor
5. Boston Legal (even the reruns)
6. Diners, Drive Inns & Dives
7. Two and a Half Men
8. MonsterQuest


8 Things I did yesterday:
1. Wii Yoga
2. Regional Wrestling (for 10 hours!)
3. Laundry
4. load dishwasher
5. read
6. give my kids and sweetheart valentines
7. answered a million kid questions
8. Did I mention sit at Regionals for 10 hours


8 Things I'm looking forward to:
1. going on vacation
2. fitting in to a new pair of Calvin Klein's
3. Summer
4. Spring Break
5. being caught up on laundry
6. Darin not being sick
7. raising confident, kind children
8. growing a vegetable garden


8 favorite restaurants:
1. Steel Pig, Seattle
2. La Cabana, Royal City
3. Killer Tacos, North Shore Oahu
4. Brunswick, Othello
5. Lariat Burgers, Naches
6. Chili's
7. Tony Roma's
8. truckstop breakfasts


8 Things on my wish list:
1. a raise
2. tropical vacation
3. happy, healthy, giving children
4. a chef and housekeeper
5. peaceful family
6. a tan
7. college tuition
8. Win the lotto so I don't need a raise, can visit my own tropical island with my happy, healthy, giving children, hire the best chef and housekeeper to go with us and our peaceful family, while I am getting a tan, and sending my kids care boxes while they are in college.

8 people I tag:
1. Sue
2. Courtney
3. Becky
4. Elaine
5. Tiffany
6. Gari lynn
7. Melanie
8. Carley