Football Frenzy!

WOW! What a game last night! Score tied 14-14; 11 seconds left on the clock! Kaufman SCORES! 10 seconds left! I can hardly watch! Kickoff. Two more plays....and....it's over! Kaufman 21, New Boston 14!!! On to round 4 - Kaufman vs Celina, Friday Dec. 5, 7:30 p.m. at Royse City stadium. Great kids and awesome coaching, of course! (okay, so mom's kinda proud of Jeremy - just indulge me here!). Congratulations to Todd York, his entire staff, the players and their proud parents! GO LIONS!

Zylen's First Thanksgiving!

Our first Thanksgiving with Zylen! He pulled the wishbone, tasted new foods (cranberry sauce really entertained him!) and kept us entertained the whole time. Mommy, Daddy, JoJo, Aunts Lucy (aka Morgan), Meggie and JayJay were all there, but Uncle Ribbit Frog (aka Jeremy)is getting ready for the big game tomorrow night, so he couldn't be there. We'll see him tomorrow, though, 'cause Morgan, Colton and I will be in Royce City rooting for Kaufman!

Check out Zeke's plate of food! Whoa!

Baby Steps!!!

This video is one of Zylen's very first steps he took while JoJo was at his house the night before Thanksgiving! He had taken one step the day before as well, but before I left on Thursday evening, he had taken SIX full steps! Of course, we didn't capture THAT accomplishment on video, though! He's so much fun - I'm just sure he's GT, of course!

Tagged

Tagged :)
I was tagged by Jennifer - my first "tag" so here goes....

8 TV Shows I love to watch:
1. Desperate Housewives
2. Friends
3. Reba
4. Sex and the City
5. King of the Hill
6. Will and Grace
7. American Idol
8. House

8 Favorite Restaurants:
1. Cheddar's
2. Gilberto's
3. Pappadeaux
4. Little Mexico
5. Pappsitos
6. Chili's
7. Grand Buffet Chinese
8. Beni Hanna's

8 Things that happened today
1. Got to school and saw that it was -226 degrees on the marquis sign!
2. Stood outside and froze to death in the -226 degree weather b/c I had to monitor the flow of traffic as parents dropped students off (we've had a problem with that lately!)
3. Courtney called and said Zylen took a step...kind of....well, he put one foot out! It's a start! :)
4. Attended a little thanksgiving program put on by GT kids
5. Disciplined a FOUR-YEAR OLD pre-k student for saying "f**k it!" to another student!
6. Early dismissal to begin T'giving holidays! YEA!
7. Went to Gilberto's for a margarita to celebrate early dismissal & holidays!
8. Played "Go Get It - Go Get Your Toy" with Sadie......it's her favorite game :)

8 Things I look forward to:

1. Seeing Zylen
2. Any times all five of my kids are together with me
3. Christmas break
4. Losing weight
5. Retirement
6. Playoff game Friday night (& hopefully all the way to state!)
7. Total quiet, alone time every now and then...just an hour or two occasionally!
8. Vacations/traveling anywhere, anytime!

8 Things on my wish list:
1. Kitchen remodeled, or at least painted!
2. French doors and deck out of my bedroom
3. Outdoor kitchen
4. Resurface patio area
5. new countertops in bathrooms (anyone seeing a theme here?!?)
6. enough money to be able to retire comfortably
7. to see more of Zylen!
8. most important wish of all.....health and happiness for all of my family!

