Thursday, April 28, 2011

4/28/11 -TAKS Breakfast

Ok - so, I just read my friends blog on this VERY thing - she called herself a mediocre mom because she doesn't get up and make this awesome big breakfast every morning for her school age kids.  After you read my blog, on my Epic Failure of TAKS breakfast day - I'll be labeled the WORST mom ever!!  UGH...

Ok so, yesterday while I was multitasking - NOT - I forgot to make sure we had something to go with eggs, for the healthy TAKS breakfast I normally get up to make on TAKS morning.  Because, like my dear friend, I too fail to get up early everyday to make breakfast.  Who do we think we are June Cleaver, no we are working moms!  Give me a break!  But Josh does just fine eating at school or making himself a protein smoothie every morning -  he IS 15 years old - he can handle it, right?

Back to the story...I realized late last night after working out and sending my prayer email to my girls - that we didn't have cheese or sausage to make breakfast tacos and we were low on anything else.  So, before bed we began to plot out where we can go sit down together and have breakfast on the way to school - all good right. 


As planned, this morning we woke up early to drive drove around the corner to Subway.  We wanted to try out their breakfast sandwiches - by the way - they are really tasty.  All good... EXCEPT... I didn't realise they don't take American Express... In my haste I also forgot to transfer money around so, I couldn't just use my debit card either.  No, I didn't stick around and wash trays...  JOSH had to bail me out!!  The poor kid had to buy our breakfast.  SO, what do you call a mom that not only doesn't COOK for her kid but then makes her kid PAY for his TAKS breakfast???  You can tell me I can take it...  :(   but for the record I'm pretty sure this is the first year we went out to eat for TAKS breakfast.  Next year bud, I'll cook I promise!!
I'm so thankful he works and has his own money!!  :)

4/27/11 - Multitasking or Not?



Youth night, Denny went to Ranger game with Scott, I had to exercise still so, when?  I didn't want to walk by myself on those trails nearby, so I save my workout for later.  I thought hummm, I can workout and watch American Idol on DVR.

Capture that for my blog...

So, do you see what I see...
A MESS!!


So, somewhere between driving to youth, dinner, working out, emailing prayers, going to bed early for TAKS breakfast day, I missed multitasking enough to clean my house.  It was then and there that I came up with this Facebook post...

"My nest is a mess but I'm out flying with the birdies,
I figure, I'll have plenty of time to clean when its empty."

So, visitors... come again later when my all my little birds are gone... and make it quick because when those little bird have their little birds -
I'll be out again flying with them!!  :) 

4/26/11 - "Lucky" #7

Earlier this year Josh's dog Lucky was laid to rest.
Today, Laredo gave birth to 7 puppies...
Anyone want a Puppy?

4/25/11 - A Mess

The day as a whole was a mess
not just this spill.
I was ready to wipe this Monday off the floor by lunch time!

4/24/11 - Happy Easter

Shady Grove Baptist church shared their home with us, so LCC could have an Easter Sunday.  It was nice having church on Sunday for a change with all my LCC families.
It was a blessed Easter...
We had a nice family dinner.  Michael had to work but came over later.
We didn't have a typical Easter dinner and I should have taken a picture of Denny's AWESOME BURGERS!!
Yep, I said it... we had burgers for Easter Dinner!
When you give up red meat for Lent  - that is what you want!
I'm sure later in the summer I'll capture one of Denny's AWESOME burgers!
(Oh, and mom made these cute Easter cup cakes - that I COULDN'T HAVE!)
I love you mom!  :)

4/23/11 - Storm Watchers

I missed the picture where all three were looking up at once.
I was wondering what they were stretching their necks up about...
Little did I know that a storm was brewing above.
Tornadoes touched down in parts of Texas
We saw a bit of lightening and some rain

4/22/11 - Tenebrae Service





My church Life Connection Church does a Tenebrae Service every year.  In years past, I've read for the service, tonight I enjoyed it from the audience - and  - WOW... very moving.

If you haven't been to a Tenebrae service before - I'm giving you a year's notice... Friday before Easter about 8:00 - come be in AWE of scripture readings like never before.

Thursday, April 21, 2011

4/21/11 - Ashley

I can't believe she is graduating...
Isn't she just beautiful...
I love you, Ashley - I hate that I have to miss but
Uncle Denny will be there...

4/20/11 - Next Tattoo

While Josh was at youth we ate dinner around the corner and still had time to kill...
Next door to where we were was a Tattoo shop!!  We decided to kill some time getting a price and ideas for my next Tattoo!  :)  No worries - I'm not going to go all tattoo crazy - it's just one to remember what I've been through and survived.  Someday, my other ankle is will have this or something similar...
Cancer ribbon / butterfly - new life - living as a survivor!

04/19/11 - Passover Seder Dinner

I was fearful of being late to a very important event for our Life Group...
Our annual Seder Dinner to celebrate Passover.  I worked late and then got stuck in our parking garage at work waiting out a storm that was producing hail...
In about 5-10 minutes this much rain stormed down from heaven.
Luckily, it did not cause me to be late...

My girls (only a couple are missing) - fellowship of the heart.
I couldn't do life as well without these precious women.
I can't say enough about what they mean to me.
Learning what God has in store of us - together...it's everything.
Accountability, sisterhood, love, compassion, strength...
we lift each other up each week in HIS love.

