Blogging My Birthday!

Midnight to midnight!

Went to bed at midnight after watching 'Red Riding Hood' with Rich. Really good movie, little suspenseful for me.

Woke up at 430am for no good reason. Just laid in bed thinking about my day until I drifted back to sleep.

Kiddos woke up at 9am! All moms should agree that it is a luxury to sleep that late. Thank you littles for that present.

Hubby rolled over and said, 'Happy Birthday love.' then went to get the kids. Ahhhh....two more minutes in my bed to stretch like a cat and get motivated.

Coffee!

Cartoons with the kids while I check email. WOW! 42 emails from Facebook, I think it's a record.

Confirm client appts. and babysitting for later this afternoon. Yes, I'm working on my birthday. Going to make some money so I can buy myself a present! (Thinking about a massage in the near future)

Talked to a friend on the phone.

My laptop just charged itself for the first time in three weeks! The battery had stopped charging, leaving me permanently connected to the cord. Rock on!

Finished painting Nora's room purple...pictures to come.

And dropped the kids off at a friends for 4 hrs, so I could go see clients.

Two awesome clients later, picked up happy and tired kiddos.

Hubby walked through the door with dinner from a favorite restaurant. At family dinner.

Played with the kiddos and sent them to bed with daddy....mommy was off duty for the night.

At some birthday cake...twice in one day since it's was breakfast.

And now for some time with Rich.

Doesn't sounds like much, but was perfect for me.

(To be continued later today)

White Bean Hummus

1 can white Northern Beans(I use the Kroger brand)
1 T. lemon juice
1 tsp. Garlic powder
1/4 tsp. salt.
Fresh basil to taste.

Put in blender and push GO! May need to add a little water to get it to mix. You can experiment with the ingredients.

lemon juice, oregano, feta, and Greek Olives in it for a Greek style. I
Roasted Red pepper, jalepeno, chili powder, garlic powder and a dash of cumin

This makes as much as a Sabra container for basically the cost of the can of beans(1.19), plus a few random ingredients. It freezes really well too!

Almost 3 wks!

Oh dear. Can you tell I've been a little busy or away?

Quick recap.....

- Fly to Texas

- Meet cousin, Callie and Aunt Cari

- Go to the park for hours, run around, feed the ducks, and get tired.

- Swimming at the 'Y' with the family.

- Have fabulous Birthday party for Trent. Complete with dinosaur birthday cake iced by Poppi.

- Go to Wildlife Ranch for the second time so brother can check out the animals. Auntie 'M' forgets Callie's bottle at home...oops.

- Nail salon time for the girls. Everyone gets pedicures and Nora picks out the colors with some coaching.

- Attend a family party for my cousin, Kathleen and her new husband Arthur. They eloped April 1st.

- Wake up to oldest kiddo barfing at 2am. Clean sheets and repeat 6 times before 5am, when brother wakes up barfing. Mommy had a fantastic night!?

- Get in a nap, Nora's feeling better, leave Rich at home with Trent. Go to Kathleen and Arthur's reception.

- Rich gets sick.

- Take kiddos to hometown 4th of July parade.

- Rich feeling better so we head off to a bbq on the Guadalupe River.

- Everyone is on the mend...NOT. Amanda gets sick. This virus is a vicious 36 hr bug.

- Mimi gets sick.

- That's it, we are changing the plane tickets to stay longer. Rich goes home, me and the kids stay. (4 out of 8 days were ruined by someone down with the barfs)

- Continue to stay in Texas for another week and have an uneventful visit.