Matthew 28:19-20
Mark 1:9-10
Acts 2:38
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Greg and Jeremy's Baptism
Today was a very special day for both Greg and Jeremy. They both chose to be baptized! Jesus shows us by example and in many scripture that we are to be baptised once we accept Christ as our Lord and Savior as a symbol of our old man being submerged with Christ's death and the grave. When we come back up from the water it symbolizes we were raised with Christ and are a new person in our spirit. Greg accepted Jesus as a youth at a youth retreat years ago. Jeremy accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior this summer and chose to be baptized today. YAY!!!
Matthew 28:19-20
Mark 1:9-10
Acts 2:38
Matthew 28:19-20
Mark 1:9-10
Acts 2:38
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Brandy and Homecoming....
So Brandy Brandy Brandy.... Yes, it is time. It has come...
Brandy was wanting to attend the Homecoming event this year. I told her that it would be a perfect time to wear her dress she wore to the wedding. At first, she looked at me and told me that I was mistaken and she was just going to wear jeans and a nice shirt to the event. I had to prove to her that she couldn't dress that way to this type of event. SO, I pulled up some homecoming photo's on google. Then, I pulled up David's Bridal's line of homecoming and prom dresses. I convinced her a little. Mercedes sent a dress home with me for Brandy to try on that her mom bought for her graduation. What a sweetheart!! Brandy tried that dress on, then, the dress I wore for Mercedes wedding as well and neither of them fit. So, Friday, after she came home and told me she bought the ticket, I knew it was going to be difficult to convince her. Not the case at all, she said she would wear her dress. I was so excited!!
Anyway, she is actually there as we speak, and she went with her friend Megan. I am picking them up in 20 minutes. I figured 2 hours was enough time to have fun and not enough time to get into too much trouble!! HAHA!
Anyway, look at my princess!! She is definately not little anymore!!!! What a beautiful young lady!
Here she is primping!
Here is my princess! She looks like a barbie doll! 
Greg needed to get a pic too! 
Stunning!
Brandy and her friend Megan.
Brandy was wanting to attend the Homecoming event this year. I told her that it would be a perfect time to wear her dress she wore to the wedding. At first, she looked at me and told me that I was mistaken and she was just going to wear jeans and a nice shirt to the event. I had to prove to her that she couldn't dress that way to this type of event. SO, I pulled up some homecoming photo's on google. Then, I pulled up David's Bridal's line of homecoming and prom dresses. I convinced her a little. Mercedes sent a dress home with me for Brandy to try on that her mom bought for her graduation. What a sweetheart!! Brandy tried that dress on, then, the dress I wore for Mercedes wedding as well and neither of them fit. So, Friday, after she came home and told me she bought the ticket, I knew it was going to be difficult to convince her. Not the case at all, she said she would wear her dress. I was so excited!!
Anyway, she is actually there as we speak, and she went with her friend Megan. I am picking them up in 20 minutes. I figured 2 hours was enough time to have fun and not enough time to get into too much trouble!! HAHA!
Anyway, look at my princess!! She is definately not little anymore!!!! What a beautiful young lady!
Here she is primping!
Here is my princess! She looks like a barbie doll! 
Greg needed to get a pic too! 
Stunning!
Brandy and her friend Megan.
Anniversary
One year being married! We celebrated at Ruth Chris in downtown Fort Worth. Here is the before picture.
And here is right after dinner picture.
It was a wonderful time, fabulous food and yes, of course, we did talk about the kids (LOL)...
And here is right after dinner picture.
It was a wonderful time, fabulous food and yes, of course, we did talk about the kids (LOL)...It's been a while...
It has been such a long time since I have had time to update the blog. Between kids starting school, going back to work full time, kids here kids there, church, bible study starting, laundry, dogs, etc... I just haven't had time to update. So lets start.
First and foremost, I have to share with you a very shocking situation to help others come into agreement with us for a complete healing. My sister in law Karin had been having back pain for quite sometime. She was seeking therapy and massages, but it was getting worse and worse. She went for an MRI and found out "by chance" that she has cancer. Please keep her in your prayers and request prayers at your church and amongst those who pray. We are exercising our ability to speak against sickness and believe God for a miracle. Please feel free to read her updates and a better description of her situation. http://karinupdates.blogspot.com/
We love you Karin!!!!
