What a special week!! We were in Round Rock last week for
Eric's World Series. Watched some amazing baseball!!!!
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Revisiting the Land of Mullets...
The Mullet. What a beautiful thing.
Being the sophisticated girl that I am,
I choose to use the french pronunciation... "moo-lay" LOL
Business in the front... Party in the back!!
I hope not to offend any Indy Racing fans out there...
but this event is a mullet extravaganza!!
We are heading back to Tx Motor Speedway tomorrow...
this time with the boys!!
One of Matt's customers is sponsoring a car
so we will be living the "Suite" life as we watch the race.
Surprisingly, I prefer sitting on the bleachers
so we will be living the "Suite" life as we watch the race.
Surprisingly, I prefer sitting on the bleachers
with the common folk.
The sights, sounds & smells are
what make Indy Racing so exciting.
I'm a country girl at heart
so I enjoy going down and hanging with the
t-shirt wearing, mullet sporting, cooler carrying fans.
t-shirt wearing, mullet sporting, cooler carrying fans.
Some of you who follow my blog will remember
Matt and I going to these races last year.
Seeing Danica Patrick and Helio Castroneves
in person was amazing!!
This will be a short trip because we have to be back Saturday
for a baseball tournament.
Looking forward to staying at the Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine.
Now this is my kind of camping!!
Ahhhhhh....
Hip Chicks on the Loose!!
What a great day of shopping
with my galpal Mallory from San Antonio!!
I actually met this HipMomofBoyz on her blog
over a year ago.
We have become great friends since then.
This friendship was meant to be because
our boys even play each other
in the same 11U Elite baseball tournaments!!
with my galpal Mallory from San Antonio!!
I actually met this HipMomofBoyz on her blog
over a year ago.
We have become great friends since then.
This friendship was meant to be because
our boys even play each other
in the same 11U Elite baseball tournaments!!
She was in Houston with her hubby this week
so getting together was a must.
We chose Old Town Spring...
so getting together was a must.
We chose Old Town Spring...
One of our favorite shops... Metals, Petals & More
Such an adorable historical town...
Thad's... such a cool shop!!
The hippest shop of all was Anthony's!!
Fabulous metal deco with
the most awesome dog in the world.
Meet Mia... a four month old Great Dane!!
She was already the size of an adult lab
and still has lots of growing to do. Precious!!!
Some of my Old Town Spring goodies...
peace and camo bling shirts & metal fleur de lis magnets.
Mallory brought me a surprise!! :)
What a super cute baseball shirt
with bling baseball on the back.
Straight from her Bling Bling Junkie Shop!!
Such a nice day with such a hip chick!!
Happy Birthday to Me!
I love, love, love the cute plaque the girls at work gave me!!
It made my 29th birthday even extra special. :)
Jill's Fav Cookie...
I started making Oatmeal Fudge as a little girl...
it is still a huge hit with my family.
Thought I would share!!
it is still a huge hit with my family.
Thought I would share!!
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Working Girl
Jill is working during tax season
at her neighborhood CPA Firm.
at her neighborhood CPA Firm.
I'm the "copy girl" and I love it!
All the gals in the office are pals of mine....
most of us were on PTO Board together.
We are working day and night right now...
it's crunch time!!
Meet the Staff...
Caroline (Cardine)
Jackie (Jackie-O)
Annette (Nanette)
Tawny (Ms. Thang)
Linda (Lucious Linda)
Scottie (Sarge)
Jill (Pom Pom)
7 More Days....
and then I will get back my title of
Domestic Goddess!!
Time for the Piggy Pledge!!
Whew!! Finally got my nails done!!
Being a working girl is killing me...
Now I can check that off my list for this week.
Now spring is here girls!! So it's time for the Sandal Pledge...
PLEASE, raise your big toe and repeat after me ....
I will always wear sandals that fit. My toes will not hang over
and touch the ground, nor will my heels spill over the backs. And the sides and tops of my feet will not pudge out between the straps.
I will go polish-free or vow to keep the polish fresh, intact and chip-free.
