Fear not...the blog has NOT been abandoned!

Well, it has been a sad, sad few weeks around here...for me anyway.

After my case of spring fever writer's block, we went on our camping trip to Petit Jean State Park in Arkansas. It was wonderful...everyone had a great time! We can't wait to go back again. The waterfall was magnificent and I did take LOTS of pictures as promised. In fact, over that 5 day trip, I took over 160 pictures! And that was after I deleted some!

However, the most horrible, dreaded thing that I could ever imagine happening, happened. Our computer crashed. I lost FOUR YEARS worth of pictures!!!! All of Abby's infancy pictures, all of our special occasions...including our camping trip, everything...gone! I literally cried and mourned the loss of my pictures for several days. I am still devastated just thinking about it. But I suppose time has a way of healing old wounds...and the loss of pictures...by creating new memories. This past weekend, I got out my camera for the first time since the crash. It was Perry's birthday and also Memorial Day. Although I still cry inside for the irreplaceable photos, I look forward to creating more. Below is one I took yesterday of Abby playing in her pool. Oh, and now I have a new obsession...digital scrapbooking! I'm sure you will be seeing lots of my creations in the near future! Ha, ha!

Yes, yes, I know...neglected again!

I guess I've had a bad case of spring fever lately and, therefore, have neglected this dear ol' blog yet again. Hopefully this will make up for it though...

This afternoon, Abby and I made a trip to our favorite local photographer. We just love Pam and she’s so sweet with the kids! She had some adorable baby ducks for Easter pictures. Here’s one of the pictures from our session. Needless to say, Abby LOVED them! I’m very surprised I got her out of there without a duck!

Friday Photos!

Here's Abby wearing her new glasses while

enjoying her bribe to wear them.

I don't know what we'll do after

the ice cream runs out!

Here's Emily last Sunday enjoying her birthday

lunch of Godiva Chocolate Cheesecake at

the Cheesecake Factory. Can you say YUM?

Free Movie Wednesday!

Here is another Wednesday-only promo code from Redbox. There will be a new Free Movie Wednesday code every Wednesday in March.

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Expires tonight (Wed, Mar 11) at midnight CST.

Update: Some users had problems using this code in the early morning hours due to a glitch at Redbox. This now appears to have been fixed. Because of this error, Redbox is going to add another Free Movie Wednesday code the first week of April.

We're going camping!

First, a little camping humor...

The Lone Ranger and Tonto went camping in the desert. After they got their tent all set up, both men fell sound asleep.

Some hours later, Tonto woke the Lone Ranger and said, "Kemo Sabe, look at sky. What you see?"

The Lone Ranger replied, "I see millions of stars."

"What that tell you?" asked Tonto.

The Lone Ranger pondered for a minute and then said, "Astronomically speaking, it tells me there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Astrologically, it tells me that Saturn is in Leo. Time wise, it appears to be approximately a quarter past three in the morning. Theologically, the Lord is all-powerful and we are small and insignificant. Meteorologically, it seems we will have a beautiful day tomorrow. What's it tell you, Tonto?"

"You dumber than buffalo patties. It mean someone stole tent!"

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OK...I know it's corny, but I laughed out loud when I read that one. Thanks, mom!

Now, on to real life...we're going camping! We so seldomly get to go camping anymore due to Emily's MANY activities and our trips to Alabama, but this spring break will be spent in Arkansas at Petit Jean State Park. Perry heard about it from a couple of his friends at work. I've never been to Arkansas, but the pictures on the park website are beautiful. The main attraction at this one is a 90 foot waterfall. I can't wait to see it! Don't worry...I'll be sure to take pictures!

Free Movie Monday!

Here is your Redbox promo code for Monday, March 9th:

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Expires tonight (Mon, Mar 9) at midnight CST.

Don’t forget: Redbox has brought back Free Movie Wednesday codes for the month of March. Check back here on Wednesday for the new code and get another free movie this week!

P.S. If you aren't familiar with Redbox, go to THIS POST to read more about it.

Happy Birthday Emily!

Happy birthday to you,

happy birthday to you,

happy birthday dear Emily,

happy birthday to you!

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(sniff, sniff...my baby is 15 today!)