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My friend Irene had this on her blog, and it looked fun! Feel free to try it too! :)

Four jobs I have had in my life:
Retail Associate at Fred Meyer's in Gresham, Oregon
Receptionist at Wave Works hair salon
Human Resources work for, ummm...12 years
Mother of two little boys! (best by far!)

Four movies I’ve watched more than once:
Grease
Footloose
Sound of Music
Drumline (only because Dave can find this on TV any weekend and will watch it!!)

Four places I’ve lived:
Sandy, OR
Phoenix, AZ
Tigard, OR
Vancouver, WA

Four TV shows I watch:
Biggest Loser (go Kelly and Ali)
American Idol
Desperate Housewives
Semi-Homemade with Sandra Lee (love her)

Four places I have been:
Hawaii - Kona and Maui
Washington DC
Austin, TX
Pretty much every state on the west coast...

Four favorite foods:
Coffee
Mexican food
Bread
Sweets!

Four places I’d rather be right now:
Vacationing somewhere warm!
Mall
Zoo
napping!

Four things I’m looking forward to this year:
Annual vacation to Sunriver in July
Austin starting Kindergarten
Caden getting potty trained
Finally finishing up our yard (bark dust, etc...)

Four places I love to shop:
Target
NY & Company
Michaels
They aren't around anymore, but I loved Meier & Frank. Macy's is just not the same... :(

Snow in Sandy...

Yesterday we took a trip to my parent's house, and got some snow unexpectedly (not called for, as it was March 29th!!).

My Dad started a snow ball fight with Dave - it was pretty funny!

Our girl!

Lexi is on the far right, with her new "Pat the Bunny"!

Happy birthday to Lexi, the only little (or not so little now) girl in our family! Can't believe that she is already 10 - seems like just yesterday when I got the call that she was born and she was a girl! I was ecstatic!!!

Have a great birthday, Ms. Lexi...we love you!

Spring Break snow!?!

Today is the start of our Spring Break, and Dave starts vacation tomorrow...but look at this weather. We waited all winter for snow like this!!

leftovers...

Leftovers after three boys have lunch...amazing!

Enjoy your Wednesday!

Birthday season...

The weekend was the kickoff to birthday season for us...with Zack's 7th birthday yesterday, Sam's 13th birthday today, Lexi's 10th birthday on Saturday and Danny's 10th the following Saturday. So...four out of five of the boys' cousins have birthdays this week and next. But that's not all...then Auntie Ko's , Dave's, Dave's Step-Dad's and Auntie Steph's birthday...all in April (as well as a few more down in California too!). We need a loan! Ha, ha!

Here's a picture of Sam, Austin and Caden's oldest cousin, that I snagged from their blog...such a big boy! Happy birthday Sam! We miss you!

Smart boy!

Caden is a smart fellow, knowing to rest after the flu, to regain full energy and health! He was asleep 10 minutes after we got home from taking Austin to school. Now, back to cleaning for me...

Happy Monday!

And HAPPY BIRTHDAY ZACK...you big 7 year old!!

Happy Easter!

Make a free ecard - it's easy!

Yahoo!!

Just an update that Mr. Caden Andrew hasn't had a fever since yesterday afternoon - so I think we're in the clear! He was happy and his regular self today...we even ran a couple errands together as a family and had lunch at Red Robin as a treat (although his appetite isn't up to his regular self...BIG eater!). That's okay though - I am sure that will return in time. Glad to have you back, CC!

Caden update...

Well, another day at home. Caden seemed to be on the rebound last night, acting great for Dave...thinking that he had turned the corner. Then at 2am he stumbled into our room, with a 102 fever again. So I called the doctor this morning when they opened, as that is what they advised me to do when he saw them on Wednesday..."if he still has a fever on Friday, call us". So, another $20 for them to tell us that he still has influenza and hopefully he will be better soon. Thanks. He had a pretty good morning though, and now resting as his legs were aching again. Wish us a good weekend...we need it...

Added note...Caden just woke up from his nap with a fever of 103.5 now...so maddening!

Day 6...

Here's Caden on day 6 of the flu...poor little pathetic guy! Notice how he starts with a smile, as he trained to do so when a camera is pointed to him...otherwise, this is how he has been for days. Not himself, that is for sure. I want my Caden back. Now. Please.

This is INFLUENZA, folks!

Last Monday (about 10 days ago), the boys' noses started to run a little...and by Thursday Austin had a fever. No OMSI fieldtrip for us that day. By Friday, they seemed great, so we went to a birthday party at Big Al's. That was the last place we went until today. Austin, Caden and I were all down all weekend with fevers, and sick all over. Austin & I bounced back a little quicker, as Caden still held onto a fever today. So, after 5 days of this red little face, I took him to the doctor and it was confirmed that we HAVE/HAD influenza. Yuck. He is sleeping again on the couch now, hoping to feel better in the morning. If he isn't fever free by this Friday, I need to call them back...hopefully we can put an end to this soon.

Stay well out there - this one is nasty!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Not feeling my regular holiday self today...the boys and I have been sick all weekend...with the aches, cough, and even Caden throwing up last night. Yuck. They are on the rebound, as my chest still hurts to breath. So, I'm not even in green (I have new St. Patty's Day socks and everything)...so unlike me...I must be ill.

Have a happy green day!

Garage sales...

They are funny, aren't they? Our neighbors across the street are moving to Florida next week, so their garage has been open all week with people trickling in and out. Any time I'm at the computer I see people drive up...half of them hardly pulling up to park, as they run out of their cars to look through the goods (or trash!).

We had a garage sale a couple of years ago and made about $500 and I enjoyed every bit of it, but I have to say, it's a funny thing that draws out some odd ducks.

Happy Saturday!

Having a Picnik!

I love Picnik to edit photos and so excited this morning to see that they have made so many of their editing features free now! Yippee! So, I was playing around with a photo and decided to make Ammy & Papa with the boys into Leprechauns! Aren't they cute!

Check out Picnik - it's fun!

Hooray for hoops!

Austin's last day of basketball was Saturday...and I caught him making a basket on video. He also was awarded his first trophy...played several sports before, but they have chose not to do trophies in the past (which is okay too!). Good job Austin!

Some things never change...

My Mom found a book I made in second grade when I was six and half. It was all about me, with my stories and pictures. We really got a laugh out of it, as it had some interesting things:

* I feel important when I clean my bedroom.
* It makes me happy when I go shopping. And it makes me sad when I can't go.
* My favorite meal is burritos and tacos.
* If I had lots of money I would go to Disneyland and buy everything.

If you know me well, you would see that some things never change. I showed Dave this book last night and it thought that these things were funny ~ especially the cleaning and shopping...he said that if he only knew when he met me (ha, ha!). So, I guess you are kind of molded at an early age. Pretty cool!

I met the man...

My Mom and I had a delightful visit to the hospital yesterday to meet Mr. Hudson for the first time. Man, 7 lbs is so little! He is absolutely perfect...sweet, mellow and handsome! Can't wait to see him again once he's settled in at home.