Our snow is gone!

Our snow is gone! I'm not used to having grass in February. I'm liking it lots!

We had dinner at my parents house last night. Derrick helped Bob all day so after work we just stayed for dinner. On the way home we had a conversation with Rad that went like this:

"Mom, what animal was I born in the middle of?"

"Rad, you were not born in the middle of an animal. You were born in the middle of July."

"Mom! I was born in the middle of an animal! What animal was it?!"

Derrick pipes in and says, "Rad there is no such thing as being born in the middle of animal."

Rad starts to cry.

So I ask, "Rad why do you think that you were born in the middle of an animal?"

He says, "The kids at school said that they were born in the middle of a dog."

I can't believe we are having a conversation about this and trying not to laugh say "Rad, I think that they were just kidding."

He then says, "Then Miss Jennifer was kidding me too because she said the same thing."

We all sat in silence for a moment or two. I was racking my brain trying to figure out where in the world he could have thought that he was born in the middle of an animal. Seriously, can you even picture that? Then I remembered that they were studying the Chinese New Year.

Rad was born in the year of the dog. Not in the middle of a dog. Too funny.


Shayli took first place in her school's 'Invention Convention' competition with her invention called the 'Smart Brush'. It is a toothbrush that detects cavities. It was a big deal to take first place. Last weekend was the regional competition in Couer d' Alene. So we checked into a hotel and spent the weekend there supporting Shayli. She didn't place at the regional level but she should have! ;) While in CDA we met up with Jared & Amy and adorable kids and my Mom and had lunch at Chile's. Good stuff. I sure love my family.


Cade has been sick... again. This time he broke out in a chicken pox looking rash on his thighs and face and neck. Evidently he has a cold that is breaking through his skin in the form of soars. Poor kid. He is on some hefty meds and is SUPER contagious. He is so upset that he can not go to nursery tomorrow.


Derrick and I are still doing well. Derrick just had his annual physical and other than high cholesterol is doing just fine. For work, my region came in second in the nation out of 62 other regions during our last campaign. Evidently it's a huge deal and we get a weekend free in CDA here in a few months. That will be something to blog about I am sure.

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