Ohhhhh yeah. . . .

It's the Little Things - installment #9

80. Chinese symbols
81. “Synchronicity”
82. Being an official member of the Great Cosmic Happy Ass Society
83. Getting the “only insect we would want as a boss” award for being Queen B
84. “Casey at the Bat”
85. “Guess How Much I Love You” with Little Nut Brown Hare & Big Nut Brown Hare
86. “The Giving Tree” by Shel Silverstein
87. Being honestly surprised
88. Honeysuckle
89. Waving at black cows for good luck

Knight of Columbus Tech Kick Off Knight - round 1

Look closely at who has the beer in this picture. YES it's the BISHOP!
WOO HOO for Tech!

First Day of PreK

I still can't believe my baby started preK. He was very non-chalant about the whole thing - arriving that morning, saying goodbye and the re-cap were all pretty matter-of-fact. And of course, I cried. He has been with Paul this week, so I am anxious to hear his stories next week.
My mom made him his nap mat - aka Paddys' Pad. It barely fits in his locker, but it's one-of-a-kind complete with his name on it. He said it was "super cozy" for his Monday afternoon nap. I wish I still got to take an afternoon nap.
This was him in front of the house.
In front of Smith Elementary.
By his locker.
Sitting at his desk - which just happens to be right in front of the teacher's desk. He was all ready to learn he told me.

Football Autograph Night

We waited in the Leach-McNeil-Crabtree-Harrell line for 2 hours and only made it a quarter of the way there. It's tricky to stand in line and corral a 4 year old for that long, so we finally gave up. Patrick did have lots of fun running around the field and playing catch with the other boys who were waiting.
Of course, we had to get one with Raider Red!
Patrick with Hamby, the Center
with Barron Batch - what a cool name!
pouting on the field - telling me he is ready to go!
and at the North End Zone goal post

I love these cats!

It's the Little Things - installment #8

70. Re-reading old cards
71. Smiling at someone who never smiles back
72. Smiling at someone who ALWAYS smiles back
73. Taking baths
74. Heart-to-heart talks
75. Shit-eatin’ grins
76. Porches with porch swings & patio furniture
77. Warm Ovaltine
78. Dressing up as an elf and sewing 88 bells on to your costume (and walking down the hallway while the Board of Regents meeting is going on trying to be quiet wearing 88 bells)
79. Double plays

More Leo birthdays!

Happy birthday, Jennifer Ann! I am so excited for your new job adventure! Micheal's is lucky to get you! And, selfishly, I like you living in DFW more than I do in Austin.

MAN, this seems like so long ago! I think it was football season 2000. . .???

HAPPY BIRHTDAY, Daniel! I hope your friends in Connecticut treat you with as much LEO royalty on your birthday as we would. CHEERS!

It's the Little Things - installment #7

I told you I had over 150 on my list. . . this is going to go on for a while. . .

60. Socks with patterns
61. Men who wear patterned socks and braces (like suspenders)
62. French blue shirts with French cuffs
63. Standing in the shower and letting the water run all over you
64. Green Kool-aid
65. The Vice Chancellor of Sunshine
66. Wearing a batting helmet for no apparent reason
67. Looking at the stars & spinning around until you fall down
68. St. Jude medals
69. The lyrics to 80s songs

It's the Little Things - installment #6

50. Ragging on pockets at baseball games
51. Slinkies and silly putty
52. Having the courage to take pictures with NYC cops
53. Madrigal Dinner Boy
54. Ben & Jerry’s Southern Pecan Pie Ice Cream
55. Cracking yourself up
56. “RENDEZVOUS”
57. Driving South
58. Getting tattoos with an friend you can talk into anything (speaking of. . .)
59. Socks with patterns

Happy Birthdays Amy & Eric

Happy birthday to my fellow leos! ROAR! I can't wait till Saturday! Watch out Lubbock!
Eric - my favorite Longhorn (and that takes SO much for me to say that!) And dear friend who gives good hugs! And who can resist that laugh!

Amy - my favorite Slatonite under 5'! And dear friend who always knows when I need a little word of encouragement!

It's the Little Things - installment #5

41. Having to get a smaller size when clothes shopping
42. Your senior prom dress fitting better at 26 than at 17 (obviously this one made the list several years ago)
43. Leopard print bras
44. “Life is not a chair of bowlies”
45. Pas de deux’s
46. “Tape” by Kyle Abernathie
47. “John Deere Green” by Joe Diffy
48. Twirling spaghetti on a spoon
49. Singing loud and out loud to a good song playing in the grocery store, and not caring who hears (this one is for Kyle Lancaster who ALWAYS busts me singing in MarketStreet! And it always seems to beto Erasure)
50. Kerry Hodges (former Tech baseball player)

Story of My Life

Kinda also made me think of Jake's head. . .

