Shout Outs

Due to my new and crazy responsibilities I am changing up the format (but not the background - yet ha, ha!) of my blog. Last year I was good about posting a blog for all of my family birthday's - this year I will be doing one birthday blog for the month. So here it goes:
Jan. 18th - B's 11th birthday! I think it is absolutely crazy that I have an eleven year old! I gave him a hug this morning and although he doesn't have that same newborn yummy smell he's still every bit of the first baby that we welcomed into our family and just like I never realized how my heart would grow on Jan. 18, 1998 - I am shocked and incredibly humbled by the love that continues to grow for this wonderful young man!
Jan. 21st - My lovely sister-in-law, Cheryl's birthday! Cheryl is that person in my life who I can talk to and it doesn't feel like it has been months since we talked. She is beautiful and wonderful, she has a heart of gold and you always know she will be a sympathetic ear for your grouching but will also be joyful and never let you get too down. As a year passes and I feel thankful for her presence in my life I'm also reminded that somehow (only God knows how) my brother landed this amazing catch - way to go Mark, proof that God is GREAT!
Jan. 22nd - K's 9th birthday! I have a friend who chants, I hate 8, I hate 8 (she thought it was the worst year with her girls)! I can't chant that anymore even if I wanted to (which I never really wanted to). I was teasing her yesterday that 9 years ago I was admiring my sweet, blue baby (she had her umbilical cord wrapped around her neck) - now she isn't blue anymore but she is just as sweet and I love her quiet, gentle presence in my life. She is such a joy to be around and it's incredible watching her turn into a wonderful young lady. Hey K - I think you're fantastic!

Now for the latest news:
I had my friend cut A's hair - she'd never had the back cut so it was a little lopsided - now it is even and SO cute (pictures to follow).
Z has a nasty cold but that will not get him down - he still goes (snorting, sneezing, coughing, hacking and sniffling) nonstop until bedtime.
B had his eyes checked this week, they were slightly worse so he's getting new glasses. I'm looking into prescription goggles, since his eyes aren't changing dramatically every year we could probably invest in those and his coaches wouldn't yell at him all the time for missing his times.
K is selling GS cookies like there is no tomorrow. I don't doubt that she'll reach her goal (plus some). She has already surpassed the goal that I "talked" her into! She and I went out door-t0-door on Friday evening and Saturday morning and she is so cute to watch as she gives her sales pitch... I'd buy cookies from her! Way to go K! Oh yea K's eyes were fine 20/20 vision (good girl -way to study!).
Z funny:
Today B&Z were both outside running around (getting sweaty) and when they came in I wrinkled up my nose. Jason asked if someone smelled and I said, "it's just boy stink, ugh!" To which Z exclaimed, "it's not me, it's B!" Boy B gets blamed for a lot of stink in this family! Poor B!