Catching up...

Has it really been so long since I've blogged? Shameful. It's not as if nothing's been going on. Let's see if I can recap...

In February we got a dog. She's a standard poodle; her name's Maisy (pronounced like daisy, but of course with an "m"); she's still a puppy but is bigger than most grown dogs so she's more than a handful. Why does dog pee smell SO BAD?? I've scrubbed the floor more times than I care to count. But, she's worth it. She's cute and sweet and a great addition to our family. She bites...but she's just playing. She scratches, but surely she'll grow out of that. We love her. We do!

In March, we had birthdays, surgeries, and travel!! The boys each had tubes put in their ears and their tonsils and adenoids taken out. My sister, Kat, came up and helped with their recovery during HER birthday. The boys didn't recover as quickly as we'd thought, but they are finally feeling great!

We celebrated Maggie's birthday in Tulsa this year (same as last year). Her birthday falls during Spring Break and also is simultaneous with the Tulsa Workshop...Mark always has a Harding booth at the workshop...so we all went with him. My parents and Mark's parents, as well as my sister!, joined us and we had a long weekend of fun. :) There was great food, Chuck E. Cheese, gifts, and lots of rest. Wonderful! (Did I mention that, just before the trip, I took my own trip to the E.R.? Not as fun as Tulsa.)

Since Maggie didn't get to celebrate her birthday with her friends, we had a "friends" party in April. In fact, this was just this past Friday night. A few girlfriends came over (plus one mom I couldn't have done this without! Thanks, Kim!) and we partied in true giggly-girl fashion. It was a "Pretty Pink" party. Everyone wore pink, the house was decorated in pink, the cupcakes were pink, and during the Barbie movie, as we sat eating pizza and giggling some more, I did the girls' hair one by one...bling-string and pink hairspray. The girls hounded Mark until I sprayed his hair too. We were all pinked out.

And worn out.

And now you're all caught up!