"Dogs aren't my whole life, but they make my life whole."
Monday, December 6, 2010
Friday, December 3, 2010
Out of the Mouths of Babes
"If you drink coffee, you'll turn black. My grandpa says so."
A- "We are going to Mexico for Christmas"
Me- "Oh yeah, what part?"
A- "The old one, not the new one...there is a new one ya know?"
P.S. This was my 600th post! WOW! Crazy I've been doing this since 2007!!
A- "We are going to Mexico for Christmas"
Me- "Oh yeah, what part?"
A- "The old one, not the new one...there is a new one ya know?"
P.S. This was my 600th post! WOW! Crazy I've been doing this since 2007!!
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Trim the Tree
Yesterday was so much fun. When I got home I went over to Kelly's and hung out with her and baby Jake. He is adorable and I love how pretty his big blue eyes are!! He is so cute! After that, I came home and got ready for our "family" photos. We went over to Taylor & Eric's and took our family Christmas card photo. : ) We had a lot of fun! Here are some of them that I played with editing:
Thank You SO Much Cokers!! For your Eric posing & Taylor's photography : )
After photos, we came home and Justin put the lights on the Christmas tree and I hung the ornaments. We only have a few but the ones we do have are very special.
After photos, we came home and Justin put the lights on the Christmas tree and I hung the ornaments. We only have a few but the ones we do have are very special.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Holiday Season has begun...
Yesterday I had the worst headache all day. I was miserable and had a terrible case of the Monday's. Well I left school a little early (by early I mean 3:20 instead of 3:30) because my head was killing me. I pulled into the driveway to see the cutest husband on a ladder hanging Christmas lights!! Oh how it filled me with joy!! I had told him I wanted the bulb lights lining the roof but he couldnt find them anywhere so I told him not to worry about it but J being J was determined- after going all over town he found them at Ace! Our house looks wonderful and I am so proud of my little hubby who worked so hard yesterday afternoon getting them all hung up. 
After the lights were up outside, we put together the Christmas tree. Decorating it is on our list for tonight though : )
After the lights were up outside, we put together the Christmas tree. Decorating it is on our list for tonight though : )
The Weekend
Friday morning the boys got up in the freezing rain and went to play golf. They said they were miserable the first 9 holes but once the sun came up it was really pretty. They played and enjoyed time with each other. It was neat because all the brothers went- so cute (Roy & Justin, Sam & Jonathan)
While they played golf Jessica & I helped mom transition the house from Thanksgiving to Christmas. We pulled out all the boxes and began changing wreaths, putting up Santas, stockings and nativity scenes. It totally put me in the Christmas mood.
When the men got home, they showered and we all ate lunch. The rest of the afternoon was spent just being together and hanging out before we went back over to the Parkers for gumbo. Grandma always makes gumbo after big meals. We ate gumbo and hung out again...ya know...eating, football, eating, coffee, pie, cake, etc.
Saturday we slept in until 9:30- when we got up Mom made us breakfast and we all hung out until lunch when we met up with Roy, Jess & Dad who had been at the mall. We all had lunch together- the 6 of us before Dad & Roy left to go to the Katy game and Justin left to go home to hunt. The rest of the day was spent finishing Grandpa's book(more on that later), going to Hobby Lobby, printing baby shower invitations and just being together. Mom was sick, Jessica was doing homework for her masters and Grandma was watching TV. A real eventful Saturday : )
Sunday morning we got up and went to church. It was a really neat sermon. Instead of preaching they had a big table set up on stage and five families shared their stories of why they are thankful this year.
The first man was thankful for his family, church, Sunday school class, etc. The second lady just lost her husband and was thankful for her church family that had been there for her through this tough time.
The third lady has a tumor that is causing her to go deaf in her ear. She took radiation last Thanksgiving and they are hoping it will kill the tumor. She is currently still living with the tumor in her ear. She is a single mom to a 14 year old boy. She said she is thankful for a God who has seen her through the fight and is continuing to fight her battle for her.
The fourth was a man. His story- unbelievable. His mother had been sick and he had been driving back and forth between Kingwood & Dallas area. Well the end of October he was driving back and he looked to his right and a tornado was coming at him. Before he knew it- he was in the tornado. When he came too afterward he looked around- every seat in his car was crushed- except his. He crawled out of the window to see an 18-wheeler and dump truck on top of his car. The 18-wheeler had been carrying the dump truck. He showed us pictures- the driver seat was the only place not completely smashed. He said the first thing he did was thank the Lord his family was not with him. He was bleeding from a few glass shards but nothing serious. He went to the doctor and the doctor told him that God must have big plans for him and that he is not finished with him yet. I love that. He had a lot to be thankful for this year.
