Oct 6, 2011 (recap of July)

July was spent doing swim lessons. Started out okay, got worse, then got better. She was jumping off board by the time it was over. :) Still not real confident, though. Does not like to hold her breath.

Travis got his car TP'd. I guess that's what happens when you have no trees...

Also hung out at water park - no pictures, though.

Not the most exciting summer...

I'll continue at a later date...

October 6, 2011 (recap of June)

been a long time, huh? It's been a long HOT summer here in Texas...hottest on record in our area...I think it was around 110 most days...if not all of them.

Here's a few photos from past months....

In June, family came to visit...Linda, Tina, Madyson, Hayden, Crystal all came. We went to on the Turantula train ride.

we also went to the Hyatt Hill Country in San Antonio the week school got out...it was great, as always.

Ty and I celebrated our 14th anniversery. And the whole time we both thought it was 15th.... :)

This photo of Addie was taken that day. I found a program that did all kinds of effects to photos and this effect is called "Lomo"...LOVE it!

On fathers day, we went to - where else? Joe T's!

Sunday June 5, 2011

Ok, since I last wrote...school ended, we went on vacation, and it's now the 2nd week of summer break.



The last week of school was a whirlwind as usual. Travis did not drive all week due to getting insurance for him and waiting for the proof and for Ty and I to let it sink in that he can drive. I realized over this last weekend what is bothering me. When we were growing up, Driver's ed was a class at school and you took it all semester. You drove 2-3x a week, if I remember correctly (mostly on the parking lot in school) and you held a permit for a long time. you drove highway, residential, etc. And although Travis has done all that, I just don't feel he has had enough hrs behind the wheel. He only gets 7 through his school...and it probably came out to 6 for all the times he said they came back early. I'm sorry, but 6 hours does not make a good driver. He drove to school and back with me every day, but that's just to school and back. That's not the freeway at rush hour. That is not Saturday night with all the drunk drivers out. and he is a good driver...he's just inexperienced. I think the laws how they are for drivers to get a license are just not adequtae for producing good drivers. maybe it's because I'm not ready...don't know. Just don't feel like he's ready. maybe it's just me that is not ready. I trust his driving. I don't trust him to react properly to the idiots that drive around him.



Last December, there was a "freak" accident on Mid Cities involving some kids from his school and the other high school, and one of the kids died at the scene. That shook me to the core. Maybe because it was at Mid Cities and Davis...and it could have been me or Travis or Ty or Donna or Keith just as easily as that kid. It was at a place that we are at every day. Maybe it was because the kid that died was just sitting at a stop light when it happened....doing nothing wrong. He was not joyriding or showing off for friends. He was giving another student a lift back to his high school during an off period, sitting at a stoplight, with a truck and another car behind him at the light, when someone came up behind them doing about 70 (in a 30) and barrelled into them and it hit with such force that the front car got pushed out into oncoming traffic (as I heard...not sure about facts). It could have been anyone. But it happened to be a high school senior who normally would not have been there but was giving a friend a ride to school. He left behind a pregnant girlfriend (who has since had the baby) and a single mother, I think. I just can't comprehend what his mother went through...is going through. and a baby w/out a father. and all this happened just a couple of weeks after Travis got his permit. it could have been him. I see wrecks all the time. ALL the time. I know people who have died in wrecks. I did not know this boy. Travis did not know him. But it affected me in ways that surprise even me. I can't explain it.



So, back to last week of school. Patrick's class had their party at school, and their family picnic at the park, which we all went to. Ty made an appearance and left...he was not feeling good. Patrick never gave me the note that said to bring our own drinks and some chairs. ugh.



I spent the whole week making Mrs. Luppy a camp scrapbook. it was basic but I got it done and it turned out cute. We gave it to her from the class and they also collected a good amt for a gift card. it was a good time. Mrs. Luppy is such a special teacher. It's a shame they can't all be like her.


