Liss' Birthday day-trip

I realized I hadn't posted pictures from my birthday day-trip to Canton Trade Days.
 

Favorite thing I picked up in Canton.

 Being silly.

 Elaine reading... always.
By the way, her favorite books are the 'animorph' series. Right now, she's in the middle of reading "Holes". She won an award at school for reading so many books this year. She is only second place out of the entire elementary school! The student who got more reading points than Elaine is in the 5th grade (Lainey is in 2nd grade). She also was one of 5 students selected this 6weeks to get to eat lunch with the school principal and vice principal out at a restaurant. They went to 'Good Eats'.

Don't we all wish we could sleep as soundly as Allan? He can fall asleep ANYWHERE... like flipping a light switch. And he wakes up just as fast.
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The girls at work made me a card and cupcakes (even though they had already taken me shopping for my birthday a week earlier).

Resurrection Sunday 2011

At home before church.

Codi and I had a Slumber party for Regina

Two days after Regina's 39th birthday, Codi and I hostessed a slumber party at my house to celebrate. We figured Regina is going through a lot (with her husband having stage 4 cancer) and could use some girl-time. Elaine stayed up til about 10pm, then the rest of us watched 'Sex in the City'. It was really mellow and fun. I guess I should mention that Regina likes/collects flamingos, thus the decor.

Weather Girl layout

I helped Regina a few times in the last week or so, with my Cricut machine, cutting out goodies for her daughter-in-law's babyshower. One night this last week, Codi came over and together we used the Cricut to cut letters for some posters she had to make for a class. She brought over cardstock with adhesive already on the back (like peel-n-stick). It's awesome! Saves me from using gluestick on the back of all the cut letters. :)

My Cricut has been out all week on the dining room table (where I can see Netflix while I work).  Since it was already pulled out and set up, I did this scrapbook layout the other night, about when Elaine pretended she had an invisible umbrella.

Monkey kids

Today I found this bag at one of those "(Almost)Everything is $1" stores. It's embroidered with the Girl Scouts logo, is reversible, has 5 zipper pockets and a heavy-duty strap. It was only $3.99!  Elaine's gonna LOVE it! :)

Yesterday night, the kids were climbing the tree in our yard.

Kidnapped for an early birthday celebration

Yesterday, before he left the store, Rick said he'd give me a ride to work today, but about 30mins earlier than normal. This morning, I got up and dressed for work, made coffee, and packed my sack-lunch for work. About the time Rick and I agreed upon, I opened our front door, so I'd hear him pull up his truck in the driveway.

INSTEAD... when I opened the door, I saw 3 of my friends running across my front yard with birthday balloons. Regina will be out of town on my real birthday, so she, Jenna and Codi decided to celebrate early. :)
Regina is the wife of my boss, so she rigged for me to have a PAID day off from working. 


We threw the balloons in the house and all piled into Regina's car (parked down the street, so I wouldn't see it). The girls drove out to Cedar Hill, TX, where there's a nice area of shops. They planned to buy me whatever caught my eye, snacks & lunch.  We had a LOT of fun looking around this one store called Charming Charlie's . We went back a second time before we left the shopping area.

Codi, wearing a 'Sex in the City' hat & daydreaming about her potential to be a 'Trophy Wife'.  

Regina, when they stopped for a hotdog snack at this cute place with Retro-style tables and chairs. She wore a rosey-print shirt and a sweater with pearly buttons since they were celebrating retro me. :)

Jenna

Treats the girls got for my very-merry un-birthday: Teal nailpolish, 2 bracelets (rose, bird) and a pocketbook with a matching checkbook-cover. 

We had lunch at a place called 'The Diner'. There were pictures on the wall of Al Sharpton & Pres. Obama eating there together.  I had a burger & onion rings. The girls had to be at work at 4pm, so around 2:30 we all headed back to Denton. 

More time with Berta (my Mom)

 

 

We took these pics the night before my mom went home, to Houston. 

At work, we received a few large orders (meaning more than 20 boxes each, from multiple companies). So the girls have been scrambling around checking in boxes, pricing and re-arranging merchandise. Meanwhile, I've been getting to paint things around the store ( a perk of being a boss). I keep an eye on the girls' progress, but have started painting the store-front windows for Easter and painting a large mural. 

I haven't taken pictures of the windows in-progress, but I have a few pics of the mural in-progress. I'll get those uploaded.

At the Zoo with Grandma