This is the picture that I meant to put on the first post. Why it is working today and not the other day? Who knows, but here it is.
I am learning. I was going to call Kristi today and learn about this whole bloggy posty stuff but I had to work on digging out the kitchen that had been much neglected over the weekend. Hopefully tomorrow I will beable to get a tutorial.
Happy Tuesday!

Well I have been wanting to start a blog for quite a while now. I truly enjoy reading others and love to keep up on pictures of kids that I may not see often (Levi and Abby for example) and feel like I am still part of their lives, even though I am far away.

Jake calls me a voyeur, but I tell him if they don't want anyone to read it, they wouldn't put it out there for people to see. He still thinks I am crazy. For lots of reasons, but I won't go into that.

A blog that I found by accident that has inspired me so much , is the NieNie dialogues. Then she was on Oprah not too long ago, and I felt like I was watching my friend on TV! (Don't even get me started on what Jake had to say about that!!) I also love this cooking one called my kitchen cafe and I like the money saving ones that have coupons and deals. I went through a stage going crazy with coupons. Jake knew I had a problem when I would leave the house at 10pm to go to Albertsons because the coupon expired that day. He was very good about standing back and letting me realize that I had a problem. I still clip the coupons and read the sites... just with caution now. I know my limits.
I am excited to learn this new way of journaling, and hope to get J'Lee involved too. She already wants her own email address. I didn't have an email address at 7 1/2. Oh wait there was no such thing. Have I mentioned that I am old?

Tied up with a ribbon and a bow

So, I have this best friend.





Her name is Kristi.





I met her in Kindergarten many,many,many years ago. She moved away to the Seattle area the summer before second grade.





And now, by the grace of God, and because of our parents, thousands of letters, and hundreds of 10 minute long - long distance phone calls... we can still proudly call eachother BFF's.





Today is her birthday. She has wanted me to start a blog now for quite a while...





So, Happy Birthday Kristi! Here it is. You have never gotten a blog before - for your birthday have you? =)


I love you so much!





Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you!


Happy Birthday dear Kristi... Happy Birthday to you - Cha Cha Cha!


(that's how J'Lee sings it.)