Someday...

Her costume is amazing. Someday I'll dance again.

Party ideas?

I usually start planning my kids' birthday parties the day after their birthday. I love to plan ahead! Because their parties tend to be expensive, we are only doing them on the even years. Cyra just had her 8th, so she won't have another until she's 10.

I was looking up ideas for Hannah Montana parties, Movie Star parties etc. I have a general idea, but was looking for something over the top for her 10th.

I typed in "10 year old birthday parties"...that let me to a site of a woman looking for info for her daughter's 16th b-day. Curious, I opened her link. It was NOT about her daughter's birthday. I tried quickly to shroud Kenady's eyes and shut everything down.

It's disguisting that so many porn websites are linked to such innocent searches. I was looking for party ideas. Problem being, it's not a swinger party.

Oops - I missed dump day

I was so busy yesterday, that I forgot to dump.

*Last night it was 50 degrees
*This morning it is 0 degrees
*No school?
*Oh man!
*The roads are too icey
*Ross had to drive 3 hours in this
*It took him over 4 hours in this weather
*I hope Heather calls me.
*I'd love to go out tonight.
*What will I wear?
*Tom will be there.
*He always looks at my shoes
*He has a "shoe thing"
*I think I'll wear hot pink, fur lined boots
*Yes, I've succombed to the culture
*They don't match my purse exactly
*Maybe, he won't notice.
*My 2nd favorite guy Matt is coming too
*They flew in on a private jet.
*The flight took 3.5 hours from Eugene to Elkhart
*I really need a private jet
*That flight's normally 8 hours
*With layovers included
*But not drive time.
*Ross's meeting ran late
*I had to pick up Heather
*My car is frozen
*Seriously frozen
*It took 20 min to be able to see through the windshield
*The wipers never defrosted enough to work
*Yes, we have a 3 car garage
*The Excursion doesn't fit in it
*Neither does the Toyota
*I feel bad picking up Heather late.
*We also got home late
*Who knew dinner would take 2.5 hours?
*I gave her a little extra $
*My kids were ill-behaved
*Figures
*I got on facebook
*1st time in a month
*Heather made a video
*Using her new Mac
*She has tons of friends
*She included my kids in her friends video
*She used "this is the life" by Miley Cyrus
*I love Miley
*And Heather
*And GS cookies.

Indigo

Ross had a business dinner last night, and invited me. I went to one about a year ago, but normally just stay home with the girls. It's hard to find a babysitter during the middle of the week.

I was able to go last night. The meeting was with Jim, Rich, Ross & Ryan (all from IN) and John, Tom, Jason & Matt all from Oregon. We went to a new restaurant in Elkhart called Indigo. It was absolutely beautiful inside. They had little coves built in for private dining as well as a large dining room. The lounge was uber trendy. It reminded me of a place we ate at in Chicago.

We started in the bar for drinks (not me....yuck), then moved to the large dining room. The server brought the menus which were full of very delicious sounding entrees. It was fun to answer questions about the food. The boys were like "What's a satay? What's a kalamata olive? What's creme fraiche? Which fork do I use first? Which bread & butter plate is mine?" I actually felt useful.

Here are some of the food the group ordered:

Bread
White & wheat ciabatta - with garlic butter or a dip that was a cross between hummus & tapenade
Appetizers
Jerk shrimp - with a spicy / chunky salsa
Coconut jumbo shrimp - with a raspberry sauce
Beef satay - with peanut sauce (this was my favorite)
Duck spring rolls
Entrees
Crusted veal w/ prosciutto
Peppercorn crusted bone in ribeye
Wasabi salmon
NY strip w/ truffle butter
Side dishes
Szechuan green beans
Salad w/ mango
Roasted fingerling potatoes w/ chives & creme fraiche
Dessert
Creme Brulee
Apple tart
Molten chocolate cake (it was baked when ordered!)

They had some great food and even better ambience. The prices were a little high, but not abnormal for a great meal. I would say for someone ordering a beef dish, side dish, dessert & beverage..you would pay around $55 plus tax. For a meal with chicken, duck or veal it would be about $12 less.

Not something you could do often (or at least most of us) but a great place for special occasions. Besides, it takes around 2.5 hours for the entire meal. Who has that much time on their hands?

Apologies

My prayer today is that I remember that the death & resurrection of Christ for our sins is a gift...I can't pay for it with works or tithes. It's free.

Thank you Jesus for the gift, because I've done a few things today that wouldn't earn me much. Oh, and I'm sure I will tomorrow as well. I apologize in advance. =)

My dog is nasty

I am sitting here reading blogs and clipping my fingernails. I have a little trash can here to catch the clippings. One of them didn't make it. No worries, the dog got it. =P