What a wonderful day!

Thank you all who sent birthday well wishes. It was nice to receive e-mails and in a couple of cases, a phone call. : ) It meant a lot to me - thank you very much! In addition to the concert my DH took me to on Saturday, today he gave me tickets to the Kenny Chesney concert when he comes to town this summer. I seriously almost fell over!

Unfortunately, my Cubbies did not fair so well today. In addition to the weather being very rainy...they lost in extra innings to Milwaukee! :( It's only the first day so I'm sure things will turn around!

I hope you all had a nice Monday!

Tomorrow is April...already - wow!

"If it's too loud - you're too old"

Words spoken by my DH BEFORE the concert started last night!!!!! WE'RE TOO OLD!!!!!!!!!!

We went to see Joan Jett and Cheap Trick last night. Our seats were really good - next to the stage - we could see everything! As we sat and waited for the show to start, we looked up and saw 2 banks of about 10 speakers each, in our face. "Ok, no big deal." WRONG!!!!!!! By the time Joan Jett was half done with her set, our ears were ringing - and they still are this morning. However, I would like to say, for the MOST part - we were on the younger end of that concert crowd. It was hilarious to see, for the most part, the age group of 35 - 60, acting like teenagers. Granted, we had a couple of those moments ourselves.... It really was a good time, we were just reminded that we are getting older, as our the groups we went to see.... ; ) Of course, my camera died as the concert started but I managed to squeeze a couple of pictures out of it - sorry they aren't better.

On another note (in case you missed the new tunes) the Cubs home opener is tomorrow!!!!!!!! Woo hoo!!! I'm hoping for a great season! (and for decent weather tomorrow...) You will be hearing much about the season this spring and summer - brace yourselves.

Hey, guess what - I made a scarf. Yes, I know winter is almost over but I made a scarf. I like it and can't wait to wear it...oh, wait! I mean, I can't wait to show it off. I will be MORE than happy to not wear it due to the cold/snow.

Monica - here's my new 'do. Not the best picture... This is the unstraightened version. I really like it - new place, new stylist.

I hope you've had a good week/weekend. May this week be good to you too!

HUGS!

Not that I'm counting!

But baseball "officially" starts in 4 days!!!!! Woo hoo!!!!!!!

GO CUBBIES!!!!!!!!!

2 in a day!

DH bought DD "Enchanted" yesterday! She's watched it about 5 times already and actually sits and watches it! :) Guess she likes it...

After our nice "Thanksgiving" this Easter day, DH was loading his van and came in to tell me the bad news... Apparently my van got hit by something. It happened sometime after Thursday afternoon. I guess I need to start walking around my van every day... The front passenger side of the bumper has 2 big scratches and hole. Just lovely.... DAMN! I replaced the back bumper on the stupid thing last summer. Now I'm going to have to replace the front one. I swear that thing is cursed! Great - my insurance company just loves me...

Anyway, I hope you're all having a nice, peaceful Easter!

HUGS!

A day at the zoo

We took the kids to the zoo about a month ago. These were some of my favorite pictures from that.

OH...MY...GOD!!!!!!

In retrospect, I realize that a 4 year old can make you furious and scream with laughter in a matter of a couple of hours.... So I will regale you with the tales of our DD from last night.

I am sitting in the living room last night and DD is at the dining room table coloring. She walks in covering her eyes and giggling. So I'm thinking she wants to play "peek a boo" (yes, she has babyhood flashbacks, I think). So I say "Has anyone seen DD?" She uncovers her eyes and starts laughing. I almost had a heart attack!!!!!!!!! She had taken her markers to the lens of her glasses!!!!!!!!!! I know my chin was on the floor then the fury just raged. I yelled at her like I haven't yelled at her in a LONG time! So I take her glasses and clean them (thank god the marker came off!) and she looks at me - dead serious (remember I'm still yelling at her) and says "It wasn't THAT naughty!" I told her she had to go to her room. B-R-A-T!!!!!!!!

So I finally settled down and we had dinner. She started to throw a fit, so we put her pajamas on and sent her to her room. DH went up to check on her when she got quiet. I hear him say "Are you done crying?" Her reply? "I'm not crying, I'm just wiping the drips out of my eyes." I was rolling! From the mouths of babes....

So, there you have it, just another Friday night at our house....


Monica - I will try to take some decent pictures of my haircut. I know I've been promising.

Have a great weekend!

Happy Thursday!

Happy 1st day of spring! (I thought I would mix in some Easter funnies today to get you in the mood....)

The irony, we're under a winter storm watch through tomorrow. We've had enough snow, we've had enough winter! Let's move on already! PLUS - my daffodils are coming up - please don't kill them AGAIN this year!!!! Come on Mother Nature - look at the calendar, be kind!

My sister is AWESOME!!! As a thank you for the help for her wedding, she sent me a GC for our local yarn store. WOO HOO!!!! The push I need to pick up my crochet hooks again and maybe learn to knit. Thank you!!!!!

How was your St. Patty's Day? VERY uneventful here - worked all day... Just wore my green. :D

I think DD has finally started to catch up with the time change. (And WHY do we have to do that????) It was almost 2 weeks of pure hell at bedtime. She's mad because it's still light out so she won't go to sleep, then she's playing around until 9:30 or 10 and then is UNBEARABLE in the morning! The last couple of nights (knock on wood) have been MUCH better!

