ShannonAlbert.com - June 2009

Sorry, didn't keep up this week like I'd hoped but here are some pics from this week.

Monday
We went to the Rangers game and Payton was supposed to be honored on the field for an award she won, along with some other kids. When we got there, we were told where to go and then when we got to that location, they said it was already over. Andy and I had already taken off early from work to get to the game early so I'm not sure how much earlier we were supposed to get there but I was really mad about this. The ballpark is beautiful and always nice to visit. Our kids aren't much into baseball (they prefer to watch NBA games) so we spent a lot of the time walking around and doing other things. Some pics from our night.










Tuesday
It was hot, hot, HOT on Tuesday and we had our weekly soccer practice except that this week it was supposed to be kids vs. families. We did play but every child ended up crying at some point - they were just so hot and irritable. Andy had them take a couple of water breaks but ultimately ended up calling practice early due to the temps.

Wednesday
Payton got her haircut and Blake got some new clothes. Payton wouldn't let me take a pic of her new hair because she wanted it to be a surprise to the out-of-towners when we visit but you'll see her in photos from Friday.

Blake loves this hat. Andy has figured out that it flips inside out to a less wild pattern but Blake likes the wild pattern. :-)

Friday
School carnival tonight. We've been every year and this was the best of all of the year's. Lots to do!













In other news,
-we continue to wait regarding the job hunt in KC. We'll let you know when we do!
-Dan and Katrina are moving into a house in a few weeks - will be so nice to have their own space again!
-people at work continue to give notice and leave. Very sad. :(
-weekend trip to Austin planned in 2 weeks w/a friend. :-)
-haven't bitten nails in 6 days!

No pics taken this weekend but it was a good weekend. Friday night was Chuck E. Cheese after work with the kids and then home for some Cinco de Mayo festivities with homemade margaritas. Turns out that the drink recipe I used was WAYYY too strong and we paid for it the next day.

Saturday, soccer game cancelled due to rain and date night was Saturday night. Thai food and then watched Walk the Line and played Scrabble at home.

Sunday, Payton and I went with Amanda to eat lunch at Carrabba's and then shopping all day at Northeast Mall including Sephora which is always fun. Quite a few purchases including some outfits for Payton, some makeup and some POTENT nail biting stuff to put on my nails. I've tried many, many nail biting techniques to help cure the habit and nothing has worked. This stuff might have me cured by tomorrow - makes me have to rinse my mouth out everytime I touch my fingers to my mouth. Blech!

Some fun stuff coming up this week that I'll blog about. Also, I have an interview with a company in Kansas City later this month. We're still trying to work out the exact date but things are moving along on that front.

Have a good week!