First and foremost, I have to share with you a very shocking situation to help others come into agreement with us for a complete healing. My sister in law Karin had been having back pain for quite sometime. She was seeking therapy and massages, but it was getting worse and worse. She went for an MRI and found out "by chance" that she has cancer. Please keep her in your prayers and request prayers at your church and amongst those who pray. We are exercising our ability to speak against sickness and believe God for a miracle. Please feel free to read her updates and a better description of her situation. http://karinupdates.blogspot.com/
We love you Karin!!!!
Monday, September 1, 2008
Brandy's first performance!
Wow! There were many positive and a couple negative notions about this ordeal! First off, this was so amazing to see a group of kids whom worked extremely hard all summer to finally have the opportunity to perform their masterpiece.Of course, we couldn't locate Brandy because everyone looked the same!! Here are some of the pics and video's we took... Sorry for the few blurry pics...
I was overwhelmed with joy during their performance. It was so awesome. It was powerful in their uniforms, unison, and ability to gracefully entice the crowd!! WOW!
I was overwhelmed with joy during their performance. It was so awesome. It was powerful in their uniforms, unison, and ability to gracefully entice the crowd!! WOW!
The negative part that really REALLY made me angry was the inconsiderate teenagers and uncontrolled children running by and nearly knocking me down. I brought my crutch for the extra support to get up and down the bleachers, but no one paid attention and just zipped on by.
The chain link fence that was in front of us had a few signs stating NO LEANING OR STANDING against the rail. So, what do all the teenagers do?!?! *SIGH*
It was very unpleasant. Not to mention when we first got over to the ticket line, they already had 2 teenagers causing problems enough the cops were escorting them off the premises. I don't think they were students at our high school.
Anyway, more photo's and video to come. :)
The chain link fence that was in front of us had a few signs stating NO LEANING OR STANDING against the rail. So, what do all the teenagers do?!?! *SIGH*
It was very unpleasant. Not to mention when we first got over to the ticket line, they already had 2 teenagers causing problems enough the cops were escorting them off the premises. I don't think they were students at our high school.
Anyway, more photo's and video to come. :)
Greg's New Truck!
HA! Greg did some extensive research on a pick up, and found the one he wanted and was an awesome deal finally!! Actually, He found a couple of them and none of them were in Texas. He planned on flying to Florida for one, but it was already sold to a lady in Ohio.
So he found one in San Diego. He took a loan to pay for the truck and the trip for us to go. It was a nice little trip, and talk about last minute before the big rush of school starting and job starting. The kids stayed with Mercedes parents and they had such a wonderful time.
Here are some pics of the trip.
We were stopped by border patrol twice. They were very intimidating too! They asked us some pretty in depth questions about why we were traveling the way we were!!
As you can see the border patrol trucks, this is what the view was for a very long time. Over that hill and a few hundred feet is the border of the US and Mexico. You can see all the tire tracks from the trucks driving around on the sand dunes protecting our borders. They also had a very long strip of fence and steel piping so that people cannot drive through to the highway.
This was actually quite the view. I have never seen mountains of just plain rocks and boulders. There was no vegetation no dirt, just mountains of rock.
The bridge was a bit scary for me as I don't like high places. Especially in a vehicle.
The scenery was awesome though!
LOL-- A Herbie with a RR front clip!
At the beach..
Yes, I had to put my toes in the ocean just once. The water was very very cold. I don't understand how people could swim in a cold ocean when the temp was only around 70. See, in Texas, I would have gladly dived in since the temp would have been 100+ degrees! Anyway, the beach was neat, the water was cold, but the walk on the beach to the water was very difficult! I didn't realize how sore I truly was going to be after that walk. I did my physical therapy for that weekend just in the walk alone! HA! 
Greg's friend Jeremy lives in San Diego. He took us to dinner while we were there and afterwards took us to a place where the seals had taken residence on a beach that was intended for children. It was too dark to see them at night, and woah did it smell. The next day before we headed home, Greg took me there to see them again. I also have video, but will upload that later.
Greg and his friend Jeremy.
HA! Back in Texas.
I think this was in Nevada.
The treasure in San Diego.
More rock...
So he found one in San Diego. He took a loan to pay for the truck and the trip for us to go. It was a nice little trip, and talk about last minute before the big rush of school starting and job starting. The kids stayed with Mercedes parents and they had such a wonderful time.
Here are some pics of the trip.
