Surprise - My Mom is 50

Surprise!!!! For my Mama's 50th B-Day we threw her a Surprise Party on Saturday night! Here are some pics from the night!






My Mama in deep conversation with her Mama & my uncle Terry.










And this one just because I thought it was funny that her banner she got was exactly the same length as her - that would be 60 inches! ha!

So Long Old Friend, Hello New Love

Hi, I'm Natalie & I am in love with my new stove.
I feel like I should introduce myself that way. It's sort of unhealthy to by this happy about a kitchen appliance, right? Oh well. I'm a real grown-up. I bought my first brand new appliance! How cool am I?

I have a few things to say about my old friend here. I have never liked you. I pretended to like you, but I always thought I deserved better. Oh, and I HATE your coil burners. They have been a thorn in my side since the day we moved in our house.


Oh & I didn't even bother to clean you before I shoved you out the door!

God bless Lowe's for delivering on a Sunday.









I told you she was pretty! I LOVES HER! Woot Woot!

The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly

Do you know what's good?

*Getting my brand new stainless, gorgeous, Whirlpool range delivered & installed yesterday. It's absolutely fabulous! I already used it 3 times. I baked some muffins with Olivia literally 5 minutes after the gentlemen from Lowe's pulled out of our driveway. It cooks so evenly & I am in love with the digital temperature controls, and the built in timer. Smooth top, no coils! IN LOVE! (Pictures to come of my new love, I just gotta get em off my camera & onto my computer first.)

Do you know what's BAD - with a capital B?

*Let me set the scene...Last night, the girls are in bed. I am settled in bed watching my favorite Detective on Law & Order Criminal Intent - that's right Detective Bobby Goren. I LOVE HIM! Jarrett is taking a shower & getting ready for bed.

We notice that the furnace is running constantly, yet it's blowing out cold air. I do what any wife would do, I send Jarrett to inspect what the problem is. That's when he found the problem...

Our propane tank had rollen down a little bank in our back yard, I know AWESOME right. But it gets even more AWESOME. Propane is just hissing out of the tank & I was scared out of my wits! Panic...who do I call, 911 or my Dad, FS or my Dad. I called my Dad. Jarrett is panicky too. I was more calm than him & I wasn't calm at all. We got the valve shut off so we were no longer in danger of being blown sky high.

No heat until FS will come out & fix it. Jarrett is under strict orders to rapid fire call them to make sure it gets done today.

Do you know what's ugly?

*My first weigh in at Chub Club that occured Saturday. U-G-L-Y, I don't have no alibi. That number was UGLY! I am not happy. However, like my BFF said, IT'S A STARTING POINT. And I am determined to NEVER SEE THAT NUMBER AGAIN FOR AS LONG AS I LIVE.

And that is all for now.