So, the day school got out, we left for San Antonio to go back to the Hyatt Hill Country Resort. We went when I was pregnant, in 1997. LOVE that place. I could just live there. Well, I could not pay to live there, but I could live there. :) They have several pools/hot tubs and a lazy river (with a "float-up bar"). Travis said it was relaxing...I don't think it was as much fun for him as it was last time, when he was "still a kid". I think he would need to bring a friend next time for it to be fun. Same with Patrick. Although Pat did get to play laser tag for 4 hours the last night. it was a memorial day special thing they had for the kids. I think he enjoyed that. Travis would not go with him, though. Addie was at the pool/beach every day. It's the first year she has not freaked out over sand on her feet. She played in the sand quite a bit. It was a good but too short weekend.



Yesterday, I went to the Great American Scrapbook Convention. It's just not what it used to be. not sure I'll be going anymore in the future. no bargains anymore...no manufacturer's coming out...just not as big a deal as it used to be.




Ty and boys went to races, Addie went to Nana's. Donna and I ran some errands and then ate at Arizola's.


North Ridge Elementary goes from K to 5th grade in our district. It is tradtion for the 5th graders to be released 10 minutes early and parade through the halls and make as much noise as they can for their final walk out of the bldg. This is Patrick's walk...


These t-shirts. I had a thought when they were at camp...it's too bad they have all these shirts that have saying from a camp they did not go to, and I thought about them going where no other class had gone, so I emailed Beth Janke and asked if she thought PTA would sponser a shirt that had a Star Trek theme about going where no one has gone before them. Well...she picked up the ball and ran with it and by the time they got back from camp, they had Classen shirts! I was soooo impressed with how she got things done. Wish I had that quality!!! You ROCK, Beth!! :) (and I think she and her husband picked up the tab...as PTA would take too long to get to committee).

Here's a couple of pages from Mrs. Luppy's scrapbook.

This was kinda neat...I found a web site that will make shaped photo collage, so I entered all the camp pictures and made this...printed on 8.5x11 and used the Cricut to cut out the letters/#.

This is Patrick going through food line at class party at school, next to last day of school.

Patrick and Dawson...movin' on to middle school.

Patrick and Mrs Luppy at family picnic.

Travis at Family Kickball at family picnic. 5/25/11. Look at that flexibility! I'm kicking myself because I realized I did not get a picture of Patrick "up at bat". ugh...

Patrick and Addison in the outfield during kickball tournament. That is Sean Janke to their left. His sons are Travis' and Patrick's ages and we have known them since Travis and Seth were in kindergarten. They also had a daughter a year after I had Addison (Lily). He "saved the day" with the camp week...when it was cancelled, he made arrangements for them to go to Camp Classen instead. He was the 5th grade hero who saved camp!!! If not for him, they would not have gotten to go!

I'll do a separate post later on vacation.

Monday, May 16, 2011

Yea, I know it's Tuesday...but I'm writing about Monday. Travis took his driving test today. I got him out of school at 3:15 (they dismiss at 4:10 this year) and went drove up to the DPS...he practiced parallel parking a few times and then we went in. He went to the restroom and I went to check him in for his 4 p.m. appt. She said "Just take your paperwork and your proof of insurance and drive your car around to the test site out back."

Oh. my. God. I just realized I switched wallets a couple of weeks ago and guess where my proof of insurance is? ugh...

So...we look through the console hoping against hope that Ty put an extra card in there, but no...so we drove back home, got it, and went right back. This makes about 7x we have been up to the DPS since this all started. I was KICKING myself. and I KNOW Travis wanted to kick me!

So, we went back, but the lady at the front desk said "if you are more than 15 minutes late, you have to reschedule." ughhhhhhhhhhh. (it was 4:20). So, I went to reschedule and the lady ended up asking the DPS officer if they were go ahead and test him and THEY DID!! and he PASSED! with a 95!

now that that is out of the way...I'M SO NOT READY!!!!!!!

and AFTER he drove home, it occurred to me that our insurance does not cover him with his license...only his permit. So now he can't drive again until we get the insurance coverage.

Last week we went to the top 10 (percent) ceremony at school. Travis is #20 in his class this year.

