Sunday, May 24, 2009

A few blooms...

Our yard work has been coming slow.....the weather has not really been warm and we have not been able to work outside much. We are so thankful for the rain!!!! Here are just a couple blooms of my Iris' in the back yard...I'm anxious to get out and plant more...will have to wait till it is a bit warmer and dryer...

First and Last day of School...

Here is Cacey on her last day of school....she finished a day earlyier than Jeffery and Cassidy because of her graduation.
Here is Cassidy and Jeffery on their last day of school....I cut off Cassidy's feet...ooops

Here they are a little closer....a little goofier!!
First day of school for Cacey and Jeffery...
Cassidy's first day of school....she started a little later because of the new building not being ready for Middle school. I think Jeffery and Cassidy look the most different. I wish I could post them side by side. Yipppeeee for Summer!!!

Cacey Graduates from 5th grade..

Cacey graduated from 5th grade...end of Elementary School...on to Middle School...YIKES!
We are very proud of Cacey!!!!
Here she is in front of the middle school where both she and Cassidy will be next year. This is a brand new building for our school so there is no grass and flowers yet.
Part of the audiance..
They had 3 cakes for each of the 5th grad classes....I thought they came out great!
My Case....where did the time go?????
Receiving her diploma....

YIPPPEEEE Cacey!!!
Cacey and her teacher Miss. Baldner
One of Cacey's buddies...Avery
More friends...Nia on the left is a real good friend of Cacey's...she will not be coming back to our school next year...Cacey is pretty bumbed about that!
Cacey and Riley...this boy is such and awesome kid, good buddy for Case!
Cacey and Sadie....I love her mom Caris!!! She is soooo fun and I love visiting with her!
OK....graduation over....on to gifts....Gramps gave Cacey money and she bought a game for her DS. Professor something or other and something something???? She has been wanting it since Christmas....she was so excited. Thanks Gramps!!!
It has been a true blessing to see our kids do well in school. Although Cacey does struggle we are very proud of her and support her 100%! Way to go Cacey!!!!

What to eat???

Does anyone else use a menu??? I had piles and piles of old menu's that I have kept....out with the old in with the new!! I love new and easy menu ideas, love the Pioneer Woman blog for those!!

Jeff another year older...

We surprised Jeff when he came home from work on Friday....his birthday is Sunday...
Here he is home from work....the presants will have to wait till SUNDAY!!! It's not your birthday today!!! I love to torture him!!! He is just like the kids to want to open his gifts!!
But luckily Sunday did come and we let him open his gifts first thing...
Gooooo Rockies! He is coaching Jefferys baseball team and they are the Rockies...perfect!!!
The two crazies!!
Cassidy and I made Jeff's favorite cake...his grandma used to make it for him...Watergate cake mmmm!
The boys had matching shirts for his birthday....Jeffery was so proud about that!! They and Cacey went to a Sky Sox game...perfect day and perfect weather!!! Happy Birthday Hun!!

Sunday, May 17, 2009

Good bye, Adios, Sianara, Cio...to Penrose...

I'm movin on....this was my good-bye farewell party at Penrose...I shared it with Bill.. who was retiring. I will miss so many of my friends who I worked with....others I will NOT miss....no names to be mentioned. All in all Penrose was a great place to work and will be a chapter in my life....on to different chapters...
JoAnne...who did NOT want me to take her picture...can you tell? Elaine....
Nancy from Nuc Med....will miss her cakes! MMMMM
Dianne from Mammos...what a sweet person....has great clothes!!! I will miss everyone in Mammos!
LUCY! I will really miss her! She is the on I would see first on my morning...bright and early at 6:30 am...WOW....I could really do without that double chin!!!
Bianca....miss you too girl!!!
STEVE...what a sweetie!
GLORIA...our main gal for housekeeping! I just loved her....loved her smile!
VICKI!!!! I will really miss you....but I know we will be chatn on the tele!!!!! Linda from Nuc med....
All the folks from Radiology gave our family a gift card to Texas Roadhouse.....
Sooooo long Penrose!!!
Thanks for dinner everyone! We wasted NO time making good use of that gift card!!!

Cacey's Spring Soccer..

Cacey has had a great time with Spring Soccer!!
Gooooo Cacey!
This was a parent -vs-kids game...I gave my camera to Jeffery and told him to take 5 pictures...this is what he came up with.....HIMSELF!!! What a nut!!!


Cacey had an awards banquet at Fargos....we had a great time...I left my camera in the car and was too lazy to go and get it. Cacey and I took pictures of her with her trophy....
But I thought I couldn't get the flash right....so I asked her to take antoher...

But....to me it just still was not right.....
Soooo I took another...
and another....
By this time...I just was not going to get it....and it just became funny!!! And I guess a little tiring for Cace....she is soooo funny. Great Spring Soccer Girl!!!
Cool trophies!!!