So Thankful For....

my kids.
my husband.
a warm home.
health.
laughter.
glee. (the tv show)
my job.
when Calvin tells me he can count to 100 and says 'one, two skip a few, 99, 100'
peace.
freedom.
my sister.
hope.
prayers.
books. (currently reading 'The Help')
friends.
trust.
chicken ceasar wraps.
snow.
family.
my mom.
my moms mittens.
my moms hats.
my moms cooking.
my moms help.
hugs & kisses.
the way ellery runs and kisses grandpa tom EVERY time she sees him.
blogs.
my brothers.
my dad.
my dad doing goofy things.
time.
cousins.
faith.

I am thankful for so many things and am so blessed that I am able to be thankful for all those things!

Fun, Food and Sexy Mami

So Brian and I are in Card Club, it is a group of 6 couples that gather at each others homes once a month..sometimes we play cards, sometimes we just chat and other times, we take it on the road. This month we headed to Fuji in St. Cloud and it happened to fall on our fellow card cluber Becky's birthday. It was our first time trying Fuji, which is a japanese hibachi grill & lounge. It was a blast and the food was GREAT. I did not try the sushi, I was a chicken, but those that had it said it was great! The pictures above is Becky spinning and cracking an egg on the grill! It was her birthday so she got to do all sorts of fun stuff and the chef kept calling her SEXI MAMI. She LOVED it (not so much), but we got a kick out of it.


'Sexy Mami' is the cute one in the middle!

I found this taped to Calvins bedroom door. It says 'NO ELLERY ALLOWED', I am not sure why he made a road with a car on the bottom, maybe he was planning on running her over...those two have their days. Days when they just can't seem to get along at all, and then we times like these....



...when they get along beautifully, okay with maybe a few reminders to get along.

I am pretty sure I always got along with my brothers and sisters. I do believe we were model children! Please do not verify that with my mother...

Nine.

She officially turns nine in 20 minutes. She is sound asleep in her room as I type this up, in a few short hours she will get up and get ready to go to hockey, but not before she wants to open up a few of her birthday gifts. What can I say about that girl she:

loves school
likes to be organized, yet hates to keep her room tidy
dislikes breakfast
loves to read
likes her brother
dislikes combing her hair
loves her nails painted
likes wearing hats, even to bed
dislikes me blogging about her
loves baking with grandma
likes hockey
dislikes being late
loves her cousins
likes sleeping in
loves learning to play the guitar
likes playing the recorder
and I know she will love being nine!

Here is to another fun filled year with my sweet Ellery!

Who drinks wine.

I am not sure how this conversation started, but it had to do with wine...and here was Ellery's input:

Hey mom, guys don't drink wine, well, I mean they do, but only at church!

Good observation I would say, as her dad has probably never had a glass of wine in his life. Me on the other hand, well I am off to book club...to have some wine!