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Vacation's over....
We didn't do a whole lot more on vacation. We spent some time bowling.My game got off to a good start...Okay, in the name of full disclosure, the pins had not set up so I had to roll the ball down the...
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Catching up
This year has been crazy busy, or at least that's how it feels.After we got home from vacation we discovered that one of the water lines was leaking. Addison and I got busy finding and fixing the...
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And on it goes
Since the kids have gone and outgrown trick-or-treating (why do they do that?) Dax and I like to go sit and have coffee in town at the square (that's downtown for our little town) and watch the little...
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Christmas Traditions
I received an email asking about our Christmas traditions. It came from the fine folks at The Fairmontin San Francisco. I've never been there, but would you look at this life size ginger bread house...
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Also in December
December was actually a busy month around here. Even aside from Christmas.Early in the month, Dax's sister got married. With everyone being in the wedding, it was a weekend long event.Rehearsal...
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Entrepreneurial Spirit
I love the fact that the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in our kids.Kirsten has made several items and has opened a store on Etsy. It's called The Messy Bun and you can find it here.Right now...
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Exciting Opportunity
Addison recently received an exciting offer, which she gladly jumped on. She'll be a regular blogger over at Hearts of Hockey.She is beyond excited and her first post is up here. Go check it out. I'm...
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Taking the good with the bad
Just for the record, I have been trying to post this update for a week and have had one problem after another. Fingers crossed that it works this time.It's that time of year again. We are full on into...
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It's been so long
Oh my!! I can't believe how long it's been since I last posted. It's been busy around here, that's for sure. We survived tax season, and it wasn't nearly as rough as last year. I hope there is never...
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Too long again
I know. I know. It's been a really long time. But in my own defense, we got new phones and I had to get anything off my old phone. Then I had an update all typed in and I can't seem to get back to it....
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Fun at Disney
We spent a week in Florida and 5 days at Disney for our vacation. It was Kirsten's turn to choose the vacation destination, and nobody was surprised that she picked Disney.We spent pretty much all day...
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And then back to school.....
We had a great time at Disney and with the other things we did. But, as usual, it's always good to get back home.The kids headed off for their first day of school. This is what I got when I asked them...
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Fall Happenings
In September, Dax and I celebrated our 21st wedding anniversary. My how the time does fly.Even though it's an incredibly busy time at the office, we snuck away for the day and celebrated us. He was a...
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It was a big one.....
The kids celebrated their birthday in November.And, it was a big one.They turned EIGHTEEN!!!I still don't think I've come to terms with it. I still feel like they're about 8 or 10.Because they've been...
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Holidays
We celebrated Thanksgiving in the usual way, good company and too much food.As is our custom, Dax and I headed to our conference in Las Vegas the weekend after Thanksgiving. Our flight was uneventful,...
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It's a New Year!
I can't believe it's already 2017. I still remember all the Y2K hysteria like it was yesterday. Slow down!We made our way to Dave and Busters again. But now Dax has found something new for his wish...
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Fast Forward.......Prom
OK. I have no idea what all has happened that I'm leaving out. Maybe I can add it as I remember, but don't anyone hold your breath on that.So this year was senior prom. After the cost and stress of the...
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Playing Catch Up.....Again
I know!!!I'm behind yet again. It's amazing how quickly time passes.The kids all got to graduate from high school. Family was able to make it to the ceremony and we were all quite proud of them.
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After graduation
So, there was no time wasted after graduation. Wyatt will be attending Texas State University to get a degree in athletic training. He will be living at home since the school is local. His orientation...
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A long overdue update
It has gotten to be the new routine around here that I post, apologize for having been so long in between posts, think I'm going to be better, and then don't post in forever.So here...
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Our Time in Vegas
Gotcha! Bet you didn't see this coming again so soon! As I said in the last post, Dax and I headed off to Las Vegas for our annual continuing education. We are generally there for 11 days.Yes, you read...
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More late stuff..........
I think somewhere along the way, I managed to never post that we got our final child out of braces in November last year. I don't know who's happier.........her or us.Okay, I'm sure it's her, but...
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Some weeks are hard
This was a hard week to get through.Started off having to make car repairs on Sunday. Not fun, but Avery worked on it and got everything working like it should.He went back home on Tuesday. I always...
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Update time!
I know. I know. Once again it's long overdue. I feel like I have less time now than when the kids were little. How is that even possible? It's crazy!We celebrated Easter, but I seriously can't believe...
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We're Still Here!!!
I know it's been forever since there has been an update, but they're not nearly as much fun when it's just "Everybody is busy doing their own thing." But, we have managed to do a few things in the OVER...
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