She's a Party Girl

Our baby girl turned 7 yesterday. Time really does fly! It seems like it was not so long ago that our son was an only child and our daughter was still an unrealized dream. This weekend we were all operating in the mode of "all Jessica all of the time" since she was able to have two parties this weekend! On Saturday, her actual birthday, we celebrated at home with family. My husband made a great pan of lasagna and we enjoyed a family dinner in the company of Jessie's Grandparents, Aunt, Uncle and cousins.
Today we hosted a party at the local roller skating rink. Jessica has some really nice friends from the neighborhood and from school. She knows some of the girls from her soccer team and some from her Brownie troop. Others she went to kindergarten with last year and a few are new friends from her 1st grade class this year. It was an enjoyable afternoon of good clean fun topped off by her favorite vanilla Costco cake. Here's a shot of Jess enjoying her special day:

Saturday Night Serenity

The kids are playing at a neighbor's house (thanks Dave), the husband is at Home Depot, and the cats and I are relaxing at home. I love the quiet! Not all the time, I'd miss my family, but once in a while I like to read and drink tea and hear my own thoughts. And not hear Spongebob. Or football on TV. Or the words "I'm hungry". Or "Mom/Honey where is my ...fill in the blank...?" C'mon people, if you threw your whatever it is onto the pile on your closet floor, then there is a really good chance that it is still there! Did you look before you asked me? Of course not. But hey, all three of them have their redeeming qualities as well; guess I'll keep 'em.

With all of this quiet around me, I worked on starting an e-mail newsletter and I made a new treasury list as well. Have a peek:

I hope you are all having a relaxing evening too, unless you're busy having FUN!