Sneak Peak

I love my new carpet!!

Here is a sneak peak of the bedrooms.

Cass watching her Chicago pictures going up on the wall!

Dylan and Ray Allen (I can not believe how real he looks on the wall)

Cass with her black and white pictures and gray walls.

I will have before and after pictures after we get the rooms back in order.

Another Busy Sunday

Well, we have had another busy Sunday!  Dylan made this robot head the other day plus the t-shirt and I know I have already posted this picture but I wanted to compare it to his other robot head.

Here is the new head!!

Michael got home last night after being gone for 4 days so I got up and made breakfast for the family.

Scrambled eggs and gooey cinnamon biscuits

Finally, the carpet is coming tomorrow for the family room and Cass and Dylan will be getting their carpet also.  Today was the day to pull up the carpet in the family room.

Good bye yucky carpet!!

I made time this afternoon to make brownie batter chocolate chip cookies and I also put a big pot of ham and beans on the stove.

Pretty soon we are off to go see some basketball games and we will not be home until 10pm.  That  is way past my bedtime!!

Movie Time

Tomorrow is a very important day! Yes, it is Oscar Nomination Day!!!  Tonight my friends Vicki and Stacey saw THE DESCENDANTS with me and loved it.  Since it won a Golden Globe it is almost guaranteed that it will be up for an Oscar and I am required to see all Oscar nominated movies before the Oscar party.

Wonder how many movies I have already seen that will be nominated tomorrow??  So excited!!!!

No Time for Rest

Today has been very busy and there was no time to just sit and do nothing!

Dylan made beef jerky.

This morning we went to the Sports Show and Michael, Dylan and Cass went scuba-diving for the first time and they all loved it!!

Cass

Dylan

Michael, Cass and Dylan

When we got home I made southwest chicken chili (without the green peppers) and I put it in the crockpot.

Then I made browned butter crinkles for dessert. (actually they are for my friends at work)

We also had two basketball games this evening.  One great game and one not so great game and now we are all tired!!  Go #52

Dinner Time

Tonight we had plans to go to "Beer Kitchen" with Ann and Ricky but they had an hour wait and we were not in the mood to wait that long.  We ended up across the street at "McCoy's Public House" and I had a really good cheeseburger.

The kegs in the background are a nice touch to the picture.

NIKE Shoes

Cass finally got her NIKE shoes she designed all by herself.  I love that they say AIR CASS on them.

Maybe she should go work for NIKE.

Not Real Exciting

We had the day off today and Cass and I went to the movies and saw ADVENTURES OF TIN TIN.  Dylan had no desire to see the movie so he stayed home.

I made a good chicken fajita marinade tonight.

Dylan made himself turn into a robot.

Cass sampling the peanut butter chocolate chip cookies I made. 

Well, one good thing it that we only have four days this week of school and work!

An American Hero...

Today we had the privilege to listen to George Washington speak.   I had no idea that George would bring me to tears but he did.  

Dylan as George Washington

Giving his speech

Dylan made a stand with a push button on it that said "press button".  He would not give his speech unless you pushed the button.  I love his creativity!!!!

Abe and George

Good job Dylan!  George Washington would be proud!

Silent Film

I saw my first and last silent film.  It was called THE ARTIST and it will probably be up for an Oscar so we went ahead and saw it before the nominations.  I really could of gone all my life without seeing it but since it is a requirement to see all the Oscar nominated movies to go to the Oscar party (which is at my house) I suffered through it!

Sometimes I just hate Oscar nominated movies but the party is sure fun!!

TIRED!!

This is what we did ALL day while looking our best!! HA, HA!

Painting is done!  I am so tired so I made easy chicken, mushroom, gruyere quesadillas for dinner.

Now it is time to clean up and then it is going to be another movie and popcorn night. Yuck tomorrow is Monday!

Relaxing and Not So Relaxing

The morning started off with Michael fixing me some breakfast and then redeeming my gift certificate for a massage that Michael bought me for Christmas.

I went to Balance Mind Body Center for my relaxing massage.

Then the rest of the afternoon we have been doing some home improvement projects.  Cass and Dylan have been shipped out of their rooms so we can fix them up.

They will be getting new carpet!!  They will also be getting new paint and cool stuff for their walls.

Apparently I sat in something while cleaning the walls and baseboards.

This is where Cass is sleeping while her room is off limits.

Dylan is sleeping in the workout room right by the treadmill.

At least Michael had time to grill honey lime chicken tonight and it was delicious.

Now it is time for some relaxation with a movie and popcorn.

Winter Break is Over

This is what Cass and Dylan think about winter break being over.  I am not happy either!!!  How does two weeks go by so fast??  

At least we fed them well for their last meal before school starts back up.  We had O'Brien potatoes and grilled balsamic garlic crusted pork tenderloin.

Back to reality tomorrow!!!

A Nice Start to 2012

This morning I got up early even though I did not get much sleep and made breakfast. (the children finally went to bed around 4:30am and they were up at 8:00am)

I made cheesy bacon biscuits, orange knots and scrambled eggs.

Then we spent the afternoon having Christmas with the Arnott side of the family.

Tonight we are going to enjoy a nice fire and a movie!

A nice start to 2012!!