Happy Hump Day Everyone!!

Hello Again everyone, and hope ya'll had a Merry Christmas! Things not bad here, went pretty well. Was funny to watch Karma behind, or rather in the middle of a pile of gifts to open. She loved it of course!:) Was great watching her! Watching kids is when you realize what Christmas is about too:)

Everyone ready for the New Year? I am working on it. Getting cabin fever already with the snow. Been making piles in house of things to donate, be rid of, and maybe making plans to move again. Some where with a 1 story home. Would be much easier, and enjoyable. Also, just a bit smaller yard to work with would be nice too. This property takes a good 4 hrs to mow it all to have it look good. Whew!

Anyway, time will tell what happens next, and where we go next. Ideas...but not sure yet:)

Take care everyone, have a great New Year! Behave, Be Safe, and enjoy the celebrations!:) 

HAPPY HUMP DAY Everyone.....Catch up with ya'll later:)

Kim & Family

Happy Holidays From Lambirth Family . . . . Be Safe & Enjoy

WOW! I have really let the time slip by here haven't I? Oh, well, things happen and as always just got busy with things, and not thinking of my blog at the time. Sorry about that everyone. 

Nothing really new around here. Chuck was laid off right before Thanksgiving, and for the winter is back into the truck bouncing up & down the road. He has been to TX couple of times, seen brother John there, and it looks like now headed to CA...fun, fun!:) Hmm...Maybe in January I will take a ride on a load with him? Will see:)

Nick works with Sioux Automation in Sioux Center, and seems to like it so far. He goes to work everyday, and of course the weekends are for the guys:)

Ashley has completed her CNA course needed for the funeral home to work, and starts with her job next week. Karma has had her 5th birthday that we celebrated on Sunday. WOW! 5 years old now, how they do grow:)

Not doing much of anything these days. Staying home, feeding horses, and been working on some different craft projects too. Keeps me occupied, and keeps my hands busy & moving too:)

Well, I am off and running again. Gotta get a few things done outside. Wishing ya'll well, and a Happy & Safe Holiday Season!:) Take care.........

Kim & Family

Happy Halloween to Family & Friends!:)

Wishing everyone a Happy Halloween! Big plans tonight? If so...please be safe. Enjoy the day, evening, weekend everyone. Have fun!:)

Kim & Family

Saying Hello To all Visitors:)

Welcome back to all who are stopping by!:) Not much happening here at this time. Ashley has been going to school for her CNA, Nick is with his job welding yet, and is looking at school for diesel mechanic since he has been working welding jobs after graduation. Karma is growing, and just think....in December will be 5! Where does the time go!:)

Chuck is still working construction, and is in NE right now. Said something about having a job lined up for lay off period driving with some company. So far weather has been good, and can keep working...that is a plus:)

Me? The usual, just sit home, working on craft things here, computer, taking care of yard, etc. Went through bad spell with feet & ankles pretty swollen, and couldn't hardly walk. That is the arthritis Doc says...it will come & go. Knee has been hurting terrible...my Dad has arthritis in his knee, and never tended to it. Now, after his stroke he is in a wheel chair, not able to walk, and the arthritis with his knee is soo far gone it goes against him. So, things for me to look at, consider, and think about as I go along too. Such is life:)

Nick did get a clean bill of health with his eye, and is back to 20/20 vision. Long healing process, but it is all good again:)

Hope everyone is doing well. WOW! Thanksgiving next weekend, and here comes Christmas! Almost done shopping for Karma...fun to watch the holidays with her as the other 2 being so OLD now:) Take care everyone, and hope ya'll are doing well. 

