Kent City Prom 2010 A quick picture of Tyler & Alisha before prom. More pictures to follow.....

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I have to admit..I'm kind of a gadget queen. There I said it! Now, don't be confused with a infomercial queen...that's not me!

Some of my gadgets have worked good...some...not so good.

I first saw these, when a lady I clean for had them. My first thought...why does she have those?? I never really asked her about them...I just knew she had them.

So about 3 weeks ago I bought some for my very own.....

They are Dryer Balls. You get two per package and I bought them at Menards for $3.50ish.

I wasn't sure at first if I just wanted them to work out. But, I really think they do! I know they make great claims to fluffier towels, no fabric softener, no ironing....blah blah blah....saving on dryer time.... I'm not sure if any of those things are true....so why do I think they work?

It seems to me that the clothes are less wrinkled. I think the balls go around with the clothes and fluff them so they are wrinkled less....I don't know? I didn't think they made a lot of noise in the dryer ....but you could hear them jumping around.

I bought them with out knowing all those big claims mentioned above. I didn't realize they had to many claims till I googled them. So maybe, I had lower expectations than all the rest of the cyber world....I don't know.

It is quite possible they help the clothes dryer faster but I have not timed a regular load vs. a dryer ball load. And besides, how could you really know unless they were the exact same load of clothes. Really, I don't have that much time on my hands!!

So, if you have $4 to invest in Dryer Balls...Do It! Go...get them..Now...Do it!

Make it a Play...Date!

Last night we attended a play at Algoma Christian School. This is the school Alisha attends just outside of Kent City.

The play was Pride & Prejudice...which I had never seen or read! We enjoyed watching it with Dad & Linda...they had never seen it either!!

Alisha is wearing the darker blue dress in the first picture...then the lighter blue dress (by the looks of things she switched wardrobes with the other girl!)

The kids did a great job and you can tell they put a lot of hard work into it!

Alisha played the roll of Lydia. She did a great job and was very cute!

Tyler came with us at the last minute...hmmm...wonder why he didn't just go on Saturday, his original plan! BTW..he is still going on Saturday!

She has two performances today...so I'm sure she will be exhausted...come tonight about 10!

Great Job Alisha!! We are so proud of you!

BIG BOYS BIG TRUCKS BIG NOISE!

We went to Monster Jam at the Van Andel on Saturday afternoon.

We were able to go early and enjoy the 'Track Party'

Enjoy the pictures....They speak for themselves!

little boy...big dreams!

Big tires!

Donut Competition...

"Grave Digger"

"Full Boar"

And of course..$10 Icees!

Motorcycle stunts! They were very impressive!

Under the Motorcycle...CONCRETE!

"Full Boar"

The hometown favorite hailing from Newaygo MI

We had a fun time and had great seats!

As soon as we got home, we left to go to our Home Fellowship Group (HFG). We were going Quad riding..I know what kind of HFG is this? We do a fun event and a spiritual meeting each month...this was obviously our fun event!

Here are the kids eating and not wanting their picture taken!

Again!


Now, I know this is lame! but I took no pictures of the guys riding quads!

So, you will just have to trust me that they were riding. I heard they played hide and go seek on quads!

It was a busy Saturday!

A proud moment.....

Troy received his Academic Achievement Award on Monday Night, at the School Board Meeting.

He has worked really hard at improving his grades and keeping up with school work. We are so proud of his accomplishments. He is a delightful young man! Troy, dude...keep it up!

Smile at me...

My breakfast was smiling at me this morning.

I wanted it to smile at you this morning...so here it is!

Look around today and find a reason to smile...even if it is your food smiling at you...=)

Today, with all the gloom and despair on the news, we still have a lot to be grateful for (smile)!

God is still in control, we have homes, food, clothes and our needs are met. Most of us would have to admit, that we have WAY WAY more than we need...and are blessed above and beyond.

Take time today to thank God for meeting your needs and beyond....

Up 2...

This is what I've been up to .....cleaning cleaning cleaning!!

Busy...cleaning for others and trying to keep my house clean too!!










Now Steve is sick....*cough*, *cough*, *cough*

My nose is still stuffed up. We are taking turns snoring at night! Last night it was Steve's turn.


I know it's not that exciting..but it is all I got! Sorry, our life is so boring. Saturday neither Steve or I felt good, so all we did was sit on the couch and watch TV.