Today I took Johnny to play pool, air hockey, ms. pacman and galaga. We had a blast. He beat me in pool and ms. pacman, but I kicked some booty in air hockey and galaga! I still got it!
Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Game Day......
Today I took Johnny to play pool, air hockey, ms. pacman and galaga. We had a blast. He beat me in pool and ms. pacman, but I kicked some booty in air hockey and galaga! I still got it!
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Partridge Family - Brown Eyes (1972).
ok, so I am on a kick to post all of the old shows that I watched as a kid.....
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Houston Texans
This is Jason Simmons with the Houston Texans. He is number 22 and plays Safety/Cornerback for the Texans. He came to our VBS this week.
Butterfly
This butterfly was in my yard just now as I went out to get the mail. I put my finger down for it to crawl on. It tickled so I let go. Not too bad of a picture taken with my cell phone. Isn't it beautiful? It is one of the largest butterflies that I have seen.
Saturday, July 07, 2007
Thursday, July 05, 2007
4th of July 2007
We had a great day. We had a little parade in our neighborhood like we do every year. It rained pretty hard during this one, I am afraid. We met at the pool for hot dogs. Then we went to our church to see the Imperials in concert. They were incredible! I remember seeing the original Imperials in concert back in the 70's in Albuquerque. I still remembered all of the old songs! One of these pictures is of Amy and the lead singer, Shannon Smith. The kids got all of their autographs. Then we watched fireworks in the parking lot. It was a great day.
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
Truth or Consequences
Truth or Consequences is a spa city in Sierra County, New Mexico, United States, and the county seat of Sierra CountyGR6. As of the 2000 census, the population was 7,289. It is commonly known within New Mexico as T or C.
Originally called "Hot Springs", it took the name of a popular radio program in 1950, when Truth or Consequences host Ralph Edwards announced that he would do the program from the first town that renamed itself after the show. Ralph Edwards came to the town during the first weekend of May for the next fifty years. This event was called the "Fiesta" and included a beauty contest, parade, and a stage show.
Jeff and I were born in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico. Funny but true story....
AMISH QUILTS -Clip from Feature Documentry
I got to go to an Amish community in Northern Indiana about 20 years ago. It was fascinating to me.
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Youth on a Mission - pictures from India
The girl on the left is Candise. She is in our youth group also. I have known her since she was 2. Please pray for these young people as they minister to the people of India. Pray for their safety and great health. Thank you!
Friday, June 29, 2007
Evan Almighty trailer
Very funny movie........a couple of bad words, that I could have lived without...but really cute.
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Pictures of France......
These pictures are from France. My cousin, Don and his wife Michelle went over to see their daughter, Taylor while she is studing French for a month. Enjoy!!!
Youth on a Mission - Russia and Ecuador
The first picture is of a group that went to Russia. The girl on the left is a sweet girl from our youth group, named Brittany.
This second picture is a group of youth in Equador. The girl in the blue shirt is a very dear friend, Lauren. They use drama to share with the people of Equador.
Please pray for these girls and their groups that God will use them to share His love to the different people of Russia and Ecuador. Please pray for their safety and for great health while they are there.........Thank you!!!!
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Monday, June 25, 2007
Youth Choir
Kids got home Saturday evening around 5:00. They had such a great time. The night before, they got to sing the National Anthem at the Oklahoma City Red Hawks game! How cool!
Monday Night Madness
We had games in the gym last Monday, June 18th with the teenagers at church. Great kids!!!
Thursday, June 21, 2007
Colorado update.....
The kids are doing just great! They held Vacation Bible School at two different churches. Amy was at one church helping with music, while Johnny was at another church helping with recreation. They said that the weather was just beautiful. Today is a play day at a really cool park in Breckenridge. Amy called me at lunch and said that she and a friend were on a ski lift. I told her that I have skiied at Breckenridge. Then she called me later and said that they took another lift to the top of the mountain and had to stay in a lodge and could not get back on the lift for a while because it was lightning.Sunday, June 17, 2007
Baby Matthew
This sweet baby is my great nephew...........Matthew.......don't you just want to kiss that sweet face???
Father's Day 2007
Today we celebrated Father's Day with Charles' parents, John and Juanita Russell. It was a great visit and a blessing to have him here on Father's day.
Mission Trip - Day 2
Saturday, the kids traveled from Oklahoma City to Denver. They had a great day of traveling. Amy took this picture with her cell phone of the mountains..
Our Music Minister is keeping pictures and videos of their trip updated on their own blog site:
http://www.sbcstudentchoir.blogspot.com
Will update more later. Please continue to pray for them.
Facing the Giants....
Watched this movie last night with my in-laws...........Probably the very best movie that I have ever seen in my life.......no kidding......so good, that I am going to put 2 movie clips.......You have to rent it...
Saturday, June 16, 2007
First day on the road
The kids made it safely to Oklahoma City yesterday afternoon. They toured the Oklahoma City bombing memorial. Both of my kids remembered it from when we took them there about 8 years ago. They ate at a restaurant on the canal in Bricktown and then took a water taxi ride. Please pray for them today (Saturday) as they travel about 12 hours to Denver. Please pray for great weather, safe roads and that everyone do fine in the high altitude when they arrive. Thank you so much! More updates later...........
