FEVER

We've got it---and maybe you do to??

Spring Fever!!!!!!

With almost all of the snow gone and the sun out we feel like spring is just around the corner. But living in Indiana, we know that we could have a couple good snow storms yet. :(

So after a trip to the grocery store. Ub and Boog just couldn't wait any longer---they had to get their bikes out and take them for a spin!!!!

As you can see Ubby found the one patch of snow left. He thought it was great to feel his tires spin. Boog was thrilled she could still ride her bike after a long winter. (I don't think she realizes that winter isn't over.)

The only bad thing about today is:

It's a little windy!!!!!!!!!

(As you can see Ub lost his hat in the breeze!)

We hope you enjoy today too. And remember, if you are wearing a hat----hang onto it!!!!!!!

Pizza Party

Sunday nights aren't any fun at home!!! So we went to Grandma Cathy's for a pizza party. Most people would just order pizza--but that wouldn't be as much fun! We like to make it a real party and make them ourselves. As you can see it was a real team effort. They guys are in the other room--Grandma's kitchen isn't big enough for everyone. The men were afraid they would just be in the way.

This is one of our garbage can pizzas (basically you use what ever is left at the end). Note: There is no pictures of the pizza fresh out of the oven. Sorry we were hungry.

We had a great time eating, talking and playing games.

As you can see from the pictures Grandpa and Grandma Gerber and Uncle Rex joined us. Mike and Mary Dean they too were in on the action. We cannot have a party without Mike and Deanie!!! (Thanks for putting up with us!)


We had a wonderful evening, the food was great, the fellowship was awesome, the memories--priceless!!!!!

Thanks Grandma Cathy--a great time was had by all!!!

Cards

One of my hobbies is rubber stamping! I like to make cards and send them to people. The past couple of years that has been a little hard. With six kids I am lucky to get the mail in let alone send much out except for the bills. But the kids are getting older and I have been finding a little more time to work on this.

It is such a blessing to send a card to a shut-in or someone that is hurting. Even if you don't make your own cards (actually if you bought them you would probably send them faster because you save a step) you can send a card to someone and for around $1 you can brighten someones day.

(just a note--one of the cards my mom made--2 of the cards i made at a workshop at her house)

Remembering Grandpa Rick

It has hard to believe that it has been two years since he left. It was a very cold Monday morning-- when he left us at 7:20 a.m-- the sun was out just like this morning. It was like a sign from God that all was well. We knew that the time had come and Dad had finally won. Cancer had not beaten him--he had beaten the cancer!! He was going home to meet the Lord. We talked about the people that would be there to meet him at Heaven's gate. He was with his Lord all his many friends and family that had gone on before him.

We were so sad to let him go, but he had given us all so much. We are truly thankful for the time the Lord shared him with us. The one thing Dad learned from cancer was that "Everyday is a gift". The last eleven months of his life, Dad spent getting us all ready for this transition. Yes, he prayed everyday for a miracle and he got it. He was healed--perfectly--just not the way we here on earth wanted.

Today I look at the pictures of our last Christmas together or just the things we did in his final days. Landon, Lauren, Logan and Lyndsi have grown up so much, they all have memories of the fun and not so fun times. Ubby doesn't even know who Grandpa is, Boog talks about him once and while. She laughs when she talks about him. That is good! We all laugh a lot when we remember him--Grandpa would want to be remembered laughing not with tears. Grandpa believed in making the most out of every situation--tears were not going to change it!!

I'm sure he would be so disappointed if I didn't share the verse that meant so much to him during his last couple of years:

Fear thou not; for I am with thee:

be not dismayed; for I am thy God:

I will strengthen thee:

yea, I will help thee;

yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand

of my righteousness.

Isaiah 41:10

There would be so much more I could say--so much he taught me. Really valuable lessons we could learn from but that is enough for now. Remember: "EVERYDAY is gift---use it well."

WE MISS YOU DAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Meet Tina

Tina is our cat. Well sort of, she lives on our back porch and eats our leftovers!! Frankly no one has ever touched her--not even Grandma Cathy (Grandma Cathy is a cat lover). She sees the kids and runs the other way. Could it have something to do with the fact that the girls scream every time they see her and Logan through rocks at her?? We are amazed with Tina she shows up at mealtime everyday!!

When Tina first started coming around she ate out by the pine trees. If we didn't see her we would yell "Tina --come get your dinner" (that is from Napoleon Dynamite-for all you Napoleon fans) and 9 times out of 10 she would come running. Now before we can get the food outside she is sitting on the back porch waiting for supper.

Get on the Bus

It's Monday and after 3 snow days last week--it was time to get "back on the bus". Even though it was a lot of fun to have Landon, Lauren, Logan and Lyndsi home with us all day. It was time to go back. I'm afraid if the weather doesn't straighten up we may never get out of school.


So this morning at this was what we saw:

The sun wasn't even up all the way yet but we were outside waiting for this:

So the bus came--I think the bus driver was laughing at me when he saw the camera flash! I don't know why he would be laughing at me??? Was I the only mother outside on this freezing February morning taking pictures?

Hope you are all having a great Monday. We (Ub, Boog and me) are---we have gotten a lot done but I guess we better hurry because you know it won't be long before we see:

The only differences will be that the sun is up and the kids getting off will be wearing dirty clothes and they will be hungry.

snow much MORE fun!

Sorry about more snow pictures, but after church our neighbor called to see if we wanted to go sledding. We never turn down an invitation to do something! So he brought over a couple of his sleds and we got out the sleigh that Matt built last year!

Today was the perfect day to play in the snow 40 plus and sunny. You got wet but not very cold!!

We must not be feeding her enough?

Sunday afternoon naps?-- No there was no time for most of us to nap. Ubby took a nap while the rest of played in the snow. Hopefully this weeks weather will be better so we have something else to post about! Hope you had a great weekend!