Easter Eggs 2006

Originally uploaded by Steve Jenkins.

We managed to find time to dye Easter Eggs last night.

Today was my wife’s birthday.  Happy Birthday J.!!

You share a birthday with Tiny Tim, Ann Miller, Herbie Hancock, Tom Clancy, David Letterman, David Cassidy, and Andy Garcia.

All 3 kids have been sick this week.

Last Saturday, we had to take A. to the doctor, and she was diagnosed with strep throat.  Monday, I took W. to the doctor, and he had pink eye.  Tuesday evening, B. caught some kind of 24-hour bug and started throwing up.  Wednesday evening, W. started throwing up, and Thursday, A. started throwing up.

It’s been a long week.

It snowed over the weekend, and I took some pictures of the kids playing in it Saturday.

We successfully made it through another Christmas.  The kids were very pleased with the gifts that Santa brought them, and it’s a good thing Santa came early, because A.E. got up at 03:30, B. woke up at 04:30, and they woke up W. at 05:00.  The only down notes of the day were the in-laws. 

Once again, I listened to my mother-in-law complain about the number of presents she received –

“Is that all I got?  Are there any more presents for me?  My significant other got more presents than I did.” 

I wish my wife would have let me do what I wanted to do – instead of giving her gifts, donate a water buffalo in her name through Heifer International.

My father-in-law didn’t show up this year, and that upset the kids.  We saw him a week earlier, and he promised the kids that he’d see them Christmas Day.  Apparently, something came up, because he didn’t call or come by.  The kids are having a hard time understanding why they haven’t seen much of him since he and my mother-in-law divorced (for the second time).

School’s closed today due to the snow and ice, and A.E. is bored.

We’re getting snow and ice today, and B. and Buddy decided to check it out.

We got enough ice last night to close schools today.

The boys decided to color a couple of pictures after supper.

My daughter has a part in the Southwest Virginia Ballet’s Nutcracker again this year. They’re doing 2 shows this weekend at the Roanoke Civic Center. Let’s hope more people come see the performances this year than last year.

Because ticket sales were so bad last year, they decided that they needed to cut expenses and not utilize the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra’s services this year. I would think that they could cut more expenses by moving the performance to either the Salem Civic Center or Olin Hall next year.

The Southwest Virginia Ballet also needs to advertise this event. Sending the kids home with some posters isn’t cutting it. I’ve heard plenty of advertising for the Moscow Ballet, but nothing for Southwest Virginia’s Nutcracker. How can you expect people to come see the show if you don’t let them know about it???

We didn’t get the 6-8 inches of snow that the weather men/women predicted, but W. certainly had a good time playing in what little we did get.

This year, we decided to buy our Christmas tree from one of the churches near us, because we were in a hurry, it was close, and the money went to charity. Saturday morning, my 2 older children walked through the lot several times until they found the tree they wanted. One of the men working the lot carried the tree to the car, tied it to the top of car, took my $40, and handed me a “Get Out of Hell Free” card.

Front of Card:

Back of card: