Weishuhn Family

Because I haven't posted in awhile....

2009-05-13T12:45:00.000-07:00

Ok so some people (Leah!!!) are wondering why it has been so long since I have blogged and to be honest I just have not had the time...Things are crazy at my house and work well its always crazy at work!!! Gage is keeping us very busy with baseball and he was just asked to be on the select baseball team again this year and he is super pumped about that...They are having their first practice tonight but unfortunately he is very sick right now so we aren't letting him go....He tells us this morning "I want to (cough, cough, cough) go to (cough, cough, cough) practice today...." Needless to say we are on his s*it list because we aren't letting him go to the 3 + hour practice...He needs to rest but doesn't understand that..Anyway, Gage has hit 6 home runs thus far and there are 3 games left so hopefully he can get to 10! We are so proud of him...So we had Renly's 4th birthday party last weekend and the weather was terrible so EVERYONE was in my house...Those of you who know me know how I feel about people being in my house...To put it mildly I was NOT thrilled that everyone ended up in the house...However Renly had a wonderful time and she got a lot of neat stuff so that made it ok!!! We had family pictures taken two weeks ago by my wonderful friend LaRae and I will post those shortly...Brady is busy farming of course and getting ready to put cotton in the ground, planning on having the most cotton we have ever had and he is venturing into new territory and planting sesame so that should be interesting...Can't wait to see what that ends up looking like in the field....I am heading to Orlando, FL next week for a Department of Defense Security Conference with one of my coworkers so I am looking forward to that...Got my script for my drugs to knock me out on the plane so no worries there...Poor Penny will probably have to carry me off the plane...I think that about wraps things up...Pretty much all we are doing right now is baseball, baseball and more baseball....Busy, busy summer already...Gage's schedule is booked till the 2nd week of July...How does this happen when he is only 8!!!

Ladies Trip to Dallas

2009-02-26T09:11:00.000-08:00

These are my very aching feet after a long day of shopping...I had to buy these flip flops at the Limited Too Store (for those of you with no kids that is a little girls store, I was desperate)

This would be Amy and JJ before we started our shopping at the mall..

Me and Amy at Joe's after a very long day..

Amy shortly after arriving at the hotel..

Me and Amy at the Cheesecake Factory

Me at the hotel shortly after arriving

I know, I know I haven't blogged in awhile but things have been a bit crazy around my house....I took my best friend of 33 years, Amy to Dallas for her birthday and a dear friend of ours , JJ (well know she goes by Jennifer) from high school flew in from New Orleans to help us celebrate. We had the most wonderful time, although the most exciting thing was watching Amy drive...I am still trying to figure out why she doesn't go home the same way she comes in...I enlightened here that there is a shorter way to go home instead of driving all the way through downtown Ft. Worth, can you say nightmare! So I am posting a few pics from the trip..

We are heading to Midland tomorrow for the Girls Regional Basketball Tournament where our Lady Haws will face Shallowater in the first round of Regionals we are hoping to be there on Saturday for the final game as well and more hopeful that we will be traveling to Austin next week for the State Tournament but only time will tell...Wish our Lady Hawks Luck...

Lasik Update

2009-02-06T10:00:00.000-08:00

It has now been a week and 1.5 days and my vision continues to improve...Still having some issues with driving early in the morning right as the sun comes up and then at night with the halos but it is only a matter of time before this improves as well...I am still trying to get used to being able to get out of bed and see and not having to fumble with my contacts for 20 minutes every morning...Man it is great and of course like Brady I wished I had done it many years ago...Happy seeing!

The Deed is Finally Done....

2009-01-29T13:39:00.000-08:00

So after many many years of contemplating Lasik, I finally went and had it done yesterday.....It did help that Brady gave me a swift kick and said "go, go and do it!" After spending the first three hours with the doctor and having my eyes, numbed, un-numbed, dilated, un-dilated, numbed again and unnumbed, I finally am able to see without corrective lenses!!! It was an experience I must say....They bring you into this laser room at your said time, mine was 2:15 and they lay you down, and then proceed to numb your eyes yet again! Then the doctor says don't react to any noises as you start hearing all this equipment in the background, oh yeah right like I am not going to react to that then he tells me don't mind the smell, as I start smelling the flesh of my eyeball burning off and I am like ummm yeah ok, I won't react to that.....Given that I have been through this whole laser thing before when I had my tattoo removed the popping noise that the laser makes didn't bother me but I can see why it would bother some people....All and all I am very pleased with the results, currently seeing 20/25 due to my extremely dry eyes which I didn't know I had until yesterday. He told me that I was NOT the ideal type to be in contacts and that could explain all the problems that I have had for the past 15 years of wearing them!!!! If you are thinking of doing it, do it, it is very worth the money......Like Brady I wished I would have done it when he first told me to do it 3 years ago. Happy Seeing!

Peanut Butter Jelly - RIP October 2008 - December 2008

2008-12-22T11:11:00.000-08:00

So we arrived home late on Saturday after a wonderful Christmas with family only to find that our new puppy Peanut Butter Jelly had been run over....The sheer disappointment on Gage's face was enough to break any mom's heart...And poor Renly she really doesn't know what is going on other than Peanut is now in heaven with Bebo, the first puppy we had this year that I accidentally ran over..Our only guess is that one of our hunter's accidentally ran over him...If only they would have moved him off the road so that Gage and Renly wouldn't have seen him...I am sure that is a sight that will forever be embedded in their head as it will mine...So Gage and Brady had the task of digging a hole in the freezing cold yesterday and laying our precious Peanut to rest down by our barn so that we can go and visit him ever now again...We are done with puppies for awhile...My brothers yellow lab is currently pregnant with pure bred yellow labs so I am guessing that he will give the kids one...

Cast Off Today, Yippy

2008-12-03T09:40:00.000-08:00

Renly gets to say farewell to her bubble gum pink cast today....I can only imagine what is going to fall out of it when they cut it off she only stuffs rocks down it everyday at school....I will post pictures tomorrow of her free arm!

Getting home late....

2008-12-03T09:35:00.001-08:00

I normally pull into my drive at 5:00 or 5:30 at the latest so I was already not very happy when it was dark (6:15) yesterday...You see we put our Christmas tree up on Sunday and then we put all the ornaments on it on Monday and I started a new family tradition last year...I take the kids to Hobby Lobby and let them pick out 3 ornaments that they can put on the tree...Well Renly bugged me all night on Monday that she wanted more ornaments so I told her that I would take her to Hobby Lobby after school on Tuesday to pick out her ornaments...Now you must keep in mind she is 3 and she is very well how do I put it, picky...So you can only imagine how long it took her to pick out her ornaments when there was 6 aisles of them...Lord have mercy! But we got them picked out well we ended up with 6 rather than 3 but she was very happy...She even told me she wanted to pick one out for my very dear friend Amy and she took her dear sweet time picking out the perfect ornament for Amy...I can't wait to give it to her because she will know that it was picked by Renly and she can treasure it forever!! This little adventure that was supposed to take oh maybe 30 minutes turned into a 2 hour event, I can only imagine what she is going to be like when she gets older....Lord help me!

Peanut strikes.....

2008-12-03T09:23:00.000-08:00

This is the shirt that Ginger got and after talking to her at Thanksgiving I am so glad I ordered it!!!!

So when we went on our ladies trip to San Antonio, I convinced Ginger to purchase this very very cute top from The Buckle, as you all know this is one of my favorite stores to shop in...Had they had my size that day I would have bought the same top but they didn't but ever since then I have been thinking of that darn top...Last week I was doing my normal routine and looking to see what was new on their website and I saw it on there and I just decided I needed it along with a new pair of jeans and two other tops!!! Well I didn't need them I just wanted them! As you all already know my jeans are like my children I just love them and I am very protective of them so imagine my surprise when I drove up to my house yesterday and saw this gray looking thing in the drive and about 4 feet away another darker looking thing. It was already dark when I got home that is another story that I will share later! But as I pull in and notice these two things laying in my drive I have no idea what our new Beagle, Peanut has drug up to the house and as I am about to get out of my car I remember that my order from The Buckle was suppose to be delivered today it was at that point that I realized that gray thing was my order from The Buckle and that darker thing was my very precious jeans!!! Needless to say some very foul language started coming out of my mouth as I am searching for the shirt that I so desperately wanted is no where to be found, the other top that I order was still in the bag but the one like Ginger's gone...That was the whole reason I got on their website that day and ended up ordering the other items so I was not a happy person...As I pull into the carport with my shredded Buckle bag, jeans and other shirt I am cussing at my little dog but how was he to know that it was like chewing up hundred dollar bills! I decide to scour the yard in hopes that just maybe he drug my top out there and sure enough it was laying in the yard, no plastic but not a tear or rip on it...Good Dog!!! The remaining top is being delivered at a later date so I can only imagine what that gray Buckle sack will look at!!! You would think that the UPS driver wouldn't lay something at the door with a little puppy running around oh well everything turned out and that is all that matters if it hadn't we might have had a Beagle for sale!

What a busy week.

2008-11-13T07:54:00.000-08:00

I went out of town on my first business trip that required a plane ride...I left last Wed and returned on Friday, flew to Charleston, SC with my boss....Met with the corporate folks and hit an Irish pub....My kind of trip! On Saturday we went to what was Gage's last football game of the season and my best friend brought or new puppy to us....Renly decided to name him Peanut Butter Jelly, we are calling him Peanut but she uses his full name! Sunday I took Renly to her first tea party...That was a holy nightmare and probably a one time purchase...She is not a girly girl and does NOT like to get dressed up...Her dress was absolutely beautiful but of course as soon as the tea party was over she wanted it off and wanted back in her comfy clothes! Can't say I blame her but it kinds of broke my heart knowing what I spent on it...She is going to wear it again for her Easter Dress so at least it isn't completely wasted...Monday I decided to stay home and get some things done around the house since I had been gone for 3 days...Gage and I were outside playing tennis and Renly was being the normal wild child that she is and was spinning around and she fell and fractured her wrist...After 2 days and going back and forth from one doctor to another and getting xrays we finally got a cast on it yesterday and she hates that too! I am finding it is hard to please this child, not sure where she gets that from! However I took her to Target and of course she found two new Barbies that made everything ok!!!

Halloween

2008-11-03T11:56:00.000-08:00

Brady and I took the kids on a Hayride and Trick or Treating on Friday...I had to help with Gage's Halloween Carnival on Saturday while Brady was doing PR work with his deer hunter's....Yes he skipped out of helping me at the carnival...I rushed home to watch the remainder of the UT game only to see the Raiders win, kinda of disappointed but it was a good game..I am getting ready for my business trip on Wed and I am starting to freak out because I have to fly, I HATE to fly, hate it....To make matters worse Brady won't be with me! As I was packing yesterday I came to realize that I am fat....Jeans that I wore last year to Vegas yeah well I had to suck it in to even get the dang things and then after looking at my butt in the mirror I came to realize that maybe I had eaten to much Halloween candy so I am back on my exercise regiment today which I have been slacking on....Karee and I start Yoga tomorrow at lunch so I am excited for that but the other days I will drag my butt to the track and do what I was doing before so maybe just maybe I can get skinny for our trip to Corpus Christi in December....Wish me luck.

Our new little dog....

2008-10-31T08:47:00.000-07:00

So I finally found Renly a new little dog to replace the one that I accidentally ran over...I have been searching and searing all over this state and even in other states and dogs are just ridiculously expensive..My cousin Krystal help me locate this little guy and I am so exited..We are picking him up next weekend. He is coming all the way from Austin but his current owners have a deer lease in Bronte so we are going to met him and take our new puppy home. Gage is very excited and loves the dog, Renly tells me she doesn't like him because he has to much white on his face, she is 3 how does she notice these things....Women!

The Final Tea Party Dress

2008-10-27T08:11:00.000-07:00

The shoes......

The dress.....

So some of you know I finally broke down and ordered the most beautiful little girls dress I have ever seen in my life....I bought Renly some shoes on Friday not really knowing if they will work with the dress since I haven't gotten it yet but they were on sale at Dillard's so I thought well if they don't work I will just return them....Should have never shown them to Renly because ever since she put them on she won't take them off....She loves them, she thinks she is a princess when she has them on...Guess we are keeping them regardless if they work with the dress or not!

Not the Final Round

2008-10-27T07:17:00.000-07:00

We got a letter on Saturday that Brady wasn't chose for the final round of the Farm Bureau Young Farmer and Rancher contest but we know all of the couples that were chosen and they are all great farmers/ranchers.....So best of luck to the three of them....

First Loss of the Season

2008-10-27T07:15:00.001-07:00

Gage and his team lost their first game of the season on Saturday but I must say the team that they played was good and Gage had a wonderful game....He was so excited that he got to play defense he jumped in there two time in a row and got the quarterbacks flags he never had a chance to throw the ball...Good thing because when he did throw it he always threw it to the same kid and that kid was fast....Oh well his team will come in 2nd and still make it to the playoffs....We are proud of him no matter what!

Gouda anyone

2008-10-22T12:05:00.000-07:00

On our ladies trip we had a discussion about cheese and my cousin, Ginger, mentioned something about Gouda cheese being really good....So I am in Sam's today to get some gum yes gum, I chew lots and lots of gum...Anyway I was walking past the deli section and saw some Gouda cheese....I read about it and it said it was a buttery tasting cheese that is perfect on sandwiches, crackers, etc...Now I can't stand the hard cheese's, I don't even care for cheddar cheese...My favorite cheese is Muenster, I could eat that cheese all day long...Anyway, I brought the cheese in the office and could not wait to try it fearing that it was going to taste like poo and I had just wasted $6. But to my surprise it was really good, not better than muenster but pretty darn good...Good job Ginger for helping be broaden my horizons!!!

Renly's Tea Party - Dresses....

2008-10-22T11:58:00.000-07:00

My favorite out of the three that I bought, they have it online in red and black and I was going to order that one till I decided to order the one that she is going to wear.
My least favorite....
Renly's favorite and it is a beautiful dress but nothing like the one I ordered her....I can't wait...

I went to Dillard's yesterday at lunch in search of the perfect dress for Renly's first Tea Party....I found three and thought I would let her choice the one that she wanted.....She chose the brown one, never would have thought that is what she would pick given that it is not fluffy at all....Not that it matters, I am taking them all back because I decided to buy her the one I found online yesterday morning but really didn't want to spend that much $$ but I just couldn't stop thinking about it....I hope it is as pretty in person as it is in the pictures....Next up the perfect shoes....

Toughest opponent yet....

2008-10-21T13:39:00.000-07:00

Gage's football team is playing their toughest opponent to date on Saturday...Both teams are 5-0 and someone is going to be going home with their first loss...It should be interesting...Gage played so good on Saturday, he almost caught a pass to score a touch down but the ball was wet and it slipped right out of his hands, maybe next time! Will keep everyone posted on how they do on Saturday.

Renly's First Tea Party

2008-10-21T13:38:00.001-07:00

My mom and I are taking Renly to her first Tea Party on November 9th...So I am on a mission to find the perfect little dress and of course shoes to match....All those of you that know me know that I research things to death until I get so sick of looking I finally just buy it, this is no different!!!! I will post pictures of her in the three dresses that I bought today...Not sure if we are keeping any of them but I needed a starting point..

Tests that were supposed to be so simple turned into an all day event....

2008-10-21T13:08:00.000-07:00

Because of all the stomach issues that Brady has been having his gastro doctor advised him to get a colonscopy done. He scheduled it for last Friday. He sends me to the pharmacy to pick up this list of stuff he is suppose to take before this procedure is done, so I drop off his prescription with the pharmacist and I return about 20 minutes later with everything on the list but the prescription. So I proceed to the counter to pick up what I am thinking is a bottle of pills only to find that it was a big gallon of stuff. I looked at the lady behind the counter as if she was crazy while I proceeded to say "Holy crap!" The lady in line behind me starts laughing and says it really isn't that bad and I proceed to tell her that, that was not for me! I begin my journey home to deliver all of the items to Brady so he can begin this nasty process of drinking all this liquid. I must say I am not looking foward to ever having to do this after watching him drink that gallon of stuff and then a bottle of liquid laxative and spend the entire evening in the potty...What fun is that!
His appointment was at 8:15 on Friday so we promptly arrive at 8:15, write a very large check and then sit and wait and wait and wait some more. Finally after an hour they call us back. Brady woke up with a pounding headache and of course he was starving because he couldn't eat anything after midnight. So we go back and they do the normal stuff you do before surgery and then we wait and wait some more....Brady wanted me to go and get his oil changed and his pickup washed so I finally said I am leaving I will be back later....An hour later my cell starts ringing just as I am walking back in the surgery center...The doctor tells me that he didn't see anything abnormal on the large intestine but because of Brady's symptoms he wants him to go to the hospital and have an upper GI, by this time it is already 12:30 and I am starving so I can only imagine how Brady is feeling...He comes out of his deep sleep and his head is still pounding only to find out that he can't take anything because we have to venture to the hospital for another test....He was not a happy camper....He gets dressed and we drive downtown to the hospital, go to registration, write another big check...It was a spendy day...And then walk to radiology where we wait, wait and wait some more...Now all of you that know me can only imagine what I am thinking at this point, I am not the most patient person on earth! Finally they call him back and an hour and half passes by and I don't hear anything from anyone, finally a man comes out and tells me I can go back and sit with him...Well I am thinking that he is done only to find out that now they have to take xrays every 30 minutes, so I go in to this massive xray room and Brady is laying on this xray table still with his pounding headache and stomach growling...He falls asleep on and off and I finally told him that I could not sit in there any longer I was literally going out of my mind....So I went walking around the hospital and got a soda and a healthy Butterfinger to eat....I make my way back to Radiology hoping and praying that he is done....Nope sure isn't, so I sit there and wait and wait and wait, nothing for 2 hours not even a peep from anyone....Every time that door would open to the radiology rooms I would look and hope that it was Brady walking out only to find that it wasn't Brady walking out I would turn around and proceed to say alot of fowl language to myself...Finally the xray lady comes out (note it is now a lady because they had a shift change, yes he was there that long!) and she could tell that I was very annoyed, I mean VERY annoyed. So she showed me the pictures and what they were waiting for, Brady had to drink this really thick liquid, I mean the cup felt like lead and before he could leave it had to reach his large intestine well by this time it is still sitting in the same exact spot as it was 3 hours ago! I looked at that xray lady and said are you freaking kidding me that could take forever....She was not sympathetic at all...I told Brady I had to get out of there so I left and went shopping....An hour later he sends me a text message and says come get me please, so I am thinking oh thank god he is done....Nope I get there and he is still in his hospital gown and I look at him and say WTF! He said I have to wait for her to come back and tell me I can go....I said well why did you tell me to come get you, I was shopping for gosh sake...So finally at about 5:15 he is allowed to leave...We immediately went and picked up Renly and went and got a very large ribeye at Texas Roadhouse....What was suppose to be a very simple thing turned into an all day event...The surgery center nurse told us when we left there to go to the hospital oh it will only take an hour, an hour my ass...

