Why do you visit?

This past week we had 132 visits from around the country. Most of you are from Texas. The rest from elsewhere. Nearly all of the returning visitors seem to be viewing the main page. The rest come to a variety of pages. Searches for "chicken-catchatori", "Family is of God," and "Green vs. Blue WalMart," top the list.

So who are you and why do you visit? Please let us know by adding your comments to this post.

Brittany's new glasses

Hint received. Picture published

News

Brittany now proudly wears glasses! We discovered last week that she has an astigmatism (like both her parents), but she is not near or far-sighted. Yesterday she got the glasses, and she looks great in them. And I am very glad that Brittany is glad to have them. Maybe soon we can post a picture of her. (hint, hint, Kyle)

A Few Thoughts

Brittany's BOB competition has been canceled due to the current public health scare. I hope they can reschedule. I want her to be able to see the results of her hard work.

The road continues to be a mess, but they put lime down last week, so it's not quite as bad. I have had more experiences of fish-tailing, spinning out, and not necessarily going where I am steering than ever before.

Erica likes to climb up on chairs and stools to get what she wants. One of her favorite activities while I am fixing dinner is standing on a chair so she can push the buttons on the answering machine. If you have called and gotten random sounds or child-like voices on the answering machine, it is Erica's doing. I am sorry.

Paul likes to play with Erica, but it can quickly change to hitting her, pushing her down, taking her special blanket, or sitting on her. He freely acknowledges that he has done these things, but I can't seem to convince him that they are wrong to do. He also likes to lock doors. I also have not had success convincing him that this is a problem.

Joshua likes to read Encyclopedia Brown books. He has grown tall, and he thinks he may be the tallest in Kindergarten. He is playing T-ball again. He surprised us by how well he can field the ball. Josh and Paul really enjoy playing together.

I have been very busy lately. I have had several weeks where lots of things have popped up, but it has been good to have meaningful things to do. I am trying to catch back up on the housecleaning. (Megan helped me a few nights ago. When she couldn't sleep, she cleaned the family room and vacuumed it. Kyle stopped her and sent her to bed before she dusted.)

I have been enjoying gardening this spring. Their are onions, 3 carrots, peas, green beans, bell peppers, tomatoes, watermelon, cucumber, and zucchini growing right now. I planted cantaloupe seeds yesterday. So far I have only harvested some onion tops (my version of green onions), but the peas, tomatoes, and peppers are all blooming. I hope these plants fulfill the promise of a bountiful harvest. It feels so good to eat the food you have grown yourself.