Feeling Random

Well, it occurs to me today that I haven't posted pics of my adorable children in quite some time. So here are some. They are a little old because the batteries are dead in our camera, and I haven't been well enough to make it to the store on my own. But, since the pictures are of my children, they are timeless:

Just for every one's information, we haven't found a place to live for our new job yet. This is frustrating to me as we are supposed to move in like two-and-a-half weeks. Did you know that rent is so high in Missouri that we might actually have to buy a house because it is cheaper? What kind of a whacked state is that? I knew Illinois was the best...

The Almighty Liz

Big BIG News

Okay everyone, this will sad and hard for some, and for others, please restrain your cheering and jumping. We don't want to alarm anyone in the neighborhood.
John and I were offered, and we have accepted, a job in the St. Louis area. Our start date is Tuesday May 6th, which means we have about a month left in the Peoria area.
It was a really good offer, and a really good job, so we are very happy and excited, although we will sorely miss the friends we have made while living in this area. Keep in touch! I will continue with my blogging, so that is one very easy way to keep up!
Anyone who is willing will be totally welcome to throw us a party. We wouldn't mind at all. Really.
So wish us luck in this new adventure, and we wish you all the best in the days to come!
The Almighty Liz

Yay Me!

Well, before I get to the good stuff, let me tell you a few things about my morning;
I got ready to take Jonni to pre-school to the accompaniment of Erik banging on the piano and belting out Jingle Bells at the very loudest volume he could muster. As I was enjoying this little bit of richness in my life, Jonni comes tripping down the stairs with a pair of shorts and a halter top in her hand. "What's that?", I asked to which she replied that it was her outfit for school that day. I gently explained that it is still to cold for that particular ensemble, to which she riposted "But mom! The sun is out!" However, even though I too am chomping at the bit for shorts weather, I made her switch to jeans and a t-shirt, but only after much assurance that summer's coming soon, I promise.
Okay, and now onto my news!! Well, as you all know, I joined a community choir in January, and our concert is on May 4th. (bonus info; that's my anniversary! six years, baby, and here's hoping for at least an eternity more) What many of you also know, but some don't, is that I actually got up the nerve to try out for a solo. That's right, you read it correctly. A solo. I have never, ever done a solo before, I am far and away too chicken. But I did it! Aaaaaand, I got the results yesterday, *drumroll*, I didn't get it. BUT!!!, before you get to depressed at missing the opportunity to hear my dulcet tones displayed for all to hear, I DID get another part!! I got a part in a quartet! So I didn't totally suck!! I'm am horribly disproportionately excited about this. That means, of course, that if you haven't gotten tickets from me yet (shame, SHAME on you), and you don't have a good excuse (ie you are not pregnant like my gorgeous sister and sister-in-law), then you best get them now, because you do NOT want to miss this one! If you have no way of contacting me, then post a comment, and I will find you! YEEHAW! This is one for books, folks!
The Almighty and Astoundingly, Limitlessly Talented Liz

Repentance

Okay, okay. So I've been a bit neglectful of late. I have good reasons, but I'm going to try to repent, and do a better job. I know it's just so hard on you guys when you can't get your regular fixes of my life.
How was everyone's Easter? Ours was great. We stayed home (for once) and had a nice, quiet holiday. The kids were thrilled with their baskets, (nothing fancy people, I'm not a crafty girl), and they had a blast finding their eggs. We didn't dye any, just had plastic because John and I apparently don't like dying Easter eggs. When the kids get older, if they want to, they can, I'm not saying they can't. But if they don't care...did I mention I'm not crafty? Yeah, not so much. At any rate, the cool thing about them finding eggs was that they went about it in such completely different ways. Jonni was all about finding as many as she could. She didn't care about keeping them even, she was totally willing to share with Erik. She just wanted to find them. Erik, on the other hand, would find one, and sit down right there to find out what was inside. Then he had to figure out how the egg worked. Then he had to figure out how to put the candy back inside, and then take it out again, and put it back, over and over until he had it down. Only when he had gleaned all possible information from that egg would he go find another one. I think he found like three. It was absolutely hilarious to watch Jonni rushing around on her quest around Erik doing his scientific experiments. And John was rushing around with Jonni, while I watched the whole thing. I guess we know who got what from which parent. ;)
Other than Easter, I have nothing else to report. To be honest, I am still ill, and so haven't been doing much. The poor kids are a bit bored, but they entertain themselves by demolishing the house. It is definitely a mark of sickness that I don't even care, and we're having company tonight.
So, until next time my cyber friends,
The Almighty Liz

Darn!

Well, it's snowing. We got a week of cold but no snow, and then this week has been gorgeous; fifties and sixties everyday! It gave me hope! It made me happy! I loved it! And now it's snowing. Almost two weeks of seeing my grass, and everything was almost dried out! Ah well, as my husband says, it's the middle of March. How long can the snow possibly last?
(famous last words...)
The Almighty Liz

Spring on the Way?...

So our snow melted last Sunday during a warm, sunny beautiful day. Why am I posting about this? The reason I find this important enough to post is that the snow hasn't come back. We have been able to see our grass for almost one whole week, and there is no snow in the forecast for the weekend. This has not happened since before Christmas. It's not particularly warm, in fact the low tonight is in the single digits, but the lack of white slushy stuff is giving me a burgeoning hope that Spring might, just might, make an appearance soon. Cross your fingers, knock on wood...
The Almighty Liz

General Update, and Random Complaining

Hello all you cyber friends out there! I bet you were wondering if I was ever going to post again! Well let me tell you it's been a rough three weeks here in our little household.
It started with my getting strep, followed very closely by the nastiest flu ever. Then Jonni got strep and a little flu, and Erik then got a little flu as well. John never got sick. John doesn't ever get sick. He's John. The kids got well, but it has been a slow and painful process for the mommy of the family. A strait week of fevers, chills, coughing, congestion, horrible sore strep throat, aches and overarching miserableness was followed by a week of normal sickness, which was followed by this week where I have been as weak as a day old kitten. I am finally starting to feel normal though, hooray! Now all I have to do is get my three-weeks-neglected house in order. Oi!
Here's hoping nobody else gets sick like this, and if you do, you have my most sincere empathy,
The Almighty Liz