mulan

madelyn has been working on the play mulan at school. i did not realize what a time commitment this was going to be. there were many night that we did not even get home till 9:30. she really enjoyed the play. she did a fantastic job as a villager and a snow flake in an avalanche. i was unable to get any pictures of the snow flake. they ran extremely fast and by the time i found her she was done. in the pictures above she is in the bright blue skirt and white top. i hope that you can find her. a

dare graduation

madelyn and lacie after graduation

our graduate
madelyn graduated from the dare program at school. it is hard to believe that she is in the 5th grade and soon going to be going to middle school in a couple of months. the kids had a great time. they were all so proud of themselves.

home improvement 2009

after 15 years of yellow and blue i am finally tired of it. we have been busy the past 2 weeks covering up a lot of yellow. jim built a beautiful surround for the fireplace. isn't he so handy. i have been painting the kitchen, morning room and 1/2 bath. i could not believe jim actually paid someone to do the family room and front entry. i am guessing he remembered how bad it was last time we did it together. things are finally coming together. i was hoping that it would be done before we left for spring break but i still have so much to do. all of the furniture is going to be painted black and many window treatments and pillows to make. wish us luck. a