What we've been up to

Papa, Zachary and mommy

Here we are with Bessie the Cow

"yummmmy fruit rollup"

Hanging out at the Easter egg hunt

"How YOU doin'?"

Zachary and the Easter Bunny. He's not SO excited!

Off to church

Big Boy

Mommy's little man

Dr. Zachary

Mommy's masterpiece

Z and his 24-year old girlfriend. ;-))

A friend's little boy she just adopted from Russia.

Zachary and Timmie

Mommy's new hair cut

So it's been a while. I know I'm been slack about posting but there is just so much going on that some days I'm barely keeping my head above water (mostly just good stuff though). ;-) So we have been out and about a lot. I had a girls' night out a couple weekends ago. Also, have been dating some and going to dinner with friends. Things are good flowing right along. We have gotten really busy at work, which I'm happy about. I prefer to be slammed as opposed to the opposite. The day goes by so much faster.

Can you believe that on April 19 Zachary will have been home for one year? To me it seems like he has been here all along. It's hard to even remember what my life was like before him. I feel so complete now! Also, it's really hard to believe that he will be 2 years old on May 15. I have already started thinking about what to do for his birthday party but haven't made a decision about where to have it yet. I'm thinking about somewhere like Monkey Joe's or KidGym. I'll keep you posted.

A couple weekends ago I met up with some girlfriends and their babies at a consignment show. We had a great time. I spent about $25 and got some really cute stuff for Zachary. I found the most adorable little blazer. He wore it to church last Sunday. He looked like a little man. ;-) I also met up with some girl friends at a place called "Our Paintin Place". We each brought a bottle of wine, sat around and painted all evening. We had a great time! I painted a birthday plate for Zachary and it turned out great. When you see it you will probably notice a 'small' flaw. Keep in mind I was drinking wine while I was painting this...so give me a break ok? ;-))

What else? Oh, big news. I cut my hair!!! I absolutely love the new style. I have had something similar to this before. I have to say, I look and feel about 10 years younger with this haircut. I have gotten so many compliments on my hair...people keep telling me how flattering it is and that I look about 25. OK, so that's enough for me. Long hair is over-rated. I don't care what my guy friends say. I'm going to keep this look for a while. It's supposed to be the Lisa Rinna haircut but I think Tracy cut it a little short for that style. Anyway it will grow so in about a month or so, it should be right where I want it. I'll post pictures so you can see.

Last weekend my dad surprised us with a visit. We were so happy to see him. He has been sad lately, after losing his wife in January. When he gets around us, especially Zachary, it really cheers him up. He stayed with us Sunday night and Monday we spent the day together. We went to the Billy Graham Library and it was an awesome experience. The library itself is just gorgeous and the spiritual journey made us feel so refreshed. Zachary was such a little angel while we were there. It took about an hour to get through it. Then we shopped in the bookstore and got a couple of things. I bought this book for Zachary called "God's Wisdom for Little Boys". It is awesome!

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!! This has been a long week so I am really glad that we only have one more day to go. We have several things going on this weekend. Well, for one, it's triple coupon time at Harris Teeter right now. So I made three trips today, spent a total of $75 and saved $265. It was a good day! I got so much stuff...lots of it for free. So this weekend I will be bagging up some things and dropping them off at the women's shelter and at church. On Saturday, I am taking Zachary to a birthday party for one of his little friends at school. We're really looking forward to that. Then after we leave the party, we have a date (ok, I have a date and Zachary is coming with me). This is our second date and we have talked hours and hours on the phone so it won't be a big deal to take Z along. Then on Sunday, we'll go to church, come home and relax for the rest of the day.

I'm going to close for now. I have to get to bed. I have been working long hours this week and averaging about 6 hours of sleep a night. I keep telling myself that I will go to bed early every night but it just never happens. ;-))

Have a great weekend!!!