Garden of Chacon

Today we finally picked out the veggies we wanted in our garden. We got Better Boy tomatoes, cucumbers, and red bell peppers! We put a net around it hoping that it will keep the rabbits from totally destroying them. I know it might not keep them out completely but.... We also have a strawberry plant that has a lot of blossoms on it so we are hoping for some there! Oh and Carlos planted some corn in little planters until they sprout and then we will try to transfer them into an area of the garden. Hope it all turns out well!

I also got some snapdragons and other flowers for a different area of the house. It looks better already! :) The iris is also looking nice.

Here it is people!

Miriam is offically registered for Kindergarten! I was a little happier yesterday when we ALL went to the school and looked around a little. Oh and when we found out that her mascot will be the Dolphin! :) She was really shy and I realized that the first day will be a harder separation than i thought. But EVERYONE keeps assuring me that she will be fine. I know she will, she is super smart....I think it is me and Elaine that will have the problem!!

cake

Here is the latest cake I made. There will be many to come this summer as we have birthdays and babies coming up. It isn't the smoothest cake but it has pretty colors! :)

Just something to post

We have been have some of the best weather lately. It has been a bit warm but we can handle it! It is preparing us for Costa Rica in ONE WEEK!!! Hurray!
Tomorrow we go and register Miriam for Kindergarten. I can't say I am excited. I think I am more nervous. I know she will like school, at least at first anyway. I hope it stays that way! I am not excited about her being gone all day. I think she is too young for that. But many many people go to school and are just fine so I am sure it will be ok....
Lets see...Oh, Sarah is getting more and more uncomfortable with her pregnancy. She starting to loose sleep. :( More tired etc. We are going to try to make her bed more comfy so she can at least try to sleep. She looks really cute, and I should have her put pictures up soon!
This Sunday will be the first of three Richmond Mormon Chorale concerts we are performing in. We are singing so many wonderful songs. We really enjoy being able to participate in it! We have long practices but it is good, and the girls do really well waiting for us. They just watch movies and run back and forth from the stage to the primary rooms! :)
Ok well that is all, I don't have much to say today but when I do, I will let you know!

What words can express...?

Yesterday I had planned a normal day and had much to do. About 11 in the morning, Sarah came to me saying that her show had been interrupted to announce there had been some shootings on Virginia Tech campus and that one was dead and 17 injured. For the rest of the day I couldn't keep my eyes off the TV or ears off the radio. The numbers of fatalities just kept going up and I just couldn't believe it. From 1 to 22 to 32 in a matter of hours! WOW! This news effected me more than any other news has. I don't know why, I don't know anyone there. Maybe because it is in my state. I don't know, but it just made me so sad, and at times sick to my stomach. I just prayed and thought about these people and how horrible this is. Miriam was getting upset by hearing all of this, she didn't understand. She didn't want to hear anymore about it. I remembered when I was young and the Challenger blew up and how my mom was watching it and she just sat there watching TV and crying. That is how I felt yesterday and today. It is something that I will remember.
I just wanted to write my feelings. I pray that Heavenly Father will bless and comfort the families of those lost and that we can not get angry but learn and pray and seek comfort. I have nothing else to say....

WII

We took a spontaneous trip to NC this week and the girls were the first in our family to try the Nintendo WII. I think they enjoyed it!

Also we went to a park and rode a train that was fun!

This is the view from the train ride. (above, Ana-Christine, Mary-Carmen, Tyson)

The girls had a great time and OF COURSE didn't want to leave! Miriam pretending to be asleep!

Easter pictures

We dyed our eggs on Thursday with Rose-Marie, Sarah, and Catie-Lynn.

Well we did our other 'Easter' stuff on Sat, and remembered the reason for Easter on Sunday...along with a meatloaf that I forgot to take a picture of. Here are our other pictures:

On Sat we had Leg of lamb with fresh herbs, asparagus and red potatoes with garlic and EVOO and strawberry-rhubarb crisp! It was all delicious! I think we have decided that Lamb will be our new Easter tradition!

Oh and we ate lots of candy! We also watched some of the Ten Commandments.

Sunday we watched the Testaments, ate more candy, and had a chicky shaped meatloaf, with salad! It was also delicious!!

Then it was time for Chorale. Only one more practice until the concerts!!

Beautiful Spring Wonderland!

So i finally got my wish...way after I had given up on the possibility! It didn't last long but it was so awesome to see the snow falling and piling on everything! Snow in April in VIRGINIA...who knew!?!






It was bright! :)

March Madness conclusion!

Carlos posted on his blog the details but...I WON!! hehehehe I have been ahead in the beginning before but never in the end. This year, I did it! Sometimes it is fun to win something, even if there is no prize or if you don't even know what you are doing! Thank you, thank you!

Monument 10K!

