its been an exciting week here in sunny Ft worth. Why am I here?? well glad u asked! I'm at the texas housing authority convention!! I'm staying @ the omni hotel . go to omniftworthhotel.com & take the virtual tour this place is awesome!!!! there are valets& bell boys & security. beautiful rooms & flat screen tvs. whoo hoo!! played blackjack most of the night for each $500 in chips you have you get a raffle ticket. They'll draw tomorrow & someone will win MONEY!!! yeah not me! also have another drawing for $600 for attending the convention. well i'm tired& its12:30 am. night night

vacation

here we are in sunny hot san antone visiting with alicia. craig decided to take a couple of days "off" of his vacation. hes been off since the last week of june. its been a rreeaally long couple of weeks (for me that is!) he has been doing the ad on to the new house. hes adding 6ft X 14 ft . we started out spending 2 nights in new braunfels so I could go to a computer class for work. Craig got to lay around & rest all day friday which was great!! sat we came on to san antone & alicia took us to the shops @ la canterra which was nice. Last night we went to the paladium & saw ice age 3 in 3d @ the imax. we loved it!! it was so cute!!!gonna start home tomorrow I did get me a new phone. hAd to come down here to get it went to the AT&T store in abilene & they literally told me if I wasn't buying a 3 g or I phone i needed to go on line & get a "cheaper" phone. screw them!! the AT&T store down here were so nice I had a new phone in less than an hour! nothing fancy just a phone. well got to go

yawn

well absolutely nothing happening here. nada zip nil zero except oh yeah Me & Mac had a good one. took her to the drive in on a Friday night nothing but textin took her out to eat textin either on the computer or textin. No hi glad to see you thanks for helping me do a job make $100 for my trip nothing. just textin her friends so I'm done leslie called & couldnt get her to quit textin to talk to her

well here i am in beautimous San Antone here for a training seminar. it really was pretty driving down though. wild flowers & green stuff everywhere!
now for the good stuff. I didn't get to make the cross plains cook off this year.Elaine & i had a wedding sat. yep in the wind ~~~ & the rain outdoors. So mom Carol Brenda & Natalie & mac cooked. they won first in brisket & ribs & cobbler best in show (best camp site) and first in peoples choice. the guys just won friendliest cook. do i hear an awww for the guys??? nope didn't think so LOL. later ya'll

BIG PARTY

a good time was had by all who attended the hump blow out. we really good to see ya'll .Renee did you notice I didn't call you Mary? (well Maybe once) ( ps you lost some weight!) Karen your kids are growing to much!!! stop that!!!! Les once again you stressed way to much! Me & Mac enjoyed the heck out of our motel!! she went down sat am made us waffles & brought them up to the room!! wow!!!! we just lay ed around & vegged til sat night. then it hit the fan! I came out of the bathroom all comfy with my pahammys & that heifer had F A R T E D !!!!!!!!!! OMG!!!!! grown men would have cried with tears of JOY to have cleared the room (room hell !!) the hall!! like she did. my eyes teared up my nose burned & I beat her with a pillow!!!
I think all the little ones who came to the party had a wonderful time. all the little ones that is!!

track meet district

Monday was the district track meet for Mackie. She won first in the 200 meter,2nd in the 4oo & third in relay. not bad for her first year. We also had the easter bunny to my house . Yep he remembered Mac. He brought her 6 big eggs with skull & x bone socks & some candy. Woo Hoo it just got away from -me uh the BUNNY that easter was so close. oh well surprised her! Had my Bunco ladies over for bunco Tues. It has taken me a month & the hired help of a VERY exceptional house keeper to help me clean my house. I'm ready to show this puppy for sale!! Yep it's that clean!

this is Bugs he thinks he's a super cat cause he can make his eyes glow. yeah what ever most men "think" they have super powers! ALicia is gonna take a job in San Antone with girling pediatric clinic. They are gonna pay her what she asked for AND some xtra for relocation. needless to say she was excited. If you know Leslie's J then you've met Alicia. they talk just ALIKE oh yea til they run out of air & pass out. I call 'em both Alvin as in alv in & the chipmunks. Now imagine driving in a busy city with her & her excited. alrighty then! we are having a suprise b/d party for my friend Elaine sat. night hope she likes suprises!!!!

spring break

FYI* this is a picture of Brenda & my mom fixing to serve @ ZOPS last year. It's a huge cook out that raises money for the boys ranch here. Any way , its start of spring break for some people. My friend Alicia is starting to look for a new job. She is sick of Seminole Tx. If you want to know why, just look on a map~~ assend of everything nothing going on nothing to do & NO ONE to date! Yeah she's single. So we are going to Killeen Monday for interview #1 then on to San Marcos where Tues is #2. Then on to San Antone for # 3 & # 4. then home thursday. so i wont be around . Got me 3 new books to read so I'll stay busy! later!! Anybody know what's up with Julie's blog?? I sure miss it! Had some great sites & reciepes on it

peek a boo

well mister scardey cat is hiding again. no one knows why he just is. Got my wall paper picked out for the office , gonna be pretty! as soon as I figure out how to do it I'll let you know so you can go see it. Other than that not much happening. Have a HUGE range fire out south & east of Abilene. Thursday we had ash in the air looked like weak snow. Hey Les! it wasn't an orange day it was a ash day!!!LOL Its still burnin up & down those canyons. Theres also 1 north of us on the Nail ranch but I think its out or pretty near.