Friday, June 15, 2007
Prayer request from Uganda.....
Just received this in an e-mail from very dear friends that are missionaries in Kampala, Uganda. Please take the time and pray for these requests.
Thank you!
Thank you!
Prayer Requets for June:
1. The children of Kampala, and all of Uganda, would
come to know Jesus as Lord and Savior at an early age.
2. That leaders in the local churches would come
forth in reaching out in different areas of Kampala in
evanglizing, preaching and teaching.
3. Out of the exisiting churches new churches will be
started.
4. That many in America will heed the Lord's call to
come to Uganda and work along side of Him.
5. For the International World Changers group of
students coming at the end of June, that they will be
used of God as they minister in Kampala.
5. Safety of the missionaries as they travel about
Uganda in their different ministries.
1. The children of Kampala, and all of Uganda, would
come to know Jesus as Lord and Savior at an early age.
2. That leaders in the local churches would come
forth in reaching out in different areas of Kampala in
evanglizing, preaching and teaching.
3. Out of the exisiting churches new churches will be
started.
4. That many in America will heed the Lord's call to
come to Uganda and work along side of Him.
5. For the International World Changers group of
students coming at the end of June, that they will be
used of God as they minister in Kampala.
5. Safety of the missionaries as they travel about
Uganda in their different ministries.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Planning a Reunion
I worked at a bank about 20 years ago and made some of the very best friends that I will ever have. We were a family. We played volleyball after work, went out together, laughed together and cried together. I took a different job in another department in the bank and then was transferred to Dallas. I had some wonderful career opportunities while I was there and ended up in management when I left to move back to Houston. A few days ago, I was playing on Google and decided to type in a few of those names to see what happened to them. I found one of my very best friends in Florida and another in Michigan. I started contacting people and now we are going to have a Gibraltar Reunion! Each person had kept in touch with a couple of people over these last 20 years and now we have a list of about 20 people that are invited. I am more excited about this reunion than I ever was about any of my high school reunions! I am going to put a book together with where everyone is now and what they have been doing and their fondest memories.............I just can't wait for September to get here.
Baby got burned....
Johnny got back from Middle School camp with one of the worst sunburns that I have ever seen! Of course he had sun screen, but did not reapply it. His eyelids were swollen when I picked him up Friday. He had such a great time, in spite of it. He played some awesome games, went swimming and went canoeing and saw an alligator!
Lazy Puppy
This is true laziness.......
While the rest of us were cleaning house on Saturday, my lazy dog, Spring takes a nap....
Saturday, June 09, 2007
Flicka
Watched this movie last night. It was great. I love horses. I have been horse back riding in New Mexico and Colorado when I was a teenager and it makes me want to go again.
I can't stand country music, but this song made me cry, because it made me think of my Dad. I was such a Daddy's girl and I really miss him.
Monday, June 04, 2007
Luau night
Tonight we had a Hawaiian Luau swim party for the kids from church. Still can't believe that we roasted an entire pig........Had about 30 middle and high school kids come. Had a blast.
Monday, May 28, 2007
Memorial Day.........
We walked among the crosses
We walked among the crosses
Where our fallen soldiers lay.
And listened to the bugle
As taps began to play.
The Chaplin led a prayer
We stood with heads bowed low.
And I thought of fallen comrades
I had known so long ago.
They came from every city
Across this fertile land.
That we might live in freedom.
They lie here 'neath the sand.
I felt a little guilty
My sacrifice was small.
I only lost a little time
But these men lost their all.
Now the services are over
For this Memorial Day.
To the names upon these crosses
I just want to say,
Thanks for what you've given
No one could ask for more.
May you rest with God in heaven
From now through evermore.
Memorial Day
We drove to Lake Livingston to eat lunch with my Mom and Stepdad. We grilled hamburgers and enjoyed visiting. Russell showed the kids some old pictures of him in the Navy and as a boy growing up. My Mom is standing by her garden. She is growing some tomatoes, squash, carrots, cucumbers and bell peppers. We drove down to the lake. Can you see the blue heron on the bulk head?
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Movie Night
Saturday night, we rented "A Night At The Museum"......Oh my goodness, what a great movie. This is a movie for all ages. It was wonderful.
6th grade girls sleepover
Friday night I spent the night with 7 little 6th grade girls. We stayed at the other 6th grade girls teacher's home. We had such a blast. I love these kids so much. The other teacher is so awesome. She decorated each room in her house with a different theme. The dining room was 4th of July.....the den was Christmas and the girls decorated the Christmas tree when they got there. The kitchen was April Fool's and there were rubber bugs and snakes everywhere. I can't tell you how many times I got a rubber bug or snake in my face....One bedroom was Easter with easter eggs hidden, the bathroom was Valentines day and one room was Thanksgiving. We played games, had a scavenger hunt, had 4 different bible studies and did skits until 5:00 in the morning! Miss Lisa was exhausted, but would do it again in a heart beat. We had special visitors at 10:30 that night dressed up like characters from the Incredibles to invite them to camp. Too funny. We laughed until we cried and had the very best time. I am so blessed to be their teacher. They kept thanking us and saying that it was the best sleepover of their life!