Feeling a bit better today....

2008-10-16T07:35:00.000-07:00

I decided I needed to come to work today since I will be at the surgery center most of the day tomorrow with Brady....Feel fine until I eat and we all know how much I love to eat so I am fighting a losing battle here....Hopefully I will be better by Sunday since it is our church festival and I have to work and it tends to be an all day event!!! If you guys don't have anything to do on Sunday come out and enjoy the fun and games at St. Ambrose in Wall....

On a side note, I am sick to death of listening to these politicians, I am ready for the election to be here and over with just so I don't have to listen to them anymore.....Starting to get on my nerves.

Gage wins 1st Place for his Fire Prevention Poster

2008-10-16T07:31:00.000-07:00

I picked up Gage from football practice on Tuesday and he says nothing all the way home and as soon as we walk in the door he says "I won first place for my fire prevention poster!" I was shocked and had no idea he had even done a poster, back when I was in school we had to do those at home but apparently they do them at school now a days, good thing because I am not the crafty type! Anyway he won $3 and he was so proud as were we!! Brady normally judges the contest so I figured that he had already seen Gage's poster but he didn't judge this year so we are both patiently waiting for Gage to bring the poster home so we can see his little creation!!!

Being Sick is NO fun at all

2008-10-15T11:40:00.000-07:00

Well I am at home today with something, not sure what. Have been waking up with a killer headache since Sunday....Stomach is a mess, as soon as I eat anything its almost immediately nauseated. Yuck, I wish this bug would leave my body because I am not a person that likes to be sick.....

Renly's new necklace

2008-10-14T08:58:00.000-07:00

Renly girl with her new necklace....She was so proud of it! She said "Thank You Mommy it is so beautiful!"
Renly again with her new necklace....

Brady bought Renly some beads way back in April when we went to this huge flea market and I just got around to making her a necklace yesterday. I have been telling her and telling her to that I would make her one and she finally made me do it yesterday! The flower beads are the ones that Brady bought her and she wanted the other beads on there too, I wasn't so sure about the two together but it really turned out so cute...She had to wear it to school today, I hope it makes it home in one piece....

Pumpkin Carving Time....

2008-10-14T08:36:00.000-07:00

Me and the Kids...Brady took this picture and it is really fuzzy for some strange reason!
This is about as involved as Renly got....She is actually eating for a change and notice her shoes...For some reason she always picks these two shoes to go together, not sure why because she is a fanatic about things matching...
Renly sitting on the pumpkins....

Brady, Gage, Renly and Scrappy with the pumpkins
Renly and Gage doing a silly picture....
Gage and Renly with the pumpkins
Renly giving Gage a smile....
Gage with his silly sunglasses that he won at the festival....

Gage cleaning out a pumpkin
More cleaning, Renly refused to put her hands in the pumpkin
Me carving away on my pumpkin
Our pumpkins, I have since cleaned all the marker marks off of them so they look much better now.....Gage is on the right mine is on the left, you can't see all the little dimple like things on the cheeks, those were a pain in the butt, I broke two carving tools trying to do them...
The skull pumpkin, Brady did an awesome job....

Brady carving away on the skull pumpkin

We decided to carve our pumpkins after we got home from the Olfen Church Festival on Sunday....Course I had printed off tons of patterns to use not thinking of how difficult they all were...Brady is none to happy with me I guess he realized that they were all pretty difficult! Gage chose a skull pattern and I chose a more simple one so I thought. Gage also decided to carve just a more traditional pumpkin and Renly well we didn't get around to carving hers, we ran out of time!!! We promised that we would do it on Monday and well that didn't happen either, maybe on Wed.....

Could not be more proud of my Hubby....

2008-10-14T08:21:00.000-07:00

Brady entered the Texas Farm Bureau Young Farmer and Rancher contest back in August. This contest involves filling out page after page of questions pertaining to your farm and the way that you farm and what you have accomplished since farming....We got a letter in the mail on Thursday saying that he had won the Tom Green County District slot....I was so excited for him. He entered last year but was not chosen so it made it even more special not to mention this is the last year that he can enter, I guess after you turn 35 you aren't considered young anymore, who would have thought!! Anyway so now he moves on along with the 12 other district winners and the judges will chose 3 final candidates and the winner will be announced at the State Farm Bureau Convention in Corpus Christi the first week of December, which we will be at!!! The winner receives a FREE Dodge Pickup (not that we are a Dodge family but anything free is always good) and free use of a Case tractor (we are so NOT a Case family we own only Green paint but its free) for a year and numerous other prizes. Wish him luck....

