And finished off the day with some presents, pizza and of course, Beer! 

We hung a ceiling fan, painted an art niche for our water fountain, planted some trees... 

After the hike we headed to the Home Depot to get a few plants and some supplies for our house projects - the little black pony is great for trees! 

... a few drops of rain came down, but we continued on... :)  

March 20, 2005: Happy 32nd Birthday Mark - We decided to take a walk in the Flat Irons for Marks birthday... 

March 19th, 2005: Mark and Flat Neala share an espresso with some special sugars! 

March 19th: 2005 - an early birthday dinner for Mark, we headed out to the Flagstaff House - Flat Neala was also excited to celebrate! 

Flat Neala assisted Mark as he cooked up some Sunday Dinner! 

yum, more turkey... don't worry we snagged her away after this! 

and crenshaw - who thought Flat Neala tasted a lot like turkey... 

Back home Flat Neala was introduced to Cricket... 

Flat Neala was able to meet Miss Fiona - looking so sweet in her pink flowers! 

Michelle introduces Flat Neala to the fabulous world of Ice Cream - Yum! I sampled some Rocky Road on her behalf. 

Flat Neala is always safe in the car - but this seat might be a big big... 

Flat Neala was introduced to Josh and his workspace at Mercury - she prefers to type with her feet.  

March 14, 2005 : I received a package in the mail containing Flat Neala from a second grader in Billings, Montana. I was to take Flat Neala around and take photos of her in my life to send back to the Real Neala. Here is Flat Neala with my Book Club girls in California - reading the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency! 

March 9th, 2005 :: Dinner with the Etters - and a chance to play with Andrew. He had an EXTRA large dinner followed by a play in the tub. Nate snapped this photo - Andrew was very captivated by my large mouth (and my sing-songy voice!) - he's turning into a little man.  

The new sofas and chairs arrived today, and someone already found the prime viewing spot.

Saturday, March 5: Montana Ruby shows off her precious boy - the casino night was a success! 

Saturday, March 5: Saloon Greeters ready to welcome guests to the party!