Lunch at the Bowling Alley

For lunch, Kevin & I walked to the bowling alley (here on post) for a quick lunch. I was a nice break for me to pull myself away from work & see my sweet baby. He makes me smile.

Looking for a Red Dress

Mom's 80th b-day is coming up soon...really soon, and I still haven't found a red dress to wear. (All of my sisters will have matching red dresses execpt for me.) HELP!! We went to the mall on Sunday in search of a red dress but came home without a suitable red dress. Hmmm....I can't seem to find a dress I like & one that doesn't make me look like a hoochie mama. I guess I'll have to keep looking.

Just Pics..

So, I have been super busy & therefore get super tired lately with work & family. Here are a few pics. Above & below: Megan's Cross Country Sports Banquet.

Below: Megan & two other 10th graders.

Megan headed to her seat.

Nicole & I were enjoying some of the food.

Nicole & Kevin

Below: The cross country girls at their table.

Kevin & me

Nicole

Below are a few pics of Nicole & me. Megan, of course, didn't want to take any pictures. :( So, Nicole & I took a few. It was such a beautiful day, and the temperature actually rose to about 65!!

Below: Another day at home....Nicole was hanging out with Kevin in the living room.

My pretties wanting to go to the mall on a Friday evening.

Since the girls wanted to go to the mall, we dropped them off & then Kevin & I had dinner together....alone. Of course, the girls weren't too far away. They too went to Five Guys in the mall & had burgers.

Oh,....Kevin & I were just hanging out at home on a Saturday....just relaxing. Sometimes I think we are boring people, but I do enjoy being home with my family.

Being silly & taking pictures of ourselves on the couch. I guess we should act our ages!

Oprah Show - A Family Stripped Down

Last night, we watched a recoded episode of Oprah, which was quite interesting. Oprah showcased a family that was stripped down (for 7 days) of their electronics.....no phones, no computers, no TV. Their distractions were taken away so that they could focus on their family. WOW...we would like to try this so that we can savor our family more. I don't think we will get rid of all of our electronics, but we do plan to limit their use and designate "no cell phone/no text" and "no computer" times in the evening.

Tomorrow night, we plan to cook dinner as a family, clean up as a family, and then maybe play some type of board game before we pray a rosary as a family.

Ya'll, I just love Oprah. I am really going to miss her show when she retires.

Megan's 16th Birthday

My baby is now 16 years old. :( She has grown up way too quickly.

cake, of course....

blowing out the candles....

My baby & me. I can't believe that 16 years ago, I first met this little lady. I have really enjoyed being Megan's mommy. She has brightened up my world in a way that I just cannot explain and has brought so much joy into my life.

Where have the years gone?...

Taboo

Tonight I enjoyed playing Taboo with the girls & Yazmin, Megan's BFF.

Nicole & I were a team, while Megan & Yazmin paired up. HA! Who do you think WON?.....

Yep! Nicole and I were the camps!

Snow Day

This is what I saw when I looked out the door this morning. Can you believe that because of this snow, the girls didn't have school, and Fort McPherson was closed?

We made the best of this snow day and stayed in our PJ's all day. I wanted something warm for our tummies, so I cooked taco soup. The kids made cookies, and Megan's friend came over & we played Taboo. Even though there was not enough snow to play with or make a snowman, it was a very nice day for us. The was one problem, however, Kevin wasn't off. :(