Life is Changing

Well, today is my last free Thursday not actually on some sort of time constraint.  On Monday, I start a part time job at our church as the youth pastor's assistant.  It will be for 4 hours on Monday & 4 hours on Thursday. Nothing too much but it is definitely going to change how things have to work at the Pierce house.  I have been trying to finish patching the living room walls & ceiling so that we can have it texturized soon.  I would have liked to have the living room completely finished before I start this new position but I start sooner than expected & I will have to just work it in throughout the week & weekend.

I can't believe that tomorrow is already Good Friday.  It is crazy how it has come so quickly & yet it is at the end of April (not that silly March stuff).  We have been keeping quite busy with things.  The first weekend of April was the tail end of spring break & we spent the morning at the Pinewood Derby for Braly.  It was fun!  Then we headed to the Bonifas Arts Center for a circus open house.  We ate lunch (for free) had cotton candy, popcorn, pop, & corn dogs.  The kids enjoyed painting some pictures, getting balloon animals (Gabby had a HUGE flower & Braly had a sword, Morgan  missed out).  They played a beanbag toss game & won bead necklaces & walked around learning about the Skerbeck family & their history of the circus.

The following week Rachel & her kids came to stay a few days with us & we were able to celebrate Mom & Aunt Carol's birthday.  We had yummy Chicken, bacon, Quesadillas for dinner & cake & ice cream for dessert.

Last weekend I drove to Natalie's house to help her clean & get it ready to sell.  I stopped at Menard's to buy the sticky tile she asked for & we ended up spending the day doing a little cleaning but mostly installing the tile floor in the back bedroom & bathroom.  I must say that I was impressed with how nicely it looked when we were done.  It wasn't perfect but Nat was satisfied.  I didn't leave until late & had to drive home in a blizzard at 30 mph.  It was worth it though to help my sister out.  She has such an amazing heart for others & it is  nice when I see her getting blessed.

Today is the last day of the week for the kids. I'd like to do some egg coloring with the kids tomorrow if we have time.  We have to order Braly's new glasses & we want to attend Good Friday service at 1pm so we'll have to work it all in.  We have the option on Sat to attend an Easter Egg hunt in Felch but I think it might have to be missed since we will be heading that way on Sunday after church.  We'll see how it goes.

For now, I did my exercising & have checked my email.  Morgan is playing with her best friend Briar & I need to get a shower & a few other things done around here before it is lunch time.  Have to get the oil changed in my car.  And think about what I might wear to the girls  night out (Come As Your Not). That's gonna take some thought.  Plus I'd like to come up with an idea for a contest to win a Photography package as well as a few other wonderful prizes.  More to come.  Oh creative juices....start flowing!

So Quiet

Today is our last week day of our Spring Break & there is an almost deafening quiet in our house at this moment, except for the clicking of the keyboard as I type.  Yesterday we found out that our neighbor's cousins would be coming in yesterday or today.  They are 2 little boys that my 3 love to play with.  So at 10am the doorbell rang.  I was still in my sweaty exercise clothes so I let the kids answer the door in their jammies.  I did say it was Spring Break didn't I?  Hence the jammies so late. :)  When they opened the door to see the boys & neighbor girl outside they got so excited & started talking fast & loud.  They immediately ran upstairs to get dressed for the day & went outside to play in the cold.  I think its about 40 F but with the wind, it feels quite cold.  They played for about an hour & then were invited inside next door to play in the house.  I said  yes, and that's why my house is so quiet.

It makes me filled with joy each time my kids are so excited & happy that they have neighborhood friends to play with.  Siblings are almost always around to play with, so its nice when a few other friends are added to the mix.

Time for me to mix up some more plaster patching stuff so I can get 2 layers on the trench in the wall today.  I'm hoping to have the wall level again by Sunday or Monday.  I am looking forward to having the living room finished with beautiful color on the walls & ceiling.  Our new painting on the wall as well as other decorations to make it inviting & cozy.  And hardwood floor with a big fuzzy area rug to sit on.  It's gonna be beautiful!!!