Later, Kim

Hello To Family & Friends:)

Just dropping by to say Hi to everyone, checking in, and letting ya'll know everything is ok here. Nick working, Ashley started a job for a while today till something else is worked out with her paperwork, and she can get signed up for her class. Chuck is in NE working as of today...done at Sioux Falls for this year. Guess he has a job lined up for the truck this fall/winter when it is lay off time. Karma started dance last week...she said she had fun!:) Me? Here I am at the computer again...not doing anything today...it is very windy out today, and has been all day too:) Not much of anything else happening here. Nick's eye has been coming along really good, and looks sooo much better too:)


Oh, yeah, I shut the house fun off also. Just got the cell phones...which that is the only thing that was really used. Just had a house phone sitting here looking at us, plugged in, and when the storms throw the electric off...it's no good to us then either. So, what the heck, save a few dollars, and shut it off:)

Hope this finds everyone doing well, and everything is going good. Till the next time, Take Care Everyone!:)


Kim & the Lambirth Gang:)

Remembering 911. . . . .

Please take a moment today to remember those lost, and also remember those left behind too. Hope you can come together to share this time with someone, and others. Take care everyone, and hope toady is remembered:)

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1.03.01

Update About Nick & Eye

Hello to all who visit with us here!:) This won't be long, but wanted to leave a quick note for everyone about Nick. Friday the 3rd we spent 2 hrs with eye dr. and he then scheduled Nick to be seen by Retina Specialist in Sioux Falls on Tues the 7th. So, was a little tenseful because they were seeing something in his eye they were not sure of. If it was anything, he might have to have a procedure done. Well, we go there Tues, they dialated his eyes...that is funny to see him with bug eyes!:) LOL! Anyway, ran some tests on him, looked at him, and everything appears to be ok. Just a long healing process. He will not have to see eye dr. here for about 3-4 weeks...WHEW! Wipe the sweat off the forehead on that one!:)

Hope this finds everyone doing well. We are ok here. Just stay home, Chuck still working at Sioux Falls, and by end of next week will be in Nebraska...oh yeah! Karma having fun with her school she is doing. Next year is head start so that she can then start kindergarten:) 

Karma did have a funny the other day. She wanted to dress herself, Mommy not help her, and she shut the door to Ashley while she got dressed. I guess when she came out she looked good, all things in place, and so onto school she went. Later Ashley got a call from the school...uh oh! Umm...when Karma sat down they seen a problem. The little goof did not put any underwear on! OMG! How funny is that?! They thought it funny too. So, that was our bit of humor we had here lately. 

Take care everyone who stops to visit here:) Later......Kim & Family:)

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1.03.01

Nick Shot in Eye

Hello everyone, and hope this finds ya'll doing well. Not really too much to report around here. Time of year kind of boring right now. Holiday weekend this next weekend, making a few plans for that. What are ya'll going to be doing? Whatever it is....please be safe. Bunch of crazies out there!:)

On Sat. the 21st, Chuck had gotten home, and wasn't home long when Nick called. Sounded a little bit shaken, and wanted to know if Chuck was here. Then, asked if we could come get him. My stomach dropped, and I feared it might be an accident. Well, him & the buds like to do different things on the weekends which is with paint ball guns, air soft wars, pulling little pranks, and etc. Nothing serious, and all harmless...at least they are not drinking & smoking:) Well, on Sat. the 21st the 'guys' did their paint ball guns wearing their masks, then later decided to do air soft wars. Catch, no one wore their safety glasses for this. Unfortunately, Nick was shot in the eye with a BB. We had him at ER that night in Sheldon, and then were requested we take him to Sioux Falls...Darn, Chuck just left there too...HeHe! So, we were in Sioux Falls all night due to the specialist needed for his eye there. Great people in the ER there too!:) Next morning seen the specialist, took Nick out of work for the week, and he seen the local eye doctor here 3 times. Putting drops in his eye has not been pleasurable. Fri the eye dr. put a med in that made his pupil dilate big time! He looked like he had a bug eye!

Well, he is coming along better, and rules have been set for safety glasses now with the home they all gather to do these things at:) Nick is tired of it, but we now know it shouldn't happen again either:) Below are a few pictures from a couple of days after it happened. Eye started doing much better once the BB was dropped out of the eye...now the healing. Which the eye dr. informed us could take up 2-3 months for the swelling to fully be gone.

