Friday Free-Skate

Today was Riley's first skating lesson! Santa brought her skates for Christmas, but we haven't had a chance to take out out skating and Daddy wanted her to learn OUTSIDE first:) So tonight we got the skates sharpened and went up to the park by our house. Here's Riley's first attempt at hockey greatness.

Fun Friday

Riley and I had a fun Friday today. We had a play date with my friend Missy and her dog Lucy and my sister Meg and Adrienne. I told Riley Missy and Lucy were coming over when I was changing her diaper in the morning and I said "Isn't that exciting?" and Riley responded "It's AMAZING!" (Sorry, Auntie Meg, but this was all about Lucy and Miss today)

Roo was so excited that she didn't want to take a nap until 3:30 but Missy tried to help her sleep by reading the story she bought for us when Riley was born, "Goodnight Moon" one of Missy's faves when she was a little girl and I was babysitting her. Riley wanted Lu to sleep with her, but Lu wasn't too good at the "stay" part. Plus, Adee kept wanting to go visit Riley in bed, so no wonder she wasn't gonna take a nap:) She's sleeping now and we had a great day!

TIGF

I'm thankful for my health. I found out this week that a girl who was a big part of our Duck Soup tournament and who is MUCH younger than I am had a stroke last week! ARGH! I didn't even know that was possible, but as it turns out her YOUNGER sister had the same thing happen two years ago! Please pray for Allison and her family as she recovers from this scary experience. I think that health might be a frequent TIGF, but every time something like this happens it just reminds me how lucky I really am!

Warning - AHS posts to start very soon!

I'm kinda holding out until the AHS web site for donations is up and running, but just a word of warning for budgeting purposes, I will be starting the barrage of e-mails regarding the AHS walk very soon. The Animal Walk is May 2 this year (I think?! I'll confirm before I send out official begging) And yes, I am aware that people are financially strapped this year and will adjust my goal accordingly. I don't want anyone to feel obligated to do this given the economy, but it is still something I feel passionate about and I'm sure the AHS is hurting in tough economic times too so I hope to do what I can. Thanks for the next few months of putting up with me!

These Are My New Glasses!

Ok, too funky? I am a bit nervous about them. They look good on, but I'm not used to sassy, artsy frames...What do y'all think?

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More from Super Bowl

Here are just a few more random Super Bowl shots and one random shot from today.

Darn Groundhog!

Ok, so darn P- Phil saw his shadow and now we have 6 more weeks of winter. YUCK! Here are some pictures from the Super Bowl Party yesterday to bring a little excitement to a bummer Groundhog's Day. What a game! I was hoping the Cards would pull it off, but I was ok with a Steeler win as both teams had MN ties.

Thanks Shan for making chili and chicken noodle soup! And for everyone else who brought stuff! Breann is in the dark reddish shirt, Shannon is on the black vest, Tom and Bean are on the couch and Meg, Will and Kayli are playing with Riley on the floor. We had a great time! Thanks, everyone, for coming!