Bee City

So sometime back in the middle of June my tennis friend Silvia (you remember the one that had the great bbq) and her daughter Charris were helping me get out the house so Ben could sleep since he was working nights.

We went to Bee City! There were so many fun animals. And I promise you that if I had gone to this petting zoo as a child I wouldn't have had issues identifying the ring tailed lemur on Nora's wooden puzzle. They have the softest little fingers. They had tons of other animals too and they had all different types of food to feed them. It was great fun, even if I did get rammed by a goat...twice.

The ring tailed lemur

I think this one speaks for its self

Charris and the ferret

Nora and Silvia

Morgan eating her ice cream cone from the bottom up

Lightning Strike

Okay, so way back at the end of June it was raining, well storming. Not really a surprise it rains a lot in the South, especially during the summer. I was getting a show ready for the girls to watch and there was a really bright flash and a loud pop. Then my tv went off and the room smelled of melted plastic. I look into the kitchen and there are lights on. Not a good sign. So I grab the screaming girls and we head for the hall. I wait a few minutes for the storm to pass then head outside to inspect the house for damage. I can't make out where the lightning hit, but luckily happen upon my neighbors in their garage. Turns out they had some issues too. Ben is at work so my nice neighbors come in and flip all my circuit breakers back and get my refrigerators back on. Then I can turn the tv on, good sign...wait no cable...wait no wii...wait no internet. Ugh. Thank god for insurance! Because this is just the beginning. I spend the next week and a half calling repair men, taking the computer to Best Buy, and getting quotes on how much it will cost to fix everything. Then just as I think I have a complete list of everything something else turns up and something else and something else.

So I guess I learned that we have insurance for a reason and you really should unplug stuff when it is storming. Oh and while you are being safe, go ahead and stay home when the dryer is running.

What happened???

So, I know everyone is waiting with baited breath for my next post. Okay maybe that is a stretch. Anyway, I do love posting on my blog and I have loads of things that have happened in the month since I last posted. Stay tuned over the next few weeks for some doozy posts. The first one being about our house getting struck by lighting, which started the blog drought.

40 Questions

So my friend Krystal sent me this 40 questions thing and I thought I would use it as a blog post instead of sending an email...so here goes.

1. What is your occupation? Stay at home Mom
2. What color are your socks right now? White
3. What are you listening to right now? Dora the Explorer. ugh.
4. What was the last thing that you ate? Logan's Roadhouse, they have yummy ribs!!
5. Can you drive a stick shift? Absolutely.
6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Pink
7. Last person you spoke to on the phone? Janet
8. Do you like the person who sent this to you? Yes :o) She's a keeper!
9. How old are you today? 32
10. Favorite drink? Coca-Cola
11. What is your favorite sport to watch? Just one? Baseball, tennis and hockey
12. Have you ever dyed your hair? Do highlights count?
13. Pets? Dog and two cats
14. Favorite food? Asian food
15. Last movie you watched? By choice? The Bucket List.
16. Favorite Day of the year? Thanksgiving
17. What do you do to vent anger? Play tennis
18. What was your favorite toy as a child? Barbies
19. What is your favorite season? Fall then Spring
20. Hugs or kisses? Hugs
21. Cherry or Blueberry? Strawberry
22. Do you want your friends to email you back? Sure
23. Who is most likely to respond? ?
24. Who is least likely to respond? ?
25. What ever happened to parents who gave a care? I assume this question isn't referring to my parents because I know they care.
26. When was the last time you cried? The other night while watching the Bucket List.
27. What is on the floor of your closet? A cat.
28. Who is the friend you have had the longest that you are sending this to? Not really sure who reads my blog so I can't answer this.
29. Who is the friend you have had the shortest that you are sending this to? See above.
30. Favorite smells? Fresh cut grass, baking cookies, and my kids
31. Who inspires you? Company...I'm always inspired to clean when they come :o)
32. What are you afraid of? Car accidents
33. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers? Cheese
34. Favorite Car? Mini
35. Favorite cat breed? All
36. Number of keys on your key ring? 3
37. How many years at your current job? 1
28. Favorite day of the week? Friday
39. How many states have you lived in? 4, soon to be 5
40. Do you think you're funny? Sometimes. Ben says I'm funnier now then when we got married, maybe he is rubbing off on me. ha ha

Baseball Game

So last Friday we all went to the River Dogs game for a Father's day gift for Ben. I had bought some cheap tickets on base, but we had to trade them in for actual seats once we got to the park. On Friday nights they also do fireworks so the line was crazy long. So we are standing there waiting and waiting, the girls are literally running in circles around us. Then some wonderful stranger walks by asking if anyone needs tickets...at first you think scalper right? Not at a River Dogs game they never sell out. So we say we need tickets and he gives them to us for FREE!! What a deal! So we go right in and as we are handing the person our tickets to get in I over hear someone say there is only standing room only left. We were so far back in line we probably wouldn't have even gotten in.

So we get our large cup of boiled peanuts and some mystery beer and head for the seats. We watch the first few innings at our seats then Nora makes us some new friends by spilling her lemonade so we head over to the sand filled play area to watch the remainder of the game. This is great because the kids can run and play and we get to watch some of the game. Ben was also able to keep track of the Cubs on his fancy new phone he got for Father's Day.

So in the 9th inning we head back to our seats and countdown to the fireworks and the girls lose their minds. Apparently they aren't big fans of the fireworks and they are both crying hysterically. So we head out and miss the finale. That was a bummer, but it was very fun night in all!

Morgan eating her weight in boiled peanuts

Nora in the sand area

All of us just before the fireworks started

Nashville Star

So in trying to fill the void that American Idol left in my life I thought I would check out Nashville Star. It was kind of like drinking Pepsi well, maybe not that bad. But one of the draws for me was Billy Ray (because I think he is funny in Hannah Montana...don't judge I have kids), but he leaves a little to be desired if you are used to Ryan Seacrest cracking jokes. Billy Ray just looks all nervous and has a hollow compliment for each act after they sing. As for the judges, Jewel is awesome. She really put John "the jerk" Rich in his place. Jeffrey Steele seems very laid back and very fair.

Even with all of that I think I do like the show. It will just take some getting used to, you know like living a new city. I like how it has groups as well as individuals. But what I like the most is that they sing good ole country music. Since this is the genre I am most familiar with I can actually tell if they are good or not without getting the nod from Ben.

Post a comment or send me an email if you think I should add the who I voted for feature again.

Happy tv watching!

Excuses, excuses

So I haven't posted this week because...it started last week, May 28th, Ben gets sick and spends his days off on the couch, Saturday-Ben feels better (about 85%) and goes to work. Sat PM-Morgan pukes. Sunday-Morgan feels better I get a wicked cold. Tuesday-We actually leave the house. Wen-Nora pukes. Wen PM-I feel like hell. Thursday-Ben takes me out on a date. We eat Outback and play putt putt. Life is good!