Congratulations John and Amanda!

Their son, Nathan John, was born last night!

Happy Birthday Lucinda!

Cheers to 21 years!

Yay Tonic Sol Fa!

After the week I've had, the perfect ending was the Tonic Sol Fa concert I went to last night with my mom and my sister. These guys simply amaze me. If you've never heard them, check them out (they'll be at the Sioux Empire Fair and the SD State Fair this year). I guarantee you will be a fan. They showcased some new songs last night that are awesome ... I can't wait for the new cd to come out!

The little girl in the picture is the daughter of one of my co-workers. Yes, I shamelessly used her to get in line, get my cd signed and meet the boys!

Better luck next time, I guess.

Our offer wasn't accepted. Turns out there were four other offers made on the house ... the listing agent didn't tell our agent about it, even though he knew that we made the first offer on the house last night. So we spent a better part of the day thinking that we would be home-owners by this afternoon. Our hopes were dashed around 2:30.

I guess that will teach me to get my hopes up!

Home Sweet Home?

Well, we did it. We put in an offer on a house!! Hopefully I'll have some good news to post tomorrow.

Keep your fingers crossed ... your toes crossed ... say a little prayer ... anything!!

Happy Birthday baby!

Dustin finally got his truck! My favorite feature is the adjustable pedals!!

My competitive singing days are over ...

Last night was the local karaoke finals, of which I was a participant. The top two advance to the state finals next weekend in Sioux Falls. Alas, I placed third. I got a koozie for my efforts though! All in all, it was fun. When I entered the first contest it was simply for fun, something to do. I went last night with no expectations (Shel - what did you say expectations were?) other than to just have a good time and sing my best. I had a great time. There were some really great singers in the bunch ... and of course others that weren't so great! For those of you hoping to see me on the next season of American Idol, I'm afraid that won't happen!!

I've kind of been in a funk this week. Not sure why ... maybe it's stress at work, maybe it's the weather. Who knows. Either way, this week has sucked. So, I made myself some flowers!