Kentucky Oaks

This morning as I grabbed a glass for milk, I was reminded of our life a week ago.

We were at the Kentucky Oaks in Louisville, KY. We being Chris, Amy, Jeff, and myself.

Our adventure began several months ago when Amy asked if we knew anything about the Derby since Chris went last year. Well, actually we have 7 hotel rooms reserved, you want one? This conversation spurred us to find tickets. Everything worked out pretty good. Our “ticketmaster” managed to get us section 125 for the Oaks and something crazy called the ITW Carrels for the Derby.

One random evening while FaceTiming with the grandparents, we mentioned them meeting us and hanging out with the kids. Oh what a blessing! They met us at a hotel in Franklin, KY, which is Central time.

So Friday morning we leave Central time and enter back into the Eastern time zone, something we were not expecting. Whoops, just lost an hour! As we drive up, Chris pulls out his phone and begins watching YouTube videos of people teaching people how to tie a bowtie. 4 videos and 30 minutes later, wa-la! He has on a bowtie with his T-Shirt. I think he did a pretty good job.

Holy HATS & HORSES, batman! We are at Churchill Downs!

We take our seats and Amy takes a peak at our options:

A little betting here and there as we approach the race of the day . . . the Kentucky Oaks. Just like any other smart people, we turn to our horse experts, JBlair and Kelly. Oh and they do not disappoint. While we wish they were with us, they were only a text away. What did they give us? Only a small suggestion that turned out to be the top 3 horses.

A few of my favorite hats from the Oaks:

Solar Farm

Expanding my knowledge last week to include one of our solar farms. The sun was shining when 14 women set out on a 45 minute drive . . . 45 minutes later it was pouring down rain.

We braved the rain and got out our PPE (Personal Protective Equipment), unloaded the van and embarked on our tour, until the lightening lit up the sky. Tour over. But we had a good time!

The backs of the panels: The front of the panels with our group and guides:

Our Favorite Dog Treats

Very basic recipe: 2 Cups Whole Wheat Flour 1 Tbsp Baking Powder 1 Cup Milk 1 Cup Peanut Butter (crunchy makes it harder to cut in shapes) Combine flour and baking powder. Mix together milk and peanut butter, gradually add flour mixture. I use a dough hook on my Kitchen-aide. Roll out dough and cut with your favorite shapes. Cook at 375 degrees for 20 minutes.

Kitchen Reno

Before:

After:

The Process:

New Tile:

New Island:

New Counter:

New Faucet:

New Backsplash:

Look at that beautiful stone!

DEC - Charlotte

It's a beautiful day in Downtown Charlotte

Diaper Tricycle

Every once in a while my inner crafter comes out. This was my first diaper tricycle. Two months later I have completed another only to have an order for another. Now if I could only get about 8 orders a day, this could be a lucrative business. Until then I will continue to go to my day job.





Diaper tricycle number 3. I liked the first one best. I will not use Target diapers anymore, too much blue and green. Pampers are best, they have the least amount of color and design.



And then came along a little pink one . . .

The Bodie Island Lighthouse on a beautiful March day. This house is not open for climbing however with two toddlers we were happy to have the wide open space for them to stretch their legs.