Wii Bowling!

A friend of Josh's loaned us his Wii this weekend to try with the kids. We were bowling! It was a blast, and I think a Wii may be in our future. :)

Josh bowling a strike

Donovan, using his whole body to beat us!

Audri, holding the pose, waiting for the score!

Pamper Day!

Audri and I had some "girls time" today! We went out and got our hair and nails done... then, when the boys picked us up, they had crowns for us as the queen and princess of their lives. :)

With my crown!

My new hair cut... a bit shorter, and with bangs. I'm sure it'll look a little different once I can fix it for myself. You know how it goes when someone else fixes it for you...

I have my first ever set of gel nails. You can't really see, but Audri has a flower painted on her thumbs, too. They were very good to us!

It's been a fun day! Audri wouldn't cooperate for a picture with her crown, so we'll try that one again tomorrow.

Time Flies...

I just realized that it's been over a month since I posted anything... oops! I keep meaning to! Updates in our lives... really, work, school, and weekends with the kids seem to take over all of our time, so there isn't much to update. We were given a small dining room table a few weeks ago, which has been such a blessing. :) It's nothing spectacular, but it's nice to have a place to sit together and have dinner. Josh and I make a point to sit at the table a couple of times a week (we don't get to have dinner at the same time all that often during the school year) and we love family dinners together with the kids.

We'll have the kids with us next weekend, and we're talking about trying to make root beer together. :) I'll take pictures and post them, so stay tuned... :)

Girls Weekend

My weekend in Washington D.C. and Virginia was wonderful! As you can tell, we did take in a few sights... this was as close as we got to the White House, but we did find a nice couple to take a picture of all of us! This is actually the only picture of the three of us together that I have!

I love being with my sisters. :) They are wonderful friends, and ladies that I just enjoy spending time with. It was a fabulous weekend together!

Baking Cookies

Today was a baking extravaganza! I have found myself this year offering to bring cookies to classes that I really enjoy... just before I went to Virginia, I had a wonderful group of students, and promised them cookies. So, this afternoon I baked 4 different kinds of cookies: 8 dozen chocolate chip, 8 dozen oatmeal chocolate chip, 6 dozen peanut butter, and 6 dozen snickerdoodle. I am exhausted! I think I should remember this moment the next time I offer to bake cookies. :) No more baking for at least a week!

A mini-van?

For those who do not know, my Jeep broke down this week... while in the shop, I had to rent a vehicle. Unfortunately, from the time I reserved one online until the time I picked it up the following morning, all the economy vehicles left the lot, and I was left with a mini-van. I planned to take a picture, but, well, didn't. :) I have to admit, the van itself was a nice, comfortable, roomy, and drove really well... I might have to consider one in the future. :)

My Jeep will be repaired, but is on its last legs. I will most likely be replacing it within the next six months. It is a sad, sad day...

Happy New Year!

To my fellow bloggers... Happy New Year! I hope everyone has great big plans, and that this year will be better than the last. :) As for me, I am still working on my resolutions... I want them to be realistic, and need to pare down the list so there are fewer, but more achievable, goals to work towards. What is on your list? Of course, there are the typical ideas for weight loss, paying off debt, and saving money, but most of all, I want to be happy... to improve relationships, create stronger friendships, and find joy in each and every day. I hope each of you are able to do the same!