So, I don’t photoshop pictures…mostly because I don’t even have photoshop on my computer. I do have iPhoto, and I occasionally use it to boost the color or crop my pictures. But this picture? The above one of Catie crabbing in the far, far west end of Galveston Island? The one that’s in my top...Continue Reading
No homework. No books. No backpacks. No check-yes-or-no forms. No tardy bells. No PE shoes. No binders. No Spanish or Music or Art.We’re off to the beach!See you next week…to start it all over again.Continue Reading
Eight of our eight-year-olds favorites….. Number Eight…Walking to school! Who would’ve guessed? Yes, I know it’s only Day Four, and the excitement might wear us out soon, but so far, it’s wonderful. Catie loves the laid back time with me or M. She loves walking right into her classroom. She loves seeing all of her...Continue Reading
Now that school is in full-swing, Nate is lobbying for a new hobby. His summertime hobbies of wrestling with his bubba, playing iPad with his Sissy, and doing everything else with his Cay-Cay have passed now that they all have left him for school.Last week he enthusiastically lobbied for trains. All the time. “Chhooooo! Choooooo!...Continue Reading
Have I mentioned the news about the bus? If you’re a frequent visitor here (or talk to me in person) you know our love-hate relationship with Catie’s school bus. We love it when it comes to pick up our child. We hate it when it passes our neighborhood by. BUT we are embracing this no-bus...Continue Reading
Dear Catie…Happy First Day of Third Grade! You marched right into your classroom and found your desk; you are so ready to start school! You have friends in your class, your teacher seems nice, and you’re one of the big kids in the school. It’s going to be a fantastic year.Love Bug, I know that...Continue Reading
M took this picture of yesterday’s chapel stars while they waited in the hallway for their big debut. Catie did an excellent job of hiding the Big! Surprise! Guest! Star! while I chatted with the kids. They were totally shocked when a real live dog trotted onto the stage.Behind the scene there was some poop…and...Continue Reading
I am so self-critical that I hate to listen to my own voice on an answering machine (is saying answering machine dating me? It’s voicemail now, isn’t it?).Sometimes when I speak to groups, someone will videotape the presentation and give it to me. I want to destroy those, but I live with the fear that...Continue Reading
Dear God…Thanks for a wonderful summer. Thanks for fun and safe trips. Thanks for restful days and crazy adventures. Thanks that we had the luxury of days like today, hours of wild fun at GattiTown. Thanks for healthy and happy kids, who are (mostly) excited for this school year.Be with Nate this year, Lord. Keep...Continue Reading
The big news around here is that Catie can no longer ride the bus. I mean she could if there was a bus coming anywhere near our house. But, thanks to budget cuts, there will be no Yellow Chariot of Happiness rounding the corner to our cul-de-sac to safely pick-up and drop-off our child. Actually,...Continue Reading
