Ninasusan

Happiness gently landed on my shoulders

April 2008

  • Niagara Falls

    Against Kate’s wishes, He and I went to Niagara Falls today.  How fun.  She thought we were insane to drive 3.5 hours to see water running over rock and then drive 3.5 hours home.  We did it anyway…you know…rebellious parents 🙂  I chaperoned the high school band (kate’s year) to New York – the first Read more

  • ohio

    Having fun in Ohio…the weekend was unbelievably beautiful = Sunny /70/80s. Yesterday we started off with a walk along the Cuyahoga River and falls…it was wonderful then we decided to shop until we dropped.  We hit Target, Michaels, Bennigans for lunch, thrift stores and furniture stores.  We came home with a few prize possessions.  Today, Read more

  • 2008 misc

    What a difference a day makes…it rained all night and is continuing to lightly rain with more expected.  If this were one of those years that produced a dry winter, the rain would be welcome…but COME ON.  At the very least, I should be thankful it is 60 degrees this morning and not setting record Read more

  • 2008

    I’m really thinking that the weather today could not be any better.  “He” and I worked in the yard for awhile until ours arms hurt and the small of my back hurt…the sky is blue, the sun is warm and there is a light breeze.  Marley and Sierra were out running – actually running from Read more

  • Hmmmmmm

    Is the elitist label going to stick?Is Michelle Obama’s black American vs white America internet thesis making a dent?Is Obama’s minister and his Sunday morning politics going to sink him?Is Obama too young, too articulate, too black, not black enough, too little experience make him untrustworthy or not able to fit in with blue collar Americans?Will Read more

  • Fishing with Tom and Rhonda

         We had a great time in Missouri..didn’t catch any fish and actually the boys didn’t try that hard.  We just relaxed, enjoyed the sun and hung out.  Saturday afternoon drove about an hour west and south of Lebanon (which puts us nearly in Branson) to eat at Lamberts – the “throwed roll” restaurant.  Read more

  • STOP RAINING!!!!!!!!  Leaving in the morning for Bennett Spring.  Took the guy and dolls to the critter sitter..I actually think they were just fine with it.  Kim was at the door when we let them out of the truck and they made a b-line up the steps and back to the kennels where they proceeded Read more

  • The newspaper story

    Here’s the news story on the 23 year old being held against her will that I told you about earlier: Authorities arrested a Pella man last week after local dispatchers received a report of a female being held against her will while driving on Highway 163 near Prairie City. Rigoberto Castro Hurtado appeared in court Read more

  • What are we doing to the kids?

    I don’t even know where to begin…my brain is so wrapped around the what goes around comes around mentality when raising our kids.  Oh…there are some who break the cycle and there are so many extremes to the problem.  On the one end, my mother, with a narcissistic personality disorder, raised me to be a Read more

  • Snowed today…imagine that..I’m starting to get a real “tude” about this winter thing.  Streeets were slick because the temp was about 30-31..all of the grassy areas were covered but it all melted this afternoon…now we have standing water in the ditches…the roads are just horrible.  There are frost boils on 3 sections of gravel that Read more