People I tag.... just anybody who happens to see this and wants to have fun with it! :)

Elf'in around

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Football and Family Fun

WOW! High school football can be so exciting...especially when your son is a coach and they're winning in the playoffs! Morgan and I went to the Kaufman game in Wylie Friday night and watched them beat Argyle. It was a very tense battle, but the Lions came out on top and now they're going on to the third round of playoffs against New Boston in Royse City next Fri. night. You can bet I'll be there, but I hope it's warmer than it was this week...we froze in those stands! After the game we visited with Jeremy for a few minutes and then headed to my niece Jennifer's house in Sasche to spend the night. We visited 'til about 1:00 a.m. and had breakfast with her at IHOP. I love her so much, and I'm so glad we got to see her and kitty Max (he's more than a cat - he's part human, like my Sadie!)We missed seeing hubby Charlie, but let me tell you, he's a wonderful guy and he loves and takes care of our Jennifer so we love him a lot, too!
Our trip home was not so fun - poor Morgan was sick and she was a real trooper to go to her brother's game, but the ride home on Saturday was very unpleasant. Ugh. However, we can't wait for next week's battle! Hope they keep winning! Another state championship for Jeremy would be awesome!

Happy Birthday Mama Jeane!

Another happy birthday this week! Today my sister, AKA "Mama Jeane" is ___ years old! (Of course we don't tell our ages!) I am so, so proud of her! She graduated from SFA in August and she just started a new job as school nurse at Shelbyville! I just know she's going to be great at that job and she's going to love it! I love all my sisters soooo much! It's time for a "sister trip!" I'm sure ready for one!

Happy Birthday Jayme and New Friends for Me

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO JAYME TODAY! She's the second of my babies to turn 30! Geez!

Morgan and I went to a very nice get-together last night. It was for the employees of the Buffalo Press, and Morgan is a photo-journalist intern there, so we were invited. I met some wonderful new friends and really enjoyed getting out! Kudos to Mr. Mac, owner of the Press for about a year now. He's done an awesome job of turning it into one of the best little hometown newspapers around!

Hogs and Cows and Deer....Oh, MY!

Okay, I know it's kind of freaky to see a picture of a dead wild hog here, but I just wanted to show what kinds of things I see when I drive the school bus on these back country roads! Today I first saw this COW lookin' at me so I stopped and took his picture before I eased on 'round him. Then I saw not one, but TWO dead hogs just, you know, right there! A bit further along and there was a rabbit hopping, buzzards eating "roadkill"(another ugh!)and finally a deer ran out in front of the bus (couldn't get his picture - too fast for me!) Who knows what I'll see next time I drive! I just sub occasionally, so you can imagine what the regular drivers see every day (aside from the little wild animals that are actually ON the bus!) Just kidding, of course, they're really precious, quiet little angels! Umm hmmm.....!

Aloha!

At Leon I.S.D., every Friday during football season is some kind of "dress-up day" district-wide. It's fun and the kids and staff alike enjoy it. Anyone who knows ME knows that I believe that kids should have fun while they're learning, so I'm in a district that has the same philosophy - perfect! This is a picture of me and the elementary secretary, Carol, on Hawaiian day.

Prayers

The last two weeks have been so sad in Teague. Another life was lost early this morning, Andy Turner, who's son Brandon was killed in a four-wheeler accident just two weeks ago. Andy was killed when he was "tasered" by the police in Mexia after they stopped him about 4:00 a.m. this morning. How tragic, and how sad. Please pray for the Turner family, and continue to pray for the family of Candace Beggs. So many young lives lost in that town over the last several years.

Flu Shots!

It's that time of year! Here's a picture of the brave administrators at Leon I.S.D. leading the way! Even though I don't remember ever having had the flu in my entire life, I got a shot for the first time last year. As long as they keep bringing it practically to my doorstep I guess I'll keep getting them....especially since I'm old now and the experts say infants, people with low immune systems and elderly people need to get them! Ha!

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First Halloween

Look at my little Z-man! Except last night he was.... Zoro!! I didn't get to see him for trick-or-treating last night (had a ballgame) but I did go to Katy on Thursday night to babysit while mommy & daddy (um, I mean Dorothy and Sarah Palin) went to a costume party! JoJo and Zylen had a good time until bedtime... and then he decided he didn't want to go to sleep! He gave me lots of kisses!