The last story was a husband and wife who had gone through the battle to adopt. They had done everything they could. A 15-18month adventure turned into 5 years.- They call it the "paper pregnancy." They fought with it and at times were at their breaking point- but God kept them strong. After long years passed, they signed up for a adoption program for children with special needs. He said one Saturday morning, they called and said they had a 18 month little girl with a clef lip and palette and would they be interested in moving forward? He said could he call them back- their response was if they hung up the phone they would have to go call the next person on the list. So of course he said yes!! They moved forward and a few months later they went to China to adopt their little girl. They were waiting in the hotel room for them to bring her to them. When they came to the door- he told his wife- go get our daughter. When she opened the door the little girl looked up and said "Mamma." The husband said he had such a desire to be called Daddy but even more he wanted his wife to be mommy. I love how God works in everything and takes care of his own. Maybe not the way or timing they thought- but he took care of his own.
After church we went to Luby's for lunch and then I got on the road to get back home! : )
Sorry I know this was a long post with no pictures. : ) If you got this far, I love you.
While they played golf Jessica & I helped mom transition the house from Thanksgiving to Christmas. We pulled out all the boxes and began changing wreaths, putting up Santas, stockings and nativity scenes. It totally put me in the Christmas mood.
When the men got home, they showered and we all ate lunch. The rest of the afternoon was spent just being together and hanging out before we went back over to the Parkers for gumbo. Grandma always makes gumbo after big meals. We ate gumbo and hung out again...ya know...eating, football, eating, coffee, pie, cake, etc.
Saturday we slept in until 9:30- when we got up Mom made us breakfast and we all hung out until lunch when we met up with Roy, Jess & Dad who had been at the mall. We all had lunch together- the 6 of us before Dad & Roy left to go to the Katy game and Justin left to go home to hunt. The rest of the day was spent finishing Grandpa's book(more on that later), going to Hobby Lobby, printing baby shower invitations and just being together. Mom was sick, Jessica was doing homework for her masters and Grandma was watching TV. A real eventful Saturday : )
Sunday morning we got up and went to church. It was a really neat sermon. Instead of preaching they had a big table set up on stage and five families shared their stories of why they are thankful this year.
The first man was thankful for his family, church, Sunday school class, etc. The second lady just lost her husband and was thankful for her church family that had been there for her through this tough time.
The third lady has a tumor that is causing her to go deaf in her ear. She took radiation last Thanksgiving and they are hoping it will kill the tumor. She is currently still living with the tumor in her ear. She is a single mom to a 14 year old boy. She said she is thankful for a God who has seen her through the fight and is continuing to fight her battle for her.
The fourth was a man. His story- unbelievable. His mother had been sick and he had been driving back and forth between Kingwood & Dallas area. Well the end of October he was driving back and he looked to his right and a tornado was coming at him. Before he knew it- he was in the tornado. When he came too afterward he looked around- every seat in his car was crushed- except his. He crawled out of the window to see an 18-wheeler and dump truck on top of his car. The 18-wheeler had been carrying the dump truck. He showed us pictures- the driver seat was the only place not completely smashed. He said the first thing he did was thank the Lord his family was not with him. He was bleeding from a few glass shards but nothing serious. He went to the doctor and the doctor told him that God must have big plans for him and that he is not finished with him yet. I love that. He had a lot to be thankful for this year.
The last story was a husband and wife who had gone through the battle to adopt. They had done everything they could. A 15-18month adventure turned into 5 years.- They call it the "paper pregnancy." They fought with it and at times were at their breaking point- but God kept them strong. After long years passed, they signed up for a adoption program for children with special needs. He said one Saturday morning, they called and said they had a 18 month little girl with a clef lip and palette and would they be interested in moving forward? He said could he call them back- their response was if they hung up the phone they would have to go call the next person on the list. So of course he said yes!! They moved forward and a few months later they went to China to adopt their little girl. They were waiting in the hotel room for them to bring her to them. When they came to the door- he told his wife- go get our daughter. When she opened the door the little girl looked up and said "Mamma." The husband said he had such a desire to be called Daddy but even more he wanted his wife to be mommy. I love how God works in everything and takes care of his own. Maybe not the way or timing they thought- but he took care of his own.