Today and yesterday Pat stayed home from school, sick. Took him to clinic today and it must be viral...Strep came back negative. He'll go back to school tomorrow. I feel so bad...I never believe him when he is sick. Because he has cried wolf before. But he really was sick this time. Running fever...stayed in bed almost all day yesterday. Poor guy.

We went to Joe T's on Sunday for Bobby Cathey's parent's 50th anniversery party. It was nice weather and we were outside. All of Ty's racing buddies were there. Good times. of course I took the camera!

Last weekend, we went to Joe T's for mother's day. of course! Patsy did not make it...feeling bad due to a "memory drug" they gave her. I did not get a picture of me and mom this year, just realized.

that's all I remember for now...

This is us at the Cathey's anniversery party at Joe Ts





Happy 50th to the Cathey's!




Ty and Bobby...

This is Addie at Joe Ts when we went the weekend after Mother's Day for the Cathey's 50th anniversery. Their son is Ty's best friend. Patrick missed his last field trip to go to this.

Addie at Joe Ts. These pictures just reminded me i need to take that photography class!! Mother's Day 2011

Addied at Joe Ts on Mother's Day.

This is Mom and Dad on Mother's Day 2011, at Joe T's..

This was on mother's day. Notice someone missing? Travis got invited to go to the Mav's playoff game for FREE and even though it was mother's day, how could I possibly let him miss out on something like that? Had to let him go!

This is Travis, receiving his 2nd letter for Academics! He posed for my camera right there on stage! Everyone laughed! Yep...he's a Bailey!

Monday, May 2, 2011

Got up to work this morning, and went to internet to look up a word in the electronic dictionary. When I opened the internet, the headline read

OSAMA BIN LADEN IS DEAD.

WOW. 10 years later. Sad thing is, I'm sure he indoctrinated enough people that it won't stop just because he is gone. and I'm sure some power-hungry right-hand man is ready to take his place.

I know God would not want me to be happy that he is dead, but I'm happy that more people will live now that he is gone.

and what really stinks...Obama will take all the Glory for this one. Sorry George W.

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Been awhile since I've written, huh?
well, I'm THRILLED to report that I FINISHED my Project Life 2010 book!!! I took off work last Friday and met my friend at a crop and FINISHED! My goal was to finish by my birthday (4/14) and I finished on 4/15. That is pretty good for me! just the fact that I finished something is good for me! :)

Let see...back in March, my Aunt Norma and her friend Jan and my cousin Colleen came to visit. So I had to clean my house (Colleen probably thinks "THAT was clean??" ) so she could stay with us for a couple of days. She stayed with Keith and Sandra. I was very conscious the whole time she was here of how BORING I am ! But in my defense, I had to work so had to get to bed early, and the kids were in school, etc.

anyway, we had a good visit...always great to have family come see us.

On my actual birthday, I worked, and then that evening I took Travis and Addison to the 1st annual international college night for Texas...in Las Colinas. We talked to many colleges, including one in Ireland that sounded really cool. anyway, lots to think about and it will be here before you know it. Friday night we went to Abuelo's after my crop. of course.

Following that, we did eggs hunts (2 of them) on Saturday, then went to get Patrick a Bedford Snowball snow cone.

Also, Patrick's 5th grade camp week FINALLY arrived...but it got cancelled the day before because the area around Possum Kingdom Lake was under fire. Literally. A wildfire broke out the Friday before, burned 20,000 acres the first day, and to date, (a week later) over 200,000 acres are burned. Fortunately, after going to school Monday, Sean Janke found and got approved a camp in Oklahoma that was just as good or better, so Tuesday afternoon they took off and ended up having an awesome week.

I will post pictures later.

I have the 2011 Project Life kit...trying to decide when to start. I kinda miss it...although not much has happened this year...there ARE things worth putting in there. i'll decide this next week what to do and how I want to approach it...picture every day or just chronological order. the first 4 months will definitely be just chrono order since i have not kept up with it, but we'll see after that.

