Sasha Pole Vaulting ( second post of the day)

Sasha flying through the air.

Getting ready to run toward the pit. She is braver than I would be.

Video of Sasha pole vaulting. Hope it comes through.

Sasha has decided to try pole vaulting with her track team. She is still going to be running the 200 m and doing pole vaulting. Dave and I went to her track practice last Friday (4/23) and we took these pictures.

Sasha Pole Vaulting

Birthday Pictures

Me with my favorite cake: A Costco Carrot Cake...Yummmm !

L to R: Dave, Me, Sasha, Granny, Granddad, Jayson, Grandma Alice, Heather Behm at Red Robin. It was super fun.

Me with my birthday present from the Behm''s

Mercy checking out my new birthday presents.

Jayson and his presents. He turned 12 on the 15th.

The last two weeks have been really busy for birthdays. Jayson had his on the 15th and I had mine on the 23rd. Many friends wished us happy wishes. We have the best friends and family. Thanks everyone for helping to make our days super happy. Thanks also to Tessa, Celeste and Jill for bringing over goodies to eat. You are the best.

Happy Birthday to Me!

42 years ago today my Mom had me. O happy day! Thanks mom for 42 years of fun and togetherness. I was born in Lakewood General Hospital, which was torn down to make room for the Rite Aid and Pet Co on 100th in Lakewood. I told Dave last night that I will have to visit Rite Aid today to celebrate where I was born... NOT ! I have not moved very far in my life, but have visited some amazing places. Here's to another 42...at least.

Rain.....

I love the rain...except right after several sunny days. It is like I am being tricked or something. Normally I rejoice in the rain for many reasons. #1. I do not ever have to shovel the rain #2. I do not scrape the rain #3. The rain keeps me from having to be outside weeding or mowing or some other yard related work. #4. The rain keeps this little piece of heaven all green and beautiful. I just wish that it would rain only at night and have a lot of sunshine during the day. When I was stationed in the Philippines, it would do just that. Rain at night, Sun in the day. Is it too much to ask for that here?

A Miracle at Costco !

My beloved Pepsi

Dave and I were in Costco this morning buying stuff for the Boy Scout campout at Pacific Beach tonight and tomorrow when the most wondrous thing befell my eyes. In the food court, there is usually two Coke fountain machines. Today was a glorious day because sometime last night, the Pepsi fairy came and got rid of those ol' nasty Coke machines. Let me tell you about my love affair with Pepsi. Ever since I was little, I would try to convince my mom and dad to buy me Pepsi with little success. Of course everyone knows that pop is not the best thing for a person to drink. That meant little to me. Fast forward to adulthood and now I can have Pepsi any time that I want. Of course this means that I must trade my hard earned money for it, but do that I must. You also have to know that I rarely actually buy the stuff to drink at home. I just cannot justify spending the grocery money on something so precious...I mean...unhealthy. When my children were learning how to talk, they didn't say the regular "momma" or dadda". No....my brilliant children said the word..."Pepsi". In fact, Pepsi helped diagnose Sarah's hearing loss. When she was about two years old, I used to get upset that she wouldn't listen to me. I would tell her something, or call her name, and she would just ignore me. Well, that wouldn't do....so I tried to ask her a question with something that I knew she would want. "Sarah, do you want a Pepsi?" Nothing....no acknowledgment or anything. I KNEW then that something had to be wrong with her hearing because NO child could ever refuse drinking Pepsi. So...now you know why I am so ecstatic over seeing my beloved Pepsi at the Costco food court.

My Pretty Tulips

I just had to show you a picture of my pretty tulips that came up this year. Historically, I suck at growing things. Other than children which let me know that they are hungry and thirsty, plants and I do NOT get along. Amazingly, these flowers grow without any assistance from me whatsoever. I just love tulips. There is nothing better than fresh flowers on a table to make me feel all happy inside.