Ron's Surprise Party

I only have a few photos to share from Ron's surprise party, but when I get more downloaded, I promise I will post them. We had so much fun and he was SOOOO surprised.

Happy Birthday to my best friend in the entire world!

Ron, Jeff and Nan (One of Ron's best friends from High School) I feel short!
Wouldn't be a party without Jager bombs!
Go Sox!!! Look at those hot chicks! (hehe)
Ron and Tim (brother-in-law) Smile Boys!!
Wouldn't be a party without Matty D!

My Beloved Bloggers!

WHERE DO I BEGIN???

I have been away for WAY TOO LONG! We had 2 computers crash at home at the same time and I have had to rely on my work computer for any communication at all. Ron's business has taken off so much, I couldn't even begin to tell you the blessings that have come our way. He has hired on 2 new carpenters and we received word that come fall, he will be building 87 Eco-friendly homes. Some of them will even be completely off-grid (solar, geo-thermal, you name it).

For those of you that don't know my husband, he is a home builder and, in this economy, he is turning down work. He builds using only environmentally friendly building materials and will be building a community of only eco-friendly homes. It will be called River Hill Conservation Community. We are so excited. Until then, he will have 3 homes to tear down to the ground and rebuild. So, if you can all imagine, I work a full time job away from home, run kids to soccer, ballet, and baseball, then after they are in bed, I type up proposals and invoices and payroll for Ron's company - SOOOO, without my computer, you can imagine what my life has been like.

I went in for an annual check up and they found an ovarian cyst. No big deal for Nan though, they are a common deal for me. They tried putting me on birth control and this time (4 kids later) it worked!!! It reduced the cyst completely after 2 months so this time I avoided surgery all together. The upside also was, I lost 13 pounds and I am ready for summer ahead of schedule.

I was able to pull off the surprise of the century. My loving husband turned 40 on February 27th so I threw him a surprise party the following weekend. I was able to have friends and family in from out of state and neighbors and never thought I would pull it off, but low and behold, I did. As soon as I can get pics downloaded, I will post them. He was so surprised that he is still talking about it 6 weeks later.

We took the kids to Colorado skiing for Spring Break. That was awesome. We only had one emergency room visit with Will (took a head first tumble down the slopes - 1st time skier), but came out with a clean bill of health and all the kids got free helmets from the ER that a neurosurgeon donated from Denver. So the next day on the slopes, everyone was safe.

And then I think last, but definitely not least - I am leaving my job. I received a call from a very good friend of mine at a different pharmaceutical company and they offered me a job that I COULD NOT refuse. It is making much more money than I am currently making and it gives me an oppotunity to get back into my legal field which I miss desperately. I will be starting the new position on April 28th and leaving the old job on the 18th so I will be able to have one week of catch up at home, which I desperately need.

SOOOOO, in a nutshell. I haven't blogged in so long because we have been SOOO very busy. I miss checking in on you all and I must say that you have surprised me by checking in on me.

We should be getting our new computer within 2 weeks and I cannot wait. Miss you all and I have a lot of catching up to do. My week off will probably be spent reading all of my bloggers blogs. Miss you all!!!

NAN