Our 13th Wedding Anniversary

Wow-I can't believe we've been married 13 years! In some ways it seems like its been forever, while in other ways its like the time has flown by. I'm so blessed and lucky to have such a great guy. We have sure had some good times and I know there are a lot more to come. :) These are some pretty flowers I got as gifts for my anniversary. So sweet :)

I've Been Tagged :)

A friend of mine tagged me on her blog and told me to do a couple things. First, list six of my quirks, and then tag six more people. After reading some of my other friend's quirks it was fun to sit and try to think up some of mine. I had a bit of a stupor and decided to ask my family at dinner what they thought would be a quirky trait of mine.

Here's what my family's responses were:

Jeff said: I like to wear socks at night-My big toe is not really my biggest toe, I like to analyze handwriting and I'm never on time. True, true, true and well, I guess true.
Grant said: I like to look under dressing room stalls (Long story, but basically I once looked at a lady's shoes, who was in the stall next to me, and Grant has never let me live it down :)

Lauryn said: I like REALLY spicy food and

Carter said: "Uh, your arms are twice as long as they should be!"...Okie Dokie.

When I tried to think of some of my own this is what came to mind:

1. I'm a total rock hound. Any time we're hiking or on the beach or anywhere in nature, instead of looking out and up, I'm always looking down. It pays off though! A couple weeks ago while wading in my parent's stream I found a piece of petrified wood!! See-only a rock geek like me would care about that, I guess :)

2. I eat my hamburgers upside down-it works like this-I grab onto the hamburger with my thumbs on the upper side, so then when you pick it up and bite it, the hamburger is "bottoms up". It's just so much more logical to do it that way:)

3. I have a fear of deep water: When we went on our cruise, I couldn't look out any windows and when we walked on the deck I had to keep one arm on the inside wall at all times, presumably so that I wouldn't fall in. It's freaky to see that much water at once!!

4. I'm Extremely Ticklish-self explanatory...

5. I always look at things at the store and believe I could make them. (This is actually a family quirk I got from my mom and dad.)

6. Men's Bathrooms-I have accidentally walked into a men's bathroom at least six times. I've even done it at church on Sunday. Thankfully I have never walked in on anyone using the bathroom. I have walked out when some man is walking in and they are always very amused at my freaked out expression. It's always the little urinals that clue me in.


Okay so now I tag: Kari, Betsy, Meredith, Nicole, Laurie and Jolin M.

Great Grandpa Twitchell

Our Sweet Great-Grandpa Twitchell came to an untimely end last week. Well, I dont' know if you can call it untimely, seeing as he was 93 in dog years. My mom and dad had Twitchell for 13 years and this week, on my mom's birthday, he ran into the yard of the wrong dog and was attacked and killed. It was a sad day, but here are two things that made us feel a little better about the situation:
#1 We gave Twitchell tons of hugs and cuddles right before he went out for his ill-fated walk.
#2 Twitchell died an honorable death in the heat of battle. A death any dog can be proud of. :)

You were a good dog Twitchell. We hope you have a nice soft stinky slipper to lay your head on in Doggy Heaven :)

The Klein Academy Press

We are excited to announce the launch of our new school virtual newspaper at www.kleinacademypress.blogspot.com . You can also link to it from this blog. If you're ever interested in what in the world the kids are studying, you can check it out. We also have "This day in history" and the "Astronomy picture of the day" among other things like fun links to kid friendly websites or funny videos the kids find. Anyway, we'd love for you to check it out!

Elise at 18 Months

This is a picture of Elise on her first day of Nursery at church. She didn't even look back when we dropped her off. She loves playing with the other kids and I'm glad it's been such an easy transition-but I can't believe she's already so big :).

Elise-Thank you for being such a fun little sister and baby girl!

Visit from the other Klein's

Hunter, Hayden and Hanna came to visit Grandma and Grandpa and so the kids got to spend some fun time together. We went to the baseball game and the amusement park together. It was so fun to see them, all three are growing up so much :)
This game, by the way, is where I was lucky to be featured on the Jumbo-Tron doing a rendition of my hill-billy dance. That was a moment to remember :)

Grant and Hayden both got balls from the game. Grant caught a foul ball, and the third base coach threw the other ball to the boys. They got them signed after the game :)

First Day of Homeschool

Today was our first day of Homeschool and the day that I fall off the radar :) I am excited about the program that Jeff and I designed, though. I really want to focus on self-motivation and independence. This year we're centered a lot on setting goals and having the kids chart their own progress. Then it's all tied together with some healthy competition. I hope it works :)

Here are some random pictures that have nothing to do with homeschool :)

Congratulations to my baby brother David and sweet new bride Megan.