Happy Easter

What a beautiful sunny day!

 Mason enjoyed looking for eggs that had dog treats in them.

He even got a new dog toy.

Dylan found a pair of VANS shoes hiding by the house.

Looking for eggs, candy and gifts!

Cass found a new shirt.

Cass and Dylan with all of their goodies.

After the egg hunt, we went to Harvey's at Union Station for a delicious brunch.

Mom and Dad joined us for the outstanding Easter buffet.

We found the Easter Bunny at Union Station.

Mom and Dad

There will be no dinner tonight but I did make M&M cupcakes with peanut butter frosting to take to work tomorrow and tomatillo salsa to snack on later.

I will also be enjoying an Easter cocktail called a blue cottontail!

Oh, this is a picture of Grandpa and Dylan last night at Conroy's Public house.

Happy Easter!!!!

KU Lost!!

Well, even though KU lost mom and I had fun making and drinking a Starbucks coffee ice cream martini (maybe two).  We made one with coffee ice cream and the other with java chip ice cream! YUMMY

Grandpa and Dylan not too happy about the game!

Maybe KU will do better next year!!

Back to Work

Betty and I survived going back to work today so why not celebrate??!!!  We ate dinner at El Pueblito and I am totally stuffed now!

Michael and Betty got this dish!  (I am thinking gross)

I love that I left the beach for this! NOT!!  Yes, we officially lost that poor tree in the picture.

Four more days of work!

Training in Florida

This week I went to a training in Clearwater, Florida.  It was beautiful and it was hard to come back home knowing we will be getting snow tonight.  It was also hard to leave my family because Cass and Dylan were on Spring Break but every time I talked to them and they told me how cold it was it made it a little easier.

View from from balcony

Another view from my balcony

Drinking Sangria at Frenchys and watching the sunset

My view while working on Tuesday

And this is what happened because I forgot sunscreen!  Whoops!!

Teamwork while trying to get a coconut

 $1.50 Yuengling (we can't get this at home) and alligator bites at Crabby Bill's 

Homemade Floridian ice cream (yumola)

"Don't mess with me Jack Sparrow!"

I already miss the sunshine, palm trees and the beach!  2 1/2 more months and then back to Florida!!!

First Job

My baby girl got her first job and she starts tomorrow at SkyZone. It is an indoor trampoline facility and she is very excited! Good luck at your new job Cass Marie!!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

This morning Cass made us cinnamon sugar cream cheese dreams and we put green food coloring in the cream cheese for St. Patrick's Day.

Dylan and Michael made a homemade stove and Dylan cooked hot dogs on it for lunch.

It had a pretty big flame!

This afternoon we made a yummy and cold snack.  It was called lucky leprechaun lime drinks.

Later I will be enjoying a Leprechaun mojito.

Off to go pack for my training in Clearwater, Florida.  I am a little sad that I do not get to spend spring break with my children but staying at the Sheraton Sand Key Resort that actually sits on the beach might not be so bad.

A Beautiful Day Off

I had a wonderful day on my day off! Dylan started off his day by getting a filling and a tooth pulled so probably not the best day for him.

Michael and I took him to Winstead's for lunch so that made his day better.

Mason played outside most of the day and loved every minute of it.  Here he is enjoying some deck time.

Then nap time on the deck.

When Cass got home from school we enjoyed sitting on the deck also.

Then Michael and I went to Missie's Liquor Store and sampled some Irish beverages.

Mason getting ready to watch the KU game.  Actually he wore his jersey for 2 1/2 minutes and then he walked right out of it.

Our friend Brad came over for Sarpino's Pizza and to watch the KU game.  We had a great visit and 

a great game to watch.

It was my first day off in a long long time that I didn't think about work.  It was awesome!!

Daylight Savings Time

Daylight savings kicked my butt this week. I have been tired all week. I had a nice enjoyable day with Michael a few days ago.  We had a nice Starbucks breakfast and then he took me to the Auto Show where I found four cars I would like to purchase. Sorry Honey!!  Then I took him to lunch at Dukes on Grand where they have good sliders. When we got home I made these chocolate chip espresso bars which were pretty darn good.

Michael purchased a new cabinet for our bathroom.  Now I can get all of my stuff off of the counter.

I was a little sad because I got rid of something my husband made me 18 years ago.  When I opened the gift, I had no idea what the heck it was.  Then he told me what it was for and I have loved it ever since.  He made me a holder for my contact stuff.

After 18 years it started to look like this.  Kinda of warped and nasty due to contact solution spilling in it.  

My sister spent the night with us Tuesday and we had fun but the visit was way too short.

Tomorrow I have the day off so hopefully I will get some sleep and be productive!

Recipes: Reese's peanut butter puppy chow(I did not use white chocolate), garlic marinated chicken, and Greek Spinach Feta Chicken Pockets