Updating

I just checked, and we haven't taken any pictures since Christmas! It isn't for lack of being busy though. About a week after our return from St. Louis, I had a kidney stone decide it wanted to depart from me. What a pain- literally! Dave took very good care of me, and after SIX LONG DAYS I was back to normal.
Then, my cousin Aimee had her baby- a little boy. They named him Marshall Nealand Pettit. I've seens pictures and he is a cute little guy. I subbed at the hospital a few days for my Aunt, who had to go and see her first grandchild!
We missed going to Superbowl at Maggie's this year because I was sick (again) and even still have some chest congestion and a nasty cough. Instead we sat at home, watched a movie, played Gamecube and ate whatever was in the house (which wasn't much at that point....end of the week).
Sarah (my sister) and her little girl Delilah stayed with us a couple nights, Feb 6 & 7. That was fun. We made Shepherd's Pie, and Sarah tried a dessert from one of her Parent's magazines. That didn't turn out so well. Imagine a sugary ball of sugar-covered sugar. That's what it tasted like...with a hint of raspberry.
The February Star Trek meeting got cancelled because of snow. Yes, snow. Only a little though. Maybe half an inch and it didn't even last all day. All the same, we saw 3 snowmen- very small snowmen- on our way to church this morning.
We should have some pictures soon, since my birthday is on Friday, and then Saturday I am hosting a table at the Veritas Christian Academy Dinner Theatre. The theme this year is "Western" and my plan is to make a little chuck-wagon as the centerpiece. I'll put pictures of the table on when we get it set on Saturday.
That's pretty much all. I've also been knitting some more stuff- just more dishcloths and scrubbies, and maybe a hat (which I should be finishing tomorrow or the next day). Dave has been working on building us a "Shoji" style coffee table for the living room and is near completion on that. I'm excited to see the finished product! He's also got some little updating picture things on our wall computer. We just watched Old Faithful erupt. Pretty cool.
I guess that is about all for now. Just thought we should update the blog, since we haven't in a while. -Rachael