I will not cheat and just touch up my big toe.
I will sand down any mounds of skin before they turn hard and yellow.
I will shave the hairs off my big toe.
I won't wear pantyhose even if my misinformed girlfriend, coworker,
mother, sister tells me the toe seam really will stay under my toes if I tuck it there.
If a strap breaks, I won't duct-tape, pin, glue or tuck it back into
place hoping it will stay put. I will get my shoe fixed or toss it.
I will not live in corn denial; rather I will lean on my good friend Dr.
Scholl's if my feet need him.
I will take my toe ring off toward the end of the day if my toes swell
and begin to look like Vienna sausages.
I will be brutally honest with my girlfriend/sister/coworker when she
asks me if her feet are too ugly to wear sandals.
When wearing flip flops, I will actually flip and flop, making the correct noise while walking and I will swear NOT to slide or drag my feet while wearing them.
I will go to my local nail salon at least once per season and
have a real pedicure (they are about $35 and worth EVERY penny).
Missing all of you girls!!
What kind of job has Jill got?
Can you guess?
I'll give you a hint... it's seasonal and will be over mid April.
High Maintenance
I don't even have time to be high maintenance lately...
working, working, working!!
Hope to have more blog time soon!!
Hugs to all!!
Frito Pies!! Yee-Haw!!
Howdy Pardners!!This cowgirl wants to share photos
from the Rootin' Tootin' luncheon
held today at Spillane Middle School!!
The teachers and staff moseyed on down
for some good old fashioned Frito Pie
with all the fixin's!!
I basically stripped my son's room of
of all rodeo decor and packed it up for the big event!
Lassos, hats and boots... oh my!!
We were able to get some items donated.
We Texans like it hot!!
I think the coaches were the most excited.
They really piled it on!!
Always a favorite... the popular Texas sheetcake.
You can't pass up Tex-Mex cornbread either!!
Gotta have some slaw, y'all!!
The fixin's...
We love to spoil our teachers!!
I'm a former teacher
so I know exactly what they like.
so I know exactly what they like.
We are plum giddy about another successful
hospitality luncheon!
hospitality luncheon!
Texas Braggin' Chili
3 lbs. lean ground beef
2 bulbs garlic
6 tbsp. chili powder
1 tsp. comino seeds
1 huge onion, chopped
1 sm. can tomato paste
1 sm. can Ranch Style beans (optional)
1 lg. can tomato juice or V8 juice
4 beef bouillon cubes
Salt and pepper to taste
Saute beef and chopped onion; add chili powder and comino seeds. Saute a few minutes. Don't burn! Add tomato paste and mix well, then add tomato juice (or V8) to make soupy. Next add beans (optional) and bouillon cubes. Simmer several hours, stirring occasionally. Heat should be low enough so the mixture bubbles now and then. Serve with rice scoop on top and side dish of crushed jalapeno or red peppers for twang. The longer you cook it the better it gets. Serves 10 normal chili-heads. Yield: 6 Texans.
Easy Tex-Mex Cornbread
Ingredients:
3 boxes Jiffy Cornbread Mix
1 can (13 1/2 ounce size) creamed corn
3 eggs, beaten
1/4 cup milk
1 1/2 cup taco flavored shredded cheese (or Mexican Blend)
1 small can chopped green chilis, drained
2 teaspoons chili powder
Directions:
Mix all the ingredients together with a spoon until just moistened. Spread in a 9x13 pan that has been coated with cooking spray.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes or until golden brown. Test by inserting a toothpick or tapping on the top to see if it's firm. Do not overcook or it will dry out. A metal baking pan works best -- if you use a glass pan it may take less time. Serves: 24
Texas Sheetcake
MUST BE MADE IN A 15X10X1 JELLY ROLL PAN
1 cup butter
1 cup water
1/4 cup cocoa
2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
Frosting, below
chopped pecans (optional)
Preparation:
Frosting
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup cocoa
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons milk
1 box (1 pound) confectioners' sugar, sifted (4 1/4 cups sifted)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Cake: Combine butter, water, and cocoa in saucepan over medium heat; heat until butter melts. Add sugar, flour, salt, eggs, soda, sour cream, and vanilla; mix well. Pour into a 15x10x1-inch jelly roll pan. Bake at 350° for 20 minutes. Spread frosting over hot cake and sprinkle with chopped pecans.
