Dream

I have to tell you about this dream that I had.

It was about me and Aleesa. We were in this big fancy kitchen. It had those really cool stainless steel appliances and it had these counters that were about as long as my living room! We had all of these fancy bowls in front of us and we had canisters full of very cool ingredients. Aleesa was telling me how excited we should be to be on "the show". We were giggling and having a blast. She said that we were going to be famous for our new cooking and went on and on. We were even in these cutie little aprons and hats. I kept saying that I couldn't believe how many famous people we were going to meet.

Then, Aleesa said "and it's all because of our secret ingredient!! I can't believe we learned how to use...."


tap... tap... tap..."Momma, I thirsty. Can we snuggle?"

Yep, right before I found out why Aleesa and I were going to be famous, Leah woke me up.

Oh well. I hear fame is not all it is cracked up to be.

Hope you are well,
K

hey hey

Just wanted to drop in and let everyone know (and by everyone I mean all 4 of you that read this blog lol) that we are doing well. We had a really good weekend of Graduation Parties and seeing my family. In fact Eric and I even went and saw the new Indiana Jones movie with my brother. It was really good.

Bailee learned that if you change swimsuits from a 1 piece to a 2 piece when you go swimmiing, you should reapply the sunscreen on the new exposed skin. Her little back and shoulders were a red mess but she still managed to have a great time swimming and spending the night with Veronica.

Leah learned that wasps sting and they hurt! She stuck her hand in a play set at a party and got stung 3 times. Good lesson for us though is that she is not allergic to red wasps.

Gotta go... Bailee has a pool party today, talent show today, and Lewis party. Hope you are well.
K

Wacky Wednesday

Today was wacky Wednesday at Bailee's school.
How did she do?
Hope you are well,
K

I'm Back

Hey there everyone. It's been a while, so I will get right down to it. I have been wanting to post earlier and haven't been able to find my camera cord, but I found it so...

First of all, the poodle skirts. Cute, aren't they? Grandma Rettig made them and we took the girls to eat at the 50's diner at the local airport. (yes, Brenham has a small airport) The Lewis family, Mike, and Aaron joined us and we had a great time.

These past days have been SO busy! We went to the Houston Zoo last Friday and it was really cool. We got a little lost getting there but when we arrived there was hardly anyone there. Leah really liked the sea lions and kept referring to being in the "jungle" and Bailee liked learning about all of the different animals.

The next day we had Maifest. Bailee, Leah, and Matt were Snorkelers. Now for you non-Brenhamites, Maifest is a "celebration of the youth of Brenham". Basically, there are junior and senior queen and kings who put on parades and coronations. There is a carnival and a festival and stuff like that. It has been going on in Brenham for over 100 years. We participated in the senior festivities because the king is a tuba player in the band. Special thanks to Jonni for making the girls swimsuits sparkle! We had a good time and the girls liked riding the float in the parade.

Mother's Day was a wonderful day. The girls made gifts and breakfast and I got a little ipod that clips on.. purple! I am thankful not only for my family of moms (my mom, mother-in-law, grandmothers etc) but also for the moms that I know. The Bible Study mothers have been a great thing for me this year and all of my friends who are moms are great too. I should be writing something sweet and profound about each one of you, but... not today! :)

Bailee played 4 memorized pieces in Piano Guild yesterday and did a terrific job. She was so cute going and playing for the judge. She has a recital on Saturday where she will be playing "Hush Little Baby".

I feel like I should mention too that we lost a former band student this week. He was killed in a car accident. Evan Bigbee was a junior my first year in Brenham. I remember his care free spirit. He and his friends would tell the waiters at the restaurants we went to with the band that it was my birthday EVERY time we went somewhere. I would be surprised by this random dessert and these tall, goofy boys would be giggling at their table. Evan told me that they couldn't afford to buy my dessert every time we went out, so they did this instead. His friends paid a wonderful tribute to Evan yesterday. It saddened me to see them have to go through something so awful, but it made me proud to see what wonderful young men they had become. I know that they will live a fuller life having known Evan.

Well, all is ok here. BUSY BUSY, but good. Please enjoy the pics and I will try to update soon.

Hope you are well,
K

smile

Well, it has been a few days so I thought I would drop a line. In other words, I should be doing laundry and... I don't want to.

The girls went to the dentist today. Now most of you may be saying "yuck... getting them to the dentist... i bet that was no fun" However, my girls LOVE the dentist. How could you not? You walk in to a room that is brightly painted and a kids movie is showing. (Jumanji today) There is a Little Tykes kitchen and all sorts of legos and toys. A lady with a big smile and a character decorated shirt asks you to "Come back and play". You then go to another room (without mom) that has toys and video games. Next the above-mentioned lady lets you pick out a toothbrush and brushes your teeth with some funky flavored toothpaste. Then, some man comes in and has a chat with you and then lets you go to this treasure chest of stuff and pick a toy AND stickers. Then, your mommy gets to write a check while you play some more!

I think I would like the dentist too if they catered to me that way. You know... maybe you could come in and have a pedicure while you are waiting. Then they let you go back and sit in a really quite relaxing room and read a book. When you are done, you get to pick something from a treasure chest... new nail polish, gift certificate to Old Navy, Target shopping spree, etc. I think I would go every time! (oh, and at the end, you get a sticker!)

I am hoping that tomorrow or the next day I get a pic or two up from our Poodle Skirt wearing dinner at the 50s diner at the airport. It was really fun.

Hope you are well,
K

Let this be a warning to ya

Before the warning part, I just wanted to announce that our mom-in-residence had her babies. They will probably leave the nest really soon, but here is a pic. I tried to get close, but you never want to make a mama mad.

Here is the warning...
Don't ever put your groceries on top of your stove. I bought some groceries today and decided to set them on our stove top to put them away. It was a bag with some pork chops, sausage, and fajita meat. I went outside to get more stuff and when I came back in the whole kitchen was filled with smoke! When I set them down, I must of turned the burner on. Yeah.... not good. I am SO glad that I came back in the house. I am sure Leah was big-eyed as I moved her outof the way and turned off the stove. Here is a list of the damages:
1. One of the porkchops got partially cooked and it burned through the bag and the stryfoam.
2. A chunk of the fajita meat got singed and the plastic burned off of that part.
3. The sausage has a black mark on it.
4. A bag of tortillas that was next to the stove top has a melted crease in it.
5. The house probably has toxins in the air from the plastic and styrofoam burning.
6. There is a strange haze in my kitchen and living room.

I hesitated to even write about this... I mean what a dork to light my groceries on fire! After a chat with Aleesa, she said I had to share. It really was very funny once I realized that my house was still in one piece.

Hope you are well,
K