What we've been up to....

Yes, I know that I have become a blog slacker. Things have really been busy at our house. Randy has come home, gone to work and come back again since my last post.

Last month when Randy was home we built a privacy fence. Man, why didn't we do that years ago. Who knew that one side of a fence could help you keep your sanity from having crappy neighbors. The only problem now is we can't be nosy neighbors. So I guess we will never know if a new junky storgage building appears or if he tries to stop our water from draining. Anyway...the fence has given us a new area to landscape. We spent this weekend helping keep Jerry Howell and Kim in business.




We have also planted a small garden for Sarah Katherine. We went to the Master Gardener plant sale last month and they had activities for the children. They had several seed that they let the kid glue on a piece of newspaper for planting. We chose carrots. They are now starting to sprout up. We also planted her a cherry tomato plant and two bell pepper plants and she sure is proud. She checks them daily and wants to water them hourly.





I spent the last two weeks working. Thank goodness. I have met a really great couple who have been house hunting. They were both in the military and have spent the last eight years in Germany. I have really enjoyed getting to know them and hopefully we will find them a house very soon.

Cookies with Characters

Today Sarah Katherine got to spend the afternoon with all of her favorite characters. Thanks to Meredith's Miracles and their wonderful fundraiser we got to experience Cookies With Characters. This is a fund raiser that give the children in our community the opportunity to visit with some of their favorites characters.

We started out watching a show that they characters put together. There was Mickey, Minnie, Daisy, Donald, Goofy & Pluto, Cookie Monster & Elmo, Pooh, all the princesses, Spider man, Superman, Batman, a Power Ranger, a Ninga Turtle, Dora, Hannah Montana, Barney and there are some that we are forgetting. Sarah Katherine wasn't too sure about the show. The most reaction we got from Sarah Katherine was from Sponge Bob, which she doesn't even get to watch.

Once the show was over we got to go around and visit with all of the characters and make pictures. I hope you all enjoy them. I know Sarah Katherine had a great time. She was a tired little girl when we left. Didn't hardly make it out of the parking lot before she was sound asleep.

What a busy Sunday!!!

Ever since Randy got home this week we have all been a little lazy. I don't know if has been the weather or what. But I think we made up for it on Sunday. We began our day with the only thing Sarah Katherine ever wants to eat....pancakes. Randy does a wonder job with breakfast each morning.

After breakfast of course it was our daily dose of the Polar Express. Like I said earlier we will be sick of it before next Christmas. Randy had to go out once again and work on plumbing. I am so thankful that he is able to be so handy.

We had to have an early lunch today because Sarah Katherine had a birthday party to go to. We knew that we had to get some sort of nap in her or we would be miserable. The party was for James Milton who is in Sarah Katherine's class at "school." The teachers and his mother say that he calls Sarah Katherine "Pretty Girl." We hope that this is not a start of things to come!!! James Milton had a western themed party which Randy was so excited about. He actually wanted me to do this for Sarah Katherine's party but I didn't. Any way!!!!

This was the perfect opportunity for Sarah Katherine to get to wear her outfit that Randy bought her in Colorado. He bought her a pair of pink cowgirl boots, blue jeans, a shirt, a cowgirl hat and a pink gun and holster. We weren't able to wear the jeans and shirt it was a little too cool for that.

It was so much fun to see all the kids in their Western attire. They had horses there for them to ride. We just knew that Sarah Katherine would love this. She got to ride on one of them. But I think that she had more fun playing chase. There was plenty of room for her to run and play and not get into anything. She did make a few new friends while we were there.

Thanks Toka, Michael and James Milton for a fun afternoon.

After the party we came home and got ready for the Super Bowl. We are not big football people but you have to watch it if only for the commercials. Mother, Daddy and Norma came over to watch with us. I don't really have a favorite commercial. Our entertainment was much better.

Sarah Katherine found Nana's glasses and had to read to Ms. Norma. Her other favorite....The Grinch.







