Mother Of The Year!

Oh yes, I did

buy my baby her very own Slurpee!

Partly because I don't like to share mine
and also for the pure JOY!

Answers

Lots of you were asking where Marcus and I went on Valentine's day.

We drove out to Weatherford and went to a place called David's Stove Shop. It has some cool antiques, but it's not like a decorative antique store by any means. BUT there are lots of cute looking shops around the square.

And inside David's Stove Shop is The Shed. It's a cute little cafe and they make the best home made bread every day.

And they make a yummy pecan pie too!
Marcus and I also just liked to drive around and look at the old houses in the area.

And somebody asked how we keep Katie away from the fire:

I thought I would have to put my big baby gate up, but she has not really gone near the fire. We definitely would not leave her in that room unattended with a fire going though.

I'm trying to think if there were any other questions for me??
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Anyway, did you know that Lent started today?
Are you giving anything up? Some people give up a luxury or something they really like as a penitence, or sorrow for their sin. I grew up Catholic, so we always did this.

Instead of giving something up this year, I am going to make sure I read my Bible BEFORE I get on the computer everyday. Reading God's word should come before reading my email or favorite blogs. I am not doing it as a penitence, but just to help me to remember to make God my priority. There is no way for me to pay for my sin on my own by sacrificing something. That's the whole exciting part about Easter. Jesus died for my sins!
And yours too! There is nothing we can do to earn that. We just have to receive that free gift. So, Lent is a perfect time for me to add a little bit of discipline in my life and think about the sacrifice that Jesus made for us.


And Marcus chose to give up desserts for Lent! I think that will be hard on me too. Although I did eat ice cream right in front of him tonight! I think giving something up that you love is a great way to focus on God too.

Maybe I should make Katie give up her pacifier for Lent!

Kidding!

Milking It

I'm still 37!
I plan on celebrating for at least another week or two.

Yesterday, Marcus made a delicious breakfast:

He actually makes Katie and I eggs several mornings a week. AND he doesn't even like eggs. He's a keeper.

This is what I look like at 37:

Actually we went to the zoo, but I kind of feel like that fella.

The train was a highlight:

I have been wanting to take Katie to the zoo for several months, and yesterday was the perfect day. And I love spending quality time with my little family of 3.

Oh and we ran into Frugal Jen, so that was exciting!

The day was supposed to end with me going to see The Vow and eating at the Cheesecake Factory with a fabulous friend, BUT I got a ginormous headache. Like a scary, maybe should I go to the ER, it would be weird to die on my birthday kind of headache.
It didn't last super long, but it was intense.

So instead Marcus got some delicious Chicken Express.

For YEARS, I would not even try Chicken Express, because they had a flying chicken on their sign. I do not like to see the "alive version" of what I'm about to eat.
But one day I tried it and saw the light. It is so dang good!

AND I get to go to the movies and CCF later this week. I am really looking forward to it!


And on top of making me breakfast, taking me to the zoo, of course buying me a coke, getting dinner, and taking care of Katie, Marcus also got me this super cute purse from Brighton:

I got this pic off their website. I need to take one of my own personal purse. It has lime green interior. LOVES it!

We celebrated with family on Sunday and I got lots of root touch up!


You may be thinking that my family is rude, but I asked for this stuff. I seriously need to use it every other week, if not more!

My sister in law got me this cute bag that she embellished. I also got a turquoise flower to put on it instead of the gray one.

And fun polka dot napkins. She knows me so well!

My in laws and parents were very generous too.

My sister got me new cushions for my front patio set! My nephew Ryan (behind me) said they brought the biggest gift, because they love me the most. Sweet thing!


The Katie flying happened when we all went outside to test out my new cushions.

She also did some swinging. My mom was having tiny strokes during all this action.

I am thankful for my family!

I am super blessed.

Do you see my cute cushions back there?!

Let the celebration continue...

37

I turned 37 today...hence the national holiday!

I love birthdays.
We celebrate our half and whole birthdays in this house. I refuse to complain about getting older. It's a privilege, really.

I will, however, complain about my gray hairs and that somehow I have wrinkles and zits at the same time! That stuff doesn't make sense to me at all!

I will share all the details of my day tomorrow. Right now I have some reality TV to watch. I'm too embarrassed to name the specific shows, but they are probably the same ones you are watching right now too!

The Weekend

If you know the Beastie Boys, just start singing " She's Crafty" right now! If you don't know the Beastie Boys, then I feel bad for you.

We had another craft night on Friday! Woo Hoo!

AND the bonus was that Marcus made us delicious cheesy chicken enchiladas!


This time we all worked on the same craft.
Tricia's desk!


This was the before:

Katie was sorting bowls for our modge podge:

Tricia bought this mirror and loves it,so she wanted her desk to go with it.

So we all combined scrapbook paper and decoupaged it on the desk.

It took some math skillz that we failed at, at first, but it turned out cute!
And we had lots of fun too!

Speaking of cute and fun:

Ignore the sea of pink toys in the background. And maybe ignore the fact that my baby is in a camo buck too. That's kind of weird!


OK, That was all on Friday. And Saturday was super fun too!
My Godmother was in town from South Carolina for a super quick trip, so she was able to stop by on Saturday.

My parents with Nancy.

They all met when they were newly weds and lived in the same apartment building in New York. I was raised Catholic, so that's why I get to have a Godmother.

Nancy, Me and Katie:


And we ended the weekend with some Katie tossing in the front yard:

Fun times!

Tomorrow is another BIG day. It's a national holiday. And I'm NOT talking about President's Day either!

My Friend Courtney...

is hilarious, without trying to be. The funniest things happen to her almost daily. Well, I guess really embarrassing things happen to her. ALL. THE. TIME!

Maybe it's because she has twin 2 year olds? That makes life a little crazy!

She just posted this picture on her blog:
This is more about her husband, but it's just typical Osborne life.

Read the story here.

Also read the post about her hot pink panties , locking her kids in the car, and her bucket list, because it's a mixture of spiritual and silly. Just like her.

Anyway, I didn't have anything funny to share with you today and she's usually good for a laugh. You will wish she was your friend Courtney too...but she's MINE! You cant' have her! We actually call her Corny around here. And that's another funny story for another day.

Also check out the picture on the bottom of her blog, it's one of my favorite memories!

Love you Courtney!