We saw a party about to happen-riding right by my house.  How could I possibly not join that party?  I was planting some stuff and playing with my flower bed in my front yard (it will look fantastic in about 10 days… right now, just some good looking soil, vermiculite, and seeds) and saw about a million girls ride by on their bikes.  I couldn’t stand it, I just had to know what was going on.  They said, “Hi Sister Heuer, we are going to the Johnston’s to swim.”  WHAT???? SWIM??? Last time I looked at my calendar (probably this morning) it was Saturday, February 28th.  It was a beautiful day outside and my kids were out playing with me in their swimsuits so I suppose it all seemed very reasonable.  I finished my work, cleaned up, and the kids and me went over to join the party.  I couldn’t believe that they would really get in.  Well, they did.  My kids played a little in the water. (Zane lasted about 2 minutes and then started taking his shorts off because they were wet-so, about a million tween girls and my son who is taking his close off.  OH BOY.)  It was fun to sit in the beautiful weather, chat with Kristen, be paranoid about Zane falling in the pool, listen to Zoe’s voice get louder and louder as her excitement grew about the potential of swimming, and watching Zane gorge himself on some Cheese-its.  It has been a good Saturday.  Productive Saturday (is there a connection here?)

Now, I am off to make a final decision on my photography logo.  There has been 338 submissions.  It has been a full time job sorting through, giving feedback for revisions, and eliminating those that didn’t strike me.  (it has been fun too)  I see my personality in these designs… I give feedback and rate them.  It is funny that they all start to resemble my favorite colors and the way I think.  I am getting excited…

Oh, one more fun thing.  Since it is “quiet time” over here, I am working on this dang computer, Zane is asleep, and Zoe and Tim were going to run errands.  He invited her to shop Best Buy with him.  She said, “Oh, Dad… I know what we could do but I need to whisper it to you.”  Then I heard nothing except this… “Zoe you need money to do something like that.  Do you have any money?”  She was disappointed and asked me for money.  As you know, me and my best friend, BUDGET, are close. I want to give her everything she asks for but I had to resist.  I want to teach her something, just one thing in life.  : )

I told her that we need to budget for expensive activities.  She explained to me that she would like to go to As You Wish and paint something.  She was determined to find money, and she did (determination-who does that come from?) She dumped out our change bucket (free for anybody to take from, I learned) asked for help, and rounded up $37.  Can you believe it?  So, off painting they went.

I have one hour left to close out the logo contest.  I MUST manage my time well-stop blogging, stop emailing, stop blog stocking, stop editing, and FOCUS.  I should have put that on my 2009 goals!