My Valentine's Day started at school where I set up a "French Cafe." We just finished a unit on poetry so we had poetry readings, still life art, and food. It was pretty cool. Later at home, Chad and I began cooking the special dinner the kids wanted---french toast and bacon for the guys and omelets for Callie and me. We lit candles and had a nice romantic family dinner----if you're thinking it wasn't really a treat for me--IT WAS! I didn't have to cook for hours and it was easy to clean--NOW THAT'S A TREAT!
To celebrate the Superbowl, we had a few people over to boil crawfish and watch the game. It was a gorgeous day and the crawfish were excellent. The guys had a good time playing horseshoes after their hard work!
A couple of weeks ago, Ms. Linda came over to our house to watch the kids. While she was here, she tried to make them lunch. Well, I guess the state of my cooking pots and pans horrified her because yesterday she donated a new set to us! It is a beautiful set of stainless steel pots and pans that are GUARANTEED to last--Thanks, Ms. Linda! I hope I don't ruin them!
We sure did have a great season, but as the saying goes, "All good things have to end." I think Chad took it especially hard. This is how I found my Saints Fan Hubby --and YES, he's sleeping. (A.K.A. passed out!)
Over the holidays, I had the chance to meet with some friends that I haven't seen in a while. Jenny, Elaine, and Christy all came into town so we decided to have a girls night out. We started with dinner and drinks at Lucy's in Mandeville then headed to Daiquiris and Creams to listen to some good ol' 80's music! It was so good to get the "gang" together again. CONGRATS to Natalie who announced she is expectiong another baby! Special thanks to Julie for being my Designated Driver(who, by the way, didn't know a lot of the songs because she's TOO YOUNG--UGH!)
On Friday the boys brought home their second quarter report cards and we are VERY proud to announce that BOTH Mace and Jake received straight A's - - - They also had EXCELLENCE in conduct (we're not sure where they get that!) The boys had been asking for Saints jerseys so we bought them their favorite jerseys today for their reward. Way to go, guys! We are so proud of you!
On December 27th, Chad and I celebrated our tenth wedding anniversary. We took a trip to Destin, Florida, where I surprised Chad with a fishing charter in the Gulf. Well, without giving too many gruesome details, the 12 foot seas didn't exactly cooperate with my stomach!
It was a very LONG 6 hour boat ride! The rest of the trip was wonderful! At our dinner at Ruth's Steak House, Chad had a beautiful bouquet of tulips delivered to our table. We had a very nice time and MANY thanks to Julie, Tory, Mom and Dad for watching our "crew" for us! (Now you know why we needed the vacation so badly!)
We had a wonderful Christmas this year. We started out by spending Christmas Eve at Mrs. Linda's with all of Chad's family. The kids got a massive amount of presents! Emma was especially excited about the big piles of presents--so kept sitting on top of all of them! We were all very thankful that Nana could spend Christmas in her remodeled house this year and not a FEMA trailer! Christmas morning with the kids was awesome! The boys were so excited to get Heelys, Nintendo DS, DVD's, a Karaoke Machine, and the big gift----CELL PHONES! (We will give out their numbers soon.) Callie's big gift was a kitchen for her room and a scooter. Then my parents, MawMaw and sisters came over for lunch. We fried turkeys and baked ham. All of the food was delicious (minus my stuffing---it was awful!) Chase and Rylie seemed to enjoy their first Christmas, too! I hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas. Happy Birthday, Jesus!
I truly believe that if it were up to Chad we would keep ALL of these puppies! I must admit they are really cute!
After the boys' basketball game (they only lost by 2 points this time!), we decided to decorate the Christmas Tree. We listened to Christmas music, strung lights and garland, fought over ornaments, etc---it was a typical tree lighting ceremony!
