April has been pretty busy. We went to Aunt Amy's to help her with her garage sale. And my friend Donota met us over there and brought her new puppy Pacino. He's a cia-poo. He was a cutie!

Gabriella had her school concert. She sang and danced. It was really cute.

We also added a new member to the family. His name is Uno. (only 1 of his testicles dropped. Don't worry he's getting neutered) He's a poodle mix. He looks a little rough. We found Uno at the animal shelter I volunteer at. He was a stray that was badly matted so he had to be completely shaved. When he's wet he looks naked. I can't wait until his fur fills out. He gets along great with Vinnie and the girls. When he's tired he just hops up into our laps and goes to sleep. Vinnie's still excited to have a new brother that we have to calm him down.

The new house is coming along. I got the downstairs bathroom painted a smokey blue color. I'm doing a beach theme in the bathroom. I've pretty much picked out the paint for family room and kitchen. Kiley's doing an Ipod theme in her room (like the commercials with the blocks of color and the black shadow people) and Gabriella's room is going to be a light sky blue. She found a poster with white horses running on a beach. We're going to frame it and use that in her room. So it's going. The weather's finally getting nice (except the rain this week).

Steve's still working hard. He got home around 10:30 last night and had to be at work at 4 this morning. He did take a break and came to Gabbi's concert.

The picture thing isn't working so I'll add pictures when it's back up.

So on April Fools day I told the girls we were have a strawberry chocolate pie. Little did they know it was meatloaf with a mashed potato topping. It was really good. Thanks to Family Fun Magazine. Kiley wasn't to thrilled to find out that her pie was dinner and not dessert. I did get a cake for dessert. But before they dug into it they asked if it was really cake.

It has been freezing cold and lots of snow! That my friends is my neighbors mailbox! The snow is pretty but when the wind starts blowing and drops the temp to -24, you kind of start asking yourself "Why did you move here?" The kids are loving it and the dog is loving it!



New news: We bought a house!!! We're closing on the 25th. I can't wait! It's a forclosure and needs some updating and love. Which means A LOT of paint. The plumber that dewinterized the house so we could check the plumbing didn't realize the laundry faucet was on and left. So 2 days later when we got to go in the house to inspect the plumbing it was raining in the basement! So I get to do new flooring in the laundry room, kitchen and dining room. So I get to add tiling to my list. I am excited though. More to come....

Sorry it's been awhile! December snuck up on me! Not a whole lot going on.

Steve finally has some time off. He probably won't get another group of recruits until the end of Jan. possibly Feb. It's nice having him home in the evening and on the weekends. 6 days off in 6 months wasn't cutting it for me or the girls!

The girls have been busy with school. This month it's been party after party. Today I'm helping out with Kiley's class.

I earned a free cruise through Princess Cruise Lines. I'm excited!! Just trying to work out a time to go.

Halloween is my FAVORITE holiday!! This year it was a little crazy! We had Kiley's B-day party, Gabbi's class party and the school Fall Fest. We sure got great use of the costumes this year. I would have taken pictures of Trick-or-Treating but I couldn't find my camera.

If anyone or you know someone that is interested in going on a cruise let me know! That is my new job! If you can get at least 16 people to go as a group you can get some great perks! So just give me a call or send an email and I can hook you up!

Ok, so it's been crazy here! Steve's mom is in the hospital, a huge tree branch fell on my new car and the bus decided not to pick up the girls that morning.

So, the kids are doing very well in school. Vinnie has decided he liked sleeping in the bathtub better than his bed. I'm busy working on Kiley's birthday party. We're doing a halloween theme so I've been busy getting the house decorated.