A New Adventure

Alright...here it is...I'm going to write a cookbook. Crazy? Yes. Where did this come from? I don't know...ask my husband. I've been working on this little project for a while now. I'm sure that it's going quite a bit longer until it is finished. It's not going to be a normal cookbook. It's different. A mom's guide of sorts. More than just recipes. It will be fun. An adventure. =) My husband and kids have really been enjoying all of the new dishes, desserts and cakes. Can't wait to start posting a few of them and some pictures.

Date Nights

Since December my husband Craig and I made a deal with eachother. We promised that no matter what we would take 1 night a month and dedicate it to our relationship. A time out from the kids, house and other projects to focus on eachother. We also agreed to take turns planning our outings. I took the first month. We ate dinner at Taco Tice (of all places) and saw a show at The Loony Bin. It was Craig's first time to a comedy club. He loved it. Month one was a success!

January was his turn. He is absollutely in love with Old Chicago's pizza. I wasn't surprised when he decided to eat there, catch a movie and end the evening with some dessert from Orange Leaf. Month two was again a success.

Last night was again my turn to plan. I decided to invite another couple (Jeff & Tracy) to go out with us. We knew that we would have fun with these guys. Tracy is a riot and Jeff is her perfect match. We ended up eating at On The Border and bowling at West Acre Bowling. I haven't laughed that hard in a long time. It was nice to talk about the "good old times" and where we are now. Thanks again guys for braving the weather and the driving. ;)

Next month is Craig's turn again. I'm a little worried because it will also happen to be spring turkey season. I hope his idea for our date won't be sitting in a turkey blind on the river waiting for a big tom to come strutting by.....

Is it too late to apologize?

I would like to take this opportunity to apologize to anyone and everyone that I was around as a teenager. My lovely and wonderful daughter is showing me what I must have been like as one. Moody. Snappy. Bursting into tears for ABSOLUTELY no reason at all! I'm sure that this is normal though. Right? All, or at least most, teenagers are moody and irritable. Shouldn't they make a pill for this or something. Not for them, but for the parents. A coping mechanism?!?! It's very frustrating. I probably owe the biggest apology to my parents. Although my brother would say that I owe it to him I'm sure. =)Raising my own kids has made me aware of all the mistakes that I remember making as a kid. Or the way too many times that I didn't pick up my shoes or actually put away my laundry instead of stuffing it under my bed. All the times that I was upset about stupid things. Like Guess jeans. (Long story) The stupid and petty fights with my parents over nothing at all. I love my kids greatly. Just like my parents love me. They made it through the teens years. I'm sure that I will too. I'm just not looking forward to it...

Lost

The last few months of my life have been crazy. Busy. Stressful. Fun. Evolving. But it's over. The house is done. I don't have that routine of waking up and thinking about what needs to get done that day reguarding the house. Putting out the fires of what couldn't get accomplished or had to be changed. Stressing over where to put phone jacks or how square a wall really is. Then rushing home to play the role of mommy and catching up on everything that didn't get done during the day that is due tomorrow. Homework. Ball games. Quailty time with my kids. It never ends.

Now things are back to "normal". A new kind of normal. A boring normal. Boring to me at least. The last few boxes were unpacked this morning. Closets are starting to be organized. Everyone is settling into this new normal. But I have to admit. I feel a little lost. My project of building our house is over. Now what? Don't get me wrong. I'm enjoying my cuddle time with Sadie and just relaxing in the fruit of my work. But I'm getting bored. I need a new project. I need a new passion. A new something. Something to bring me back from feeling lost. Any ideas?

Have you missed me?!?!

It's been a long, busy, crazy, insane month since I've posted!!! We are finally moved into our new house. Record time too! 1 week short of 5 months. How crazy is that!?!?! Here are a few pics of the final product.

The basement before furniture was moved in.

The kitchen jsut after the kids got on the bus this morning.

Ms. Princess Sadie's room. Notice that there is no bed. She is sleeping in our room until Craig gets more comfortable with her being further away. =)

Cody's room. Can you tell that he is an OU Sooners fan? My mom made the headboard. She did an awesome job. Still need to hang up some pictures and a clock in his room.

I'll post some more pictures when I get time next week. And when the girls have thier rooms cleaned!

Happy Birthday Halie!!!

Happy birthday to a sweet wonderful and very helpful daughter! Love you so much Halie!!!!

Happy Birthday Sadie!!

Seven months ago there were moments, minutes and even hours that we didn't think that we would get to celebrate this day. Praise God that we are able to enjoy today and every moment that we have with her. We are so blessed to have Ms. Sadie is our lives. She has brought more joy and understanding to life than we could have expected. Every day is a new adventure with her. And we are loving EVERY moment of it! Happy birthday to the sweetest 2 year old I know. We love you very much Sadie.