Tuesday, 03/01/2011

Just wanted to say, I watched the (taped) Oscars the other night, and I normally don't care what everyone is wearing...if I even watch...but I just have to say, I thought Anne Hathaway had some of the most beautiful dresses I have ever seen and she wore them well. Just gorgeous.

http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A0oG7hvkFm1NQDIArmtXNyoA?ei=UTF-8&p=anne%20hathaway%20oscars&fr2=tab-web&fr=slv8-sem

just sayin'...

Saturday, Feb 26, 2010

Friday Patrick came home from school and said that a friend had asked him to spend the night...that his mother was there at lunch and they discussed it. I said "Ok, well, call her and I'll talk to her about it." Well, he did not have a number. So at that point, I pretty much blew it off. Then a couple of hours later, this kid is at the door to pick up Patrick. oookkaaaayyyy. Anyway, I talked to her and got her numbers/address, and he went. W/out dinner. (I was making dinner when she showed up). she said she was going to the gym at 730 a.m. and would drop him off. So today he comes home, wakes us up of course, and Ty jumps all over him. So, Pat just goes and gets in bed, but 30 minutes later he bursts through the door and announces that he is going to throw up and runs to the bathroom. Spends about 20 minutes in there...does not throw up, comes and gets in our bed...and then tells Ty he is going throw up, can he get him a trash can. Ty does not budge, tells him to go to the bathroom, so Pat gets up and throws up on the carpet on his way to the bathroom. So Ty starts to yell at him, tells him he has to clean it up, etc. I am looking at Ty like he has lost his mind..and we get into it.

not a good morning.

Addie and I went and had lunch with the Harris ladies. I picked up Carole on the way.

It was Carole's and Jamie's birthday.

Rosella...

and Linda came...

And Bev/granddaughter/sister, and Kay.

Came home afterwards and got a call from Rosella that I had left my camera and had to go back to Linda's house to get it. Luckily they were still at the restaurant, so she took it home with her so I could get it.

So...Travis and I loaded up and went back to her house to get it.

He drove me there and back. Did pretty good on the highway.

that wore me out (lol) so I came home and napped...got up and did some laundry (folding) and dishes, and pretty much wastest the rest of the day, as usual.

Ty took Patrick to Monster Jam tonight. Travis got the tickets from someone and gave them to Ty to take Patrick...thought that was really nice of him. They just got home and said it was awesome!!

2/20/11

Last weekend I was sick. Despite that, went over to Ty's Mom's Sunday to grill out for her birthday. Pep brought some awesome cupcakes from "Sprinkles" . Really good! Much better than the ones we got in Keller.

Work has been busy this past week. We started a new clinic on Monday and for some reason, we were behind from the weekend. Not sure what happened there, but it made it easy for me to get my lines in this week because there were lines to be had at all times. Refreshing.

Patrick's class had been studying birds of prey and his teacher had a guy come to the class and show some of the birds...I went at Patrick's request and got some really good pictures of the birds.

Also, the weekend before that, his class went to the site where Kennedy was shot and the museum they have there on a Saturday. We all took the train to Dallas, then walked over there (I took Addison and walked around West End) and then went to lunch at Haufbrau's, then rode the train home. I took pictures of all the famous landmarks and texted to the St. Louis relatives throughout the day (mainly Linda) and "took them on the trip with us". It was kinda fun. (for me, anyway!). Anyway, it was a good day.

Lots of pictures, may post later

I guess that almost wraps up February. I still have not started the new Project Life for 2011. I did decide it will be a chronological book rather than a photo a day because I did not keep up with that. I'm still not done with 2010. I have all but June, July, and August done...and parts of those months are done, but not complete. I took the fewest pictures in those months. Oh, part of September is not done, too. My goal is to have it done by my birthday. for what i have left, I will just be putting pictures from that month but not necessarily taken that day...just to get it done. No one will know but me that it was not ON that day...and I'll likely forget in time, too! :)

2/10/11

Took the kids to Cici's tonight...met all the old indoor soccer team. They had a game tonight. I needed some adult company! :)

Last week, the kids ended up being out of school Tu--Friday for snow/ice. It's a record ! It was the "storm of the century" ...11 years in! lol

Last Friday, Travis posted on facebook "snowball fight at our house...come if you can make it." Next thing I knew, 12 kids at our house. Some I have never seen before. Coulda been worse, I guess! Anyway, they all seemed to have a great time, played football in the snow. And theylet Addie play, so I was able to get my work done, so that was good.

