Back in Action

The last time my parents visited, Nanny came over with them to watch a basketball game. It's been such a long year with everything she's been through-- all of the hospital stays, the broken neck, the moves. I'm not sure that I really had the faith to believe that my 91-year-old grandmother would survive all that and be back at my house for a KU game. We have been blessed beyond measure and only God could do that.

We got some pictures of Kate and her namesake. Here's one:

Textin'

Sam found an old cell phone of mine and was playing with it on his bed the other day. He actually got it turned on and was messing around with the menus. He looked so into what he was doing, I asked what he was up to.

"Just textin', mom," he said.

"What? Textin'? Where did you learn about that?" I laughed.

"You know, on tv, and just, well everyone is doing it."

"Well, don't get too excited. It's going to be quite a while until you get a phone of your own," I preemptively warned him. That and he has to learn how to read and spell and such.

Eggstravaganza

(I mean, how often is that term used during the Easter season? Does anyone find it original and clever anymore?)

Our church had a plain old Easter Egg Hunt scheduled for Saturday, and wouldn't you know it was rainy and snowy and a cold mess. So they moved it inside the gymnasium of an elementary school. And it was somewhat of an extravaganza. I would call it "Kidz Street Live: Easter Edition". There was a moon walk and crafts and all sorts of games. The kids had a great time.

Sam's school was participating in the Lee's Summit St. Patrick day parade, so Stu and Sam ventured out after Kate and I went home for naps. He had a great time. Apparently some other couples adopted his cause and scavanged candy. I mean LOTS of candy. He and Stu marched along side the float and he told me they said, "Step-ping stones! We have fun!" as they marched. Grandma and granddad were along to witness the excitement. Maybe next year.

Mother of a Celebrity

We made a road trip to see Lindsay's senior day game at Drake yesterday. It was a LONG day, but the kids did great and had a terrific time. Kate didn't do a whole lot of watching, but Sam watched about half (the inflatables were rather distracting). We found out later that Sam was on the TV broadcast on Fox Sports Net on Luke's shoulders. He's quite the little fan and I bet the two of them looked cute in their Drake attire.

The real celebrity of the day was, of course, Miss Lindsay and her big game. She not only played great, but she was gracious and made it through the affair in one piece, as did the real celebrity mom, Beth. Sam was totally thrilled to ride to dinner with Luke and Lindsay. Here are a few pics: