Andy and I went to the Missouri Beer Festival today. I must admit that while I liked the idea of tasting a lot of different beers, it really wasn’t my thing (if it was a wine tasting, this would be an entirely different story!). See, my favorite type of beer is stout beer, and you reach a certain point where they all taste the same. Andy found several beers that he liked and I found a few that I liked. However, I essentially stopped drinking by 2 pm because I knew that one of us was going to have to drive home and it clearly wasn’t going to be Andy. It’s okay though because I owe him a few, or ten. 🙂 We did get a couple of nice beer “shot” glasses, a t-shirt for me, and a pint glass that says, “In Dog Beers I’ve Had 1.” Oh, what a statement that pint glass makes…
Lenoir Woods
Laura’s Daisy Scout Troop went to Lenoir Woods today to make decorative flower pots for the residents there. Three residents came to join us and help. Sitting at Laura’s table was Wilma and Laura just had the best time with her. Laura was initially nervous and did not say much. It wasn’t long before Wilma asked what it was like to be a Daisy Scout and the conversation flowed freely from there. Laura thoroughly enjoyed talking to her and having Wilma’s help while making the button and felt flowers. She was very excited that she got to leave her flowerpot for Wilma to remember her by. It was a great activity and Laura said that she would love to go again.
Ice Cream!
Art
Overkill
On Sunday, I ordered a new keyboard wrist rest and mouse pad for myself for work. The ones I have at work are literally falling apart and I have been putting it off. I found a good set on Amazon for $15 and both were eligible for Prime shipping. I arrived home from work today to find a box that can only be described as “overkill” on our front porch. Yes, folks, that box stuffed full of packing material is what was used to ship a keyboard wrist rest and mouse pad…
What do sick little boys do?
Easter!
It was a very traditional Easter for us. We went to Sunrise Service at Church (it was foggy this year!), had breakfast at Bob Evans, came home to see if the Easter Bunny visited us, relaxed, and had dinner with friends. It was another great Easter! This year the kids chose their own Easter clothes. John opted for a pair of jeans, a green sweater, and a white t-shirt. I would have preferred his dress clothes, but some battles are not worth fighting. He still looked handsome! Laura chose one of three dresses from Kathryn. It was perfect for Easter and she looked so cute!
The Easter Bunny was good to the kids this year. Jeremy assisted the Easter Bunny and I think he missed his calling in life! The kids were very excited about their baskets and eggs. Laura’s basket contained a lot of American Girl things, a stuffed Chick that she named “Chicklet,” and candy.
Laura was very excited to see the American Girl Sleepover Set that contained a real, doll-sized “Apples to Apples Junior” board game.
John’s basket had another Transformers Rescue Bot (Heatwave), a Lego Inspiration book, and his first set of Army Men. Yes, John got candy too. The Easter Bunny would NEVER forget the candy and “Pezzers!”
John’s favorite toy was Heatwave. He couldn’t wait to “introduce” him to Optimus Prime and Bumblebee.
That silly Easter Bunny hid eggs in some funny places like Andy’s slipper. Good thing we saw it before he tried to put it on!
And Lauren looked like she laid an egg.
But what fun it was watching the kids open everything and discover the “money-s” and candy in the eggs. After all the excitement, Andy and I relaxed for a while and the kids played with their new toys. We spent the evening enjoying dinner and great conversation with the Lowerys and Jeremy. It was a great Easter. He is Risen! He is Risen Indeed!












