Quail Hill Catch and Release

We headed out to Quail Hill for the Fishing Derby.  Ed spent most of the time fixing the fishing lines.  We didn't catch any fish.  They family next to us kept pulling fish out like every minute or two. 

Michael and his friend had more fun playing with the worms.

I sat on a bucket and was trying to crochet a blanket fast to keep me warm and towards the end I did go down closer to the water and caught a frog and a couple of tadpoles for the kids to hold that way they didn't feel to bad about not catching a fish.  Then they had to release them pack into the water.

Five year check up

Yesterday the kids had their five year check up and shots. Oh boy! I can't believe they turn five tomorrow. My little leprechauns turn FIVE! Any way we got into the doctors office and we had been sitting in the room for a while and the kids started to get antsy when I hear the doctor yell out to the front desk from the room next to us "Call 911". The little boy next to us passed out. They had two police cars an emt unit and two ambulances show up. After the doctor came in to see us she said that he will be fine but I couldn't get anything other info out of her. So now she's sitting with my kids preparing to give them shots and I'm wondering if she did something wrong. Should I make another appointment with different doctor?


Um OK! So, things go well with Coles shots. She cried but it wasn't to bad. I was getting her dressed when Moe realized it was his turn and ran from the exam room screaming. I ran after him and caught him in the waiting room. I turn around and Cole is standing behind me half dressed with her hands over her ears. I get Moe back in the room and he scrambles under the exam table and wrapped him arms and legs around the leg of the table. Never once did he stop screaming. My poor baby! What could I do to get him out? - I started bribing him. I promised him lollipops, told him we would go get him some more goldfish.

I'm surprised that nobody ran from the waiting room. One boy goes out on a stretcher, another screaming at the top of his lungs. And Moe being so melodramatic insisted that he lost all use of his arms.

On the way home we stopped by the pet store. I woke up this morning to a fish tank full of dead fish. Not one of them lived and even the fish that we've had for a while had died.  WTF?

Just hanging around today

It's raining here again today so we are just going hang around the house today and get caught up on all those chores we have been neglecting like laundry and dishes. Maybe I'll even put the second coat of paint on the walls in the dining area.

The kids decided to get a bird feeder with their Easter money. OK Cole wanted the bird feeder Moe just went along with it. The kids pulled up a stool to the kitchen window and they love to watch the birds and pesky squirrels. They aren't just squirrels, they always call them pesky squirrels. I started taking photos of our backyard guests. Cole is always asking what kind of birds they are so I figured I'd make a guide booklet of our backyard visitors. We had picked up some pine cones from Aunt Rachel's a few weeks ago that we finally had time to cover them with bird seed. I'll wait til the rain stops so I can hang them outside.

Yesterday we added some fish to our selections of pets without fur. I had to bribe the kids to clean their room. Well worth the $2. I also found a way of getting rid of some legos that I keep stepping on.

Their names are Michael, Michael, Michael and 20.