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Friday, May 25, 2007
Basketball.....
Johnny just finished up this basketball season with the church league. He is getting better every single year. It was a quick season and now we look forward to the fall season with the school. He is on the gold team and is number 51. Great job, Johnny!!!
Amy's recital
Last night, we went to Amy's recital. It was all of the voice lesson students at the High School. Amy did such a fantastic job. She has such a lovely voice. I took a video of her singing, but she won't let me put in on my blog. We were so very proud of her!!! These are pictures with her choir teachers and her voice coach.
Memorial Day.........
As we all enjoy a Monday off from work and school, may we remember why we get that day off. As we enjoy time with our friends and family this weekend, let's take time to pray for our troops that are fighting for our freedom. I heard this song this morning on the jazz station that I listen to and loved it...
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Choir Pop Show
Friday night, we went to the high school choir pop show. It was wonderful. It lasted 3 hours and was so entertaining. There is so much talent at that school and the choir directors are the best! Amy is in the first song. I taped just a little of just a few songs. They were all wonderful!
Friday, May 18, 2007
Band Concert
Last night was the end of the year band concert. It was bitter sweet because it was the last concert for the band director. She is moving the end of the summer. She has done a fantastic job with our kids. They have won all kinds of awards under her guidance and leadership. She pushed them to be their best and it showed.
I taped the Symphonic band playing......."In The Mood"
I taped the Symphonic band playing......."In The Mood"
Sunday, May 13, 2007
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Becoming a teenager
Today we celebrated Johnny's 13th birthday. His actual birthday is tomorrow, Mother's Day. We went to see Spider Man 3 and then went to Chili's for lunch. He had a basketball game that night. It was a fun day! Now 2 teenagers in the house.....
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Roman Holiday
My kids absolutely loved this movie. I told them that they are the only young people that know who Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck are. Even Johnny said, "Mom, I can't believe that the old movies are this good."
Miraculous Staircase
I have been to this chapel many times as I grew up 60 miles south of there in Albuquerque.
...Two mysteries surround the spiral staircase in the Loretto Chapel: the identity of its builder and the physics of its construction.
When the Loretto Chapel was completed in 1898, there was no way to access the choir loft twenty-two feet above. Carpenters were called in to address the problem but they all concluded access to the loft would have to be via ladder as a staircase would interfere with the interior space of the small Chapel.
Legend says that to find a solution to the seating problem, the Sisters of the Chapel made a novena to St. Joseph, the patron saint of carpenters. On the ninth and final day of prayer, a man appeared at the Chapel with a donkey and a toolbox looking for work. Months later the elegant circular staircase was completed, and the carpenter disappeared without pay or thanks. After searching for the man (an ad even ran in the local newspaper) and finding no trace of him, some concluded that he was St. Joseph himself, who came in answer to the sisters' prayers.
The stairway's carpenter, whoever he was, built a magnificent structure. The design was innovative for the time and some of the design considerations still perplex experts today.
The staircase has two 360 degree turns and has no visible means of support. Also, it is said that the staircase was built without nails—only wooden pegs. Questions also surround the number of stair risers compared to the height of the choir loft and about the types of wood and other materials used in the stairway's construction.
Over the years many have flocked to the Loretto Chapel to see the Miraculous Staircase. The staircase has been the subject of many articles, TV specials, and movies including "Unsolved Mysteries" and the television movie titled "The Staircase."
Bing Crosby and Louis Armstrong - Now You Has Jazz
This is taken from the 1956 movie..."High Society"....I finished watching this movie today at lunch....great movie.
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Sunday, May 06, 2007
Kentucky Derby 2007
Johnny and I watched the Kentucky Derby yesterday. I loved the names of the horses...."Any Given Saturday" and "I'm A Wild and Crazy Guy" Ok, am I the only one that noticed that the winning jockey didn't have any teeth???!!!!???
I have been to Churchill Downs to take a tour and to go through the museum. It was really something to see! If you ever get a chance to go to Louisville, you must try to go. It is a beautiful, historic city.
What I did yesterday.....
Yesterday, Johnny's band from school got to play at the Moore's Opera House at the campus of University of Houston. What a beautiful auditorium! It was the first time that I have been on the U of H campus. It was a little emotional to be there to think that my Father went to college there. He graduated from U of H in 1960. After the concert, we had lunch in the courtyard and then took the kids to Dave and Busters to play games. It was really fun. When Johnny and I got home, we watched the Kentucky Derby, Nacho Libre......funny movie..........and watched the Rockets lose game 7 of the western conference play off games to The Utah Jazz.....sad face!
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Thursday, May 03, 2007
Time-Lapse Albuquerque Intl. Balloon Fiesta
Since I grew up in Albuquerque, I got to see the balloons every year. It is an awesome sight to see!
Harry Connick, Jr.
I checked out one of his CD's this week from the library. I like it.........do you? I love this video, because it is filmed in New Orleans, obviously. My Dad was born there and lived right off of Bourbon street until he was 9. Gee, can you tell where I get my love of Jazz?
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