The Market Craps AGAIN

2008-10-09T13:22:00.000-07:00

Geezzz just when I thought the market couldn't tank anymore than it did last week I found that that was in incorrect assumption. Closes down 678 points, not good, not good at all.....Makes me want to go shopping!!!! Course I checked BKE stock and it was one of the few stocks that closed in the green, wonder if it is because I was there at lunch today!!!!

A weekend filled with lots of fun and even more laughter......

2008-10-06T12:33:00.001-07:00

Ummm yeah this would be Amy trying to hide her phone.....

Me and My Two Favorite Friends....

This is pretty much what we saw all weekend.....Amy texting away....

Me, Ginger and Amy, we were laughing at something, I just can't remember what it was! Ready to head to the house.....

Me and Amy with our dessert, I had to jog/walk 2 miles at lunch to try and work this off!

For some strange reason, Ginger did NOT think that I needed this hat...

Three of my favorite people in this world, Amy, Lynna and Ginger

Me and my oldest friend and my favorite cousin....

I just love this girl too....

Striking a Paris Hilton pose!!!

I just love this girl!!!!

The Valet took this picture and did not do a very good job!

Lynna, Amy and Me before heading to San Antonio

We had a wonderful time at our spa weekend in San Antonio. The hotel we stayed in was amazing. The room was not all it was cracked up to be but the hotel setting was beautiful....I think the next time we go we will go back to our usual, Hotel Contessa!!!

Oh and it should be noted that the hat I wanted was really cute!!!

Spa Day is nearing.....

2008-10-02T07:12:00.000-07:00

So tomorrow is the day I leave for my spa trip! I am so darn excited. I can't wait to spend time with my two best friends and my cousin whom I never get to see. She is actually in need of a spa weekend more than me after the week she has had, hang in there Ginger the weekend is very near! I am all packed and ready to go!

Yoga

2008-10-02T07:10:00.000-07:00

My good friend Karee and I have have decided to sign up for the ASU Continuing Studies, Yoga on the Go class starting in November. I must admit I am rather excited about it, Yoga is something I have always wanted to try but with kids running around while you are trying to get in your zone it just isn't possible! This class is at lunch 2 days a week so it will be perfect. I can't wait and who better to go with than Karee.....

Lonestar Music Festival

2008-09-29T07:51:00.000-07:00

Me, Amy, and Karee having a good time!
Me and My Favorite Lady!
Brady and Will relaxing....
Amy hanging out at the music festival

Saturday was a very busy day for us, Gage had a football game at 11 which they processed to win. They ended up calling the game because Gage's team was so far ahead. 2 games and neither team has been able to score on them!! They have been playing very well. From there we went and at with Brady's parents and then we headed to the Lonestar Music Festival to listened to some good Red Dirt Music on the river. It was alot of fun and I look forward to going again next year.

Only 4 more days till my ladies spa trip....I am so ready for that, looking forward to hanging out with 3 of my favorite people and getting some shopping in and of course some much needed spa treatments!!

Fall is in the air

2008-09-26T06:48:00.000-07:00

I must say I am with Johanna in saying that Fall is such a wonderful season. I went to Sam's yesterday and got me two new beautiful Fall wreaths for my doors, I am sure Brady was thrilled considering they hit him in the head every time he opens the door but anything for beauty right! Then I came across the most wonderful pumpkins that I have seen in along time for a low price, so of course I bought 4 for us to carve and I plan on going back today to get some more for my side door. I just can't get over how big these things are and they were only $6.88 each, much cheaper than buying them from the corner vendors....Now my doors look pretty with their new wreaths and my front porch is even prettier with the 4 pumpkins sitting there! Can't wait to carve them!

Friday, Friday, Friday

2008-09-26T06:45:00.000-07:00

I am so glad that it is finally Friday. Been looking forward to this weekend for awhile, the Lonestar Music Fest on the river.....Can't wait to sit outside and listen to good Red Dirt music all day long....Just sit and relax something I am not used to doing! Gage has a football game at 11:00 and then we are off to the festival....And then Sunday will probably be spent recovering from the very large headache I will more than likely have! Then next weekend is the MUCH MUCH anticipated ladies spa weekend, I am sooooo ready for that. Can't wait to spend time with my three favorite peeps...Will be posting pictures of both events of course!
Hope everyone has a great and fulfilling weekend.

Some People....Should mind their own business

2008-09-25T06:57:00.000-07:00

Why can't people mind their own business? That is one of the world's greatest mysteries and man my life would be so much easier if people would keep their noses out of my life! Ok I am off my soap box now, just needed to vent for a moment! Have a good day!

Busy weekend has come to an end...

2008-09-23T07:03:00.000-07:00

Gage played a wonderful game on Saturday and even scored a touchdown, Brady and I didn't realize that he could run that fast! They ended up calling the game because it was 10 to 0 our favor which was good because we had to speed to Rowena to make the wedding...We made it to the wedding in the knick of time right as the bridesmaids were walking in, it was a lovely ceremony...I am so happy that Laura found the happiness that she so deserves just hope that Brandon is ready for her...She is alot like me if that tells you all anything!!!

The new Dry Cleaner

2008-09-19T06:57:00.000-07:00

I went and picked up my dry cleaning this morning and she found it right away so I was very impressed, course I forgot to count my items when I picked it up so I am going to venture to my car to ensure that everything is there. I think I have found my new dry cleaner!!! Finally!

We have a very, very busy weekend, Gage has a football game tomorrow at 1:00 then we will make a mad dash to Rowena to attend the wedding of a young girl I used to babysit, has me feeling old! Then on Sunday we have Brady's grandma's 80th Birthday party at 11:00, I am hoping that I am not to hung over from celebrating Laura's wedding on Saturday!!! Should be a fun but busy weekend.

Hope you all have a pleasant and restful weekend as well.