4/18/11 - Soccer Banquet





Our 1st dressy event at THS -
Soccer Banquet
If there are more of these type things
to attend in High School
I guess we better get
Josh some dress pants....
Oh well - he didn't mind
and he was comfortable

He played around with the special features on my phone...


4/17/11 - Scentsy

Thanks to my cousin my house is smelling sooo wonderful!!

If you want your house to smell this beautiful... check out my cousin's website.


4/16/11 - Pop Tart!

How can you not love that face!!??
I LOVE having my baby time at LCC
I get to love on the sweetest - cutest little babes. :)
Poppy - I love you!

4/15/11 - Vacation Day

Friday, Denny and I took a play day off from work to just enjoy the day and time with each other.  Even though we didn't really do much of anything - sometimes it's just nice to just "be" with each other... especially when you are typically at work.
We started the day with a stroll around Southlake Town Center
which turned out to be pretty cool there was an Art Fest going on.
It was crazy windy out for an art fest.

We went to our favorite places...





Then just chilled out at home...

Those are actually the best kinda days to just "be"

I love my husband...

Friday, April 15, 2011

4/14/11 - Spring Texas


A few posts ago I made a poor attempt to show our beautiful Bluebonnets

They are on the sides of most highways and it's hard to find a safe place to pull over and capture our beautiful state flower.



But like most good things... they come to an end quick so, I figured I'd better hurry up if I wanted a good picture. 

4/13/11 - Nice Out

You gotta do youth outside when it's this nice.









While they played and had their time...




Nicole and I enjoyed a nice walk and talk time walking at the Nature Center near by...


Great to be spontaneous!!

4/12/11 - THS

THS
It's a nice campus.
Soccer Booster Club
Meeting

04/11/11 - Nature




Looks like I went way deep in the woods...

but...

It's...

just the walking trails at soccer practice...

Sunday, April 10, 2011

4/10/11 - Happy Birthday Babe...

We enjoyed our semi-lazy Sunday... Mom called with a bad headache so church with her was cancelled.  Denny and I thought that would be a great time to get a few things at Costco.  The thought was that everyone would be in church - HELLO - SOUTHLAKE???  Don't you go to church?  It was sooo CROWDED!!  I guess everyone goes on Saturday like we did...luckily, we only had to get a couple of things.   A giant 365 count bottle of generic allergy meds for only $15.95!  Buying in bulk seems so funny to us - but somethings are WAY cheaper that way and we won't have to buy them again for a LONG time! 

Anyway, I tried to wake Josh up to go with us but he wasn't having it... I even turned the big light on...
That is the advantage of Saturday night church - teenagers - they LOVE sleeping in!!!

The rest of day, we cleaned, did yard work, laundry and grilled out.  Not the typical birthday for most - we aren't big party people, Denny's family lives in Kansas and
he doesn't like a big fuss.   He enjoys the simple things of life and I love that about him.  He was happy with his Superman cartoon and new running shoes and...

he LOVED his cherry cheesecake...good thing too because I can't help him eat it... Happy 43rd Birthday, Babe!

4/9/11 - H.B. Day 2

This Saturday we decided to change it up a bit and bike at Bear Creek.

Kinda hard to take pictures and bike..

It was nice to change up the exercise a bit but biking is harder than I remember it being - I felt like it was a tougher workout.  Denny thought it was just a stroll in the park...



Then we did some grocery shopping...

Once Josh got off work we ran a few errands, went to church and enjoyed another birthday dinner at Steak and Shake. 

Ending our Saturday, I made Denny's favorite cake... CHEESECAKE!

4/8/11 - Happy Birthday Dinner

When you are older there are normally no big parties like we do for our kids...
Gone are the days...
BUT...
We do birthday WEEKENDS!!!
Birthday - Day 1
Out to dinner just the two of us...
He picked BJ's Brewhouse
Yummy goodness.

Thursday, April 7, 2011

4/7/11 - Gulp

goes the gas..
Motorcycle?

4/6/11 - EXCITED!



I'm in the isle all by myself - thank goodness because I was looking for the regular Murray Sugar Free cookies when I discovered....

and I threw my hands up in the air and let out a big ole - OH!  YES!!!  :)

4/5/11 - Bright!

I was at a red light... at least I think it was still red - couldn't see!!!

4/4/11 - Foul...



So, I'm walking around while Josh is at soccer practice and I keep passing these yellow things on the ball field.  Now, Josh played baseball for a while, seems years ago but it couldn't be THAT long ago he's only 15 years old.  I think I passed about 8 of these before it dawned on me what they were...

Would you know if your kid didn't play ball??

4/3/11 - Blown Away!

9 years of storms...
It crashed this windy Sunday
Crazy.
I'm glad it finally bit the dust...
but, how will the squirrels build their nest?

4/2/11 - Spring Soccer

I'm not going to bore you with all the details from
another very busy Saturday...
let's just say
this is how it all started!

4/1/11 - Praise Nikki!

Some of the Tuesday girls - left to right: Nicole, Tara, Janelle, Liz and Lesley
Praise God!!
His timing is awesome...
Nicole's church had a Worship Evening
Just in time for us to celebrate her birthday!
She LOVES music so what better way to celebrate,
this beautiful soul - Worship together.
The Worship Band launched their 1st CD!!
The whole evening was Glorious!!