The Weekend

This past weekend we had our dear friends the Falls come in for a visit. We had a great time catching up and enjoyed seeing the kids play together. 

Back Off Ladies, He's Mine!

Well, not him exactly, but if you swap this guy out for Ben (leaving the socks, of course), then you have it about right. 

Yes, my man is the proud new owner of a motorized scooter which will soon become his only form of transportation in an effort/challenge to save the $11 dollars a day it costs to own his current car. 

If you know Ben, then you know he annualizes every expense from toilet paper to Dr. Pepper and he recently did the inverse of that calculation to find the cost per day of owning a car - specifically his. He was shocked and appalled at the price he pays for a vehicle that only takes him 2.5 miles to and from work. Thus, the scheme of swapping his car out for a scooter was born.  

We'll keep you posted on the success of this venture. Life with Ben will never be boring.

Does This Make Me the Ugly Stepsister?

"Now Where Did I Put My Purse?"

Before and After

This is what I was busy doing last week - painting the master bedroom! Here are the before and after pictures.

BEFORE

AFTER

I know, I know - the change is so drastic.  But believe me, the switch from "Dark Storm Cloud" to "Seafoam Storm" was imperative to achieve color harmony within our home. :-)

Elena's First Crush

This is Elena today. We watched the movie, "Enchanted" at Abby & Nate's Saturday night, and Elena is still talking about, "da Pince". She is quite taken with him and is graciously overlooking the fact that he is quite the "mimbo" in this movie.  Why just now, as I was writing the previous post, she came up to my side and whispered with a giddy grin, "Mama, do you like da Pince?"

Celebration of baby Micah

My sister-in-law Abby and her husband Nate are expecting their first child (a boy) in July. Ben and I are really excited for them! This weekend we went to Houston for a baby shower. We had a great time seeing family and it was just special to be a part of the preparation for baby Micah.