First Annual Truth or Dare Affair

After a very looooong week, we were both more than ready for some liquid refreshment and our first annual Truth or Dare Affair couldn't have come at a better time. Brian, Lindsay and Mason came down on Friday night to help us kick off the festivities.

I won some catering at a business after hours event a while ago and decided this would be the perfect time to use it. We had a bunch of Pan-Asian appetizers, which were really good, with the excpetion of ... I kid you not, seaweed salad. There had to be some caviar or something tossed in, it was one of the most awful things I've ever had.

We had a few people back out because it we were supposed to get some pretty good storms, which really screwed up our beer count! That and Erica announcing early in the evening that she's having a baby, then later upping the ante saying it's actually twins. Quite a shocker, but pretty cool even though that also added to our tally of leftover beverage. Fearing that there might be something in the water since I now know five people including Sarah, EF and BG that are having babies this summer I've decided to stick with other beverages and drank plenty of them that night.

With Mason in the house, Erica and John got to get a little more baby-saavy. God knows they're going to need all the help they can get come August 30!

Mason's Baptism

On Sunday morning we left St. Louis bright and early to drive to Springfield for Mason's baptism. Crazy to think that this is the first baptism I've been to since Heidi's, aside from sitting through them for random people at church. We got him a cute bank that looks like Noah's Ark, a gift that in time will keep on giving :).

Afterwards we had a great homemade mostacolli lunch and sipped on some pretty good wine, which Lindsay's brother was quick to point out as I went for a refill was "Mommy's Time Out" pinot grigio. Lovely...

The ride to Springfield was our second road trip of the week, we had an unplanned mid-week trip to the suburbs last week to attend my aunt Linda's visitation and funeral. We of course got stuck in 13" of snow in Cary, the funeral was actually moved back a day so we ended up missing it since both Rog and I and Larry had things going on Friday. Really makes me glad we live south of the snow line!

Laissez Les Bon Temps Rouler

Happy Mardi Gras!

Bye Bye Barney

Barney with his new parents, Sally and Mike.

We did not flunk.

Unlike some others during their first foster parent experience, we did not break down and end up adopting our foster. Not only did we not keep one of the most striking handsome dogs we'd seend, Dream also earned high marks for being a fabulous foster sister - really setting him straight and keeping him in line yet still have plenty of energy left to run around and play.

Barney was officially adopted Wednesday evening by a family from Quincy, IL, and is doing great. He was supposed to go on Thursday, but since heavy snow was predicted (and they were pretty excited), we decided to move it up a day.

He was excited to see Sally when we got there, but then kept putting his head against my leg when it was time to go. I think he liked us :). Dream misses him a little, and looked around for him when it was time to go to bed the first night.

Things are now back to normal at our house, with the exception of having a bunch of snow on the ground. Good thing it's close to 50 today and our 8 inches of snow are melting fast, we got our first pass from a snow plow yesterday at 10 p.m. (roughly 34 hours after the snow started to fall)!! The joys of living on a cul-da-sac, thankfully we have 4x4 on one vehicle or we'd be stuck!