30-something

But who's counting right? Even amung all the jokes about arthritis and depends Michael took actually turning 30 rather well. considering. :) Mostly because we all had so much fun in the process. We threw Michael a party Sat which, if I might say so myself, was a success-

We had a number of friends over to eat, rock out, and 'what if' to their hearts content. The only set back, besides not taking many pictures, was the lack of AC workage (which I might add is about the 5th episode we've had since we've lived here. . . . maybe it's time to move.) Michael skipped out on the festivities long enough to purchase another fan so we didn't all melt.

Thank you to everyone who came to celebrate with us, (some of which drove a LONG way- ahem Scott and Paige) and thank you even more for your friendships! We hope everyone else had a Happy Flag Day, cuz we sure did!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEETHEART!!

I Love You!

No one mourns the wicked

Except for ME! I'm definately in mourning since it's OVER! We saw Wicked last night and can I just say. . . .A-MAZING! I was in LOVE!! I've been wanting to see this for a VERY long time (thanks to a certain boss of mine). I must say all the hype about it had me slightly worried I was going to be let down- rest assured I was VERY pleased!

Its such a cute/fun story and it was really nice to get all dressed up (by dressed up I mean I didn't wear jeans) and go out! Lucky for Mike there was an empty seat next to us and he even had leg room! Maybe the next time we see it we won't buy the cheapest tickets available. maybe.

What the June!?

hmm. June already? seriously? whoa.

We have a BUSY month ahead of us and I can hardly wait for it to get started! But first off "Happy 100th Post to me!!" ok, US {Michael is randomly here somewhere}

2nd- a couple weeks ago we went up to the Lyndon B Johnson ranch and home. . . it was kinda interesting-even for my history-hating self. The coolest part (in my opinion) was that he spent 25% of his presidency on his ranch (more time away from the dc white house than any other president before, or since). He and other cabinet members would sit on the front lawn looking at the river when they signed some of the most important documents (many of which dealing with education). We were even able to see his office which they've kept the original decor.

*editors note* although I LOOK pregnant, rest assured I am not- I've either gained weight, am standing weird or both.

Then, over Memorial Day we met up with Scott and Paige in Dallas at lake Kiowa.

Their neighbors had a little luau, so we watched from the deck- I even cheered.

Michael took about half a million pictures of Paige and I talking- which is kindof annoying because the little button on our camera is broken and we have to upload the pics to the computer to delete them. ugh. . . . . . Although we did pretty much talk the entire weekend. but, give us warning and we'll pose or go put make-up on or SOMETHING!! When we weren't playing games or sleeping we were doing this:

Anyway, thanks to my adopted Texan Mom and Dad Krauss and Scott and Paige for the wonderful, too short, weekend. If it wasn't for the 6 hr drive we would crash their parties more often! Next up: Wicked, Michael's Birthday, Scout camp, Girls camp and UTAH {i told you it was going to be a busy month!}

My technical woes are OVER!!

So we've had computer issues the last two + weeks and I almost died. On Mother's day after I made that lovely post honoring and singing praises to the women in my life I tried to get back on the computer to do various other things and to my dismay the computer decided it didn't want to turn on. Lucky for us, we had an extended warranty on the computer and we saved ourselves over $700 (thus the cost of a computer). We now have a new motherboard and other various computer parts I know nothing about, along with a virus being removed and now, it works like a dream. Its amazing how much of our lives is spent in front of the computer. I mean, I've acctually had to call people for directions instead of using google.

One good AND bad thing about no computer is that I wasn't able to work. Frustrating at times yes, but I'll be honest it was kindof nice to only work one part time job for a couple weeks. I really enjoyed the extra trish time and got some good crafting in. (of which I'll post pictures of later).

I've missed the wonderful world of blogging and I'll just say it's good to be back :)

Near Death Experience

So I had a near death experience the other day. I was able to get the video from the city, luckly. Trish and I were driging and she was talking about how a terrible driver I was because I was on my phone playing solitaire while driving with my knees and rocking out to Bon Jovi. Apparently she doesn't think i'm capable of multi-tasking! What women are the only ones who can multi-task?!? Well sure enough she got me distracted, I can only do sooo much. And you can see what happened next.

Because of my superior driving skills I was able to avoid any wreck. Thank you very much!

(If anyone believes this, please make sure that you leave your credit card number and expiration date as a comment!)

Pay it Forward

I've seen others do this and thought it would be fun!

How it works: The FIRST THREE people to leave a comment on this post will receive at some point during this year a hand-made gift from ME. What it will be and when it will arrive will be a total surprise. The CATCH is that YOU MUST PLAY TOO! Before you leave your comment here, write a pay it forward post on your blog to keep the fun going (you can cut and paste these instructions). Then come back and let me know that you are going to play, and sit back and anticipate the arrival of your gift.

Love These Ladies!

Happy Mother's Day!! Or as some of us may call it "Female Appreciation Day!" I am very grateful for all the AMAZING women in my life. . . if you are reading this, be 100% positive you are one of them (even if your pretty face itsn't in one of the pictures below). I've learned so much from each woman in my life and you all make me want to be a better wife and friend! Thank You!! and I Love You!!