I can never think what to write when I am sitting on the recliner with my laptop open. I mean, I have ideas of things I want to write, like short stories, and such, but nothing to write here. I get my ideas when I am driving.

Today I met my new visiting teachers. One of them Mandy, is really nice, and I have met her quite a few times but have never sat down to talk to her. She is really nice and it was good to get to know her. Jen is the other one, she is a convert like me and is the same age and has kids the same age. I am really looking forward to get to know her. She is nice, and I think she is going to make a great friend.

This week seems like it is going by fast, but when I realize when it is, it is never as far as I think. This weekend I had the best time. We had Ben and Desi over to spend the night, well sort of. They came friday night and we played Magic at a my friend Jen's. Then, saturday I went to Zach's cousins bridal shower. When we got home she left and we had Jen and another friend Robbie over to play Magic again. Then that night we had Jen and her hubby scott, ben's brother, and a friend named Darrin over for Magic again... needless to say we played alot of magic this weekend. It was fun though.The girls spent alot of time playing with thier cousins and friends.

I finally got Dylans birthday invitations done and passed out. She wants a Easter themed birthday, so we cut scrapbooking paper into the shape of eggs, glued a 6 on the front and the info on the inside. We invited our immediate family, a few family friends, and 5 kids from her class. Dylan wants sandwiches and chips, so I am thinking about getting a big sub for the adults and buying uncrustables for the kids. It is going to be at the park behind our house as that is where she likes to play. We were at build-a-bear a week-ish ago and there was a party and I asked her if she wanted to have a party there. She said she liked having it at the park. At $9 per kid I wasn't going to argue with her.

I am watching Eagle Eye while I watch this. One of my top 5 movies (the other 4 incase you are wondering are Dan in Real life, In the Land of Women, Howls moving castle, and Little Women in no particular order), I appreciated the fact that it is Even Stevens first movie as an adult. I tend to like movies that might actually happen, although I realize that Howl's moving castle is a bit of a stretch...LOL!

I hate summer. Not actually summer, but how it makes me feel. I love to swim, I love the heat (well ok, hate it, but it's not the end of the world) But every summer I start to get headaches, it messes with my hormones, and I am usually burned to a crisp by the time is hits 70 4 days in a row. But, I am excited to have Dylan home. Last week she had spring break and was home, ie at the park/etc As stressful as it was, I liked having her home. It was nice to have a conversation where we weren't both mostly confused.

All my plants except my green beans are dead. Some of white flies, some of fungus... I decided that other than flowers I am done until I get my own backyard.

Ok, I know I promised I would update this, but I have been super busy. Today I decided that if we are going to be in this house atleast another year and the blah color of paint can't be changed (i.e. I am too lazy to paint it back) then I should decorate the girls rooms. Maybe they would like playing in it/sleeping in it more if I make it more pleasant. So, I got paint, curtains, and butterfly decals. I painted thier dresser (which has been painted by yours truely atleast 3 times) just darker than peptol bismol pink. Then I put the decals up around the room and am just waiting till Zach gets home to put up the curtains. Then I will be taking a picture to regal you all with my handiwork.

Now, since this is the first time I have been online today (even thought it is 4:30 which is not normal for me, I am online like atleast 5 hours by now) I did all the usual surfing, checked out woot shirt, fed all my characters and checked out the food porn on foodbuzz, which is a daily reminder of food I would love to eat but are too cheap and incompetent to make myself. This reminds me I need to find somewhere in the valley that makes grits, becuase they are never as good when I make them. Anyone?

Dylan had field day today. Her teacher told her that she could wear shorts, hats, and sunglasses. Now, it has been cold and raining for days, but yesterday the rain let up and alot of the water dried. Today was glorious weather for a field day, then as soon as I left to pick her up, it started to blow and now it is sprinkling. They had hula hooping, jump roping, bean bag tossing and more. Her favorite was the hula hooping and they came home with ribbons, and water bottles.

I transplanted my zucchini last Friday. With all this weird weather, half of my plants look like they arent going to make it. Although both the zucchini plants have half a dozen blooms, but no leaves. I can't wait to have my own backyard, I am putting a gate across half the backyard, and use half for raised beds, and half for a swingset and a little dog. I want a fig, almond, and an orange tree.  As you can see I have this all planned out. I want to be as self sufficient as possible. Since we eat alot of fruit and veggies, this is the best way, since I have no idea how to butcher a chicken. Now when Zach and I buy a couple acres in southern Oregon, then I will have chickens for eggs (again, not to butcher, thats gross! I prefer my meat dipped in ammonia and wrapped in plastic. See Food INC)

Last weekend we went to the renaissance fair and the kids had a blast. We went with the Holewinski's. The little girls got leather bracelets, but Dylan didn't want anything. But the highlight of the trip other than the 50 chicken nuggets on the way home was meeting TWIG the fairy. The girls sat on her lap and got pictures taken, and she gave each of them glittery fairy rocks.

Well, off to finish my favorite stew (ie beef, chopped potatoes, and trader joes fire roasted vegetables).