Birthday Madness!

This month we have three birthdays in our house!

First we have Darian - my precious first born child will be turning 14. Where did the time go? She is turning into a wonderful young lady. But every so often I see her little girl side. I keep waiting to see all the teenage angst that I keep hearing about but so far it hasn't reared it's ugly head. In fact, as time goes on she seems to get more huggy and snuggly. Being a mom is great! :)

Next comes Daddy...Mr. Murray. He will be turning the big 4-0 this year! Please take a moment to rib him. He likes that. I can't believe he was just 22 when we met and I remember how he talked about all of his dreams of owning a home and playing guitar for a living. Well...we got the home thing all figured out. His rock band aspirations didn't quite work out BUT he's rockin' the church worship team so I'd say he has done pretty well for himself. And I love him. And he's great. Even though he's old and his hips are going bad. Happy Birthday my love.

Lastly is my baby girl Jordyn - who is no longer a baby. She will be 13 this year. And she is starting to wear my clothes. And she wants a cell phone. And she wants to have her party at the pool. And for the first time ever she will be having a slumber party!

And....and....and....I am going to be the mother of TWO TEENAGERS!!! And wife to an OLD MAN! (That was too much wasn't it...)

And as a side note, my beautiful strong amazing mom will be turning SI(*muffled sounds*)TY years old this month also. I am blessed to have all these April Birthday Babies in my life...

Goofing on Wyoming...

So last night me and Murray were hanging out and giggling about our future plans. Lately, our impending empty nest has been the hot topic of discussion (it's five years away...but still...). I told him the real fun would begin when we both retired from our day jobs - at this point we still have about 18 years of working to go. But what fun we have dreaming!

Anyway, we began to giggle about how we would assimilate into our Wyoming town once we're fully retired and able to pursue any wacky or eccentric dreams we might think up. We came up with the following:

1. We will start trapping. Not trap shooting, but trapping. And make our own clothes. From coyotes.

2. We will only come to town in full coyote regalia.

3. We will have goats. Pygmy goats. This is my dream. Don't be jealous.

4. We will breed the goats with jackrabbits and create a new species. The "Jack-A-Goat". You're upset you didn't think of it first. I can tell. I hear you breathing.

5. Murray will make me a Jack-A Goat hat complete with floppy ears, mini pygmy goat horns and...

(wait for it...)

a 'chin strap with a mini beard attached'.

6. I told Murray I would put all of this on our blog so we'd never forget how silly we are. And maybe in 18 years our senility will kick in and we'll need something to remind us of our dreams.

Be blessed friends! Hope I could make you laugh today!

Snow Sculptures...

We went to a snow sculpting contest a couple weeks ago and it was so neat! Our first Wyoming snow sculpture event was very cool. The really interesting part is that it took place at the Cathedral Home for Children - a really special place that does amazing work to help children who have been in crisis. There is also a deaf school there and a horse therapy program in the summer. This year is their 100th anniversary! WOW!!

The snow sculptures were neat but we were also treated to a tour from one of the teenagers that lives at there. She showed us the grounds and the cottages where the kids live. I was really impressed! I guess I had an impression of the place being a dorm or something...but it was like little houses with big common areas, kitchens, and lots of hominess.

Several Cathedral Home kids go to our church so we saw them and got to see where they live and they got to show us off to their counselors. Our guide said, "My counselor hasn't gotten to meet any of my church friends so I want to introduce you to her." I felt like an honored guest.

Wyoming is a place to heal. God brought us here. We are trying to be obedient to His call. God is so good!!!!