50 Shades of Grey!

Why did I start these books? I keep telling myself that I am not a reader, but these books have caught my attention.

Why has it caught my attention? First off, I started hearing about them from random friends on Facebook and Twitter. Never knowing what they were really about. So I picked them up and have not been able to put them down. Oh my that Mr. Grey....!

When I started reading them, I was like...no man will ever treat me that way. He is a sorry man and should not have all his man parts! Then I got into 50 Shades Darker and I got more interested in this man...not so much what he was doing, but his person. He is so intriguing! So...now I am addicted. Plus three of my friends have started reading it and we all laugh everyday about....Christian Grey!

Star Dome Comedy Club

Yesterday I was notified that I had won 12 free tickets to the Star Dome Comedy Club in Birmingham! I have been there twice before with friends and family. The last time I won 12 tickets we saw Henry Cho. He was hilarious!

So my friends Kim, Sherrie and I are planning on going next Tuesday to see Shaun Jones. His show starts at 7:30 p.m. To be honest, I have never heard of him until now :( I have been looking him up and seeing what all he has been a part of and I can't wait to see him. If you want to check him out click here.

Weekly Tidbits

Life has been kinda blah here lately. Not much going on!

•Now that my power steering is fixed, the shocks need replacing. My car is becoming a money grabber.
•Chris worked more on our new gravel spot in the front yard this past weekend. He put down some more top soil to fill in some low spots.
• We had a good 4th of July. Swimming, being with family and eating homemade ice cream.

Cutest Kids Around!

•Speaking of homemade. I made Chris and I a homemade Oreo milkshake this weekend. I believe that will be my new treat for us. It's easy and cheap. I don't have a recipe, because I just added a little bit of this and a little bit of that. Until they tasted good.
•I have started watching the show Shark Wranglers. It comes on Sunday nights after Ice Road Truckers. Watching how they catch the sharks and tag them is interesting.

New Electrical Lights

So we have decided to go with the electrical lights for the outside area by our front porch. We went Saturday and purchased them from Lowe's. They had two different sizes of these, but we went with the bigger ones. They will cover more area with light. We also had to purchase a few more things to go with them, since they are electrical. (Wire, outlet, matting).

We still have a few more details to work out before we install them. Plus we have to get prices on Pea Gravel, which is turning out to be harder than I thought it would be. I will be glad when we finally get to see the finished product. I know it is going to be nice out there and we wont have to worry about mushrooms anymore.

Weekly Tidbits

• I love Staples! Don't know why other than it makes me feel professional. I can go into that store and look for hours. If you get tired, you can sit on one of their many chairs in the back!
•Finally got my 4th of July garden flag out. For the past 3 years I have forgotten about it until after the holiday has passed. I found some cute things on Pinterest the other day that I want to try out for next year.
•The weather has been HOT this past week. Temps have been above 100 degrees with no rain. I believe this week it is going to be in the upper 90s. So not much of a change, but still it is not above 100. Thank goodness I work inside. Plus I am tired of seeing everyone take pictures of their car temps and posting them on Facebook.
•I have been looking for a new bathing suit. One that is a little more age appropriate for me. I mean, I don't want a one piece, but something a little more appropriate.
•I believe Chris has fixed my car. For the past two months it has made this awful noise when the A/C was on. Plus the power steering was messing up.
•Bear has been uncomfortable in this heat. I have given him water twice a day. Plus he has started being my alarm clock around 7:00 every morning. I believe with the heat, he has not taken a good day time nap. So at night he is sleeping good.
•I have started reading the book, "50 Shades of Grey". I have heard a few stories about the content being bad....so we will see. I didn't know it was a trilogy until I found it on Amazon.
•So thankful to have dental insurance! I want to keep my teeth for as long as I can. Dentures just seem to creep me out.

Adoption Story

I can never figure out how to start these post! So here goes...

My dad was adopted when he was around 2-3 years old. He has known for many years that he was adopted, so it is no secret to talk about it with him. As like some other people do, dad wants to find his birth mother and a brother he was told he has. There are a few things we are not sure about. Some things people have said and we have proven them wrong, so it is a weird situation.

Chris did a lot of research and we were able to request dads adoption records from Montgomery. Most of the information we thought would be new to him, wasn't. So we were kinda in a holding place until we could request more information. Well we didn't have enough information to get the stuff we needed and had hit a brick wall. Plus the lady at Alabama Vital Statistics was rude to me. Telling me 5 times what a sealed record was. I believe at this time in the game, I know what a sealed file is. Then came the 1940 census and my knowledge of the website familysearch.org. I started doing more research on the website and came across a name and birthday that might be his mother. (As you notice, I put might, because we are not 100% sure). There were many late nights searching the Internet. From there it has taken me to a family which could be his mother's family. I have found so many possible family members until it is unreal. We are at another stand still until more concrete information (marriage, divorce, death records) is found.

I am excited and nervous at the same time. Chris and I are excited to hopefully give dad a great gift. I could have an uncle and grandmother still living. Plus there could have been more children born after the adoption. A whole new family could be just minutes away.