IT'S STILL NOT WARM!!!

I am really starting to realize why it seems like all the couples we know here go on a cruise to somewhere warm in February!! I have been cold since November! But I do see promises of changes coming and for me it feels like waiting for Christmas morning. The blossoms are all out on the plum trees a tulip in my front yard bloomed just yesterday and then today when I went out to get the mail I felt it. Heavenly warmth. . . it lasted about an hour because the next time I went outside it was pouring rain and the chill was back. Okay that is the end of my whining for this winter. That is of course unless it snows again. Then I reserve the right to vent again.

More about Max

After I finished that last blog two more things came to mind about Max. I wanted to add that I love how Max watches out for others at school. I think that every year when I meet with Max's teacher I learn how he has voluteered to sit with the kid with peanut allergies so he won't be alone during lunch, stayed in from all recess' for the last month or so because a boy fell off of a basketball standard (he was standing on the hoop part and his brother pulled it down and he flew off onto his head) and cracked his skull so couldn't participate in ANY physical activity. I love that he is looking out for those in need of friends.

The other story about Max happened last Saturday. He was letting Wade & I sleep in and decided to make himself a cinnamon roll so he and Brady took some out of the freezer. On the bag it says done in 30 minutes so he got them out to cook for everyone. He put them in the MICROWAVE and after about 15 minutes he came up to tell me that smoke was coming out of the microwave. Well, today is Thursday and the smell is still with us!!! I think that we are probably going to have to get a new microwave and maybe have our cabinets that we just re-did when we moved in re-done as well!!! "You can have nice things or you can have kids:)~!" right dad.

Max is Nine

Max turns 9 years old today. We let the kids choose the menu of the day on their birthdays because I like to see how their tastes have changed and they love it. So Max's menu this year is.
Breakfast: Lemon filled Donuts & Milk
Lunch: Pizza brought to the cafeteria by me and Brady & Abbie
Dinner: Cornbread & Chili
Birthday Cake: Nonny Houser's Lemon Kiss Cake

My three favorite things about Max: (his birthday is the perfect day to think about him)
#1- He is always so sweet to me. He gets worried about me when I get up on ladders, stand up on countertops or do anything that looks unsteady. I think most kids just don't pay attention to that but Max is always making sure that I am doing okay. Wade says it's because he's seen me trip one too many times but I think it's just his nature to want to make sure I'm safe.
#2- He is super smart. Especially when it comes to figuring out how things work or how things go together. There have been many times when I am doing something and decide to just set it aside until Max gets home and he can do it or show me how.
#3- He is a rule follower. Now this doesn't seem to always apply at home:)but when we are out "in the world" he wants to make sure that he is doing things right. Like the time Brady was in a 'fight' at school (long story) and Max said that he wanted to tell the bus driver when he found out but they were already at the bus stop so he came to tell me. I asked him "why did you want to tell the bus driver?" and he said that he was taught that they should tell a "trusted adult". Or how he makes sure we have our escape route in case of a fire after visiting the fire station, stops tubing exactly at the time they say instead of trying to sneak in another run even when all his friends went again.

We Love you Max!! So Lucky to have you in our family.