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Busy couple of weeks

2011-11-15T09:39:00.001-06:00

It has been a trying time for Miss Morgan. First, her boyfriend broke up with her and then immediately started going with someone else. It was very sad. But, she is doing fine now and has decided to swear off boys for awhile.

Then, last night, at dance, she was doing some fancy move that I do not know the name of and landed on her foot wrong, rolling her ankle. She was in a tremendous amount of pain and asked to go to the ER. They x-rayed and luckily nothing was broken, but she cannot dance for a bit while it heals.

Mason has been super busy, too. Band is still going strong because our Abilene High Eagles made the playoffs. We played our first playoff game last Friday night here in Abilene against Arlington High School and we kicked some colt booty!

The next game will be this Friday in Midland. He cannot wait to go. I think the bus ride there and back with all his friends is more fun than the actual game. Although, he does have a blast at the games, too.

Also on Friday night, we will be celebrating the 13th birthday of Morgan. Cannot believe she is already 13 years old. I am now the mother of two teenagers. I am so young for that - lol!

Room Redo

2011-10-25T09:27:00.000-05:00

This weekend I worked in Morgan's bedroom. I painted the walls and the furniture. My friends Shawn and Julie came over and helped me with a lot of the room painting and also putting it back together when I was done. I love the end result! The color is called pear green and you can't see it in the picture very well but there are green leaves on her comforter and pillow shams that match the wall color. I am still undecided about curtains.

It made for a long and tiring weekend.

In other news, Morgan has decided to go back to Jazz class at dance so we are now going to dance class four nights a week. Like we didn't have enough to do already. But she thinks she wants to try out for the drill team when she gets to high school in a couple of years and I told her that is the best way to learn what she needs to know.

Mason gave us another hilarious moment on Monday. He was riding in the car with Laura (our go to person when all my help is out of town) and they were not talking. All of the sudden Mason says "Lunch is in the middle of my day". Laura just looked at him and was like "lunch is in the middle of everyone's day". Mason started laughing and proceeded to explain how school has 7 periods and his lunch is in the middle of 4th period so his is really in the middle of his day. I guess he was just thinking about it and the words spilled right out. What a masonism!

It's a MASONISM

2011-10-18T10:21:00.000-05:00

So we are riding home from school the other day and Mason was talking away and he decided to throw out a new phrase - "whatever toots your boot".

I think this some kind of cross between whatever toots your horn and whatever floats your boat. Whatever he was trying to say, the end result was hilarious! Gotta love Masonisms!

Maybe I will blog again???

2011-10-17T10:22:00.005-05:00

It has been over ayear since I have posted anything on my blog. I go and read the blogs of my friends and I am so inspired to share what is going on in my life but then I just don't. I think, "Who is going to want to read about my life? I have nothing exciting or inspiring to say." But, I am just going to do it. And maybe my musings will only be for myself, who knows?

There really is nothing out of the ordinary happening at my household these days. I am working at the college still teaching online classes in business and accounting. I was briefly promoted to a supervisory position, but restructuring took that away. I am still feeling down about the situation, but am happy to be back in the classroom at the same time.

Morgan is busy with dance, as usual. She also decided to run cross country this fall. This is a picture of her (on the left), our old neighbor, Grace (in the middle), and her best friend, Sara. They were running a mile and a half that day. Morgan also has a boyfriend - EEK! His name is Blake and we adore him. Of all the boys for her to pick, Blake's dad happens to be a fireman, so we already knew him and his parents and she did not even know it. My sister thinks he looks like a mini Tony Dinozzo from NCIS. Right now, Morgan is grounded. She has three cats and her job is to clean out the litter box. She told us she was doing it but when the truth came out, she had not cleaned them in over a week so she is grounded until the end of the month, not for failing to do her job, but for lieing to us about doing it. Ugh - Sometimes I hate being the Mommy.

Mason is in high school this year. It makes me feel so old. He is in the marching band and loving it. He says it is the best part of high school because he was able to start off with a group of friends and avoid some of the finding your place in high school drama. He has been going to parties and events with band friends and been very busy with rehearsals and performances. He is still bowling and doing Tae Kwon Do. He is a purple belt now. The picture of Mason is with a upper classman he is friends with. I don't know the boys name, but Mason does and he is at school while I am writing this.

