Bless Jordan, the 8th grader made Regional Concert band this weekend!!!  I can't imagine how good he would be if he actually practiced!!!    Jacob tried on another college campus this weekend, and is in LOVE with UTSA (University of Texas at San Antonio.)  And JFC, when did a public four-yr university education start costing  EIGHTY FREAKING ( Read more... )

Jordan, the youngest son, buried my wedding set as pirate treasure several years ago and it washed away in a flood.  This morning (while we were under a flash flood warning with our first rain in three months) he was splashing around in the ditch and FOUND IT!!!   It's a little scuffed up as it has been wedged between some rocks, but the setting is ( Read more... )

Was going to visit my mom this afternoon, but THIS (http://www.kvue.com/home/Fires-break-out-across-Central-Texas--129235493.html) got in the way!    Josh and I got as far as Bastrop before we were turned back by the DPS because Hwy 71 was ( Read more... )

Jim and I are heading to Ketchikan Alaska tomorrow where the High temps should be 40-50 degrees cooler than here (PLEASETHANKYOU!!!) Also, there is a rumor that water falls from the sky there so I am anxious to experience that phenomenon also :-)

I'm SOOOOO EXCITED!!! My one lonely little kmm prompt HAS BEEN FILLED by a wonderful Author!Anon in the Never Have I Ever Challenge ( Read more... )

I love my new laptop, really!!  But it does this weird thing when I rest my hand to the left of the mouse pad while typing; it's like I'm holding down the control key...text enlarges or shrinks, maps zoom in and out,  sometimes words or sentences just disappear or the cursor jumps to another place on the page.  I apologize if my comments appear ( Read more... )

Jeremy's already started summer classes, Jacob starts his classes 2nd week of June.  Jordan has band sessions and private lessons scheduled for the summer already *sheesh*   Their calendars are pretty full!   Oh, and Josh is probably moving back home because his room-mates are moving back to NY.  I'll just continue to hide upstairs in my bedroom ( Read more... )

Upside--------> OOOH, SHINY!
downside----->What was that password, again???  (x20*sigh*)

WAAAHHH!!!   My Zombie Laptop is DEAD AGAIN :((((      While only 3 years old, it's been unstable for about 2 of them; and the Crappity thing wouldn't even let us get a decent back-up last week.  I don't think it ever had the ability to make restore points, and it had stopped reading the dvd rom months ago and even died dead at one point before ( Read more... )

Happy Holidays to all my on-line friends--you truly are a voice of sanity amid the chorus of insanity that is my life :-) I cherish each of you and hope you all have a safe, happy and prosperous New Year!

brenda