because i haven't

mastered the art of getting cards out, I give you this.

I found these old postcards of Johnny's in Dodo's box of pictures.  I saved a few because I have ESP.  I knew months ago I'd probably fail at getting cards out.  There you go.  Merry Christmas.

new pictures

HERE in the Scenery and Creatures galleries.

speaking of all the

action in the kitchen, Strat likes to watch.

reliant energy is loving

me right about now.  I think the chilly weather is making me want to use the oven all the time.  Look.  I pulled this out of the dishwasher.  It had the carrot cake I made the other day.

  This is all that's left of a batch of cookies I made a few days ago

I made chess squares last night.

A couple of hours later I pulled a pan of these rolls from the oven.

Now, what can I make today?

december 16th... you know

what that means?  Another birthday.

I'll start off with clues.  He likes to dress for the occasion (like matching his socks with his vest... no matter how bright of a red that might be).

He likes to roll his pants up with really big rolls.

 He likes to ride on airplanes.

 He gets really happy when he pulls his wallet out to pay for dinner.  (Is Lauren trying to check his pulse or something?) 

And probably the only clue with any truth to it, he likes to play games.

Hopefully you've guessed by now.

Happy birthday to Dad!

happy birthday to

Brittany

One word for this picture: sassy

Aww, how cute.

Pageant anyone?  I'm guessing this is for the Little Belle of the Brazos.

an afterschool

cat nap

everything's bigger

in Texas...

including the mess left behind from old registration stickers.  A few years ago the state changed their stickers and they're horrible.  The first one I had to change left a mess.  I sat in the car for at least half an hour with nail polish remover and Un-Du trying to scrub this mess off.  I removed as much as I could and then decided enough was enough.  I put the next sticker on.  The following year I removed it and had another mess.  Same routine.  This year I pulled the old sticker off and even a bit of the white part with the number was left behind.  Forget it.  The new sticker went right over the globby mess.  I'm sure the mess obstructs the view of the current sticker.  I guess if DPS has a problem with it, they can take it up with TxDOT.

winter was here

on Friday. Snow in SE Texas is something that only happens occasionally. When it does, I'm going to post about it. School was dismissed an hour early. Doesn't matter, they were only out playing in the snow anyway. I knew I didn't want to be out in it so I stocked up on groceries and did everything I could to stay warm and dry on Friday... except for one thing. I forgot I had a hair appointment. ugh. The good news is, everybody else had been canceling so when I showed up 15 minutes early, she was ready and I got out super fast. Cool. The end.

I know that's not much of a story about our snow but there wasn't much to it. It snowed. It didn't stick. The next day was sunny and it's been raining ever since. I'm happy with that. Remember, I don't like snow.

i think i'm back after

having been on hiatus... I guess. It's not really that I haven't felt like posting anything but more like I've been busy but not really with anything to post about. Here's something new though. I started going to the rec center. I've been thinking about it for a few months and being active, or fit for that matter, has never been one of my strong points. I took this picture because I think it best describes me. I know everybody's all about "keepin' it real" so here I am, keeping it real. I'm on my way out the door to workout... wearing my Mystic Pizza tshirt.I'm not going to be one of the types that goes out and buys a new wardrobe so I can look all fitness obsessed. Just being me.

register to win

a $50 Safeway gift card here.

It's good for all of these stores