Happy 10th Birthday Nick!!!

(6 am - sleeping soundly)

Nick: Mom!! 

Me:  What?! (open one eye to see Nick standing by the bed dressed for the day...I must be dreaming)

Nick: Mom, it's my birthday!!!

Me:  Happy birthday Nick. Come back in 30 minutes...(close open eye)

(30 minutes later)

Nick: Mom! I made you guys breakfast!

Me: I don't do breakfast.

Nick: I know. That's why I just made you a glass of orange juice.  I made me and Dad waffles! (Don't panic - they were Eggos)

Me: (open one eye again)

Nick: Can I open my present now?!?!?!

Me: Dad, give him his present and take pictures. (close open eye again).

Don't feel too bad for him.  He spent the rest of the morning on a Japanese island surrounded by heavy gun fire... his personal paradise.

Tonight G'ma is taking him out for Sushi,

tomorrow night the family is going out for pizza and Bolt 3-D,

and apparently Saturday night he has invited some friends to go to Lasertron and then sleep-over.  One of the mothers of the friends asked me about it tonight at open house at school... Talk about stretching a birthDAY into an entire weekend!!! 

Happy Birthday Nick!!!

What's for dinner??? Golden Winter Soup!!!

I found another great recipe on cooking light.  

Golden Winter Soup

This was easy and delicious with the added bonus of being only 7 WW points per serving, including two pieces of toast!!!  Enjoy!

Halloween 2008

Here is the kids with the explanation of their Halloween costumes...Rock Band!!!

We had a great Halloween!!! Sheriece's family and Lexie and Noah came over to Trick or Treat with us.  Mom and Lee came and tended the campfire and brought Halloween punch...I didn't know you could drink stuff with dry ice floating in it...  We had "Scared Silly Chili"(aka AD's White Chili) and tons of treats including Carma's sugar cookies (a family FAVORITE!!) and Lexie's Bug Cupcakes!!! We also stuffed in roasted hot dogs and marshmellows.  Ugh...  Nick hit the streets of our neighborhood with his crew(too big to go with the family this year).  We finished off the night with the Goonies.  Great night!!!

P.S. I almost posted my first photo bucket link all by myself...I only had to Sheriece once!!! Go me!!!

BFF

Gillie and Addison are so cute.  They have been together since day one.  They are so close, they even think alike.  They had a play date together today and each picked out their own outfit...as they do everyday, usually multiple times a day in Gillie's case.  They were matching!!!!

Soul searching...

With everything going on in the world currently, it has made me stop and examine my life and start asking myself the tough questions.  I got to tell you, I am stuck on this one.  Am I, or am I not a bumper sticker person?  I have spent way more time than I would like to admit to searching the internet for the right bumper sticker to express my take on things.  The searching left me even more disheartened by the state of things...  I finally gave up on finding the perfect smart and funny sloan and went down to our local political party headquarters, made my $2 donation, and walked away with the generic party sticker.  I can't make myself stick it to my bumper.  I entertain myself while driving by making fun of bumper sticker people.  I like to retort all their sayings with my own in your face comebacks from the privacy of my own car.  In general, they tend to fall into two categories, one bumper sticker people (note to those people:  Kerry/Edwards are no longer in the running) and plaster the whole back-side of their car with bumper stickers people.  Getting behind the right person (usually a left person) can bring a whole commutes worth of laughs.  So, I don't know if I can set myself up to be the subject of other drivers private jokes.  Even worse, just think what could happen if I ended up in front of one of those plastered people... So until I can answer this question, I guess my bumper sticker make a statement from my glove box.

What's for dinner??? Shrimp and Grits!!!

We tried this new recipe from cooking light this weekend.  It is a southern favorite and only 8 points per serving.  We also tried the tomato salad that is part of the menu for this dish.  That was very tasty!!! Added bonus, this was ready to eat in less than 45 minutes (25 minutes of bake time) including the sides!!!

Photo session proofs

Here is the link to the proofs from our photo session.... I was mainly looking for a nice protrait of Gillian whose time in front of the lens has been limited, partly her own doing, and needs some representation on the walls of our home. I was also hoping to squeeze a Christmas card out of the deal... While there are some great shots, I don't know that I really got either of these things accomplished. Maybe I will feel differently when I see them in her office.

http://www.kiralisa.com/Glasscock/