Sorry no blog!

Not even sure how many people even still check this thing. We've (ok I've) been blogging for a year now and it seems to get more spaced out as time goes on.


I started this to vent, to make jokes, and to keep in touch with those of you who live in lands far far away. I haven't done so well. lol



Sometimes things happen and you can't help but laugh to keep from crying. That is usually every day of our lives. The fact that I'm a bit of a spaz makes things funnier. Ok funnier for me in hindsight to laugh at the fact that I am a spaz. :) Karl, I'm not sure if he laughs at me, with me, or just rolls his eyes. lol


So I started this right around Cianah's 13th birthday. Can you believe she is 14 already? I can't. Starting to think of all the things that lie ahead of us in High School scares me to death.


I remember High School, some fond memories, some not so fond. You couldn't pay me to go back to High School.



Times are tough and money is tight so for Cianah's birthday we just went to the mall with Kelsey and Diem. We went to CiCi's for pizza and I dropped them off at the mall. Headed home and rented some scary movies. Sunday was Easter and we made "Alaska Cake" and they took it with them to my sisters.


Unfortunately Karl and I stayed home to continue to clean up from yet another flood in the basement.



The basement has been leaking for some time, but it continues to get worse. In January/ early February we rented a 30 ft dumpster and cleared out everything that would fit. We sucked over 30 gallons of water out with the shop vac alone. Not to mention the tons we sucked out of the carpet. We lost 2 couches, a desk, toys, the girls entertainment center and lots of clothes and blankets.


Karl added sandbags to the front of the house. We bought a new sump pump. We cleaned the gutters, everything we could think of. Yet the water still comes in. I think it has gotten a little better. Now we generally only have to suck 10 or so gallons of water out of the carpet. So if the weather in St. Louis would cooperate and stop raining, maybe we can stop swimming. :)



Of course record rainfall. On a positive note...I mentioned to some one that Tatiana wanted a rainforest room, they suggested I move her downstairs. lol


So Cianah had a mild birthday, we took her shopping the following weekend and let her buy a few things. I think she was ok with it. She's getting older and I think she understands things a bit more. I didn't take any pictures so none of that.


In April we signed away the next 4 years to put braces on Tatiana and Bryana.

Here's to hoping straight teeth and a good education makes for a successful life. :)

I think that's all that's going on right now. Keep you posted.