Unfortunately, all three of us got REALLY sick right before Christmas and were still down and out throughout the holiday. I was so happy that Tay got better in time to enjoy Christmas Day with her dad. We did manage to muster enough energy to open presents the night before and set out a few things for Santa...I'll share more about the extra special Santa letter soon. For now, here are a few pics of Tay in action...
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Christmas Eve
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Thursday, December 18, 2008
Three Lounging Pups
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Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Merry Christmas from the Elves!
I tried several times to post our eCard directly to the blog but it wasn't ever successful. So check out this link but only if you're in the mood to bust a gut laughing:
http://elfyourself.jibjab.com/view/7kgQO7xF64kTshOi22AV
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Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Dreaming of a White Christmas
Yes, it has been a long time since I posted but I've had a good excuse - nasal surgery to fix my deviated septum. While I thought it would be a straight-up picnic, it wasn't and was much more complicated than even the surgeon had anticipated. That's all behind us now, though, and I'm back at work and we're getting into the spirit of the holidays.
I put out most of our decorations while Tay was with her dad on Thanksgiving and then she helped me "fine tune" then once she got back. I had to promise her that I'd post pictures on her blog of all of the Christmas goodness so here goes...just don't tell her how long it took me or I'll be in big trouble!
Tonight is her Christmas pageant where she'll be a "reindeer with solo" and "angel." I'll be sure to take pics because I'm certain they'll be adorable!
Merry Christmas to all...
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Sunday, November 30, 2008
Thanksgiving Morning
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Should I have a lemon for breakfast?
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Saturday, November 29, 2008
In my opinion, Baylor beat Tech
Yep, that's right...regardless of the score, Baylor still beat Tech. Why, you might ask? Because there's no way Tech will get the respect of those who vote for the polls now. Baylor missed a field goal and, had they been successful, the score would have been even closer. I think it's a great way for Baylor to end the season - we really could have gone to a bowl game this year if a couple of games would have fallen the other way...and they were all really close games!
So the other reason I'm annoyed with Tech right now is that Leach couldn't give one iota of credit to a team that completely dominated his for the majority of the game. Said team isn't even ranked!! Would it have killed him to be at least cordial??? And, another thing (yes, I'm on a soap box but I'm about to get off), when you're a player being stomped all over the field and then finally make ONE good play, there is absolutely no reason for you to jump all over the place and chest bump like you've really done something special...
Now stepping down from soapbox...the worst part about it is I've rooted for Tech all season long--wanted them to beat Texas and jumped up and down trying to bring them to life against OU. The one time I don't root for them, they act ugly...for no reason...
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Thursday, November 27, 2008
Thanksgiving is Here!
As I type, Tay is cuddled up on the couch watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Once it's over, she's heading to her dad's house for lunch and we'll be picking Logan up for some football watching fun. Tonight we're having our first Thanksgiving meal alone as a family and I can't wait!
Not because I don't want to see our families but because I figured out last night that it's a lot of fun to do the holiday cooking. We have Maw Maw's lemon icebox pie in the fridge along with Nana's sweet potato crunch so all we have left is the ham, mac & cheese and green beans. Yum!!
I'm running around taking pictures but am having to sneak it because Tay thinks I'm a distraction :-)...once I get some, I'll post them...
Happy Thanksgiving to all!
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Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Fall in Review
It's been a while since I blogged but life has been C-R-A-Z-Y!! Between getting ready for surgery, finishing soccer, continuing with dance and gym, preparing for the yucky TAKs test with Taylor and just general family stuff it's been non-stop goodness.
We had an early Thanksgiving dinner with Nana and Boppy last Saturday and it was yummy. We're planning on a very low-key dinner at our house on Thursday evening. Tay's dad will be picking her up that morning after the parades so she can see that side of the fam and Logan will be watching football with me and Dave throughout the afternoon.
On Friday, we're off to take Tay's Christmas pics and then doing family ones on Sunday. Somewhere in there we have to stock the pantry for next week and make sure everyone has their Taylor assignment for next week while I'm in bed...and, of course, I have to find some super cute pajamas to take the focus off the bulky splint on my nose!
With Thanksgiving just a couple of days away and surgery becoming a reality, I'm feeling a bit nostalgic so I compiled a bunch of photos of the activities we've done during the fall. Hope you enjoy!
