Do you like Chinese food?

Our family loves Chinese food. And sushi.

This is probably my favorite restaurant right now.

But why should we be the only ones who are allowed to enjoy this?

Shouldn't our pets be allowed to enjoy Pan-Asian fare?

Now they can!

Check out these cool cat treats!

And because we are equal-opportunity pet-lovers . . .


Check out these cool sushi treats for dogs!

Do you think they will like them?

Thankful Thursday

My good friends over at Two + Two = FOURever Family try and post every Thursday for what they are thankful for. I think it is a great idea, so I need to do it too.

What am I thankful for today?

I am thankful for rain that causes grass, trees, and flowers to grow.

I am thankful for a good job, when so many do not have one.

I am thankful for the laughter of my children as the puppy attacks them.

I am thankful for my artistic husband who is at school tonight, but I am also thankful that when he comes home, I will have an even bigger reason to be thankful.

And this Thursday, I am especially thankful for my best friend Michelle, who loves me and fixes me dinner on Thursdays when I'm too tired to do it myself. :-)

And I owe every single one of these blessings to the One who made the rain, allowed me to have a job, and brought my family and friends together.

Tiptoe through the tulips with me . . .

I love spring.

Forever blowing bubbles . . .

Don't have a heart attack. I'm posting two days in a row.

Yesterday was a beautiful day in Indiana. We spent much of the day outside. Part of it . . . blowing bubbles.



Who doesn't love bubbles? Seriously. How can you not be happy when beautiful iridescent bubbles are flying all around you?



There are contests for the biggest bubble, the most bubbles, and the ever-elusive bubble within a bubble.



It is so much fun that even Daddies have to give it a try.



I love bubbles. And I love spring.

And it is the beauty of God's creation and my blessed family that get me through each day.

Even on a day like today.

My Grandma would have been 83 today.

And I'm guessing she enjoyed watching her great-grandkids blow bubbles just as much as I did.

And I bet they have some awesome bubbles in Heaven.

Happy Birthday Grandma.

April Updates!

Yes, I update my FaceBook page daily, and my blog has been suffering. I will try and do better.

So here is our very busy April with a few words and pictures.

We visited the Children's Museum and the new Lego exhibit.
Here are my princesses and prince int he Lego castle.

The Children's Museum also has a temporary Star Wars: Clone Wars exhibit -
and we (geeks that we are) loved it!

My youngest got her picture taken with the kinda scary looking Wal-Mart Easter Bunny.
I had nightmares.

Our favorite cousin came down and helped us color Easter eggs.

The finished product!

My beautiful blessings before church on Easter Sunday.

The love of my life, worshiping with the kiddos at Club 252 on Easter.

Us.

And - unbelievably, this little girl - my best friend and cousin's daughter
turned TEN this month! TEN! I can't believe it.

She is growing into a beautiful young woman, and it makes me want to cry
at how fast the time has flown.

And Murphy? Yep. Murphy is still the cutest puppy ever.

Spring is here and summer is right around the corner. Wow.

Homemade Personal Pizzas - Cheap Family Fun!

A month or so ago (so I’m BEHIND!) we decided to make homemade pizzas. We bought the already made personal size crusts for the kids, and a healthy thin crust pizza for the parents. We let the kids decide what type of ingredients they should put on their pizzas (we were concerned, but it turned out better than we thought!)

Here are the children eagerly awaiting the pizza-making frenzy!

First we brushed olive oil on the crusts.

Then we gave them a scoop of pizza sauce and a spoon for spreading.


(My oldest wanted to use sour cream for her pizza sauce, mmmmm.)

Then we slowly gave them toppings to spread round on their pizzas. Cheese, baked potato,

cheese,


bacon bits,
ham, pepperoni, more cheese,
and even more sour cream.

. . . and, uhh, more cheese.
Oh – and the boring adult pizza got a lot of healthy yummy things like tomatoes, spinach, mushrooms, chicken, and light cheese. (It was NOT boring, it was YUMMMMY.)

Then we baked them and wasted no time in gobbling them up.

There were smiles all around – but we were too busy eating to take a picture of the enjoyment of pizzas made by our own hands.

This is a great activity to do with your family that doesn’t cost a lot of money.

The kids can’t wait to do this again!!

Spring has sprung again!

I can feel it in the air. I even have a SPRING in my step. I love the Christmas season, and I even love snow - but about mid-February, I am ready for the sun, for flowers, for the smell of the air at this time of year. (I admit it, this picture is from LAST spring, but this post needed some FLOWERS!!!)

I sometimes wonder if I have Seasonal Affective Disorder, because I get kind of down on things in the winter time. And, in case you didn't notice . . . I don't blog as much!!!

So - I am trying to make some changes. I am organizing a bunch of things at work, and figured I need to organize some things in my life as well!

Even though I LOOOOOVE sleep - I'm going to try and get up an hour earlier each day and not go to bed as late as I usually do. (We'll see how well this goes, by body is whining for a nap right now.)

And I will try my best - to take some time each day and write . . . :-)

Thank you Lord for the seasons and the feeling of renewal that comes with Spring!!

60 Years of Laughter

Today my Dad is 60. As I've posted on this blog, he has had some health issues the past few years (which are under control now, thank goodness). So when we had his birthday party yesterday - we didn't do an "over the hill" party - we did a celebration of his life. Honestly, I don't know what I would do without him.

I asked several people to share some memories about Dad - and every story was filled with fun and laughter. That is one of the biggest things I've learned from Dad. A sense of humor can help you overcome just about anything.

So on this day, Daddy - I want to say thanks for being who you are, for being a hard worker, for never giving up, for loving your family, and for keeping us laughing.

No matter what happens in your next 60 years (yes, I want you to live that long!), I hope you know how much you are loved.



HAPPY 60th!!

Oh my, what have I done?

I can't concentrate on anything but this . . .


He's so tiny, so needy, so absolutely trusting and adorable . . .


And yet, so cool at the same time. ;-)

Do you think my cats will ever forgive me for falling in love with a puppy?


For Rufus at least . . . the jury is still out.

And they called it puppy love . . .

What have I done? :-)