Ninjas , Noses, and a New School Year!!!

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Hello everyone! Yes, I know, it's been awhile since I've posted, but life has been busy and our computer decided, against our wishes, to go on strike until it received some long overdue TLC. Anyway, school is back in session...YEAHHH!!!!! I think both Sean and Alex were ready. Sean is a senior this year...Big man on campus, and Alex is experiencing alittle of the same status being in 8th grade, his last year of middle school. WOW!!!Remember Alex, do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Next year you will be back on the bottom of the old school food chain!


I'm not sure what Sean's plans are for after highschool, but he has his father and I alittle concerned. Today he announced he was going to become a ninja. Yes, I said NINJA!!!!
So Dan and I went in the backyard and took pictures of our new little ninja, I mean Big, Strong, Ninja boy..man. UUGGGG!

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Alex, under the amazing cooking instructions of his father Dan, learned how to make grilled cheese sandwiches and tomatoe soup for all of us last week...yeah..Yum Yum! He really did great. It really hit the spot too during all the rain we had last week. Nothing like a warm bowl of tomatoe soup and a grilled cheese sandwich to dip to help chase the rainy day away.


Well Haleigh is now 5 months old. Can you believe that? Dan watched her today while I was at work. He took pictures of her today for me. He fed her peas for lunch. YUMMY! I was glad though I wasn't home for clean-up time. However, there were a few ninja peas hiding up in Haleighs nose waiting for me when I came home. HIYAW!!

Happy 20th Anniversary!

Tommorrow, August 6th, is our anniversary. It's hard to believe Dan and I have been married for 20 years. WOW!!!! I still feel like a kid, and yet we are grandparents.
We both, not telling each other till yesterday, gave ourselves the day off. We both had the same idea. We are going to spend the day together, WORK FREE!!!!!YIPEEEE!!!!!! We don't have anything planned, but we both have a few ideas. You know your getting older when you have a day off, and you want to take a nap!UGGGG!
Let me see, whatelse can I tell you. Oh, I'll give you the run down on Dan and I courting, dating, etc... My mother worked for Dan's uncle and my sister said I needed to see this guy that kept bugging her at work. Yes, Dan was trying to date my sister...first. Anyway, we went to my mom's work, and there he was. Oh My...Look at HIM!!!....I told my sister she could do better, and was not impressed by him, at all. His first impression of me was mutual, we both did not like each other at first.
Anyway, my sister was dating Dan's best friend before you know it, and Dan was the third wheel. Anyway, they thought Dan and I should go out on a date. I reluctantly agreed, and the evening ended with...I'll never go out with that...again. After numerious attempts from my sister to convince me to give this guy a second chance I still was not interested until...
One evening, Dan came over and apologized for the horrible first date. And asked for a second date. I was completely smitten with him. I had never had any guy apologize for being such a ...guy, and that said something about his character. Anyway, we went on a second date, third date, etc... and here we are. 20 years later. We both have watched each other grow-up as individuals, and together as a couple. We were married on August 6th, 1988. Dan was 18 years old, and I was 16. It's been a very growing and learning experience. And I'm thankful that it was and is with Dan. He is my better half. I'm looking forward to another 20,30,40,etc...wonderful years.!Love YOU Honey! Happy Anniversary.