Baby It's Cold.....

Outside....Hooray for our Snow Day!!!

Ms. Maggie...just chillin'

Jake stopping for photo op
We've waited all week for this!

Breakfast at Teenie's and Snow Day...

Ain't Nothin' Wrong With That!!

Halloween Has Gone.....

~To The Dogs~

My Little Scarecrow, Bumble Bee and Giants Fan

If I Only Had A Brain

My Posers!

Pretty Sure Posing Runs in the Family!

My FIRST Poser...

A Couple More Hams...

Ahh...To My Boys and Ghouls...Happy Halloween!

I love Halloween! We are fortunate to live in a cul-de-sac and be good friends with our neighbors. I love our tradition of being together, pulling out the food, wine, candy, kids (and dogs) and making it a great night. Last night was a blast! Costumes were amazing, kids were cute beyond words and PERFECT weather. I had a couple of left overs for breakfast...life is good!

House Divided...

Play Ball!!

The S'more the Merrier...

I have been quite sick this past week AND not feeling much better today. I see the doctor tomorrow, can I get a Hallelujah! I've stayed in (obviously too long) and I really am trying to get rest, but it's times like this that me realize just how "wired" I really am.

I've always wondered why other people lose weight when they are sick but I never do. Maybe because other people eat soup and I eat s'mores...for breakfast!

All I'm saying is...an apple a day make keep the doctor away, but this little jewel is good for what ails you.

We all know nothing beats s'mores cooked out on the open fire, but there are times when you have the urge and you either don't have access to an outside fire or it's still too hot to have a fire in your inside fireplace. Sure, every chocoholic worth their "weight" knows in a pinch you can make one in the microwave, but how about the mess? I think Tiffany has puffed the marshmallow the size of a Frisbee! Girls...I have us covered. Not only in a pinch but it may become a staple in the dessert menu at our house. Can you say just add ram-e? Ramekin that is.

Grab a ram-e, put your graham in, add your Hershey, add 2 marshmallows...you heard me, yes, we're in the bonus round!


Cook in the microwave for 16 seconds....

and the rest is history!!

Breakfast of Champions!

To my girls all I can really say is...you're welcome~ Love, Mom!

Here's to Fall...

We just got back from a vacation that allowed us to visit crystal blue water ocean, white sand beaches and lush green mountain sides. But there is probably nothing I enjoy more than sharing fall nights with family in my own backyard. I don't think I can remember more perfect weather. We have chilly morning and evenings with sunny 70-80's in the day....wow! I believe Jesus is showing his mighty hand in the ordinary and I would like to say thank you.



Sunday evening was a relaxing night in the hot tub followed by our outdoor party favorite, s'mores. As Chris Rock would say, "ain't nothing wrong with that"...and he would be right.

Chef Tiffany

The Most Interested in What's Cooking

Our Group

Fairly Intense....

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes!

Group Effort All the Way

Loving My Girl

Glad This One is Home Again

Truly was a great fall night, missing only one thing...the middle chick. Hurry home Kristen. Without you we are one nut short.

My Cup Runneth Over~

xoxo,

The Eyes of Texas...

Are Upon You!!!

And we certainly hope they do beat the you know what out of ou. I'm sort of thinking this year I would take a W any way we can get it. I can't believe I got so busy doing other things that the excitement of tomorrow almost got by me. Not "super fans" ....Ms. Maggie kept pacing around me and I thought she was early for her afternoon feeding and then I realized what she wanted. I brought her a Shiner and she turned her head...ahh yes, the good stuff! Brought out the ou sux and she was a happy girl. Never shying away from a photo op, Jake hurriedly dressed in game day attire and posed every so sweet for the picture. We are a young team, fans...hold on to your hat - tomorrow could be hard, real hard. Here's to the good guys! Win or lose, you still live in Texas.

Hook 'Em Horns!!!

Oh When the Saints....

Are St. Thomas, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Marteen...life is pretty sweet. Throw in Barbados, Dominica and San Juan, you have a pretty good vacation. We just got home from a much needed vacation and as good as it was, I have to say it feels good to be back home.

We took a cruise which basically means, eat, excursion, eat, shop, eat, beach, eat, layout, eat, casino, eat, Bingo, eat, spa, dress up to eat, be entertained (music, dancing, magicians, comedians), eat midnight buffet, sleep and repeat.

We sailed at night which of course meant waking each morning in a different port. A beautiful port, but a new port to be explored, every morning. By day 5 we were thinking we would probably have to come home to rest. Here are a few pictures (from my phone - sorry).



I do believe I found God here every single day. The water so blue, sand was snow white and mountains so green. I read a couple of books on the trip. One book was especially powerful. Choosing to SEE. The story of Steven Curtis and Mary Beth Chapman, their family struggles, their ministry and the tragedy of losing a young daughter at the hands of own son pulling into their driveway. It makes you really think about the responsibility we have to be stewards of whatever story God has given us. I really do stand amazed at the wonders of all His works.

My two travel buddies :) They pretty much begged me to stop and take pictures of them! They were fun, very good sports on all things...but not gonna lie, I could use a little more estrogen on the next one - strength in numbers girls. I missed my girls (and Dave), my parents and my pups more than they know.

I thought I had died and gone to heaven when I saw this tennis court nestled in near the ocean...yea God! If I played here I might not mind losing. Wait, yes I would but it would still be beautiful.

And finally - whoever said a picture is worth a thousand words...or dollars, was probably emailing pictures from St. John. We were quite excited when we hit St. Thomas and realized we still received our phone service. We took a boat to St. John, absolutely breath taking....and I decided to take a photo and send to several family members with the catchy, over used phrase - Life's a Beach. A little message pops up. In the bright sun and no glasses I thought it resembled something like - you're not in Kansas anymore. Let's just say a few minutes later Taylor informs me that I've sent it with international rates...awesome. Needless to say it was my one and only picture sent while we were gone.

C'mon AT&T...go easy on me, please. Enjoy the awesome weather, and get those pumpkins out!

xoxo,