Catch Up Post

I can't believe how long it has been since I've posted! I've been very busy. Very Busy. Did I mention how busy? Well, its been very busy. Very busy. For instance: this was most of my past month's schudule:

Work, Work, Work (still doing four 10 hr days with occasional weekend work and nasty oncall schedule)
March 29 Ruth's 40th Birthday
Easter in Sumter
April 3: Babysat Tank (Donna and Jerry's dog) for 10 days, then they kept Bella for 10 days
April 5 Hosted Double Baby Shower: Huge success-30 attended!
April 6 Matthew's Birthday Party in Sumter
April 9 Gave Dinner Party for 12 coworkers
On Call all week and called in twice (once while driving back from the beach to get Tank)
Worked Weekend
Took care of sick Jim and Abbie, more specifically played with Sam and Faith so Jim and Abbie could rest for a minute
Drove Jim, Sam, and Faith to Sumter and attended Uncle Bobby's Funeral
Aloete Makeup Party
April 14 Leave for DC
DC for 2 days (museums and monuments, secret service, the pope, trolleys, and some funny stories to follow)
Williamsburg for 4 days (Keith and Sharon stopped by for 2 days)
Back to DC for 2 days (2 baseball games and more museums)
Williamsburg one more day (in time to faceplant on cobblestone)
April 26 Back to beach to pick up Bella from Donna and Jerry
Home!
April 27 Gave Dinner Party for Kris's game night friends that are moving
April 30 Kris's Bday
Whew!

So lets begin at the beginning! Here are some pics from Ruth's 40th birthday
Abbie and I celebrated with a girl day and made her a tea party. Abbie arranged these flowers and I made some healthy desserts. (Note Abbie's new house!)