A Sign That I'm Growing Older?

I've avoided it for 41 years...but just last week I began starting my day with a hot cup of coffee. I'm actually drinking it per the advice of the latest diet book I'm reading as the author reports that the jolt of caffeine you get from the coffee is great for your diet. I'll report back in a couple weeks to let you know if its working.

Check back later today for some photos from Duluth. I'm working in our Duluth office today and hope to get down by the water at lunchtime.

Off to drink my coffee now...

Happy Easter

Cheers!

Isn't it funny how good 45 degrees feels in the Spring when the same exact temperature in the Fall has us digging out our long johns and turtlenecks?

Pat and I enjoyed our first drinks of 2013 out on the deck this evening after dinner (although  by the time I got around to taking this shot I was already on my 2nd and Pat was on his 3rd or 4th).  Hey, it's Friday!

As we enjoyed the sunny evening, some good music, and each other's company, we both noticed that when we looked upward and tilted our heads at a 45 degree angle to the right, the airplane exhaust patterns in the sky appeared to have formed the letters A and T.  My hubby kept hoping that a plane would arrive and create the first letter of his name....but it just didn't happen.

With the help of Photoshop, however, anything is possible!

Good Friday To You

Braden's 8 Year Check-Up

After our fun afternoon at the Mall of America we headed over to our Pediatrician's office so that Buddy could have his annual physical.  He's in the 25th percentile for height at 4 feet 1 inch and 58th for weight (59 pounds).  Everything checked out just fine and dandy...he's a normal, happy, healthy boy.  I hope you took a good look at his smile in that first photo...because by the end of the appointment it will look very different.

Open up and say ahhhhhhh.

Dr. Peterson noticed that Buddy had a loose front tooth and kiddingly offered her services in yanking it.  Buddy took her up on the offer and just like that it was out.

Now he REALLY looks like a hockey player!

Our Day Of Fun At The Mall Of America

We spent a fun day at the Mall of America playing mini golf and riding on a super big slide.

Here's Buddy celebrating his hole in one.  He was the winner today.



Spring Break

It's Spring Break this week here in South St Paul which means the big kids are off school.  A million Thank You's to Grandma Ellen for having them over to her house for the past 2 nights and doing all sorts of fun things with them.  It's my turn to entertain them tomorrow which I'm sure will not be nearly as awesome as Grandma Ellen is one hard act to follow!

And with Careline and Buddy already gone...Pat and I hired our neighbor Max to come over to watch Adeline and we went out for dinner.  We don't get out just the two of us nearly enough so it was a refreshing break and as you can tell by the next photo, Adeline was happy and well taken care of.