Weekend Project

When Jimmy is out of town I tend to take on projects. A few weekends ago I made these. I took wrapping paper. These I purchased by the sheet, not roll. I bought 4 square frames from Michael's and voila...ART!

The pictures were hung above the bed in the guest bedroom.

Signs of Spring

As I sit outside on the porch there are little signs of spring everywhere. Here are two glimpses of spring at the Kerns' home.

Behind again.....

I can definitely tell it is spring aka financial aid season, which means my blog will suffer. Sorry folks, I know you are just dying to hear our latest daily dash or catch up on Wisconsin politics.

Well, for those of you who think Dash is just "doggie decor" he has learned to howl. For those who don't know - Dash is well...lazy and likes to lay around and never barks. We practially wouldn't even know he was in the house sometimes. There was a joke made over Christmas saying Bruno was a real dog and Dash was just decor. Made to lay around and look pretty. He is pretty and he does lay around a lot.

Over the weekend we were at the Mercier's and Jack was playing the guitar for us on the front porch. As soon as Jack started playing Dash would howl. Every time the guitar would make a noise he would howl, the guitar would stop, Dash would stop. This is something special for us because he never barks or howls or really makes any noises at all. Way to go Dash!

I also have a video of Dash that will also prove that he is becoming a real dog. I will post it later. Too sleepy right now. To Dash's credit, he was raised 4 years in a kennel....poor guy!

Now for more exciting news....the lakes are ice freeze. This means it truly IS spring. Sometime between Friday and Monday morning Mendota and Monona both thawed. Bring it on!

Sorry blog, with financial aid craziness in full effect I will try to post the most I can but can't promise much!!

What's new?

I haven't been very good about posting to my blog lately.
Updates:

1. Well Dash had a fun day today. We forgot to put up the gates that secure him only to the living room. Low and beyond I came home to find him upstairs in the guest bedroom IN the bed. Not just on the bed but cuddled up in it! He acted like a kid, he quickly got out of bed and ran down the steps because he knew he was in trouble. The comforter and pillows all messed up. I think he must have slept on every bed in the house. Glad he had a fun day!

2. Just when I thought spring had sprung it crept back into its hole and out popped winter again with sleet and a low of 17. Yuck! Hope spring comes back soon!

3. Jimmy and I had a getaway weekend in Milwaukee last week. With everything going on in Madison and Wisconsin for that matter it was good to get out of town and forgot about this political mess. We had a great weekend. Shopping, dinner and even saw a new band. We just happened upon them. They were playing at a bar we went to on Saturday night. We liked them so much we bought their CD. Funny story - We noticed and older lady (grandma age) sitting on a sofa near our table. She knew every song and clapped to the beat, smiling at everything. At the end of the night she hugged the band members. Upon leaving the bar she came by our table and thanked us for buying her grandsons' CD. We just knew it had to be one of the members grandmother. Espeically for her to be out a midnight singing along to an indie band.
The band name - The Vitrolum Republic www.thevitrolumrepublic.com
A nice group with good music and I hope they come to Madison.

Well that is about all for now. Nighty night.

We have grass!

Yes, I know, grass is normally something you aren't overly happy about BUT when your yard has been snow covered since December you get quite happy to see it come back. The snow has officially melted and it is 60 here today....YES.

Things are going well here. My busy season at work has picked up. Jimmy is traveling quite a bit for his job. We are planning our summer vacation which will be fun!

Jimmy has a conference in....drumroll please......HONOLULU, HAWAII.....and I cannot pass up the opportunity to tag along for this trip. After the conference we are staying for another 4 days to make it a vacation. This is one of my top vacation destinations so I am pretty excited to go, see and have fun.

Signs of Spring

Despite the snowy weather I know spring is on the way.

1. Daffodils are coming up in our backyard.
2. Snow has basically melted.
3. March Madness
4. Long walks after work.
5. Birds chirping in the morning.

I'm just a bill....sitting on capitol hill.....

The past few weeks have been a whirlwind to say the least.
I attended and participated in my first protest!
Our Senate Democrats have left the state to prevent voting on the bill. I believe they have been gone for 3 weeks now.
I was in the capitol when they announced that the democrat senators were absent from the vote.
Assembly Democrats have brought their offices/desks outside of the capitol so they can meet with citizens.
I saw a camel at the capitol (brought in my john stewart's crew)
I saw a guy wearing a dress made out of candy necklaces. Sign reading "I don't look as ridiculous as you Scott Walker."
I have eaten Ian's free Pizza because all 50 states and many countries have donated so much money to feed the protesters
I have stood beside of my co-workers and community members listening to people tell their stories at the rally.

Many of you may have heard about the protests happening here in Madison. If you listen to FOX news you even heard the protests are violent. They aren't. I thought they were actually family friendly. Only Madison would turn a protest into a party with live music, bands and food.

Our Governor Scott Walker (I cringe just typing his name) has decided to make major cuts to our state. These cuts would effect all state employees and attempt to strip the union of their collective bargaining rights. Although I am not in a union the budget repair bill will still affect Jimmy and I. The cuts would effect teachers, classroom size, transportation, nurses.....it effects so much. Stress is fairly high at work. People are depressed and worried.

Despite the worry and frustration it has been neat to see the passionate protesters at the capitol. I have been hesitant on blogging about the protests but tonight on my home computer I believe I will blog away.

All I can say is karma Scott Walker KARMA......

As for the blog title....Does anyone remember this little cartoon/commercial?