May 18

I got all this material for Christmas and I finally got around to washing it so I can make stuff with it. Chris has picked out most of my fabric; he has such good taste. The pictures of the projects are coming.

May 17

Charleah and I are one week into our 2 week fast from all sweets. And Chris decides that he needs to have some TCBY and that he is going to eat it in front of me. I hope it was worth it.

May 16

This is the tree in Chris's parent's front yard that got struck my lightening from the storms. It looks pretty cool.

May 15

We had another day of thunderstorms. It took me forever to take this picture and it was a complete accident. I didn't think about getting a picture until when the lightening was almost finished. And I tried tons of different settings on my camera to get the streak of lightening instead of just a bright sky. And then I was trying something else and the lightening came and I hurried and clicked the button and here you go. An awesome picture that I cannot replicate. It should be noted that it was like 10pm when I took the picture and completely dark outside.

May 14

Who doesn't love thunderstorms? The thing I missed most about Texas was the thunderstorms. You don't get anything like this at all in Utah. We just sat on the porch watching the rain and the thunder and lightening. And then Chris got the brilliant idea to wash the car in the rain. So we did. And then we decided to wash Kali, who is terrified of the rain. 

May 13

We went to Outback with Charleah today and then we went to see Iron Man 2. When we lived in Utah, we went to Outback all the time. Now we are at least 30 minutes from one, so we don't get to go as often.

Iron Man 2 was okay. To me it was the same as the first. When Chris and I first started dating we were movie people and we would go to the movies all the time. Now, we hardly go. We have only been to the movies like 5 times this year, and I don't see that changing any time soon. There are just no good movies anymore. TV is so much better.

May 12

And we have squash! And that's it. My first garden has finally produced some real food. We have lots of yellow squash now, but that is about it. I have definitely realized that I should have done some things different when I planted the garden, but I'll know for next time.

May 11

Once you get the insulation, then you have to put it into the wall. Dad showed us how to do it. Sammie hardly did any of it, she had to get up and leave Texas. And then Charleah did some, but not as much as me. I did it all by myself for a few hours.

Also, insulation is way too itchy. But as long as you don't touch or rub your skin, it shouldn't itch too much, says Dad. Just another check off my list of building a house: insulating walls.

May 10

We went to Home Depot tonight to get some insulation for the addition of my parent's house. And this is exactly like a throne thingy. The one that people have to carry. So Charleah and Chris got to push the insulation with me on it. It was pretty fun. And we managed it without any Home Depot employees noticing us.

May 9

For Mother's Day we made our Moms dinner. My mom wanted Spaghetti and meatballs. Here I am teaching Sammie how to make a meatball. It is surprising that she is touching the meat, because she just doesn't like touching stuff. Later, Adison called and we got to talk to him. I am still so proud of him and everything that he is learning and he is changing into a better person.

We went over to Chris's house later and I made Glenda some chili and we played a game with them.

May 8

We went crabbing today in Sargent, Texas, which is on the Gulf. We went with Chris's MeMaw, his Mom and sister Jesica. I've never been before, but it is something that Chris and his family did often when he was growing up.

Basically, you tie a drumstick on a string with a weight and throw it in the water. Then you wait a bit and pull the string up very slowly with a net nearby. When it gets closer to the surface, you put the net under the chicken and hopefully you've caught yourself a crab.

It wasn't hot enough for the crabs on Saturday, so we didn't catch so many. We still got 10 of them. But we accidently killed them on the way home so we didn't get to eat them. Not that Chris would anyways. I've had crabs before when we visit my Grandma in Maryland. I love them!

I want to go again this summer and we'll make sure we get to eat them.

May 7

We went to Hobby Lobby to pick out some Mother's Day presents and this is what Sammie found. Who in the world would need a huge knife and fork. I know that it is just decoration, but I don't think I could work that into anything. Of course, I am not an interior designer.

May 6

We all know that Flashback day is code for "I didn't take a picture." I think I was about 8 in this picture and Charleah was 6. Jennifer had bought us matching outfits and then we went to the movies with her. I don't remember much else, but I do remember being excited to hang out with my big sister. I always have fun when we get to spend time together. Now that we live in Texas, we'll get to see her more often when she visits Mom.

May 5

Cinco de Mayo! We didn't do anything to celebrate. But this is Dad. He is obsessed with these popsicles.

May 4

Sammie is a Skinny Minnie. But she is trying to keep from getting fat. I was hoping she would come running with me, but she just does the shred and runs on the treadmill. How boring.