We were stopped by border patrol twice. They were very intimidating too! They asked us some pretty in depth questions about why we were traveling the way we were!!
As you can see the border patrol trucks, this is what the view was for a very long time. Over that hill and a few hundred feet is the border of the US and Mexico. You can see all the tire tracks from the trucks driving around on the sand dunes protecting our borders. They also had a very long strip of fence and steel piping so that people cannot drive through to the highway.
This was actually quite the view. I have never seen mountains of just plain rocks and boulders. There was no vegetation no dirt, just mountains of rock.
The bridge was a bit scary for me as I don't like high places. Especially in a vehicle.
The scenery was awesome though!
LOL-- A Herbie with a RR front clip!
At the beach..
Yes, I had to put my toes in the ocean just once. The water was very very cold. I don't understand how people could swim in a cold ocean when the temp was only around 70. See, in Texas, I would have gladly dived in since the temp would have been 100+ degrees! Anyway, the beach was neat, the water was cold, but the walk on the beach to the water was very difficult! I didn't realize how sore I truly was going to be after that walk. I did my physical therapy for that weekend just in the walk alone! HA! 
Greg's friend Jeremy lives in San Diego. He took us to dinner while we were there and afterwards took us to a place where the seals had taken residence on a beach that was intended for children. It was too dark to see them at night, and woah did it smell. The next day before we headed home, Greg took me there to see them again. I also have video, but will upload that later.
Greg and his friend Jeremy.
HA! Back in Texas.
I think this was in Nevada.
The treasure in San Diego.
More rock...
Thursday, August 21, 2008
This is just a test...
I tried to take as many short clips as I could knowing that uploading them to blogger or youtube would take forever. Well, it's still taking forever on YouTube. I will upload them at a later time. :)
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Busy Busy Busy!
The past couple weeks have been extremely busy with preparation for the kids school, work, physical therapy, and doctor visits.
Needless to say- I really haven't had much time to get online to share everything that has been going on. So, a short version is all I have for now.
Jeremy had his first day of 6th grade camp. They put students into groups according to color, and a mock schedule. The kids followed the schedule from class to class until 11:30 am, with each teacher explaining what is expected to be on time. He expressed that he really enjoyed it and is looking forward to starting school in Jr. High!!
Brandy had her freshies camp, and of course has been extremely busy with matching band camp as well. Tonight is parent night, and the whole marching band is performing for us!! We also get to pick up all her fundraiser case orders to deliver afterwards tonight.
Both kids are set up for school as far as registration, physicals and shots updated. Brandy had to get her booster shot, and wasn't too happy about it.
I pick up Jeremy's schedule today, and we turned in Brandy's schedule request form, as she had one class wrong, and the others needed to be a pre-AP class. Pre-Ap is just an introduction to Honors. Her grades and TAKS scores indicate that she can be in Pre-Ap or AP classes.
This weekend we are headed to go pick up a truck, so I wont be able to catch up with more info until Monday or Tuesday IF then. lol
Anyway, schools about to start! YAY!!!
I will try to put up some pictures of Brandy's band performance and video as well. :)
Needless to say- I really haven't had much time to get online to share everything that has been going on. So, a short version is all I have for now.
Jeremy had his first day of 6th grade camp. They put students into groups according to color, and a mock schedule. The kids followed the schedule from class to class until 11:30 am, with each teacher explaining what is expected to be on time. He expressed that he really enjoyed it and is looking forward to starting school in Jr. High!!
Brandy had her freshies camp, and of course has been extremely busy with matching band camp as well. Tonight is parent night, and the whole marching band is performing for us!! We also get to pick up all her fundraiser case orders to deliver afterwards tonight.
Both kids are set up for school as far as registration, physicals and shots updated. Brandy had to get her booster shot, and wasn't too happy about it.
I pick up Jeremy's schedule today, and we turned in Brandy's schedule request form, as she had one class wrong, and the others needed to be a pre-AP class. Pre-Ap is just an introduction to Honors. Her grades and TAKS scores indicate that she can be in Pre-Ap or AP classes.
This weekend we are headed to go pick up a truck, so I wont be able to catch up with more info until Monday or Tuesday IF then. lol
Anyway, schools about to start! YAY!!!
I will try to put up some pictures of Brandy's band performance and video as well. :)
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
BAD DOGGIES!!
We have been doing so much better about putting the trash up on the counter before we leave or go to bed. Last night for some strange "full moon" reason, the trash was not put away. So, we walked out this morning to the kitchen and family room to a wonderful mess...