Tuesday night I took the kids to Rosa's (2/8/11) and then Tuesday night/early Wed it sleeted and iced over again and no school again yesterday. wow...can't take much more of it. This morning (Thurs, 2/10/11) when I took Patrick to school, it was 13 degrees out. COLDDDDD!!! Later, when I picked Travis up after school, it was 37 and it felt like 75 after being 13...!

Wed, 2/2/11 (and Friday and Saturday/Sunday)

This is the 2nd day in a row the kids are out of school. Last Saturday we were wearing shorts (yes, SHORTS) and playing in the park and yesterday we woke up to lots of ice and snow. No school yesterday. We also woke up to an empty propane bottle. It ran out overnight. Did not see that coming. AND the trucks are not running due to weather. Ty had to drive into Fort Worth and buy a small bottle that he could hook up so we would have heat today.

Patrick ended up going to Michael and Preston's house for the day...came home, and then school was cancelled again so he went back and spent the night.

I took Addison out for a very short while to play and took a few pictures of her in the snow.


FRIDAY: Ty took Addison to work with him and dropped her off and his mother's for the day. The boys were out of school today for a teacher work day. I worked. The boys ended up going to Mountasia for some gokarts and games. When Ty got home, we went out on a date. His mother kept Addie overnight. We have not done that in...well...forever. We went to Oscar's in Haltom City because I had been wanting to try it, and then we went to see True Grit at the Rave. The boys came home while we were gone (Travis had a key).

Next a.m., Ty got up early and drove to Mobile to get Bobby's engine to bring back here and work on. Peppy brought Addie over and we all went to get some BBQ and cupcakes (Groupon) and then went to the park to play for awhile. Went back home after that and Jake spent the night. Next afternoon, loaded up all kids and went to Nana and Papas so that Travis could go with Papa to get registered at the track for race season.

that was the weekend. Ty got home Sunday evening.

Wednesday, Feb 2, 2011

Continuation:

So, I went to get an outfit I had put on layaway out and planned to wear it that night. We went out to a club we like to go to and I really was not having much fun at all. This guy that was with a guy that Mary knew asked me to dance. I was NOT interested AT ALL, but since we "knew" him I did not want to be snotty...so I danced with him. 1 very short dance. A few minutes later, "Mony, Mony" (Billy Idol) came on and I LOVE that song. Some guy tapped me on the shoulder and asked me to dance and I did not even so much as look at him, just went out to the dance floor and started to dance. When I looked up and saw WHO I was dancing with, I was...well...let's just say there was a guy standing there that looked like he stepped from the pages of GQ magazine. TALL, dark, and handsome. Wow...

The rest of the night..we danced about every song. I was sweating like a pig! :) His friend came over and told him he wanted to leave. He got my phone number and said he would call, and the rest was history. It was Ty.

He called the next night and we went out...it was superbowl Sunday and I thought "oh good, someone that does not care about football." (turns out he just did not care for the teams playing). We went to Dave and Busters and a movie.

anyway...that's how we met.

and here we are now...

Sunday, January 30, 2011

23 years ago tonight I met my husband.

I was telling the kids this story not too long ago. I had gone out the week before and met someone. He asked for my phone # and I did not want to give it to him...but he wore me down. :) so, he called the next day and said he was leaving Monday a.m. on business but he wanted to go out the following weekend. Don't ask me what his name was. Don't ask me what he looked like. I don't remember anything about him, really. He called once during the week, to touch base. Said he would be home Thursday night...wanted to go out Friday...would call when he was in town. We did not have actual plans, just an "I'll call you when I'm home." He did call. Said he would call back the next day and we would make our plans to go out. and then he did not call. I had not been dating - by choice - was tired of guy's crap. So the fact that I gave him, gave him my number, and then ended up getting stood up really really really ticked me off. And just reiteretated why I was not dating. I called my friend, Mary, Saturday a.m. and told her "get ready, we are going out tonight."

to be continued.