In search of a new Dry Cleaner

2008-09-18T07:01:00.000-07:00

I have found that finding the perfect dry cleaner is like finding the perfect hair stylist, once you find them you never go anywhere else....So begins my journey. For the last 11 years I have been taking our dry cleaning to the cleaners that is right outside the base, not only was it convenient because it was right on the way to work, but they were always friendly and they knew exactly who I was. I would normally stop there at least twice a week. Well about 2 months ago I am driving to work on a Monday morning and as I approach the base I look to my right as I normally do only to see that my dry cleaner is no longer there, no trace of it, no building, no cars, nothing! I am thinking in my head, mother of god, now where I am I going to take my dry cleaning. Most of my work clothes and jeans and all of Brady's "good" clothes go to the dry cleaner so that is a big thing in our household. As my dry cleaning basket started overflowing I finally had to make a decision and take it somewhere, so I went back to the cleaners that I used back in my single day and the same problems that existed back then still exist today. I drop my cleaning off, no problems, go to pick it up that afternoon and it takes them 20 minutes to find it, as you all know I am not the most patient person in the world, so needless to say they are off the list. On to the next one, since this "big" cleaners had problems finding my stuff I decide to try a more smaller, hole in the wall cleaners, dropped the cleaning off no problems, go to pick up it takes the lady who is about 90 years old about 20 minutes to get everything together that I had dropped off, course I am fuming by the time she gets it all together and then she says that will be $99 and change, as I pick my mouth off the floor, I write the check and get my cleaning and out the door I go, off the list. Today another attempt, I decided to drop it off at one that I used on occasion many years ago, however dropping your cleaning off is like dropping your kids off at school, you think are they really safe here, are they going to come back to me as they were before, same thing with cleaning. I have jeans that I drop off that are upwards of $200 bucks (yes I know I am crazy to spend that much on jeans but that is my weakness), so leaving them in someone elses hands is very disturbing to me and scary!!! So I wait until this afternoon to see how my pick up is going to be. I did notice another branch of the cleaners that up and moved as I drove to work this morning so that will be my next stop if the one I chose today ends off the list! It really shouldn't be this hard!! If anyone has a suggestion I am open to hear it!

The verdict is in.....

2008-09-16T12:32:00.001-07:00

Saw the orthopedic this morning and after squishing and squeezing my knee and almost bringing me to tears he informs me that I have anserine bursitis, yes anserine bursitis, sounds like a long lost aunt! Anyway, he tells me that he is going to give me a cortisone shot and I am thinking ok no big deal. Well he sticks the first needle in my knee and I feel myself about to pass out, normally I can deal with pain but that was a pain I hope I never have to feel again. Just when I think he is done he walks over and says ok now for the good stuff, course I am thinking what was the last two things you stuck in my supposed to be. He said I should start feeling better by Friday but as of right now my knee is hurting worse than it was before, go figure! He also informs me that I am to not jog/workout for another week at which I proceed to tell him that I am going to get fat if I am not working out and he just chuckled, however I was not laughing I was very serious! I shall attempt to defy doctors orders tomorrow only by walking around the track no running. Can't have myself get any fatter than I already am. Things that are supposed to be jiggling have started jiggling and I really really don't like that. Will keep everyone posted!

Gage's 8th Birthday Party

2008-09-15T11:38:00.001-07:00

When I asked Gage where he wanted to have his 8th birthday party he told me Mr. Gatti's, course I am thinking, No, No, No not again! When I started Renly in gymnastics I found out that they did birthday parties and they had lots of stuff for the kids to do. So I brought this idea up to Gage and he was all for it so we had his party at Concho Valley Gymnastics and all the kids had tons of fun. Of course the theme was none other than Texas Longhorns so we ended up with tons and tons of burnt orange stuff! Gage's uncle Grant would have a cow if came over right now with all that orange floating around! Gage's Grandma Jo did a wonderful job on the cake and it was delicious as always.

My little boy turned 8

2008-09-15T11:34:00.000-07:00

We celebrated Gage's birthday on Wed since Thursday was busy with football. He knew what he was getting because he picked it out online. He is thoroughly enjoying his new Wii and I highly recommend it to anyone that is looking for an interactive type of gaming station. The whole family played golf last night which is just another added benefit, that we can do it as a family!

The start of the 2008 Football Season

2008-09-15T11:31:00.000-07:00

We had our first scrimmage on Gage's Birthday! Not sure if they won or not because each team did 10 plays no matter what the outcome and then switched. So long as they had fun is all that matters!

The pain continues...

2008-09-15T07:41:00.001-07:00

So I finally got into see an orthopedic tomorrow to find out what is going on with my knee. I actually laid in bed most of yesterday to try to get it better, course by 5:00 I had the urge to vacuum and tidy up the house! I couldn't take it any longer, I am such a busy body that sitting around drives me crazy!!!
I will keep you all posted on what I find out.

Renly's First Fish

2008-09-15T07:37:00.000-07:00

My sister in law finally sent me this picture that was taken of Renly and her first fish. She got to go fishing over Labor Day weekend with all her cousins, grandma and her aunt Laurie and of course her daddy. As you can see she was very proud of her catch!

Oh I must be getting old......

2008-09-12T06:40:00.000-07:00

On Sunday I thought it would be a great idea for me to go up to the track and walk/jog while the kids were in CCD later I would be regretting my decision! I have been going up to the track here at work during lunch and walking/jogging so I don't think that is what did it but ever since Sunday afternoon I have been having severe knee pain. I was in meetings all week and couldn't get to the doctor but finally yesterday I couldn't take it anymore. I called my normal physician and of course he couldn't see me till Tuesday and I just couldn't wait that long so I went to one of the walk in clinics. The doctor looks at it presses on it bends it, etc and gives me a script and says if its not better on Monday to go get it xrayed. Needless to say its not any better today so I guess I will be going on Monday to have an xray done, in the meantime I am going to go ahead and call the orthopedic that worked on Brady's shoulder and see if I can't get in to see him and have him look at it. I guess I am just getting old, speaking of old....
Gage turned another year older yesterday! We gave him his Wii on Wed since yesterday was so busy (he had a scrimmage) but that Wii is the coolest thing since slice bread. We only played it for 15 minutes or so but he loved it. Good decision to get it!

