Birthday Dinner (finally) With A Night Away

Todd and I finally got to celebrate his birthday at his favorite
restaurant - Red Lobster. For waiting he was reward with Lobster Fest.
Let's just say he ate well. After that we went to a Gary& Greg
Smalley "I Promise" seminar in the Twin Cities. We recommend it.

It was also the first time we left Sierra over night.

Snowshoe Weekend 2008

It was a guys only snowshoe weekend this year since the gals were going to stay home for various reasons and it was a good thing because the adventures began before the trip even started. A little before 11am Connie called and said the furnance repair man did not close the door on the cabin and everything was frozen - pipes, toilets, - and icicles hanging from the sinks. Plan B then took effect and the guys went to the hunting cabin. They can handle the no water, outhouse only and the cooler temps inside.

The first morning they got up and started out on their adventures.

All the ravines made for many ups and downs. Quite the workout!

Larry lost a snowshoe, Todd stopped to help but ended up sinking in too.

Beautiful scenery up north - so they hiked and hiked and hiked....

The gang 2008. What great friends!!

40 Years and Fabulous

Yes we are 40 but we are still smiling, laughing and playing.

My birthday wish for the Packers to make it into the SuperBowl

did not come true though. There is always next year!

Still young enough to run the gals over to Grammies and Grampies

and take an afternoon stroll through the woods on

snowshoes in the beautiful snow.

My favorite birthday present is going on a date with Todd to my favorite restaurant (Tony Roma's at the Mall of America). We eat until we cannot eat anymore and then walk. Todd also gave me a certificate for a 1 hour massage while he watches the girls.

Favorite cards that made us laugh.

Inside reads: Don't worry there's plenty of time left on the clock.

Back reads: HALFTIME is pretty close though.

Inside reads: The higher your age, the lower your pompoms!

Samson a True Companion

I picked Samson out about 1 hour after he was born 12 years ago and he had been my true companion ever since.

The guys in my life. Samson was first and then he shared. I always got a kick out of him growling at Todd when he came in to bed after Samson and I had been there for a while. Guess he didn't want to share me a bedtime though.

Karlee loved her "Little Bud". The picture on the right is our last picture of him.

Sierra was just beginning to play with him.

We let him out to go to the bathroom and he never came back home. I cannot believe he is gone. Part of our family is missing. I cannot seem to stop the tears but it helps to remember all of the good times we had with him.

Look Who's Walking!