Sam is just as busy as he always is. He is working hard at the fire department and playing hard at the bowling alley. He is getting ready for his big elk hunting trip coming up this week. Hopefully he gets the big one!

That is all I have to say for today but maybe I will be inspired to blog more this year and maybe someone will be interested in listening.

School has begun!

2010-08-25T09:50:00.002-05:00

So I am thinking I might start blogging again now that the kids are back in school. I know, it has been almost a year since my last blog. Please forgive me.

Mason started 8th grade this year and Morgan is in 6th grade. It is going to be a crazy, busy, exciting school year. We have tennis and dance and tae kwon do and orchestra and bowling and band. There is never a day to rest.

so Happy first week of school to anyone who started this week and look for me to attempt to post more often.

Woo hoo! A Friday Five!

2009-10-16T14:53:00.003-05:00

1. What does it take to get you to grab the mic and sing in a karaoke room?

Not much. Me loves to sing. I probably would need a couple drinks to loosen up and some good friends egging me on.

2. What does it take to get you to give up a whole Saturday to hang out with people you don’t like?

Getting married did that. LOL!

3. What does it take to get you out of bed without your hitting the snooze button?

Hmmm - I am not sure that has ever happened.

4. What does it take to get you to take someone else’s turn at a really unpleasant task at work or home?

Not much. I pretty much do whatever I am asked at work. We are a team and a family so you help people out!

5. What does it take to get you to eat something you really dislike?

If I know I do not like it I will not eat it. Period.

Now, the way this works, is that you answer these questions on your own blog, facebook, twitter, journal or whatever. And, if you don’t have one, and you feel like it, put your answers in a comment here.

Built a Gingerbread House

2008-12-24T12:44:00.001-06:00

Grammy and the kids built a gingerbread house for Christmas. It was out first one ever and it was a lot of fun.

Faculty Fun Day

2008-12-19T14:03:00.001-06:00

So we had a fun Faculty Development Day for Winter. We did a scavenger hunt and then we rewrote the twelve days of Christmas to fit our jobs.

I need to post some pics from our photo scavenger hunt.

Another dance show is behind us . . .

2008-12-16T13:39:00.002-06:00

Morgan's dance studio did their Christmas production on Sunday. We had been at dance rehearsal every day for the last two weeks. I was beginning to feel like I lived there. The show was fabulous. Everyone loved it and Morgan did an awesome job. I need to post pictures as soon as I get some. I have one I can post later today. Morgan had 4 parts.

So, now we are on the downhill slide til Christmas. I work thru the 22nd. The kids get out of school on the 19th. My mom and dad will be here on the 22nd.

Tonight, Mason has a band concert. He plays the french horn. I am really looking forward to hearing him play for the first time. I will post pics of him too.

Happy Tuesday!

Tag - I am it!

2008-12-12T10:23:00.003-06:00

My sister tagged me with these Christmas questions . . .

Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper
Real tree or Artificial? Artificial
When do you put up the tree? Friday after Thanksgiving
When do you take the tree down? The weekend after Christmas
Do you like eggnog? Love it.
Favorite gift received as a child? A dollhouse my parents had made for me
Hardest person to buy for? Sam and Royce
Easiest person to buy for? Mom
Do you have a nativity scene? Yes, Precious Moments and I leave it up year round
Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail
Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I really can’t think of anything.
Favorite Christmas Movie? The Year Without a Santa Claus, because I love the Snow Miser and the Heat Miser
When do you start shopping for Christmas? No specific date but I am usually done by the end of November
Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Yes in Secret Santa Exchanges
Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Candy Cane Kisses
Lights on the tree? Multi-colored this year
Favorite Christmas song? I'll Be Home for Christmas
Travel at Christmas or stay home? Always stay home
Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? I could but they already have names.
Angel on the tree top or a star? I usually have a bow but I have nothing this year.
Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? We used to open one present from our grandparents on Christmas Eve, but now it is just everything on Christmas morning
Most annoying thing about this time of the year? People get too worked up over "things" and forget to enjoy the family spirit surrounding the holiday.
Favorite ornament theme or color? I like traditional red/gold/green
Favorite for Christmas dinner? Turkey/Ham and the fixin’s
What do you want for Christmas? A red Nintendo DS

OK - I am not sure who to tag. If you read this, answer these questions yourselves.

