Monthly Archives: April 2009

Apr 19

Surprises

My Mom was visiting yesterday, and we were going to get out and check out the city wide yard sales. We took the kiddos to a few, but we didn’t seem to find anything that we needed. We decided to stop off at Sonic and take a treat to James at work, and that is when we ran into my Brother  Rob. He was in town for just a bit, and we were all so happy to see him.

Just in case I haven’t told you before, I have the best Brother ever. Rob is not only a super-cool Brother, and an amazing Uncle, he can also bake…

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He made this awesome Cherry Pie, and picked up some of our favorite milk too.

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Shatto Milk will turn you into a milk drinker, it is amazing! We don’t have it here locally, but Rob can find it in K.C., and every once in awhile he’ll bring us some. Yeah, Rob totally rocks!

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Apr 18

Staying In

Last night was STOMP, and James asked what I had planned for the evening. I said, “I’ll pick up take-out for you, make Ramen for me, and we’ll stay in and watch Quantum of Solace”.  He looked up and said “wife of the year, that sounds perfect to me!” I think a night in can be even more fun than a night out.

So we loaded up the kiddos and took them to STOMP, and then we stopped by our favorite restaurant, El Charro to pick up some tasty dinner. We then headed home, and decided to have dinner on the living room floor, while we watched James Bond. We actually finished a meal without any interruptions, or a phone call, or a dirty diaper. We also watched an entire movie without a single question, or a little kid fight to break up, and it was wonderful!

8:00 p.m. arrived all too soon, and we headed back out to pick up the kids. They were both ready to get home, but Thade said that STOMP was a lot of fun. The weather was amazing, so we drove around town for a bit. Staying in made for the perfect date night, and we can’t wait for the next STOMP night… I wonder what we will watch next?

Apr 17

MOPS, STOMP, and A Day Off

Today is a full Friday… Thade has graduation pictures at preschool, and  I’m doing my best to make sure that he doesn’t get messy before the pictures are taken. James has a day off work today too, and Dylan and I have MOPS this morning. We’ll be out of the house for a few hours, so James will have some much needed Peace and Quiet. Today at the MOPS meeting, it is the Blue Ribbon Recipe Day. Everyone is bringing a favorite dish to share, and the recipe too.  I baked a Peach Bundt Cake to bring along to the meeting, I can’t wait to see all of the dishes.

Tonight James and I have a little evening in, planned too… STOMP (some time out for mom and pops) is tonight, and the kiddos can’t wait to go. It is a local babysitting service for a few hours, and my kids love it. STOMP also feeds the kids dinner, they get to watch a movie, there is plenty of time to play, and it is only $1.00 per child. You just can’t beat that deal! I think I’ll pick up dinner for James and make Ramen for me (that is all my stomach can handle), and we are going to stay in, and watch the newest James Bond movie, Quantum of Solace. I think it is going to be a fun evening, and it will be nice to watch an entire movie all by ourselves.

Tomorrow is the City Wide Rummage Sale, so I might get out and check out a few of the sales. James and I were thinking about having a sale, but he has to go back to work tomorrow. We’ll see if the weather holds out tomorrow though, I hear there is going to be rain.

What about you… Any weekend plans too?

Apr 16

Garden a No-Go?

It is April 16th and I still haven’t gotten started on this year’s gardens. I’m beginning to think that I’m missing the window for growing yummy fruits and veggies. The weeding of the old and new flower beds hasn’t been done, and my seeds sit lonely on my desk. I hope to get this garden going, I just hope that I’m not too late!

So what about you… Have you been busy in your garden, or are you off  to a late start too?

Apr 15

Custom Order All Finished

I was happy to have a custom order to fill by Easter, and I finished the job just in time.

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I had an additional 3 bracelets to add to the original order (of 3), and now I’ve got a few more beads in my collection. I really liked the Peridot bracelet, the beads are too pretty.

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I really enjoyed creating this custom order, and getting to work with all of the new beads too. I might just have to expand my Nicostuff bracelet line.