Tuesday, April 21, 2009
New House!
We bought a house! I'm excited, if not a little nervous. I do think it will be a great home for us. We close June 18th and will move soon after. Eric emailed out some pictures, but I don't have any pictures, yet. I'll post them when I get them. The kids are really excited, even though they haven't seen the house, yet. I'm VERY sad to leave our current neighborhood, but am anxious to have more space! I'm already dreaming of paint colors, curtains, and where I'm going to put our furniture in the new house.
Sophia's Birthday
And finally, birthday #3 in March-Sophia turned 2! At this point, I was sick of cake! :) When we lit Sophie's candles, she immediately blew them out-before we got a picture or sang or anything. So then we lit the candles again, but she wouldn't blow them out again. Sorry, I again forgot to rotate the picture.
Caleb, Sophia, and Danny "helping" frost the cake.
We had lots of guests come for cake and ice cream. Our friends Matthew and Spring, our good friends and neighbors Deb and Tess, and our other good friends and neighbors, whose daughter, Gretta, is 6 wks younger than Sophia. They are too cute together! Although for the life of me I couldn't get a picture with BOTH of them looking at the camera. Happy 2nd birthday, Sophia!
Caleb, Sophia, and Danny "helping" frost the cake.
We had lots of guests come for cake and ice cream. Our friends Matthew and Spring, our good friends and neighbors Deb and Tess, and our other good friends and neighbors, whose daughter, Gretta, is 6 wks younger than Sophia. They are too cute together! Although for the life of me I couldn't get a picture with BOTH of them looking at the camera. Happy 2nd birthday, Sophia!
Danny's Birthday
And birthday #2 in March-Danny's. Danny had the Arant family over to celebrate, but for some reason, we didn't get a picture of all the kids. Oh well. Danny had a strawberry cake, also had a treasure hunt, and could barely eat the whole day he was so excited. He got a couple of really cool transformers from the Arants. Here's the family on Danny's birthday.
Danny with his loot. Right before we took this picutre, Sophia jumped in and put her arm around Danny.
Danny with his 7 candles and strawberry cake.
Danny with his loot. Right before we took this picutre, Sophia jumped in and put her arm around Danny.
Danny with his 7 candles and strawberry cake.
Caleb's Birthday
Caleb had a great time celebrating his March birthday with cousins Moses and Johnnie. We went to Hickory Park for supper, had a treasure hunt (in the dark with flashlights), played pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey, and Caleb and Moses got to sleep in a tent we set up in their room (it was too cold to sleep outside). Caleb and Danny then convinced us to let them sleep in the tent for the following three nights! :) Thanks to the Each's for driving a couple hours to celebrate with us. Caleb had a blast.
Caleb with his "funfetti" cake and his new Webkinz from Nanny and Baba. We lost the tag for this Webkinz, which is what you need to log it on to the computer, so ended up buying another one. Yeah, I'm a sucker. Nevermind that I spent probably 5 hours or so scouring the house for that tag.
Caleb modeling his new ISU jersey. Go Cyclones! (Sorry, I forgot to rotate the picture.)
The party-ers: Johnnie, Caleb, Danny, Moses.
The kids showing off Caleb's loot. L to R, Sophia, Johnnie, Caleb, Danny, Moses.
Caleb with his "funfetti" cake and his new Webkinz from Nanny and Baba. We lost the tag for this Webkinz, which is what you need to log it on to the computer, so ended up buying another one. Yeah, I'm a sucker. Nevermind that I spent probably 5 hours or so scouring the house for that tag.
Caleb modeling his new ISU jersey. Go Cyclones! (Sorry, I forgot to rotate the picture.)
The party-ers: Johnnie, Caleb, Danny, Moses.
The kids showing off Caleb's loot. L to R, Sophia, Johnnie, Caleb, Danny, Moses.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
The Downside of Being Cheap
Okay, I don't know if I'm necessarily "cheap", but I really like good deals and I almost NEVER pay retail. (Isn't that a life motto?) However, there are those days when it doesn't pay to be cheap. For example, the days in the last month and a half.
About a month and a half ago, I decided that I didn't like my hair. It needed a lift. And I also decided that surely, being the educated person that I am, I could figure out how to dye my hair myself, saving more than $50. One trip to Target, three trips to Sally's Beauty Supply, and two weeks later, I found myself with a yellowy-orangy color that I hated. And Eric said, "It's not my favorite," which means he hated it, too. I dealt with the horrible orangy color for about two weeks before I gave in. (I have this weird idea that I should make myself suffer for a while because of the mistake I made.) Then I talked to my neighbor, who works for a very nice salon, to see if she thought she could fix my hair. She was very optimistic and so yesterday I went in and my hair looks A LOT better. However, all in all, I probably spent almost twice as much as if I had just gotten my hair highlighted professionally in the first place. We'll keep the actual bill a secret between me and my credit card statement. :)
I learned my lesson. It doesn't always pay to be cheap. Next time I'll fork over the dough and get it done right the first time.
About a month and a half ago, I decided that I didn't like my hair. It needed a lift. And I also decided that surely, being the educated person that I am, I could figure out how to dye my hair myself, saving more than $50. One trip to Target, three trips to Sally's Beauty Supply, and two weeks later, I found myself with a yellowy-orangy color that I hated. And Eric said, "It's not my favorite," which means he hated it, too. I dealt with the horrible orangy color for about two weeks before I gave in. (I have this weird idea that I should make myself suffer for a while because of the mistake I made.) Then I talked to my neighbor, who works for a very nice salon, to see if she thought she could fix my hair. She was very optimistic and so yesterday I went in and my hair looks A LOT better. However, all in all, I probably spent almost twice as much as if I had just gotten my hair highlighted professionally in the first place. We'll keep the actual bill a secret between me and my credit card statement. :)
I learned my lesson. It doesn't always pay to be cheap. Next time I'll fork over the dough and get it done right the first time.
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