For frosting, combine butter, cocoa, and milk in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Add remaining ingredients and mix well with electric mixer. Spread over the hot sheet cake then sprinkle with chopped pecans.
Serves: 24
Brown-Nosing 101 Class Resumes
It's that time again!!
Brown-nosing 101 Class is now in session.
Brown-nosing 101 Class is now in session.
Now boys and girls...take out a crayon and your Big Chief tablets
because it's time to take some notes.
Just wanted to share an idea
for Valentine's teacher gifts.
Sorry I'm posting this so close to the big day.
I couldn't live without my plain white cardstock.
Found these little Chinese takeout boxes at CVS...
Filled them with "the good stuff"...
The Reeses hearts actually make me moan...
Is that TMI?
I attached pink and red Sharpies for a finishing touch!!
Ta-Dah!!
That concludes your brown-nosing class for today.
I'll see you back in class right before Easter!!
Hope you all have a great Valentine's Day!!
Super Star!!
Extra! Extra! Read all about it!!
One of Jill's former first grade students
is starring in a new Disney Channel series!!
Sonny With a Chance
tonight at 7:00 p.m. on The Disney Channel.
My former student, Sterling Knight,
stars as heartthrob Chad Dylan Cooper.
Teachers aren't supposed to have favorites,
but Sterling was always one of my favorites.
Such a gifted kid... even at age seven.
I once saw him sitting alone at recess so I walked up
to him to ask what was wrong.
He simply stated,
"I'm just trying to think of how to save the rainforest..."
Watch Sterling in the official intro video
for Sonny With a Chance below...
I kept up with Sterling for several years then lost touch.
Now we have been reunited on Facebook.
I've actually have atleast 6 of my former students as FB friends!!
I've enjoyed seeing how they've matured into fine adults. :)
Be sure to try to watch Sterling on The Disney Channel tonight!
He will also star as Zac Efron's son in the upcoming
movie "17 Again" which comes to theatres in April.
Random Things About Jill
I was tagged on Facebook so I thought I would share...
25 Random Things About Jill
1. It is very painful for me not to post some type of photo or clipart along with each of these random things. That is just the way my brain is wired. That is why I have a blog. Wait a minute! I just realized you can upload a photo to go with a note. Hmmm....
2. My husband proposed to me with a fortune cookie containing "Will you marry me?... in bed." at a chinese restaurant in Beaumont, Tx. He added "in bed" because our favorite joke was adding this phrase at the end of our fortunes. One of my favorites... “Aspire to be great, then give everything you have.” … in bed.
3. I am the baby of seven children. Yes, a little spoiled I guess you could say. I like to think I've kept my parents young. 80 & 81 years old... married 62 years... I love them so much! At times I feel robbed that Judi got 19 more years with them than me. :)
4. Around the age of 23, I dated a body builder for about a month. This did not work for me. I usually dated tall, slender guys (Jason & Eddie) and all those muscles on this particular fellow creeped me out. Not to mention the first time I realized he shaved his legs I almost screamed!
5. A little over a year ago, I thought I was a 17 year old cheerleader again and did a running round-off. A recent x-ray of my leg showed that I've been walking around with a broken fibula since the round-off stunt. The bone healed itself.
6. While in Rome three years ago, my credit card was stolen at an ATM near the Trevi Fountain. I fell for the "your card is stuck inside the ATM and you'll have to wait until tomorrow when the bank opens to get it out" scam you've all read about. Close to $2500 was charged on that card by the next evening.
7. My favorite seasons are spring and autumn. I could do without summer and winter.
8. I was named Teacher of the Year at Dulles Elementary in 1995. My name was on a billboard and there was an article in the paper. My mom still has that article under a magnet on her frig. I loved being a teacher.
