Snow Fest!

Hubby and I along with our niece, Dayton, and some friends went to Snow Fest in Frankenmuth on Friday night.  It was cold!  We had fun despite the coldness!

How cool are these snow sculptures?!

The mirror maze was a ton of fun! It was really expensive, though. Regular price was $8 per person, no matter the age. As it turns out, I had the hook-up! I went to high school with the woman who ran it. Score!

Before we went on Friday night, I had already planned to take Dayton and Ella (another one of our nieces) on Saturday. So we got to go two days in a row. Lucky us!

It was really cold and windy on Saturday so we didn't do much. We did go to the petting zoo though!

Ella took one look at the camels and said, "I don't like the camels, Uncle Buddy."  So cute!

Dayton kept calling the goats baby camels. HA!

Then we did pony rides! The girls LOVED this part. Who wouldn't?  I made them wave at me!

Since it was so cold we decided to take the girls to McDonald's for lunch and some playplace fun. I think they enjoyed their day!

High Five Friday!

This week also had 5 super, fantastic things in it!  AWESOME!



I have officially started school!  Read about it here.

I got a note in the mail from my cousin, Angela.  She lives in Washington and I miss her so much!  We were so close growing up.  We had almost everything the same.  As a matter of fact our wedding anniversary's are two days apart!  I'm pretty sure that the last time I saw her was at my wedding almost 4 years ago!

It's been so long that I couldn't find a picture of the two of us together :(

I FINALLY changed my blog setup.  I've been wanting to do it for quite some time and decided yesterday was the day!  It's not so busy now and I like it! 

I made a button!  Doesn't sound like much but it's success in my book.  I just can't get it to stick right.  Maybe it'll be on next week's HFF??  We'll see!

I've been asked to be a guest blogger!  AND I get to talk about coupons.  How awesome is that??!! I'll keep you posted for my big debut. HAHA

Check her out!

Don't forget to head on over to the hostess of the party, Lauren, at From My Grey Desk Blog!

Mr. Smooth Cheeks

Hubby and I spent the day together last week. We didn't do anything spectacular but I always enjoy running around town with him. I took a profile picture of him because he recently shaved! He looks so different!

The result of No Shave November...and December...and some of January!

Mr. Smooth Cheeks!  HAHA

We went to Gander Mountain to exchange some slippers he got for Christmas.  We ended up returning them because they didn't have any more camo slippers.  So he decided that he'd just pick up a pair from Wal-Mart.  They didn't have any either.  So now I'm on an internet hunt for camo slippers that he will wear.  Which turns into shoe/purse/everything else shopping for me.  Needless to say I haven't found his slippers yet!  HAHA  Then he took me to my FAVORITE place to eat. 

Yum!

Hubby knew our waiter and we were conviently seated right under the TV so Hubby had the perfect front row seat to Sports Center. That left for little conversation because he was so distracted. I decided to play with the settings on my camera.

Hubby's pop.  I haven't had pop all year! 

Guess what?  Heinz uses recycled material for their Ketchup bottles.  

Since we were there before half off appetizers started we actually got meals! HAHA

Well, we still had to get ONE appetizer. 

Hubby ordered a Bacon Burger (big surprise there) and I got the Oriental Chicken Salad. I was disappointed with it. It tasted ok but it wasn't like the last one I had. I probably won't get it again.

After dinner we went to see some friends of ours, Larry and Sarah.  It's always a pleasant visit with them!  And then we headed on home.  It took a while because it started snowing and the roads were slick. So there was lots of time for conversation.  I made a comment about the pitch (how steep) of the roofs of the houses we were driving past. They are much more steep in Michigan than Louisiana because of the snow we get here.  Hubby responded with something about how I wouldn't know how to use that word (pitch) if it wasn't for him.  He said I would have described it as "the pointyness of the house" and would have used a variety of hand gestures.  I started laughing so hard.  He was completely right.  Sounds just like something I would say.  But, that's one of the reasons he loves me! 


I really enjoyed the day we spent together so I'm calling it a "date day."  Only 31 more dates to go!

Ode to my Computer

Well..it's not really mine. I won't be purchasing such a wonderful thing until the first week of February.

I think that this is the one?!?

 But, that is neither here nor there.  The purpose of this post is to simply ask, "What would you do if you're computer stopped doing it's wonderful magic and went to computer heaven?" 

Hubby and I had a nice desktop when we got married.  Then, after we moved to Louisiana, I sold it.  It sat in our closet for a year before I sold it.  It's not that I didn't want to use it but rather I couldn't. When we moved to Louisiana I didn't know that they would be 20 years behind the rest of the nation. Our only option for TV was satellite and the only option for internet was....dial up! Needless to say I was NOT going to go that direction.  So we just let our computer sit in a closet and gather dust.  We did eventually move into town where cable and high speed internet were available but by that time I was so use to doing all my internet things on my phone that we just never bought another one.  Since moving back to Michigan and living in a house that now has 4 laptops in it I have become quite addicted to having the full computer experience again.

And then yesterday my world crashed.

Pun intended.

The charging cord to the laptop quit.  What about the other computers, you ask?  One is one of my BIL's and it's a Mac.  I know how to work a Mac for all intense and purposes but I'm not as quick and it annoys me.  Also, he needs it for classes.  One has a virus.  The last is identical to the one I am currently typing on but it's charger is also on strike.  So that left nothing.  ACK!  My mind started circling in crazy directions.  Classes officially started today (except campus is closed for MLK day).  How would I stay connected to my classes via Blackboard (online site that corresponds with your classes) without Computer?   What about my writing class?  Where is the nearest library to my in-laws house?  How would I cross check the coupon list with the weekly ads? What about my BLOG? And the Blogs I read everyday?  I felt lost!  Which got me thinking about how much our lives are dependent on technology.  Are we capable of "switching off"...ever? 


Switch...switch...hrmmmm

Light Bulb!!!

What if I played the switcheroo game with the cords?  Use this piece from one and that piece from another?  Hallelujah!  It worked.  Problem solved.  Hello Facebook, Gmail, Blogspot, Blackboard, Amazon, Craigslist, Google......what was I talking about before?