Kyra TWO

Happy Birthday baby girl!

I just realized i never paid Kyra any respect on here. Her birthday was last month and i never posted for her. I am sorry. We had a blast at her impromtu party. I invited a few of my close friends and one of her buddies. We opened gifts and can I say THANK you to those who read this that purchased her a gift. It was very thoughtful and appreciated. Then we had hot dogs, which seems to be a ritual at birthday parties here. Then we had cake. Kyra blew out her candles and decided with her piece of cake to remember what it was like to turn 1, because she dunked her face in her piece of cake like a pro. it was awesome. Here's some pics. And just so you know, the balloon is a pic of a kid showing how ole they are...not the peace sign...lol :)

Though its been so long since she turned two. Kyra gets a kick of saying she is still 1. So if you ask her how old she is...she will say 1...just to get a reaction from you...then shortly afterwards she will tell you how old she really is. She's just the real comedian in the family :)

We can dance if we want to

So for Valentine's, since I don't have a sweetie, it was all about me. Kyra and I slept in and then had a great breakfast. Then my mom and I had appointments at the spa. Ahhhhhhhh, that is so wonderful. I wish I could do that more often. Then I went down to Lenox and had my make-up professionally done. I think I could have done just as good of a job if not better, but whatever, it was fun. Then I RUSHED to the ball. It was so much fun. After dinner we all got out on the dance floor and danced our hearts out. So here's a couple of my favorite shots.


Why I was the only one dancing in this one above i have no idea, must have been a song I really had to whoot to.

I think this one was took right before I fell on the floor. Why oh why do we make silly faces when we dance, I will never know. I guess its kinda like putting on make-up when you get to your eye liner, you mouth drops open.

I think this last one was "Thriller" and oh how it was. Beta you rocked that song!!!

My New Do

Ok, I have wanted to cut my hair for a long time. I cut it last year around Chirstmas and it was ok. i chickened out on the cut I really wanted. But I finally did it. It looks so cute. So here's to Marie, who did a fabulous job and kept me confident enough to go through with it.

Been a while

Well, I guess its been quite a little while since my last post. I have been soooooo busy. Mostly with work. This month has been especially long. I have been in charge of several of our clients at work and they have REALLY kept me busy. I have had to work on a few Sundays when I was not scheduled and had to work this past weekend when I was scheduled to have it off.

You may or may not know that I work for the mystery shopping company Market Force. We do all kinds of mystery shopping and auditing of stores all over the US. It is a lot of fun talking to these folks and making relationships with complete strangers. Some of the people I talk to we communicate several times a week. Its crazy, i feel like they should be my friends on facebook lol.

I have also been keeping really busy playing with my new Adobe Photoshop. WOW is all I can say. That thing can make some of my drab pics wonderful. This past week, I learned how to make my own backdrop that professional photographers would use. I can crop any photo and place it in the backdrop for a "professional" look. I learned how to make the "eyes pop". that is my favorite feature. It alone can make a bland pic look great. If you ever want any editing done to your pics, let me know. I would love to try to see what I can do with different types of photos.

Next thing I have to do now is get a DSLR camera instead of my point and shoot. However I LOVE do love my Canon. It takes some great pics.

So, January has been a great month for some aspects and not so great for others. I wanted to be at church the past couple of Sundays. i missed it cause of work. Poor Kyra is never gonna get used to nursery if i can't make it there every Sunday. And I think I might have to miss this coming Sunday too, UGH, can i go ahead and pull out my hair.

Well, thanks for listening (?) or reading rather. TTYL

My colorful rainbow

I saw this a friend of mine's blog and I am so into these things. Anything that has to do with quizes and personalities I pretty much like. I know who I am and its so interesting to see these things be so true. I like seeing what colors say I am. I would have to agree with this one whole-heartedly. I am ALWAYS up for a challenge. I used to love being in the gifted program when I was in school because we always did problem solving puzzles and things of the such and I loved them. I have to say I was pretty good at them. I love being dared to do stuff. Nothing too off the wall, but if I was dared to go sky dive, I would. I am pretty adventurous and therefore have been called a little crazy now and then. I am ok with that, for the most part. I have to agree I do get a little bored easily, but if I am with the people who I care about bordem doesn't matter. I can easily turn bordem into a good time with a little humor. So here are my results, i love them.

Your rainbow is strongly shaded red and orange.

What is says about you: You are a passionate person. You appreciate a challenge. You get bored easily and want friends who will keep up with you. Others are amazed at how you don't give up.

Find the colors of your rainbow at spacefem.com.

The gift of giving

Wow, two posts in one day!

I just wanted to say I love to give. I love the feeling you get when you know you have helped out someone in some way. I recently gave a sister I know some baby items. I didn't really know how much she needed them until she filled me in on how I came at just the right time. Isn't it great how we are blessed with the gift of giving.

Yum Yum

Me and my friend Lauren and our daughters made ginger bread cookies. Oh how I love the way the aroma they give off as they give the house a wonderful smell. These are just the ones I had left that I didn't eat. We had a blast decorating them...and eating them. We decorated her Christmas tree also. That was fun. That girl has a ton of ornaments. I just love this time of year.