Orchids Wilting... is this Normal?

Help! A few of the buds on my orchid are beginning to wilt. Maybe this is just the natural progression of things.... or maybe I just really do not have a green thumb. Most of the buds are doing fine:





Here are the ones not doing so well...





Chrissy - Is this normal, or am I a bad orchid parent???

Softball was really fun to watch this week. BJ's team came back and won it in overtime! Also, during the game I helped take a player's adorable daughter to the bathroom. She asked me "what kind of car do you drive?" and I was wondering... what kind of answer is she looking for? She's four. She probably doesn't know what a CRV or a Prism is. I said, "We have a Honda". She returned with "Oh... We have a green car". Aahh yes. Ok. So I told her, "We have a red one." :) The kind of car we drive is a red one. :)

Also, on our way back we passed a stay 2-year old child. She looked at him, and then looked at me and said, "Is that your baby?". Um, no.

(PS - I finally downloaded some of the photos from last week off of my camere, here's a funny one of Cory.)

Nothing to Say...

Okay, again nothing new to report... just thought I'd write so you all know we're still alive. :) BJ got a bad migraine so he's home from work sick today... poor guy. Hopefully he'll start feeling better so he can still play softball tonight.

Anyway, really, that's all. Work and more work.

- Jessie

Photos from BJ's Birthday

This is a little delayed, but thought I'd post some photos from BJ's birthday. He got his new suglasses in, which he's proudly displaying here like buddy jesus. :)

Besides a few t-shirts and Bronson Arroyo's CD, he also got a new slot car track (which he's been hinting at for months...) :) This one has four lanes and runs 25 feet long (50 feet with 2 lanes).

Happy Birthday BJ!

Today is BJ's 25th birthday! For the next month, we will both be the same age!!! BJ - I love you very much! Happy Birthday!

To commemorate, here's a drawing of BJ's from when he was little. It's a very *boy* illustration. My favorite part is the guy throwing the airplane from the balcony and the guy on the bike doing a wheelie. :) It's too bad about the people in that car though...

BJ's 25th Birthday

BJ's 25th birthday is this week (the 19th), and we'll be celebrating at our house this Saturday night at 7:00pm! If the weather is nice we'll be grilling out, having a fire, and playing games outside. If its raining we'll hang out inside, play games and ping-pong, etc.

This is an open invitation so (if you know us) feel free to stop by! If you need any more info, let us know!

- Jessie

Lazy Day at Home...

Well, so far on my day off (yea for Easter), I've painted my nails (yes, this is Jessie writing), cleaned some of the house, got the Internet finally working (thank you Suscom), and had fun watching the cats watch the rest of the world. With the back door open they can hear, feel, and most importantly smell the outside world, and it has them hooked. Their noses twitch like crazy, and every little thing has them in a trance.



Thankfully, they are too scared to actually GO outside, so we're saved from having them run out when we open the doors, etc. Our goal is to keep them indoor cats, because indoor cats have fewer health risks.

I was glad to snap this photo because it documents a ritual that occurs daily. Sidney, after awaking from a nap (notice the large yawn), will walk over to Annie, lay right in front of her, and Annie dutifully starts cleaning as commanded. This adorable display of affection occurs until one or both of them gets bored and decides to pick a fight. We can almost count the seconds between the first lick and the first bite. (Man, Annie's tongue looks freaky in this photo.) :)

Bright Site Completed.... Almost

I've finished Bright's site (with just a few minor changes and content completions to go)!

Here's the previous version:


And the new:


Check it out online at http://www.brightchristian.org.

- Jessie

Congratulations Kate & Matt!

I'm so happy for Matt and Kate! Their little one, Lilly Blessing, has finally arrived (she was born yesterday)! I can't wait to meet her! I can't believe that Kate has a baby!!



Love you Kate!

- Jessie

Opening Day

Despite a depressing loss (Dunn, we still love you) and bitterly cold weather, BJ and I had a great time at Opening Day. It was neat to be able to see George W (from about a mile away at our vantage point... but that's what binoculars are for). BJ and I enjoyed playing "try and spot secret service". There's one of them in this photo... can YOU spot him?






We got to the game around 10:30 and watched batting practice, which was really cool (it also meant that we got to avoid what turned out to be 2 hour lines to get in, due to increased security). It was strange being so close to the players that we could talk to them. Here's BJ while we watched batting practice:



Here's my favorite photo from our day (BJ took it):



The helicopters flew overhead during the national anthem. Being sky-high was pretty cool in this case. :) We had a great view of their underbellies.