Needless to say Sarah Katherine had a full day and it didn't take long for to be out. We just knew that she would be so tired she wouldn't even get up. Not so lucky. We had our companion in the bed twice last night. This is a problem that we are working on and will make a great post for later.

School Project

I just thought that I would share with everyone what Sarah Katherine has been up to at "school." They made these bird feeders last week and we had to wait until Daddy got home to hang it up. She and Randy hung them up just in time for the cold weather. Now the birds can eat. That is if the squirrels don't get to it first. It is so neat to see Sarah Katherine doing things like this. I remember making one of these when I was younger. I remember my parents hung my right outside the kitchen window so we could watch the birds. Who knows what will be next!!!!

Quiz

Okay Ginger...Here it is. I not one who usually does these kinds of thing, but this time I will.


1. What is his name? Randy Milton Reese
2. Who eats more? Randy
3. Who said "I love you" first? He Did
4 Who is taller? He is by just a little bit.
5. Who is more sensitive? Me
6. Who does the laundry? We both do...Thank goodness.
7. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? He does
8. Who pays the bills? I do...I want to make sure that they are paid.
9. Who cooks more? He does. I don't do too much of that. I know that I should.
10. Who is more stubborn? We are both very stubborn.
11. Who is the 1st to admit they are wrong? Depends
12. Who has more siblings? He does. 3 sister I am an only child
13. Who wears the pants in the relationship? Depends on who you ask!!!
14. What do you like to do together? Just being with each other, going places.
15. Who eats more sweets? I do probably, I have the biggest sweet tooth.
16. Guilty pleasures? Hunting, playing on the computer for him. Shopping for me.
17. How did you meet? We first talked at Harco.
18. Who ask whom out 1st? He asked me
19. Who kissed who first? He did
20. Who proposed? He did at a creek on his hunting land!!
21. His best features and qualities? Eyes, and he has a lot of compassion for others.
22. Now for my favorite part of this quiz, Tag your it! Shonna, Nancy

This wasn't too bad, Ginger. I will enjoy seeing others answers.

Thank you Dalton

We just wanted to Thank Dalton, Kiley and Paul for the Choo Choo. Dalton was kind enough to let Sarah Katherine borrow his train until Keaton is ready for it. After watching the Polar Express this Christmas Sarah Katherine has now discovered Choo Choo. We had watched the Choo Choo every day since we first watched it. Sometimes more than once a day. Any way we are so greatful to Dalton, Kiley and Paul for the use of the Choo Choo.

Happy Merry!!!

Yes Loy I know that has taken too long for this post. Life has just been way to busy!! The main thing for us is trying to get use to Randy being home for just 2 weeks. There is so much we can do in four weeks as opposed to 2.

Any way...We finally had Christmas on New Year's Day. We picked Randy up from the airport New Year's Eve and had to get home to get ready for Santa. We went out to Kiley and Paul's for New Year's but we must be getting old. We were home and in bed asleep before midnight.

We got up the next morning and Sarah Katherine discovered that Santa had been here. It is funny to see how and what children react to. You would think that the car and the kitchen would be the first thing she saw. Nope, not her...it was the books. Once she got through the books she realized the car was there. She climbed in and started to figure out everything. Needless to say it didn't take too long and we were outside. Her driving skills still need work. Let's just hope that they improve as she ages, because if they don't we will all have to get off the roads in about 14 years.

Nana, Pa and Susu came over that morning to do Christmas. We ate breakfast together and then we got to open presents. I think that between the three families we over whelmed her. After a little while she wasn't interested in the presents just Super Why and the car.

After we finished with the presents it was time for a nap and for us to clean up. We were having company for our New Year's Day Meal. Mother fixed a delicious meal and we enjoyed having Mother, Daddy, Susu, GiGi and Jim for supper.

Sarah Katherine enjoyed playing with all of her toys. We just made a note to ourselves not to do so much next year.

I do hope that with the New Year I am better about posting. I think after we settle into our new routine we will.