Unfortuneately there was raw meat in the trash. That is always a winner to help the dogs use the #3 potty in the house. Today I wish I had an extra crate. *sigh*
Our family room carpet is ruined! I am going to have to go over to service master today to pick up the necessary spray that I have ran out of three times in the past three years and try to get this up myself. Or, spend over $100.00 to have it cleaned. Stains previously cleaned professionally actually have come to the surface after time.
Two options.
1- Purchase doggy proof trash can ($109.00) + Shipping (?)
2- Purchase doggy gate that extends 6 feet long. ($100.00)
I think both options are options!
Monday, August 11, 2008
Crazzzzzzy!!!
Ok, so we have been back for one week and going on our second from all the excitement of our trip. It's non-stop! I guess when you pray for God to bring success and blessings, we sometimes do not realize the toiling of the ground that must happen first! HA!
We are preparing for school to begin on the 25th. Although, Brandy's summer vacation is officially over as of August 4th. She has been going to Marching Band Camp every day from 8-5. Wednesday last week however she was at school from 8:15 AM until 9 PM due to Freshies camp (invitation for all freshman) and registration PLUS they couldn't break from Marching Band camp! SHEEEEEEEESH... Poor girl is going to be exhausted! Then again, she is young and vibrant and full of energy, maybe I am the one who is exhausted just watching her! LOL ..
But seriously, Greg and I are EXTREMELY happy for her, and just being able to sit back and watch God move in her life is beyond anything you can imagine for a parent.
We have two weeks to prepare for school as of today. We already have all of Jeremy's school supplies. Wal-Mart provides lists of school supplies for all the school's in this district. So the only thing left I have to do is purchase some school clothes. I am so glad we went through his room when we did, because now I have a count of what he will need without having to go over the budget! Sometimes being prepared is wisdom! Wait! NO- being prepared ALL the time is wisdom LOL --
randy wont know what she will need exactly until the first day of school. Her newsletter states for student's to bring a notebook to class to note the things they will need for the school year. Also, I will need to take her shopping for clothes as well. She has outgrown about 75% of her clothes.
My objective today is to schedule appointments.
Brandy needs eye exam and glasses. She also injured her knee, and it is still swollen. So I am going to bring her to my orthopedic.
Jeremy needs one more appointment to see Dr. Young as he changed his medication dose.
Greg also hurt his knee a couple weeks ago and says it really has been hurting. He will also go see my orthopedic.
I am scheduled next week to go for my check up with my hip, so I hope that they can just see us all three in a row. We can only hope!
Speaking of which, I am ending here. Will write more later!
We are preparing for school to begin on the 25th. Although, Brandy's summer vacation is officially over as of August 4th. She has been going to Marching Band Camp every day from 8-5. Wednesday last week however she was at school from 8:15 AM until 9 PM due to Freshies camp (invitation for all freshman) and registration PLUS they couldn't break from Marching Band camp! SHEEEEEEEESH... Poor girl is going to be exhausted! Then again, she is young and vibrant and full of energy, maybe I am the one who is exhausted just watching her! LOL ..
But seriously, Greg and I are EXTREMELY happy for her, and just being able to sit back and watch God move in her life is beyond anything you can imagine for a parent.
We have two weeks to prepare for school as of today. We already have all of Jeremy's school supplies. Wal-Mart provides lists of school supplies for all the school's in this district. So the only thing left I have to do is purchase some school clothes. I am so glad we went through his room when we did, because now I have a count of what he will need without having to go over the budget! Sometimes being prepared is wisdom! Wait! NO- being prepared ALL the time is wisdom LOL --
randy wont know what she will need exactly until the first day of school. Her newsletter states for student's to bring a notebook to class to note the things they will need for the school year. Also, I will need to take her shopping for clothes as well. She has outgrown about 75% of her clothes.
My objective today is to schedule appointments.
Brandy needs eye exam and glasses. She also injured her knee, and it is still swollen. So I am going to bring her to my orthopedic.
Jeremy needs one more appointment to see Dr. Young as he changed his medication dose.
Greg also hurt his knee a couple weeks ago and says it really has been hurting. He will also go see my orthopedic.
I am scheduled next week to go for my check up with my hip, so I hope that they can just see us all three in a row. We can only hope!
Speaking of which, I am ending here. Will write more later!
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