Dance Like No one is watching!!

I have been wanting to get Brooklyn involved in dance for what seems like forever now, and it just hasn't seemed to work in our schedule, either she was too little they only held classes on days I worked or it was to late for registration. It was always something. Well this time I wasn't letting anything stop us, although I wanted her to be in a good program. I called around checked out websites and got referrals to find the best dance program I could. Well Syracuse Dance seemed to be calling us, then her age group was FULL... What NO...Aghh here we go again, Wait you will you will extend the class depending on how well she does. O yay. So Brooklyn went for her "TRY OUT" today.
The first 10 minutes I have never and I mean NEVER seen Brooklyn hold so still in my life (I watched behind the magic window) She didn't move just stood there with her arms folded not moving. I think she could see my reflection or something cause when I moved and then looked a few minutes later she was doing it just like the other girls that have been there since September. My baby girl was doing what the teacher told her to do and looked like great and like she was having so much fun.
We bought her some new tights, leotards, tap shoes, tutus and shorties. I can't get enough of buying her more more more. She looks so cute and seems to really love dance. She told me tonight that she didn't wanted to go to "school" Daycare tomorrow she just wanted to go back to dance class instead.
As soon as Papa and Daddy got home she put on her tap shoes and tap, tap, tap she went showing them what she had learned. She was so proud of herself and she told me mommy " you and daddy are so proud of me to huh!!"
We sure are Monkey Boo Very very proud!!

HAPPY VALENTINES

This year for Valentines Day I am stuck at work :( Although yesterday Nathan and I enjoyed a nice massage. Which was so so RELAXING and way over due.
and then went out to Dinner. We spent the rest of the day with Brooklyn and really didn't do anything to over board this year. All in all though we had a great Day.
Happy Valentines Day Babe I love you!!

Freezing

Ok so we have been freezing the last month for no reason at all. We had gotten our Gas bill for December and it was outrageous, so I told everyone, put on extra blankets and dress warm. I decreased the amount of laundry I was doing, limited Nate's bath soaks in the tub, and left the heat below 65 I know BURRRR Right. Well, next month again our bill was high but not as high, but talking to some people I was thinking this is ridiculous. My dad started looking at the duct work and had seen a commercial that they could check how much heat is leaking into your basement by some laser thing??? Well I was willing to do anything cause my heat was kicking on every 5 minutes staying on for 2 minutes and turning off and my house was freezing. I called the guy that had left his card on my furnace he said he would charge me to look at it. If you know me I was not happy, I asked him if he did not guarantee his work, he said that this company had only finished the job and someone else started it, well, that didn't matter to me his name was on it and I was not happy how it looked with the gap in the furnace and that I had to change my filter 4 times already, my house was always dusty and freezing. He said to call the builder and they could get him out for a service call at no charge. Well I hung up and called them right away, they said they would send a guy out to take a look at it.
Twenty minutes later... The results are in...
My attic was not insulated? What? HOW? Doesn't this have to be done to pass inspection. Yep is should. O now a not so happy Amber is a REALLY PISSED OFF AMBER. Insulators where there within 40minutes and within 1 1/2 hours my house felt warmer than it had in 2 months.
BIG DUH! And still waiting to see how much my bills will go down now.

GO COLTS

At our house we always cheer for the cowboys but, since they didn't make it to superbowl we are cheering for the COLTS. I have been so excited for superbowl to get here the last couple of weeks, planning a little get together and excited to have a reason to cook lots of YUMMY food. Well when it got here it wasn't as exciting as the planning but we still had lots of fun. Only James, his wife and little James were able to make it over. We had TONS of food since we planned for lots more. I made buffalo wings with celery, mozarrela sticks, pizza, chips and dips, fruit dips and fruit, beanie weenies, Nacho's. Name it and it was there. Colts let us down but it was a good game and we really enjoyed having the Bonneville's over. I had gotten Brooklyn this shirt for superbowl and she wore it from Thursday when it arrived until Sunday. I had to sneak it from her when she was asleep just so I could wash it. Then, she slept through the game:( Doesn't she look so stinking cute though!!


And Daddy wanted a boy...

Happy Birthday Shanny and Easton

Today is my little sister and her sons birthday, She is 25 and he is turning 3. Happy Birthday to them, especially you little sis since you have been through so much and am sure with sharing with the TAZ you won't even be recognized. Love you both!!