Blogging again . . .

2008-12-02T08:29:00.001-06:00

Just a quick note to say we are busy, busy, busy. This is the last week of the semester for me so i am gradng, grading, grading. Morgan is busy dancing and Mason is busy getting in trouble. He got detention for the first time. Woo hoo! Another milestone reached. Sam is just working and trying to recover from a back injury. We had a great, lazy Thanksgiving. That's all for now.

HOT! HOT! HOT!

2008-08-04T10:33:00.002-05:00

So it is pretty sad when you live on a lake and it is too hot to go out and swim in it. I mean, really. It has been over 100 here and just walking from the back door to the lake is miserable. The kids and I swam on Saturday afternoon but we only stayed out like 30 mins. because it was not even refreshing.

In other news, Mason was bowler of the month for June in his league with his Dad. And they came in first place in their league. He is so excited. He loves bowling with Sam. It is a great father/son thing to do.

Morgan is ready for dance to start again. She can hardly wait. The kids are about to be finished with their church day camp. This is the last week. They are going out to one of the local retreats and doing a ropes course and swimming on their last day. I think they will be going to Ruidosa with the grandparents next week and then we plan on taking a little end of summer getaway to Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine.

That's all for now.

Morgan learned to ride her bike!

2008-07-17T07:32:00.003-05:00

Yes, it is true! She finally got out there and buckled down and now she says "I want to ride my bike every day". Silly girl, we told you that all the time but you did not believe us.

Long Dry Spell

2008-07-16T11:08:00.003-05:00

So it has been awhile since I blogged. You are probably wondering what's new with me?

I started a Facebook space. You can look me up and add me as a friend if you are on Facebook. It is a great way to talk to students.

Also, Mason and Morgan went to church camp. They had a great time and while they were there, Mason accepted Jesus Christ into his heart. He is so excited and I am so proud of him. This will affect everything in his life for as long as he lives.

Both kids are busy with camps and such this summer. We are taking a family vacation in August - just me, Sam and the kids. This has never happened before so I will let you know how it goes.

I spent all of last weekend packing my sister's apartment becuase she is moving to Florida and she needed adult supervision to be sure she was not taking too much (per my Dad's orders). I bet I went up and down her stairs 20 times. My legs hurt, my back hurts, my shoulder hurts. I am going to send my Dad the chiropractor bill - LOL!

Work is going great still! I love my job! and it keeps me so busy which is great.

Well, that is all for now, but I will try to be in touch more.

The Masonism Returns

2008-05-14T14:32:00.002-05:00

Ok - so those of you who know what a Masonism is need no introduction, but if you do not let me fill you in. A Masonism is one of those wonderfully quirky things my son either does or says. He is totally unique and hilarious in his thought processes.

Yesterday, he made his father's day because he went fishing with him for 3 hours. And he had a blast. You would think this was no big deal because, well, boys fish. Not my boy, though. He has never fished more than 10 minutes without complaining and wanting to go home and being hot and being bored and generally ruining what could be a good time with his Dad.

He and Sam got out on the water around 5:00p. Mason was very reluctant to fish. He just kept saying he did not want to. Finally, Sam got him to give the whole reason and here it is . . .

he was afraid he would catch a really big fish and it would pull him off the boat and into the water.

Maintaining his composure, Sam convinced him that the fish in our lake were not that big and Mason proceeded to catch about 20 crappie and have a great time. We ate fish for dinner last night and now he cannot wait to fish again. Sam was grinning from ear to ear because he finally got his son to love something he loves and they can fish together.

Training - Webquest??

2008-05-08T13:15:00.003-05:00

So we are in training at Western Texas College in Snyder, TX today. We are learning about developing online courses and how to make them more engaging. One of the tools they are suggesting we use is a blog. I am such a bad blogger obviously I could not use this tool for teaching - lol!

One of the other things we are learning is about a tool called "Webquests". I am not understanding this concept. There is no questing involved as far as I can tell. They do not have to search for the information you tell them exactly where to go to get the info. How is that a quest? Here is a link to a website about them: http://www.webquest.org/index.php

I am not sure this is really a student-guided learning activity - it is basically go here, do this, can you follow instructions? Just my opinion. Does anyone else know about these or used these?

