Houston Rockets vs Utah Jazz Playoff Intro 2007

Go ROCKETS!!!!!

Game Day....

Saturday afternoon, we had a game day at church with our youth and the senior adults. It was so fun. At our table we played apples to apples and balderdash. Then we all played bingo. The kids loved it and I hope the senior adults enjoyed it.

The Movie......."The Queen"

Amy and I watched this last night. It was a fascinating movie. Don't know how true to life it was regarding her personality. I was hoping it was more about her entire life. It focused on how she handled the death of Princess Diana. Still a great movie.

Glenn Miller...."In The Mood"

This is the song that Johnny's band played at school. It is a great song!!! I walked into the band hall one day as the band director said....."Ok, now let's play...In The Mood"........and I thought she said....let's play "In the Nude"....hee hee

The Glen Miller Story

This film is a Hollywood "biopic" of Glenn Miller, a popular and influential big band leader of the 1930s and early 1940s. Glenn Miller died serving his country in World War II. Classics such as "In the Mood," "String of Pearls" and "Little Brown Jug" are featured in the film. The movie fills in details about life in the U.S. from 1929 to 1945. It has cameo roles by such stars as Louis Armstrong and Gene Krupa, playing themselves.

All 4 of us watched this movie last night. It is wonderful! Jimmy Stewart has to be my favorite actor of all time. Johnny's band at school just played "In The Mood" recently and I knew he would appreciate it, but we all really enjoyed it!

Captivate Us - Watermark Live

Love this song and Love Watermark

My Dad's birthday

Today, April 27, 2007 is my Father's birthday. He would have been 75. He was born in 1932 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He moved to Houston when he was 9. He grew up around I-10 and Navigation area. His father died when he was about 12. He dropped out of high school his sophomore year to go to work to help out. He went into the Navy and served in the Korean War. He got his GED and then went on to graduate from the University of Houston in 1960 with an electrical engineering degree. He worked for the F.A.A. He ended up in Oklahoma City as an instructor at the F.A.A. academy. He taught classes on how to fix the computers that the air traffic controllers used. He was a major computer geek. Matter of fact, he was ahead of his time when it came to computers. Guess that is why my brother and I are such computer geeks, also. Every time we got together, we would get into deep theological discussions. He would say...."Lisa, what do you think about this in the bible?"....My father loved music and taught me to play the organ when I was around 7. I can remember sitting next to him at the organ and playing an organ duet to "Baby Elephant Walk" by Henry Mancini. That is also where I get my love for music. He was very affectionate and emotional and I am just like him in so many ways. He died suddenly in December of 2004 from clogged arteries. I miss him so very much and think of him every single day.

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Happy Feet

Gotta love dancing penguins!!!

There's a new cat in town..........

Here is another neighborhood cat. He or she is not as cute as Blackey and not as nice, but has a cuter meow. It has a high pitched meow and sounds girly. Hope it is a girl, because if it is a boy, I bet he gets teased for having such a girly meow. Like my hot pink shoes? In that picture, the cat was......."mid meow"....

Ok..........it is a girl and I have named her...."Mattie" because her hair is so matted. It looks like a dog's hair because it is so matted. She walks toward you and then falls to the ground on her side. She falls so hard that you can hear her fall.......weird cat! She bit me the other day because I tried to pet her...........what was I thinking? Silly me! Blackey let me pet him all of the time. Found out that the neighbor next door owned him and they never saw him again. He didn't have a collar, so we will probably never know what happened to him.

