Hello to all my blogging friends!

Just a little update on what is happening here. You will not see any creative and exciting updates, but I will try to update you on our lives regularly as time permits. We are extremely busy with life, trying not to let the recession get a hold of us. I am selling insurance for the 65+ age group now. It is exciting and I hope will reap benefits in the future. It is one more thing on my list of things to do, but I am happy that God has given me the health to do what needs to be done.

We had a fun time on Dane's birthday as we had some longtime friends over to celebrate. We had a key lime cake in honor of a St. Patricks Day birthday. I have never mastered the art of cake baking so they usually looka flop but taste pretty good.

From the annuals of Thompson Family History

I promised a story of life in the Thompson Family. We have many funny and interesting stories. Dane was always the quiet child. Never too much problem. As they say, still waters run deep and Dane was always highly competitive. Our all time funniest story was the day that Dane decided to fly.
I always had a really relaxed attitude toward the kids playing and fortunately we didn't have any serious mishaps. One day the kids were entertaining themselves by taking their bikes over homemade ramps. As kids do they, have to get a little more air as the day goes on. Kent came up with the brilliant idea that they would take a quarter inch piece of plywood and prop it up to the picnic table and jump that. He takes his bike gets a little speed, runs the ramp and nicely sails over the picnic table. Wow, that was easy. Now it's Dane's turn. We live on a cul de sac, so Dane decides he will start at the end of the street and really get some speed on it. So he start pedaling like crazy. His hair is pasted back, he has an intense look of concentration on his face and he is flying! Then he hits the ramp. The board gives in the middle and it propels Dane into the air about 6 feet above the picnic table. He looks down, eyes widened in fright, lets go of the bike and drops out of the sky about 20 feet beyond the picnic table. Fortunately the only damage Dane received, was a very bruised shoulder. That was the day Dane discovered flight.

Field trip day today.

Spent the day on a field trip with Beau. Chantel went with me so I pushed the stroller for 4 miles. It was a walking field trip to the library, the junior high, Taco John's and Dairy Queen. Now I am ready to veg. I decided that I am really glad that I never had an interest in being a school teacher. After lunch at Taco John's with 55 elementary school kids, I had a king size headache. I did enjoy getting to know some of Beau's friends while walking though. Unfortunately I forgot my new camera, go figure.

We are looking forward to a quiet weekend. Working around the house, getting ready for Blaise's graduation next weekend. Monday we will got to a pot luck about an hour from here with a bunch of friends. Next week, I laid Dale off, :) so he can help me around the house in preparation for the graduation and our trip to Nebraska the following week. Our kids will miss the last 3 days of school. I will post some fun pics that we were taking to try out the new camera.

Happy 21st birthday, Dane!

Last weekend Drew and Beau both competed in regionals for wrestling. They both took champion, and will compete at the state tournament at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison on the 21 & 22. We will leave the little girls with Grandma Thompson and spend the night in Madison. It will be nice to have a little break.

This weekend we will celebrate child number 3's 21st birthday. It is amazing that Dane will turn 21 on the 17th. He is flying to Texas on Tuesday for a week, to see his friend Jon who will be going to Iraq with the National Guards this summer. Dane and Jon are just 10 days apart in age, so March is a time when we usually celebrated birthdays together. I will post some pics of Dane's growing up years for a trip down memory lane.