Family News

Welcome back to school!


Tuesday, August 24, 2010


Baylie started 3rd. grade on Monday! She was up at 6:15am ready to go...not mommy!! She said she had a wonderful first day of school...kinda upset she doesnt get to see her best friend (Julia) much cause for the first time in two year they got split into different classes. As we were leaving for school I said wait! I need to get a picture of you, you look so cute...and she let me know that I was so wrong for saying that one...she said, "I look cool mom, not cute"! She is becoming a wonderful young lady and we are so proud of her...we hope she has a wonderful year!

Thursday, August 19, 2010

School

It looks like we are the last to start school here in Texas. Todd met his teacher Tuesday night. We are ready. I hope everyone has a great first day. I will take pictures and post them on Monday.

Monday, July 19, 2010

Saturday, July 10, 2010

Okay let me see if I can explain this. It is Saturday morning and Dan and Heather get up early to go birthday shopping for Evan. Charlie and I are still in bed. We slowly start hearing our three grandchildren get up and walk around upstairs. We lay there in bed. Next thing we hear are the sound of three sets of running feet. Again, we just lay in our bed. Then we feel our bed move and figure Maggie (the cat) has jumped in bed with us. Then another addition to the bed. Did Maggie find a friend to bring to our bed. OH NOOOOOOOO.
Charlie and I don't move......then............something else gets in bed with us. All of this is going on behind my back, so I am not sure what is going on. Then we hear Maggie purring. Then we hear a whispered, " Come on Maggie, you can come up here too". Charlie and I are trying not to laugh because we realize all three of the grandkids are in bed with us. So after about 5 minutes of total silence and they are not moving. They do not want to wake us. I say, " What are you kids doing in our bed"? All three of them at the same time say, " grandma there is a horse fly upstairs and mom and dad are gone". Charlie and I nearly die laughing. They would not get out of that bed. So we told them go upstairs while we get dressed. With the look of HORROR on all three faces, they refuse. So they went and sat on the basement steps.
After I got dressed, I went up and killed it with the fly swatter. So GRANDMA saved the day. You should have heard the sounds of relief from three frightened children. What a start to the day. So Dan and Heather have strict orders to not leave this house if there is a horse fly within a mile of our door. lol

Thursday, July 1, 2010

I heart SPRING

I love spring.

My tomatoes

Cute flowers


We received great news today. Chris got a raise at work.
We are very happy.


Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Love Thy Neighbor

With Adam gone it is now my responsibility to handle trash duty. It's really not that big of a deal...I just freak out and panic all day Monday thinking I am going to forget to put the trash to the curb and the we will be over run with garbage. This Monday, I was on high alert to get those cans to the curb since we will be gone for a month. I can't imagine the stench of our garbage being left on the side of the house for an entire month. Somehow I forgot. I forgot until about 9:30 at night. It is dark outside and the rain has made it really hard to get the can moving. All of the sudden I feel a huge spider web and freak out. I run into the house begging Michelle to examine me and if there is a huge hairy spider on me not to tell me but somehow get it off me without me knowing. Make sense? After my thorough examination Michelle walks outside with me. It is now raining again. I turn on my headlights and we see the big spider and he is still in his web. I am having an anxiety/panic attic/hallucinations/etc. Michelle gets the spider. In my rampant exit from the spider web earlier, I knocked over the recycling can and trash is everywhere. Michelle thinks it would be best if we tried this again in the morning when we can see better and it is not raining. She promises me we will get up early and take care of it. Okay.

It really is my fault for thinking that my 18 year old sister would wake up early. Sophie, the dog, wakes me up at 8:30. The whole house is quiet and everyone is still sleeping. I run outside half asleep looking down the street to see if the trash truck has been here. I determine that sadly they have already come. I realize though that my neighbors across the street still have full cans. It is raining. I am standing there contemplating a strategy. I notice Mr. Neighbor doesn't have a can at the curb. I keep thinking...what if this...what if that...is this illegal...what if I get caught...what would Mr. Neighbor think... I retreat back inside to ponder what I am going to do.

Thirty minutes later I get brave enough to put my plan in action. Wearing my red pajama pants and my red t-shirt (not trying to stand out like a sore thumb), I run outside and quickly take the can across the street to Mr. Neighbor's driveway. I run into the house and wait.

Peering through the glass of my front door, I watch as the trash truck pulls up and takes my can. Yay! Reagan senses my excitement and is now following me around. She of course is in her normal attire of panties only. Since it is really raining I dig out Todd's spider man umbrella and head outside to retrieve our trash can before anyone notices. Reagan runs out the door crying towards me wanting to come too. The dog has ran outside also. So me in my red pajamas, Spider Man umbrella, Reagan in her panties only and the dog cross the street and bring the can back. It was like our very own parade all we needed was a band playing music.

I love my neighbor. I really hope he never finds out.