9. I originally resisted the whole Facebook thing. I didn't think I would like it but I've obviously fallen hard for FB... hook, line and sinker. It has brought me back to people I've really missed. Go internet!
10. My father-in-law was a football star at Rice University. My mother-in-law was a cheerleader at Rice University. They met while doing a publicity photo shoot for a Rice Calendar. My mother-in-law ditched her Westpoint fiance and married Ray Alborn. They are still madly in love. Ray Alborn was the last football coach at Lamar University. They are finally bringing football back to Lamar... they were idiots to ever let it go in the first place.
11. When riding in the car by myself, I love to crank the radio up and sing at the top of my lungs.
12. I could not live without coffee. I don't need all that fancy lingo..."Tall, skinny, decaf, 2 pump toffee-nut latte, and could I get the whip on the side?" or "Iced Single Vente, 7 pump Peppermint, Caramel Sauce Top and Bottom, Light Ice, No whip, Mocha." I'm not gonna lie... I'm all about a complicated Starbucks coffee every now and then, but my true love is a good old cup of "regular" coffee.
13. I despise doing laundry. I'm a freak about how I do my laundry so I think that is why I hate it so much. I only dry certain clothes for 8 minutes then hang to dry. I have a two hour long process to get Eric's white baseball uniform pants white again. Too much work.
14. I really dislike drinking milk or tea through a straw. I will do it... because I hate putting my lips on restaurant glasses, but it still creeps me out.
15. My husband and I have the same reccuring dreams: 1. Our teeth are falling out 2. We show up in a college class after being absent for several weeks feeling completely lost and unprepared.
16. My two biggest guilty pleasures are long hot jacuzzi baths and Dove creamy milk chocolates. I will open a bag of these chocolates and steady eat them while I shop. Oh, I know I di-n't just admit to that. Oh yes I did!
17. My husband and I are very good friends with our priest. Let's just say his hip quotient is way above ours. We've been to Vegas with him a few times and it is like having your own personal tour guide. He's attended more cool concerts in the past year than I've attended since being married. We will remain great friends for a lifetime.
18. I have an obsession with email. I love it. I check my email atleast 25 times a day. Fast and easy...
19. I can not and will not eat a hamburger without french fries. I'd rather starve. I can not and will not eat a sandwich without chips. I'd rather starve.
20. I've become a martini girl. No... not those newfangled chocolate and pomegranite martinis. I'm all about an old fashioned dry gin martini, extra dirty, shaken. I love the little ice crystals that form on top. So good...
21. I was so good at raquetball my freshmen year in college, Coach Perkins had me playing with the guys in my class. I took several semesters, only played with the guys & loved it!! I have not picked up a raquetball since...
22.. I always knew that I would be atleast 30 years old before having my first child. I was right. I always knew that I would only have boys. I was right. Being a mom to my boys has been the most amazing experience of my life. Nothing tops it or ever will – nothing. They are simply THE BEST!!
23. I drove a yellow CJ-5 Jeep in high school. Now I drive a red Jeep Commander.
24. With five older siblings, I was turned on to great music at a very young age. When Carol and I would play house, she would pretend her husband was Donny Osmond and I would pretend my husband was Paul McCartney.
25. I grew up in a small town called Sour Lake, Texas. It was a great place to grow up. Some of the best memories of my life took place at Pinewood Country Club... at the pool, in the pool, on the golf course, on the tennis courts, at the end of the Long Road, in a golf cart, I could go on and on.
Now it's your turn!!
Lucky Us
Late last night I was sipping my Theraflu & watching VH1.
Missing Matt... the third week in a row that he's traveled.
Wide awake, I watched video after video.
I instantly fell in love with this one...
Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat
Are you married to your best friend?
Tennis Anyone?!?
I love to play tennis.
As a young girl,
I took lessons and attended many fun
tennis camps at the YMCA.
I played doubles in high school.
My best friends were also on the tennis team
so we had lots of fun times together.
Kerri played singles and was absolutely incredible.
Corey and I enjoyed winning,
but were just as happy sunbathing after a loss.
Afterall... we had to work hard to get rid of those
nasty sock tan lines!!