Bastards

2008-04-22T09:46:00.001-05:00

So we were finalists in the springboard challenge. Our business plan was outstanding. Trish gave a wonderful presentation and we won - nothing! Why? because we are not from ACU. All 14 winners in the competition were either ACU students or ACU faculty. Why invite other colleges to be part of your competition when you fully intend to award all of the prizes to your own students and faculty. How do I know this played a factor? They specifically asked Trish in the presentation what school she was affiliated with. So all I can say to them is . . .

BASTARDS!

Springboard Challenge

2008-04-14T16:23:00.002-05:00

So, at work we had the opportunity to submit a business plan to this contest and possibly be awarded cash to begin our business. Trish and I have spent all day preparing and submitting our business plan. You can find out the details at www.springboardchallenge.com

We are of course submitted in the faculty division. Our business plan is for a pet boarding and training facility. We did hours of research on the web (Trish more than me) and I think we came up with a pretty convincing argument as to why our business will be a success. At worst I feel like we will receive one of the $1,000 prizes.

Only in Texas

2008-04-10T11:53:00.004-05:00

My sister is always telling me I need to blog the dorky things I call and tell her so here goes . . .

When you go out to my house and turn on to the little Farm to Market road you take, there is a great big house on the left. Now, picture this because we are talking in the city limits less than a mile from the Super Wal-mart. The people have always had horses in their yard. And it is a rather large yard, maybe 2 acres. Well, they constructed a new very sturdy fence over the last couple of weeks and now that it is completed, they have put buffalo in there. Yes, buffalo in the front yard of their residential neighborhood home. Six buffalo to be exact. Crazy!

ONLY IN TEXAS.

People Irk Me

2007-10-03T15:34:00.000-05:00

I was at Rosa's for lunch and the girl gave us our order and we asked for 4 more hot sauce. She gave me 3 because there was already one in the bag.

Me: could I have one more because there are 5 of us.
Worker Girl: I can only give 4.
Me: there are 5 of us and we all go to different offices when we get back which will make it hard to share - could I please have one more?
Worker girl rolls her eyes, reaches over and gives me one more and when she does she says "I guess I will just get in trouble" and then she shuts the drive thru window.

So I sat there and waved my hand and when she opened the window back up.
Me: is that your manager behind you?
Worker girl: yes
Me: can I speak with him for just a sec

So he comes to the window and
Me: I just wanted to tell you not to get her in trouble for giving me 5 hot sauces it is just that we have 5 people so I really needed them. And I wanted to make sure she did not get in trouble because I made her do it and when she gave me the fifth hot sauce she told me it would get her into trouble and I felt bad.

of course, Manager said: oh no she won't be in trouble it is no problem.
Me: thank you

and we drove away and I said to Holle, Shelli, Debbie and Sarah - "but now she will be in trouble!" HEHEHEHE

Of course this is after our visit to Kohl's where the salesgirl rang up 4 of my 6 items and then applied my $10 gift card. Then she realized I had two more items. She could not get them to add to my original total so I said I will just pay for this one and then you can ring the other two things up and I will pay for them. She said - oh no she needed to void that and ring the whole thing over so I would get my whole $10 off. I did not have the time nor the inclination to explain to her that $10 was $10 regardless of how much my purchase was - I was not going to save anymore.

Parade

2007-09-08T13:21:00.000-05:00

Morgan marched in the fair parade today with her dance team. Her are some photos. She kept up and it was hot and a real long day.

Big Changes

2007-08-29T19:07:00.000-05:00

So, last week on Thursday, I interviewed for a new job. The job is teaching on the college level. It is at a technical college and I would be teaching Accounting, Computer Applications, Microsoft Office. Friday, they called and offered me the job. Monday morning I started teaching. I love it so far. As a matter of fact, I am in class right now and my students are working on their assignments.

Monday night at 8:00p, Sam promoted to Lieutenant at the fire department. He will now be in charge of his own crew. More money, but unfortunately for Sam, more paperwork.

The kids went back to school on Monday. Mason to 5th grade and Morgan to 3rd.

It has been an exciting week!