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Make a Smilebox slideshow |
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Thursday, November 20, 2008
Exciting News!
We got some terrific news yesterday--Miss Taylorbug got not one but two parts in the 3rd grade Christmas play!! She's an angel in one part and is a reindeer with a singing solo for the remainder of the production. She's been so excited about this play because they get to wear "costumes, Mommy, real costumes." She made sure everyone had it on their calendar even before casting so we'll all be there--front and center--on December 16.
I'm a huge proponent of not being too Christmasey before Thanksgiving is over but this was too exciting not to share!!
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Bears 41, Aggies 21
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Make a Smilebox scrapbook |
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Friday, November 14, 2008
Battle of the Brazos
Anyway, it's been a pretty good week. Tay and I saw the high school's production of Beauty and the Beast on Monday evening, which was phenomenal!! We had Open House at her school on Tuesday, gym on Wednesday and dance last night. Tomorrow is the last soccer game of the season and I truly couldn't be more excited about that--it's been a long couple of months.
She also seems to have mastered those multiplication problems and made a 90 on Wednesday's timed test. We'll see how she does today...I'm happy with the 90 but she wants to get a 100...can't blame her for trying!
Let's see...not much else going on...two more weeks until my surgery so I'm taking iron, vitamins, etc. that I was told would help in the healing process. And I had a dream last night that I woke up from surgery and they decided not to do it...just to let me sleep and get some rest because I looked like I needed it. They offered to do the actual procedure next March. WHAT?!?!?! My subconscious must be more torn up than I am consciously because I haven't had any worry or anxiety...thank you, Lord...
I'm sure we'll have great pictures from the weekend on Monday but I didn't have any new ones to share today. No pics during the play, no reason to take them at Open House and we've kind of been boring this week....sometimes boring is good :-)
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Kaska Family Farm, Part Deaux
Ok, so I'm feeling a bit better today so I put together a slide show of my many pictures of our adventure from last weekend. Yes, we finally shot corn cannons and we had duck races over and over and over again. In addition, we also got lost in the corn maze and when I say 'lost,' I truly mean LOST!!
It was a blast, though, and we can't wait to go back next year!
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Monday, November 10, 2008
Kaska Family Farm
Tay and I headed out to West on Saturday to enjoy the last weekend of activities at Kaska Family Farm. That had - among many other things - corn cannons, which were a blast to shoot! Unfortunately, you'll have to settle for this one photo of us before heading out on our adventure for now...I'm super sickly with sinuses again (come on corrective nose surgery!) and can't promise any long post would make sense...as you can tell from the pic, my face was already swollen on Saturday and let's just say that's a flattering pic compared to today...
More to come...
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Thursday, November 6, 2008
Multiplication Madness
This week we've been diligently studying for multiplication quizzes. Not only does Tay have extreme timed test anxiety but she also prefers to 'learn' information as opposed to memorizing it. That's hard for me to understand since I memorize just about everything! She's definitely got an advantage, though, because her method means she retains things much better than her old mommy.
Anyway, to make matters worse, we're working on a subsection called the 'teasers.' What does this mean, you might ask? Well, it's the multiplication facts that follow no real rule and for which there aren't any shortcuts. Basically, they're the hardest ones out there. So we're writing them over and over and over, taking practice quizzes, etc. I think we're seeing incremental progress and I feel much better knowing the final test over these won't occur until next Friday so we have a week to continue 'getting it.'
Not much going on other than that - it's crazily time-consuming and I think we're all still recovering from the business of last week. I sure hope we don't have Halloween and Homecoming in the same week ever again!
Oh, and the countdown is on for my surgery...24 more days...
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Monday, November 3, 2008
Homecoming 2008
Lots of fun was had by all at the Baylor Homecoming Parade and then the football game. Not that my opinion will change anything but Mizzou DID NOT convert the down right before they scored their fourth touchdown of the game. Baylor should not have to battle both the opposing team and the officials...
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Bonfire
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Glasses
My little one has been complaining of headaches for a couple of weeks and it finally hit me that we should have her eyes checked! Yes, I know, I'm a little slow...
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Halloween
So I had this great idea last week and thought I'd surprise Taylor with a trip on Halloween to ZooBoo. The child has always wanted to be a veterinarian, absolutely adores any and every type of animal and the zoo is one of her all-time favorite destinations. What could go wrong?
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