Renly's first dove hunt!

2008-09-02T08:42:00.000-07:00

Renly went on her first dove hunt yesterday. She went with Brady in the morning and he told me that she was picking up and carrying the birds to the pile and that she told him that she wanted to shoot the birds and pull their heads off, ummm yuck! I took her and Gage down to the tank where all the shooting was going on and she refused to have anything to do with anything that flew in the air! Funny how that changed when her mommy was around. She lasted about 20 minutes and she was ready to go which suited me just find, that many men with guns in one little area makes me extremely nervous so I was ready to get out of there. Gage stayed and continued pulling the heads of the doves, he refused to shoot the gun but was digging pulling their head off, yuck!

Jelly

2008-09-02T08:39:00.000-07:00

We got some jelly from one of my coworker for Christmas and Gage and I both loved it so I asked him to ask his wife for the recipe. I got the recipe and I decided that yesterday would be the day that I attempted to make jelly for the first time. Oddly enough it wasn't that hard and the finished product is pretty good, not as good as the original we had but still pretty tasty. Gage tried it on a peanut butter and jelly sandwich last night and told me that it was not as good as the stuff we had but he still liked it! No worries I am not becoming domesticated!!!!

One great jog for me!!!

2008-08-27T12:07:00.000-07:00

I have always wanted to be one of those people that could just jog and jog for miles on end. Course after I had my bunions removed my podiatrist told me that it was not in the best interest for my feet to attempt to jog that I should just stick to walking. Well I decided yesterday as I was walking around the track that I was going to attempt to jog the curves and walk the straights. I must say I impressed myself, I jogged the curves on 6 out of my 8 laps! I am hoping to work my way up but at least it is a start! Yippy!

First Day of 2nd Grade

2008-08-27T12:03:00.000-07:00

I can not believe that my little boy is already in the 2nd Grade. Gosh how he is growing up, he will be as tall as me before to long!

Black Monday

2008-08-26T10:45:00.000-07:00

I had been dreading August 25th for almost 2 months not only because school was starting but because I was having surgery on my crown that broke off. I absolutely hate going to the dentist it ranks right up there with painting! So the day had finally come, Brady left to take Gage to the bus and Renly and I followed shortly after. I started to back out of the driveway and Renly decided that she wanted a new movie for the drive to town so I stopped and got in the back and let her pick out a movie well while I was in the back our little dog must have decided to sit behind my back tire because when I went back to my seat and started backing up I immediately felt a big thump and I knew I had just ran over him. My heart just broke. He ran out yelping and our lab was yelping and it was literally a holy nightmare. Renly just looked at me and said "Did you just squish my dog." I had to sadly tell her "Yes." I try to call Brady and of course modern technology does not allow me to get him so I drive to his parents house and he comes out and I tell him what happened. I am thinking on my way to Renly's school this is great, I not only have to have surgery today but I just ran over our dog. Brady calls and says that he is going to take him to the vet and for me to call as soon as I get out to find out what is going on. 3 hours later I call him only to find out that the damage was just to much, he had a broken leg and pelvis and no telling what kind of internal damage so we had to put him down. As I am making my way back home I just start bawling, keep in mind I am not a crier but I just could not help it and I knew that Gage was going to be very sad when he found out. I dreaded pulling up into our driveway knowing that he wouldn't be there. Once I got there I looked at our lab and he was so sad it made my heart break all over again. I went inside to rest and later came out only to find our lab bleeding from somewhere, Brady told me later that his mouth had been bleeding for the past few days, thinks that he bit his tongue or something. Brady and I picked up Gage off the bus and headed to town to get Renly and Brady told him what had happened to Bebo and he just sat there, said nothing which is very odd for Gage and then he said "When can we get a new dog?" And the next one we get can we name him "Bebo." I kindly told him no that we would not be naming him "Bebo." He was sad for a minute or so but is already wanting a new dog so that is good and Renly she hasn't even asked about him. Needless to say I am glad that Monday is over and Tuesday is here, I am hoping the rest of the week goes much better than yesterday.

Fun Weekend

2008-08-26T10:38:00.000-07:00

So Amy and I went to help Laura celebrate her Bachelorette party on Saturday. What a great time we had. Nothing like great friends, great bar and great drinks tends to make for a very large headache the next day but it wasn't to bad. We did however run into Brady's ex which made for a strange interaction between the two of them, Brady didn't even recognize her!

Safe Landing.....

2008-08-19T14:12:00.001-07:00

Ok so Gage just called me to tell me that they landed safely and that Sutton was an excellent pilot. I am pretty sure he was told what to tell me!!! Anyway I think he had a great time and thanks Sutton for getting my two boys safely back on the ground....

Terrified

2008-08-19T12:16:00.001-07:00

Brady and I have a friend, Sutton, that has a plane and Brady has been wanting Sutton to take Gage up in the plane. Course as a mother and as a person that is terrified to fly this does NOT sit well. So Brady calls me about 45 minutes ago and says "Hey I just had lunch with Sutton and he needs to go down to Eldorado to put gas in his plane but he has to fly the plane down there." "Do you mind if Gage and I ride with him?" Course I immediately go into panic mode and Brady is greeted with just silence on the phone. After pondering it for a moment I ask Brady "Do you have your life insurance up to date?" Half joking and half serious, course I know its up to date because I pay the premiums but I wanted him to think about that. Brady tells me that Gage really wants to go so I decide to leave the decision up to him. However I did tell him " I don't want to get any phone calls saying that you have crashed." Sutton already knows my thoughts on flying in his plane because he and his wife Johanna have asked us to go with them when they go flying and I just look at them like they have lost their minds. So as I type this I am anxiously awaiting the phone call telling me that they are safely back on the ground.....No offense Sutton I am sure you are a skilled pilot but I don't even trust the American Airlines pilots.

