Memory

Fun if you want to participate.

1. As a comment on my blog, leave a memory that you and I have together. It dosen't matter if you know me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, repost these instructions on your blog, and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty fun to see the responces. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you.

Favorite Things Swap

I had a friend tell me about this Favorite Things Swap. (Thanks Dorey) What you do is gather up a few of your favorite things and then each person participating in the swap, gets a partner and swaps things. It sounded really fun, because you get to put together your favorites (home-made or store bought) and send them to someone else. In return get some cool, random, favorite things. I think that it will be fun to find out about someone else. Here are the things that I am going to send. I will post pictures when I get my package! Totally cool, fun, different, and so exciting! Can't wait to see how it turns out.

Here are the pictures of the package I sent to my swap partner

And here's what I got from my partner.

The best part of it all was recalling my favorite things and being able to share them with someone else. Although it was pretty exciting to get the package today and see what was inside for me (it was a little like Christmas). I needed a little excitement! Overall it turned out great! Thanks Rosa for the great stuff and it has been fun getting to know you! Maybe I'll try this again in the future. It was pretty cool!

Welcome Summer!

Today was the first day of summer! Yeah!!!!! We celebrated by going to a BBQ at our neighbors house. It was fun to see some of our old friends (Sam, Marcia, Paul (Guzel), Anna (Joe), Phil and Carla and Larraine) again and catch up on things. Thanks Marcia for the invite! We had a blast eating, talking and hanging out with everyone that was there. Everyone brought a dish and Sam and Marcia made Flank Steak-YUM! The kids had fun playing. Phil and Marcia even got down on the floor and played with the kids. It made my day to have someone play like that with my kids, because my mom used to do that and it's what I miss the most about her. (Thanks again Phil and Marcia for playing with them. It was just what I needed!) The adults played card games while Marcia entertained the kids. It just keeps getting better....we got to go to a movie with Joe and Anna. We saw Get Smart. It was a great movie and we laughed and laughed. It was a wonderful evening and an awesome way to Welcome Summer!

The fabulous food (the picture doesn't do it justice!)

Good friends and excellent company

Fun Stuff and Good Times!!!!

Only one bad thing.....our cooler has been broken and we have been dieing of heat! I hate being sweaty! YUCK! Just when it gets hot! HMPH! Still we are happy to have the nice weather. :)

Almost 23/7!

Normally for me I have the kids 24/7 (so it seems), but this yesterday I got a break. I was invited to have a weekend away with no kids, stay in a hotel and scrapbook (although we goofed off more than scrap booking). Tony's cousins Kayli, Jill, Jenna and Sarah went to dinner at Archibald's Restaurant and then did a little window shopping before we went to the Little America Hotel. It was a lot of fun and I was totally ready to be a mom again. I've decided that I need these breaks periodically! Thank you Kathy and Tony for watching the kids. I feel so more relaxed (one of my neighbors even told me that I looked more relaxed). I am thankful for the 24 hour reprieve! Back to being a mom again....24/7!