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I am having trouble uploading photos to any site. My pc is not recognizing the disc drive. As soon as we have it figured out, we will be able to update with some photos of the kiddos.

We are almost at the end of our back to back baseball game week. Jake's team lost Thursday night, tied Friday night and won Saturday night. We have a game tonight. Jake has done real well. He loves playing catcher the best. His hitting is really improving and you can see his confidence is so much better than last year. Every time he is on and off the field, he is smiling. He is having such a good time. Jake told us that he likes catching the best, but that any position is good. The only place he doesn't like is the bench--he would rather be out there helping the team. :)

Laura is a hit at the games. She is getting over her shyness. She begs for food though. When anyone starts eating fries or chips, she walks over there and just smiles until they give her some. Tonight, I am bringing a bunch of snacks so we can "repay". lol! Laura has the best time though, climbling the lower step of the bleachers and playing in the dirt. She is such an outdoor girl. And she actually lets us watch the game, by staying close by.

Today is a cleaning/sewing day. I have been straightening up, but as soon as Laura takes a nap, I need to sew some patches on Jake's cub scout uniform. And I will hopefully be finishing up my quilt project. Can't wait for it to be finished! And then I can post a photo of it, if we get our pc to work!!!

Been sick...

Sorry, I haven't updated. I was very ill last week. I think I had a really bad case of strep throat. I was pretty much bed ridden by it and even now, I am not exactly 100 percent. But I am getting there. You don't appreciate your health until you don't have it!

So Jake is doing well in baseball. He gets a lot of compliments for catching. He looks like the real deal at that position. But the most important thing, he is having fun!

Scouts is going great. I worked on their whittling chip tonight. They did really well and we had no cut fingers! It was fun to just carve soap and talk. They are too funny!

Jake's grades in school are really coming up. Today he had to dress up as Martin Luther King, Jr. and do a little speech. He was so cute when he left this morning. I have a feeling he did well. :)

Laura is doing good. She is so cute. She uses everything as a phone--even her hand. And she has the deepest conversations too. lol! What a character!

Heat Wave...

Boy, is it ever hot this Spring Break. We are up into the 90s today. The thermostat in our house decided to flake out, so we are cooling off with open windows and fans. To think we used to do this all the time, when I was a kid. I am so spoiled with air conditioning.

Easter was very nice this year. Jake earned his horseback riding belt loop and pin for cub scouts. Laura had fun eating lots of junk food and running around the yard. Now that we are back home, we are trying to do some spring cleaning. The heat is putting a damper on that though.

This week, Jake will start his little league season. We will also work on some cub scout electives for fun. He is hoping to make a waterscope. If he does, we might go down to Henricus and see what we see down there.

Even though it is warm, I hope to make some bread tomorrow. I want to make some braided egg bread. It sure looks pretty, hope it tastes that way. :) I am also thinking about making an experimental recipe, but will keep that on the down low until I see if I get the nerve up to try it. ;)