Friday, January 28th, 2011

What a longggg, dragged out week. Seems like it lasted forever, BUT...it's FRIIIIIIIDAY!!

and...my husband took our daughter with him when he went to work this a.m. and dropped her off at his Mom's for the day AND night and WE ARE GOING ON A DATE! (I feel like it's the first one since the kids were born...but surely in the last 16 years we have gone out?)

anyway, I just finished work and have no idea what we are doing or where we are going...where does one go on a date night? :)


So, yesterday, Jan 27, 2011, was my Mom and Dad's 49th wedding anniversery. I'm happy to say they used the Groupon I got them for Christmas to go out to the restaurant where Gary is working. She said it was really good. So glad they did that!

Now to plan something big for next year!


Patrick's class went to the Symphony at Bass Hall yesterday during school. He said it was pretty cool and he liked it. It was hell getting him to dress for it...and he basically wore what I consider casual, but you would think he had to wear a tux the way he acted getting ready in the morning. AND he made the neighbors late for school (could not find his shoes at the last minute...they left without him, but they were already late too, for waiting on him). Just a bad morning all around.

1/20/11

ok, so I'm sitting watching Oprah (TIVO) yesterday on her trip to Australia and I get this overwhelming feeling of - well, first of all how incredibly GORGEOUS it is there. I have seen pictures of it before and never really thought much about it, but on the show yesterday, it just looked inCREDible. but then I start thinking...I want to go. And you know what? You only live once. and no one is going to hand me a trip (OPRAH). so I get online and look at airfare for the 5 of us. Ok, only about $6000. Add in another $6000 for hotel and FUN stuff to do while there....

ok that is my house payment budget for most of the year.

so, start saving. :)

and then when the $ is saved, do I do the practical thing and put it towards the house or do i just LIVE and go for it? i know me. I would put it toward the house.

I talked to Travis about all this on the way home from school. He is psyched..he'd go to Australia with me. I told him we can't save the $$ if he is spending it all on racing. Nothing like a good old fashioned Catholic guilt trip! :) He said when he is out of school and making $$ he would take me. I love that kid! I told him about the guy that proposed to his girlfriend on the trip...how his MOTHER gave her up spot on the trip so that he could take her and propose. WOW. What a MOM! He asked me if I would do that and I said yes, I you had been with her a long time (they were together 4 years, he said) and I liked her, I would do that for him. (and if she ever divorced him, I'd have to break her legs or something) :)

anyway, the whole point of this is that it made me realize that I'm in a rut - been there for years - and I feel like life is just passing me by. I'm not a "make things happen" type person. Always been a "watch things happen" type person.

Time to break out of that shell...I gotta get out more!!

Wednesday, 1/19/11

So much for plenty of work to go around...ran out all 3 days this week. BUT, we did have a conference call and are getting a new clinic (neurosurgery) so that should help some. but not until next month.

Addie went to Mom's today.

Not much going on this week.

Sunday, 1/16/11

Well, after saying plenty of work, we ran out on Thursday AND Friday. Kids have half days at school both days. Travis had finals. He aced them all. Well, he was exempt from 3 and aced the other 3. To be exempt, you have to have perfect (I think) attendance and a certain grade, which I'm sure is an A, but I don't know if it has to be a high A or just an A. Anyway, he has always been exempt from any that he can be exempt from.

Thursday when he got out, we got ChikFilA for lunch.

Friday, he did not go to school. Patrick rode to and from school with Krista...pretty much all week. Thanks, Krista! (my neighbor). I ran out of work around noon so I went to the grocery store, and went to Walgreens to pick up pictures and to the Scrapbook Boutique for some BoBunny papers that just came in. They will go perfect with all the snow pictures from last year.

