Signing Off...

I'm signing off for another weekend alone with my hubby...Cannot wait. We have a soccer and baseball game on Saturday, but other than that, it's all about us! Have a great weekend and see you Monday!

There's Nothing Better

There's nothing better than the sound of your child laughing...

GOOD TIMES...

Not Enough...

I remember my mother saying there are never enough hours in the day, and as I replay the memory in my mind, I am feeling the angst of her complaint as we speak. Daily life has been so incredibly crazy lately, and I have found it extremely challenging to balance family and work. I tend to over extend myself....like having a full-time job and working on 3 different "curtain-making" jobs at the same time. Between grading papers, lesson planning, parent conferencing, meeting attending, sewing, baseball, soccer, homework, family and marriage time...I am FREAKING exhausted! I am so looking forward to summertime...32 more school days...Can I get an AMEN, sista!?

Meet "Alien"

See this...this is "Alien". He tragically lost his arms at some point in time. My mother bought him when my brother, sister and I were little, and when she put him out on the counter in the kitchen, we knew not to "mess with Mama"! It was her nonverbal way of letting us know she was having a bad day. She is so creative. Well...a few years ago she passed him down to me. I guess she knew I would need him....and I so do. I wonder if the grape my siblings and I put inside him years ago is still there...Good memories...

Greatness...

I spent the weekend at McKinney Trade Days and bought more than I made. When I came home on Saturday around 5:15, my sweet hubby had done ALL the laundry AND put it away, was cooking hamburgers on the grill, had cleaned the house , and the kids were happy...Greatness. Hope you had a fabulous weekend!

Oh, Happy Day!

I am so proud of my little guy! He made it through "the extraction" like a champ! The tooth they took out is GINORMOUS...roots and all! Thank you so much to everyone who said a prayer for him. You have no idea how much I appreciate it! Last night, all the boys were comparing the number of teeth lost over the past week:

Austin 1
Preston 2...with 2 more on their way
Trysten 2

I'm signing off for a fun weekend with the whole gang...Yesterday Trysten asked the question he always asks on his first day back with us..."How many days do I get to be here, Alli?"...and I said, "Four whole days!" His response was, "Dude, that's tight!"

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!!!

Poor Little Guy...

Please say a prayer for my little Preston today. He is having a tooth pulled, a spacer put in and a cavity filled via a mini root canal. My nerves are shot because I know he has no idea what all is involved with this, and it absolutely kills me to think of him in pain.
=(

What More Could a Girl Want!?

Last month when I went out to McKinney Trade Days, I met the sweetest mother-daughter jewelry making, T-shirt selling team. We struck up a conversation, and they mentioned they do home shows. I took a card, and told them they'd be hearing from me! The very next weekend at the Heart of Texas craft/art show, I met another lady who sells handbags, scarves...the cute ones you see girls wearing with a little tank...T-shirts, jewelry, and more...I took her card. I called them the next week and set up a show at my house with a bunch of my friends...who brought their friends! I took a few pics of the food before everyone arrived with the intentions of taking pics of all the goodies after they set everything up...but I got completely sidetracked and forgot...I swear I am so ADD. I ended up with a new handbag, 2 T-shirts, a tank, a necklace, and one of those cute all-in-one wallets that have a clasp on the side. What more could a girl ask for...food, wine, friends, and shopping...without even leaving my house!

Somehow the number of brownies dwindled down to about 5 before anyone even walked into the door...I caught Carter sneaking them 3 times!

The flowers...

GOOD TIMES

For Sale to a Good Home...

Item:

Teenage Boy

Description:

1. Takes multiple baths a day...don't ask...
2. Says things like:

• "Whatever"
• "That's gay, Mom."
• "I'm so sure."
• "That's G"...apparently that's the new 'cool'
• "You don't know what you're talking about, Mom."
• "I don't have any homework."
• "Mom, can I pimp out my room?"
• "That's for babies."
• "Y'all are too hard on me."
• "I'm going to run away to Dad's house."

3. Doesn't think before words exit his rather unpredictable mouth.

4. Continuously claims NOT to have homework, although his grades in certain classes prove otherwise.

5. Thinks of every excuse in the book to stay up late.

6. Does NOT seem to understand the word NO.

7. Is convinced that Ryan and I were never teenagers.

8. Is convinced his dad hung the moon and the stars all by himself.

9. Is driving me absolutely CRAZY at the moment.

ANY BIDDERS?

Didn't think so....UGGGGGG!

The Grillmasters...

A few nights ago Ryan was teaching Preston how to be a man. You know...teaching him how to cook steak on the grill. I think it's a rite of passage for men. Love watching them together...

How good does this look!

Ryan teasing Preston about the tooth he has to get pulled on Thursday...
Preston getting his revenge...

GOOD TIMES!!!