Wii

I bought Leland a Wii for his birthday this month. He's been having fun playing with it. He bought a few new games the other day. My favorite is the tennis game or the golf game. Some of these other games he plays are so complicated that you have to push like 15 buttons with 2 different controllers, I get so frustrated and mad that I usually quit in the middle of it and he has to take over for me. Whatever happened to the good ol' days of Super Mario bros on the original Nintendo :) I was good at that one.

Here's where Leland spends most of his time now, in the basement playing the Wii. We're dog sitting for our neighbors this week. We've learned that Sadie is quite the jealous dog. If we give any attention to Jezebel she cannot stand it and tries to interrupt it immediately! Crazy dog. They end up playing so hard together most of the day, they both just crash later at the same time.

New Stuff and News

Last weekend we restained and sealed our deck just in time for our new patio furniture to arrive. We really love being outside when the weather is nice so now we have a place to sit and I plan on eating and reading and entertaining out here more too! Sadie had her little friend, Jezebel, come over the other day for a play date. Our neighbors had company and their puppy was driving them crazy, so they dropped her off in our backyard for a while to wear off some of that energy! They're so cute together! When I went in the backyard to play with them, Jezebel kept jumping on me and everytime she did Sadie would growl at her and plow her in the ground. She didn't like Jezebel jumping on me. But it was all friendly play.


It's been cold the last few weekends which kind of stinks. Today is was about 50 degrees, rainy and very windy. I feel like we are just skipping over spring here. I think I've worn my summer clothes only 3 or 4 times since we've lived here. Right now, I'm wearing my warm comfy Sunday afternoon clothes. I'm so ready for warm weather to come and stay!! I guess I should be careful what I ask for because I hear it gets hot and humid here in the summers.

Last night we were invited out to a couple's house from our church. They are so nice and we had dinner with them and played cards. They are little older than our parents age, but they are a lot of fun. They taught us how to play Hand and Foot. It was fun! Leland and I are going to practice at home so we can whoop them next time. They said a lot of times they'll have several couples (all ages) over and have card game tournaments. Anyway, we had a good time.

Everything else is going good. My job is going okay. It's not my dream job and I am working for a corporate dental company which is not really my thing. I won't bore you with details but I really don't agree with their philosophy and we have management breathing down our necks right now because our office is not producing enough money so they basically told my doctor that if he doesn't produce a certain amount by the end of June then they're letting him go and bringing a new doctor in the office. We basically have to produce $20,000 more than we normally do in a month. I don't see that happening, so I'm not sure how this will all play out. I think most of the girls I work with have all said that they will probably not stay if he has to leave, so I'm not really sure what is going to happen. I just hope for his sake that he doesn't lose his job. I'll keep you posted.

Leland's job is still going really well. They just brought on a new customer which is a big deal because it means he will be generating more money for his district. So tomorrow he's flying their new customers in their corporate jet to give them a tour of their factory in Iowa and then to Dallas to give them a tour of their headquarters there-to kind of introduce them the all of what Lennox is about and meet some of the head haunchos, etc. There's still the stresses he has to deal with of managing people but it's all good experience for him and that's why we're here, so he can move up the ladder at Lennox and come back to Dallas!! I have enjoyed it here, but I miss home. I think Leland doesn't miss Dallas so much because of the traffic, congestion, etc, but we do miss being so close to friends and family...........and warmer weather! Okay, I've rambled more than usual, so I better go.


Happy Mother's Day if you're reading this and you're a momma!! May God bless you as you train up your children in the ways they should go! :)

Cinncinati Trip

We spent last weekend with our friends Eric and Sally in Hebron, Kentucky. They live just outside of Cinncinati. We had a really good time hanging out with them. Eric and Leland have been good friends since high school and Eric was a groomsman in our wedding. Saturday, the guys went to the shooting range and did guy stuff while Sally and I and their two little ones, Evan and Lauren, went to lunch and shopping. And let me tell you, I don't know how moms are able to run errands and lunch, etc with little ones. It was a juggling act, but Sally had it down. I better enjoy and appreciate doing my daily "stuff" without kids while I can!! Saturday was Sally's birthday, so we were glad to be there to celebrate with her. The four of us went out to dinner later that night in the city and had a good time. We went to their church the next morning, which we really enjoyed and headed back home. Kentucky is a beautiful state. It was a pretty drive home. We had a fun weekend hanging out with good friends!

The boys cleaning their guns after shootin 'em.

Lauren and Evan posing for the camera

Miss Lauren smiling for the camera. She was such a good happy baby the whole weekend.