Update

I have finally come out of the cave (or my bedroom in what it was previously referred to) for a few minutes at least. :) My past surgery was more painful than this one, but the recovery from this one is going to take longer. I have spent a week reading, scrapbooking and watching A LOT of movies. :) Sam has been a trooper and has done a great job taking care of the kids. I still have one more week of staying at home. I may try to venture to Target sometime next week. The only problem with that is that I will only be able to buy a package of gum or something similar in weight since I am not allowed to lift anything "heavy" for a few more weeks. Around week 6 I can begin cleaning the house again. I plan to go back to work for a couple hours each day beginning on Monday the 24th.

We purchased a Wii this week. (That is a whole other story!) The kids (and Sam) are enjoying it. I plan to join in their fun as soon as I am able. Right now we only have Wii Sports and Wii Play but we will be getting more games in the near future.

Jesse is going to turn 9 years old this week. He is wrapping up basketball season (playoff games are this week) and he is just beginning the Little League season. This is Jesse's sixth year playing baseball. Sam and Jesse have spent all afternoon searching for new equipment, as it seems Jesse has grown a bit since last season!
This Friday Jesse is going to have 3 friends from school sleep over. We plan to order pizza, have snack foods and let the boys play the Wii all evening. Jesse really likes the Muppet Show so we have The Muppet Show Season One, Disc One, on it's way from Netflix so his friends can watch it as well. (Jesse says that is his favorite one.) Jesse plans to purchase Super Mario Galaxy for the Wii with some of his birthday money. For Jesse's "Birthday Dinner" on Wednesday night he would like Velveta Mac and Cheese with Hot Dogs mixed in. Yummy! (I guess Sam and I will be ordering out!) Jesse didn't make it into the school talent show (they had nearly 40 kids try out and they took 18) but he was okay with that. He plans to play the piano in the ward talent show on March 28th.

Caden is continuing with Karate until the end of the month and then we will take a break until summer. He too has signed up to play Little League. (This will be his
4th season.) I think he screamed the loudest Thursday morning when he saw the Wii. The kids were out of school Thursday and Friday for Student-Led Conferences. Sam set the Wii up late Wednesday night after the kids went to bed. Then when they were getting up Thursday morning he video tapped them walking into the family room. It was better than Christmas morning!

Whitney has decided that she doesn't want to continue with ballet/tap. She saw a pink baseball glove and a pink bat at Target a few weeks back and she continues to ask to be on a T-Ball team. I told her she could, but that will have to wait until this summer. (Three kids playing the same sport during the same season will not work when there are only two adults!) Sam bought her a pink helmet last year with hopes that she would eventually play softball. :)

Sam is busy with track. Last week was busy trying to take care of me and the house hold while trying to get track up and running. (We both agreed it was the longest week of both of our lives!) We have a week off for Spring break coming up March 31st - April 4th. I think he is ready for a real break. (Because this past week was not a break at all!)

It is weird to have Easter in March. Today the kids went to a neighbors for an Easter Egg Hunt. (They do it every year. The family had 27 kids in attendance and over 500 plastic filled eggs. They fed everyone lunch as well!) Next Saturday, in between the Little League Jamboree (Opening ceremonies and group pictures), and birthday parties, we hope to dye eggs. I think the Easter bunny heard we got a Wii so we will have to see what he brings since he knows we do not eat a lot of candy. I think I will be happy when Easter is in April again.

We had you all in our thoughts today and can't wait to hear (read) how today went. Hope all is well with everyone! Love, Julie