I can't share any real news because I am so behind but I can share this.

It's funny. I have been bragging a ton about Zach lately but it's all for good reason.  Today I almost thought he was cheating on me or did something really wrong with all these constant good surprises. He's just been feeling bad about us not having as good a summer because of the bad suprises that have come this year. That, and he says I am good to him. He's trying to make it up to me. So sweet.

I've been feeling kind of sick, and he actually has had to go to town to work instead of working from home the last few days.  So he has been with Gerald and the Lehmans in town and I have been here alone with the kids.  We have missed being together 24/7, funny eh? Most couples like a break I hear. Anyways, for the second time this month…maybe even this week, he surprised me with good real dark chocolate, Brie and another European cheese to go with the salmon I already had, Blood orange organic Italian soda and another organic cola, new movies for date nights (romantic/comedy types), today offers to build me stuff and brings home materials, and then sets up a camping/road trip vacation for next to nothing as we’d be doing a favor for someone towing their trailer and they pay for gas. Have I forgotten anything? I know I am missing something.  He caught up on bills and set aside tithing. Thought of eveything! He came home today and just put me on cloud nine after a day of eating puzzle and towel sandwiches, story reading, and trying to update the websites with kids crawling and jumping on me; all on top of being sick.  I feel great now.  I love him so much!

No we haven't died or disappeared.  For those who check this and sadly our own records as a journal, we apologize.  Our minds have been elsewhere and so have the priorities.  It bothers me the most I'm sure because I like to use this as an online journal and here I haven't written since April!  We still had 5 feet of snow then!  So much has happened I don't know where to start.  I hate that I've kind lost those memories of the moments I could have recorded. For those that know my memory, I don't remember things for long.  The good news is that we have pictures, alot of pictures to document things and for me to gather my memories.  I hope to catch up on these blogs soon, and the pictures too I guess. I have over 3000 to go through.  This will be fun.  For now enjoy the family photo we have from an RV roadtrip with our Sheldonly side from the end of June. More to come! Eventually.....

It may be melting but it's still pretty deep.  Zach dug a hole with the posthole digger to see if he could dig out our ridgecaps for the roof of the bathhouse.  He dug down till he hit ice, and then made it wide enough to climb in! We both took turns standing in the hole and we guess it's still at least 5 feet deep.  We are at Mid April now and it's still 5 feet. Funny eh?