Play date! Coffee! Fun times!

Today has been a good day so far. I got up this morning before Turkey so I had a few minutes to sit and read the book I am trying to finish. I think I have less then 50 pages and I just wanna get it done. I have been to tired at night to read a lot before bed so it has taken me a little longer to finish then normal. Once Turkey got up we went downstairs and was pleasantly surprised with a spot less living room and kitchen. James woke up early this morning and couldn't get back to sleep so he cleaned up the living room and kitchen for me. What a sweet guy!! Turkey and me ate cake for breakfast since I had made a cake last night. I feel its okay to eat goodies for breakfast every once in a while. Turkey ate a piece of cake and had a huge glass of milk so it evened itself out. After breakfast I let Turkey watch some cartoons and I started on the pot roast I was going to make yesterday. I had broken my slow cooker a while back and while I was in Utah my mom gave me hers. I have been wanting to make a pot roast since I broke mine. I found these slow cooker liners at the store and figured it was the perfect time to try them out. I will let you know how they worked once I clean up from dinner.

After we finally got ready for the day we ran some errands and had some lunch. On Mondays there is an Oilfield wives group that gets together for coffee at the Christian bookstore. We decided today was a great day to go and meet some other ladies and kids. We got there and there was a room full of women and a few kids. Turkey was thrilled that there were kids to play with. I got myself a cup of coffee and sat down with the ladies and started to chat. It was a lot of fun. We ended up being there for about 2 hours! I was shocked on how fast the time flew by, I guess the saying is true that time flies when you are having fun. When it was time to go Turkey was not wanting to leave. We have been battling with tantrums lately. I think since we have been out of routine the last few weeks Turkey is struggling. I have been trying to keep routine but it has been hard with going out of town and James having days off and just everything being crazy. Hopefully getting back in the grove of things and changing a few things will make Turkey start behaving again. I am having some fears of her turning 4 at the end of the month. We have decided once she turns 4 sippy cups are gone. No more in bed. She knows that and I still think its gonna be a battle. I am hoping with having her know about it that it won't be so bad. Who knows!

While hanging out and talking with other moms I set up a play date. A little girl that Turkey does gymnastics with is going to come play on Wednesday. We are super excited about it. I am glad to have finally met some other moms and kids for Turkey to play with.

I think I have finally got out of my funk and things are looking up. Now I just need spring to come and life will be fantastic. I was in the store the other day and they have seeds out and little starter pots. I am thinking about starting some veggies for my garden but am trying to figure out where I could put them in my house.

Such a good day! Glad things are looking up around here.

My Birthday!!

Monday was my birthday! I love birthdays! James worked Monday so Turkey and me did our own little things all day. I was hoping to get my nails done but there is no where up here that has room for a new client. Oh well, another time maybe. I went to lunch with some of our buddies that didn't have to work. And then Turkey and me went and visited John the baker. He made me a Brandy Caramel Chocolate cake for my birthday. When I first came to North Dakota I had stopped in the grocery store and we found the bakery. It was our first meeting with John the baker. He gave us little tastes of this cake. I decided from that day on that I was going to have it for my birthday. It was totally worth the wait! It was amazing and yummy and the best thing I have eaten in a really long time. I picked up a small chocolate cake with butter creme frosting for Turkey to eat. I didn't think it was a good idea to give her cake with alcohol in it. She was thrilled to have her own cake. All day long Turkey would just randomly look at me and tell me "Happy Birthday mom, I love you" She made my day with that. When James got home from work we opened presents while we decided where to go to dinner. I got a hot pink ice cream maker, some new clothes, a new case for my phone, the complete Junie B Jones book collection, a Bath and Body Works goodie bag from my parents. My Poppa sent me a pendent that my Grandmum always wore. I still tear up when I receive things from him. It means the world to me to receive things that meant so much to my Grandmum. My girlfriend sent me the cutest bag and some yummy Bath and Body Works stuff. It was a great night.

We decided to go to dinner at the country club where we spent Valentines Day. I called to make the reservations and bummer for us they are only Tuesday through Saturday. We have a new restaurant in town so I figured that would be a great place to go. After calling this new "family" restaurant I found out that it is for 21 and older. So much for a family restaurant. We ended up going to the Mexican restaurant. I could eat Mexican everyday and be happy. After dinner we came back and had cake and hung out. It ended up being a great day. We had some hiccups in plans but all in all it was fun.

Turkey woke up this morning and asked if it was still my birthday, I was so tempted to say yes. I told her today was a normal day and no longer my birthday. She got all sorts of excited because that means her birthday is next.

Tomorrow I am going to make some fruit sorbet with my new ice cream maker. One of my favorite teachers sent me some recipes to try. I am super excited about it! I can also make frozen Cokes. Yay!! I love new kitchen toys.