The Spirit of Christmas

My heart is full today and I wanted to share with you why.
I've always tried to teach my little ladies that giving to others is one of the most important things, especially at Christmas time. So last week we read a beautiful Christmas story called "the Box that Christmas came in." It is about a couple who fills an apple box full of food and goodies and delivers it the week before Christmas to a young couple with newborn twins. The young couple were so grateful because they had no food in the house and didn't know what they were going to do. After we read it, we started talking about who we could help out this Christmas. Our little ladies were telling us about different kids from their school. We finally came up with a little family that we don't really know, but knew we wanted to help them out. So we loaded an apple box with a Turkey and all of the fixin's that go along with it. We also threw in a lot of extras. We tried to think of things they would need grocery wise for the week. We found an outfit and a new pair of shoes and socks for each child, and of course some fun stuff too. I had mentioned what we were doing to a certain friend at the school and she said she already has some stuff for them as well, so we decided to put what we had together.
Last night after we all got dressed in black and got some shoes on that we knew we could run in, we went to deliver it. The girlies stayed in the truck and watched because the road we delivered it on is a busy one. Justin and I sneek up to the front step with our two boxes over flowing. I take off first ( well we all know why... short, squatty= I can't run that fast) and hide behind some bushes in their yard. Justin knocks on the door and makes it behind the bushes just in time for the mom to open the door. She opened it and said "Oh my gosh!" She went and got the phone, we heard the mom say " We just got Christmas!" She was naming off everything in the box and saying "I don't know who it is,but I can see a truck parked down the street!" We sat crouched behind the bushes for about 5 minutes while she talked on the phone, we were guessing it was here husband, because at that time we noticed his car was gone. She finally drug the box full of the presents inside and shut the door, so we made a run for it. We hopped in the truck and took off, not 30 seconds down the road we passed her husband. We almost got busted, it was so fun! Then we turned around and saw all of them taking the box of food inside. As we were driving home, Justin took my hand and said "thank-you for having our family do that for them, you could tell they really appreciated it." Then the girls said "next year we think we should do two families." Justin explained that if we did that it would mean them giving up some of what they wanted for Christmas. They were like "OKAY!" I'm pretty sure they will remember this night for many years to come.
Now, I'm not sharing this story for people to say "oh that's so nice of you guys!" Instead I'm sharing this with you to remind everyone that it is Christmas time and it doesn't take much to make someone have a wonderful Christmas, who otherwise would have not. You don't have to spend a lot of money to do this for someone. You could make a plate of goodies or sew them something. I think when people just know someone is thinking of them it helps. So now I will ask you this question. Do you know a single mom, a widow, an elderly couple, or a family you could help?
I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and a Wonderful New Year!

Good Puppy

So yesterday I'm back in my room getting ready and the little girlie's scream "Mom, come here we have something to show you!" I went out to the front room and this is what I saw. My nephew chillin' inside the dog kennel and the girls just laughing hysterically. I said "girls don't put him in their and they said " but he wanted to, he just crawled in!" One day when they are all grown they will look back and say " hey, do you remember when we locked you in the dog kennel?" I hope they will laugh as hard about then as they did yesterday.

Don't worry Paula I took him out immediately and told him not to get back in it again. He obeyed like any good puppy would!!!

Not until February

We went to Salt Lake on Friday because my Mom, Paula, and I were suppose to go and see Elton John and Billy Joel in concert that night. On Thursday Paula called and said they postponed it until February. We were a little ticked off, but decided to go down anyway. We went and saw the movie "The Blindside".......Excellent, I recommend everyone to see this movie. We still had fun together even though we didn't get our Crocodile Rock on!

And as a Bonus I got to bring back one of my favorite little guys. I was surprised I talked her into it. But I'm loving every minute of it. Thanks for letting us stay this weekend guys and thanks for letting me bring home the Bubbers. I'll try not to let him eat too much Chocolate!

A Snowy Day

On our first real snow fall of the season, we decided to start the day off with these yummy German pancakes that Justin loves to make for us. They were Delicious!

