Out with the crappy, in with the . . . slightly less crappy

We got this old Honda about 5 years ago, and it has been a great car for us. Very reliable. But it finally broke down last week (it has about 210,000 miles on it, so it really was about time). It was going to be $700 to fix it, and really it wasn't worth it, so we decided the time had come to bid it a fond farewell and move on. So we found this honda that is 6 years newer, with only 86,000 miles on it. So it really isn't anything that great, but it is "less crappy" and if it lasts us another 5 years we'll be thrilled.

On our way home from picking it up we stopped at Cabella's, which is a sporting goods store that has an aquarium full of huge trout and bass. Tyler didn't know what an aquarium was, so I told him it was a really big fish tank. The kids loved it, and even got to see them feed the fish, which was really entertaining; these poor little goldfish swimming for their lives, getting gobbled up by these massive, monstrous fish. But as we were standing in front of it, Tyler said "where's the tank?" I said, pointing to it, "This is it." He looked around, seemed confused, but didn't say anything else. So we looked around the store, fed some fish in a pond, and left. As we were walking to the car Tyler stopped and said, "Wait! We didn't see the tank!" And it dawned on me that he thought we were going to see an army tank. Poor kid, he was so disappointed when I explained it to him.

First Annual Easter Egg Hunt

The city had a huge easter egg hunt at a nearby high school on Saturday. Since My kids have never done one I thought it would be really fun to take them. They were really excited, especially Jason, who is a candy addict. He even had a strategy: he made sure he wore his fastest soccer shoes. Unfortunately it was really cloudy and cold that morning, and before the hunt started Tyler was asking "Can we go home now?" It started raining as soon as they were allowed on the field.
There was mostly salt water taffy, which got soggy in the rain.

Joey got a lot of eggs, some of which had prizes. He got three cerificates for a free week of karate.

We were on a hill and Tyler was rather irritated because he couldn't stand up.

When we got back in the car they all agreed it was worth it.

Overheard

Jason, swinging his light saber: "I'm Darf Mater" Jason: You're frog swimmed to the top.

Joey: It's not "swimmed," Jason, it's "swammed."

Easter Eggs

We taught the kids about easter for FHE. Jason said that he thought easter was about eggs and getting stuff, so we thought a lesson about the resurrection was in order. I also told them that the reason we have eggs at easter is because baby birds come out of them, which reminds us of new life and the resurrection. When I got the eggs out to dye, Tyler got really excited and said, "Are there birds in there?!"

Confused

I think my kids are confused by the crazy weather. I told them to get ready to go and this is how they ended up: One in flip-flops, one in boots. One with a coat, one without. They have identical smiles, though, oddly enough.

Jared and I had real date on Saturday, which is rare for us. Usually we watch a movie at home and/or play games. When Jared applied to go to nursing school last fall our one regret was that Phantom of the Opera was going to be playing and we wouldn't be here to see it. So our one consolation when he didn't get accepted was that we'd be able to see it. So we bought tickets way in advance, and found out only two weeks before the show that it was not actually Phantom of the Opera, but a parallel story called "Phantom," about how he actually became the phantom, and more of his story, etc. We were really disappointed at first but decided to go see it anyway, since it got great reviews. As it turns out, it was really fantastic, and we absolutely loved it. I don't even really like theater productions that much, but I really enjoyed this one, and was even moved to tears at the end (very unlike me). It was a great date and a much needed break from the everyday.

If I were Julia Roberts from Pretty Woman I'd put it this way: "I liked it so much I almost peed my pants!"

(and Richard Gere would say to the shocked ladies "She said she liked it better than the Pirates of Penzance." I love that part.)

Bed Head

I love my boys' long hair. It sure does end up crazy some mornings, though.