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Monday, November 28, 2011

family reunion

My how they have grown-hard to believe it has been so long since they were all together. What a wonderful week re-connecting with the cousins.

Fall is in the air!

What a beautiful day to play in the leaves. Hunter and Lindsay had a blast at Nana and Grandpa's house.

We finally arrived in North Georgia. Lindsay and Hunter couldn't wait to take pictures despite the overcast and cooler temperatures. They loved stopping around in the damp ground covered in leaves of all shapes and colors.

Vicksburg National Military Park

We began our trip with a stop to the Vicksburg National Military Park. It was a cool crisp fall day. We spent the entire morning exploring the park. Steve really enjoyed exploring the U.S.S. Cairo.

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Trunk or Treat

Just goes to show a little creativity goes a long way. Lindsay suggested we decorate our car with angry birds for our church's annual Trunk or Treat, so we ran with the idea.We found awesome t-shirts for Steve, Linday and myself and couldn't help but splurge. I blew up the birds and made them out of colored paper. Lindsay collected paper boxes and decorated them to look like wood and she drew faces on the green balloons to recreate the pigs. The kids loved our trunk-so much so that we were voted the most creative car and won a gift certificate to a local car wash. I was a great event with nearly 1,000 kids participating.

Monday, October 24, 2011

Special Olympics

It has been a busy October with Special Olympics in full swing. My Special Olympic athletes have already had the bocce meet and the Area golf skills contest. Next month we have the Area bowling competition. I have two new athletes and we keep adding new sports for our athletes to participate in.. We already compete in bocce,golf, bowling, basketball, gymnastics and track and field. This year we are adding table tennis and possibly softball. I would love to add swimming but my team does not have access to a pool and I don't have enough staff for one-on-one help with the athletes in the water. I love coaching Special Olympics!!!

Go Texas Rangers!

My students helped me decorate my classroom door this week. Can you tell who we are rooting for in the World Series? Lets Go Rangers!! This was a great weekend for Texas sports fans... Texas Tech beat Oklahoma, The Dallas Cowboys beat the Rams, the Houston Texans beat the Titans and the Texas Ranger's took a game in the World Series on Sunday night.

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Truth Hurts!

I have a new obsession pinterest.com-I check this site on a daily basis. While I was scrolling through the site I came across this image and I couldn't help but laugh. The funny thing is most Texans truly feel this way.

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Raining in West Texas

I know to the rest of the family this is a common occurrence, but we have not had significant rain in Lubbock since August 2010. This is music to our ears and the answer to many a prayer. I know my kids will always remember how dry and hot this summer has been. We have been in the 100 degree temperatures for the majority of the summer.

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Back to School Again!

Backpacks are ready and waiting for the start of school. I return to work Wednesday August 10th. Sad day! We had a wonderful relaxing summer. We survived Summer baseball games, drivers ed., strength and conditioning at the high school, a vacation to Georgia, Texas Rangers game in Arlington. We took a trip to East Texas at the lake with Dana and her family. Hosted a bridal shower and attended the 50th anniversary celebration at our church. Our biggest challenge this summer was enduring the West Texas heat wave. It has been 100 degrees or above nearly all summer. No green grass, cotton crops or fresh tomatoes. I am very grateful for air conditioning even though it cost us a fortune to run it this summer.