Then we thought it would be fun to take the kids out and pull them on the sled behind the four wheeler. Here they are below ready for the ride. Justin and I took turns in the sled with the kids. Here is Justin with our little ladies. My sisters little guy and I driving the four wheeler, I should of had Justin take a picture of us in the sled, but I forgot! He did great in the sled with "T" and I, he rode for about 10 minutes.(Not loving this picture of me, but I had to put it on because of the cute little guy I'm holding)

This was the end result of the sledding. The girls kept saying to Justin, "just take us until you dump us!" So he did, it ended with Z getting pissed because he dumped them and walking back to the house. T just laughing and saying "that was awesome!" (I do have the dumping on video, but I need to have Paula show me how to put it on my blog. I'm still a blogger idiot!)

We had a great Day together!

"Our Veteran"

Today my little ladies had a program honoring Veterans! Last week when I received the note telling us about the program, I instantly knew who to call. My Dad.... a.k.a. Grandpa Motorcycle.

Let me tell you a little bit about my Dad. He's a Vietnam Vet, he has a very gruff exterior,but a heart of gold, and his work ethic is amazing. He rarely, I mean rarely takes a day off of work for anything. So I was surprised and excited when I called him last week and he said "Oh Sure, I'll be there!" He even called the next morning to verify the time. Having my Dad take time off to come and hear the girlies sing, meant so much to me.

I don't know if he's ever had anyone Honor him in this way, I think it meant a lot to him, when I called and said "Dad, you're our Veteran, will you come?"

He wore a shirt that said "Vets Don't Forget" and hat that says "Vietnam Veteran" it was so touching and emotional to see all of the Veterans there. My dad acknowledged the other Veterans with a firm hand shake and a "how ya doin?" He didn't even know them, but I think they all share a bond that we will never understand.

As soon as they presented the Colors and everyone said the Pledge of Allegiance together, I could feel the emotion. Then the principal asked for all of the Veterans to stand and we all applauded them, I could see how touching this was for my Dad! He sat down and got his hankie out and had to wipe away the tears. The children began to sing and he silently sat and let the tears flow. I felt very honored to have him sitting next to me. At one point in the program we stood and were suppose to sing the Star Spangled Banner together, my Dad stood there with his hat in his hand over his heart and just weeped. I couldn't even sing, I was so touched, my tears were flowing at this point too. All I could do was stand there and put my arm around my Dad and listen. Then they asked for the Veterans to stand so the children could sing them a song, my Dad stood there at attention and listened to these sweet kids sing a song honoring him. I couldn't see his face but I knew he was deeply touched by it!

Growing up my Dad always taught us kids to respect the flag, respect Veterans, and respect this Country that we are so lucky to live in. He also taught us to honor those who have lost their lives fighting for this Country. He's a very patriotic man and has passed that on to me. He was affected by Vietnam in a way that I will NEVER know, seeing him today so full of emotion and Honor is something I will never forget.

Thanks Dad for coming to this program, it meant so much to me, I'm so grateful to have you as my Dad. This will be something that I shared with you that I will never forget!
So to my Dad and all Veterans "Thank-you" for this great service you have done for our Country! You are Heroes to so many people!

( We do have another amazing Veteran in our family, my Grandpa Muehlfeit, he's a World War II Vet. We did invite him to come as well but he was sick. Sorry you couldn't make it Grandpa, we missed you!)

October 25, 2002

This day, I will never forget. I was shopping with a friend in Utah, my cell phone rang, it was my brother Danny. I could tell by the sound of his voice, it wasn't good. I immediately left my shopping cart in the store and walked out to my car to talk. I remember word for word what we said to each other:
Danny: Susie, we're headed back up to the hospital with Ashlee.

Me: Oh, no, how come, you just barely got home with her.

Danny: She's just not doing very well, it's hard for her to breath.

At that point I could tell by his silence that he knew.

