Catching Up...

I hear you people. It's been a month. I'm so bad about taking pictures off my camera and that is one of my excuses for not posting. But, I'm going to try and make some changes so I can get back to being more consistent. So, with no further ado....

In February Emma and I flew to CA for Kellen's first birthday....

One day we helped Aunt Julie weed and plant some tulip bulbs. Believe it or not, I was really helping with the weeding, but I'm taking the picture. Emma had a great time and did a fabulous job.

Emma and Kellen on her one year birthday. Emma just loves this little girl!

Thankful Thursday...

* for Kellen's 1st birthday!
* that Emma and I can come and celebrate with her.

Here we come!

Today...

* helped Emma pee in a cup for a urine sample the ped. needed
* dropped off sample
* ran to Staples
* went to the grocery store
* did 3 loads of laundry, folded and put away...oh wait, only put away 1
* got my Cookie Lee stuff ready for a show
* made tacos for dinner
* caught up on Face Book
* made Chore Chart...so I can figure out how to keep my house dust bunny free
* ate one Joe Joe, will probably go back for another
* walked to Grandma Norma's so Emma could give her a "pedicure"
* talked to mom on the phone
* organized my bathroom cabinet
* installed Caillou game on computer for Emma
* talked to Diana on the phone
* helped Emma pack for our trip to California
* put Emma to bed
* off to T.V. land

Did I miss anything?

Thankful Thursday...

I almost forgot...but here's what I'm thankful for:

~ the leak was in the wall and started from the attic. Minor damage. Easy fix.
~ Barry has a job.
~ Had another show booked for Cookie Lee.
~ Survivor starts tonight.
~ Barry put gas in my car at 7:30 this morning. What a hubby!
~ My sisters idea of meatballs and rice with soy sauce over it. That's what dinner is tonight. Yummy.
~ A beautiful, sunny day.
~ A wonderful dermatologist for Emma.

PJ's...already?

At 5:20 p.m.? Yes. It's comfy. Relaxed. Fun.

I'm a little tired as I did not get much sleep last night. The weather people issued a tornado warning around 9:00 p.m. and I was a little confused on where it was at. Then we had a pretty good gully washer (as my dad would call it). I was expecting that storm, not the other. So, no sleep till about 1:30 a.m. Up at 4:30 a.m. Up again for good at 7:30 a.m. Oh, and Barry was in San Antonia, who I woke up at midnight, freaking out.

And there was NO tornado. So I was freaking out for nothing. But hey. When you've been through a hurricane I think you're entitled to freak out a little.

Thankful Thursday...

O.K. I'm going to start a new thing...Thankful Thursday. I want to make sure I focus on all the blessings in my life because when things don't go my way, I still want to have a thankful heart.

So, as I was thinking about it today, I was not feeling very thankful and quite honestly didn't even want to post. You see, we have found a leak in the downstairs master bedroom/bathroom. The carpet is damp and Barry has pulled it back and we should be having a plumber out tomorrow. Ugh. This is our first experience with a leak on slab foundation; our other homes have been raised foundation and thus have been very thankful. Now we get to experience carpet being pulled up, tile being broken up and who knows what else, to try and fix this.

However, I am suppose to be thankful right? So, I am thankful for....

~ Our home (even though...)
~ Good health
~ Friends we've made in Texas
~ Being able to fly back to CA to see family and friends (especially my sister)
~ A good cup of coffee (I need this every morning)
~ Sunshine
~ A husband whose handy with tools, and can fix just about anything
~ Being able to play on a tennis league

Julie Comes to Texas...

On January 21st Julie was able to fly to Texas for 3 days, without the kiddos, and spend sometime with us. This trip was actually a surprise for her, that Mike and I told her about at Christmas. You see, Julie LOVES Jon and Kate Plus 8 and I had found out that Kate Gosselin, along with Renee Swope and Lysa TerKeurst were coming to speak at a church, literally down the street from me. So, the plan began.

Julie flew on Wednesday and on Thursday was the Girls Night Out with Kate Gosselin. The rest of the time was spent showing Julie around our town. The time went by much to fast! I loved having her here and showing her where we live. Now she can picture it when I say "I'm in the game room", or "picking Emma up from preschool." I love that.

Having dinner on Friday night at Pappasitos (Mexican food).

Emma, me and Julie at Pappasitos.

Girls Night Out with Renee Swope and Lysa TerKeurst...

and Kate Gosselin.

Julie and I having our picture taken "with" Kate. You can just see her in the background. There were 4,000 women there so they had us moving thorugh the line pretty quick. "No posing" was what we kept hearing.

All in all, we had a wonderful time and I can't wait until she can come back again. I love you Julie!