Listen to this......

#1
We went to Armed Forces Day at the mall. Did you know there was an Armed Forces Day? It was on the 16th. A photographer from the newspaper took River's picture and this is what we saw in the paper the next day. He was so excited! Joe asked him for his autograph and he was more than happy to help out a fan.

The next day a different newspaper was on the table. River started to look through it. He searched the first page and said, "Nothing about me." Then when he looked through the rest of the paper it went something like this:
Look over the page and then say,
"Nothing about me."
turn to the next page look it over and say
"Nothing about me."
turn the page look it over and say
"Nothing about me."
He did this until he looked through the whole paper.

#2
Last week we had warm weather. Two days in the 80's!(Yes, I am still blogging about the weather here in Cheyenne.) You should have seen the neighborhood. Everyone, I mean everyone, was out grilling. People were out riding bikes, going for walks, doing yard work. It was crazy! Joe and I are thinking, Yay! At last warm weather, summer is finally here. I mean it is the end of May. It wasn't until later that we found out that it was some sort of freak heat wave.

We had record high temps. 85 degrees in May is a record high! Can you believe that? It is now back to being in the 50's and 60's. Which I guess is better than 40's and 50's. Do you want to know what the average high temperature for the month of May is in Cheyenne? 64 degrees! Crazy, I know. It was fun while it lasted.

#3
Did I ever tell you that when we moved in to our house on base the playroom in the basement was painted a disgusting yellow color? I've been meaning to show these before and afters. It was gross! River would not go down there by himself, and I really couldn't blame him. He is 5 and it was pretty creepy.

So here are the before pictures. The paint was peeling off and there was water stains.
There is always some sort of paper work involved if you want to alter anything in your base house.

When I called the housing office to ask about it, they weren't sure if I should paint in the basement. I told them it was really ugly and they basically told me that, that was my own opinion.

We painted it anyway. I didn't even fill out the paperwork. I'm a rebel, I know. We tried to use a roller at first, but ended up buying a paint spray gun instead. It took way more kilz than we thought.

I would just like to say, "You're welcome." To the next family who moves into this house. Trust me, they will be glad for the fresh coat of white.

#4
Have you seen this cute girl? She is pulling herself up to standing now.

Sometimes she pulls herself up and then loses her balance and falls down and then falls back and hits her head on the wood floor. That happened the other day while I was getting lunch ready in the kitchen. I heard her fall, she started screaming, so I started running. You know to make sure there was no blood. Guess what was in between the kitchen and the living room?
This lovely baby gate.

I saw the baby gate, but since I was running I didn't quite make it over the baby gate quick enough to clear it.
Joan running + trying to clear the baby gate = Joan flat on her face.
You may or may not know that when I fall, I think it is fun to dislocate my shoulder. Luckily there was no shoulder dislocating this time(It would have been the 6th time). My shoulder was sore and I have a giant bruise on my shin. Guess what? Two days before I fell I was at the doctors getting a referral to have my shoulder operated on. I am hoping to have my surgery in July when we get back from AZ. I mean it's only been 10 years since this problem started.

#5
Meet the new Joan Martin!!
My brother John and his wife Jocelyn just had a baby girl.
Guess what they named her?
That's right, Joan.
Joan Temple Martin.
Isn't it so exciting?

I didn't believe John when he told me what they named her. I said, "Nooo. What did you really name her?" about four times, before I believed him. It was so sweet. John told me that she has a good example to look up to. I cried, seriously.