It took me a minute to try and catch my breath after we hung up, I just couldn't imagine life without our precious little Sissy. Then I called Paula at work, told her we needed to leave immediately and get to Danny and Lisa. We drove, for what seemed like forever and made it to the hospital. When we got there, we witnessed something so special, that I will never forget it....Before all of the family and friends arrived it was just Danny, Lisa, Paula, and I in the room with Sissy. We breathed Ashlee's every little smell in, took off her little socks and played with her adorable little feet, took her sweet little hands and stroked them down our faces, and told her how much we loved her. I've never felt more close to my family than in that moment. I am so grateful for that experience with Danny and Lisa. I have never seen more devoted parents. The rest of the family and close friends arrived at the hospital shortly, at 12:20 a.m October 26,2002 our precious angel left this earth. It felt like it wasn't happening. Then we saw, what I consider to be the most precious thing I've ever seen. Danny picking up Ashlee and dancing with her.
The next few days seem to run together, there were trips back and forth from Salt Lake for me and Paula. We knew Ashlee was already watching over us because we were following behind a semi hauling huge hay bails and Trin started to throw up, so I pulled over attended to her and then we got back on the road. Not 2 miles down the road that semi was tipped over and all the hay bails were all over the road. We called Danny and the three of us knew she was already watching over us. Danny said "that's my Ash!"
On a very snowy and cold day October 30,2002 we laid her to rest. I will admit, I hated the fact that is was snowing, but Lisa said "Ash sent it to Bud (Austin) because she knows how much he loves it!" After that the snow didn't seem so bad.

I will never forget this time with my family, it is something I treasure.

As for our sweet little Ashlee, I miss her everyday. I miss the way she would bring up her precious little hand and caress our faces, her feet, her stinky breath, the way she would jabber to us, having races with her and the little kids in her wheel chair, her squeal when we would take her legs and have her run, her laughing with Bud, feeding her thru her button, and most of all I miss her presence and her sweet little spirit.

Sissy, I'm so incredibly grateful for what you taught me. I never knew someone so little could have such an impact on my life. I miss you everyday and long to feel your sweet little hand caress my face. I love you and you are forever in my heart! Love Always, Aunt Susie

Danny and Lisa, Thank-you for bringing such a precious gift into this world. You are both amazing people and I'm so grateful for you guys. I'm thinking of you both today! I love you!

We got him!

We finally caught this character. We think this is what killed the chickens, we've been trying to catch him for a while. We had 3 traps set, he destroyed the first one, ripped the back of it completely off, the second one ended up catching a skunk. Third one worked like a charm. A raccoon just can't resist eggs, bread with jam (thanks for the tip Mere.), and a donut.
I heard the trap go off last night at about midnight, so Justin walked out and checked it, he was so glad to see that we finally caught him. He is pretty cute, but a very big pain in the butt.

Oh and as for the post below about having a badger, just ignore it. It was just what we thought it was at first which was a Big Ass Rock Chuck, we've seen them in the field next to us. I looked up Idaho Badgers online and they don't look anything like each other.....and Yes, I do feel like an idiot. I think I will get crap for this one for years to come!

Fun Times

Here are the kids pushing Elliott around in Zoe's shoe container, they had a ball doing this!
We woke up this morning hoping to go to the park and eat lunch and play, but in true Idaho fashion it has to blow like a MUTHA outside. So the kids colored, played with play-dough, watched a movie, and played with their baby dolls.

When Justin got home tonight, he loaded up the kids and went to his parents house to drop off a part. Justin bought Elliott a bug juice for the ride and said Elliott burped the entire ride out there and then would just laugh. Once they got there, Gretchen and Grandpa Lage asked if he wanted a little Snicker's candy bar. He denied it at first, but then grabbed it up quick once Justin told him it was Chocolate. The only nap he had today was about 10 minutes, then after that he got his second wind. But he was really good and just played a lot. After dinner tonight we gave the kids some chocolate ice cream. This kid LOVES chocolate! Here he is drinking the ice cream that had melted. You would be so proud of him, he ate his dinner so good tonight. He liked it when we did the choo-choo and airplane, then he even made up a few of his own....the rhino, the tractor, and the race car. He is pure entertainment for us! We love him so much.
I gave him a bath after dinner and while I was drying him off he started to pee everywhere. He just giggled, so I stuck him back in the bath. This is the only way he would let me put his underwear on him today was on the outside of his jammie bottoms. But the best part of the night with him was when I was pulling up his pants and he just hugs me and says " I wub you Susie!" This kid can melt your heart and people wonder why he has me wrapped around his finger!

We really wanted to go to the Drive-In, but the wind didn't cooperate. So after it died down a little we strapped him into his stroller and went for a walk down the lane. Then Jacque was throwing him up in the air, he loved it and just kept giggling and saying "again, again!" He didn't go to sleep as well as the night before, but finally dropped at about 11:35 p.m. and is still asleep right now. Hopefully the Drive-In works out tonight. I will keep you posted.

S'more of What!

