Oh Yes We Can!

My dishwasher died several weeks ago. I purchased a new one last Saturday from HH Gregg. Now I could have paid $120 to have the dishwasher delivered, installed, and the old one taken away. But since (#1) Dusty and I successfully installed a garbage disposal a couple months ago and (#2) I'm going on vacation later this summer and am trying to be frugal to save money I said "No Thanks". I would like to report that the new dishwasher is successfully installed and the kitchen did not flood or explode into a huge mushroom cloud. There was that one little hitch...when I said "Turn on the water.....NO, TURN IT OFF! TURN IT OFF!" But after getting the pipe fittings a little tighter we were OK. Oh, and Dusty had to make 2 trips to Lowe's to get the right fitting. But all in all not bad for a computer programmer and a stay-at-home mom extraordinaire!

Of course I did

Now you did not think that I would take J.J.'s photos and not snap a few of Allison did you? That would be silly. So here's your smile for the day. :)

Three in a row

For the last 3 summers I have a photo of Rachel with her buddies Rylan and Avalyn in their little swimsuits. It's fun to see how they change. We added the latest photo to the group yesterday. So here they are in their summer finest.

June 2008

June 2007

June 2006

Fiesta!

Tonight was the going away party for one of my good friends, Dacia. Dacia and her family are moving back to Georgia this weekend. I'm really going to miss her. But tonight was all about fun! Fiesta was the theme, so armed with sombreros and LOTS of tortilla chips we spent the evening laughing and remembering good times.

Don't we look like a fun, fun group...you bet we are!

Dacia and I during our memorable rendition of "Eye of the Tiger" while playing SingStar. A bunch of us belting out 80's tunes that no one can remember the lyrics to. (Cream of the crop - Dacia)

Just for you, Painter El Cinco! Mmmmmmmmmm

Super J.J.

I spent part of the evening taking J.J.'s 3-year photos out at the park. He was a lot of fun and did a great job. I had to play around with this one. I love Photoshop!

Two down...one to go

I'm very happy to report that Dusty passed another exam in his Microsoft certification quest today. He has one more left. After passing today's exam he has a MCTS. (Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist) He's going for the MCPD. (Microsoft Certified Professional Developer or Mount Carmel Police Department, can't remember) In celebration Dusty has promised to take a couple days off from constantly studying. Yea! I'm sure this involves watching episodes of CSI and Walker Texas Ranger and eating ice cream. Then its back to the books...or in the case one very, very, very LARGE book.

Happy Fathers Day

Happy Father's Day Dusty! We Love You!

Still one of my favorite photos of Dusty and the kids

And of course, Happy father's day to my dad!

Here's the video that I put together that ran at the end of church service today. The photos are of men in our church and their kids. One of my all time favorite photos is at the end.