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.