Time for Feedback...

For all 3 people who read my blog! haaaa

It is a time when I have been praying and am weighing the need to keep my blog open. Sometimes living with a window open to the world can be too much...even if it is just a small window.
Some people have told me that this blog has been very encouraging to them....yet at the same time, I have more reasons to stop the blog at this point.

If anyone wants to leave any feedback...feel free. I will continue to pray that this is something that God can use to encourage people.

I am sure that I can set up a private "grandparents" blog!!
I will leave it open until I decide for sure...
Much love!

Update...

So many life changing things going on:

Friends get married
Another friend passes away
Decisions for jobs this week (good and bad)
Decisions to move or stay
Spencer needs to wear half-cast for another 2 weeks
Friends moving
Life....

Spencer's Arm...

Spencer went back to the doctor this morning about the fracture in his wrist. The x-rays looked good...but he still has healing to do. The doctor put a half-fiberglass cast on it and wrapped it. Spencer is able to unwrap it and take it off to shower...then back on it goes. So that's not too bad. He goes back to the doctor in another 2 weeks to get it checked again.

In other news...We just finished lunch, and it's only 57 degrees outside. We are so chilly!! My brain is not adjusting well to this! haaa

Sunset

This is really for my friend, Tracey! I told her that I didn't realize how far north we really were until I noticed what time it was when the sun went down. So I took these pictures for her!

These pictures were taken at 9:30 PM.....at night! Of course, the sun comes up early also. But maybe that is just me because I don't like to get up in the morning! haaa

(Side note: I was sitting at the dining room table at 9pm with the sun blaring right in my eyes through the windows! After being in the Southern California area for 12 years, this is new to me!) haaaa

What??

We are trying to raise "head-less" chickens....it makes feeding them much cheaper! haa
Actually, as I took this picture the chicken tucked his head around the other side. We think it is the funniest looking picture! haaa It freaked out some of my kids!

Gives meaning to "running around like a chicken with it's head cut off!!" Rest assured...it still has it's head.

Our day at Mall of America...

On our trip to Mall of America today, we had to go to the Build-A-Bear Workshop. We had never been to one of these stores before...but Kaitlyn saw it when we were here in January for the boys' birthday. Since then, she decided that she would start saving her money for one. Now it is about 6 months later, and she has managed to save her $12!!! Way to go Kaitlyn! (It has been a long time working towards this...)
Kaitlyn picked out the cutest bunny rabbit to have stuffed...they were so nice to Kaitlyn. Since it was her money, she was very cautious about all the "extras"....They thought she was the cutest thing when she asked them if it would cost extra to have to bunny actually stuffed! haa Then they wanted to give her a few bows for the bunny's hair..but she again had to know how much they cost! (Free!)...She got full of giggles and excitement over that! They said, "this must be your first time!" I guess we don't get out for all the latest things! haaa

Kaitlyn named her bunny Cinnamon! Good name...

Rachel and I managed to sneak into the Coldwater Creek store while the others looked at the Lego store...lots of dreaming! haaa It was a fun day. (Notice Spencer's arm in a sling...he goes back to have it checked tomorrow...)

Cambria's 10th Birthday

This was Cambria's actual birthday (June 24th) . Notice that she is on the couch in her pajamas with her pillow. It's so sad to be so sick on your birthday! But her smile came when she opened her gift certificate (handmade by Rachel) for her American Girl Doll. But a trip to Mall of America where the American Girl store is located will have to wait :(

Today (almost a week after her birthday!) we finally made it to the American Girl store! Yeah...most medicines have been finished and other sickies are feeling well enough to go also. We had a wonderful time eating lunch at Panda Express and checking out a few favorite stores.

But the best part of the day was when Cambria got to pick out her Kaya doll (Native American doll) and buy it!! She wants to thank everyone who saved their money (her brothers and sisters!!) and Grandpa/Grandma and Grammy/Papa for this birthday treat of a lifetime! What a special double digit birthday! Happy Birthday, Cambria Grace....