Ok- so I made the switch to WordPress. I was using WordPress before with my scrapbooking stuff but guess I will use it for personal blogging now too! So bear with me while I build this new blog.
Ok- Sunday I turned 39. Which means I can’t use the phrase “30-something” too much longer. Where has my life gone?
We went to Iowa for my birthday. Every year we got up for it. I still can’t get used to not celebrating with my sister Shelly. She and I were 9 years and 5 days apart. So we often celebrated together. Oh well- life keeps happening.
Bud is allergic to cats so we get a hotel and Nathan gets to stay at Gram’s. Gram had a meeting at the church so we got up on Sat morning and brought him back to the hotel to go swimming. On our way to Mom’s it started snowing.
The pool was not heated in any way. So we froze for about 10minutes and then went back to our room and waited for Gram to get home. She finally called and we went to the Mall. We ate at the food court and I got to go to CJ Banks to get some new clothes for work. Then-BOWLING!!! For all my new blog readers- my son is a bowling fanatic and was on a league this summer. I beat the boys with a score of 106. Nathan had an 86 and Bud had an 89. 
Next we went back to Mom’s and decided to go to Red Robin for my birthday dinner. Yes, we have a Red Robin in Olathe but I wanted to check out the “ritzy” part of West Des Moines. They did not have my Burger Parmigiana on the menu thought!!! So I had a Sicilian. Not as good. Bud told them it was my birthday so they sang.
David and Nathan ate my ice cream. I was glad DW came along. 
Then we went back to Mom’s again and it was time for cake. I had a chocolate chip cookie for my “cake” and Mom called it “the lighting of the fire”
We ate some and started playing games. DW and I have a standing order to play UNO. We have UNO attack and UNO spin and for my birthday we got UNO flash! We also dug out the Electronic Monopoly. Nathan helped with throwing the dice.
Bud and I headed back to the hotel and Sunday we ate Chinese for lunch and headed back to KS.
Bud and Nathan got me 2 decks of cards which are STAR WARS themed Heroes and Villans. I got an eyeball – ball and a plastic snake and a really lame CD with birthday music on it. Bud drove home for me too.
Back to the grind after that. I interviewed on Monday for the job I have been working since August. I was nervous since there were two other applicants being interviewed but I got it!! So Bud and I went out for lunch to celebrate!
Normally we put up the Christmas Tree on my birthday but because of all the commotion of going to Iowa – we did not put it up on Sunday. I forgot about it and Friday morning Nathan asked if we could put it up. So my next blog will feature that event.