After church we went to Luby's for lunch and then I got on the road to get back home! : )
Sorry I know this was a long post with no pictures. : ) If you got this far, I love you.
Happy Thanksgiving- A Little Late
Thursday morning was here before we knew it. I got up and finished up Grandma's birthday present for turning 90 (90 Reasons We Love Grandma for her 90th Birthday). After Grandmas book was finished, Justin arrived and we all ate breakfast and helped mom finish up the cooking for lunch. Around 1:15, we drove over to the Parkers. This Thanksgiving was the "big" Thanksgiving which means everyone was there. The Parkers and all the spouses and the Hardys and all their spouses and of course Grandma. So we had A.Joan, U.Ed, Erin, Jonathan, Kaylee, Annabelle, Elissa, Sam, Emily, Mom, Dad, Jessica, Roy, Me & Justin. And all the dogs. : ) All we were missing was the Calhouns. Here are some family photos that we did: (It was my first time to use the tripod-oh I love that thing!) 
Tried out making a collage on PSCS5- its alright- they will get better as I practice...
This one was me trying to figure out the timer- therefore funny pose : ) 
We all ate and ate and then celebrated Grandma's 90th. They decorated the table so cute! 
I got the privilege of reading the 90 reasons to Grandma- granted there was a lot more than 90 and I wasn't going to sit and read them all so I choose a few from each granddaughter and her kids. 
I cried, She cried, Mom cried, A.Joan cried, Dad cried....pretty much we all cried. After I read her 90 reasons, Grandma started telling us stories from when she was little kid. It had been around 30 minutes and she had only gotten to the 1930's- we still had a long way to go...so we listened some more and then Grandma got upset which got us all upset. 
She was crying telling us about how happy she is that Grandpa & her had three kids who all married and raised christian children who all married christian spouses and how glorious it is that we will all be around the throne of the Lord together one day. At that point, everyone was crying so we transitioned into her present. Each one of the family got a charm for a Pandora bracelet we got her. Each family got a different charm to represent their family. It was so sweet and neat to watch as her empty bracelet filled with love. 
After eating and celebrating Grandma's birthday we took some more photos, 
hung out, played with Kaylee & Annabelle, watched football, ate some more and then headed home to watch the Aggie football game. WHOOP!! We all sat around and watched the game. YIPPIE!! GO AGGIES!! When the game was over, we all headed to bed because the guys were getting up early to go play golf on Friday morning.
Tried out making a collage on PSCS5- its alright- they will get better as I practice...This one was me trying to figure out the timer- therefore funny pose : ) We all ate and ate and then celebrated Grandma's 90th. They decorated the table so cute! I got the privilege of reading the 90 reasons to Grandma- granted there was a lot more than 90 and I wasn't going to sit and read them all so I choose a few from each granddaughter and her kids. I cried, She cried, Mom cried, A.Joan cried, Dad cried....pretty much we all cried. After I read her 90 reasons, Grandma started telling us stories from when she was little kid. It had been around 30 minutes and she had only gotten to the 1930's- we still had a long way to go...so we listened some more and then Grandma got upset which got us all upset. She was crying telling us about how happy she is that Grandpa & her had three kids who all married and raised christian children who all married christian spouses and how glorious it is that we will all be around the throne of the Lord together one day. At that point, everyone was crying so we transitioned into her present. Each one of the family got a charm for a Pandora bracelet we got her. Each family got a different charm to represent their family. It was so sweet and neat to watch as her empty bracelet filled with love. After eating and celebrating Grandma's birthday we took some more photos, hung out, played with Kaylee & Annabelle, watched football, ate some more and then headed home to watch the Aggie football game. WHOOP!! We all sat around and watched the game. YIPPIE!! GO AGGIES!! When the game was over, we all headed to bed because the guys were getting up early to go play golf on Friday morning.
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Soup, Soup, Soup
Wednesday morning I got up and went and got my hair done before coming home and helping mom get ready for company. That night all the family arrived in Kingwood to begin our celebration of the holiday season. We made three soups (Cheese Broccoili, Chicken Tortilla, & Potato) YUMMY!! Everyone came over to our house and hung out and caught up. Before long it was already getting late and everyone left to prepare for the feast the next day. : )
Jessica & Roy
The Newlyweds- Lissa & Sam
Mom & Dad
Sweet Kaylee
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