Friday, August 24, 2007

Flooding, Fishing, Fevers, and Fifth Grade

That is about all we have been up to! I am sure you all heard about the huge flood in A-town! Well, we had to sandbag the cabin and put our furniture up on cynder blocks...let me tell you this is an experience that I have never had before....and hope I don't have to have it again! I told Brent this was an awful lot of work if it didn't flood, and his reply was that it was alot easier than the cleanup would be if it did! I guess he was right....even though we didn't flood! Here are some pics for your entertainment!


As most of you know, Phantom has never been a pretty lake! or a full one....until this summer!


Here are the pics of before the rains!


And here is after



If you look close, there was a boat dock....and now there's not!

Brent has been trying to get as much fishing in as possible before school starts! The girls love to hang out with him while he fishes! This is before the flooding.....we still don't have a dock! And the Fevers........both of my babies are sick (as in babies, most of you know I mean dogs) I was embarrassed to even call the vet when the second one got sick! Their illnesses aren't related! Seriously....how could they have timed it better?

And here are pics of my classroom! Brent was so wonderful and helped me a ton! He tends not to have anything to do on teacher workdays. My principal accidently added him to our schoolwide email list....he forwarded me her email and said "this is when you know you spend way too much time at your wife's school!" I am so thankful for a helpful husband! This was my first year not to change rooms! It was very nice not working myself to death!





Hope all you fellow teachers have a great first day back!!!!!

Thursday, August 09, 2007

Wedding Pics

Believe it or not, I did not take many pics.....the majority of these have been emailed to me from chandra's sister! But I thought I would share T's special day with all of you! It is a great feeling knowing your brother has married a precious girl, and that they are very happy! The wedding was perfect, although we didn't know if it was going to be! As all of you know it has rained ALL summer! They had planned an outdoor wedding, so we have been praying since Jan. for no rain on July 28. We made it through the outdood rehearsal and outdoor rehearsal dinner and then while we were setting up on Sat. afternoon it started thundering and lightning and was VERY cloudy. Ally called while I was getting ready and asked what the back up plan was. Well, there was no back up plan and there was no doubt it was going to rain! But God looked out for us and not a drop fell! It actually cooled down so that it wasn't too unpleasant for guests at the wedding. It was a fun weekend!

Ally and Miss Camden came and helped witht the rehearsal and dinner!



This next picture is how T showed up at HSU the day of the wedding! Luckily, it was a joke! Chandra didn't think it was too funny! I don't blame her! I think Clyde TX rubbed off on him a little too much!



Here are my three boys!!!



My mom and Chandra



For all of you that know T.J. you know that he can be pretty shy....this part almost killed him with embarrassment!



You could tell towards the end T was ready to leave!



When it is your own wedding you don't even think about all the clean up that goes on afterwards! Most of you know my dad is usually pretty laid back, so considering that he has a tie on his head.....he had lost his sanity by the end of the night! We were all so delirious and tired we didn't know what we were doing!


Friday, August 03, 2007

FIVE YEARS!!!!

Five years ago this week, B and I were laying on the beach in Jamaica on our honeymoon! I can't believe it has been that long! Looking back over the past five years it is so awesome to see how God's hand has been working in every move we have made!
Our anniversary was on Friday, and considering that we had a rehearsal dinner and wedding going on (i'll post pics later) ...we decided to wait and celebrate after. We left on Sunday and took a trip to the Carlsbad Caverns. Neither one of us had ever been, and we did not realize how close they are! Needless to say, they are AMAZING!!!!

I have a ton more that I want to post, but I will refrain from boring you!