B-E-A-U-TIFUL!!

It is a beautiful day out there today. As soon as the clock strikes four I am going to go and soak up what is left of it. The sun, the air, the wind, the birds, all that spring-ness. Isn't great? I am sure most of you spent the day in it...try not to rub it in ok? Its bad enough from where im sitting i have to look at it all day. They only comfort i get is the stroll out to the mailbox once a day. Dont worry i walk very slowly during that time! :D

So to ensure I get to completely soak up what is left of the day I have decided that we will have a picnic dinner tonight. Oh yes, cheese and crackers, grapes, sparkling cider, and something sweet for dessert. Not a bbq picnic but a peaceful enjoyable, slightly healthier picnic dinner.

If your not doing anything later grab your blanket and your sun hat we would love for you to join us.


We'll See You There!

Spring is Sprung!

Its official. Spring is here. Isn't it marvelous? There is much to do in the spirit of spring. I have trimmed our bushes around the house and deck but that is the tip of the iceberg!! There is raking to do, mowing to do, and much, very much flower planting to do!

I am so excited about having flowers this year! I want big chunky bright flowers in each of my huge flower pots. In my lengthy flower box out front the boys have unanimously voted that there is to be pink, white, and purple flowers. Perhaps I will throw in a splash of yellow. Just for some added pop!!

Spring in comparison is like love. We can't be without it. We need it near us at all times. I open the windows just so the spring air can surround me during the night. Love is the same way we need to surround ourselves with it. We need to open our eyes and look at all that is around us. Only with heartfelt appreciation can we truly enjoy it.

I can feel the warm breeze on my face, the sun on my skin, and hear the sound of spring around me. I have shed my Minnesota winter blues and have slipped into something a little more fresh. Won't you join me?

Save Me!!

mr. wonderful decided that we are going to do this diet to help rid our bodies of bad fat and sugar and stuff, we started it yesterday. we are only allowed as much fruit and veggies as we want a day. beans (not baked) 2 cups of cooked BROWN rice a day, 6oz of yogurt two times a day, 2 cups of milk a day, 2 cups of yogurt a day and 4 egg whites a day

So no bread, no cereal, no MEAT, no sugar, no fat, no good stuff!!

i am starving here!! this is ridiculous. i guess your suppose to lose like nine pounds after this. But after that im going to be a twig!!!

mr. wonderful was whining like a little baby yesterday. He was screaming for meat!! it was horrible!! this went on for hours!!

But last night i made some tasty tomatoes...with chives and a mayo and dijon mustard dressing...actually was really good!!

7 more days to go!!

see you on the other side!

turkey's and chicken's and cow's beware!!!

Horrible....

....it has been a horrible day!! Work has been not stop!!
Processing, copying, entering dates, amounts....and at he
pace of a snail!! Too much work and not enough time or SLEEP!
oh and the phone! Give me a break people!!! GRRR!! Don't
worry friends ill be fine. I just need a good nap with
my teddy bear and have a nice hot turkey panini and ill be back to
myself.

So until then my friends....

Sharing....

Today i want to share. Why? Because in the past months i feel like we have become close friends. So today i am going to share something embarrassing, something endearing, and something irritating (just for good measure!)

Something Embarrassing:

This past Monday at work i replaced the new handles on the water cooler because our office staff is so strong that we managed to break them. So you have to wait until the water jug is empty and remove it and drain the rest of the water out of the machine. So i to remove the empty jug and then drain the water that is in the water dispensers and then unplug the drain plug and empty the water out of there. First time ive ever done this. So im following the instructions just so. Empty the the water out of the water dispensers. Done. Good. Next is the drain plug. The pictures shows them unplugging it and catching the water in a paper cup. Easy enough. So i unplug the drain plug and i have my paper cup ready....and water shoots out the back of the water cooler...in seconds my paper cup is full and the water is still coming out....like a steady stream! So water is coming out the back getting all over the floor with no end in sight! I had to scramble to find something larger to catch the water and by that time it was all over the floor. I had no idea that there was so much water in the drain plug!!!! The water finally drains.
So i wipe up all the water....hoping no one in the office comes into the lobby to see the mess i have made!! Then i take off the broken handles and replace them with our new shining handles....and its looking pretty good!!! Like NEW!! :P I get a new jug and place it into the water cooler....SUDDENLY water is streaming out the back!! I FORGOT TO RE-PLUG THE DRAIN PLUG!! So again i have water getting everywhere i cant get the drain plug back on!! So i had to remove the jug and wait for the water to drain AND wipe up all the water. AGAIN. While i am wiping up the water the water cooler starts to smoke! Yes i have smoke coming out of the vents on the side of the water cooler. I practically screamed! I ran to open up the windows and finish wiping up the water. So the water is cleaned up an the water cooler stopped smoking. But now the office smelled. Yay! So i carefully plugged the drain plug, plugged in the water cooler, and turned in back on and jumped back waiting for it to explode or burst into flames. Nothing happened. No smoke. No fire. No water. Thank God!!! So i positioned the water cooler back against the wall and re-inserted the water jug. This time everything went well. No one came into the office lobby during any of this!! But i did have to answer to the dreaded question "What is that smell?" for the next two hours!!

Something Endearing....

Mr. Wonderful lives up to his name. On Tuesday we had a special event we had to attend at 9:00 P.M. So i started getting ready at 7:00 P.M. Showered, dressed, hair done up and painted my toes pink. :) After all this i realized i had left me earrings in the car. So with freshly painted toes and clean feet i cant go outside to get them. (lady's i know you understand) So i ask mr. wonderful if he would help me get my earrings. mr. wonderful agreed. He whisks me up and takes me outside to the car...places me in the car....waits for me to grab my earrings...and picks me back up and brings me back inside! He certianly could have just ran out to the car and grabbed my earrings for me. I asked him why he didnt just run out and grab them for me....and he just shrugs his shoulders!! Like its no big deal!! Oh mr. wonderful. i love you.

Something Irritating....

Filled up my gas tank Wednesday night after work and im going to have to fill it up again before tomorrow afternoon!!! Had a bit of driving to do this past week but didnt realize how much until i looked this morning!! Gas is $2.80 a gallon right now!! AAAGGG!!!


What did you bring to share?