Happy Hump Day!

Our new refrigerator is making me VERY Happy this Wednesday! We were living with the small one that the previous owners left the past year. It was french door and you could not get all the way into the fridge because of the wall on the right! Yippeee... this one works great! It is FUNNY because the kids are as excited as Dax & I! Dax went to get mulch at Lowe's before Christmas saw this (one we wanted but couldn't justify because of the price) in the scratch & dent area. He got is $600 off the original price....whoooohoooo!

Salon Time

Ollie came and bounced on my lap. I noticed that in his little hands was a bottle of fingernail polish. My first thought was of Jax at the age of 4 and him wanting his Aunt Robbie to paint his nails black....which she did & I continued to do for MONTHS & MONTHS! In my head I was thinking, "Oh dear, this is GLITTER.......GLITTER.... not sure if Houston can handle glitter.... I really think the black would be pushing it ;-)

Ollie: "Mom, this is really pretty!"

Me: "Yes Son, it is very pretty!"

Ollie: " We could light candles and make is like a VERY FANCY Salon & I could paint your nails. It would be VERY fancy for you."
WHEW....

Me: "That would be very kind of you Ollie!"

He ran in the kitchen to set it up for me!

Here is a close up.....my cuticles are very glittery ALSO :-)

He is very sensitive that I am missing his daddy! I have been getting extra hugs & kisses.

Jax has been doing Daddy work like bringing in the wood for fires. He got a splinter and said that it was ok because he was taking care of keeping us WARM!!!!

WHY IS IT...........

that every light bulb goes out that requires a ladder to change,

the kids get hurt WAY more than usual,

and numerous other annoying little things happen the moment my husband leaves the country?

I guess to remind me why I keep him around ;-)

Snapshot Sunday by the "Little"brooks

This week I am one of the subjects of the "Little"brooks! I sure love these LITTLE ones!

My Word for 2010

I read about One Little Word last year on Brene Brown & Ali Edwards blogs. Oops, I never got around to doing it but something just grabbed me this year on the Ordinary Courage Blog. I couldn't let another year pass without claiming my word.

I found a free tool by Christine Kane to help discover your word of the year. I sat down and wrote words that came to mind.... and if you know me my MIND is STRANGE ;-)

Volume
Rising
Glue
Stamina
Flow....... Flow

FLOW

and there it was popping out at me FLOW!

I had filed this word away in my mind since reading a post Lesley last month.

Over 2009 I had quite a few flow experiences...more & more as I returned to College last semester. I am hooked on the rush and joy of being totally emersed in a task. It is the feeling I get when running (not when I start but during the run). I am envisioning this year being a FLOW YEAR! I am challenging myself to find the flow in all aspects of life not just limit it to one or two. The above picture is from a visit to the farm earlier in the week. It is of my children in one of my favorite places on Earth!

So in 2010 my word is Flow.

New Years Eve with Friends

Middlebrooks & Pond Family together again! We went to Baytown during the day on New Years Eve to see our dear friend the Ponds. They were our neighbors in Kyle. It has been strange the last year not seeing them EVERYDAY over the last year. Our crews were so excited reunite!


Another neighbor and friend (on the left) tagged along with them for the fun! I have known her since she was 4 years old....she is NOW 14years old! Wow, time flies :-)

We were blinded by camera flashes! We had fun playing games & eating Wendy's (Anne's mom) yummy food! OH....ham salad, Chocolate cake, and gingerbread cake with lemon curd!!!!!!

These 4 boys are the BEST of friends! One time when these twins were younger, they came over while we were gone and raided our pantry! Their mom found a trail of food between our houses! :-) I JUST love 'em to pieces!!!!

I miss afternoons sitting on the porch doing a whole lot of NOTHING together!

My girls love the boys too!

The kids and dads had fun torturing the geese!

Friends like Family!

Over the Holiday, we had some dear friends come visit us! These 2 families are very much like family. It is funny because many of our friends we made while living in Kyle fall into this category! Eventhough, I was very under the weather at the time we had lots of fun & ate tons of great food!
Working Puzzles
Sherry & I put back quite a few Sangria's this night! I am very sad that I didn't get a picture of us together. She is one of my cheerleaders and a GREAT friend! She graduates this spring and I couldn't be more proud of her! She has worked very hard.

Monkey Brothers!

Computer Fun!

High Tech Kids!

These teenagers made some FABULOUS Crepes this night!

Buddies!

My sister and nephew cleaned my yard..... THEY ROCK!!!

My niece, ONLY 8, raked the WHOLE back yard! She is a SUPER hard worker!

Dax showing everyone some cool videos from Dude Perfect!