It's Not You, It's Me...

Really, you have been good to me. You will always have a special place in my heart as one of my first grown-up, married purchases. We chose you with care and fell in love with your shiny blue color and Hepa-filter.

My needs have changed and you have worn out... don't worry you will live in the garage permanently attached to your hose to give Gray the quick jobs that she needs. Let's face it , Ken (last name More), we all say no food in the new car, but that just isn't reality. So, you see, you are still needed until it is time to completely lay you to rest.

There is someone new. His name is Dy (last name Son) and he just has more to offer... a bagless canister, a tool wand that is accessed in seconds, ability to gently clean the wood floors, a slimmer, sleeker, lighter physique and the glorious ball technology.

Ken you had left us in complete and utter filth according the the canisters (bagless, that is) that Dy filled from EACH room he entered... uggg!!! The dust and Jazmyn hair was completely disgusting. I've got children now and a little more room for entertaining if I choose. I need someone like Dy in my life... I'm sorry.

Now I am off to spend a leisurely day cleaning. A leisurely day is REALLY hard to come by when you are married to Tony Nelson and he has the weekend off. I have had to give him the hand relentlessly this week as he tried to make plans. I don't want any stinking plans, none, zero, zip. I just want to go about my business of digging out of the mess that being busy leaves behind. He is off on a bike ride in this hideous wind storm hopefully burning off some energy (not so much that he can't mow the lawn), so we can continue to putter. I tried to promise the girls that we would stay home the rest of the day, but he told me I really shouldn't promise such a thing.

Now the next someone to get replaced in my life is DELL, but that will be a while I'm afraid.

Happy Puttering!!!

Still Here...

The Nelson family is still here :) A dinosaur of a computer and a few months with obligations every night and every weekend had my plate a bit too full to find the time to wait ten minutes for pictures to download and such. Visiting the blog world had to take a back seat for a few months. Today I sit at my T-Rex (named DELL), coffee mug in hand, with no obligations for this Easter weekend. I am ready to refresh and reflect.

Tony and I were Thing 1 and Thing 2 for a costume trivia night...Fun, Fun, Fun

The girls are enjoying Tae Kwon Doe... they are orange belts now :)

Kyndra loves 4-h. Here she is working on her butterfly pillow case with Anne.



Kylee busy with play dough. She is hearing much better since she got her tubes in and her adnoids out last month.


I got a new bike. I named her blue. The plan is for her to take me on many family bike rides. In other words I do not plan to join Tony's intensity for biking. We are going to ride 14 miles in the Portland Bridge Pedal family ride this August.

Here is speedy Miss Kyndra. Her bike is named Pixie. She has nearly outgrown her with her 3 and half inch growth spurt this winter. She still leads the pack on our rides along the river levee. You may notice Gray behind her. She is our new Suburu wagon that we love. No more riding at my feet in the Honda for Jazmyn the Dog.

Kylee and daddy take up the back of our family pack with Kylee on the trail-a-bike named Blackie. Tony's bike was named Stinger by the girls.

Here stands the magnificent fort that Tony made for the girls. Kyndra calls it her secret lab.

Complete with a pulley for getting items to the top. Kylee really is happy about it... I swear.

Kylee loves messy buns these days. I just think she is adorable with the double bun look. She is growing up too fast.

Kyndra grabbing a rare moment of relaxation during the last few hectic months.

First breakfast of the camping season. We had an awesome time at Silver Falls State Park during spring break.

Kyndra is sporting some serious blisters on her hands from her monkey bar obsession. She loves these things and is getting really good. I mostly love that this was a tough task for her to overcome, but she kept getting up every time she fell to try again. Now she is proudly "skipping bars".

Awwwwww... Love you girls.

All too soon we will be looking at her senior photos... gulp.

This smile makes my day!

Happy birthday daddy and grandpa on a very rainy day camping.

We love our cousins so much!

Swimming lessons are over and we only have a few things on the calender for the next couple months of weekends. The plan is to garden, garden, garden. Tony has made two raised beds and is going to finish up preparations for the garden this week. Yeah!