Summer is over and School begins.....

Well.. Summer is really over... sometimes it is hard to tell! I think I had a pretty good mix of work versus time off this summer... of course in a perfect world I would take June through August off....but I don't see that happening any time soon!
It has been a busy week! Sunday at church was awesome! Worship was just that so much worship!!!
Monday started out at our house with no water in the neighborhood... that was no fun... we all did what we could to freshen up and head off to work!
I think it was Tuesday morning that started off with Andy's semi-new radiator leaking...so Steve has been dealing with trying to get a replacement for that all week.. of course.. the company that sold it to us....sold their company... soooooo....
Andy got registered for college and will start next week! He has been working more than full time and that doesn't sound like it will change much...so he is having to pray about what he needs to do as far as work is concerned... time to focus on school!
Ashley has been working at her new job for I guess 3 weeks now... she gets to take the kids on school clothes shopping trips and hair appointments... I guess that is a little more fun than chasing around 29 three year olds!!
Steve is preparing for a trip to Cuba in November.... there is much to pray on there! Of course just praying for the group and the people they will encounter...
praying for funds to be available for all to travel... and now praying for the trip to still be available to them... seems with changes in government come changes in the ability to get mission groups into the country.
I am starting a new job this year... still in Technology.. but taking on 5 schools this year and some new software... so I will have my hands full for a while!
I have been asked to come make a presentation for one of our Vendors... so looks like I may get to travel to Boston in October.
We have many activities ahead of us at church! Fall Festival....parades floats... Christmas shows... it will be a busy fourth quarter... but we are looking forward to reaching out and giving back to our community.

Summer Vacation

Well for most teachers summer began in June... but I have had some camps and things and so finally got some time off last week! The family went to Branson... Ashley came down from Minnesota and met us there... we had fun... we saw David and Patience and went to Silver Dollar City and Celebration City... we went to Titanic and Predator World... and Ripply's Believe it or not... we saw David's show "Country Tonight" and "Clay Cooper" and Steve and I went to Acrobats of China and the Butterfly Palace... we had a very busy week!! We enjoyed spending time with other family that was in Branson.. we rode many many rides!!!Here are a few pics of our adventures!

Pretty Weekend

Well.. it has been another pretty weekend!
We have been using our weekend time to get the backyard ready for upcoming gatherings to swim and play.
The backyard is starting to look pretty again.. it is always nice when the plants are coming up and the flowers are getting planted.
Ashley came up the last two weekends.. she and Andy got me pretty cut flowers.. they are so pretty... still pretty! and then the other pots of flowers they all got me are going out around the pond! I am excited.
Andy has gone to two proms over the last couple of weeks. He looked really sharp both times... now just hanging on till graduation.


It is an awesome beautiful day.. but just couldn't bring myself to stay out in it.. too tired from being up till 3:15 this morning waiting for the kids to get home from Prom.
Seems like everytime you turn around there is car trouble... or something just needs replacing... Ashley's car needed tires.. Andy had a flat that couldn't be repaired..now he has a brake or something that is broke... always something!
Summer is almost here...but things will just get busier...Ashley will be moving out of her apartment in at the end of the month... I will be gearing up for Tech Camp and some conferences...and our band will be playing GA camp in June... much much busier... more later!

What a pretty day!!!

Gosh I wanted to be out in the sunshine today so bad!!! It was toasty warm!
Last week on Tuesday, Andy was driving his truck home when the transfer case or something broke... the garage told us it would be $3500 to fix.. well.. we brought it home and Steve and Andy have been working on it all weekend.. and guess what...it is back on the road!! Yeah God!!!! They did have to replace the transfer case and a couple of small things.. and everything else hopefully will wait till later! We are so pleased!
We are tired... we have been running pretty much nonstop for a while and I think it is catching up with us... but gosh.. things have been so awesome! So much is going on at the church.. it is awesome to see the prayer and growth that is taking place in the people!
Summer is going to be busy! We hope to take at least a week off and go to Branson and catch David singing.. and maybe a little rollercoaster riding at Silver Dollar City and Celebration City!
but before all that... Andy has prom... and graduation.. gosh!!! Ashley will be moving out of her apartment and looking for a new place to live.. and we will be leading worship at GA camp.. and I will be putting together 3 weeks of Technology Camp...
Count down to the weekend!! I am looking forward to some fun in the sun getting the backyard pretty!!! More soon on the butterflies that we are already seeing in the backyard! Check out my myspace for last years pretty butterflies!

And now it is April

Well... not much to write about lately! Seems we have all been sick with this cough and congestion since Spring break and we can't get rid of it!
Spring is here.. and the grass...no make that weeds are growing tall but our lawn mower won't work.... we started working on the pool...but got to get back on that...seems the sick has slowed us down a bit!
Andy will graduate soon.... Ashley will be moving to another apartment soon... and I will begin on my summer work very soon.
I hope to get all the flowers in and the grass mowed and the swimming pool pretty so I can start putting pics up soon... I am already seeing many large butterflies looking for flowers and peaches again this year.. that is exciting! Hopefully we will see lots more of htose!
Until later!

What a difference a day makes....

So... we can't make it to school today.. the snow is still awesome...so we load up and go to Baker Lake.... it was great sledding for most of the morning.. by the time we were leaving at noon.. thing were starting to get muddy!! Here are some shots of the morning!

Texas Snow!!

Can you believe it snowed so big in Texas? The snow was awesome! Huge flakes!!!
Monday night was lots of fun to watch... but we didn't really get to play on Tuesday... but today when the snow came in...we knew we would have to get out in it fast!
School let out at 2pm... I didn't leave Perrin until 3... but it took me over an hour and a half to drive home... Steve and Andy were out helping people get unstuck and checking on Tim and Rachel's dogs! It was crazy!!!