I Love Rainy Days...

It has been raining since last night here. I love the way it sounds on our roof. Laying in bed listening to it is so relaxing. Anyway, it is still raining today even though it is suppose to get up to 50 sometime. We will see.
Well I used that wonderful Mexican Vanilla. MMM...Boy was that yummy!! First, I made chocolate cookies with it, then I made our french toast with it. Talk about wonderful! I can see that this little bottle won't last long!!
Went to my little sister's crop last weekend. It was a blast! She is so good at organizing her crops and she always has lots of games and prizes. Some of the games are crazy and we all laugh A LOT!!! She had us blowing small wooden matches through straws first to see who could get one or more in a basket, then we decided to see who could blow one the farthest! Well I lucked out and actually got one in the basket and another gal became known as the "Blowhard"!! She really made that match fly. We were all laughing so hard I think that is why no one else had a chance! It was great. We did scrap too! Everyone had a good time and actually we all got a lot of pages completed.
Saturday was also Prom for one of Levi's girlfriend's, Dani. So the two of them stopped up at the hotel so we could take pictures. It was great. They looked awesome and it was fun to take pictures in the hotel as it is one of the nicer ones here. I will try to post a picture soon. This was the first time Levi has been in Tux with tails since he was about 4 years old and in a wedding. He looked so awesome. They had a great time. He bought her a big bouquet of flowers with 6 white roses. She was so excited about it because it is the first time anyone has given her flowers. It was great!
I am moving things around again. Actually, I am moving the boys into the back bedroom and moving all the toys, games, etc. into the front bedroom. This will make it easier for Levi to get some sleep during the day when I have kids here. The back rooms are quieter and that way the kids are here where I can keep an eye on them. I just have one little girl part-time right now but will have 2 more in a month or so. I am also hoping for a little boy but his mom hasn't called yet so not sure about him. I'll end up with 2 full time, 1 part time and 1 afterschool. That would be just right so hope it works!
Anyway should be a very busy day today. Then tomorrow we are planning on taking Mom and Dad J out for Mom's birthday! I think we will go for chinese, she likes chinese and mexican food she said as long as its not steaks!!
Well hope everyone has a great day! See you next week!

What a weekend!!!

This weekend was wild. We have 4 Birthdays in 3 days, so celebrating is always interesting. Saturday was my dad's and my birthday, Sunday was Jeremiah's 4th birthday, and today is my father-in-laws birthday. So it makes for a busy time. The dad's and I celebrated Saturday night together. James and I made steaks, baked potatoes and had a salad. Then for dessert we had Strawberry Shortcake!! One of my favorites, as chocolate does a number on my stomach now. Anyway it was a good time and we really enjoyed the parents being here. I got such a kick out of my daughter out in Spokane. She forgot my B-day again this year, but her little boy was playing with her cell phone and he called me ( The funny part is that he is only 1 year old!!) They let him play with the phone sometimes and it never fails he pushes the button to call Grandma, and then his parents hang up on whoever he calls!!! So then I'll call them back and talk to the little one for awhile. T was so embarrassed about forgetting again. I told her it was okay, I'd just forget hers this year!! : ) She laughed and said that would be pretty hard to do as I plan on being in Spokane for her Birthday this year.
We had Jeremiah's party on Sunday. Uncles, Aunts, Grandparents and Cousins galore!!! He was so excited. The best part was when we made him hide his eyes so we could get his BIG present out. James and I had bought him a bike and boy was he excited. Of course it had to snow Saturday night so we had about 6 or 8 inches on the ground, but he didn't let that stop him. He has been riding it in the house and is being very careful not to run into things!!! We can hardly wait to see what happens when he takes it outside! Anyway, it was a really nice day of fun and laughter. My brother, Rod, and his wife, Leanne, just got back on Saturday from a Caribbean Cruise. They really had a lot to tell us and had some pictures too. They gave me real sterling silver earrings from one of the places they stopped. They are very pretty. They also brought us back some Mexican vanilla. MMMMM.....It smells so nice. Can't wait to bake some cookies and try it out.
So how is everyone out there doing? I would love to know who actually looks at this. I know 2 of my favorite in-laws do, but figure they may be the only readers. Guess I should email other friends and family and let them know I'm doing this. My daughter knows and enjoys reading about home and family.
I guess that's about all for now. I've got to go bake those cookies and see if the Mexican vanilla makes them taste better.
Oh I forgot, I bought myself a cool birthday present, the third movie in the Love Comes Softly series. It is great! Thanks to Don and Elizabeth for getting me the first two and therefore getting me started!! Love you guys!
Have a great week! RJ

Time for another update...

I'm not very good at this blogging thing!! I forget to come back and update stuff. Things got pretty hectic again and I don't spend as much time online as I was. I've started babysitting again. Right now I only have one extra but she is here 2 or 3 days a week from 5:30am until 7pm. She is 5 years old and a real pistol. She is getting used to our ways now and our schedule. It has been a new experience for me. I have had her for 4 weeks now and the last 2 weeks I had her for the whole week. Now I go back to her normal schedule of 2 or 3 days a week. Then sometime in April I will get 2 more little girls just a couple of times to get them used to me and our house. Then in July I will get them full time. When school starts there will just be one everyday, one every other day, and one after school. So that won't be too bad. The money works well and I get to be home with Jeremiah. He will be 4 next weekend. I can hardly believe how fast the time has flown by.
We just had supper at Gram and Grandpa Johnson's. It was Uncle Matthew's birthday supper. We all had a nice time and it was good to be with everyone. We had steak and potatoes, and then brownie sundaes for dessert. Everything was great. I am stuffed!!!! Now we are getting ready to relax for the rest of the evening.
I had a crop yesterday and that was fun. It was a small one so I was able to get quite a few pages of my own done. In two weeks my sister Becky is having a Cabin Fever Crop!! She has lots of games and prizes and it will be a blast. We are looking into having a weekend crop in Red Lodge. We found a really nice banquet room to have it in that wouldn't cost an arm and a leg. But we are still in the planning stages of that one. Becky is the brains behind big crops like that. She really loves to get them going.
I just really love getting together with the ladies and visiting and sharing ideas! I love scrapbooking!!!!! Never thought I would say that! : )
Well I better go for now. Jeremiah wants me to play Hotwheels with him and Daddy before bed.
Hope you all are good. I will try to update more often. Maybe once a week if I can.
Love you all. Have a great week. Thanks for keeping me going Elizabeth!! love ya!
Bye for now.....