We are all quite happy this week, due in part to having a great week and the amazing weather we are having. It continues to be clear and warm, the last several days in the upper 80's and the 30's in the evening.

The big news this week was Matthew's birthday party on Friday. Gail and Andy were a bit nervous as we had sent out 5 invites, but no RSVP had come back. Matthew decided he wanted to have pizza and watch a movie. We picked up "Robin Hood" and ordered several pizzas. Matthew ended up having 4 people come and it was quite a crazy evening at the Mierins' home. Gail had gone out with some friends. Andy was left alone at home with six 9-12 year old boys. There was a Nerf gun fight and general chaos. When all was done and cleaned up, Matthew gave Andy a big hug and said thank you. We were glad all went well.

We rolled out a new chore chart this week that showed we have one "the glass is half full" and one "the glass is half empty" child. The boys lost money for failing to do weekly or daily chores. On Saturday both boys earned roughly the same amount. One was excited to have some spending money and the other crying because he could have earned more. A very interesting experiment.

Over all it was a fairly typical week. We hope all is well.