Heaven

A little piece of heaven came to my house yesterday, by way of the Fed-Ex guy. It was the down-alternative comforter that I ordered online from JcPenney at the beginning of March. I knew they were on back order, but I have been patiently waiting for this to come. Knowing of course, that the cold winter nights were numbered. Fortunately, this last week has been another vistit to winter, having snow and cold days and nights. Last night, when my hubby and I snuggled up under the new comforter, he was forced to admit I was right. You see, we have been having this discussion for many years. He thinks we should get an electric blanket, and I just wanted a new comforter (a down-alternative, to be exact). For the almost 14 years of marriage, we have had two comforters. The first was a beautiful quilt his aunt made us for a wedding present (although I did not get to pick it out, we still enjoyed it). But after several (3) kids who spit-up and peed on the quilt, he let me splurge and get a new one, which is the one we have used up until last night. We have a very difficult bed to find the right quilt for, which is why we have only had 2, because I have bought several, brought them home, tried them on our extra tall queen size bed, and never found anything that fit just right or looked good, so I think Kris thought just getting an electric blanket would get us warm on those extra cold nights, and solve my problem. I on the other hand, wanted a new updated look for our bedroom, and knew that getting a down-alternative quilt would give us the warmth and the new look. Last night, it took all of 10 seconds to feel warm after getting under the covers. All I can say, is a little piece of heaven. (At least we will get to enjoy it for a couple more weeks, before it gets too hot!)

Taste in Music

Blame it on Guitar Hero, blame it on my husband's high school rocker days, blame it on my wide variety of music, my kids have a weird taste in music! My youngest children will sing rock songs from my high school years that I don't even know. I know that most of these have been picked up on by the Guitar Hero. Zach's mp3 player has anything from Guns and Roses to AFI (who?) to Green Day to Black Eyed Peas and Fergie. Hayley tends to love anything High School Musical, Taylor Swift, Leona Lewis, David Archuletta of course, most songs of which I tend to like. The little boys are anything goes, what's on Mom's radio, and of course the good ol' rocker songs from GH. But for some reason, all my kids (me included!) love a little ABBA. "Dancing Queen" to be exact! For some reason this song makes us want to dance on the couch (or the bed if you are Meryl Streep)! It always brings a smile to our face, and Tyler requested my mp3 player yesterday with this song in particular, and this is what made me smile:)

I wish I would have caught him on camera yesterday, because he was so into it, but this is his version today. Notice the green? Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Happy Birthday Hayley!

Today, is my only daughter's birthday. She is turning 10 years old! I cannot believe how fast time flies. It seems only yesterday, when I found out I had a little girl. I was so excited to have a girl. I dreamed I would be the mom to several girls, only to discover years later, that I would only have one (and sometimes one is more than enough!). Hayley is my girly girl. She enjoys all the pink things in life, and she is full of life (and drama at times too!). She enjoys using all her emotions, sometimes all in the same day. For the last several years, we have been able to have mom/daughter dates, and enjoy each others company, seeing movies, plays, going shopping, etc. I hope that throughout her life, we can be friends with one another and hold close to each other, sharing that bond that only a mom and daughter can share. Happy Birthday Hayley! I love you!