Well, we here at the Hansen's are still plugging through the daily routine. It seems like nothing too new has been happening. Cody had yesterday off and we decided to have the first BBQ of the season, not sure which season that would be, maybe winter. Monday was just beautiful. I got motivated and went to Home Depot and picked up 60 feet of edging to edge the front and north flower beds. It took me most of the afternoon, but I am so pleased with the result. Now it just needs some big plants and flowers. Anyway...can't post any pictures of it since it's covered with snow. After finishing our delish grilled burgers and veggies it started snowing. If you're craving something different, give this a try, mmm, it was so so good. I think this summer I may have to experiment making my own burgers, since we buy a lot of gardenburgers, can't be that hard right? Lauren and Chloe were freaking out about the snow and we kept reassuring them it wouldn't accumulate or last. Well, this morning it's still here. Unbelievable, you would think I'd lived in Idaho long enough to not be surprised, but this has been THE longest winter ever. That one day of spring was really enjoyable :) Anyway, I couldn't fall asleep last night just thinking about what I wanted to plant and where to plant it, so I haven't given up on that warm weather. Trying to console L & C, I said that one day in July they would give anything for some snow and a cool day! Hard to believe today... Have a happy Wednesday!
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Poor, poor Boozer, he can't help that his two best mates are gals, Lauren and Chloe. But we did have fun getting a picture of his hat. He makes a pretty good Madeline wouldn't you say?
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spring...finally...
Ah, you know spring has arrived when the bikes come out and Conference weekend arrives. In the case of this year, the bikes were pulled out of the snow. And wow, had L & C grown since the last ride in fall of last year. New bikes were definitely in order. My thinking is that until kids learn to ride without crashing every other time, thrift store bikes are your best friend. Since the girls are great riders now we got them nice, new bikes. I felt a little bad, just because it was the first bike they've had with a kickstand. Yeah, those other bikes were in rough shape. Maybe another learner can grab them from DI and crash them a few more times :) Back are the days of chasing around the block. I have two perfect little tricycles from the good ole days, I just couldn't bear to part with them, I really wasn't thinking twin girls again! They are a bit on the girly side, but Noah couldn't have cared less. It's now "my bike," he didn't even let the princess bell on it scare him away, that's my boy. So until he cares, maybe I can get away with it.
I especially enjoyed conference weekend. I almost hate to say that it's nice to have a break from church, but, let's be honest, it's nice to have a break from rushing out the door and calling responsibilities. Plus, so many talks resonated with me. Here are a few pictures. The kids were enjoying a tea party in the other room so we cranked up the volume and they insisted they were listening. I printed some activities that seemed to really keep them involved. I appreciate whoever put those packets together.
Well, here's to a new week, feeling uplifted and refreshed!
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three peas in a pod...
Here's a belated Easter pic of my two little beauties. I just loved how their dresses turned out!
The newest and by FAR the most popular girl at our house is Barbara Park's Junie B Jones. The spring bunny left a book for L & C to read during the break and they devoured them that Saturday on the back porch, (back when it wasn't freezing and snowy.) Between the library's collection and Grandma Maxwell's donation of easy chapter books, our house runneth over with seven year old literature. Little stacks by the couch, the bathroom counter, the backseat of the van, nightstands and inside the beds. It just makes me smile inside to see them love reading so much. I spent a lot of spring breaks and lazy afternoons lost in a good book. They're not the only ones enjoying their new found hobby. Noah is such a lucky little guy to have two big sisters who like to read to him in the chair with his "horsie blank." That's how he likes it-all curled up with a good story. Maybe it's all five of us Hansen peas in a pod, we all like a good book. So here's to laying in the afternoon sun with a good read- one of life's little pleasures.
We've had guests in and out this week. On Monday we celebrated my Dad's birthday going out to eat, so nice of them to come here to Idaho Falls! Cody's mom came and spent the afternoon on Tuesday and last night Lyle and Mike were our guests. They all survived the mayhem that sometimes accompanies our home and we love having people pop in and stay for a bit. The kids and I will probably head down to Bancroft this weekend and enjoy one last visit with everyone before school kicks off again on Monday. I must say I like the leisurely mornings with time for big, slow breakfasts and chatting around the table. No rushing out the door to appointments and school.
So I'm signing off until next week, three more days of official vacation!
dieing to dye...
Lauren and Chloe have been pestering me about dying eggs for the last couple weeks so a little egg dying was in order this afternoon with friends. Of course a dozen eggs was not enough, but it's all I had on hand last night to boil. Noah woke up in the middle of it and was quite intrigued by all the bowls of color and was a little curious as to why the eggs were colored. I have to admit that dying eggs is not something I do every year with L & C, I think mostly because the sometimes overly frugal part of my brain rationalizes, "Well, gosh, I'm going to waste a whole bunch of eggs that will sit out, get smashed, becoming anything but usable." But in keeping with my new personal motto of late, "what will be will be," I dove in and really had fun today. And yeah, half of them were smashed or otherwise mutilated, but a couple were actually eaten.
How much did I dive in? On Wednesday night in my lame attempt to be a bit Martha Stewart-ish I tried to poke holes in each end of the egg and blow out the contents, satisfying my need to actually USE the egg. After poking five eggs and crushing two of those in the blowing process, two things were really bothering me. I had a bunch of raw egg in my mouth. Now if the egg was in cookie dough, I wouldn't have any problem eating it raw, but who needs salmonella? Plus, I have a bit of a sinus infection and like blowing up a balloon, this strenuous activity was doing nothing to relieve it. So I gave up, has anybody ever attempted this? Sounded fun and easy, but was neither. (I did pierce the yolk, still had trouble.) Anyway, enough about eggs, hope you all have a beautiful Easter and hooray-it's spring break here. There will be some sleeping in here at the Hansens :)
