It's all a matter of perspective!

Hello! I haven't done anything with this blog yet so I thought I would give it a try. I do think Tim has done a great job so far and I think it's fun to see what he's thinking when I do get to see our blog. I just want to say that Tim was sick this past weekend and then had a very busy schedule this week. I know he is ready for some "down time." The girls and I enjoyed being home more than usual this week though! I got a lot of cleaning done and even had time for a couple of naps with Katie! We enjoyed watching some movies together, reading books, playing school, coloring, homework, playing games and just being together. God blesses us in so many ways and I am grateful that I could be home taking care of my number one priorities. Katie is feeling better now and we're gearing up for a fun week celebrating Abigail's 9th birthday!! It will be fun and I am looking forward to it!
Love, Molly

We need a break please!

This was a crazy busy week. Katie was home sick all week. Molly couldn't get out of the house as a result. She was getting a little frazzled by the end of the week. She was able to enjoy some coffee and conversation with her friend Chris Bayer. She had to call in Thursday and now she has to work Saturday and Sunday. School was canceled Friday due to the weather. Abby spent the night with her friend Loren Friday night. Sunday is Abby's birthday. Tim and the girls will have to spend the day without Molly since she is scheduled to work. Tim was gone Monday night to ref a ball game. He then was gone Tuesday and Wednesday for the MAIA convention in Mt. Pleasant. He was home Thursday, but had a ball game to ref on Friday. The game went well, but he called a blocking foul under the hoop with less than 20 seconds left. The call should have been a charge. The away team had 2 free throws to attempt to tie the game. Tim was happy they only made 1 of 2. That call could have changed the outcome of the game and he was feeling sick over it. He called a good game otherwise, but it is the bad call that sticks. Tim got to visit his old friend Chris Nickel in Mt. Pleasant. He hasn't seen him in at least 8 years. It was a nice visit. They both miss the good ole days of roasting brats over the open fire. All of us are eager for spring to arrive and for everything to just slow down.

Castles and Compositions

Katelyn had fun with Macy building a castle today. She is a beautiful princess.

Abby was able to finish her composition, too. That was a lot of work(for her and mom)!

Storm warning or not!

From time to time the meteorologist in Michigan are known to blow a forecast. "Oops, they did it again." The forecast was for a big storm on Wednesday night and Thursday. We only got a couple of inches. Little attention was paid to the Friday night and Saturday storm. The forecast was for about 2-4 inches and we got a foot. The late winter storm warning was to continue through Sunday at 5PM. Well, as of 10am on Sunday it is sunny out. Go figure. The snow fall total this winter is the most in more than 30 years. Tim is so thankful for a snowplow. Also on Saturday Tim had to ref a basketball game in Frankfort and for some odd reason (scheduling concerns) they did not cancel it. It was a long day and Tim was sick besides. This was a very crazy and busy week. We hope for a slow down soon. Molly got to take the girls to church to watch Fireproof. She said it was great.

Our visit to Lansing.

We enjoyed a quick trip to Lansing this weekend to visit the Nickels. We had fun watching Jacob playing basketball and Jenna cheerleading! Fun was had by all and here are a few photos of our trip. It was so good to be together again even if the time did go way too fast. :)

Abby had her Valentine's Day party on Thursday.

Katie had her Valentine's Day party today. Here are some pics.

The Blog

Molly and I are going to try our hand at this blog thing (again). It is fun reading and keeping up in this very affordable way. We will give this a test run and probably won't tell you if we decide to give it up.