{steps up on her soap box and taps the microphone} AHEM! Attention dog owners!!!!! I am glad you love your pets and take them out for exercise. HOWEVER, I do not appreciate you letting your dog poo in my yard and leaving it. If I wanted to clean up dog poo, I would have one of my own. CLEAN UP YOUR CRAP!!!!!!!!! Thank you... {stepping down} Sorry....

American Idol note: David Cook ROCKS!!!! I hope he wins it all!!!!!

I hope you have a great rest of the week. I will try to check in over the weekend with some pictures or something "equally" exciting!

And of course, my FAVORITE Easter cartoon:

Happy St. Patricks' Day!

May the luck o' the Irish be with you today and every day!

Happy St. Patty's Day from our house to yours!

It's Sunday!!!!

Greetings!


I can't believe it's Sunday already - why do the weekends go so fast????


Friday night I took DD to B & N so that DH, DS and BIL could get the electrical taken care of without her "help". We had a lot of fun reading books and looking around.


Yesterday, I was to hold a young adult book discussion - no one showed - AGAIN!!!! This was the 3rd time I had tried it and no one has ever come. So, I am surrendering. I worked until 5, then we went to Applebee's for dinner and to get some groceries.

Today, DH & DS are off to work. Us girls plan on hanging in our PJs this morning then off to a b-day party this afternoon. (Susanne - I originally DID have to work today and then switched Sundays with someone then the b-day party came up - I wasn't lying when I said I couldn't come today because of work! I hope you all have fun!!!!!)


I might (ok, HOPE) to get out and take some pictures today. I really want to start playing with our camera and learning what it can do! We've had it for about 9 months and I'm pretty much just doing basic stuff with it and it has a million buttons (more than 2 buttons is a million!) and features. Time to play! : )

Here's a couple of quick digi layouts I did for our DISNEY ABC album.



Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Happy Saturday!

The electrical is in the basement! YES....
DD is trying to decide what fabric she wants me to make her some new shorts from.
I am off to host my book discussion this morning - hopefully someone will actually show up this month...

I hope you have a great day - I'll try to post more tomorrow!

TAG and update!

Hello, hello!!!!! I unearthed the computer and thought I would check in real quick. I am SO ready for the basement to be done already! UGH!!!!! It's been 2 weeks and I'm losing my mind.... I'm sorry I haven't been blog visiting much...

What's new? Ok... The Cubs are STINKING up spring training this year! (5 - 10 record right now...) Man! I hope that means they'll have a GREAT regular season!

Spring is finally coming! I saw robins TWICE last weekend. YEA!!!!!!! It is supposed to be sunny and 50 today. I might just have to go out for some air at lunch today. Oh, and the daffodils are starting to peek out!

I have scrapped or done ANYTHING crafty in a couple of weeks and am starting to get the shakes. :D I might have to dig out a scrapbook project or start a sewing project this weekend. I can't take it anymore....

In the spirit of F-U-N! I sat down and colored with DD the other day. It was a lot more fun than I remembered.

What else????

OH! One of my photos was selected to be "published" on a Chicago travel website. I am very excited about that!

Other than that, it's been battling the remodeling dust and work for us. I hope you are all doing well!

TAG!

Kazan (Hi, sweetie!), http://nunutoolies.blogspot.com/, tagged me with 7 random facts about you. So, here we go!

1. I am the oldest of 5 children.
2. I grew up on a farm.
3. I was a single mom for 4 years.
4. I was engaged once before I met my husband.
5. I wanted to be a sportscaster when I finished high school.
6. I HATED the color pink until I had my daughter.
7. I hope to actually finish the book I started writing someday. :)

I tag:

1. Suzanne
2. Marie
3. Andie
4. Yvie
5. Holly
6. Amanda
7. Jana

Have a great rest of the week and weekend! (I hope to post over the weekend, BUT we'll see how things go!)
HUGS!!!!!!!

PS: DD helped pick out a couple of the new "tunes" that play (hence, Lilo & Stitch)

ARRRGH Mateys!

Yes, that's right - I FINALLY watched the 1st Pirates movie last week. Ok, ok - I know I'm WAY behind in my movie watching.... I thoroughly enjoyed the movie!!!!! Great action with the right amount of comic relief. I've never been a Johnny Depp fan (GASP!) but I truly enjoyed him as Jack Sparrow - excuse me, CAPTAIN Jack Sparrow. And can I just say....Orlando Bloom can come rescue me ANYTIME!!!! WHOO!!!!!

Quick from work...

I am still around and kicking, but DH decided he wanted to start finishing our basement, so our computer is buried...
I miss you all - I'll try to get to the 'puter this weekend and visit MBs and blogs.

Hope you're having a good week!

I dare you!

I dare you not to smile watching this!
One of my brothers made a video of the sledding event a few hours before my sister's wedding. Remember that the 3 little boys (my nephews) live in Florida, so the snow was A LOT of fun!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OsWC1wloUQ

See if you don't smile, just a little! :D