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On Tuesday May 4th I had tickets to the Chris Daughtry concert opened by
Cavo and Lifehouse at the Rabobank arena. I actually bought the tickets
back in January because I didn't want to miss it! The concert was great
but I actually have to say Lifehouse was just as good as Daughtry
himself I only wish they played a few more of their older songs. The
seats were in the upper deck but they were straight on with the stage so
I felt like we could see everything really well!!!
All the Deaf and Hard of Hearing students that decided to go to prom this year ended up going together in a big stretch limo that they all split the bill for! Aren't they cute all dressed up!
Ginger plays tug-of-war with my house and Ginger won!!! Mostly my fault...well, not really but I did enable the tugging ease. You see, the weekend prior Ginger ate through my hose (when I'd left it out back) and there was about a foot of hose still attached to the spigot that I never gave a second thought to (BIG mistake!). After a day of work I stopped at the supermarket and didn't arrive home till nearly 5:30 so I have no idea when the destruction actually happened. I walked into my house and noticed a strange noise...water running??? Sure enough...Ginger had used the foot of hose to play tug-of-
war with the house and literally ripped the spigot off the wall!!! Water was shooting out of the exposed copper pipes and my backyard looked like a lake (which both girls seemed to enjoy)! Called Todd's Plumbing service and he was so nice to come strait over even though he was technically off work and heading home. I turned off my water main to stop the waterworks and Todd was able to fix my problem in about 30-40 minutes (and didn't even charge me extra for the after hours call---Thank you Todd's Plumbing!!) :) 
Over Spring Break I had BIG plans to use my time to put my yards back in check! Now that Ginger has gotten over the majority of her destructive puppy behaviors I finally took down all of the chicken wire and steaks that surrounded all of my trees in the backyard. I also planted a bunch of flowers in the front yard in attempt to "keep up with the Jones's." Although the flowers were pretty for the first couple weeks, I'm not continuing that practice because they just require sooo much maintenance and I like a well kept yard that practically handles itself. So enjoy the view...because it may never happen again! :)
to match when I don't control what the stores carry. This particular cake gave me trouble because I've done pink and brown cakes before and I wanted this one to be different. After a trip to Beverly's, Jo-Ann's, and Michaels' I finally came up with my palate and theme: Monkeying Around. Enjoy the Pics.
upcoming little girl. 
process that was facilitated by friends and family. Our First appointment at VCA-All Care was October 10th, 2009 and our last was this past Sunday March 28th, 2010. My only fear going into this 6 month check-up was to be told that her over compensating for her bad knee all this time had worn down her good one. Luckily the orthopedic surgeon said that everything felt great and her range of motion was back to normal and the x-rays confirmed everything!!! Baylie has officially had all restrictions lifted and now we only need to go back down south once a year for annual x-rays to be sure 
everything stays perfect! The weather was great and the traffic was minimal for this recent trip...it actually felt like the weight was finally lifted off my shoulders and I can worry a little less and pay off her surgical bills with my tax return and put all of this behind us!!! 
So Sherry text me Saturday morning (Feb. 13th, 2010) at like 6:50! I had actually just been woken up by my pups so I was able to get right back to her. She asked me to come and get Carter so that she could go into the Urgent Care because she was covered in hives and Matt was at work! The night before she'd been at the Urgent 
Care and they'd given her a steroid shot and an antibiotic shot. Clearly she was allergic to one of them because it was attacking her less than 12 hours later! I got to Sherry's house a little after 7am so that I could help her get Carter ready and she could be first in line. Carter and I then got to spend the day together at my house so that when Sherry got back from the doctor she could take a nap and try and let the medicine and her body get the hives in check! Carter is just starting to walk and he is getting SO much more 
mobile, which is fun to see but he now needs CONSTANT supervision!!! During snack time he was munching on Cheerios in his walker. No matter how many times I told Ginger no or guided Carter's hands back to his own mouth he insisted on sharing with her! They are best buds! 
I'm not so into celebrating getting older anymore and 31 isn't really a monumental birthday so I didn't want to do anything extravagant. I ended up just going to a simple dinner with some family and I invited a few friends so that people would stop bugging me about how I was going to celebrate. So after dinner at our "go-to" staple restaurant, El Sombrero they bring you a small bowl of ice-
cream with a candle in it and they sing you happy birthday. Embarrassing but nice. I was holding Carter in my lap at the time (who had just turned a year old 2 weeks prior) and decided to share my ice-cream with him. It was soooo funny because he made some terrible faces as if I'd given him a lemon or something! Maybe it was the sweetness or the cold that got to him but after a few more bites he started to "warm-up" to the taste. Thanks to everyone for the Birthday gifts and wishes--I appreciate it!
