What a day..If only everyday.......

It was a very nice Easter day at the Bowens'. The weather was perfect, the eggs were plentiful, and the dinner was phenomenal. It really was nice . The girls had a good time searching for the not so skillfully hidden eggs. The weather could not have been better, with temps in the low sixties. We had "The Grandparents" over, and we had a good time. It was a good day all around.

What can't photoshop do? (same picture, two hours of editing later)

Bring the Spring!

It has been nice around here lately. Nice enough to do a little 'yard work'. Spring is in the air, and it has been raining every week it seems (knock on wood). There were a couple of rough storms that rolled through. I'm sure everyone has heard about the tornado that hit Atlanta. There were also a couple of tornadoes that touched down a few miles from here. It made for a tense Saturday morning listening to the tornado sirens and watching the paths of the storms. We were lucky, as all that we received was beneficial rain. Today was a perfect day, weather related. We decided to plant some camellia's that we picked up a while ago on the bargain bin. We were also inspired to do some "Sod Bustin'" and till a garden. I had started a couple of flats of veggies and flowers and they will need a home soon. I will have some pictures of the garden as soon as it takes shape........This school quarter is almost over. I have taken my final exam, and tomorrow I take an exit exam. I can now officially "do" algebra. I can ever factor polynomials. Yeah!........The girls are goos, and Valerie is too. Oh yeah, Valerie learned how to use a rototiller today. :0 I have posted some random pics that I have doctored with Photoshop. I love that program. Anyone can be a photographer, even if they take horrible pictures. I also included a pic of the tile job that I did on the fireplace mantle. It was a dated looking white marble (there might be an old picture of it on this site somewhere. I think it turned out nice, and it wasn't that expensive. That's all

Feels like Spring, but it isn't....

We had Cathrine's Birthday today and it could not have been a better day. It was a perfect Spring day. No humidity, temperatures in the seventies, and the daffodils were popping out of the ground.........I can not believe Cathrine is five years old. It is amazing. She is such an amazing little munch-kin that is growing up so quickly. I believe she had a fun day. This is the third birthday party that she has had in the past 10 days. What a lucky child. Five years old. Here comes kindergarten. We waited to have her party until this week because everyone was sick last week and it was a dreary couple of days last weekend. It was a good party and a lot of the family made it which was nice....I have included a pic of Anna sans her two front teeth. She has been making a killing off the tooth-fairy as of late!.........Not really much new around here. School is moving along relatively smoothly, and I finally understand the process of factoring polynomials (no small task).I have a full class load next quarter, I am attending full time(plus some).I am ready to get it over with. I will take a big step closer to my degree next quarter. I don't have anything else as of now........