A GOOD WEEKEND FOR MOST OF US.

This past weekend, we didn't go on any huge adventures, and we didn't go to a really cool water park, or even out to dinner. But we did have fun because we were all together. When I mean all, I mean ALL! Jack, myself, Elorna, Kaitlyn, Cody, and Bella!
Our furry children had appointments at the vet. Bella needed her booster, and Cody had an ouchy ear. So Saturday morning came, and we loaded them up into the van, Cody in his carrier, Bella in the back with the girls. As soon as we got on the road Cody started to cry. Bella couldn't handle hearing her buddy cry so she came running up the middle seats and stood in the middle of his soft carrier.
"Get off him Bella!" I yelled at the poor scared dog.
"Babe, she's just worried about Cody." Jack offered.
"I know but I still don't want her smooshing my cat." I huffed.
So I made her get off his carrier for the third time before she finally realized that I wasn't going to let her keep doing it. She laid down next to it and stuck her nose against the mesh side. Cody laid down and stuck his nose up to the mesh side too. Aww, they love each other so much!

Cody The Brave

After we got back home and rested from our 45 minute drive to and from the vet office, we decided to take the girls to the park, actually I decided, Jack was brought along as an extra set of eyes! But as you can see, we had a blast!

Kaitlyn and Daddy and Elorna and Daddy

Elorna in the bubbles & Kaitlyn the monkey

The next day we had our friend Chris and her two little girls over to play. I had a huge headache, so no church for me. Chris and I sat and talked while the four little princess's went and played upstairs. It was so nice just to relax. Thank goodness for great friends that live close and have girls! We did hair and played with the dog and had so much fun as you can see!

So we didn't go anywhere fancy this weekend, but we did spend lots of time together, and that was AWESOME!!!

Music Friday!

It is always interesting to me, the differences friends have in music. I know for a fact that most of my friends do not share in my passionate love for Del Amitri , or Justin Currie for that matter.

Del Amitri

Justin Currie

How can you drive for 12 hours in a car with someone and have to listen to the horrid sounds emitted by their speakers? Sometimes it's almost criminal, the things we have to endure in our friends cars! But people grow up differently, and sometimes they pick up a few musical traits from their parents or other siblings, that's understandable.

But what about family members that have such different tastes in music? My sister (Though I love her dearly) has some of the most bizarre tastes in music I have ever come across. She listens to American Indian music, Classical, and the occasional tune by Tori Amos. 

Tori Amos

We grew up together, and I'm pretty sure in the 3 1/2 years before I came along my parents didn't subject her to anything as dysfunctional as Tori through our old turntable.
So what is it that makes some people like one kind of music, and another something totally different. As far as Holly and I go, I'm certain we will never agree on music, unless you're talking about the two exceptions, The Monkees and Jefferson Airplane.

The amazing Monkees

The incredible Jefferson Airplane

Oh yes, they still Love you folks, They truly do!

Tune in next week, when we delve into the life and music of one of my new favorites! Not sure who yet, but I'm sure it will be good, well to me at least!

Happy Anniversary to us!

I have decided that I will try really hard to write on this thing. It's sort of like a journal, you know one of those things I try to keep but have had the same one for over 9 years! Why is it that I used to be so good at keeping a journal in high school? Now I just can't seem to make myself write in one at night. Maybe that's the problem, it's at night. Well here goes nothing!
So Jack and my 9 year anniversary is coming up. Yippee for us! And we had the night to ourselves the night before last. The girls were at a friends house partying the night away so we decided that we would go see a movie. The movie we wanted to see didn't start until 10 o'clock at night...Strike 1!
So Jack said "Come on, let's go." We put Bella into the backyard and off we went. Where to I had no clue, but I was up for anything! We drove awhile through two towns, about a million stores named Grande Market, and Grande Mall (People aren't very creative here in Oregon) and finally we came to the third town. We pulled into one of my favorite places to go, McMenamins.
We got out and I am warmly welcomed by the delicious smells of barnyard animals being cooked over an open flame. I'm in heaven. I want to jump head first into a plate of whatever it is they're cooking at the time. Jack decides to walk around and explore this beautiful old building. I looked up and wished I took a picture for my dad, as the old building had a stone crested symbol of the Masonic Lodge on it. Sweet! So we go inside, it's old and smells even older, and that's part of the charm baby! We go up the ramp to the theatre they have in the building. It's so cool! It had round tables all around and a few long couches to hang out on. By far one of the coolest theatres I've ever seen.
"They're playing The Prince Of Persia." Jack says. I'm excited, I think he's happy about their choice of movies. I'm thinking 'Well Happy Anniversary to us!' We walk up to the counter, where a young looking college student is standing, manning an empty popcorn machine.
"Can I help you?" He asks half heartedly.
"We've never been here before, just looking around." Jack tells the boy.
"It's so cool looking." I say eagerly.
"Yeah." The kid smiled. "We just got done playing The Prince Of Persia, and we'll be starting The A Team soon."
I looked at Jack, Jack looked at me...Strike 2.
So we decide it's time to go sit down outside and listen to the live band. The band is a bunch of hard looking old guys, but they were entertaining, and all the kids got to join in, so it was fun to watch. We listened to about 2 songs before our waitress came over to excuse her tardiness and hand us both menus.
Jack smiles at me as I pick up the menu.
"Don't even think about it." He tried to swipe the menu from my hands, but I've got a good grip on the thing.
"Whatever." I said and opened it up to look at all the delicious tings they had to offer.
Normally someone taking a menu from you would be considered rude, but in his defense he was trying to save me from myself, since I'm on a 'No to anything yummy' diet. So I ordered water, while he ordered a specialty beer that only McMenamin's has since they brew all their own beers.
We listen to the band for a little while and for no apparent reason, I pulled my cell out, just because. Thank goodness I did! I had just gotten a phone call from the brave mother that was having the sleepover. My poor little Elorna had just barfed all over herself and the couch. Wouldn't you know it...Strike 3. And we're out of there!

We went to get Elorna, left Kaitlyn there since she was having an awesome time, went home and watched part of a Harry Potter movie, at Elorna's request and hit the hay.
!!!Happy 9th to us!!!