Spring time

I've got some stuff to write about to catch up but I'm going to ease into it as I get used to using the old PC again. Last week Sally tried to do me a favor by cleaning my laptop with Kaboom spray and that's quite literally what it did. We're waiting to see if it can be fixed or if we'll have to replace it. Last week I experienced a bit of depression over it- kind of like losing a small pet. Kind of silly, but not so much so that I'm ashamed to tell. We love our technology.

Speaking of technology, we just had a great visit with my brother, Jimmy, who was captivated with his new ipad. It is pretty awesome and I was tempted to think that I may want to replace my laptop with an ipad instead, but I couldn't help thinking of all the ways my kids could kill it (even with the funny protective case my friend Katie invented for it)- it seems much more fragile than my laptop. We'll see...

I have lots of fun photos of Easter and stuff to tell about our visit with my mom on her birthday, Shazer's 10th birthday the following weekend, the Muse concert, and our visit with Jimmy just this past weekend (there has been a lot of driving back and forth between Tucson and Tempe this past month) but for now I'll just share a couple of cute photos of my girls and some good news.

Jon was awarded another scholarship for next year (also his final year)- he got $4,500 this time. Not bad, that's $4,500 less that we'll have to pay back in student loans (plus interest) :) He said that he can definitely see the impact the recession has had on scholarship donations; the first year he got $10,000 (before the recession), then only $2,500 last year (just after the recession) and now its going up again but there were still a lot less handed out this year than the first year. I am SO looking forward to FINALLY being done with school. I have three more courses to take and will be done with them all by August, then I am taking a break during the fall and will do student teaching next spring. Jon and I will both be finishing up together in just about a year from now. Hopefully the economy will have recovered more by then and we'll be able to find some good jobs.

The girls watching a CareBear movie in their room. Hilarious!

I have to apologize for the poor quality photos- I couldn't find my camera again so I was using my cell phone for a while (I finally found it in the cup holder side compartment of the diaper bag...duh!)

Wishing...

Sliding down the hill...

Following the leader...kind of.