My Good King

in other news, let me begin by saying, "I became an aunt again today!!" My nephew was born today, and I can't wait to see pictures of him. let alone MEET him!! There are no babies to spoil in our little neck of the woods, and I wish I could be a real aunt and be there with him to watch him grow up--and take a gazillion photos of him. oh well. So here's why I'm DESPERATE for Spring Break. I get to: catch up on my "Home Office" project, including painting and assembling these (so excited to finish them) go to this park with my in-laws, nieces, and nephews (and my own kids, of course). Ashley has decided we need to make it a yearly tradition the day after Easter :) catch up on house-cleaning and use this (thanks, Samantha!): scrapbook for four hours straight --paper scrapping (vacation photos from last summer) most of all--NO RUSHING the whole day from one thing to the next catching up on grocery shopping, errands, and PLANNING MEALS, something I haven...

It was truly only a matter of time until Facebook crept into my blog life, lol! I truly tried to hold off as long as I could, but it is so energizing to connect with people in the middle of the day during my breaks at work. For the longest time I didn't "get it." (What's the point? Who cares? What is the purpose of Facebook anyway?) Then my niece went to Australia and I really wanted to connect with her and see what her life is like there 'til she comes back in July, so I "re-joined" facebook, and I have to say I'm loving it. My favorite part is that you get quick little "snippets" or "sneak peeks" into the lives of people that you know (or knew) but don't connect with on a regular basis anymore. What have i learned on facebook? my brother still works his schedule so that he takes off every other friday, and last friday he went out to lunch with his wife--just made me smile :) i'm not the only parent with a crazy, hectic l...