This is not an excuse.......

I forgot to shut the back door of the van tight, and my books fell out into the mud!

This was quickly followed by, "Forgive me!"

Rachel is now 15!!!!!!!!

I don't think the red eye reduction works very well on my camera since I tried to fix this picture twice and it didn't help.

The most recent excuse for not practicing is.......

....."I don't know where my mom puts my books when we get home."

So frustrating...........

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The other day I sent pictures of the snow storm to my friend who is in Florida for a month.
For the record, I can't wait till she returns. Feeding almost every morning and evening gets to be a lot................
So she sent me this picture of where she is at in Florida. It looks slightly wet, and the sun isn't shining very brightly, but there is no snow!!!!

And This is Where I Work........

Sometimes I have to laugh when I think about the places I've worked. They have nothing in common. There was the greenhouse and florist, then Hope Cafe. Now administrative assistant to the Executive director of a non-profit organization. There was the personnal assistant job before my current job, but I like this job much better. Oh yeah, and piano teacher........
I probably won't have another job where there are three dogs. My boss has two and Manny is a friends dog that spend a great deal of time with us. Cally(aka Calypso) is almost 4 months old and as cute as can be. Every morning when I arrive, she gets so excited. Then when she comes in from outside she runs over to my chair and procedes to place her wet paws on my lap. If Manny gets to my chair first, Cally will run over and push her out of the way.
Then there is Jackson. He is older,so he is more laid back,but every morning,he comes to the door with his mouth full of toys. Most of his day is spent sleeping.

I've also never had a job where before I left for the day, I had to say who I thought would win the Florida primmary. It might be different,but I'm enjoying it.....and I probably will not have another job quite like this one............

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After Christmas my Mom bought a box of mini candy canes that were on sale for the horses. So the other day, while I was opening the candy canes, both Saylor and Ike tried to get as close as they could without touching the fence. Saylor thoroughly enjoyed his,although he looks like he is dying with his missing eye and his tongue sticking out.........

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Last night Kelly and I spent some time together in Rutland while Daniel was at his class.

Towards the end of the evening Micaiah started to get really cranky,so we decided to try and humor him. This is the result,but I'm not sure it helped him. I'm going to miss all of them sooooo much when they move.

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My cousin had her baby shower yesterday, and Hannah was asked to bring the gifts to Rhiana as she opened them.At the beginning she was really good, then about half way through she became tired and started yawning. She was so cute sitting up there!!!!!
I forgot my camera at home, and my Mom's camera had no battery life left, so I had to resort to the cell phone. Not the best,but it works in a pinch.

More Pictures...........

Jonathan was so excited to receive a Transformers shirt.We finally had to tell him to wear a different shirt.

There were many games of Foosball. Andrew beat me every time we played........
I love this picture of Andrew and Hannah.

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When Andrew was home, the kids played Monopoly sooooo many times..........

Jonathan was once again trying to wrestle with Andrew. He never wins,but that doesn't stop him.

Holiday Pictures.........

For some reason it was very hard to get everybody smile for this picture. I think it was late at night and we had just returned home from the Christmas Eve service.
I love my Mom and Dad.......
Hannah took off her hat just as I took the picture. It turned out good......

Happy New Year!!!