30.....are you kidding me!!!!

I feel like I am 18 .....look like I am 32 - according to my stupid neighbor -- and just notice a new line under my left eye which can be referred to as a WRINKLE. Well...I started getting grey hair at the age of 18 and totally was ok with it and thought nothing of it. There is this great person called a hair dresser - who can make everything better for you in a matter of an hour or so if you are not doing any highlights. But, there is nothing for this new and not acceptable wrinkle I have - aside from a little botox or plastic surgery. Am I too young for a little injection or tug and snip here and there??? Naaaaaaa but, cant do it right NOW.
Anyways...as my mom would counsel me....be grateful to turn another year older, some people dont get to. Sooo, I am welcoming 30 with open arms and hope to look and feel better than I did in my 20's.
My birthday happened to fall on a Saturday night. We went and grabbed a bite to eat at Firebirds ( one of my many FAVORITES ) and then off to Harolds with good friends. Its very hard to find anyone these days that knows how to country dance so, I was only able to get one song in with a man who was much shorter than me. My fabulous husband went over to him and his girlfriend and asked him kindly to dance with his wife because its was my birthday. We may have only got to dance once but I tell ya what -- it was sooooo much flippin fun!!!! I miss country dancing sooooo sooooo much. Jillian and I use to go all the time when we were younger and just dont find the time to do it these days. I am hoping that I can steal her sometime in the near future and we can head out with mom for some dancing.
Thanks to all that shared my birthday with me and made me feel special in some way or another!

The beeeeee's

I have been bad about posting and I know there is really no excuse like I have two children ages 2 and under and they are only 14 1/2 months apart - or like - I go to bed at 9pm every night so, I can get up in the morning at 4:45am to hit the gym by 5am. I know those are just silly excuses sooooo.....I am going to try to do better.

Anyways, my sister Vicky came down to visit in April for almost a week and I just have to post about the bee's. My Mom, Vicky, Brady, Logan and Madelyn were all outside enjoying a nice sunny but still cool out day in the backyard of my house. We were laying on the grass while the children played with eachother in the yard. All of the sudden I hear this bzzzzzzzzz.....bzzzzzz....bzzzzzz ---- :0 -- I turned my head to my left shoulder and HOLY CRAP -- I have never in my life seen sooooo many flippin bees ever!!! I quickly leaped up like a gazelle grabbed Brady's hand and Logan by one arm as I leaped for the door to the house - Vicky, Madelyn and Mom totally followed suite. We then watched thru the windows as my whole entire back yard was full of a HUGE swarm of bees. From the grass all the way to my roof the back yard was covered. They didnt stay long -- just chilled for a few min. and went over the roof. I didnt grab the camera in time to get them in the back yard but, I took a picture of them as they went over the roof and on to their next destination to freak some other innocent people out. Jillian would have had a heart attack. It all happened so fast and mom says that its amazing how the kids just new to leap up and follow me/us into the house so peacefully. We will talk about this for years.