Most awesome surface ever.

Did you see Bill Gates on the Today show this morning unveiling the Microsoft Surface. Its an interactive, touch screen, table top computer. If you haven’t you have to ...see it here.
Can you imagine this as part of the family living room?!?! The decorating, modern design possibilities are endless.: Picking a coordinating desktop wallpaper... displaying your latest digital photos on your coffee table as soon as you take them... pay for your online line purchases by laying your debit card on the table!
(Did you notice how great Meredith Viera looked on that Today show clip? She is just rocking the Today show, LOVE HER!)

Here is another link with a sleek demo of how Surface works.

We are still prepping for the bamboo. This is the barrier we were told to use if you are interested in planting some yourself.

Bamboo for Modern Landscaping

My newest obsession … Bamboo. I absolutely hate a shrub, way too normal and expected. The clean lines of the bamboo culm are an obvious choice if you want that more modern look. If we even mention to people that you are going to plant bamboo the seem horrified and immediately tell us how much we will regret it. Running Bamboo will propagate underground 20 or 30 feet from where you plant it, new shoots can grow into hard canes 10-25 feet tall in days! The secret is to properly prepare with commercial root barriers to stop the runners (rhizomes).
We are buying the Black and Moso bamboo as pictured.(photos courtesy of Lewis Bamboo)

We will be doing lots of digging in the next week but I am so excited!

American Bamboo Society

Quick update...

Its amazing how end of the year school activities can consume the family for an entire month. EOG’s, class parties, band concerts,(Madison, Clarinetist, rocked the Year of the Dragon) dance recitals, assessments. I work harder on my children’s education than I ever did on my own schooling.

It’s a little know fact that I am a Detroit Pistons fan, this is their 5th consecutive year in the conference finals. As of this moment, it’s the 3 quarter of the 2nd game and they are down 5 points. I have this strong desire to drink beer and holler at the TV.
Hold up…They are only down 1 point now, I am no longer breathing

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Rob gave me one of the best hair cuts of my life today. I was thinking of getting Heather Locklear bangs but he talked me out of it and I am glad he did.

*** My moma totally restored me to sanity this week. I could not get caught up on my chores and she took off work to help me clean. We got virtually the whole hose clean in 4 hours and still had time by the pool. I love you, mom!

What I’ve learned about boys 7 years after having a son...

Boys will make a weapon out of any available object, wear the knees out of their jeans, eat a lot more than girls, have an innate ability to make realistic battle noises, if allowed boys stay in perpetual motion, and little boys truly love their mamas.
Happy Birthday Lawson Dare Evans!

We celebrated with more of the magical Oreo cake, the worlds most caloricly dense food. Mike guesstimated that it weighed 5 lbs. The perfect storm of ingredients, combining the moist fluffy cake with the course texture of the Oreo.

Cake Mix (Milk Chocolate batter was preferred to white)
Duncan Hines Whipped Vanilla Frosting
1 Package Oreos
1 package Double Stuff Mint Oreos

generously frost your first layer, then crumble about a half an inch of the plain Oreos,, place and frost the second layer, crumbling a more course, but equally thick layer of Double Stuff Mint Oreo on top.
(Please be aware that one slice will pretty much induce a sugar coma, it is like the Jagermeister of desserts.)

I am not a landscaper...

One hundred sixty something plants later... Almost one year to the day, we moved into or new construction home without including any landscaping . We did manage to finagle some grass last year so this spring it was all about plants. I know virtually nothing about landscaping. This is foreign territory to me. I dont want a formal look...more of a casual/modern california style. Not sure if I have done that. I have found that I am good at digging holes, not quick, but capable. The yard is looking more like a real yard. I am really pleased with the back, our grass is becoming incredibly lush after much watering and fertilizing. Michael and I waxed on about this gardening thing... its expensive, exhausting and not really fun. But incredibly satisfying. I am so ready to get back to my scrapbook table. I wanted to include a view of our grass, Mike and I are so proud. (yes I know this officially means we are old farts)
**A new website discovery this week www.geekologie.com. Lots of random very cool photos.
It worth bookmarking for sure. Take some time to surf around.
**Mom lets reschedule mothers day for next Sunday. We will include the sun this time=)

How come my daughters birthday makes me feel old?

Yes, she was born on our anniversary. Just for the record that’s 12 months after we married.
It is rare that that Mike and I recognize the date as a celebration of our union, we are so busy with the childrens festivities. Although, This afternoon Mike walked in from work with a bundle of red roses in his arms. I have always had this rule about "wasting" money on roses but he broke it. And I am glad he did. For the record, I prefer presents with transmissions (5 speed, that is) to flowers. See I always figured a decade or two without flowers would earn me a sporty car, just to unburden him with guilt.
It is hard to squeeze in a proper birthday on a school day but we did a pretty good job. I took these unbelievable cupcakes to Maddie’s homeroom today. They were sprinkled with Double Stuff Mint Oreo Crumbles, mmmm.
She looks so grown. It freaked Mike and I out when we looked at her photo in the sunglasses next to mine. We look so much alike. Madison’s comment to the similarity in our appearance was something like,
“Oh, NO!” That’s my 12 year old girl.
Tonight we will celebrate our 18 years (5 dating + 13 married) with a beer maybe two, and an extreme game of truth or dare.

Happy Anniversary, Michael Dare Evans, King of all Men. I am still your biggest groupie!

Happy National Scrapbooking Day

Cinco de Mayo, or to us crazy craft people National Scrapbooking Day.
I am going to work at my scrap table for the rest of the day, no matter what.
Having trouble staying focused because of my puppys' devilishness.
This was a fun project...it was clock I found in the Target $ spot, I covered it in cardstock and used a retro font for the numbers. SO MOD!

May by the Numbers

Its has been a busy week in the Evans household. May has kicked in full speed ahead.

Lets break it down :

7th of May- Maddie's birthday
13 years of being married to the most awesome man alive (18 years together) also May 7th
1st overnight band trip to carowinds
2 moms who never celebrate mothers day
7 years old- Lawson's birthday May 15th
3 dance recital costumes that need alterations
60 cupcakes and
2 cakes
4 playdates
5 presents left to buy
6 forms to fill out for camp
2 out of town guests
15 days until I breathe again

**in other news, we had some beautiful summer weather this week, the pool got up to 80 degrees!
***today is national scrapbooking day! i will scrapbook or at least make some invitations.
****If you haven't heard of stumbled upon, it is a must have web surfing utility. download the tool bar also. mike and i both love it