Hey Paula, since you were so good about blogging about what you did with my girls, let me return the favor!
Here's your Bubba after eating a S'more!
After you left on Sunday, we chilled for a little bit and then went down to Sunni's pool (sorry no pictures). We all only lasted about 30 minutes in the pool, Elliott thought it was fun to ride that big dolphin. He kept saying "Elliott ride Shark" I would say "No, not right now Trin is on it" He would say so cute "Yes, I cannn!" You can hear him saying that right? Well, he rode it a lot, but then it just got way too cold. So we came home and ate lunch and then he took about a hour long nap. We played inside after he woke up because this crazy wind storm was going on outside. Then we ate dinner, he was excited about having bacon, Justin made a fire and we made S'mores. He thought the fire was pretty exciting, he thought it was awesome when I would let him throw something into it.

When Trin got up he would run into her spot, so we decided the best spot for him was in the middle of the girls. He loved it! I think he felt like such a big boy!
This is were Elliott ended up staying until we went inside, he snuggled up to Justin. I think he would have fallen asleep here, if we would of stayed out longer.

It turned out to be a really good day! He went to sleep good and slept for 10 1/2 hours. Thank you for letting us keep him for the week. We're having lots of fun with him.

More 4th of July Posts soon!

Utah adventures

Zoe on the little green machine

We went to Utah for the 4th of July, here's how we started the weekend off. We're in the church parking lot letting the kids ride the motorcycle and Jeep (Yes, I am the type of Mom who dresses her kids in the same thing...I think it's cute!)

Paula and I posing for a picture, Me trying to camouflage my muffin top ( I think it kinda works!)

Jay D. and Elliott in their work boots. Elliott always has to wear these when he goes to work with Jay D.

Elliott in his Jeep looking all cool with his sunglasses on.

Me on Paula's scooter

Trin riding the little motorcycle

Paula on her scooter pulling Zoe and Elliott.We had a good time until Zoe almost went into oncoming traffic, luckily she fell before she got to the road. All of our hearts were beating pretty fast when that happened. The little adventure ended after Trin rode the motorcycle on the grass through dog poo. She was riding and said "Ooh, I smell poop!" then we noticed and called it a day! We went back to Paula and Jay D.'s for some yummy enchiladas.

SISTERS

This is how the girls fell asleep on our way to Utah for the 4th of July! My mom always told me someday that my sisters would be my best friend, I thought she was full of it. Now I know she was right! But now that's what I tell my girls too, I think they think I'm full of it!

Country Living (Scary!!)

So Here's what I saw last Thursday when I opened my curtains at about 9:30 a.m.

BADGERHow Freaky is this?
I mean really, I don't need these freaky ass mean animals in my yard.

At first, we thought it was just a big-ass Rock Chuck. Oh...No, it was confirmed last night that it was a Badger. My good friend Jacque was over last night, her husband is a big time hunter and taxidermist and I showed her the pics. She said "Oh that's a Badger Susie, not a Rock Chuck!" Let me tell ya, I was...am still really freaked out by this. Then as we are sitting here looking at the pictures, we look out on our deck and realize that a Big-Ass Raccoon is right by our door. What the hell animals... stay away! Oh did I mention in true Red-Neck fashion we had chickens for about a month, well when something killed 2 of the 13 chickens we had, we decided to get rid of them. Now I'm guessing either one of the giant rodent things killed them. So needless to say Justin is setting traps tonight to get them! Sometimes Country living Bites!

Oh, Paula PLEASE don't let this sway you from letting the Bubba stay with us!

Father's Day

Happy Father's Day!We are so lucky to have such a GREAT guy in our lives. This is how great Justin is: At 8 a.m. on Father's Day we get a call from Richard saying that his car is broken down in Burley. So, Justin gets Richard and heads off to Burley. They get to the car and Justin gets it started and they make it to a parts store. Justin figures that it's the alternator and proceeds to buy one and install it in the parts store parking lot. He didn't get home until almost 5 p.m., needless to say I had 2 little girls not too happy with their Uncle Rich. They both told him "thanks for taking our Dad away from us on Father's Day!" Richard apologized a lot that day to the girls, I know he was grateful for Justin.
You see, that's just the type of guy Justin is, he's willing to go out and help someone on a day devoted to him, Father's Day. He is so selfless, he's always thinking of us. I love how he plays with our girls and how they look up to him, they both absolutely adore him. I love that when he hears them singing a song that he thinks is so cool that they know, his face lights up and he can't help but smile. I love that we are "his girls"! I know this is late Justin but Thanks for all you do for our family, I don't know what we would do without you!
This year we made a cake with a lawn mower on it, then we printed off a picture of Justin and made it look like he was mowing the lawn. The girls were so excited to give it to him and he loved it.

