Busy Season

May officially begins one of our family's two "busy seasons." (The second one runs from late September through Christmas!) This one is ramping up a little early this year.

Two weekends ago, my girlfriend and I waited out the storm and made our girls' weekend trip a day late. We had a fanatastic time and I hope to post some funny (to me) pictures on the blog, but, honestly, I'm trying to make a couple of quick scrapbooks to share with the girls first. Last weekend, DH went on the company reward trip to Cancun for 4 days and it was all I could do to survive. (I'd be a poor single mother.) Last week, Abby had day surgery to remove a bump from her finger, Katie had a field trip to the History Center and Owen had a field trip to Orchestra Hall. There was a lot of scheduling and running around, but it was all important family stuff. And I'm tired.

My back went out and has been giving me trouble, so I've been to the chiropractor umpteen times in April. It was better and now it's worse, again.

But, Hubby is home and the sun is finally out. Yesterday was gorgeous weather for a Minnesota April and then it stormed last night. Yeah! Spring has arrived!

One final update...Padme Bunny is doing spectacularly. She is a very messy girl, but that's my only complaint. We have her "condo" constructed and it suits her well. She sits for long spells in front of a mirror (keeping herself company? vanity?) She eats like I can't believe. She's this tiny thing and she just chows. For the record, she doesn't like celery or green pepper =) Katie is doing her Imagination/Inventors Fair project on her and that is this Thursday night. Kate has been very involved in her care...she's great with animals. Now, we have two days to document that "care" for the fair and prepare to show her off.

It's April Already, Quit With The Snow

This is going to be a quick, to the point tantrum.
!@#$%%#$^&&*()*&^%$$

I am supposed to go with my girlfriends for our annual weekend tomorrow AND WE ARE UNDER A WINTER STORM WARNING! Could get 8 inches of snow.

This sucks.

Getting to know you, getting to know all about you...

Awww, rabbit husbandry. What a delight. Apparently my memories of rabbit care are very selective or we completely ignored our rabbits. For instance, I don't remember anyone chasing bunnies around the house, cleaning up their poop along the way. I guess I remember a dirty, stinky rabbit cage. I don't remember cutting up fresh vegetables for them every day and replenishing their hay twice a day. All I remember are the pellets. And now the vet says, "those pellets are way to fattening to feed a pet rabbit." I certainly DON'T remember taking rabbits to the vet!

Katie has been an awesome help! She's so willing to learn all the details of bunny care. She has practiced poop pick-up with paper towels, a mini broom and dustpan, and the hand-vac! The face she's making in the picture was just for effect =) It's part of her Imagination/Inventors Fair project. We're taking pictures of each step in Padme's care and Katie's documenting them on a display board.