Let's Get Together

Finally! Surprising news! I have a new nephew. His name is Ryan Paul and I'm anxious to meet him. Being 2,000 miles away and having family not totally tech savvy means I get few pictures. :( I'm hoping Cindy or Ty will read this post and take my hint. Text me more pictures! Email me more pictures! So far I've gotten one picture from Lupe, several from Lacy, and some from Cindy. Have you heard of photobucket? Nevermind . . . have you heard of UPDATING photobucket? Get on it! It's not fair to me! I update mine all of the time (and have consistently for the last almost six years).

Enough of that (but seriously, more pictures would be nice).

Clarissa had her first ballet recital and it was ADORABLE! She was precious!







Joey started his season of tee-ball and I have to admit that I have the cutest ball player. It kills me how beautiful my kids are!

Amazing Grace

Happy Easter, everyone! HE is risen!

In Bloom

My kids are pretty cool, funny children.

Last week Clarissa had another eye appointment and she did great. It was a checkup to make sure her new glasses were a good match for her. She passed with flying colors and even stumped her doctor. One of the tests completed consisted of having some shapes projected onto a far wall. This particular shape was a circle inside of a partially finished square. She squinted her eyes and said, "I think it's a circle, but it could also be an octagon. I'm going to say octagon."

~o~

This last weekend Joey was able to attend one of his friends' birthday parties. The mascot is a tiger and everyone knows how unless a costume is movie quality, they're always discernible on what the actual thing is. When the tiger walked into the room, all the kids yelled, "It's the cheeto guy!" All of the parents laughed, of course, but how embarrassing must that be. It's obviously a high school person in the monstrosity of a thing, sweating, and getting called the wrong thing.

~o~

This morning Clarissa woke up talking about her dream. Here's our conversation:

CJ: Mommy! I dreamed about a dinosaur. We were on a train and a dinosaur got on it.

Me: What kind of a dinosaur was it?

CJ: A brachiosaurus.

Me: Was a nice dinosaur?

CJ: Oh yes! He was the nicest dinosaur.

Me: What color was he?

CJ: Blue . . . like my eyes.

Me: Did he talk?

CJ: Yes

Me: Well, what did he say?

CJ: Hey, Blue Eyes!

Mama

I am really trying to be a better blogger, but really our lives are pretty boring . . . thankfully. So, I figure I'll just answer some random questions for you:

1. what inspires you?
Besides the obvious? (God/Jesus) My husband. He's pretty amazing.

2. what was the last thing you bought yourself?
I suppose my purse. I LOVE it. It's pink and very "spring-like."

3. would you rather watch a movie in a theater or from the comfort of your own home?
It depends on the movie. I enjoy both, though.

4. household chore you don't mind doing?
Eugh. I enjoy none of them.

5. coffee or tea?
Neither

6. what could you eat every day and not get sick of??
Chick-fil-a, Rosa's, Wienerschnitzel, . . . none that are here.

7. what's the last book you read?
Charlotte's Web. The kids and I are reading it together. Well, I'm reading it and the kids are listening.

8. do you think you "look" your age?
I definitely feel it. I hope I don't look my age, but more often than not I don't get carded. :(

9. do you watch/read the news?
Both. My husband is addicted to the news on the TV and I usually check Fox News throughout the day.

10. how would you describe your "look"?
Eh. I like jeans and shirts. Nothing super exciting.

11. did you play sports in high school or college?
Heck no. I'm horrible at sports. I did pick up golf for a while, but motherhood has diminished that.

12. would you rather give up lipstick/gloss or high heels?
High heels. I hardly wear them.

13. what's your favorite show to watch on tv?
Currently? Celebrity Apprentice and American Idol

14. would you rather bake or cook?
Eat. I don't enjoy either.

15. shorts or skirts?
Depends on the occasion.

Please Remember Me

Keith and I were discussing the other night that we should really write some of the stuff down concerning our kids. I'm not so good at the baby books. Though, my kids aren't babies anymore. :( So, I'm trying to make sure that I'm better at writing down random things that Keith and I hope we don't forget.

#1

For some weird reason Joey is obsessed with the idea of marriage. He's pretty bummed that he won't get to marry me. He wants to know NOW who his wife will be. All he knows is that he'll get married when he's about twenty-five to a young lady that will be his best friend.

Forgive me if I've already shared this cute story with you. Joey asked me if I had asked Keith to marry me or if Keith asked me to marry him. I told him Keith asked me. Joey had the most pensive look on his face and promptly asked what my response was.

#2

Clarissa LOVES dinosaurs. She is convinced that I kissed a frog and he turned into Keith. She is also convinced that she will not kiss a frog. She will kiss a dinosaur. She doesn't even care if he turns into a prince. She just loves dinosaurs.

#3

Joey has recently become girl CRAZY. We always leave our TV on when we eat dinner. Judge me if you want, but hearing people eat is gross. We were talking over dinner and all of a sudden Joey got us to be quiet. We all turned towards the TV and it was for an online college. He LOVES the spokesperson. He told us that he thinks she's very pretty.

Just the other day it was on, again, and Keith asked Joey if that was his (meaning Keith's) girlfriend. Joey quickly answered, "Oh no, Daddy, she's mine!"

#4

This is a gross one, but the other day while Joey was taking a bath I was sitting on the toilet waiting on him when all of a sudden he tooted the biggest toot known to man. I looked over to him and he just slowly yelled, "That was AWESOME!" He's so gross.

#5

Keith has had a couple interesting meetings lately. He had dinner with Al Sacco, a former astronaut, and he had a coaching class with Doug Carroll, a former MLB player. He was like a kid on Christmas morning.

Watch This

Last semester I had a project making a family video. I opted to make a five generation video of Keith's side of the family. The video is pretty long and I really enjoyed making it. I won't bore you with it . . . but it is pretty interesting. We had a Q&A with all generations and hearing the differences in technology, religions, and politics is pretty amazing.

Anyway, I ended up making a recap of 2010 with my kids and their friends and we watched it New Year's Eve. My subscription expired, but I decided to bite the bullet and go ahead and buy the software for video editing software. So, without further ado, here is what I've made so far for the upcoming Truman 2011 recap video.

Oh my Darling, Clementine!

With the recent time change both Joey and Clarissa have started sleeping in more and more. It can be nice, but it just seems to be more of a hassle than anything. We've missed two Bible Studies and last Saturday we missed Clarissa's ballet class. So, today Clarissa and I went to a makeup class while Joey was in school. Usually after her classes, we head to Honey Dew, but today we just came home and took some pictures of her in her ballerina outfit.




Don't let her fool you. She still loves the dinosaurs. Please take notice that the dinosaur is dressed in the tutu my mother made for her.



Okay . . . . now for the random question and giveaway. What place has the best donuts? Remember, the first CORRECT answer gets a little something in the mail from the Trumans.