Wow! It has been a while...

So, where to start? There really is not a whole lot to report as of right now. I guess the biggest news that we have right now is that Jerold has a new job and loves it. He is now working at Enbridge through a contractor. He started there a couple of weeks ago. The hours are going to take some getting used to, but it is a great job. He comes home telling me about his day, as if I know what he is talking about, and is excited. Alex is having a hard time adjusting to daddy not being home all of the time. We have been spoiled since he was laid off. It was nice for that extra set of hands during the day.
Alex is doing well. She is busy keeping tabs on all of the daycare kids. She is my little mother hen. Nothing goes on that she does not know about. It is frustrating at times, but at least she is aware of what is going on. We have been slacking a little bit about going to Sunday School. It is getting to be that time of year when we are getting BUSY!!! It is either that or a little bit of laziness too. I did get Alex signed up for preschool for the fall. I met with the teacher and got the ball rolling. I cannot believe that she is going to be starting school already. It makes me sad.
Jake is doing well. He is ruler of the yard. He is getting better about being a guard dog, but definitely kid friendly. He is still going to be a big dog. I am curious as to how much he weighs, but I can wait until he goes to the vet.
The daycare is doing well. I am keeping busy. It seems like there is something new everyday. We have been pretty lucky as far as illness here. Basically just the common cold. Hopefully it will stay that way. Well, now that I have everyone caught up with what is happening, maybe I will try to keep this a little more up to date. Hope everyone has a great weekend.

Catching up

So, it has been quite a busy couple of weeks. Jerold turned 37 last Friday on the 10th. We had his birthday dinner on Wednesday though. That way we were not trying to figure out when to celebrate his birthday with everything else going on.

Here is a picture of Jerold blowing out the candles with Alex on his birthday cake. Alex helped decorate the cake.

Last weekend we were busy with Easter all weekend. Alex and I went to a birthday party for one of the daycare kids. It was fun. They had a bowling party. After that we went to Uncle Harry and Aunt Pat's for the Broerman Easter. Jerold's cousin Chris got home on Friday night form Afghanistan. It was good to see him. He has to go back unfortunately, but at least he made it home for Easter. On Sunday we had Easter at my grandparents. It was fun. We got to see the new addition to the family. My cousin and his wife had a baby boy 4 weeks ago. Lots of red hair. This last week went by fairly fast I guess. Jerold has not been working, so he is trying to find things to do.

A picture of Alex in her bunny ears pretending to be a bunny. Quite the character.

This last weekend was a busy one also. On Saturday, Alex and I had another birthday party to go to. We went to a place called Make A Mess. It was interesting. All you do is make a mess and play on a huge jungle gym thing. I do have a couple of pictures of that. It was fun until the older kids got there. Then they used the younger ones as targets. I was not thrilled with that. After the party Alex and I went and picked out some sandals for her. Then it was time to go home and rest before the evening. The Schulz fish fry was Saturday night at Scotty's. Talk about good food. We went there and ate and Alex played with her cousin Chase for awhile. Sunday we did not do a whole lot. I tried to get a little bit caught up around the house. Alex has a wonderful cough, so I thought it was best if she just didn't do too much more running around.

This is Alex in the dress up area of Make A Mess. She was dressed as a princess. Doesn't she look like royalty...

Alex showing off her moves as she throws sticky balls at the wall.

Hopefully this week will go by quickly. I do not think we have too many plans for the weekend. I am thinking about taking Alex to the circus on Saturday though. I think that she would enjoy that. Jerold is thinking about going to the races though. It is supposed to be beautiful weather. Hopefully so. Well, here are a couple of pictures for you to enjoy.

Gone so fast...

So, it has been a little while since I was last on here. It has been pretty busy here. Last week went by pretty fast and so did the weekend. On Saturday I got some of my cleaning done to the house. It turned out to be a nice day so I could open up the house a bit. I felt pretty good about getting some of the rooms cleaned real good. Hopefully I will be able to finish the rest of them this week. Jerold was home sick a couple of days this week. He did not know if it was the flu or what. Needless to say, he was quarantined so no one else got sick. He seems to be much better now. He is at work today.
Alex and Jerold had daddy-daughter day on Saturday. This way I could get some of my stuff done. I would have to say that they had a great day. Alex was his little helper. She likes having days like that. It is a change from being with mom all day. Alex is doing well. She is excited about Easter coming. We are going to be BUSY this weekend. I believe that there are about 5 things going on on Saturday and only a couple on Sunday. Alex gets to go to a bowling birthday party for one of the daycare kids on Saturday. I think that will be a fun time. I will have to make sure that I bring my camera. Then we will have the Broerman Easter at Pat and Harry's. On Sunday Alex has Sunday School and then we have Easter at my grandparents. I think that it will be lots of fun. I will get to see my cousin's new little boy that day. He is very sweet.
For this week I am going to try to keep the house in order. I am having my re licensing evaluation on Thursday. Hopefully everything will go well. It should. It will be nice to just get it over with though. Hopefully next week I will get some new pictures on here. I have been slacking a bit. Until then have a great week and a Happy Easter.