We ran in the Ukrop's Monument Ave 10K this Sat. We had a good time! The weather was great, we had good company and went at a good pace. It was much better than last years hot tiring run! I finished just about the same as last year. Carlos ran for the second time and did very well! I am a little sore but all in all, it was very rewarding and this time I actually feel like continuing to run, and even doing more races! (the medal around some of our necks is for participating in the YMCA training team)

After race pictured runners are: (in order of group picture)Emily, Carlos, Matt, Mara, Kim, Shelly

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Miriam singing

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Spring has sprung!

Spring weather came early this year and so I was thinking the the 'start' of spring would bring no surprises.... I was wrong! The day spring started was actually the coldest day we have had all week... Then the next day all of a sudden there were white blossoms everywhere! It was beautiful! There are so many big trees full of wonderful popcorn! (not that i like the way they smell but it is pretty!) I just love spring, all the flowers blooming and the trees turning green again. Wishes of snow are gone... UNTIL NEXT WINTER! Anyway, that's all, no poems, no spectacular words from me, just that it is turning pretty outside and it is wonderful!

OH and we got some free trees from the Henricopolis Soil and Water Conservation District on Friday and will plant two in our yard this week. One is a White Dogwood (Cornus florida), the other is a Red Bud (Cercis canadensis). I am really excited, the only problem is now finding a good place for them on our small lot! We will see!!

Congratulations Jar-Head! (Cookie, Red)

Today my heart is full and this is why...I have to say Congratulations to one of the best friends I ever had. And possibly the reason I liked high school as much as I did. Jared Cooke is getting married on April 7th to I am sure, the most wonderful girl, Nicole Wall. I am so happy, and excited! Oddly I am a little sad because I didn't keep better in touch with him. Why is it so hard to keep your friends of the opposite gender once you get married? But anyway, he is getting married and I am so happy and I am sure they are as well. She is marrying a really good guy. So congratulations, and I wish you the best with all the fullness of my heart! Have a wonderful life, friendship, and marriage together! Because I couldn't get my scanner to work, I had to take a picture of the picture, which is never very good, so I am sorry it is not a better picture!

Little princesses

"Lady Elaine" Martha Elaine Desrosiers

In May of 2003 Carlos, Miriam and I took a trip out to California to visit his best friend and also to visit Elaine Desrosiers. We had a great time getting to know her and kept in touch pretty well. Since we have moved to our new house, however, we haven't been so good at calling her. I emailed her several times and we talked that way. It was nice to hear from her.

After we had our second daughter, we named her and upon telling Elaine, she said that she was honored to share her name with our daughter and also that George Desrosiers would be happy with both her names. Elaine Margaret.

The last I heard, she was going back in chemo therapy for her cancer and she had good spirits as well, saying that it was not a big deal and she was fine. Well I have been meaning to call her for several months now, and just didn't. This morning I checked my email and mom found through familysearch.org that she passed away in Washington, on Jan 8, 2007. I guess I always thought there would be someone calling us, I guess I don't know who would have known to, so they didn't. I am sad.
I went through my archived videos and found this of her that we took while we were out here. I thought I would share this with all of you, maybe you have seen it but it is fun to listen to anyway. Enjoy! And remember we will all see eachother again someday!

Costa Rica Here we come!

We decided this week that we needed to make our plans to go to Costa Rica to visit Carlos' mom, dad and grandma soon, or it wouldn't happen for a long time. Soooooo, we booked our tickets today! We are going from May 2 to May 11. It should be fun. I still have these weird apprehensions especially since it was all done so quickly but it will be good!

inspiration

Ok so my friend Aubrey put a few pictures of herself in her beautiful dress on her blog and it inspired me to put these pictures I took of myself a few days ago. I had Miriam take some and then I went into their room and set the camera on thier 'kitchen' and took one of myself. I loved the outfit, mostly borrowed from Sarah, and thought I looked really cute, so I took them, and never posted them, but I AM NOW! :) Not the greatest but it shows my outfit!

Guessing Game!

Well every year in March Madness, I fill out a basketball bracket on Yahoo! and see how many points I get. One year I actually knew a little about who I was picking and who might win, but the last few years....it has been a fun guessing game! I think one year I even got more points than Carlos! Anyway, I filled it out again this year, and I have no idea who is good, so I just picked either teams that I know about or ones that were close to me geographically. I am surprised and pleased to say that three VA teams are in it this year!! Also BYU and Washington St. That is all pretty fun and interesting. So to all you who fill out the brackets also, BRING IT ON!! LOL ;) (p.s. if you want to join the group Carlos created, email me!)

At the hairdresser...

Miriam had me hold her hand and the lady did the best she could after my butcher job. And she told me that too! I wasn't really concentrating that much on where I was cutting, just the fact that I was cutting!! She did a great job!

She looks marvelous! (I know the bangs look crooked, but they are just laying funny, they look fine!)