 

Just Another Day In the Lambirth Household:o)

Well hello everyone, and it's about time I stopped by here again, huh? LOL! Sorry, summer time, and just kind of letting things ride a little bit right now. 

John, and his wife Rosa were in IA the end of July. They did come by for a few hours, and sat with us here to visit, and catch up a little bit too. Imagine, Patrick graduates next year! Where does all the time go, right? Was great seeing John, and Rosa again, and they looked good too. 

Not really a whole lot going on around here to report about. Chuck's crew should be starting work this week in Sioux Falls. State kind of needed them to hold off a bit due to Sturgis, and all of the traffic from that:) But, tomorrow he is up bright & early driving. Thought we had a motel with a good rate for him picked out, but not sure what he is gonna do yet. Chuck is Chuck ya know:)

Kids are all being themselves. Nothing really to report with them. Karma growing, talking more, and some of the things she says...LOL! What a deal!

We have had some good storms around here. Just had some more rain tonight with some very high winds up to 70 mph. I heard something about a train going over in S. Sioux City due to the high winds we had. It came really quick, couldn't hardly see outside, and then not long after that the winds died down, could see lights on the hiway again, and clear as could be. Weird.

Not really a whole lot to report from here, but thought would check in here just in case. I know, I should be putting some pictures on here. Going thru computer, and working on cleaning things out a bit. Tomorrow everyone gone, and no one hanging over my shoulder, so hopefully I can get some things done here:)

Take care everyone, and hope all is well with you. Hope the weather has been good to everyone near & far:)

* * Summer time Fun & News * *

Hello again everyone!:>) Been working on all my blogs as the place I use for free backgrounds is having an issue with photobucket, and for the time being all my backgrounds have been wiped out. Opened everything up, and was slapped in the face with it...Oh, well, such is life.

Well, our son had everything set up for school with intentions of going, and now it looks like he is not going to go right now. He got a job with welding. In his interview he had to weld for them, and then they wanted a letter from his welding teacher at school, and it didn't take long, and he was hired. Sometimes they have him train different people for things, and he has been told he does better than some who have been there a while. Last week got his first paycheck doing this...oh yeah, he is happy because he is bringing home about 4x as much as he was. When picking his check up I was told the reports have been all good about his work, and things were going really well. So, that was reassuring. Like Nick said, he can still go to school if he feels the need....Yes, he can get certified with this job too....but, he is doing what he likes to do, was gonna go to school for, just graduated & doing it already, and how good is that? So, he is really happy with the way things are right now:)

Chuck works 6 days a week, driving to and from work, gets home about 9-10 p.m. and up and going in the morning again. Him & Nick usually will leave house about same time....kind of weird.

Ash has checked into some classes again, and had to talk to the school today for what she wants to do. She has some hurdles to jump with it, but hope it will work out for her so she can be happy with herself too. Karma is Karma, still growing, talking more all the time, some of the sentences she says! LOL! Kids!:)

Hope everyone is doing well, and have been enjoying your summer thus far. Take care & Have Fun Everyone!! Later.........

About Tina.............

Hello to everyone in blogland! Hope ya'll have had a great Monday. Today was just like any other Monday here. Was quiet, uneventful till later today/tonight. There is an issue with Tina...I know, I know, I know. There is nothing I can do about it, do about what she does, do about how she handles things, etc. I have always relayed messages to her that were given to me to do so. What happens from there is out of my control.

I do not hardly talk to her. She was here for Nick's graduation with her friend. He had vacation time at that particular time, and had to be back to work for the bigger gathering that we had in Storm Lake for Nick & Samantha. Ashley has talked to her about getting a hold of people, Family is Family, and her and I went through my planner to cover phone numbers for different family members, and that she had them. I watched her go through his phone & check numbers as we looked at them in my planner. What happens from there again I have no control over.