put it riiight~~~~there!!

well as you can tell I've got help tonight. Aren't I special!!!took my mom to an orthopedic surgeon Monday & surgery will not help anything. There is too much damage already done. So they are going to do a nerve test in March & start some more aggressive therapy. It should help her live with the permanent loss & how to do certain Activities easier. okkkkay. other than that just working around here . A Friend came wed & Thurs to help draw out the kitchen in the new house, I've seen so much & have so many ideas they have run together! okay gotta go now more later~~~maybe!

dad & daughter dance

this is Mackie's get-up for the father daughter dance that was Thurs. night.We got it @ a resale shop VERY reasonable! She wanted a "big girl" dress this year as she has reached the age limit on these dances. finished with valentines day . Think we did better than last year.

Spike

this is Spike if you look really close you'll see "spikes" of hair stickin out from behind his ears. when he was a kitten it was real spikey he's my love kitty & scaredy cat too. Yall can thank Leslie for teachin me how to do pictures! hahaha!!!

Bugs

this is why his name is Bugs he will "Bug " the crap outta ya but he thinks he has to sleep next to my head so I let him . Maybe he keeps boogers away during the night!

my kids

this is why my kids are better than yours!!!!! this is Bugs

this is Spike

this is both of my guys nananana!!!!

p.s.

when Mackie went to the DR yesterday , we found out she has never NEVER been on an antibiotic!! The Dr was stunned! Carol had to give the pharmist CPR!~!~!

8's

8 TV shows
medium
the closer
saving grace
dog the bounty hunter

celebrity apprentice ( NOT to be confused w/others)
law & order svu
law & order
criminal minds

8 restaurants
abuelos
amandas
oscars
ta mollys
don Pablo's ( see the pattern here? all tex mex)
sharon allens bb q
sharon allens lytle land steak house
applebees

8 happenings today
new job
long commute to job (had to walk next door)
answered phones
filed
shredded
visited with Aunt Sissy ( I'm takin her place til she gets over her broken pelvis ~~~~ she's 87)
talked w/ mom have appt w/ orthopod Mon 16th
checked on mackie. her sick (Randy Rogers band & Aaron Watson in 1 weekend will do it )

8 lookin forwards
house to be finished enough to where we can move in
sell this one
totally finish that house.
Aunt Sissy to retire
seein Lisa & John
spring
my next massage
the next road trip

8 wishes
good health for me & craig
for Mackie & Boys to always be safe
to have fun
Mackie & me to take road trip to see Lisa & John in Ohio
to get river house fixed up again
financial security ( yea I know buy the lottery ticket DA!)
Mom to be able to use her shoulder again
royalties to go back up

8 tags
leslie
lisa
karen
Jeanie
renee
julie
i dont know 8 bloggers!
thats all for now !

catch up

ok time to catch up. all its been is dr's dr's & dr's. Mom had a MRI a few weeks ago & boy did she screw the pooch! There are 4 muscles holding your shoulder in place she 's torn 2 of those. 1 Has slid down some & is causing a slight bulge in her upper arm. the rotator cuff is torn in 2 places & the cup that holds the ball joint is torn. Dr E told her she has permanent loss but doesn't know how much yet. I really like this dr. he is not a proponent of surgery . He's been telling us that leaving the rotator cuff alone does more good than surgery. He is sending us to an ortho surgeon because it IS an option & he wants her to have all her options out there ON the table. haven't been there yet. am setting here watching it sleet. wonderful.
Other than that, its been quiet. gonna start getting ready for valentines day soon. gosh seems like there should be more but cain't think of it now. oh well maybe later!

all this excitment!!

well lets see, ~~~~ my mom fell DEC 4th @ her job & dislocated her shoulder. I went & got her & she's been with us ever since. On my b/d weekend we went to Fredericksburg & San Marcus shopping . Got the last of my xmas except for my favs( yep u know who you are ) delivered xmas flowers right up to xmas eve @ 2pm. Thanks mackie do! Santa brought me a rocker from the cracker barrel & all kinds of goodies. Then the 29th Mom & Me took Mac to fredericksburg to sight see. We went to the pioneer museum & out to LBJ's ranch & over to Johnson City to see his boyhood home Then we did the Nimitz & Pacific war museums. It was all awesome.Went to luchenbach & got Mac a tee & a hat. A palm straw hat with lacing around the brim. No Les, not frilly lace, sewing stitches round the brim looks good with her new boots.
Carol & I got mom a garvin so she wont get lost much (yea right!) any who I owe phone calls maybe this weekend?