Prayers & Blessings

Please pray for sweet 18-month old Lucas, his parents (my sweet friends from Tech who are in New Jersey now) and his doctors. He has a really bad infection in his pericardium (sac around his heart) and pneumonia. They are draining LOTS of fluid from his pericardium and he must stay sedated.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY blessings to Mr. & Mrs. Pat Lewis! Can you believe I don't have a picture of the bride & groom? This one of big Patrick and little Patrick is one of the only ones I have, but it so them! More and more I am impressed with "true love." You guys are lucky to be best friends and love each other so much. Well, it's not luck. It's God-blessed

Perspective

Last night while I was watering flowers around 9, I managed to step on this piece of "lawn art." Why do I have this P.O.S., you ask? We acquired it about 4 years ago in the "Chinese Christmas game" we play in Slaton. And yes, it was always this rusty. Since then, both ears have fallen off and I have just left them sitting next to the dog, as if they were going to magically re-attach themselves. Back to last night. . .in the dark, I managed to step on some part of this rusty canine. Patrick showed his true compassion and ran inside to get me a towel so I wouldn't bleed on our carpet on the way to the bathroom to check out the damage. He was facscinated with the hydrogen peroxide and was truly, truly compassionate. (Our bathtub conversation last night after this was about what it means to be compassionate.) He kept saying, "I'm sorry you hurt your foot, Mom."
Lessons I learned/Things I have to be thankful for
1. NO ONE needs rusted lawn art. It's going to the dumptser TODAY!
2. I am glad my tetnus shot is up-to-date. (Thanks to slicing my thumb in March.)
3. I am glad I wasn't holding a glass of wine (like I usually am when I water flowers) because then I would have glass somewhere in my body and possibly my lawn, and a broken wine glass.
4. I should water flowers when there is still light outside.

HAPPY late B-DAY KATIE!

AH. . . I am a day late! But nevertheless HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my Liberace-Anne Murray-Celine Dion-listening, AquaNet-using, Danny Amendola-loving, big hearted RED RAIDER of a friend! You are a true blessing to me!

It's the Little Things - installment #4

31. Just sitting next to someone you care about, not having to “do” anything
32. Having someone run their fingers through your hair
33. My cheesy cowboy hat with the red bandana
34. Really cold schooners – so cold that the beer freezes and “grows” up the sides of the glass - Caprock Cafe's are the coldest by far!
35. Homemade white wine sangria (and remembering to add the mixer, Michelle)
36. Singing patriotic songs on Canada Day in your front yard while waving giant sparklers (This one's for the Colonel)
37. Funnel cakes
38. Biscuits and gravy
39. Body glitter
40. Having exact change

It's the Little Things - installment #3

21. “Hullabaloo”
22. “Rigmarole”
23. “Pass it on” cards
24. Pens with feathers, pens in the shape if flowers or animals, pens for holidays, pens that light up
25. Candlelight baths listening to Johnny Mathis
26. Laughing a joke so hard that you can’t finish the punch line
27. A first kiss
28. Drinking champagne for no special reason
29. Newly painted “Britta Red” fingernails and matching toe nails
30. Crossing off items on your to-do list

It's the Little Things - installment #2 - and July Re-Cap

11. Grandma’s sweet rice
12. Mammie’s beans and cornbread
13. Dancing with someone you know how to dance with
14. Not knowing why you are laughing
15. Collegiate fight songs
16. The smell of sheets that have been washed in Downy
17. Cozy sweaters
18. Good hair days
19. “Chaos & Mayhem will ensue”
20. “poppycock”

MAN, was July a doozy. Let's see. . .
3 Jake’s head goes BUMP!
5 Jenn and Eric GET MARRIED! And my cousin Trish’s birthday
10 Marsha’s birthday
12 Cyd’s birthday
13 Jake, Kim and Kerry’s birthdays
17 Mary Kate’s birthday
19 Snead’s birthday
24 My birthday
25 Brooklyn Elizabeth born! Welcome, precious child!
28 Jon Mark’s birthday
31 Rylee Elizabeth born! Welcome, sweet baby! And I reached 60 miles for the month.
Am I missing anything? Whew. Hello August!