She was suppose to call on Saturday when Chuck was golfing with the guys (the 29th) so that she could talk to John, and whomever was there. Well, I am sorry she never called. I have had numerous times where she had told me she would call, and has not called here. Sorry everyone, but she hardly calls me anymore. I might get a call maybe like once in every 3? months, or longer. I quit counting since it keeps getting longer, and longer for when she does call here. I keep thinking to myself that at some point I will not hear from her anymore as it has been going that long with no contact.

It is her business what she is doing, and I cannot do anything about it. I have my opinion of whether I like it, or not, and if I agree with it. But, to keep peace I just keep that thought to myself. It is not my fault, and I am sorry that she is hurting many with what she is doing. Again, I am really sorry about this, and wish I knew more of what to say. But, I cannot report what I do not know, and cannot do anything about what I have no control over. She is a big girl, and makes her own choices. Anyway....enough said as there is no more that I can report about this. Just that I am sorry for all the hard feelings it is creating for some.

Have a great week everyone. Later...Kim

Good News, Jobs, Life

Thanks to Diane, I was able to get this group photo from her facebook page. I cannot find this on my digital camera that I thought someone took for me. I think it might be on my 35 mm, but have to develop that film yet. Forgot batteries for that camera to finish taking the 6 pics that were left on the film when the batteries went out.

Well, this morning I heard some commotion upstairs, and thought maybe Nick had a furry little visitor again...they seem to like his room:) Anyway, it was not that. He was all excited as a job he had applied with, and they had him do some welds to show what he could do, had called him to be hired. So, he is all excited now, gave his 2 weeks notice at work, and will now be working Mon-Fri during the day. No nights, and he likes that along with more pay he will get too. Wishing him luck.

Also, want to wish Ashley luck too. She has been slowly looking at different job possibilities, and is waiting to hear on 1 that she is interested with. Best of luck to her too.

Chuck has been busy with work. Right now he drives everyday, and soon they will finish where they are, and be coming closer to home for a bit. Then, they have a big job in south dakota they should be on by the end of July, and of course looking forward to that one he says. He drives a good 60 miles 1 way for work. Good thing we have the Honda now...way better gas mileage. But, within the 1st mth of having it 1 morning he had a deer jump out & across the car. Put a good bump in the hood, not anything to the front of the car, just the hood. What luck, right?:)

Happy Hump Day to everyone! Later..........

Issues with both cameras on this day...the digital was acting up again, and the 35mm batteries went out with like 6 more pics left on the film. I thought someone had used my digital, and got a family shot of all of the family, but I am not seeing it on the camera. I hope there is a descent one that was taken with my 35mm before the batteries went dead on it. Or...if I can find someone else who got the picture, and I can copy it from them. I will keep a watch out for it as it was ALL of the family that was there along with all the kids....what a family!:)

Here are a few pictures from the combined celebration for Nick and Samantha on May 30th. Everything went great, and it was wonderful to see all that could make it too!

Nick's Graduation

This is the invite that went out to everyone for Nick's graduation in Sheldon.















I thought this invitation looked ok, but when I received them in person the middle picture was sooo dark you couldn't see Nick's face. What a quick heated discusssion that was with the company, and the above invites were the ones that were ordered.

Well, here it is how much later, and Nick is graduated now. He graduated from Sheldon High School on Sunday, May 23rd. This fall he is enrolled with NCC in Sheldon for welding, and he wants to take automotive too. On June 16th we get to go for his orientation at the school. He starts I believe it is August 18th? he said? I have to find that one out definitely to share:)

Happy Weekend All!!

Hello everyone! Whew! I got the invites for the combined graduation celebration for Nick & Samantha just fine. No hassles, and now the separate ones for Nick, and what we will do the day of his graduation...ugh! They took a long time to get them, then they came without the envelopes, then the 1 picture I edited that was put on the invite came out dark....and time is getting shorter too. I emailed them right away as my invoice showed 'with envelopes' and asked them what I was suppose to do now. Then, I told them if they would have gotten these to me sooner instead of taking so long that I maybe could have had a little more time to fix this. Well, they were good about responding, and gave me a coupon to order up to 50 free. So, I went back into the sight, readjusted how the invite was to look, used different pictures, ordered, pd for the 2 day delivery service, and within a day I was notified the order had been shipped! So, now I am watching for those to be here anyday now...hopefully tomorrow maybe?

