Wow, do I NEED to catch up!

Well, it has been a VERY long time since I have Blogged! Yikes! WE have been keeping busier than usual, or so it seems. Here is the news thus far: Lindsey got laid off at the beginning of March and hasn't found anything yet. There seem to be a lot of jobs - just not around here. We really DO NOT want to move. We love it here, the kids love it here - we only live one block away from school. Does it get any better than that???

Since we have "free" time, we have been developing our basement. We have had a great deal of the materials sitting around just waiting to be used, and never the time. Well, now we have some time. So, we have been cutting and sawing and drywalling and mudding and sanding and YECH! It is such mess, but I will be so glad to have all that extra living space. The bathroom is all that I hoped for! Our friend who has his own tile company did the tiling - yay for Porter's Mortar! It looks fabulous! And, did I mention that the floor tile is heated? LOVE it! The tub is one of those really big jet ones and the boys (and I mean ALL of the boys) are in love with it! I haven't tried it yet, but will post some (clean) pics of the first use of our new tub! The bathroom is not painted yet and still needs the toilet and sink installed, but it is sure a change from a big hole in the concrete floor!

Now, on to the pictures. These are some pics that I took of the Leprechaun hotels that Jaren and Carter made. Instead of the usual trapping of Leprechauns, they decided to take a different approach. They "asked" via a sign, for the Leprechaun to pay them $2 to stay in their hotel on March 17. Jaren also commented on how cool it would be if they left something there, like their hat. Well, wouldn't you know it, those little guys did leave their hats and instead of being the stinky little misers that they are know to be, they left $2 EACH for their stay at their respective hotels!