Oh Girls!

This is what happens when you leave 4 little girls alone while mowing the lawn to paint you a picture! Zoe had just washed her paint off of her face.

A Lot of Posts

I know I just posted a lot of stuff, but I had to for journaling sake.

Happy Birthday Rich!

We had a Birthday party for Richie on Sunday. It was nice to have him home for a Birthday. Danny, Lisa, and the kids, Angie and Eric, Grandpa Muehlfeit, Mom and the Lage's were in attendance. I think it was nice for Rich to have all of us together, the only one's we missed were Paula and her family. And of course it was raining that day so we had to eat in the garage.

Here's Rich posing with the girls in the sweatshirt we gave him!

There wasn't that much of the cake left and Zoe was kind of playing in it, so I went and smashed her face into it. That started the food fight between me and the little ladies. They tried to get Uncle Richie but he kept yelling "I have a white shirt on, don't get me!" I must admit I haven't seen him run like that in years. I figure your only young once and how often do you get to have a food fight with your mom. We laughed so hard during this that we could hardly walk.

50 Years

This past weekend was the anniversary of my in-laws. All of the Lage clan was able to come up to Idaho and celebrate this day with Grandma and Grandpa. We started the day off with brunch at the Old Lage's home, then we ended the day at the Young Lage's (our house) for a barbecue.
I know how much it meant to Grandma and Grandpa to have all of their family together. It was nice to visit with everyone and see all the little kids. Thanks to all who helped with this event!

Utah Fun

Trin, Lindsee, Zoe, and myself took off last week to spend some time with my sister and her family. We were hoping the weather was going to be nicer down there, since it's been raining here non-stop for two weeks now. It wasn't, it rained everyday down there too. We still managed to have some fun, though. On Monday evening we went on a walk and fed some little goats, the kids really enjoyed that. Then we had to get in the hot tub that night, Elliott was being so funny! One of the girls would go under water and he would say "Trin okay, okay?" it was cute and I guess you just had to be there. On Tuesday we went and saw the movie UP, we loved it! Paula was a little nervous about taking the kids to the movie. She's been watching her friends little guy who is 4 months old, so she didn't know how he would do in the movie, but he was wonderful and so were the rest of the kids!


This picture of Elliott cracks me up, he could really walk in these shoes!

On Wednesday we went and saw my cousin Alyce and her kids. It was nice to let the kids play and catch up with Alyce. Paula left Alyce's house a little early so that Elliott could have a nap. When we got back to her house I told the girls to be quiet in case he was still sleeping. Paula said "oh he's not, maybe now he will get out of bed!" She went into get him and apparently he wouldn't get out of bed because I wasn't there! Ahhhh...it feels great to be that loved by such a cute little fella! That night Paula and Jay D. went out with their friends, so I watched Elliott for them. Paula bought these little frames for the kids to color while she was gone, they loved it and they did a great job. We didn't get to do half of the things we wanted to do with the kids because all it did was rain. But we still had a good time. Thanks Paula for everything, we love you!

Field Day/Last Day of School

The last day of school is field day. The girls were very excited for the school year to be over. Grandma Linda and Aunt Angie came up and we took turns going around to the different activities with the girls. We also had to do the traditional last day of school pics. with the teachers. Zoe loved her teachers and they loved her, they said that she was always so quiet and would always do what was asked of her. Trin's teacher was Mrs. Rydalch, she was wonderful for Trin. She did a lot with music and art, which is right up Trin's alley. She loved Trin and thought she was such a sweetheart. Thanks teachers for all your hard work, we really appreciate you!

