crazy, busy, hectic weekend..with not much gardening done cuz of the weather! argh!

It's been a crazy weekend for sure. We tried to do some gardening on saturday morning but it hailed! can you believe it? It feels like January. We really got spoiled by the few sunny days of the beginning of spring. Anyway, so james just tended to the grapes we have growing and they look promising.

We had a get together yesterday and right before that we had James' s dad come over. It was a hectic day between cleaning up, getting us all dressed, running errands and getting ready for dinner. I made some fried rice with veggies and fried chicken. The chicken turned out fabulous but the rice was chewy. I guess I made so much of it that I was afraid it was going to get too soft with more water. so, not a total disaster but not quite a hit either. It was too spicy for a few people. I don't mind spiciness, neither does my family so I got carried away.

Anyway, It was nice. We had a wonderful, rich, delicious cake made by my friend's husband. It was divine. Amira was bouncing off the walls by the end of the night. I think she had a little too much cake. but she hadn't had one since Easter so I figured it would be a nice treat. but it wasn't such a great idea right before bed time. she definately had a hard time settling down to go to sleep.

James turned 30 the day before on April 18th, 2008. It was definately a mile stone birthday and he made the comment that he was now 3 decades old. I asked him how he felt about that. He said he definately felt older and that he knew himself and his goals in life. I figured that's a good thing cuz that's exactly how I feel.

I drank one too many margaritas last night though. I'm kicking myself cuz I wanted to pass out by 11. It had been a long day. I wish my guests weren't able to tell that. It was great having people over though. We need to do it more often. I certainly had a blast. Amira got her first Barbie. Amira tried getting her clothes off and yanked her hair with a brush. I thought she would be a little too young to know how to play with a Barbie. but no, it was her word of the day today too. "Bahbie" all day long.

alright, well good night for now. It's 2 in the morning and I have got to get some sleep.