Mason's Nightmare

2007-08-22T11:12:00.000-05:00

So Mason woke up this morning crying because he had a bad dream. In his dream, he was at school. Cruella DeVil was the principal and he and two of his friends were in trouble. There was only one teacher who knew they did not do anything wrong. So he left school to come home to find me but he could not find the street he knew in front of school. He was lost and he was scared.

I hugged him and calmed him down when he got up but I almost laughed because it is a little funny.

More pictures

2007-08-19T11:58:00.001-05:00

These pictures were taken at about noon. Fortunately the water went down about 2 to 3 inches overnight. However, there is a bunch more water coming through town right now and should start flowing into the lake in a couple of hours and crest in 3 to 4 hours. Some pictures are of Royce and Donna's back yard and dock. The water is about 2-1/2 to 3 ft. from being in our house. Royce's house is higher than our's so they should be okay. They are evacuating a whole lot of the northwest side of town as I type.

More flood photos

2007-08-18T21:36:00.000-05:00

Rain, Rain - Go away!

2007-08-18T12:29:00.001-05:00

It is flooding here! I just wanted to put up some pics to prove it.

Wednesday

2007-07-18T11:54:00.000-05:00

Yes, that is about all the excitement I can muster for today.

Sam is back form the Firefighter Olympics. He got a bronze medal with his partner in Doubles Bowling for their class. He was proud. He had a great time. He ate at my favorite places, Pappadeaux's and Jack in the Box. He went shopping at Bass Pro. What more could he need?

Morgan has her last dance class of the summer today. She will be trying out for a role in the Nutcracker in August. I am so proud of her, even if she does not get it, which happens more often than not the first year they are able to try out.

Mason is into playing Zoo Tycoon. He loves to design his zoo and care for his animals. He can't get enough.

Finished the bathroom and I will try to take photos tonight to post for everyone.

New Bathroom

2007-07-12T07:27:00.000-05:00

While my mom was here, we bought stuff toredo the girls bathroom in our house. Last night, I got motivated and took down the old wallpaper and started the project. As soon as I get it painted and the new border put up I will post some pictures. Stay tuned.

New Design

2007-07-10T15:18:00.000-05:00

I love having my own blog fairy! I say - "I really want my blog to be red" and poof! - it is red!

Not much going on here. Busy at work. Watching my favorite summer show "The Closer". Kyra Sedgwick is great, as is the whole cast.

Finally went to see Pirates this weekend and we loved it. I was not sure that Morgan was going to make it at the beginning because she thought it might be scary but she did. And she ended up loving it.

Mason cracked us up again the other day. He went to his Mema's house to get his toys and when he came back he walked into the kitchen and said "Morgan, do you have room to believe anything else?" We about died. She said yes and he proceeded with "then you should believe you have a good brother because I brought home your stuff from Mema's, too". Where did he come from?

I am starting to read Sue Grafton's alphabet mysteries. I have read the first one and I have the next two. I cannot wait to read them all. I love series.

Sam leaves Sunday to go bowling in Dallas for the annual firefighter olympics. Royce and Donna are leaving Friday to go to Colorado for a week. That's about all that is new here.

Blog Fairy

2007-07-10T14:09:00.000-05:00

The BLOG FAIRY has visited this site and put in a new design....hope everyone likes it.

MASONISM

2007-05-23T20:44:00.000-05:00

We are driving home from dinner tonight and talking about rhyming words. Everyone is throwing out really hard words to try and rhyme, like chocolate and purple. So I say "what rhymes with Uranus?" and Mason says "how about paradeus?"

"What does that mean?" I ask.

Mason says . . . wait for it . . .

"I think it is latin for parade."

I cracked up. I told him I would have to run home and pull out my latin dictionary and check it out.

OMG! The Masonism is back.

5 more days of school

2007-05-21T15:24:00.000-05:00

Mason and Morgan only have 5 more days of school. So, what am I doing? you ask. MAKING TEACHER GIFTS!!! Frantically.

I am making Morgans teachers photo albums with a picture of each kid and then a note or drawing each kid made for them. And she has three teachers.

For Mason's teacher, I am giving her a keychain, a gift card to Books-A-Million, and a clothespin memo holder (a great idea I got at QKU last year from Heather).

