How do you like my new look? My friend Alyssa jazzed up my blog a tid bit. I think she did an excellent job capturing the personalities of my children...and I got longer hair! Poor John stayed the same. I thought about telling Alyssa to put a chainsaw in his hand but that might look a little creepy.
It's never a good thing when your son comes running into the house saying, "It wasn't my fault!" and then you hear the screaming. Apparently, the aforementioned son was pushing his little sister in the wagon and got a little too wild. The wagon stopped at the curb but the little sister didn't. Face plant into the cement. Why do these things always happen when John is out of town? She was fine. I didn't faint.
As many of you know, I am helping my friend Becky organize her basement. It is a lot of fun...at least for me. Becky is a keeper. I am a thrower. Sometimes we come across some real treasures. Take this Hot Dog Hero. Yes people, it cooks your hot dogs. And the best part is that it barks when your dogs are ready. I am not kidding. This gem will soon be up for auction on E-bay...much to the disappointment of my children.
Holly is on the leadership board of a really cool organization called Boyfriend Bears. You can check it out here
boyfriendbears.org. The girls sponsored a snack booth at LC's family fun night.
Aren't they cute?
I love the look on concentration on her face...or maybe she's just getting really sick of cotton candy.
Whenever John goes out of town, I like to do a project. It helps me miss him less...isn't that sweet? This time I decided to paint the shelves in my pantry. They were lots of mis-matched laminate and I thought it would look clean and fresh to paint them all white. It was a big job. A much bigger job then I thought. The first job was taking everything out of the pantry. My poor children didn't eat at our table for the entire week he was gone.
I should have taken a "before" picture. Aren't they beautiful?
Here's a shot of all the stuff put back in. Now we'll see how long I can keep it so neat and organized???
I just got done reading a book about the Amish. I came to the conclusion that my children are too spoiled and need more chores. These two have been given the job to completely clean up after supper. This includes clearing the table (this is the only thing they had to do before), loading the dishwasher, washing and drying the things that need to be hand washed, wiping off the table and counters, and sweeping the floors. I am loving this new arrangement. They are not.
This handsome guy has been doing ALOT of studying lately. He needs to take his board review test in one week. If you think of it, say a little prayer for him.
Now, consider yourselves all caught up on the lives of the Hiemstra family.
Have a blessed weekend!
