Life

We really have had a lot going on here at the Hughes home, I am just a little slow in letting you all know about it. Steve left on March 9th for another business trip, and won't be home until the end of the month. He was also gone for the whole month of January, but for some reason this time has been a lot harder. I am busier, and the boys are crazier. For Steve on the other hand, this trip has been great for his career and training, so at least I can feel good about the fact that he is getting something accomplished.

At the end of February, Steven raced a car in his first pinewood derby race! Steve and Steven had a great time building the car, and really put a lot of effort into it. Steve was able to play with his wood working tools again, and did an awesome job. Steven raced against 3 other kids his age, and he won! Yahoo!

{Look at him watching anxiously}

{His is the one with the yellow streak}


{There's the award}


Steve and the boys also decided that we needed another pet in the family, so Steve told the boys about how fun it would be to have a rat! Disgusting I know. Who ever came up with the idea that putting a rodent in a cage to live out his life in a box, and for people to hold it and play with it? I think that person is a little crazy. But, since it is a pet that I can ignore, I told Steve do whatever you want, but I don't want to have anything to do with it. That worked great until Steve headed out of town and said the rat should be held often, and the cage should be cleaned out once a week. Wonderful. The boys do enjoy her though, and have lovingly named her Betty. Brandon even talks to her often, and can kind of say her name. Brandon gets scared to death if Steve offers to let him hold her though. He is smarter than that.
(Laura, what do you think about showing your kids this post?)







Also, my little fork stabbing Nathan had a perfect week last week at school. He didn't have to pull his color once all week! That has never happened before. Because of this, he was student of the week, and got to bring home Curious George to spend the weekend with the family. I let Nathan choose where he wanted to eat for dinner, and he chose Pizza Hut. Then we came home and Nathan let the monkey climb some trees in the yard. He also went to church with us and went to bed with Nathan, but I forgot to get the camera out for those events. I am proud of Nathan for his good behavior. (Even if he has pulled a color every day this week)




And lastly, crazy me who has four misbehaving children, a house that I can't ever get clean, a goal to decorate by the time Mom and Dad come, a garage full of boxes that still need to find a home, and a husband that is a traveling man this year, have decided to start a garden. We have a great yard for it, and I have always wanted to do it. So, Steve made this garden bed for me and we bought the good soil, and I have tilled the ground and am ready to plant. I am vowing that I will stick with this until the picking season, even when the real Georgia heat comes. Hopefully we will have some good veggies to eat all summer long.