I will post pictures of the finished products when I can.

After the big graduation trips this weekend I will be cleaning my house like a mad woman because my mommy is coming to visit for a week. (YAY!) She retired from her job at the dentist's office and she is coming to Texas for a visit. I cannot wait. I took two days off while she is here so we have a 4-day weekend together. And she will be here for Morgan's dance recital which will be awesome because she has never seen her dance in person - only on video. Morgan is excited about that, too.

We went to see Shrek the Third this weekend while my sister was here for her birthday. It was really cute and we had a great time with Aunt Tracy as usual.

Anywho, I am at work, so I better get back to it.

PS for those who asked about the grades - "E" means excellent. Then you would have S - Satisfactory Progress, L - Limited Progress, and U - Unsatisfactory Progress.

Dance, School, Housework, OH MY!

2007-05-14T21:38:00.000-05:00

Yes, that is all I have been doing. Morgan has been getting ready for her recital. Mason is busy with school. I had my carpets cleaned so lots of furniture moving and housecleaning.

Sam and I are going to be travelling in just a couple weeks all across Texas for graduations. Justin and Melissa both graduate this year about 7 hours apart. EEK! Lots of driving for Sam.

Check back soon for some pictures.

Report Cards

2007-04-18T20:15:00.000-05:00

Mason and Morgan got their report cards today.

We will start with Mason:
Math - 99
Spelling - 96
Reading - 94
Language - 95
Social Studies - 98
Science - 96
Handwriting - E
Health - E
Art - E
Performing Arts - E+
Physical Education - E-
Work Habits - E
Citizenship - S

Next we have Morgan's grades:
Math - 100
Spelling - 97
Reading - 100
Language - 98
Social Studies - 96
Science - 98
Handwriting- E
Health - 98
Art - E
Performing Arts - E+
Physical Education - E-
Work Habits - E
Citizenship - E

I thought they were pretty good report cards overall.

FRAUD - Pet Peeve Alert

2007-04-09T10:35:00.000-05:00

Last week our bank issued new debit cards from a new processing company. Since that time we have received at least one call a day verifying our credit card transactions. A lot of them are online transactions that we do monthly. So Friday, our blockbuster online transaction came through and they called to see if it was fraud. I said no, that is a legitimate charge. She said OK.

Fast forward to Sunday night when Sam went to Wal-mart to get gas in his truck and they declined his card. Needless to say, he was pissed.

So after twenty minutes on the phone this morning, they had forgotten to release our card.

I want to know how long we have to go through this. If they put a hold on my card every time I make an online purchase I am going to be mad. Internet shopping is just a way of life.

Kids Cost Too Damn Much

2007-04-03T14:10:00.000-05:00

So, last night at dance I had to pay for Morgan's costumes. TOO MUCH! The three costumes totalled $169. Can you believe that? Plus the $80/month I pay for dance classes. Mason's birthday is this weekend and he is having a bowling party. $75 for the bowling alley. Plus cake and party favors, etc.

Speaking of Mason's party, I gave him 24 invites to take to school. He has 17 kids in his class, not counting him, and he invited them all. Then I told him he could use a couple of the extras for friends not in his class this year. I told him he did not have to give them all out. Well, when I talked to him Friday and asked about his invitations, he had give out all but 1. I said who did you give the extras to? Jenna, Julia, and Kane. I said that is only three, where did the other three go? He said "I gave them to Jenna and Julia's friends because they were standing with them." How do you get mad at that? He was trying not to hurt anyone's feelings. What a kid!

Friday night I went to a scrapbook sleepover at a local hotel. We scrapped from 6p Fri to 6p Sat. I got so much done. It was great!

Another busy week with the party and Easter coming up. I will blog about them later.

Busy, Busy

2007-03-26T11:21:00.000-05:00

So, last week at work I bacame partof a committee to select the architect for a renovation job we are about to do. Can I just tell you that is was so fun? We spent about 3 hrs going over sales pitches from different firms about why they should design our remodel. Then we went and toured the library at ACU. It was awesome. Their main floor is like an internet cafe and now it has me totally psyched to do something equally modern and innovative in our remodel. Tomorrow I will be in presentations all day from the four architects we narrowed down to and we will have to choose only one. The whole process is fascinating!

