Gone, but not Forgotten...

I'm sure if anyone is still checking this blog, you'd wonder if I moved to a village in South America's rain-forest.
I haven't.  AND I haven't neglected my list, either!
The truth is - I've been spending more time away from the computer!  Between attempting to keep a blog up every day/week... and Facebook... and my friends on BabyCenter... I could easily spend 5 hours a day on the computer!
So, here's a little list update.  Numbers 12, 13, and 14 are completed!  My dad (who is awesome) renovated our kitchen this winter.  We got new cabinets, a new sink, new microwave - and it all started with a new refrigerator that was 2 inches too tall for the existing cabinet.  In the process, we got the floor-board trim installed, the in-sink-erator replaced!
One of my residents at WestRidge moved out and left her table and chairs behind.  They quickly found their way to my apartment!  Because my new kitchen is so pretty, I can't bare to have the table messy!  It is much smaller.  Our old table sat 6 people (or two small children and months of junk I didn't want to deal with).  This one has drop-leaves and seats 4 in a square, then turns to a rectangle if you have extras. SO nice. SO clean.

There have been other things attempted (and failed).  My friend and I attempted to meet at WestRidge to work out.  We did it once.  We attempted to "Mall-Walk"... I did it once.  The hard thing for me is what to do with the girls.  At WestRidge, they sat in the van and watched a movie - got bored - got out of the van... got in trouble.  At the mall, I had to rent 2 strollers, buy 2 pretzels & a lemonade, reward their "almost" good behavior with a t-shirt from Build-a-bear for their new babies... run to the bathroom 2 times (maybe three?).  $20 and almost 2 hours later... We won't do that again.

But I did find a Vikings jersey for Tim in a 4x!!! Now, I am starting a fund raising campaign because it costs $350? maybe only $275.  Unless Adrian Peterson or Brett Favre is wearing that jersey and after purchasing that jersey, he is contracted to clean my bathroom for the next 3 months... it really REALLY isn't worth it.

Maybe we can walk the neighborhood, now that the winter-snow is officially GONE! (Even the big ugly piles in the parking lots are melted!) I KNOW it is March in Minnesota and there will be at least one more snow-fall and cold-snap, but I choose not to dwell on that.

We received 2 Dr. Seuss books from Joy, (Tim's mom), for Valentine's day.  I will have to cross those off the Dr. Seuss list!!