Saturday ( 1/15) was another lazy weekend day. Lots of laundry and still not caught up. Sigh. guess when the kids are grown.... :) Preston came over and spent the night with Patrick.

Sunday (1/16): not much today either. Working on project lift (catch up) yesterday and today. I'm starting to go stir crazy...have not been out of the house much at all. Hate bad weather. Cold and wet and overcast. Not a big fan of winter.

Wed, 01/12/2011

Work, work, work. Plenty to go around this week. No sleeping in for me. Oh well, much easier to get up this morning than yesterday, for some reason. Yesterday was rough.

anyway, I actually finished work at a decent time today. I don't know how that happened, but about the time Addison woke up from her (late) nap, I was finished. She came in and said "mamma, will you play with me?" and I'm SURE she was expecting to hear "when I finish my work" but I said "YES...I CAN." I'm surprised she did not keel over on the spot! We played Barbies, and cars, and cooked a meal of "pie apple" in her kitchen.

Let Travis drive us to Long John Silver's. It just sounded good tonight..so that is what we had for dinner. Ty called around 3 and said he had just had lunch and not to plan on him eating dinner...so I went and picked something up. It was okay...for some reason, it always sounds better than it tastes. Addison liked, it, though...ate almost a whole piece of fish and a hushpuppy and some fries. Wow! She has been eating more lately.

So, I'm off to work on ProjectLife.

I decied to get this year's kit and just do a chronological book this year...rather than daily. I'm still taking pictures...just in case...because the kit is out of stock at the moment and when I get it, I want to have the option of doing it either way, but just based on the fact that I have not finished last year's...Im thinking chronological.

I saw another blog today that showed the woman cleared off the very end of her kitchen counter and has it set up there...with the cards and a photo printer and her camera sitting there...so anyone can have access to it to do a "day". Great idea. Except my family thinks it's a "complete waste of time" to quote Patrick. But I have the space on the counter...if I just clean it off. That would be a good way to keep stuff from piling up there....which it ALWAYS does. and it would keep it front and center...

well, good intentions...

Tuesday, 1/11/11

Work. School. COLD again. I stopped at grocery store after I took Travis to school to pick up a few things. Wind chill was in the single digits.





Worked all day.





Pat's school had a meeting for dad's and students tonight...pizza dinner. Watch DOGS (Dads of Great Students) program..basically asking Dads to be on campus more often and keep their eyes/ears open around the campus to help keep students safe.





I took Addie to McDonald's with Morgan and Margie so she could get out of the house and play, then picked up Pizza Hut pastas on the way home for dinner.





Ate...went back to work, then to bed.



Addie is in heaven picking out what to drink...

Monday, Jan 10, 2011

Work. School. It was COLD today. Stayed in the 30s all day. I went and picked up $1 pulled pork sandwiches from Dickey's for dinner. Typical day.

Sunday, Jan 9, 2010

New year, new blog header and footer photos. Let me know what you think!

The family picture is at Patsy's house on Christmas day. The photo of Addie is from the "last photos of Addie as a 2 year old" photo shoot. The picture of the boys at the bottom is from Mom's house on Christmas eve.

Today is Sunday, 9th, and it snowed today. It did not stick, but it snow, big heavy wet flakes. Addie was sooo excited. As a matter of fact, she was so excited that she took her shirt off, put on a SWIMMING life vest, and was ready to go out and play in it. i had to explain the difference between swimming and playing in the snow and she was having none of it. She inSISTED that she needed the life vest to play in the snow. I said "well, can you at least put your shirt back on? (she does not SWIM topless...not sure where that is coming from).

on New Year's Eve she was taking off her shirt and yelling "I'm a party girl." That better be the LAST time THAT happens!! :)


to update, on Wednesday it was life as usual. Grocery store and cheeseburgers for dinner. Thursday night, same..had gram's chicken and rice casserole. Friday, I let Travis drive home from school and he took me to Big Lots where I found lots of Basic Gray stuff...I was in heaven. Bought some of all of it and then Saturday while Donna and I were out, went to the one in Bedford and got more of different BG stuff. She and I did Michael's and Joann's too. Then we came home and went to Lina's with the family. Came home and watched a Netflix movie after Addie went to bed...stayed up late. Woke up in middle of the night with what felt like a mild heart attack but was reflux. Had to get up and take Tums and sit up for awhile. not fun.

