Eli's 1st Kiss

Eli's lil' friend Piper came over yesterday...

Piper puckers up and Eli just lays it on...

Piper isn't sure about this....

Eli kissing Piper's entire face....

Oh... head tilt and all!

Piper says, "That's enough, Eli."

Book Club Tuesday - Eclipse

Holy Crap! What am I going to do when I am finished with "Breaking Dawn"? This is the BEST series of books I have ever read! I am trying to get my sister to read them, but she think they are beneath her.... Anyway, I was just like my sister, thought people who read them were crazy. Stephanie Meyer is an amazing storyteller! I plan to read every and any book she writes! If you haven't read the Twilight series, get started! They are SO GOOD!!!

Home Renovations - A Dishwasher!!!

Yes, good things come to those who wait! One year of the last 12-years since I lived at my parents, did I have a dishwasher. I am not asking for pity, but I am telling ya, it gets old...

Anyway, it was installed today! We have someone coming later this week to do some trim work around it to make look not so ghetto....

So here is my new dishwasher!!! Yay!!!

Home Renovations - Painting the stairway!

Our stairway to the basement seems to have been painted in honor of the Minnesota WILD.... floor to ceiling.... literally! The ceiling was painted green! Who paints a ceiling green? So, I got the urge to paint and with Nick's ladder-configuration-assistance; I tackled the project that I have dreaded.... it's done and it looks great!

Before: Not a color I would pick...

After: Pretty! (If I do say so myself!)
Before: Ish!

After: Pretty!

Before: As if the green isn't bad enough, the ceiling too??? Oh, and the ugly light fixture! (with green paint on it!)

After: A nice white ceiling & pretty light fixture!

A couple more afters:

Let's go WILD!!!

We enjoyed a great WILD game on Valentine's Day with Nick's family. Eli really enjoyed it and the WILD beat the Vacouver Canucks!

Daddy, Eli and Uncle Chris cheering on the WILD!

Uncle Boom (Jeff) and cousin Lukey!

Eli and Uncle Chris

Eli being silly!

just hanging out!

Me and the guys!

Grandpa, Gran and the boys!

Nick with Luke.

Jeff and Sally... soon to be married!

Father and son enjoying a great game!

Yay!

Take #1: Not bad...

Take #2: We lost Lukey...

Take #3: Cute....

Take #4: Ok, that's enough!

Happy Valentines Day!

Book Club Tuesday - Good in Bed, The Glass Castle & New Moon

I have been eyeing Jennifer Weiner's books for quite some time. My friend, Melissa, boorrowed me a pile of "must reads" and this came in that pile. I found myself getting irritated with the maine character at times, as she was going through a boo-hoo period in her life... other than that it was a great story and just a fun read!




The Glass Castle is a Memior that will stay with me. I love the story because it is about someone coming from nothing, yet, she sets out on her own and makes a wonderful life for herself. Throughout the first 3/4 of the book my jaw was hanging open... I just couldn't believe everything she went through.


So, last summer I was forced by a friend to read Twilight. When I finished Twilight I was like, "Okay, I get it, your boyfriend is a Vampire and oyu have problems." So, I was not in a hurry to read New Moon at all! Some people offered me their copy, but, like I said I was not in a hurry to read it. Until, 2-weeks ago whne I received notification from the Library that New Moon was ready for me to pick it up. I forgot that I put myself on the waiting list for it. I was number 37 when I signed up last summer. So, I picked it up and didn't put it down! I am sucked in (pun intended!)! Since I finished New Moon, I read The Glass Castle and am moving on to another one of Melissa's must reads.... I need to pace myself from the Twilight series!

UPDATE: Ok, I was lying when I said I would pace myself on the Twilight series. I just received a notification from the Library that Eclipse (the next in the series) is ready for me to pick up!!!.