Trin's Moments

Trin's class this year went on a field trip to Bear World. She was so excited for it, I was one of the mom's who got to ride on the bus with the kids. We had a good time, we did see two bears trying to get it on. The kids were just laughing saying "look at it's tail, it's bouncing up and down!" They were told by the teachers that they were just playing, and they believed them which was good. There is a petting zoo and Trin was excited that she got to be this close to a deer. It was a good day! I love doing things like this with my girls! Trin's program this year was Chicken Soup with Rice. They sang songs for every month of the year, her month was August and her part was Mr. Sun. She did a wonderful job, I'm so proud of her, she's a great student. She has learned so much this year and is growing up way too fast! Grandma Linda, Grandpa and Grandma Lage, Mom, Dad and Zoe were there to enjoy her program.

Zoe's Moments

Zoe had a kindergarten program of Peter Rabbit. She played the mouse, which was perfect for her because she had no lines. She just had to point at where the gate was. She is very shy and was nervous about even playing this part. She did great. Grandma and Grandpa Lage, Lisa and Kaden, Uncle Richie, and of course Mom, Dad, and Trin were all there to support her. Grandma Linda wanted to be there, but couldn't get off work.

About two weeks before school gets out, Zoe's teacher has a hot dog roast at her house for the kids in her class. Zoe was so excited for this, she had a wonderful time. As you can tell Mrs. Barzee has an awesome yard that the kids loved. Zoe has done so well in Kindergarten and has learned so much, I'm very proud of her!

Tender Heart

This is a card Trin made for her very best friend. They have been inseparable since pre-school. They don't go a day without talking to each other at least once (even while Kam has been in Hawaii on vacation). Trin is so creative and came up with this all by herself. I loved it so much that I had to capture it.

Easter

Better late than never, right? I'm posting this so I won't forget. This was Easter (obviously), we had Lindsee and Kaden sleep over with us on Friday. There was an Easter egg hunt in Menan on Saturday and Gretchen and The kids came up for it. The weather was perfect that day, we came home and colored eggs in the driveway. On Easter, we had a dinner here and the little ladies helped me make these little chicks for every one's place settings. It was really a wonderful weekend. Notice the Easter Bunny's face is totally smashed in, it's like this every year. I think they need to invest in a new costume.

I think I get a "F" in blogging

I know, I know, I'm behind....updates coming soon!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SISTA I have to wish my sister Paula, a very Happy Birthday! I'm so glad that you're my sister and one of my BEST friends.
Here are just a few little tidbits that make Paula so GREAT-I know I can always count on her for anything, she's HILARIOUS, we have the best time when we're together, she is a very devoted friend, she's taught me not to take stuff for granted and be thankful for what I do have, She's honest, she's not afraid to tell you if an outfit looks bad, she can sew anything and make it look easy, she puts her mind to something and does it, my kids adore her,and last but not least she's an AMAZING wife and mom.
So Paula, I hope you have another wonderful year!
I LOVE YOU!

Viva Las Vegas

For my 31st Birthday, Justin and I went to Vegas with our friends, Sunni and Clint. We had a good time just walking around and enjoying some warm weather for a few days. Here we are waiting for the shuttle to take us down to the strip

Sunni and Clint on the airplane

Here's how Justin and I had to sit because the people didn't seat us together. The guy sitting next to Justin acted a little scared of him. I was a little nervous, I haven't flown in about 9 years. I tend to get sick when I fly, Sunni said when we landed I looked a little green. The Dramamine I took didn't kick in, I think I waited too long to take it.

Here we are throwing some money away in a slot machine. We didn't gamble that much at all, I just can't bring myself to throw money into a machine when you know your not going to get it back. We really don't have that good of luck.

I wish I would have kept all of my clothes and stuff from the 80's, they so would have been in style for our kids.

Justin loves this number so much, he had to lay down in the parking lot of Caesar's Palace. Oh, I think he may have had a little too much Captain Morgan that night, just a guess!

Oh, here's another sign Justin had to have our picture taken in front of. He bought a beanie here too. He thought it was Awesome. Do you wonder what's on his mind a lot?

Here we are on a walkway over the strip. I told the people at Bally's that wasn't even my best shot (notice the huge sign with the girls butt behind us)!

We had a pretty good weekend. We didn't get to do as much as we would've liked to because everything has gone up in price. We haven't been there together in about 10 years. Justin didn't even get to eat at a buffet, he was pretty ticked off about that. It was nice on the way home because we got to sit by each other and I didn't even get sick. I love you Justin, thanks for the great weekend! I also need to say "Thanks" to Sunni and Clint for the fun weekend!