January and February Birthdays

Another birthday dinner party at Mom and Dad's--this time celebrating all the January and February birthdays. Amanda made this adorable cake.

Roast beef dinner was delicious.

 Mike and Glen did the dishes.

Cinderella Nani enjoyed taking a break from the dishes.

Grandma Kathy holding granddaughter Samantha.

This is the time the little children were waiting for--the lighting of the candles.

Eli is trying to figure out how the lighter works.

Very looooong birthday list Mom is announcing.

Ready, set, light the January candles.

Sarah and Wes get in on the blowing out action. I guess Glen is still singing...or is he also trying to blow out the candles...?

Wes lighting February candles.

 Singing...wait for it...wait for it...

And out they blow.

Eli had been eyeing the heart toppings on the birthday cake all evening. Finally--he takes a bite!

I don't think it was as good as he hoped it would be. Carson is happily munching on a sugar cookie.

The phone on the table is from when Mark called. He didn't want to miss out on the February birthday action and decided to join in via a phone call. Happy birthday Mark!! And happy birthday to all the other January and February birthday people!!! Another fun party, Mom and Dad!!

"Y" Couldn't It Have Been This Kind?

Glen came home from work the other day telling me how frustrated he was that he had broken his car key.

Bet he wishes it had been the house key so we could replace it with a key just like the one Dallas got for Rebecca.

Quotes of the Week

"People are attracted to you by what they see in you; they remain attracted to you by what you see in yourself."
-- Mark Amend

"The fact that you are even here, alive, on this planet is a mathematical miracle, and you should not spend the time that you have being busy being miserable."
-- Philip DeFranco

"It doesn't matter what you did or where you were... it matters where you are and what you're doing. Get out there! Sing the song in your heart and never let anyone shut you up!"
-- Steve Maraboli

I'm So Vein

Just thought somebody might want to know what I have been up to lately. Well, let me show you...

I can assure you the backs of my legs look just as lovely. What is going on you ask? Just a little vein procedure--sclerotherapy to be exact.

Under those thigh-high, therapeutic-strength compression stockings and each of those bandages is a cluster of needle holes where a solution was injected into the spider veins which is supposed to make them eventually disappear.

The goal I am trying to achieve is not to have better looking legs (although that would be nice). It is to hopefully help alleviate the heaviness and creepy crawly feelings I almost always feel in my lower legs.

Although most would think I am so vain to have this procedure done, my ulterior motive is somewhat different.

In several weeks, when my legs are healed, I certainly hope to see this wasn't all done "in vein." (Ha ha!)