My high school sweetheart was even on the tennis team.
He and I were fans of Bjorn Borg
so we had matching Donnay rackets. Awwww....
I played occasionally in college,
but over time I abandoned tennis altogether.
Well I'm back on the courts again!!
I started playing on my neighborhood
tennis team a few years ago.
Such a great group of fun-loving girls!!
Such a great group of fun-loving girls!!
Just like riding a bike...
I hopped on and just started pedaling again.
I certainly can't move around the court like I used to,
but I do okay for a 42 year old.
The racket I've been playing with is ancient!! It's old!!
Not a snowshoe-shaped racket,
but an outdated 15 year old Wilson.
I've put off this "new racket thing" long enough.
I finally demoed a racket that I love!!
I bought it and I'm getting it strung tomorrow!! Woo Hoo!!
Meet Mr. Dunlop, the new man in my tennis life...
Love is in the Air...
Want to see the cutest couple in the world?
Want to see a husband and wife
that have been married for 62 years?
that have been married for 62 years?
Want to see a Catholic school girl
that fell madly in love with the
public school boy down the street?
that fell madly in love with the
public school boy down the street?
Meet my mom and dad...
beautiful girl meets handsome sailor boy.
beautiful girl meets handsome sailor boy.
No eHarmony...
No speed dating...
No texting...
No Facebook...
Just a good old fashioned love story!!
Valentine Wreath 101
When pillaging through the 80% off section
of Hobby Lobby, I got an idea!!
of Hobby Lobby, I got an idea!!
Why not use one of these wreaths as a base
for a Valentine's project!!
for a Valentine's project!!
I pulled out anything that resembled Christmas...
Pine cones, etc...
Bought this cute heart in the Valentine's section...
I used florist wire to attach the heart to the wreath.
I wasn't even sure how I would finish it off...
I decided to tilt the heart just a bit...
Found cute ribbon on sale for the bow!!
I found this cute plaque for $3.00... the final touch!!
Love is in the air...
Happy Valentine's Day Friends!!
What A Little Ham!!
When my father was a young man he took up a special hobby.
He became a ham radio operator.
I remember spending time with him in his "Ham Shack"
which was full of interesting contraptions!!
He would press a special lever sending out morse code.
I was amazed at how fast he could write down messages
Now my little Adam knows a good contraption when he sees it...
Over the Christmas holidays we spent time at my parents' house
and he was obsessed with his grandpa's ham radio equipment!!
My father decided to order Adam a morse code oscillator
and it was delivered today!! How exciting!!
Click on the arrow below to watch the video...
Newest monikers for Adam...
"Mr. Morse Code" or "Inspector Gadget"
Thank you Pa-Paw!!
73's and 88's,
Adam
(73' and 88's... ham language for good-byes & hugs)
I've Got Big Hair and I Can Not Lie...
Yes, I found my Glamour Shots from 1990...
they are even more hideous than I remember!!
I found the folder housing the photos,
referral cards & reorder forms.
Thank goodness for those reorder forms
because I'm about to place a big one.
These need to be in frames throughout my house!! :)
It was a nice sunny Saturday.
A few fellow teachers and I decided to go to the mall
and pretend to be glamorous.
For a few brief moments, I imagined I was
a super model being photographed for the cover of Vogue...
I smiled... tilted my head... held my shirt collar...
but soon grabbed a whiff of Sbarro Pizza from the foodcourt.
The fantasy had ended.
Before the photo shoot was over,
I begged the lady to let me wear something normal...
something a little more "me" so I picked out a man's button down.
She thought I was weird for turning down a boa.
The Ozone took a big hit that day, my friends.
I was a bling queen before being a bling queen was cool!!
Dr. Evil...
Hair, hair and more hair!!
I never rolled my hair like this.
I felt like Rosanna Rosanna Danna.
I think my hand got stuck
when I was bringing sexy back!!
red sequin tube top + red netting = a bad idea
The one thing I love about these photos
is my face without wrinkles.
Must we grow old gracefully?
Love Me Some Riverwalk...
