Playing at the Park

Caleb and I got to go on a lunch date to meet some friends at the park today. Here are some pictures from his first time in a swing! He had a great time!

FREE Oil Change

Do you know anyone who might benefit from a free oil change? A neighbor, a friend, a family member? Someone who is not able to do it themselves or who might not be able to afford it? Have them call Richardson East Church at 972-231-8231 by tomorrow afternoon. Pit Stop Ministry is Saturday, June 2, 2007. 8AM-12PM

10 Things

10 Things you probably don't know about me:

1. Chris and I met when I was his student teacher. Scandalous!
2. I am a mean crocheter (not a word).
3. I was a drum major in my high school's band.
4. I made the All Region choir when I was in middle school. I quit choir in high school though so I'd have time for band.
5. I learned to ride my bike a day before my little brother so that he couldn't say he learned first. I was 7, he was 4.
6. I rode on an elephant once. At a field trip to Scarborough Faire.
7. I am not an animal person at all. I like Lindsay's dog Barnabas, and that is about it. I guess that is why we just have fish.
8. I used to be scared of holding little babies until I had one of my own. I guess I thought I would do it wrong or hurt the baby. Now it is no big deal!
9. I love to go camping!
10. My parents are two of my best friends.

Well, that was a little hard to think of things to add to the list.

Jungle

Anyone else have a jungle for a yard like we do? It keeps raining everyday, so we don't get to mow. We had a new neighbor move in two days ago, and I was kind of embarrassed about our yard when we met him. I'm sure he thinks (as well as our other neighbors) that we are scum, but oh well! Until we get a break in the rain, the jungle continues. :)

Amazing!

This weekend, it rained and rained in the Dallas area.

We were in Daingerfield camping, and the amazing thing was that it did not rain there at all! It made for a great weekend of camping! Cool weather, beautiful days, and we didn't get wet!

Memorial Day Weekend

This weekend, we are going camping with my parents and their long-time church friends.

Are you doing anything special for Memorial Day or the weekend?

Have a great weekend!
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Everyone celebrate! This is my 100th post on this blog! Woo hoo!

Summer Reading Program

When my brother and I were little, the library by our house had a Summer Reading Program for kids. We would read like crazy all summer to earn coupons for free food at restaurants, etc.

I have been thinking lately that I really wish libraries would have a Summer Reading Program for adults. I read like crazy anyway, so it would be really cool to earn stuff for it! I would think libraries would want to encourage everyone to read as much as possible. Maybe someday, I'll get the courage to ask my local library if they could start something like that.

Fun With Caleb

Caleb loves the camera. Mainly because he wants to eat it. He gets all excited when I get the camera out and starts attacking me because he thinks "maybe this time, she'll finally let me eat it." Here are some fun pictures from tonight's attack.

Attack of the baby!

He's climbed up against me and is standing in front of me.

I'm not sure why this turned out red, but it makes him look kind of evil. :)

Crawling up on me to get the camera.

To Tyler We Go

We are going camping this weekend with some friends from church at Tyler State Park. I love camping! Our family hasn't gone on our own since we had Caleb, so I have been missing it. I will have pictures when we get back of the weekend. In the mean time, here is a picture of the park.

More Arboretum Pictures

Trip to the Arboretum

Dallas Arboretum

We went to the arboretum awhile back and I am just now getting the pictures off my camera. Here are some shots from the day. Enjoy!

Ok, Blogger isn't working. I'll put them on here when it starts acting right.

Sress Release

When I feel stressed any little bit, I eat...and eat...and eat.

What do you do when you feel stressed?

My First Mother's Day Art

I can't tell you how proud I am! It's the best gift ever!

Bare Minerals Make-Up

My mom bought me this make-up for Christmas. I have had some people ask how I like it, so I thought I would finally put something on here about it.

Now, I can never do any make-up any justice because I am simply make-up slow. It has never been a huge priority of mine, so I am really no good at it.

But I really do love Bare Minerals. It is fun (feels like you are painting) and it does not feel like you are wearing much make-up. All of my make-up was bought at the Ulta store in Mesquite, and the lady that is the make-up expert there is FABULOUS! I really wish I could remember her name. I went back to get some eye make-up and more brushes, and she spend tons of time with me in order to decide what to get, and she did my make-up while I was there so that I could see what it would all look like and to show me how to do it. If you are thinking about going with Bare Minerals, I definitely recommend driving out to the Mesquite Ulta to talk with them. It was a great experience. The lady obviously knew what to tell me in order to want to buy more stuff, but she was so encouraging and complimentary and made it a great experience.

But anyway, the make-up is easy to do and really works great. I have had some blemishes over the past few months, and the make-up seems to cover them up very easily. Plus it's a lot of fun!

Odds and Ends

I have been so busy lately that I haven't even thought about blogging. I have been thinking of things to write...just haven't gotten around to it.

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Road Rage Update...
I have been horn happy lately. Last week on my way to work, a car pulled out in front of me going extremely slow and I had to hit the brakes hard to keep from hitting her...so I honked at her. What got me was that there was no one behind me. She could have waited one more second until I passed to pull out, but NO! She had to pull out in front of me and make me slam on my brakes.

I immediately felt bad about honking though. I was going to have to sit by this lady in traffic on 78 for awhile, so I felt rotten that I had honked at her.

Then this morning, on my way to work, I was sitting at the light coming out of my neighborhood onto 78. I was the first car in the line, and I got busy looking at something so when the light changed the lady behind me honked at me. I thought it was funny that I have been honking at people lately and then I got honked at. :)

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Today is my sweet Grandmother's birthday! I love my grandparents so much! They have been a huge help to me and my parents over my lifetime and have already been a huge help with Caleb. My grandmother is CRAZY about Caleb, so they are coming over tonight so she can play with him. It will be so nice to spend time with them.