My day in Pictures

Today has been great. Really, really great. I have been taking some pictures off and on today and wanted to share everything that has happened up to now. We started with some Valentines art. I cut hearts out of empty cereal boxes and let the boys paint them how ever they wanted. I even painted one (betcha cant guess which one I did, lol)

Then after lunch the boys went outside to play while I cleaned the kitchen and made a chocolate cake.

They played in the sandbox, rode tricycles, helped Daddy pick up sticks and leaves, colored the driveway with chalk, ran races and played hide and seek. Now they are both zoned out in front of the tv. I think they might be a little tired. Woo hoo. Now I am patiently waiting for C to get here. He is coming for dinner and to spend a few moments with us. Yay! Can today get any better?!?


This picture has nothing to do with today....it was actually from last night's dinner. I am only posting it here to make fun of my parents who live so far away that they cannot buy Scrapple. And they miss it....so I ate some for me and them. YUM!!!

Tuesday Tribute....My Dentist

Today is the day to shine the light on someone, other than myself. And right now I feel the need to shine it on my dentist. I HATE going to the dentist. Wait.....that isnt right. Im SCARED of the dentist. Scary, horrible stuff happens at the dentist. And this afternoon I have one of those scary, horrible appointments. But after my last visit my dentist offered a prescription to calm me down. Apparently he didnt enjoy me shaking so much that the chair was rocking. Anyhoo....I filled my prescription to get ready for todays visit and to my surprise he gave me 5mg Xanax pills. And told me to take 2 the night before, and 2 an hour before my visit (with more if I needed them). Wow! That is a heck of alot of Xanax. Yay! Maybe I wont shake out of fear when I go today.
Dr. Bell......you Rock!

Scary day around here

I spent most of the day doing something incredibly time consuming and fun. I recently won a blog makeover and have been going through tons of design ideas. Wow! I wish I had a fraction of the creativity that these designers have. Judi at Doodlebug Designs is my blog designer and so far it has been great working with her. She sent me a list of approved sites where I could pick designs. It is almost overwhelming, but so much fun too. I am not sure how long the process is, but I am really looking forward to my new improved blog!

Now on to the scary part......our local High School became the latest school to have a student bring a gun. Apparently he was the victim of bullying and felt this was his last resort. When the other student(Bully) went into the classroom he pulled the gun on him. Thank God no shots were fired and no one was injured. I'm sure the other teens in the room (and the teacher) must have panicked...I know I would have. My oldest, C, goes to a different school district because he is in a special Academy program. But we do have 3 nieces that go to the local High School....and none of them were near that classroom.

Today I found Grace in....

-No students shot at the local High School

-Hubby grilling steaks for dinner

-Another Sunny day

-Bedtime is almost here :-)

- He protects our lives and does not let us be defeated. Psalm 66:9

Sunday Day of Grace

This weekend was great...but I am glad it is almost over. I am tired. Really, really tired. Todays weather was awesome. The sun was shining and it was warm. I sure hope this weather holds on for a few more days. I will be glad to get back to my normal daily routine tomorrow. I never thought I would ever say that, lol

Today I found Grace in:

- The sunshine!

- Being around family all afternoon

- Quietly playing little boys (I love PLAYDOUGH!!)

- Coffee Cake flavored Decaf Coffee

- Getting to sleep until 8am

What a weekend!

I am having an awesome weekend. It started with my FAB-U-LOUS Girls night out with Amy. And I am telling you that it was meant to be. Seriously. We went to Don Pablos at 6pm on a Friday night and didn't even have to wait for a table! How crazy is that? Dinner was awesome. Talking with Amy was the BEST. And we had lots of fun shopping in Target. Everything just seemed to fall in place perfectly. Even my hubby was on board and happy about my night out. How cool is that?!?

Today after breakfast we loaded the kiddies up in the minivan, turned on the DVD player and headed to Lancaster County, PA. We love it up there and go at least 3 times a year. Most of the time we go for a weekend or week, but once in awhile it is a day trip like today. Our first stop was Shady Maple Market where we bought a maple walnut pie, shoo fly pie, coffee cake flavored decaf coffee, smoked beef sticks, smoked cheddar cheese, Caffeine Free Mountain Dew (the only place in the world that I have ever found it.....I love MD but cant have the caffeine), kettle chips and a few other goodies. Then we ate lunch at the Shady Maple Smorgasbord.
Anyone who goes there will tell you how great the food is, and how HUGE of a selection. It is 300 foot long.....that's a lot of food to pick from. Plus 5 carving and grilling stations. We all waddled out of there with full bellies. After gorging ourselves we headed to the Rockvale outlets. I was looking to replace my small cookie scoop but couldn't find one. I did end up with a few new cookie cutters and a Pasta cooker for the camper.

Then we window shopped in a few stores, and then headed to the Hanes Vanity Fair store. I got 3 playtex bras for $14.99 each, plus a pack of undies.....and I had a $10 off coupon so it was like getting my undies for free....yay! We went into a few more stores and bought a few more things like these new train shirts for the boys.
Then headed to Maplehofer Dairy. We buy milk there because it is so fresh and so good. They milk the cows and bottle it right on the premises. Hubby was raised a dairy farmer and doesn't like store bought milk. He says it isn't as good.....but he loves Maplehofer milk.

Now we are home and I am exhausted after my two days out. But it was totally worth it.
How is your weekend going?

GNO with Amy

It was Girls Night Out tonight. Amy picked me up at 5:30 and we headed off to Don Pablos for some yummy Mexican food. We each got a Raspberry margarita and were surpised to see how BIG the glasses were. Wow! So much for having one small drink. (I am not a drinker and I dont think she does much drinking either)

We both had Enchildas....yum, yum, yum and then we shared a Chocolate Volcano for dessert. It was fabulous! We talked and talked and talked and had so much fun. We laughed and remembered old stuff. Talked about raising boys, divorces and everything else we could think of....and we watched a toddler at the next table "play" with his mommy's margarita glass. There was ice and a little bit of liquid at the bottom. And this child used a spoon and straw to stir and sip and play. I cannot fathom why they would let him do that? Am I being overprotective or weird?

Here is a picture of me and Amy (and our empty glasses). After dinner we went to Target and did a little shopping. Amy got a book and a new heating blanket. I got a few things for the boys (playdough, shirts and play mailboxes) and a box of goodies. We ended up getting home a few minutes before 10 and Hubby was half asleep on the couch. Now I cant wait to plan another night out with Amy.....it was great! Thank you Amy!!!

I think he will miss me.....

Poor J....I told the boys I was going out tonight and he broke down crying. Apparently he is going to miss me. Or he knows that Daddy is much stricter about bedtime than I am. Now I'm starting to wonder if J will hate me later in life for taking pictures of him crying and posting them on the Internet. Aw.....he is young, he will get over it.

Now this is me.....very happy and excited about my GNO. We had planned to go to the mall, grab something to eat and just hang out. But my body says different. I am not feeling up to walking the mall so now we are going to dinner and maybe a movie. I say maybe because we might just end up talking at the restaurant all night. Either way I think this will be the best night I have had in awhile (since my rare datenight with hubby).