Florida Here I Come!

It's true! I'm finally going to visit! I'm headed down to see my sister April 30th. I'm so excited I'm beside myself! We'll hang out and do girly stuff Thursday and Friday and then sometime in the afternoon Saturday, we'll hop in her car for a long drive back! It's going to be a blast!
And last night I learned how cunning my child really is. Alaina and I were reading a book before bedtime and when I said it was time to go to bed, she hopped down and ran for her crib. I was so excited that she was ready to sleep. But she just yanked her blanket out through the bars and headed for my bed. After a great debate (crying and screaming on her part), she won and I told her she could only stay in my bed last night, tonight she would have to sleep in her own bed. She readily agreed to this and I laid her down with a couple of pillows to hinder a fall. But when I went to go upstairs, she patted the pillow beside her and said "Mama?" I guess the big thrill about sleeping in Mommy's bed is only when Mommy's in it! Fortunately I didn't cave on the point that it wasn't Mommy's bedtime and she only protested with a little whine. Hopefuly she remembers her promise to sleep in her bed tonight.

Anniversary

Today is our wedding anniversary and I can't believe its been three years! Well actually, I can't believe its only been three years. Next October we'll have been together for 10 years, crazy huh? We're going to grab lunch together today to celebrate and ladies . . . I'm getting a big ol' steak! Ha ha! Jeff still hasn't heard about any of the jobs he put in for, they told him he should hear by the week before Easter, and then changed to say after April 1st. He also found out his boss is leaving to go work at a place in Broken Bow. Apparently they are hiring for a lot of jobs out there. His boss apparently is getting a lot more money, so her husband can stay home with the kids. Jeff jokingly asked if I would be willing to move there if he could get a great paying job. I answered the same way I always do . . "I'll more anywhere for the right price." Seriously! I don't want to move to the coasts, but if Jeff would be offered a job that pays enough that I could quit working, I would seriously consider it. But he was mostly joking, mostly.
Alaina's still not feeling herself, she's got a nasty throat but its not strep. She started coughing again this morning, but she ate better last night. We went out to eat with my friend Shannon who was down from Omaha. I haven't seen her in quite a while so it was nice to hang out!

Busy Weekend!

Mimi and Papa came to stay with us and help get the rooms painted. Alaina's room has one lavendar wall with buttercream for the rest and Jeff and I have one dark seal brown wall with the rest smoky blue. It turned out beautiful!

Yay Easter!
Alaina and Jeff both get tomorrow off, but I have to drag myself into the office. Yawn! Actually, I like working on days like tomorrow. Since most people take it off, I get to be ultra productive because there are few phone calls because there are few people yay! I don't know if much changed, but I had this blog associate with my work email, turns out I'd tried to create one for my hotmail email, and couldn't get back in at the time. Well, now my office is starting a blog and, you guessed it, its here in blogspot! So I did some fancy dancing to get this off of my work email, because people could easily find it on my profile!
We went to me my brother and his wife in the mile high city last weekend, and I found out that for some reason, I get carsick now. Never in my life have I ever gotten carsick, but after 2 hours, it hits. Ick. Anyway, big bro, sister, hubby, Papa, and myself loaded up for a trip to the Coors brewery. I love going there. I actually drank a small cup of nice fresh beer, and it wasn't bad. Maybe my tastebuds are dying or something. I wanted to buy a neat neon sign for our bar area at home, but I settled for $2 worth of those silly cardboard coasters you can get at any bar. I should ahve just stolen them, but then I wouldn't get to say I bought them at the brewery now would I?
Mimi is coming up to watch Alaina so that Jeff and I can work on the bedroom project. The walls are ready to be primed and I am more excited that I have any right to be . . . Painting soon!!!

Babies! Babies Everywhere!

I called a friend last night and left her a voice mail that went something like this . . . "Hi. The last time we went this long without talking, I called and you were 3 months pregnant, so I'm just wondering what's new with you?" She called back five minutes later and I answered my phone "Are you pregnant?" She said, "As a matter of fact I am." Just goes to show what your friends know about you! That make it three people pregnant that I know about (not all are family so don't get your hopes up people!) Jeff just got a second interview for a job at work that would put him on the day shift. I can only dream what it might be like to have him at home during the evening. I'm trying not to get my hopes up by planning how to get my shopiing in during the week instead of running errands all day Sunday.
Am I the only one unfortunate enough to go grocery shopping on Sunday evenings? Yikes. When I went this week, they were all out of bananas. Bananas! There are always dozens of bananas! I always expect them to be out of cilantro and low on good onions, but bananas?
And the saddest moment of my entire week was finding out that Once upon a child is moving to the south side of town. No more sneaking down for quick shopping over lunch. It will no longer take 3 minutes to drive there and back, sniff sniff. Oh well.

Coming Soon. . . .

Glad everyone liked the pics! The dolls are 'twin' Precious Moments dolls that mom bought for sis and I back in the day. Alaina carried them around that day for the whole afternoon.
I'm getting my weekend! Jeff and Alaina are heading back next weekend to stay with Grandma and Grandpa. Its unreasonably silly to be excited to be alone, but I think I'm due some time. I just want to turn up the Broadway channel on the radio until I can hear it in every corner of the house and get all those cobwebs in the corners taken care of!
Oops, headed to lunch. Hope everyone had a good weekend!

This one's for you Mom and Sis