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My Grandmother

Today is my Grandmother's birthday. She would have been 105 years old. Her name was Myrtle Hennesy. She was my father's mother. She was an extraordinary woman. She was approx 5 ft 10 inches tall. She was a lovely woman and had a huge impact on my life. She passed away over 20 years ago, but I still think of her often and miss her. She was born on April 13, 1902 in rural Louisiana. Her maiden name was Roy and was shortened from Royale. Her parents moved here from France. She grew up speaking French before she learned English. She taught Jeff and I a little French saying that got us in trouble if we repeated it! She was so funny. They moved to New Orleans later. She often told of dancing all night on a party boat off the coast of New Orleans. She met my Grandfather, Levy around 1920 I beieve and was married on New Year's Eve. My Grandfather was a pharmaceautical (sp?) salesman and moved the family to Houston in approx 1941 I believe. My Grandfather passed away in his early 40's leaving my Grandmother to raise 2 boys by herself. The only thing she knew how to do was sew. She got a job as a seamstress at a department store at Gulfgate Mall here in Houston. She loved the Lord with all of her heart and her family. I remember spending the night at her apartment and we would have coffee, which was a huge treat for a child........coffee was such a "grown up" drink, you know. She would teach me to paint. She sat on the floor and played jax with me. She and I were best friends and I really miss her. She died way before I had my children and I really wish she could have seen them. I have some wonderful things of hers to remember her by. I have her rocking chair, her wedding rings and her sewing machine and her funny little saying in French that I cannot repeat. ...............Happy Birthday, Mamaw!

Easter

We had 3 services at church on Easter Sunday. I sang in all three services. What a blast! The music was awesome. I guess the kids never get too old for Easter baskets.

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UIL competition

Last Wednesday, the 4th........Jeff and I got to go to the High School and hear Johnny's Band perform in the UIL competition. They sounded AWESOME!!! They have the best band director!

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Stand Back Video

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This DVD was produced by the Music Company that I work for. It was originally a Christmas song, but I find it appropriate every day of the year. I hope it touches you like it touched me.

Casa Blanca

What an awesome movie!..........no wonder it won so many awards. Ingrid Bergman was so beautiful even in a black and white movie. I watched a show on the Rat Pack last night. I always thought that Frank Sinatra started it, but it was actually Humphrey Bogart.

Here's looking at you, kid.........

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Last night, Jeff, Amy, Johnny and Charles met Judy, Alysia and Matthew at a restaurant. I didn't feel good, so I stayed home and watched, "Casa Blanca"....I am at the part where she didn't meet him at the train station to leave Paris and he doesn't know why........don't tell me what happens!!!!

One of my favorite Sax players......

At The Movies - the latest release from Dave Koz

Dave's latest work, At The Movies, showcases the timeless melodies from American and foreign cinema. Produced by the legendary Phil Ramone, and accompanied by full orchestra, the album features special guest performances by India.Arie, Anita Baker, Chris Botti, Barry Manilow, Johnny Mathis, Donna Summer and Vanessa Williams. The album also includes six stunning instrumentals showcasing Koz's interpretations of the themes from Casablanca, Schindler's List, Cinema Paradiso, Pink Panther and Summer Of '42 as well as an exuberant rendition of "Over The Rainbow" that leads off with a sample of Judy Garland's unforgettable vocal. With At The Movies, Dave has turned to one of his favorite pastimes for inspiration and the result is a lush, inspired collection of twelve timeless movie themes, underscoring the crucial role music plays in film, making it a must-have album for music and film lovers everywhere.

I got this CD today for my birthday and absolutely love it!!!! Anita Baker is one of my favorite singers of all time! This is one of my favorite songs of all time. Enjoy.......

Turning 44..........It ain't so bad.............

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I have had the most wonderful birthday a silly girl could have.... My sweet brother flew in last night just for my birthday. My mom came in and spent the night. We went to Cracker Barrel after church. Yummy.... I had my favorite.....Chicken and Dunklings...(as I used to call it when I was little) It was neat watching Jeff show Johnny how he plays the guitar. I hadn't heard him play in a long time. All of my friends at church made me feel so special this morning with birthday hugs and cards, etc. I am so very blessed with the most wonderful friends in the world.

If you asked me how old that I feel? Honestly, I feel like I am 30.

Turning 44............it really ain't so bad!

Kenny G - Going Home

Now this is music.........

Sweetly Broken

Me and My girls........

Some of my friends took me to lunch at Chili's yesterday for my birthday. We laughed until we cried and almost got kicked out because we were so loud. I am blessed with the most wonderful friends in the world!