5 on Friday

1. We got the railing up on the front deck last weekend. Only thing left to do is the stair, and that shouldn't be too hard. Then onto the next project.

2. We went out to dinner last Saturday night. The first place we were going to go was closed, so we ended up at a slightly fancier place than we had planned. I was a little worried about taking Ellie to a "white table cloth" restaurant, but she did great! In fact, as we were getting up to leave an older lady at a nearby table stopped us to say: "Before you leave, I just have to tell you that not only is your little girl is adorable, but she is so well behaved. You should be proud of how you have raised her." TOTALLY MADE MY WEEK!

3. I managed to step on a old, rusty nail Tuesday night. As a result, I got a tetanus shot. Do you remember the last time you had a tetanus shot? I didn't.

4. Last Sunday we were invited to celebrate our friend, Henry's, 3rd birthday at Ashby Wading Pool. What a wonderful water play place for little people! If you have never been there and live in the Des Moines area, check it out:

https://www.dmgov.org/Departments/Parks/Pages/Ashby.aspx

5. I finally finished "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" book. It took me until over half way through to actually get into it. But in the end, I liked it. I am debating on if I want to start the next one in the 'series.'