Bravest Miriam!!

A few months ago, Miriam and I were watching the Today Show and some ladies on there cut thier hair and donated it to Locks Of Love. Well we kind of talked about it since then. Then lately we have been talking about cutting Miriam's hair and asked her if she would like to donate it. Well she has been very nervous and I have to admit that while I was pursuading her to do it, i was quite nervous as well. We decided today to just DO IT! We did! I cried... she loves it and looks so cute, and said she can't wait until her friends get to see her new look! What a cutie!! Good job Miriam, we are so proud of you, you are so brave and loving and your hair will go to someone who really needs it!

Here is a picture where you can see how long her hair was, it was so beautiful!!

Next is a picture of her afterwards. We will be going to the salon today to get it all straightened out and looking fabulous!! We also have a video that we will put on our blogs later!

Success!

Yesterday after much frustration and some tears, I was able to redeem miles for me and the girls to fly out to Portland in August!! The only bad part is that we have to fly out of Baltimore, MD which is about 3 hours north, through DC! It was the only nearby airport that had available tickets for all of us!! But I am happy, since we only had to pay $10 per ticket!! Hurray! See you all soon!!!

My 5 year plan....no wait, my SOMEDAY plan!

Well Carlos asked me the other day what it was that I wanted to do. I said well that is tricky cause growing up the answer always was MOTHER! That is what I want to do. That is still what I want to do, however, external education wise...I want to do Ultrasound. I have wanted to do this for a while, but never did, I always had my mind set on nursing....I just don't think that is for me. So I would have to go to Radiology tech school, then go to ultrasound school. Doesn't sound too bad, except that the only ultrasound school is in Charlottesville, VA, which is too far away. That is why I say it will be my SOMEDAY plan. Don't know when that will happen! But there you have it. That is it!

Hurray

I found them, I found them, lalalalala, my journey, to my best tweezers is done!!!!

Tag, I'm it.
I've been tagged... here's the scoop.
Here's how it works: "Each player of this game starts with '6 Weird Things about You'. People who get tagged need to write a blog of their own 6 weird things as well as state this rule clearly. In the end, you need to choose 6 people to be tagged and list their names. Don't forget to leave a comment that says 'you are tagged' in their comments and tell them to read your blog!"
ok a and in no particular order here are my weird things:

1. I love marshmallow Peeps.
2. I cut Carlos' finger and toe nails! It isn't that I like it so much as I don't like it when he does it cause they look like a mountain range and are quite sharp as well! I also pluck his ears and eyebrows...just trying to help him look less hairy!
3. I like most movies and TV shows that others would peg as cheesy or dumb. i.e. Ella Enchanted, Never Been Kissed, Phil of the Future, That's So Raven. the list goes on
4. I check my email and friend's blogs every 10 min.
5. No matter how much or what I do, I don't think I am as good as the other moms around me. (maybe that is normal with women, but with me it seems to be more prevalent)
6. I still LOVE to watch cartoons!!(especially Arthur!)

I am sorry, I am not going to tag anyone, the people who I think will do it (like my sisters or mom who send me those surveys on email) don't do blogging often enough. IF they want to do it that would be great, but I am not going to tag them. :) But if I were going to it would be Livvy, Manda, Lynnette, Mom, (Sarah told me not to), and Aubrey. My other friends don't have blogs.... or at least that I know of. Oh and I thought of another one...the longer I take to write something important or random...the more I add!!!! hehehehe

Winter Depression

Isn't it beautiful?!! IT ISN'T RICHMOND.....

I think I suffer from winter depression. However, it isn't what you think it is.... My winter depression comes from the fact that Richmond, VA hasn't been getting ANY SNOW!!!!!!!! What is wrong with this year. Usually we get one good snow storm and then several little ones with an inch or so....this year...NOTHING! (well we did get a dusting of wet snow that was gone in 2 hours, and I am not talking about ICE...not the same!) Seriously, watching the radar on TV, the moister with snow, has literally, curved around us to our north and west and had Richmond in this little circle of nothing. It is like we are in a little bubble that rejects all snow!

I usually really like looking at the weather reports and listening to them. I would someday like to learn more about how things work, however, lately, I have wanted to boycott all weather patterns, and meteorologists! They have gotten my hopes up for snow to come several times this year and then when it gets closer to the day, it is ALWAYS changed from what they originally thought. It has been, nothing, light flurries, freezing rain, or rain. WHERE IS THE SNOW!!! Boohoohoohoo! I am feeling depressed!!

A Lot!

Well I just felt like I needed to put up a new post, although I don't have much to say right now. Things are going fine here. A lot of things that I am doing at the same time, but that is normal. Trying to figure out what will happen in the next several months with my life and others' but it will all work out in the end, just take a lot of prayer and planning. Anyway, sorry if it doesn't make much sense. Just wanted to post SOMETHING! :)