End of April

Well it's the end of April and I have been M.I.A. for most of it :) We have had lots to do and we are basically right on schedule. Todd and I made a trip home this month, we weren't home for very long, but we did get A LOT done!! We had to have some work done in the basement so that it was safe to put furniture in the family/dining room (we thought that would be helpful). So now instead of one BIG room we have a hallway and 2 rooms. Supporting walls are very important!! :) Don't ask me why they weren't there in the first place, I just know the header was damaged and the floor had a sway to it. But all that work is completed and my house is happy!! :) Sorry we didn't have the chance to do any socializing while we were there, but we were very limited on time.
I found out in April that my blood pressure, cholesterol and thyroid are all doing amazing. Unfortunately my Vitamin D level is "way to low". So I am now on a vitamin D supplement and trying to get as much sun as possible. I have also started to lose weight since taking it. Who knew that Vitamin D had anything to do with metabolism?? Well if you did, you should have told me! :) I am feeling much better than I was and at least it was a fairly easy fix.
Todd is doing well. He survived his first anthrax shot with flying colors, thank you God. That one had me scared. He is seeing the chiropractor on a regular basis for his back issues and thank God that is still helping. They said if it gets to the point the chiro. can no longer help, he may need surgery! He can't wait to leave Fort Hades, but is not looking forward to being gone for year :(
Dawn will be finishing up her junior year of college on the 15th of May. She was inducted into the Trumpeters (an honor society for leadership) this week. We are very proud!! She will be working on campus this summer and has room and board taken care of. She will be home for a little over a week in May, she'll be here in June for Chels's graduation and in July for Meg's birthday and for a weekend before we leave. She is doing amazing things at school and we are VERY proud of her!!!
Chelsea decided that she will be coming to Indiana with us, at least for awhile :) Right now she is preparing for Senior Prom on the 8th, her state board exam for cosmetology on the 11th and her last day of school on the 29th not to mention graduation in June!! She is a very busy young lady!! She will also be receiving the best graduation gift, sometime in June she will be having her wisdom teeth removed ;)
Megan is...well she's Megan :) She is spending time with friends that she will be missing when we leave. She is also busy studying for her AP European History exam next Friday. Of course she is planning her 16th birthday party in July, before we leave. She will be getting a new cell phone as an early b-day present since hers is "a piece of crap" and she hasn't been able to text for over a month now, and it is just killing her. The sophomores also received order forms for their class rings, so she is picking that out.
There seems to be a big theme here lately, and it all includes big m o n e y!! At least some things are spread out, a little. We have a lot of things to finish going through in the house, we have accumulated a lot of stuff over the last (almost) 10 years here. I already have several lists made of things to do, and I am sure I will be making many more!! Lists are my friends :) I hope everyone had an enjoyable April and I hope there are lots of May Flowers for us to enjoy!!!

Cherry Blossom Festival

Meggie got to go to the Cherry Blossom Festival in D.C. today with one of her friends and thanks to her I have some new pictures to share. It was a beautiful day for it too, we got up to 71 and had lots of sun and a nice breeze!! Enjoy the pics Meggie took :)

'Bout freakin time!!!!

YES!!!!!!! I am so freakin happy!! Jeff Gordon FINALLY won a race after going for 47 races without a win, plus it's his first win at Texas Motor Speedway!!!!!!!!!! Way to go Jeff!!!!!