My BIG Weekend!

I am still recovering from my BIG weekend! It was such a fun time, I just don't think I can do it justice here.

Awhile back, while reading my friend D'Lyn's blog, I came across a video clip of comedian Tim Hawkins. I checked out his website (www.timhawkins.net) and woke my kids from their nap because I was laughing so hysterically! I discovered he was going to be doing a show at a church nearby, so I sent Mr. TD an e-mail and told him that's where I wanted to go for my birthday. We have some friends who attend that church, so he contacted them to find out what he needed to do. We went. We laughed...and laughed...and laughed. So much so that our stomachs were sore from all of the laughing. We had a blast and met some great folks in the process. I have to say if you ever get the chance to see this guy, you must go!

Mr. TD had also told me that some dear friends of ours were planning to watch our kids on Saturday afternoon so that we could go to a movie. JSue and Rod had offered to watch the kids so that we could go out for Mr. TD's birthday, so I guess he thought it would be good to do that for mine too. Except that is not what was really planned...they planned a surprise party for my 40th birthday! While we were at the movie (we saw Paul Blart: Mall Cop, which we thought was very funny) a few of my close friends and their families assembled at JSue and Rod's house. I had absolutely no clue! I can't even imagine the look on my face when I came around the corner and saw a family that I KNEW wasn't supposed to be there! I must have looked very confused! Several in attendance even perpetuated the cover-up by trying to distract me with messages on my actual birthday! You all got me good! Just remember I was the first, and I have a few years to plan for your BIG days!

Really, I do love all of you guys and it is really special to me that you would come join us to celebrate my birthday. I am so blessed to call you all my friends.

After being out late on Friday night and late on Saturday night, I bet you can guess how church went on Sunday morning! Little TD would not stop whining all through the prayers and devotional (our speaker was a missionary from Croatia, and he is always good and inspirational so I didn't want anyone around me to miss it). He wanted his stuffed puppy (which he chose to leave in the car) and his binky (which he only gets when he sleeps...yes, he's 3 and still has a binky...bad Mom!) and there was nothing I could say or do to calm him. Mr. TD was working (he helps out with a couple of ministries during service), so I packed up both kids and headed to the cry room. I made Princess TD leave one of her good buddies, which upset her immensely, so she began the whining game. For some reason, we have a couple of families who sit in the cry room instead of going into the auditorium, they have done it for years, and they don't have little ones who are making noise. So, I come in with my 2 whining children, and disturb them. I realize that if they didn't like it, they could go into the auditorium, after all, there was room, we had just left. However, I felt bad for "disturbing" their experience, so again, I packed up my children. As I entered the foyer, Mr. TD was finishing up and I said, let's just go home. So we did. We went home, had lunch and crashed! We all needed a nap! We finished out the weekend with pizza and a movie night!

It was a great weekend! Thank you to everyone who helped to make it so special!

My Crafty Side

I have been making baby blankets for my friends like crazy these days. It seems that we are in the midst of another baby boom. My Mom is so thrilled that I am now sewing, even though it's not much. I am tempted to attempt to make Princess TD some clothes for this summer, since we are having such a hard time finding her clothes.

I have been using sissors that were passed down to my by my Mom 13 years ago, and prior to that, she used them for as long as I can remember. I have had them sharpened several times, but I think they are getting toward the end of their useful life. So, for my birthday, I asked for new sissors. Guess what...I got some! They are comfort grip which I totally love! I have been cutting and sewing all day, and my hand doesn't hurt! I may keep my well loved trusty ones as a back up, but I have a new favorite!

I also use my Mom's old sewing machine. It was one she bought when her computerized one quit, so it's pretty simple, but it works. I am really not sure how old it is, but I know that it has never been covered in it's life. Since I don't sew often, just in spurts, I thought it would be best if it had some sort of cover. For Christmas, Mr. TD bought me a hard case, but it was HUGE compared with the size of my machine. I made a really cute reversible cover for it today! Princess TD picked out the fabric at WalMart yesterday. So for a mere $5, my machine has a new cover!

Here are a few of the crafty type projects I have done recently.

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I am really having fun, but I think I will be putting up my machine for a while, so please don't surprise me with more babies! :)

Just a Thought...

So, there are at least 3 of us in our young moms group at church who are having birthdays this week. One is 20 something, one is 30 something, and one is moving on to that age that we used to think was old (gee, I wonder who that might be?!?). We were talking after bible class this morning and the 20 something mom told me that I don't look THAT old. Well I don't feel that old. I am not sure how old I feel, but certainly not old enough to say I am THAT old.

My sweet sister and her family gave me a perpetual calendar for Christmas. I didn't check it before I left this morning, but I did check it this evening as I was cooking dinner. The quote for today was:

"You are not old unless you get wrinkles in your heart."

I will leave you with that thought and hope it cheers you if you are feeling old!

It's Been a While

I haven't posted much here lately. We have kept ourselves very busy the last couple of weeks. School is going well and we are chugging right along. I just love that I am able to teach Princess TD how to read and add. We are having fun and Little TD loves joining in with us doing his own school.

As much as I love homeschooling, I am having a difficulty keeping up with everything else. I have been plagued by headaches the last few weeks and I have to rest when they rest. Not much happens with both of them up and running around!

We are looking forward to a visit from Grandma and Grandpa next week and going to the RV show with them. I think we will be overwhelmed and really drooling over the trailers on display. We have been contemplating selling the boat and getting a trailer...we just can't decide. The main factor...the boat is paid in full! We do like camping in a tent, but in Texas, the season for "comfortable" tent camping is very short. Decisions, decisions....