Cath In Color

I was right about my prediction for today.  Most of our kids had a tough day at school.  I helped to take one kid down on the gym floor.  I felt bad because by the time I got there, my friend had already been hit in the back of the head by a floor hockey [...]

Today went pretty well.  The kids at school seemed to be in good spirits after a restful week and vacationing…which means tomorrow will be a “crash & burn” kind of day.    I saw some tan people and had to ask them, “Where did you go for break”?  Then after hearing their wonderful stories, I let [...]

Today is our official last day of spring break.  We didn’t do much of anything.  Nate did some spring cleaning up in our bedroom.  He vacuumed under the bed, cleaned the slats on the windows and dusted everything.  Sometimes he gets in those moods and I don’t stop him. It looks wonderful.  The girls played [...]

What a refreshing day it was today.  We actually had the sun out for the entire day.  I felt the urge to shop again, do a little laundry and even play some basketball with Kelly, outside!  What a difference it makes to have some sunshine in your day.  I took Kelly over to Kohl’s in [...]

Today the girls went to work on their last day of spring break.  I took them out to Sailer Greenhouses where their Uncle Mark, Aunt Peggy and cousin Nikki, put them to work.  This has become a tradition for them during spring break.  They love to spend the day in the warm, tropical greenhouses helping [...]

Yesterday was our third day of break and it was a quiet one.   Megan played in a floor hockey tournament all day and Kelly spent a couple of hours with a friend.
Today we met our friends, Dawn & Michael and did one of our favorite activities….going to the movies!  We saw, Race to Witch Mountain at the [...]

On our second day of Spring Break, we headed over to Brueggars Bagel shop and had lunch with our good friend and Kelly’s Godmother, Shelly Larson.  We always enjoy getting caught up with each other and the girls love to share their news with Shelly.  We also get to hear about her boys, A.J. and [...]

 
Today was our official beginning of spring break.  We enjoyed ourselves by spending the day out at the Mall of America.  The girls each invited a friend to come along for a day of shopping and lunching.   I too, had a friend along for conversation and sanity.  Megan and her friend Kristin spent their day [...]

Even though we had Kelly’s party last Saturday, today is her actual birthday.  She turns 9 today.   That number seems to be old, maybe because knowing that next year are those double-digits, it scares me a little.   After school, she opened her presents and then we went out for dinner.  Her choice was the Tin [...]

Every year, about a day or two before her birthday, Kelly gets a little sad about turning another year older.  She’s been so excited about her birthday this year, that I thought maybe it wouldn’t happen again this year.  Then last night at bedtime…the tears came down.  I was saying good night to her and [...]