I promise to add more Christmas photos soon. I still need to upload them!
Monday, December 29, 2008
Santa
We took the boys to see Santa the Sunday before Christmas. After standing in line for an hour of complete excitement...we finally made it up to see him. It was great...no tears!
I promise to add more Christmas photos soon. I still need to upload them!
I promise to add more Christmas photos soon. I still need to upload them!
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
It's Snowing!
After hearing stories that it was snowing in College Station this morning, we finally got snow of our own! I witnessed it snowing at the office, but the ground was too warm and it didn't stick once it hit the ground.
Tonight, Richard went out to cover our large fern on the front porch. He came back in and said, "You have to come see this!" It was snowing large flakes and actually sticking to the ground! We got the boys out of bed and video taped the momentous event!
You can see my roses are still in bloom!
Tonight, Richard went out to cover our large fern on the front porch. He came back in and said, "You have to come see this!" It was snowing large flakes and actually sticking to the ground! We got the boys out of bed and video taped the momentous event!
You can see my roses are still in bloom!
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Christmas Decorations
Here are just some of my decorations. I will take more pictures later. I need to start wrapping! I just love the way a tree looks with pretty presents under the tree!
I packed my Christmas dishes and linens to get ready for moving, so I had to improvise for my dinning room table. I just finished it tonight, and I think it looks pretty good!
Like I said, more pictures soon! :)
I packed my Christmas dishes and linens to get ready for moving, so I had to improvise for my dinning room table. I just finished it tonight, and I think it looks pretty good!
Like I said, more pictures soon! :)
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
I won!
Many of you know that I got a new car right before I got sick in the Spring. Well, if you didn't know, I got a 2008 Toyota Camry Hybrid - red! I love it! And I especially love the gas savings!
On the display, I can watch two different averages for gas mileage; one is the tank average, and the other is the trip average. The trip average is displayed kind of like a graph. The higher the miles per gallon goes, the more the graph gets filled in with white. The graph starts at 25 and goes up to 40. When you turn off the car and the gas mileage is over 35, a message flashes "EXCELLENT!"
Richard and I kind of treat it like our own little video game in the car. We compete to see who can get the highest "score". Normally, we get around 36 or 37 at the most.
On Tuesday, with perfect driving conditions into the office, I finally did it! I finally filled the whole graph with white and even went past the 40 marker! I got 41 miles per gallon!! I won the game!
Side note: I know this is silly, but when you drive 60 miles to work one direction, you have to entertain yourself somehow! :)
On the display, I can watch two different averages for gas mileage; one is the tank average, and the other is the trip average. The trip average is displayed kind of like a graph. The higher the miles per gallon goes, the more the graph gets filled in with white. The graph starts at 25 and goes up to 40. When you turn off the car and the gas mileage is over 35, a message flashes "EXCELLENT!"
Richard and I kind of treat it like our own little video game in the car. We compete to see who can get the highest "score". Normally, we get around 36 or 37 at the most.
On Tuesday, with perfect driving conditions into the office, I finally did it! I finally filled the whole graph with white and even went past the 40 marker! I got 41 miles per gallon!! I won the game!
Side note: I know this is silly, but when you drive 60 miles to work one direction, you have to entertain yourself somehow! :)
Friday, November 14, 2008
Bad News
I spoke with the realtor today regarding the house showing yesterday. The lady loved the house! However, her adult son that came on the showing with her, did not like the fact that the house backs up to an FM road. He "forbids" her from buying the house! My realtor told the other one that he needed to stay at home next time! :)
The irony of it all is that one of the best parts of our house is the fact that we have a new detached garage with two garage doors and a driveway that goes through the garage out to the FM road. Perfect for boaters!
So I'm sad tonight. We have the house back on the market now though. Hopefully there will be other displaced people that would like a really great 3 bedroom house in Mont Belvieu!
The irony of it all is that one of the best parts of our house is the fact that we have a new detached garage with two garage doors and a driveway that goes through the garage out to the FM road. Perfect for boaters!
So I'm sad tonight. We have the house back on the market now though. Hopefully there will be other displaced people that would like a really great 3 bedroom house in Mont Belvieu!
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Please pray this morning
We are showing the house between 10 and 11 this morning. The couple that wants to see the house is a displaced family from Ike and is considered a cash buyer. They already have seen the outside of the house and are aware of the roof and garage doors that are still damaged. The are currently living in FEMA housing coverage so even though this doesn't have to happen immediately, the sale could happen fairly quickly.
After having everything on hold for the last two weeks, it is really exciting to show the house again. With the thought of all of the other displaced families out there, we are will leave the house on the market list instead of waiting for all of the repairs to be completed. This family sounds very promising and we are praying for the best!
After having everything on hold for the last two weeks, it is really exciting to show the house again. With the thought of all of the other displaced families out there, we are will leave the house on the market list instead of waiting for all of the repairs to be completed. This family sounds very promising and we are praying for the best!
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Something Extra
In light of my anniversary this past weekend, I found some of these pictures that were scanned in from our engagement session and wedding. Enjoy!
The marina that we took our engagement pictures at really got torn up during Ike. All of the boats that were left in the marina were pushed ashore and pushed right up against each other. The docks were pretty much gone. Kind of sad, but I'm sure it will be rebuilt.
No, the flowers are not real. My mother did all of the arrangements and my bouquet.
I have such a handsome husband!
The marina that we took our engagement pictures at really got torn up during Ike. All of the boats that were left in the marina were pushed ashore and pushed right up against each other. The docks were pretty much gone. Kind of sad, but I'm sure it will be rebuilt.
No, the flowers are not real. My mother did all of the arrangements and my bouquet.
I have such a handsome husband!
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