I know... I know...
lots of you girls live in or near San Antonio
and I know the Riverwalk is a tourist area, but...
we absolutely love it!!
We've been taking short vacations on the Riverwalk for years
and I don't think it has ever looked so beautiful!!
Clean, clean, clean!! Not an ounce of trash to be seen.
The flowers were gorgeous. The weather was perfect.
The Christmas lights hanging from the trees were amazing!!!
Dick's Last Resort is always a must for us...
lunch is much more kid friendly.
The boys love the crazy hats the
snarky waiters make for us.
We were able to get tickets for the Alamo Bowl!!
Grandad's alma mater was playing. Go Mizzou!!
It was a great game.
But the highlight of our trip to San Antonio
was hooking up with the Heffron family!!
HipMomofBoyz and her adorable family met us
Lots of fun!! Lots of laughs!
We will be back soon...
hopefully next time we can have a
San Antonio area bloggers get together!!
Dancing Queen, MamaMia, HipMomofBoyz,
AllMyKids123... anyone else?
Come one... come all!! How fun would that be?!?
Good-bye Riverwalk...
see you again real soon!!!
Take It From Us...
HOLIDAY EATING TIPS
from Matt & Jill
from Matt & Jill
1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table knows nothing of the Christmas spirit. In fact, if you see carrots, leave immediately. Go next door, where they're serving rum balls.
2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly. It's rare.. You cannot find it any other time of year but now. So drink up! Who cares that it has 10,000 calories in every sip? It's not as if you're going to turn into an eggnog-alcoholic or something. It's a treat. Enjoy it. Have one for me. Have two. It's later than you think. It's Christmas!
3. If something comes with gravy, use it. That's the whole point of gravy. Gravy does not stand alone. Pour it on. Make a volcano out of your mashed potatoes. Fill it with gravy. Eat the volcano. Repeat.
4. As for mashed potatoes, always ask if they're made with skim milk or whole milk. If it's skim, pass. Why bother? It's like buying a sports car with an automatic transmission.
5. Do not have a snack before going to a party in an effort to control your eating. The whole point of going to a Christmas party is to eat other people's food for free. Lots of it. Hello?
6. Under no circumstances should you exercise between now and New Year's. You can do that in January when you have nothing else to do. This is the time for long naps, which you'll need after circling the buffet table while carrying a 10-pound plate of food and that vat of eggnog.
7. If you come across something really good at a buffet table, like frosted Christmas cookies in the shape and size of Santa, position yourself near them and don't budge. Have as many as you can before becoming the center of attention. They're like a beautiful pair of shoes. If you leave them behind, you're never going to see them again.
8. Same for pies. Apple, Pumpkin, Mincemeat. Have a slice of each. Or if you don't like mincemeat, have two apples and one pumpkin. Always have three. When else do you get to have more than one dessert? Labor Day?
9. Did someone mention fruitcake? Granted, it's loaded with the mandatory celebratory calories, but avoid it at all cost. I mean, have some standards.
10. One final tip: If you don't feel terrible when you leave the party or get up from the table, you haven't been paying attention. Re-read tips; start over, but hurry, January is just around the corner. Remember this motto to live by:
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, a glass of red wine in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!"
Making my List, Checking it Twice...
Okay... I'm checking things off my list now!!
Teacher gifts... main teachers - gift certificates CHECK!
Large group teachers (art, music, P.E.. librarian, etc.) -
super cute & cheap cookbooks I found at Walgreens for $4.00
and I added baked goodies or a cookie cutter
for the finished touch CHECK!
I bought these neat cookbooks at Walgreens of all places...
and I knew they would look really cute with a few added touches.
I think I paid a quarter for these cookie cutters.
Pretty cute, huh?
I love throwing together a $5.00 gift that looks
like it cost a lot more. Adding the baked goods
makes these cookbooks a little more special.
I love throwing together a $5.00 gift that looks
like it cost a lot more. Adding the baked goods
makes these cookbooks a little more special.
Christmas Cards addressed and mailed
thanks to Shutterfly!! CHECK!!