Another week half done

So, it is already Wednesday and I feel like I have gotten nothing accomplished for the week. It has been fairly quiet this week even with the kids being out of school. You can definitely tell that everyone is getting spring fever. The great weather we had over the weekend was awesome. I actually got quite a bit done around here. Of course, I could always get more done. Sunday we had a couple over for a small cookout. It was mainly just a reason to cook on the grill and watch the basketball games. I have never been one to care too much about the games, but this year has been interesting. Why not add a little more excitement...
Alex is doing well. She has been keeping me busy getting up when the first kid arrives for the day and not wanting to take a nap. Heaven knows that by 6:30 at night she needs to go to bed. She is Ms. Grouch. Oh well, the joys of being 3 1/2. She is really loving Sunday School still. She cannot wait until she can go to preschool. We are going to try to work out those arrangements this summer. Hopefully everything will work out with that. I can't believe she is old enough for that yet. How time flies.
Jerold has been keeping busy this week. Tomorrow night is the Ducks Unlimited banquet. He will be working at that. One of his many extra curricular activities. Friday night the trap shoots start in Secor. He will be going to that also. (weather permitting) He really enjoys going to those. They are different.
Well, no real big plans for the weekend. Hopefully the weather will cooperate and I will be able to get some more work done around here. I am ready for warm weather.

Update...

So it has been awhile since my last update. Not much has changed. Jerold has been working some odd jobs and trying to keep himself busy while being laid off. Alex is still growing and picking up some not so great habits. Jake is still growing also and outgrowing the house in my opinion.
Anyways, things around here are going alright. We are definitely enjoying the beautiful weather that we have had the last couple of days. I have been getting the kids outside as much as possible. Cabin fever is starting to go away. The daycare is going well. I have been keeping busy. I am sure that next week will be pretty busy also with spring break. I am not sure how full the house will be yet, but it should be interesting.
As I said before, Jerold is doing some odds and ends around here and for other people to keep himself busy. I think that way he does not need to help me with the kids. Which is fine with me. If only I could get him to start on my honey do list. That would be great.
Alex is still growing. I went shopping on Saturday with a friend of mine and we took Alex and my friend's son. We had a good time. I got a few outfits for Alex to wear this spring. Hopefully she does not grow out of them before she gets to wear them. She is also figuring out that she does not need to listen to mommy all of the time. I am not liking this. She is definitely picking up on an attitude somewhere. Hopefully this will be corrected soon.
Well, that is about it for now. Hope everyone has a great week. Happy St. Patty's Day!

Where did it go?

Well, we had a good and busy weekend. Jerold and I went to the Deer and Turkey Classic in Bloomington on Friday night. We went with a couple of friends of ours from Lexington. It was a real good time. It was nice to just get out and do something different. We stopped at the Upper Tap in Lexington on our way back. They had a band there that was alright. We were not there long enough to really tell. Alex stayed at Grandma & Grandpa Meier's. She decorated cookies and played with her cousin Paige all night. I guess they had quite the time.
On Saturday I went and picked up Alex from Grandma and Grandpa's and then we went out for lunch with a friend of ours at How Sweet It Is. The food was pretty good especially the fudge. Alex even liked it. Alex and I then spent the day around the house and then going to do our weekend ritual of grocery shopping. Quite the adventures we have.
On Sunday, Jerold and I decided to see if Alex wanted to go to Bloomington to see the animals at the Deer and Turkey. She said "YES", so it was off to Bloomington again. She was amazed at the animals and so was I. They had a grey wolf, yearling Grizzly bear and a 15 yr. old Black bear, a couple of cougars and a coyote named "Wylie." There was also a place where you could have your picture taken with a baby black bear. They were a bit pricey so we did not do that. The animals were pretty neat. So, that is where we spent our Sunday afternoon. It was nice. Now it is play catch up this week. I am trying to get started on some of my spring cleaning. We are putting in a new furnace later this week or at the beginning of next week. I would like to get some of my cleaning done before that happens. Well, that is about it. Have a great week.

Not much new

Well, there really is not too much to report. Jerold had his last day of work on Monday. Hopefully things will go as planned and he will be returning to work in May sometime. That is pretty much a bummer for the next few months. I told him that I will need to take on some extra kids so that he can work for me. He did not think that was too funny.
Alex is doing well. She is growing like a weed still. I have come to realize that she is going to be a tall girl. I am going for a volleyball player or maybe basketball. I am not sure yet. She thinks that she is going to be a go-kart racer. I wonder where she got that idea from. I told her that it is still up for discussion and that we have a while before anything is decided. She is pretty much my tomboy. Alex is getting over a cold that she has had for a couple of weeks. I will be glad when the weather turns nice and I can air out the house. It is time to get rid of all the cold/flu germs.
The daycare has been going well. I have been keeping busy. I took on a little one recently and I could not ask for a better baby. He is such a good little boy. I will be glad when it warms up to let the kids outside to burn some energy.
Today we have not done too much. I am playing catch up around the house and we are watching the Daytona 500. It is that time of year again. Jake is doing better. He still limps every now and then. So, we are going to keep him in his kennel a little bit longer. I will be glad when he is out of that. Then I will have part of my kitchen back. Well, I guess there is not much else to report. Hope everyone has a great week.