Other than that moving right along with getting things done. Monday I will be with Ashley for a bit out of town, and think I will stop and pick up some of the things needed for May 30th in regards to paper plates, plastic wear, and so on. Got the coffee for all you coffee drinkers, and Diane talked to the owner to see if we could use their pot there which we got the ok on. Diane ordered a cake, and I am gonna talk to someone about ordering her potato salad she makes, and then probably get some ham & buns for sandwiches too. Just get it as we go sort of thing:)

Hope everyone is doing well. Nothing new here. Work, work, work. Oh, yeah, Ashley lost her wedding ring, and got a new one in place of it. Bigger of course, and she loves it too. It is pretty, and she did good:) Karma being a little girl doing the girl thing with purses, playing with make up if she can get a hold of it, talks to the horses & likes to feed them with grandpa too.

Well, late, and gotta get some sleep. Tomorrow Chuck plans on being in yard working, and cleaning out garage. I want to work on piles of things I made upstairs in the craft room & spare room, and organize it more. Hope this finds everyone doing well. Have a Great Weekend Everyone!:)

Hello to Everyone

Well, been a little while since I have been by here. Sorry about that. Life:) Hope everyone in the family, and friends are all doing well. Friday was able to get most of the invitations sent out to those I had addresses for. Then, of course ran out of stamps. So, today I was able to finish off a few of them that didn't go out Friday. Diane, did send one to you as not sure if you would want it for a keep sake for Samantha's things. Also, the addresses Diane wanted me to include for both the kids was put onto the back of the invites.

Chuck is out of the truck again, and is back with the construction crew he worked with last year. They are maintaining equipment, and getting things ready to 'hit the road' with I believe by the end of this weekend, beginning of next week.

Nick is still with Fareway working, and like any other kid wants to make more money. He did get enrolled with NCIC in Sheldon for the fall where he will be taking welding, and he will also be taking auto mechanics. He wanted a back up, and so that is what he has worked out, and plans on. Like any other senior just waiting for the year to be over with, and to get it done!!:) Nick did buy his own car that He wanted...92 camarao, and he has been insuring the car himself too. He says he might as well, gotta learn it sometime, right? Hmm...grew up a little bit more than intended, but is doing well with it.

Ashley has been the stay home mommy, and has now started babysitting part time. Kids Karma's age, and gives her a few more play mates. Also, I do not know what happened, but Ashley lost her wedding ring. Thank goodness they had it insured, and she has now gotten a new ring & is very happy with it. The ring is close to what she had the first time, but is just bigger...course she likes that:)

Me? The usual, stay home, clean, cook, pick up after everyone, and take care of what all needs to be done.

Hope this finds everyone doing well, and the weather is getting better for everyone too:) Take care, and hope to see everyone at graduation in Storm Lake for Nick & Samantha's combined gathering. Remember it is on Sunday, May 30th from 2-4...or how ever long we carry it, right? Take care all:o)

Hello to all.......GRADUATION

Hi Everyone! YEAH! Friday, and weekend is here. This week has been kind of long this week, and happy to see it go, and move onto another one.

This weekend I am trying to work on addresses for everyone, get them all together, and between Diane & I hoping we can get the ones that are needed. That time of year...GRADUATION! Please mark your calendars for Sunday, May 30th from 2-4 p.m. in Storm Lake. Trying to let everyone know in advance before the invites are put into the mail too. I am hoping within the next couple of weeks to have the invites ordered, received, addressed, and on their way to all of you for this special occasion for Nick & Samantha.

So, hope everyone comes by here to see this, and also a few minutes ago I did send out emails to everyone about this too. I hope this gets out to everyone so that they are aware of the date & time of this special day for Nick & Samantha. Nothing fancy, but just getting together as family & friends makes it special enough to share this day with the 2 kids.

