Teacher's Gifts!

Here is a budget friendly idea for a cute teacher's gift. Useful, too! Take craft buckets and embellish them with school themed ribbon and dimensional stickers, tie on some chipboard letters and fill with school supplies. Your child's teacher will love you! (the last one is filled with those soft pink erasers, it's hard to see them from the camera angle)(and btw, how did Tucker get to be a little boy that's graduating from 1st Grade already!!!) So, what did you come up with for teacher's gift ideas? I'd love to hear!

How does your English work?

Do you say a word wrong? You know, do you know you do and you do it anyway?

Or...does a family member? Come on, you can throw them under the bus here and we won't tell, promise. ;)


My brother says simular. Yeah, you know, instead of similar. Drives me batty. I can't tell him, though. I love him too much.
My dad says wrench, like "did you wrench those dishes in the sink yet?" Makes me smile.
My little Tucker says held. "Would you held my hand?" Nobody better tell him it's wrong, either! I want to hang on to every bit of baby in him that I can.
Wyatt phrases things wrong in the most adorable three year old way imaginable. "We went to the car fixerman and he's going to fix our truck....because." Yep, that's the end of the sentence. ♥


so....what about you? got some good ones?



And now...for your viewing pleasure....the child that makes me laugh til my sides hurt.

20 Years Ago Today....

I married my best friend. We still haven't run out of things to talk about. ♥♥♥

Our new love...

Meet Sadie!





We just adopted her from the humane society yesterday! She is awesome. She's an Australian Shepherd. We don't know much about her past, but she's a young adult and is the perfect fit for our family. After I gave her a bath at the shelter, let her interact with the boys (which went fabulously!) and getting a groomer to groom her on short notice, we went back today and brought her home. She's already bonded with us pretty strongly. It's amazing how fast they can tell who loves them and will care for them. After the new pink collar and leash and the appropriately cute pink heart ID tag, she's all fixed up. :) With a new bed, bowls, a great bag of food and treats and all the special fun things she needs, she's settled right in. Can't wait to go back and see her today!

Texas Bound

A sad day in our home last Sunday. One of my very favorite uncles in my whole life passed away very unexpectedly, shaking our family very much. I quickly put together a trip to Texas for my mom, my little boy and myself, leaving Ron with our three year old for almost a week. The silver lining in our trip was being back home and taking Tucker back for the first time. It was wonderful to be with family again, and to show him the sights and flavor of being Texan. It will always be home. This was Tucker's first plane ride, a huge event by any standards. He was so excited that all of those within earshot of him enjoyed listening to him as he looked out of the window. He thought he saw Antarctica and then Egypt. :) Then the pilots invited him up into the cockpit to actually hold the controls and push the fire alarm button. I'm sure memories were made for him that will last a lifetime. Another bittersweet moment for me was crossing the causeway into Galveston for the first time in 15 years, and definitely the first time since Hurricane Ike ravaged that beautiful, historical island. Lots of tears shed there, but also lots of happy memories revisted. I took Tucker to my childhood home and took his picture on the front steps, just like my mom had done to me. He put his hand in my handprint I made with my daddy in our driveway. More tears. He played on the beach and found his first scallop shells. He saw the elementary school I went to and the hospital where I was born. He saw the place where his father and I were married and Aston Villa where we had our wedding reception. I took him to see the first home we had as newlyweds. So many memories, so much emotion. I'm thankful I had to opportunity to show him the place that will always be "home" in my heart. ♥

Jeanne Robertson "Don't send a man to the grocery store!"

This is one of the funniest things I have ever seen! Makes me miss my wonderful, colorful Southern womenfolk so much. Disclaimer...you might need to wear a Depend when you see this. ;)

Oh, if you'll scroll down and see the tunes player on the left you can pause it so you can hear her.

Greeting Card Time

It's been so long since I've had a minute to update. Thank you for bearing with me! If you have little children and are also in school yourself, you know what I'm talking about! I did manage to snag a few minutes last week to get off a few cards to some very dear friends of mine who have needed a little pick me up. Believe or not, both of them have recently been diagnosed with breast cancer. It's unthinkable how common this disease has become. The amazing thing about both of my friends though, is that no matter what they are going thru they end up being the ones who lift everyone else up. Everyday matters guys. This is not a dress rehearsal. Savor the moments, because they make up your life. ♥