Work Loot!

I had lots of surprises when I came into work, and was overwhelmed by birthday wishes in my email inbox. I got tons of cards, a little candle, some silly puddy, a little frame, etc...but the gift that I kept getting was candy. I am not a big cake/cookie/dessert person, but when it comes to good ol' candy, I'm a sucker (no pun intended!). I was even surprised by a flower arrangement and balloons that Kelly (and family) sent to my office. I also only had to work a half day today, so it was a great birthday-day! Thanks to all my work pals, email pals, and Kelly for making today very special for me!

Luke, I am your fried taco!

Kelly and Michel invited us over to have her specialty, fried tacos. These little fried wonders are so great there is no point in attempting to describe how they taste (and from the pictures may not appear to be a big deal..) I think everyone should have Kelly's fried tacos at least once in their life. I would liken it to never having tasted movie popcorn, cotton candy, french fries, or Diet Dr. Pepper; all must haves in life! She also made a pie, but after eating dinner I needed a little break before eating something sweet. The boys wanted to go outside, and then broke into acting out scenes from Star Wars. They saw Return of the Jedi the night before, so Caleb was all too willing to play Darth Vador because "he turns back good." Kelly also filmed this; I think it will be something funny to show them when they bring their fiances home for the first time. Great blackmail material if you ask me!

My buddy and Me!

Today has been a great day and mainly because I got to spend a little time with my sweet Jacob. He hasn't been feeling well, so I stopped by Maggies and brought Jacob some get well cookies (Sam got some too). We played grocery man, spider man, in the sink with make-up, in Julia's room, and in his turtle tent. After the shower, he even lead us in a few hymnals. I hope that he feels better soon! Love you little buddy!

***I forgot to mention that I opened my birthday present from Jacob, Jenn, Steve, and Julia. It was a Arthur Court Texas star dish to go with my Texas house. Jacob also sang happy birthday to me and made a cookie cake (stacked all the Maggies cookies up) and had me blow out my make believe candles. Thank you guys!!! I love it!

Julia's Shower

This afternoon I went to a baby shower hosted by Jennifer M for Jennifer and Julia. It was very nice to see everyone that I don't get to see very often. The girls all seemed to have a great time and Julia got all sorts of wonderful gifts!

Surprise Package!!!

When I arrived home today, on the island sat a little package from UPS. My immediate thought was that I had ordered something and forgotten about it! I figured Jason would be REAL happy about my absentee mind when it comes to my online shopping, and it appeared I had done it again. Much to his happiness, the package was in fact a birthday present surprise from Jamie, Andrew, and Samuel. I really love my present! (an Arthur Court serving piece...I think the present may serve a dual purpose because now I won't have to borrow Jamie's when I throw my next get together! Hahaha!!) Thank you guys - It was very thoughtful of you!

Big Storm & Broken Pot!

Driving home from work, I could hardly see to get home. When I made it, I called mom and dad and the power went out for a bit. There was lightning everywhere and the wind was blowing very hard. After dinner, Jason informed me that the pot that I just stained a few weeks ago (see Lazy Sunday post) had blown over and broken. I went on the back porch to inspect the damage, and noticed how the furniture had been moved from the storm. I love it when it rains (and we certainly need it), but when the storm is bad enough to move furniture, I'll pass!

To Granny's house we go!

This morning Jason and I got up very early to meet the rest of the caravan (Dad, Jamie, Sam, Steve, Jennifer, and Jacob) in Beebe. We went to spend Sunday with Granny. We were about 10 minutes late for church and with two little guys in tow, we made an entrance. I took Samuel out to play in the nursery, but had to get Jamie from the service to help with a little diaper situation. (I'm not sure what they fed him last night, but I've never smelled anything so bad in my life) We went to lunch and Jacob played on the bicycle they had by the hostess stand. We then went back to Granny's and everyone was assigned a job whether it was laundry, going through mail, cleaning out the fridge, checking supplies that she might need, etc (my job was watching Sam, but he managed to produce another horrid diaper so Jamie took time out from the kitchen to change another diaper). We also went to see papaw's headstone and cleaned it while we were there. It looked very nice. Then we took Granny grocery shopping and Jacob found a shopping cart and pitched in on picking things up for her. He was a little wild man pushing the buggy around, but had a ball doing it! One of Jacob's favorite things to do when he goes to see Granny is to go to the chapel and say hi to Jesus...We had a great visit with Granny and Jacob cried when it was time to leave her.

Ballad of Rickey Bobby!!!

Here is Charles' picture back by popular demand!!!

















Tonight we went to (a very nice place in LR, 1620) dinner with Michael and Kelly. Michael thought it would be funny to show up at our door with a Nascar collared shirt to go to a "nice dinner". He didn't get the reaction from me he was hoping to (I didn't say anything, but thought to myself that surely he had something in his closet that didn't resemble a checkered flag)...He changed and we made it to dinner which was GREAT!!! Charles (click on Jennifer M's link to see more...is also a friend of our's) was the manager tonight and was VERY "sweet" to us!!! THANK YOU, CHARLES!!! Speaking of Charles (Kelly and Michael) are very much like Jennifer and Charles. I never realized it until tonight, but they are their mirror image....So, on to the quotes from the "Ricky Bobby" of the evening!!!.....
**This bread sure is better than what they have at outback!
**These onion rings sure beat the ones at Burger King!
**Man, I think I may actually sound like Bobby Jimmy!
Micheal is really great and we're very lucky to have (aka, Bobby Jimmy....Ricky Bobby...Jim Bob...etc...) as our friend. He's the one that encouraged this blog and being picked on because of the little joke he played on us at when they arrived at our door.

Baby Shower Brunch

This morning I hosted a baby shower brunch for my friend and coworker, Shari. It was a hectic morning and time was running out, so Kelly graciously offered to pick up the cookies I had ordered from Maggie's bakery (Sam's favorite). She called from there with a sound in her voice that told me something wasn't right and to not freak out. She said that the lady who went in the back to get the cookies said "oh, those are the ones with the pink paw prints?"...I was thinking to myself that having doggie cookies at a baby shower was just my luck....Kelly then called back and said that they were correct with pink footprints...but can you imagine??? Kelly asked her if they get many requests for paw prints and the lady told her they did...The food turned out really good. I also served coffee, orange juice, ice water, and strawberry-banana smoothies (I used a fresh strawberry as garnish on the side of the glass. You may not be able to tell from the pictures) I bought two bags of flowers that come in bunches at the grocery store, and made tons of arrangements. I think I'll enjoy having all these flowers around the house in the days to come; they make the house smell so nice. The shower turned out well and Shari got some great stuff!!!

Nice Shirt Jason!!!

Tonight Kelly came over to help me prepare for a baby shower brunch I am hosting on Saturday. I'm actually using my china and crystal for this occasion and I'm very excited. Jason started a project to seal the slate on our island bar in the kitchen and he's done a fine job so far. He didn't want a picture posted to the blog in his "wife beater" running shirt, but I had to post a picture of him!!! That's what Kelly is laughing about in the picture of her and Jason...she's giggled about that throughout the night! Michael, Jacob, and Caleb came up to hang out after Jason got back from his run.