Just posted two new pictures to the kids that were taken back in November. One is just of Darby, the other is both Darby and Shelby. Visit the album to check them out.

On Tuesday I got pre-approved for a car loan. Finally going to upgrade from my 99 Saturn SL2 to the very cool 2003 Saturn VUE. If all goes well, in the next week or two I'll have an improved VUE of the world... HA!

Today was picture day at school for the girls. Hopefully in a few weeks we will have pictures posted on the site.

Also learned today that Darby's next gymastics meet is on 7 March, for those family members that are up for it.

The last few weeks have been busy busy busy. I've had more meetings at work than I know what to do with. It seemed there would be no good news in sight. Until, unsuspectingly, from a well maintained cool, dry place, came the best news of the year thus far... my Pearl Jam tickets are confirmed! I've been a fan club member for years and thought I screwed up supreme when I realized I had forgotten to renew my membership this past September. I got myself renewed, but it was a couple of days past the member-ticket deadline. Fortunately -- accompanied by immeasurable sighs of relief -- a kind soul at PJHQ let me slip in and I am enourmously greatful! Last time around (the Binaural tour) I had to drive down to Dallas, but my seats were Section 101 Row A (front row center), which was SO cool and made the trip worth it in all possible ways. This time, PJ is coming back to OKC (first time since 1993) and I will be there and up close! Only better yet, I will get to be in bed fifteen minutes after the show, rather than having to drive three hours back first...

Tuesday evening the kids and I went to see Blue's Clues Live! at the Civic Center Music Hall. The kids had a great time, but how hectic! One of Darby's classmates went with us, so it was me and the three girls, ages 5, 6, and 7! We had a couple of near disasters, but it all turned out well in the end. The show was good, but there were SO many kids there (in a nearly packed house... they're in OKC two nights only), making so many various noises, it was difficult to hear the performance at times. Of course, it doesn't help that we were at the VERY TOP row. I will say, though, that the fact that my itty-bitty five-year-old (Shelby) could see well from that high is a positive testament to the design of that facility. The downside? The price. That place ain't cheap. After the various fees that get piled onto the base ticket price, we were able to enjoy Blue's company for ninety minutes at the low low price of nineteen-fifty a head. Throw in beverage and souvenir costs and that's gonna leave a mark...