Let us count the ways to celebrate my 36th Birthday!

This was a treat from my spouse..

Bodies Revealed!

This was to remind me , at my old age, of mortality.. A long tour of cadavers. It was actually awesome. I worried about throwing up before we went in.

What could be better after browsing sliced and splayed cadavers for an hour than going out for some Italian food at Buca di Beppo , lasagna anyone?(thanks Ben, I really did love it )


It didn't stop there, Sunday My husband's family all had a "dinner" at their house for me!! It was also pretty cool, like 30 people all for me!
And....Wednesday we are having a "Girl's Dinner" for my birthday. Man turning 36 rocks.. Usually I barely even know I had a birthday.

Princess and the Pea

The main advantage to having an artistic husband, lovely art..
I'm impressed.

Rain, If you can't beat it enjoy it!

Notice Nolan's lack of rain gear, he loves rain. I am missing my umbrella, it is black & white paisley. Pops open with the push of a button. I hate getting wet. Those pink boots are by Sperry, they make suede lined rain boots. They are very very cozy.


Leah's outfit was originally Ana's . Ana never wore it too much girliness for her, Leah LOVES it. So much so, she woke up at 3am excited to wear it in the rain!


These are my favorite, yet not as cozy rainboots..
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UPCOMING RUNS.....
Feb. 23rd will be the the 1st in the 2008 Elk Grove 5K FUN Run series. A mere $5 entry fee gets you into this fast, flat and accurate 5K. Age-group winners earn a place on the perpetual honor board located inside The Running Zone. Raffles follow the race which include a pair of running shoes, 2 sport watches, and other cool "stuff". Race day registration begins at 6:30 a.m. with race start at 8 a.m.

http://www.zinsli.com/events/ElkGroveFunRuns.pdf
I'm running it with Ana to celebrate my 36th birthday!

Not sure which March Run yet. Though Nutrition Fuels Fitness 5 a day run is a contestant.


This one looks too fun not to do:


Sat May 3rd, my first attempt at 1/2 Marathon!!



This one is a family deal:
July 26

Alzheimer's Aid Society Memorial 5K & City of Sacramento 5K Championship


Does anyone want to start supporting my run habit..it can get EXPENSIVE..

Purple Hair.
At church someone asked Nolan, "What color is your mommy's hair?" She asked futilly a few times, then I said, " I don't think he even knows what it's called." I like it. The hair color looks right , but I am not that white or at least I hope not.

Gabe Lost some Teeth.

eXCELLENT WAY TO THROW UP!!
I hate this ride at the park, I get sick just watching them spin around. I tried it once , never again.

LEAH BALLERINA!

Some pictures from her class. I love this teacher, she is real deal , no goofing off ballet. Leah tries so hard.Leah is wearing black.

Valentines Day



I walked up to the front door where a note was hung. It said " To my wonderful Parents, read this before entering" Ben and I opened it, I knew something was up.
As we opened the front door music , some cute cafe type jazz tinkled through the sparkling clean house. I paused to see the dining table fully set. Ananda approached us , menus in hand, sat us in the "lobby".




Gabe was pretending to play the piano, Leah would be our waitress. I cried.

The menus offered:

Appetizers
yogos
apples
bread

Main entree
Pasta
PB&J
pizza

drinks
juice
milk
water

dessert
ice cream







you get the idea.
We were even entertained while waiting for our meal. With a spongebob re enactment. I have to say, it was the best Valentines Day gift ever!!

I got it!!! ohhhhh! I will be semi MIA , my eyeballs hurt.

Really nice Sunny day pics.

This is a fun park near the new house. There was another picture to this ..I will add it later. We are tentatively excited about buying our first home. So far everything is a go, I'm just always hesitant to get too ready before we have keys. So, Keep your fingers crossed!

Leah's 5th Birthday!
Thanks to all who came, I was barely wanting to move as we have all had the flu but the party turned out great!

SNEAK PEAK

This is what we are anticipating for June.

I wish i videotaped all the feverish children in my house when they wander out speaking gibberish.. It's sad but hilarious. Ananda was first ..very high fever, like 103 ish..she came out

"He's yelling at me!!!
Us "Who?"
"THe Rat, he won't stop yelling at me"
Us, " tell him we will step on him"
" Noooo, he's so mad.."




This went on for a while, you might think this is cruel but we are no strangers to kids waking up with night terrors. Though with the Flu this week we have had 3 night terror kids, 2 of them more than once this week alone. Nolan wasn't as fun..he would stare at something somewhere shaking and screaming. He was afraid of us too.

Leah kept mumbling about her tights and how she can't get them off. Not so bad. ( she had no tights on)
Addison used to actually leave the house. Ananda liked to talk about spinning things that made her do math problems. She hasn't had night terrors in at least a year.
We are hopefully almost done with being sick..I guess that would make it my turn. Let's hope the Zicam works.

I was dumb enough to lose my wallet at Raley's here in EDH. We have this wonderful cash only plan for our budget , so my wallet had this weeks gas and food CASH in it. I got a call, they had my wallet I go in to pick it up, ALL THE CASH WAS GONE !

oh, well. hmm crushed van, sick kids (and no van), stolen money..broken washer. I think we have paid in advance for this year.. Time for the good stuff.