A wonderful day!

One of my friends that I've had since childhood sent me an email that was a chain letter. It was on Thursday and it said that if I didn't send it to 10 people that I was going to have bad luck starting the following morning. Oh boy...the next day was my birthday, I had a pre-op appointment in the morning. I didn't forward the email and so the worry started.

When I woke up yesterday morning I really felt like staying in bed. But the doctor appointment went fine. Mike was there with me to remember the answers to the list of questions I had and when I got to work I found these cards and presents on my desk. So the superstitious side of me started to waiver.The day continued to be a great day and with the beautiful weather in December who could complain? I was able to meet my sister, niece, mother and Mike for lunch. Then the whole family for dinner at 3 Margaritas. One of my favorite places. Grandma Tam came too but was gracious enough to take the picture. Krystal picked out this beautiful cake for me and wouldn't you know it payback is bad. All 37 candles on the cake. I told Mike it wasn't fair since his cake was much smaller but I think that some back up came to help me blow out the candles in one breath of air. Pictures are not my favorite thing but like Oprah says the light always makes things better! With all those candles we definitely had light! It was a wonderful day and the presents were all wonderful! The kids did some extra shopping and Mike picked out the perfect gifts. So when you get those emails that wish you bad luck....don't worry, it isn't true!

Thanksgiving and other stuff

Things have been so busy that I haven't had time to sit down and blog. I know Thanksgiving was a while ago but it was a wonderful day and didn't want to miss blogging about it. We had 27 people at our home for Thanksgiving 16 of them children. We had four tables and a lot of food. Family from both sides came to spend time with us and even though there wasn't a lot of space to move at times it didn't feel crowded. The food was wonderful and the desserts were amazing. I went off tradition this year and attempted an oreo/cream cheese dessert. It was a hit with the kids. We are so grateful for family and the wonderful time we had with them this Thanksgiving.

Monday was Mikes birthday, Tuesday ym/yw, Wednesday wrestling and Thursday a band concert for Krystal. She wasn't happy that we only got one clear picture of her. But one great picture is better then a lot of blurry ones. She is so well rounded and talented. It isn't always easy to balance her schedule but she is so organized and does a great job! Wednesday we were able to see David wrestle for the first time in high school. He was wrestling varsity and pinned his opponent. The sweetest part of this is the guy he pinned was a brother of two girls I have coached before. Although his old HS won the match it didn't matter.

These pictures are of Saturdays competition up in Denver. I won't post the pictures of David in his singlet. But he was also able to wrestle varsity for a tournament that included 9 schools. David wrestled the incredible hulk first and was pinned. Seriously this kid was either 21 or on steroids. David did end up with third place in the tournament after pinning his last opponent. It was a long day but well worth it to see David up on the podium.

Weeks are busy in our home and most nights we have multiple obligations. But the moments like these make everything worth it. We are so proud of the kids and the wonderful accomplishments.

Happy Birthday Mikey

Yesterday Mike turned 37 years old so I am officially married to an older man for 11 days. It was a little hectic yesterday and as I was hoping Mike could have the perfect day. He in his "old" wisdom said, "life doesn't stop for birthdays".

Like he does every year Mike starts pointing things out at Lowes or on TV as ideas of things that would be good for his birthday. He kept asking for a pancake compressor. What the heck was that? But I found one on sale and decided to hide it in my trunk until his birthday. Wouldn't you know it that while he was finishing some work in the basement his big compressor decided it wasn't going to work. So as Mike was getting read to leave for the store I broke down and he got his present a little early. What a deal it didn't even have to get wrapped. Earlier in the week I asked Mike what kind of cake he wanted for his birthday. A poppy seed cake and not a lemon one. I had never made one before and was hoping he was joking. But no he wasn't and we discovered you can buy poppy seed in the spice isle of Safeway. Fortunately the cake turned out really good and wasn't as hard as I thought it would be.

I know life doesn't stop but sure wish he didn't have to work late and we didn't have wrestling meetings on this special day. But I know that we'll remember getting to go to one of your favorite restaurants and the poppy seed cake I was so excited to make for you! (not really) So glad that it tasted good and it wasn't as hard as I thought. I love you so much and so excited the day ended better then it started!

Last couple of weeks

We have been doing a lot of things to the house lately. Most recently last week Mike decided that we needed to divide the basement. Instead of a large rec room and the bedroom he put up "temporary walls" that look real to me and divided the boys living space. So know everyone has there own space and can shut a door if they need to. The inside of the rooms are done but we have to finish the hallway side by texturing and painting.

As if the basement wasn't enough we have been planning on refinishing the hardwood floors. We are lucky enough that Mike has three of his best buddies own companies that do this. So they all graciously came over this weekend and started tearing things up. Everything from the living room, dining room and kitchen were in the family room. It wasn't as messy as I thought it would be and I love how they turned out.

One of the things we did while we were staying clear of the house was get the girls haircuts. Haley is rocking the short dew and Laura went in for a bang trim came out with 7 less inches of hair. They both look so cute with their low maintenance style.

Earlier in the week Krystal was finally able to get her drivers permit. She has been so excited and ready to start driving. Not so sure we are ready but watch out world because here she comes. I truly mean "watch out"! j/k The best thing she has learned the past couple of weeks is to NOT argue with her teachers and slow down when making a turn!

I love her picture even though she isn't so excited about it. I told her that no one likes their picture on the ID. She isn't to the age where she has to fib about her weight but she did try to make herself taller. Even the lady at the DMV stopped and looked at her. Doesn't she look cute?