Other than that nothing else to stay busy with right now. Snow melting...YEAH! Was doing so good with the basement staying dry, but now this past week the floor has gotten wet. LOL! Even have a frog down there that likes a little hole in the floor that has collected water. At least he appears to be enjoying this time with in & out of the water puddle he found:-)

Hope this finds everyone doing well, and are able to enjoy the weather that is changing for the better for us. Take care everyone & will keep ya'll updated with the Graduation that is going to start coming at us fast now:) Have a Great Weekend Everyone!!

Kim

Hello To All That Visit!!

Hello everyone & glad you could stop by here to view, visit, whatever. Well, graduation will soon be here, and wondering how things will go. Nick graduates on the 23rd in Sheldon, and we will have something small at the house for a few people. But, on May 30th is when we will all come together for Nick & Samantha's graduation in Storm Lake, IA. I am hoping that within the 1st week of April I start sending out a few invitations to everyone to remind of this event. With the invitation you will get the address in Storm Lake for the event for these kids to be at, and the time too. Hope everyone is able to be there, and attend the event with us. Samantha, Dave & Diane will be here from New York too. Not sure when they are coming in, and how long. Some of you might already know this as usually don't hear too much from them. But, hope everyone is able to at least come by, and visit for a while too.

As of right now Nick intends to attend NCC at Sheldon for welding, and gonna do some mechanical stuff too. The emphasis being on the welding. That is his desire, and his passion to do. So, hopefully it all works out for him. As long as he likes it, and is determined it should go good for him there.

Hope everyone is having a good day, and wishing ya'll a great weekend! As long as it keeps warming up around here the mood is definitely good, and not so boring. Cabin fever....UGH! Take care everyone!:)

Hello Family & Friends

Nick's first attempt at cooking a pancake himself. He did very well...he just made too much mix, but he still did well. We weren't home, and he had to send a picture of what it looked like so far. Not bad kiddo!:)















Well Now...this was a while ago, but Karma sweetheart got into Mommy's purse. She wanted to be pretty too!:) Got a little messy there baby girl:) That's ok, we still love ya!:)















This was a time when we went to Walmart. Mommy was off shopping some where in the store, and great Uncle Nick & I were working on trying to keep her occupied. This was something Nick did with her, trying on all the glasses....Hey, she had fun!:)

Well, hope this finds all family & friends doing well. Last night I played around with a few places to get an idea of what to do for the invitations that need to be done for graduation. I THINK...maybe I might have something picked out. I was going to put everything onto a disc that I put together, and then take it to a printer to have them done was a thought. First thought was to do it at home, but then I have to get some paper, and then there goes the ink for the words to be printed, and the pictures of the 2 graduates too. Then, I started looking at some of the sights for picture developing to see what they had to offer. Got some ideas, and hopefully decide on something soon so that I can get them printed, and out to all of you. I hope I have everyone's addresses to be used. If I don't I might drop you a quick line asking for it, an address for someone else, and etc. IF you feel I might not have your address, maybe you know of someone who has had an address change, and etc....when you get a chance, please drop me a line with it, ok? That email address to use is shopgirlkl@yahoo.com

Hope everyone is doing well. Spring is trying to come...right?:) Hmm...can't wait! Enjoy the day, and will drop in later....Kim

Happy Monday & the First of March:-)

Hello everyone who visits! Happy Monday, and Yippee to the first of March today also! Hopefully this means that spring will soon be here. The snow is melting, getting dirty, and I am now seeing the rear ends of the white lighted animated deer that were out for christmas. Got soo much snow could not get them out from stakes in the ground, and had to wait till now. Soon we will get them out.

