MY COWGIRLS

Cowgirl Megan

Cowgirl Amy

I took Megan school shopping because she starts Preschool on Monday. She is very excited. She asked if we could go "to the cowboy store with the circle. The one that Daddy calls Cal Ranch." I was surprised and said sure. So, off we went and I wish I could have video taped our outing. She was hilarious. She looked through all the clothes and told me that she would really like a pair of wranglers and a shirt with sparkles. So, we found some pants and immediately she turned them over to see if they had the distinctive wrangler patch and they did. Next she looked through the shirts and I found one with sparkles.Thankfully they were having a big clearance sale. However, she was a little disappointed because she thought she might like a purple or blue shirt with sparkles and all they had was pink. So after that she wanted to look for a few minutes but was completely satisfied with our findings. So we went and paid for our things.

I think I am in big trouble. She is only 2 and already acting like this. I am not sure what the teenage years will bring. Megan is so funny and so opinionated. I just love her.

It is hard to believe how fast she is growing.

And Amy...

She was happy trying on hats and feeling all the clothes and we passed them. She is such a happy girl. She thinks she is at least two. Always trying to do what Megan does. I found her trying to climb onto the potty chair...

Tulips in the snow

My Mom sent me this picture. Tulips always make me smile and a little homesick. This picture does make me smile but thankful that I am not in the snow. Sorry for the tulips and the tulip festival. Even in the snow... the tulips are beautiful.

Thanks, Mom

Corned Beef Catastrophe

Every year as a family we have corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, carrots and celebrate the Irish in us. SO, like every other year I went to the store and bought a small corned beef, some carrots and cabbage. I put it in the oven and began doing other things. I checked it about every 20 minutes adding more water as it needed. It was looking and smelling amazing. Then all of a sudden I noticed a faint scent of smoke in the air. Not wanting to have the awful fire alarm go off and have Megan wake up wondeirng why we had a fire truck siren in our house, I ran to the kitchen and pulled to roast from the oven. It looked fine just a little crispy on the edges and so I hurried and opened all the windows, (BIG MISTAKE) to clear the smoke that was in the kitchen. And then it happened.

The biggest explosion in the history of my kitchen. Ryan and Danae would have been proud of this one. The glass pan shattered lifting the corned beef off the wire rack an inch or so.... glass was blown through the house. A shard of glass blistered my toe. I screamed and the alarm sounded anyway. Sorry to all my neighbors. It probably sounded like a murder. BANG!!! SCREAM!!!!!! ALARM BLARING!!!!! YELLING!!!!
Oh and upon the alarm sounding my concerned 2-year- old ran out to help Mom. I yelled at her trying to keep her out of the glass.

Oh boy.......

Sam came to my rescue and cleaned up the glass and then we went out to dinner. What a night.

Package from Grandma Marlene

Grandma sent Valentines packages to the girls. Each contained a letter with stickers and a bag of CHOCOLATE. We let Amy look at her note and walked to the other room. Sam and I realized that it was very silent and the oohs and aahs and giggles had stopped. We peeked around the corner and saw this.

Amy had somehow scooted across the floor and pulled the packages of candy of the couch and gotten one open. She was bouncing up and down saying mmmmmmmmmmm..... She was so proud of herself. Ohe the pleasure of simple victories. I love my girls and the joy that each day brings.