February 18, 2012  Happy Birthday Mom!
I hope this video plays!

This is the prayer plant during the day.

This is the prayer plant in the morning - its leaves are turned up "in prayer"

Addy making valentine cards for school

She has not one but two skirts on because she is a fashionista.

She called me in to her room to take a picture.

And another picture

She wanted me to braid her hair.  I did my best.

She's learning that her mom is not a fashionista.

Valentine morning

You can't see the red rocks in the distance

Strawberries and pink heart shaped pancakes for breakfast

Dad got us each a box of chocolates and we each got Addy a teddy bear.

the gift I made for Daron - you can wipe off the reason and rewrite with a marker

 

Our back yard and the red rocks in back

jello hearts for dessert

The Skunk Whisperer Update:

I just received this note from David (Addy's Texas Grandpa) our animal lover super hero!,

Thought you'd get a laugh out of this:

 

After I saw the skunk in the trap, and not knowing what to do, I called the local pest control company, Assassins Pest Control. Can I just say this is a horrible horrible but honest name for a pest control.

They said it would be impossible to get it out without getting sprayed.

They would charge $250 to come and get it out, but they couldn't get to it for a while.

I said I would try my best to do it myself.

They  said "Good luck, but you'll get sprayed!  We'll call you tomorrow and see how you did."

Sure enough, they called back today.

I told them of my good fortune, and sent them a photo of the precious little bundle. The skunk obviously knew that David wasn't going to hurt him ;)

They could not believe it!  They all agreed to call me The Skunk Whisperer of Llano County and wanted to know if they could refer future business to me!

All in good fun!

 

But I like the moniker!

I hope they do call him.  He can start saving skunks all across Texas :)

Addy's Grandpa Andrews in Texas sent us this email.  WOW. WOW. WOW. What an amazing story with a happy happy ending!!!

We heard some scratching above the ceiling in the guest bedroom
downstairs, so I cut a hole in the ceiling and set a live trap
expecting to catch a racoon or a rock squirrel.
 
To my surprise, I caught a skunk!!!  It was quite a challenge figuring
out how to get him out of the attic and house without spraying, but I
was successful.  I took him way away from here and let him go.
 
It was an Eastern Spotted Skunk - I had never seen that species
before.  Beautiful!!
 
Actually, it was not in the attic, but was in the space between the
ceiling of the lower floor and the floor of the upper floor.  The
space is about 12-14" deep.
 

Prayer Plant

We took Zeena hiking

Addy chooses her outfits ;)

Shower curtain turned piece of art

Addy's painting in her bathroom

Addyson and Daron and I were eating dinner the other night and I noticed a bruise on the right side of her cheek back by her ear.  I told Daron to look at it and he said she has the same thing on this side.  We said how in the world could she get bruises on both sides of her head?  Addy looked at us and said "I stuck my head in there."  We both looked at the stair railings and started laughing.