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

First day back to school...back to routine. Boys to school. I worked. There was actually work today. I took yesterday off....looks like everyone did too. PLENTY of work today.

Monday, Jan 3, 2010

Woke up when Ty was getting ready for work this a.m. but did not get up until 8-ish. Got a shower, gave Addie and bath and combed her hair out...an ordeal because it has not been done in the last day or so . Ty will wash it, but then towel dries it and it just knots back up when you do that. Anyway, we took her to Mom's after picking up Pat and then then boys and I went to see the latest Harry Potter. It was good!

Took Travis home, took Patrick to Rosa's for lunch. Travis had some friends over. Dropped Pat off after getting him a slurpee, then went to get Addie at mom's. Went to grocery store, then home and i made shrimp alfredo for dinner (from scratch...yum!). It was pretty good!

did a little bit of project life...went to bed. Lots of work for tomorrow....

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here's what the Star-Telegram had to say on the parade.

Sunday, Jan 2, 2011

Made taquitos for breakfast. did laundry and folding/putting away. Jake came over after noon. I spent most of the day doing the laundry...for late lunch/early dinner, took all the kids to Cici's. On the way home, dropped Pat off at Preston's (he came with us). He ended up spending the night. Jake went home shortly after we got home.

Went to bed late...no work tomorrow!

Saturday, January 1, 2011 Happy New Year!

Wow...another year is here. Got up late this a.m. I forgot to set the TIVO for the Rose Bowl parade that the ALL BIRDVILLE BAND was marching in today...and it was 10:39 am when we remembered. Travis said his friends said they would be on at 10:40 so we turned it on, but it turns out they were on around 10:15 so I missed it. I sent the recorder anyway, but we missed it. I'll find some info on it later and post.

Ty went and got donuts then took Travis out for some drive time. I got some stuff together and went to a crop at Jackie's house, after making a quick stop at Michael's. I worked on the "Austin" album from Patrick's field trip last year. it'll be plain, but it'll get done! :)

Came home and made dinner and watched some of the new Oprah Network that went on air today.

guess all the Xmas stuff will come down today. Time to declutter. I'm going to pick 1 room each month and hopefully by the end of this year...the house will be decluttered.

I have our
1. entry way
2. hallway
3. bathroom
4. office
5 Addie's room
6. Boys' room
7. den.
8. my bedroom.
9. my bathroom
10. kitchen.
11. Laundry room
12. Sunroom.

1 room a month. Hall will just be the closet - go through linens and games and get rid of what we don't need.

we'll see how it goes....

Friday, 12/31/10

Out of work this morning. Travis had drive time at 10 that he forgot about, so they called and I took him up there late. After his drive time, we ate lunch at Bosses pizza in Keller. Went back home and worked some more, then went to Kohl's to use my $10 Kohl's cash. While there, a woman stopped me and said she was going to "pay it forward" and gave me her $20. in Kohl's cash. I got Addie about 5 or 6 pair of pants, a "racer Barbie" that she had picked out, and got me a couple of shirts, and paid about $24. My savings was over $120. good day! :)

Back home and back to work until 7, then took the kids and went to Mom's to play games. Also stopped at Kroger and got some stuff for Rotel dip and made that at her house.

We were home before midnight. After we got the kids settled, Ty and I watched "Fireproof" from Netflix. I was told I should watch it with him. It's basically about living your life and your marriage through God. Good show. Terrible acting. Went to bed after 2.

very uneventful New Years Eve. might be the last time Travis stays home on NYE!

Thursday, 12/30/10

Worked today.