Snowing Y'all

(I am having issues with blogger so forgive the pictureless post.) It snowed today in Cypress. It was very cold and very windy all day--in the 30s. I don't care who you are, that is cold. I came home to meet the girls and was shocked to see snow falling. It was beautiful and peaceful and melting almost before it hit the ground. There are rumors of school closures and work delays because of road conditions. Having lived in Utah and Idaho I find it all a little silly as do my girls. I asked them if they wanted to get on their coats and run around in it like all of the neighborhood seemed to be doing and they said almost in unison, "We have seen snow before, mom." But I will say it brought the Christmas spirit today and made me think that it is possible to get all of the things done on my list. See, for all of you who think you know Texas and it's big hair, bugs and bad weather, you have not been to Cypress in December.

Giving Thanks

I know, I know, I know, I am not very consistent at blogging. I hope to post once a week, but I really like posts with photos and I am struggling with my photos. Maybe after a visit from Santa and several hours with my soon to be friend Adobe I will be a better blogger, until then be patient.

This Thanksgiving holiday was a lot of fun and hard work. We kicked off our vacation with some turkeys. We had a great time making plates of cupcakes and delivering them to a few friends and thanking them for being so special to us. We feel extremely blessed have made such great friends in such a short amount of time. I guess what you here about Texans and their southern hospitality is true.

Then we decided to lay three pallets of sod in our backyard. It took us 5 hours, but we got all of it laid and it sure looks great. I am thankful for a strong healthy husband who is not afraid of hard work. We had a fun time as a family and it was very satisfying to see a completed lawn. Ox, hub's bulldog, loved the new grass. He spent most of the day rolling all over it. It was an early Christmas present for him.

We also spent a lot of time having fun. We were invited to our friends family diner and it was a great time. We went to the drive-in, played the Wii, watched a bunch of movies, made lots of goodies, and felt thankful for each other and the many blessings we have.

Ode to the Negative

I remember my mom used to have this book that was titled, "If life is a bowl of cherries, why I am always in the pits?" As a child I just thought it was funny. As an adult I must say I have wondered about this myself. It seems that especially on the blog or in the scrapbook it is all about the positive when really much of life is spent in the negative. So here is my ode to the negative or in other words I am going to vent:
My mom is sick, my dad is sad
My messy house just makes me mad
My kids all whine and moan and fight
I worry, can I raise them right?
The dog just sheds and sheds some more
could there be more dog hair on the floor?
The yard needs plants and rocks and trees
all in and done before the freeze.
My skinny jeans are still too tight
that @#$^* scale just can't be right.
Christmas is coming what a joy
I have to find the perfect toy
and do the cards and bake the food
and clean the house, then be in a good mood.
The state of the nation has got me down
the election, the market all make me frown.
Where are the cherries in all of these pits?
like you've never thrown one of these fits.
I know, I know my life is good
I should be grateful, I should, I should
But sometimes you need to vent
and then you can go back to being content.

Halloween

I know I am a big blog slacker. It has been several months since my last post and really a lot has happened so here is the quick list: school started for the girls, there was a big, bad hurricane, there were a few families emergencies, I got older (much older) and then it was fall. It is hard to believe that fall is here. The weather has been absolutely gorgeous. People who say the weather is bad in Texas have not been to Cypress in October. We have had a great month of playing in the cul de sac, riding bikes, doing yard projects, and watching soccer games. The girls had a great Halloween. It was a fun day at school with a PE sponsored carnival and then trick-or-treating and dinner with friends.

School

Why is it easier to borrow money than register your kids in school? Honestly do we really need all of these forms. Crazy. So to beat the system I arrived at school at promptly 8 with all of my forms already filled out. For some reason I actually thought this may save time. Wrong!! There were even more forms plus all forms needed to be copied and sorted and alphabetized and translated in to Latin. No not really, but it was a little crazy. The registrar seemed awfully suspicious when I presented birth certificates from 3 different states and immunization record from a few more. Oh well. At least I had all of my records and utility bills in triplicate. A few hours later we were finally officially registered. YEA!!! I guess it is really going to happen. All three of my girls will be in school full day next year. I never thought I would make it and now look. I guess I shoud go buy some bon-bons to fill the time. Do they still make those?

Our week

So my blog-iva friend promises me that I am over thinking blogging and need to just go for it. I worry about this slightly not having the right pic or words, but taking an experts advice here we go posting with reckless abandon. . .it has been a big week for us. Here are some highlights:

• the Hub had a bday (it rhymes with 7)
• the bug guy who is know my BFF came and sprayed my house because afterall I do live in Texas and just like humidity, big hair, and y'all bugs are part of life here.
• we finished our school supply shopping, which is a HUGE accomplishment
• we survived tropical storm Eduardo--basically it rained
• we moved a few links on the paper chain closer to school

Life's A Beach

So I must admit. I waited in line for Breaking Dawn. We could

have been first, but who would have guessed that a middle aged man in a longhorns jersey was really in line. Anyway we got the book and then headed to Whattaburger (Wader-burger to the locals) apparently it is like you are saying water and you are from the midwest. (crazy Texans) Needless to say the honey fried chicken biscuit at 1am kept me up so I got a fair amount of reading in early Saturday morning. STEAMY, STEAMY.

Saturday we headed to the beach. We went to Crystal Beach and crabbed--no we did not complain people--we caught crabs. Honestly, we tied chicken necks to twine, threw the twine in the gulf and reeled in the crab. A good time was had by all. I think the crabs even enjoyed their brief time in the red bucket. We let them go and headed to the beach. We drove right to a great spot, set up chairs, and hung out. My plan was to read, but in all honesty I could not keep my eyes off my 3 girls and 1 crazy hubby playing in the water and sand. It was a great day. So sometimes life really is a beach and that is a very good thing.

First Post

SO many of you told me you don't do email anymore and that you will only communicate through blogs. So I am now bloging. I admit it the social pressure got to me.