2nd ice day this school year

Yesterday we had our second Ice Day of the school year. I knew the schools would close, because it was all over the news how bad the weather would be. The kids did okay, and I actually can't remember any huge fights. Today I stepped outside, at my husband's insistence, to take some shotsAll surface were "hairy" with ice. I don't know how that happened, but it was super coolI really haven't written any inspiring posts lately. Does anyone have any topics they would like me to write about?

Tonight's special

I bet you can't get this at YOUR local Italian Grill!

Nyquil on a date

Friday Joe and I had the opportunity to go to the temple. It had been a long time since we last went, and it was great to be back. Winter had a birthday party with her cousin, and Sterling and Ginger got a date night with grandma and grandpa. We joined the Morphises to the temple, as it was their ward temple night. I was amazed at the large group of people who were waiting to do a session,  it might have been as many as 100! The sessions are usually half empty.

Afterwards we went out to dinner. Thanks Mark and Kelly! I think the last time we went out to a nice restaurant was back on our Anniversary (July). We had delicious food, and a great time chatting with Kat and Matt. Oh, I almost forgot the most memorable part of the evening..... 

I had had a cold all week, and my sinuses, nose, and ears were all plugged up. My head was hurting, but I was determined to make it to the temple. I was at Joe's parents' house, and all I could find was Nyquil. I stayed awake, although I was a bit out of it. 

Since our date went kind of late, we decided to spend the night in Plano. Joe took off early Saturday morning, so he could be home when the duck hunters came ($200 easy cash!). The

 kids and I got an easy start, and then went with Liz to the gym. I just totally loved it! As soon as we move closer to town, I am getting a membership for sure (no, we don't have any moving plans) After that, Liz played games with the kids and we all headed to Tom Thumb for a good sale. 

When I got home, I was very happy to find this

I know it might not look like much, but Joe had been working all day on relocating the vanity lights. We want to have 2 separate light fixtures, instead of 1 long Hollywood style fixture. Now that's done, "I can just go in there any time for an hour at a time, and work on the walls" (Joe's exact words) Yippee. We might actually get the bathroom done after 2 years. Oh, by the way, we finished the floor in the breakfast nook a few weeks ago, so that project is almost done too!

Ginger 3 years

Okay, so Ginger really is almost 3 and 1/2, but better late than never right?

Blurb disaster

So I didn't only just accidentally delete my blurb book that I've been working on for hours.. Now I can't even slurp my blog entries, because the program keeps shutting down, and for some reason blogger is not one of the supported blogs right now!! I want to rip my hair out!!!!!!!!

Dance with Lisa

Today I danced with Lisa. I finally got an exercise DVD with latin dancing. For those who don't know, I did a lot of Ballroom Dancing in Highschool and College. The hardest part is finding DVD's that are challenging enough to keep me interested. I found this cool website www.collagevideo.com where you can search exercise videos by type, equipment, and level. I usually like the videos that are considered advanced choreography. That way, it will take me a little while to figure out the choreography, and keep it fun. I hate the ones where the instructor does the same moves over and over again, just to teach them. Because then the second time you do the workout, you get bored out of your mind. 

The Dance with Lisa DVD seems to be a good one. There are 5 dances, for 5 different days. Chacha, Salsa, Merenque, Rumba, and Samba. Today I did the chacha, and although it was fun, I can tell the moves might get kind of old after a while. But then I discovered a cool feature, where you can do all 5 dances in a row, which would help with the repetitiveness. The only dance that I am not as familiar with is the salsa, because all I have done with salsa dancing was at the clubs where most people only knew the basic moves anyways.

Under

So I have been a bit under the weather the past few days. It started with clogged sinuses, and has now moved to my lungs. On Monday the kids had the day off, and we visited our friends the Cullen's. Melody and AmyJoy used to live right down the street from Joe when they were in high school. Then, when we were living in Boise, AmyJoy moved into our ward. I remember that first Sunday they were there, when all of a sudden Joe got up, and started hugging this stranger. It was fun hanging out with her and her family while we were in Boise. Then, right about the same time that we moved to Texas, so did her sister Melody. I had met Melody a few times at AmyJoy's house. Unfortunately they live an hour from our house, so we can't visit frequently. But on Monday the kids had the day off, and I really wanted to take them somewhere fun. The kids had a blast, playing with her kids, and it was fun for me to catch up. We had some lunch, and walked to the lake, where the kids built sand castles. I guess I should have brought my camera, for a funner blog post, but I just wasn't in the mood to lug it around that day.