Baseball...

Richard took Daniel, Nathan, and Qualan to a Rangers game. They had the time of their lives.

Memorial Weekend

For Memorial week end my second cousin came to visit me!! I was so so happy to see him and meet their new little one James and their two year old Jeffery. We had a great time with them. I hope to see them soon:)

We also went to the Arboretum. The flowers were beautiful. There were tons of people there taking photos. They also had a bunch of exhibits for the children to climb on or go in. We need to go there more often.

Granola...

I have tried many granola recipes and this one is the BEST!! It is my mom's and I make this often. We eat granola with yogurt or with sliced apples with a little bit of peanut butter spread on them and dipped in the granola. I eat it like cereal with milk poured over it. Anyway you eat it, it is healthy, tastes great and is filling.

5 c old fashioned oats

1 c sunflower seeds

1 c coconut

1 c sliced almonds

1 c powder milk

1 c wheat germ

1 c honey

1 c oil

Mix the first six dry ingredients together in a large bowl. In a small bowl mix oil and honey together. Pour over the dry mixture and stir until well coated. Bake on large cookie sheet stirring every 10 minutes at 250 for 1 hour or until golden brown.

Day's...

We all have our days. I guess today is mine. The day that you don't feel yourself, your mind is filled with self doubt and negative thoughts. I think things that aren't really true, but feel true. Sometimes feeling can over rule reality. Or is it, that there is some reality to it and I normally just ignore it. I have to remind myself that I do matter and the Lord is watching over me and He knows the desire of my heart. Cheer up It's going to get better...maybe?

Thank you

So the story goes... Last year I wanted Daniel to sign up for band. I talked about it alot and he kept telling me that he wanted to do the elective wheel. I kept talking about band and he stuck to the elective wheel. One day he finally said "That's what you and Dad would do--BAND! I want to do the elective wheel." That stopped me talking about it. I decided to let him do what he wanted to do. He turned in the paper with the classes he wanted to take for 6th grade. I never said a word about the elective wheel. A few weeks later, I picked him up from school and he said in a very loud and excited voice "You need to sign this pink paper. I am taking band next year!! They go to Six Flags!!" He picked his instrument;the ephonium. The first day of school he came home and said that he loved band. I heard this often through out the year. He talked about band alot. He often thanked me for encouraging him to go into band. The first band concert he was elated. He came home after practice and said that they sounded "AWESOME". And I have to admit that they did sound really good. Daniel has learned to play his instrument despite his broken elbow. He has worked hard and practiced alot. I decided to write a thank you note to his teachers. They have made all the difference to Daniel. Here is the email I sent them:

Mr. Holzer and Mr. Kelly and Mr. Bruce

I just wanted to tell you how much Daniel Bradford has enjoyed band this year. He has absolutely LOVED it. It was his favorite class. He would come home and want to practice first before he did anything else. You guys have truly blessed and enriched his life. Thank you Thank you Thank you!! He is so sad that the year is almost over but looks forward to seeing you guys on Wednesday. I hope that you guys enjoyed teaching him as much as he enjoyed learning from you. Thanks again :) Jennifer Bradford

They replied:

The pleasure has been all ours. Daniel is a great young man, if they were all like him I would do this for free! I have enjoyed getting to know him this year. He is a very witty guy and has a great sense of humor. We have labeled him the 5th band director. His playing has really caught on fire as well. This is due to his hard work and support from you. Thank you for this and all of your help this year. I can't wait for next year and look forward to seeing Daniel grow as a musician and a person.
Thank you,
Christian

Done...

Well, we finished the book The Last Olympian. It was fantastic!! It was intense, action pack and suspenseful. Oh, it was good. I read most of the book. Richard read a few chapters too. I wish I could do voices like books on tape. That would have made it even better, but I lack that ability. My boys don't seem to mind though. I am looking forward to reading to my boys this summer. I already have the books picked out. Hopefully they will be as good as this one.