Violet Attempts to Ice Skate

Jamie is a big ice skating fan so it only seems natural that he would want Violet to be able to ice skate.

She's not quite Dorothy Hamill but if she sticks with it we might see her in the 2032 Olympics!

Bittersweet Birthday

January 26, 1983 was not only the day Melissa was born but it was also the day her great grandmother passed away. How sad it was for all of us when on this birthday, January 26, 2017, her grandfather passed away.

I feel so sorry for her that she was not able to celebrate her 34th birthday with party hats and horns. Our lunch at Chick-fil-A just didn't seem quite enough. I promise next birthday will be different. For what it's worth, Happy Birthday!

New Look for My Closet

After I finished painting and decorating my bedroom and master bathroom, my next task was tackling my closet.

Now most people would say "it's just a closet". But, as is my usual fashion, the room isn't complete without every attention to detail. 

It took me about 4 days to paint this closet. The result was beyond even my own expectation.

Then my OCD kicked in and I decided to take part of my shelves and make a jewelry showcase. I might have gone a bit overboard, but now I can see exactly all the jewelry I have and I'm able to pick and choose which items to wear. Most of this is costume jewelry but it's fun to be able to see everything at one glance.

Chiefs Red Friday at Harrah's

Michael has all types of perks working as an Executive Host for Harrah's.

With the Chiefs being in the playoffs, the executive host team at Harrah's took the opportunity to express their support on social media. Michael didn't get to go to the playoff game and the Chiefs didn't win but he's still a very loyal Chiefs fan. I think he got to keep the shirt!

Lincoln's First Haircut

While Melissa stood by crying, Lincoln got his first haircut.

I don't think she was really crying but it was hard for her to allow someone to cut his hair.

It doesn't look like Lincoln cared too much but he sure looks handsome with his new do!

Sky Zone with Violet and Lincoln

I think I've been banned from Sky Zone. Sky Zone is a local indoor trampoline park. 

Today was toddler time where they only let the little kids jump and an adult can jump with them. I must have been out of my mind when I volunteered to jump with Violet. I was jumping hand in hand with Violet when the Sky Zone police told me that wasn't allowed. He wasn't so worried about Violet as he was for me hurting myself. But when I went down, Violet flew through the air.

Violet learned how to jump up, then down on her booty, then back to her feet. She was so proud she wanted to send the video to her Daddy so he could see.

Lincoln finally got brave and ventured out into the foam pit.

Violet is crying because she slipped while chasing after the bubbles from the bubble machine. Not such a great activity to have with small children running around on a concrete surface. In my head, I'm only 30 but tonight my body is reminding me just how old I am. Thank goodness for muscles relaxers.

Reindeer Looking for Santa

As I walked past my window tonight I noticed these deer in my yard.

I sent a picture to Violet. She called and asked me if they were Santa's reindeer. I told her maybe Santa left another present for her. I guess I'm going shopping!

Ashley's New Afghan

Ashley and Michael remodeled their living room and I noticed Ashley didn't have an afghan to go along with the new decor.

So out came my crochet hook. The colors are coral, teal, mint green, purple, grey and off white. Gives her something to cuddle up with while studying for those nursing exams.

New Year Resolutions

I try every year to make resolutions and keep them but I usually fail within the first month.

This year I saw this app on Facebook but I'm not sure whether I need to make these events happen or if this is a premonition. January shows a wedding. Obviously I'm not getting married and I haven't been invited to a wedding so my January prediction is a bust. I'm going to track these events each month and see if they come true. I can't wait for March. I hope it's a lot of money.

New Year's Day

I started the new year updating my family portrait wall.

There's my graduation picture, Michael and Melissa's one year old and high school graduation pictures, Melissa and Jamie's engagement picture, Michael and Ashley's wedding picture. Violet's 18 month old picture was so much cuter than her one year old picture so I cheated just a bit. And then there's Lincoln's one year old picture. It's hard not to add more pictures commemorating other events, but that's what my blog is for. At least when I keep up with it.

Then I headed over to help Violet decorate and plant her fairy garden. My artistry skills are not even close to Violet's. But she let me paint the dish while she painted the mushrooms and other figures in the garden. Hopefully the seeds we planted will grow. Then Violet can put the magic fairy dust on them. I told Melissa if nothing grows, to go to the store and buy small plants and plant them while Violet was sleeping.