Five For Friday

1) Never did I realize that volunteering to make a dessert (that I have never made) would go so wrong. I spent an entire afternoon "whipping" something that NEVER seemed to set. Tired, SWEATY and now grumpy my kids new how to top things off by spilling a bowl of their after school snack. GRRRRRRR..........

2) Feeling edgy and unlucky, I decided to try my luck by placing on my green lucky charm bracelet given to me by Heather on my birthday.

3) And because I have to match for the most part head to toe, I couldn't resist brushing the dust off of my green shoes that sadly never get worn.

4) Finishing off the outfit with a green shirt completed the bracelet and shoes.

5). Feeling excited that I was able to pull myself together after such a terrible afternoon, it was then when I noticed the pen markings on one of my favorite pairs of jeans. I remembered that I allowed Taylor to borrow my jeans a while back and this was how they were returned. A peace sign and a happy face. What's up with that? Did I change? Nope, I thought it added character not to mention the icing for how my afternoon had gone. Such is life.

Red, White, and Brew

Clouse's, Sharp's, Hunter's, and Gustafson's

Last, but not least I made it in one piece to celebrate Julie's Birthday dinner with friends!
Happy Birthday Julie Dear!

Cheating on Chuy's

I finally sucked up and bought my season passes to Fiesta Texas yesterday online. Ouch. I had my heart set on taking the kids this morning. To kill some major time. Yesterday I was so sick of the word bored I could scream. My plans were shattered after I learned that only the rides were open. I wasn't about to fight the kids in the heat with no relief of cooling down. The only reason I buy them is to plop myself at the wave pool to catch some rays. Really a win/win for all. It's nice that the little ones play in the shallow part and the older ones can go off and ride the water rides. (as long as they check in every once in a while). I (or we) was in desperate mode today for some entertainment. I ran over to Target to pick up a few items and found this water slide for $16.99. It wasn't too bad and kept the kids happy for a few hours today.

Tonight the kids had a mock swim-meet. By the time it was over, we were all starving. Doug wanted to run out to the mall after dinner so we opted for some place close, Mamacitas. It couldn't have been more perfectly set up. As you can see the kids have their own round table and the adults had their own as well. Nice. They also brought out a pitcher of Diet Coke so we could refill our glasses as much as we liked. Can't go wrong with that. I had to laugh because Greg commented and said, "it's like we are cheating on Chuy's." I guess you could say that was true since we were really planning on eating there tonight. Mamacitas won since it was so close to home. Tomorrow is another rat race: swim, dance, and baseball. Is it Monday yet?


good deed: got Taylor's costumes all organized for the recital.