Adam's volcano project which comes around at
the most horrible time of the year!! CHECK!!
Now... off to make more sugar cookies for Adam's
party tomorrow. CHECK!!
party tomorrow. CHECK!!
The Cream in My Coffee...
Forgive me Bloggers for I have sinned...
I've been a very bad blogger lately
and I feel so bad about it!!
Admittedly, I've fallen head over heels for Facebook.
You all must go and join Facebook right this minute!!
We already have several from this blogging group on
the Facebook wagon so go and check it out!!
Really cool stuff there.
My dear aunt passed away this past Friday,
so I just got back into town late last night.
I feel so behind and so lost.
I would like to scream Calgon Take Me Away...
but I don't even have time for a bath right now.
I'm running like crazy this week so I won't have time
for a new post...
so I'm dragging one out of the old archives so enjoy!!
So without further ado,
an old post revisited...
I'm dedicating this post to Matt.
He is my husband. He is my very best friend.
Early 90's...
He falls hard for my
Big "Texas Honey" Hair.
My favorite wedding photo!
Champagne in the limo...
finally, husband & wife!!
Five years of fun & spontaneity before kids.
Late 90's...Matt becomes the best father in the world.
Still in the new millenium...
he's the best friend I have, he's the love of my life!
We make each other laugh.
We finish each other's sentences.
I enjoy his humor,
but appreciate his intellect, his emotion
and his deep religious faith.
On our first date, I fell hard for this guy.
He made me laugh. He still makes me laugh.
He makes everyone laugh! My very own Will Ferrell!!
My boys idolize him.
They love to laugh at their goofy dad.
Let us entertain you!!
We have a ball together... 24-7!!
Our friends have told us many times
that we could be a Saturday Live Night act.
I believe they're right. :)
We've still got a good thing going on!
It's fun living happily ever after with your very best friend!
I encourage you ladies to dedicate a post to your husbands.
Afterall, they are so incredibly jealous of our blogs, aren't they?
Jill's finally in the Christmas Spirit!!
Whew!!
Finally finished decorating.
Almost finished shopping.
Fingers are cramped from gift wrapping.
I was feeling like the Grinch there for a few days...
and then it snowed!!
It snowed here in Houston!!
Those snowflakes put some pep in my step.
Picked out the tree...
Mr. Jolly helped us load it up...
We love the tree...
No stand problems this year...
Unloaded all the decorations...
Oh the smell of a real Christmas tree...
Each ornament tells a happy story...
I got this one in an ornament exchange last year...
My favorite Santa...
Oops! I was wrong... this is my favorite Santa!!
Got all the gifts I've bought to this point wrapped.
Now I need carpal tunnel syndrome surgery!!
Now I need carpal tunnel syndrome surgery!!
Fun bows...
My Christmas angel... I actually keep her out all year!!
My favorite Christmas item...
my beautiful nativity Matt gave me several years ago.
I just love it.
Haven't seen another one that I like as much.
Thanks Matt!!
My German incense smokers...
Carissa got me started collecting these little guys!!
These wooden smokers are one of the most popular collectibles
and they are made in the German Erzgebirge.
You actually place an incense cone inside, light it
then watch smoke come out of his mouth. So cool.
The bird hunter below is my favorite...
My new Round Top reindeer...
My new Round Top stocking on my wreath...
Love the ginormous Round Top candy canes...
Love me some Round Top!!
My handsome boys...
enjoying their snow day!!
Now that I've worked so hard
shopping, decorating, hanging, cutting, taping, wrapping,
photographing, uploading, posting & typing...
I need one or two of these!!
Won't you join me?
It's Snowing in NW Houston!!
It was a magical afternoon
in NW Houston today!!
Video...
Photos...
Click on each photo to see the snowflakes. :)
The boys were so excited.
It started snowing right at school dismissal.
My jeep getting snowed on.
At one point it was really coming down hard!!
Sadly it melted as soon as it touched the ground.
No snowballs...
No snowmen...
just lots of happy giggles!!
Afterall... this only happens once every blue moon.
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