Well, won't be much longer and graduation will be here. The rush will be on now, huh? I have been working with some different backgrounds, and ideas of what to make with Nick & Samantha's picture on the invitations for everyone. I think I might have it narrowed to what I will do. I asked a couple of people about doing some prints with places, and if they could do what it is I am looking at. Course, they are not sure, but tomorrow I will be at one business checking with them to see if they do what I am looking for. Be easier to get to a disc what I want together, and then just have someone print them instead of using all the paper & ink here for that.

So, that is a working progress right now to get done so that I can get those to everyone in a descent time too. Course that will have the address of where things will be there in Storm Lake too. Hope it works out for many that we will see you all there. Remember, this is for Nick and Samantha. They will be coming in from New York for this, and of course for plans that they have made themselves too. ***Remember the date of: May 30th in Storm Lake, and it will be from 2-4. Course, if some want to come a little bit earlier we will be there too:) Hope everyone can be there for the kids.

Take care everyone, and you will be kept updated as the time comes closer too. Have a Great Week!:-)

Hello Everyone, and wishing ya'll Happy Valentines Day! Hope you are able to celebrate, share the time, lounge, but enjoy it in some way. Chuck is in Amarillo, TX, weekend, and doing the waiting thing. Kids all off doing their own thing, and here I am for the first time alone. Hmm...I am gonna kick up in the chair, lounge, and enjoy the day with the TV all to myself:) Hope everyone is doing well, and this finds ya'll in good spirits! Take care & have a gorgeous day!!

Happy Happy Hump Day Everyone!!

Hello Everyone & Happy Hump Day to ya'll. It is late, can't sleep again, and I messed around with my other blogspot...accidentally took out the background...UGH! So, while I fixed that one, thought maybe I could play around with this one just a little bit. Hmmm...I think I might have to quit while I can before I make more of a mess from getting tired of staring at codes, prints, pictures, etc. Anyway, hope this finds everyone doing ok right now, and ya'll are hoping for spring now, aren't ya? LOL! I know, Charles rubbed it in last week cuz he was in Florida when we got hit a lil bit again, and now that it is cold he is on his way to California. He might be rubbin it in, but I bet he won't say that when he has to go through the mountains...HaHa! Ok, enough of this for now. Gotta move onto other things, and get the computer off for the night. Till the next time.....Take care & enjoy.............

Hello Everyone!:-) There really hasn't been much going on here lately. It is that time of year that is blah, blah, blah...By the way, anyone ready for spring yet? LOL! Yep, us too! Well, till spring, and the construction crew starts again Chuck got into the truck for a couple of months. As usual hating it, and me? Breathing a lil bit:) Not use to him being home all the time like that. Gives me time to do some things here. Since there is soooo much snow, I know the basement will get a lil wet from it. So, Chuck had brought some pallets in from the truck, and I was down there throwing those down, and putting boxes onto them...just in case:)

Nick is still finishing up with school....if it quits snowing & blowing that they don't have to cancel all the time. The last cancellation was due to a pile up on the rode this Tues. Had the highway shut down till about 11 that morning. Pretty bad...the semi truck does not look good:( He is still working part-time at Fareway. During that time I kept busy with trying to find a background to use with pics of Samantha & Nick for their graduation invitations I am working on. ***A Reminder.....They are combined in Storm Lake on May 30th from 2-4. Trying to make it easier for everyone by putting them together. It will be at the Lake Ave Lounge located on the 3rd floor & it DOES have elevator access. So, when I get them invitations together, and in the mail I will give ya'll a heads up about it too.

Ashley still works when she can get there from the weather too. Oh, yeah, Nick is still doing his poster drawings either for himself, or he has had requests from people & they pay him too. His counselor from school...her son bought a drawing from Nick & I guess she has it hanging in their living room for all to see. So, that is a good feeling. Ashley keeps busy besides work chasing after Karma...oh yeah, she is growing & spunky as ever too:)

I suppose, instead of writing a book to ya'll I better scoot for now. Wanna get a few more pics to show how the height rose on some of the drifts in the backyard when the winds were soooo bad on Monday. Take care everyone, drop a line when ya feel like it, and hope this finds all of you doing well.

Till the next time....
Kim and Family