Getting Old

2008-08-19T12:10:00.000-07:00

Brady and I went to a pounding party for Laura Howard and Brandon Dieringer on Saturday and boy howdy did it make me feel old. Just to think I used to babysit this girl and now she is getting married. She has turned into a wonderful very strong woman and I wish her all the best in her future.

Are the Olympics over yet....

2008-08-12T13:14:00.000-07:00

Uggg, I stayed up to late watching the Olympics last night and Sunday night, I don't think I can handle two more weeks of this. But man it was great to see Michael Phelps win another gold, that guy has done for swimming what Tiger Woods did for golf. Go USA!

Fredericksburg Fun

2008-08-11T11:04:00.001-07:00

We returned from our weekend in Fredericksburg with Travis and Kim and needless to say it was a much needed get away. We had a wonderful time on Saturday at the horse races, although we didn't come home winners, oh well it was fun for all! We mostly just hung out and chatted and it was nice not to have to worry about chasing kids or getting up early so we were able to stay up late and sleep in! We are so blessed to have two wonderful people like Travis and Kim in our lives. We hope they had a wonderful 10th wedding anniversary and since we went with them for their 10th, they have to go with us next year for our 10th only we are looking at going to Cabo!!!

Fredericksburg Bound....

2008-08-08T08:58:00.001-07:00

So my great friend Kim calls me on Wed night to invite Brady and I to go to Fredericksburg with her and Travis to help them celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary. Course I thought there is no way that we would go because we had a wedding to attend on Saturday, Brady surprised me yesterday at noon and told me that we could go if I wanted to go. Course this sends me into a panic, if you know me you know that I am a planner and I don't deal well with last minute trips especially when trying to get my kids and myself packed. So of course all afternoon yesterday my stomach is a mess thinking of all the stuff I need to do as soon as I get home. To top things off we hosted my in laws at our house last night for hamburgers so that cut out 3 hours of my packing time! But I got it done and I am set and ready to go and have fun my Kim and Travis.....I will post pictures sometime next week. We have a very busy weekend planned but the best thing of all, I will get to spend time with Brady and that is always a cherished occasion.
Have a great weekend everyone!

Gage's 1st Golf Tournment....

2008-07-29T10:50:00.000-07:00

So Gage played in his 1st Golf Tournament on Saturday with my mom. They did a wonderful job and I couldn't be more proud. They played 18 holes which kinda of surprised me because that is alot for adult golfers much less the little kids. I don't look for this to be the sport of choice for Gage but I am glad he is getting to experience it.

Never Ends.....

2008-07-23T07:05:00.000-07:00

Yeah so on top of all the female issues I am having my permanent crown came off during a Zumba class last Thursday, mind you this was supposed to be a "free" class but with this little tooth incident it is proving to most definitely not be "free." So my dentist tells me I have two options seems to be the pattern these days, my ob doctor told me the same thing! Anyway, first option is to have an implant put in, which is not covered by dental insurance because it is considered to be "experimental" although they have been doing them for over 25 years, go figure! Or the second option is to have a post put in and then they build up the crown around that and insurance does pay for part of that but my dentist doesn't think that I will get more than 5 years out of this. So eventually I will have to have an implant put in but the question is do I want to do it now or later? I chose to go with the post in hopes that if I can get 5 years out of it maybe dental insurance will cover some of the implant when the time arrives to put one in. When it rains it pours I tell ya!

Why do things have to be so difficult....

2008-07-15T12:44:00.001-07:00

Ugggg, I am desperately needing a career change. Course choices are limited in this relatively small town I am in...So I guess I will just suck it up and move forward!!!

Little Girls say the funniest things.....

2008-07-12T09:01:00.000-07:00

So Renly and I are sitting in the recliner this morning she watching her cartoons me enjoying my morning coffee and she starts rubbing my boobs. This is a new thing that she has started doing not sure why but she does it. So I tell her "Renly don't do that." She looks at me and says " I want to rub your Hippos!" I look at her and say "Those are not Hippos." And she looks at me matter factly and says "Yes those are your Hippos." Given that she is only 3 I decided to drop it and let her go on believing that boobs are in fact "Hippos!"

I just don't understand.....

2008-07-11T07:21:00.001-07:00

I am sitting here in my office listening to Fox news and they are reporting on a mother that left her infant daughter in the car for 7 hours, yes 7 hours while she went bar hopping, yes I said bar hopping...What the hell....How does this happen? She told police she thought her daughter was with her father. She "thought" she was with her father, does she not remember that she left her in her car seat in the car in 100 degree weather.. I don't understand how a mother can forget that their child is in the car with them. This little girl lost her life because her mother is an idiot....You hear about this stuff happening all the time and I just don't see how parents let this happen. I understand that we are all busy and we all have tons of stuff on our minds but our kids should be our priority no matter what. Ok I am off my soap box for now.....Till I hear something else on Fox news that ticks me off!

Proud Mama

2008-07-11T06:01:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was the last day of the Fred Rike Basketball Camp and they had an awards ceremony. So me, my mom and my grandma went to support Gage. As they started handing out awards I was starting to see a pattern, all the awards in Gage's age division were going to the same little boy, which was ok because he is in Gage's class but it was kind of frustrating too. Until Coach Rike announced the Best Defensive Player award at which time he called out Gage's name. Me and my mom started hooping and hollering like a bunch of idiots but I was so proud and actually shocked. Not because I don't think Gage is a great basketball player but because the awards were all going to the same little boy prior to this one. I was not at all surprised that Gage received this particular award because we all know that he is an aggressive sportsman no matter what sport it is. As soon as the awards ceremony was over we walked out and Gage ran and immediately wanted to call Brady who was very proud that Gage received not just an award but especially that award. Gage thought he received it because he blocked one of Colton's (which is the little boy that won all the other awards) shots but I think it was because of more than just blocking that one shot! Needless to say I am a very proud mama...Next up, Flag Football.....