Morgan is still busy dancing everyday, gearing up for her recital in June. Mason is not involved in anything right now but reading and playing. Sam is totally engrossed in everything fishing. He is a one-track mind kind of guy. He leaves to go fishing again for 3 days in April.

I have also been busy teaching etiquette classes here at work. They have been a lot of fun and later in April I will be going to a convention in Austin. It seems like things just keep piling on but it is so much fun I just don't mind.

You know most people work all of their lives to make a living and I cannot tell you much better it is to work because you love your job.

Anyway, see you later!!

Sam is home; Mason is not

2007-03-14T20:45:00.000-05:00

Well, Sam got home from fishing late last night. He had a blast and I think he would have stayed another week if he could have gotten away with it. He took a ton of pictures of the fishermen, including my favorite, Mike Iaconelli. I will post some cute pictures later, when I can tear the laptop away from Sam.

Mason left this afternoon to go to Six Flags with his friend Kane. He is sure to have a good time. I think they are planning to go to the Museum of Natural History as well.

I am working for my Spring Break, yeeha!

Morgan's Program

2007-03-07T19:44:00.000-06:00

Here is a cute little picture of Morgan and her friend Casey in the Children Around the World program from school last night. I know it is a little blurry but those pics in the cafeteria with the weird lighting are never very good.

This is a picture of Morgan playing some instrument I cannot spell. It sounds like glockenschpiel?? But who knows?

Do Not Be Alarmed

2007-03-06T17:55:00.000-06:00

I know two posts from me in one day is rather shocking, but contain yourselves. Mason got glasses and I wanted to post a cute pic of him in his new glasses. He picked his glasses out all by himself. The first pair he picked were John Deere frames that had green arms but we managed to talk him into these more practical bronze colored frames. I think he looks perfect (but I am his Mom). Morgan has a program tonight so maybe I will post those pics later this week.

Back to Blogging

2007-03-06T09:16:00.000-06:00

I am going to commit to blogging at least once a week from this point forward. (we'll see how that works out)

Sam is gone fishing at Lake Amistad on the border of Texas and Mexico. He is bass fishing in a Union tournament with guys from all over the state. Then at the end of the week there is a professional bass fisherman's tournament that he is going to hang around for. Our friends Baye and Mary live there and so he will be spending time with them also.

Mason just wrapped up basketball season. His awards ceremony was last night. I will post pictures as soon as I get them from Mema.

Morgan is busy with dance. She is taking ballet, tap, and jazz. They are really gearing up for recital time which is the first weekend in June.

I am still busy scrapbooking and stamping and reading.

Hugs to all and thanks for checking back so often.

I have been tagged

2006-12-20T17:55:00.000-06:00

So my sister tagged me to list my five favorite Christmas Carols. Here they are:

1. O' Holy Night
2. Santa Baby
3. Carol of the Bells
4. The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire . . .)
5. Blue Christmas

So, in turn, I tag Heather, Lilian, and Kim!

Merry Christmas everyone

Getting back in the blog groove

2006-12-12T11:31:00.000-06:00

So, it is beginning to look a lot like Christmas! My tree is up, my presents are wrapped, and my parents are coming in less than two weeks. Mason is playing basketball; Morgan is taking three dance classes and loving them; Sam took his lieutenant's test and came in third so we are counting on a promotion in our near future! I am busy working and scrapbooking. I finally finished a QKU project that Michele taught me. It is the cutest Christmas Countdown calendar and my kids love it.

Morgan was in the nutcracker again this year and she got to be the scaredy cat mouse that jumps in the mouse kings arms. She was so excited. She was prefect at it, too.

Mason is still in the Gifted Program at school and doing very well. All those discipline problems we had long ago have gone right out the window - it is so nice!

Sam went hunting in Colorado again this year but his whole group came home empty handed for the first time in 5 or 6 years.

Anyway - I will try to keep up with my posting now that I am back in the swing of things. Love you all!

A Pre New Year Update

2006-12-05T20:34:00.000-06:00

I just wanted to make a quick post to let all of my friends and family know that I am alive and well. I am so glad you are all still checking my blog and I will be back soon to let you know what is going on in our lives. Thank you for being such great friends.

2006-12-03T10:55:00.000-06:00

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