WHERE IS SPRING?

So this morning we woke up to a ground covering of snow! Hugh snow flakes falling ever where. The weather man is teasing us. We had one week of spring weather and now we are back to the cold. We are ready for spring!

Troubles with Leprechauns!

Leprechauns are known to cause trouble and that is what happened at our house the morning of St. Patrick's Day. One of those tricky little guys snuck into our house through the kitchen window. He made his way to our frig and tried to drink all of our milk. How do we know? All of our milk was green and some milk was missing! Peyton even found a trail of tiny green footprints from the frig to the window. The leprechaun must of heard us and left in a hurry, because he also dropped some of his chocolate gold coins; Peyton was the lucky finder and keeper of them. The next day a few of those little green footprints were found in the hall. We think the leprechaun was looking for his gold coins.

What's in Your Pot O' Gold?

At the end of our rainbow are treasures untold.
The most obvious cannot be sold.
For the light of Christ is our guiding light.
The love for our family shines almost as bright.
Peyton and Annisten, the joys of our lives,
Forever ours with all the fun and cries.
Whether you be... our family or friend,
There is always a spot for you at our rainbow's end.

Are you kidding me right now?

So last week our garbage disposal broke. Why? We have no clue. Mr. Fix It, Ben, happen to be at our house that night. He took everything apart and cleaned everything out. He showed Corey and I what to do. All we had to do is let the garbage disposal cool. Well he left the next morning. Our garbage disposal was still not working. Off to Home Depot I went. I picked up all the supplies. After putting the kids to bed, Corey and I set to work. The instructions said it was easy as 1...2...3! Who ever wrote those instructions were way wrong. The clip on the mount would not hold the weight of the garbage disposal. Corey kept saying "Are you kidding me?" Where was our Irish Luck? Finally Corey jimmy rigged the old mount with the new garbage disposal. Having our own home is great as long as we don't have to do any repairs. Corey and I are not sure how to take care of those things. When things like this do happen, we wonder where are Dads are at the moment. So after a week of going with out one, I can only say... Listen to that hum....crunch. That has been my favorite sounds of the week. Who knew how much you would miss something as simple as a garbage disposal.

Under the Weather

On week two of sickness, the entire family was sick with the flu or influenza! Luckily I did not get as bad as the rest of the family. Somebody had to play the nurse. Corey, Peyton, and Annisten all had extremely high temperatures. Every night I wondered who I would be taking to the hospital if I could not get their fevers down. So they all had a lot of cold baths. And of coarse they all cried about the cold baths. I don't blame them. By the end of the week the kids and I were getting better and Corey was getting worse. When he went to the doctor, Corey was diagnosed with pneumonia and the influenza. He had to take all kinds of medicine and was told to get lots of sleep. This week everyone is doing a ton better. Just a few sniffles from most of us. Corey is still sick, but is on the up and up. The flu bug is gone and he had a bad cough that he is struggling to get rid of.

A Sad Day at the Reed's House

The Moving Day!

On Friday, our favorite neigbors finished packing and made the big move to AZ. Everybody in our house will miss the Proudfits; especially Peyton. What will our days be like without Weston knocking on our door early in the morning in just his Thomas the Train unders. Or the everyday greeting of "Peyts!" How do you explain to a 2 year old that your bbf does not live next door anymore. Not only were the Proudfits our neighbors but they have become one of our family's best friends. Not only will Peyton miss his Weston but we will all miss the Proudfits a ton! We are excitted for them to start their new adventures in AZ and we wish them the best of luck!