30th Birthday

I am now 30 and I am not completely insane (yet)!! I celebrated the big 3-0 pretty much all week even though my birthday was on the 1st. I got the chance to go to Oklahoma City to a fundraiser luncheon with my friend, Morgan at which Ree Drummond-(The Pioneer Woman) was guest speaker!! And since I love her blog and enjoy her humor, I was of course, thrilled and had a wonderful time!! Ree, was, as expected, a great storyteller and I'm not so sure the country club ladies were quite prepared for her humor, especially when she spouted off a story involving, and I quote, "calf nuts", but I nearly peed my pants laughing so hard! I remembered to bring her books that I had finally managed to purchase the week before, not sure if she was signing or not, and as luck would have it, she did sign afterwards and I had my picture taken with her. Then, I immediately looked like a complete idiot by dropping everything I was holding all over the floor next to her....real smooth. If I wasn't 7 months pregnant and understandably a complete clutz, I probably would have been very embarrassed!

Oh, I just love how I look like a midget in a flowery tent!

Just before I drop my sweater, purse, and two books I managed to get a pic with Ree

My dear husband called friends and family and took it upon himself to plan a little party for me last night! He cooked steak and I got to be on the other side of partying for a change...everyone made me sit and I just watched from prep to clean up and enjoyed visiting with everyone to celebrate....it was wonderful!!! I don't really feel 30 and I remember always thinking how old that seemed when my mom turned 30, now it's my turn! I think I am a grown up now!!

What's Bakin'?

I've recently been a a baking spree! I had some blueberries to use up, a birthday cake to make, and tried my hand at some bread yesterday. The bread is what I am especially excited about! My friend, Traci, let me borrow a book called "Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day"....I know, I was a skeptic, too, but I tried it out and it is awesome!! I am looking forward to getting my own copy and continuing to try the recipes. The idea is that you make dough once, refrigerate it, and take off what you need for up to two weeks AND you cut out a lot of steps, like kneading for one! We had some of my family over for lunch yesterday and they loved it! In fact, we are cooking out again tonight and I have two more made...yum! Anyway, wanted to share my finished product because it is possible to make interesting looking (and yummy) bread at home...can you smell it??? I love the smell of baking bread, and cookies, and muffins, and....well you get the picture, I really like to bake because it's a stress reliever and I like to share my creations! I would recommend this book to anyone who has a kitchen! Enjoy!

Cute Stuff

I've been working on some scarves on my knitting loom and Cooper thinks it really fun to try them on for me.


Cooper had to line all his stuffed animals up just right and sit with them to "read" one of his favorite books


Want a bite??