This is the cabbage that Gabriel grew. He planted the seed at school and brought home the small plant. We transplanted it into our garden and it finally got big enough to eat. Chris cooked it with onions and apples. It was really good. The boys are so excited about the garden they will eat any kind of vegetable now.

Valerie is 19!

Today is Valerie's birthday. We had a fun day. We went to a day spa and for lunch, a little shopping and then a bunch of her friends came over for dinner. Then she was off to a party with her friends. It was great that she wanted to have her friends over for dinner with our family...they are a good bunch of kids. I'd like to post a picture of her when she was little, but that was before digital and they are all in a photo book. How archaic!

When Valerie was little I would decorate the house for her birthday. I couldn't afford to do many parties then and it made the day festive. She has decorated for my birthday and for her sister in the last year, so I finally returned the favor. She liked it... I think the last time I decorated she was 10!