My Big Fat Month of April

April is a reallllly busy month in here in Crazyland. It was chock full of great stuff. So, I will try to fit everything in. It may get a little long, so sit back, relax, grab a snack, and enjoy the post. :)

April 1- I got a page from my boss that I had a delivery the gift shop. My boss is a HUGE prankster and LOVES April Fools’ Day jokes. I actually asked everyone, my boss included, if this was a joke. It wasn’t! My sister Melanie sent me a really great flower arrangement and chocolate to work. Best April Fools’ surprise I’ve ever gotten. I would like to be able to show you the flowers, but I can’t. I didn’t remember to take a picture before they started to wilt. :(

This is also my brother in law Mike's 30th Birthday! Happy Birthday Mike!



April 4- Happy Birthday to me! I had a wonderful night making cupcakes with Allison and having dinner with my friends Suzanne and Emily. Not the fanciest birthday I’ve ever had, but one of the nicest by far. I did get one fancy surprise, my mother in law Donna, sent me some really great purple irises. They were beautiful, but had the same problem as above: didn’t put the camera and flowers anywhere near each other. :(






The stickers on my head are compliments of Allison. She was making me a present :)


April 5&6- My friends James and Michelle came to visit. We have not gotten to see each other for quite awhile. It was great to have them staying with us. Their son Jonas is 2, so he fit well between my girls. He also liked playing with some of Allison’s toys! It was great!






April 9-12- I traveled to Nashville for a professional conference. It was an interesting time. I drove in Tuesday night after dropping the little girls at my parent’s home. They were so kind to take them for the week. I arrived at Melanie and Brett’s apartment around 2 AM. My car poured out a whole lotta coolant upon arrival. My head gasket was cracked. Neato! That had to be replaced before I left for home. Rather difficult to repair, and pay for = $1700. Did I mention, Dave Ramsey is my hero? If not for Dave’s FPU, I would be so much more freaked out. Seriously, freaked out.

To keep the fun going, I went to my conference at Opryland. Opryland is HUGE. I got lost a lot. I mean A LOT. It took me 45” to find my car in the parking lot one day. It took me 20” to actually get out to my car to leave the conference. When I went to check in for the conference, I wasn’t registered. My boss forgot to give the secretary the paper work to get me registered. I was fortunate enough to get into everything, but that was a touch stressful. But in the end, all that matters is that I got my CEUs.

I did enjoy dinner with my sister and brother in law. And I was able to see my friend Mandy for dinner the last night I was there. They were great to hang out with and we ate some good food! :) Mandy and I checked out some neat shoes.




April 15- Emily’s 1st Birthday. I have already posted it, even though the video refuses to play. Grrrrrrrrrrr




April 16- A picnic in our front yard. It was great. Allison is still asking about picnic. Emily just wanted to eat whatever she could get her hands on. Food for her or not! She thought, with her bearly toothy grin, she was ready for apples and string cheese. I ran interference enough to keep us all alive. Bandit was very attentive also. He really wanted some of the meat sticks….








April 19-20- Visiting the Jens! Two of my best friends from college are Jennifers. They are both from the KC area originally, but one lives in Milwaukee now. They were both in KC for this weekend in April and the Crazies took to the road again. We had the BEST time playing volleyball in the mud and cooking out with family and friends. Did I mention it was muddy?










We also got out for some adult entertainment Saturday evening. Jen’s mom and dad watched the girls for me very kindly. I had a great time with Jen & Joe, Sarah & Justin, Dustin, and Jen. I almost forgot that I was an old fogey!







I must also mention, I got a sunburn that day. I had to use my blush to even out my face....



A mildly sad note: Sunday was my 6th wedding anniversary. It just doesn’t feel real anymore. I feel a disconnect that seems insurmountable. I sure hope not, but my spirit is growing weak and weary.

April 26- Happy Birthday Girlies! I had our families over for a joint little girl birthday party. It was a lot of fun. We had cake and BBQ. Who could ask for anything more? The girls received some great gifts that have already been put into use. Emily put on a great show for all who wanted to see a cake smash. Allison was delicate in eating the icing from the top of the cake, but not the actual cake.















April 27- Our 1st Cardinal’s game in the new Busch Stadium! YEEEEHAAAAAA! I was worried the game would be called for rain, but we made most of the game. I can’t say Emily was really impressed. My mom and Emily took the stroller all around for a walk. Allison thought the fireworks were great. She thought the Ben&Jerry's was even better! I bought the tickets for my dad’s 66th birthday. It took a few months, but baseball season is finally here. My dad and I had a moment of realization as a foul ball came flying past us that we might want to keep an eye on the game! We were too busy coloring with Allison to notice. It was a great memory I hope to never forget.













I hope you enjoyed my labor of love. It has taken almost 24 hours to get together and posted. I will try to post a pictorial of the Big Girl Party. I might even give another go with uploading video. But please don't hold your breath. I don't have really good MOJO with the video.... ;)