Laughter is STILL the BEST Medicine

It's been a rough few months...But, I am blessed to have an amazing group of women in my life who are supportive and kind, and way beyond the sort of back stabbing and gossip that can still be found in many inner circles of adult women. The laughter I shared with these women on Saturday night was just what my soul needed.

Photo compliments of Jackie: http://www.reitzphotography.com/

Autumn is here!!

Well, as everyone knows we only get a week (maybe two) of Fall in Texas. It's hard to find trees with beautiful warm colors as most simply go from green to brown. But, right now I would say it is Fall in Texas, and I LOVE this time of year. I had a chance to do some cleaning on Wednesday. I got out my olive colored table cloth, and pumpkin container filled with potpourri, and lit some baked apple scented candles. It was wonderful! As I type, a cold front is moving into town and I can hear the leaves rustling outside my window.

So today Grace and I headed out for a walk along the trail by our house and to play at the park. I dressed her in a cute outfit composed of hand me downs and second hand finds, including the adorable shirt made by Susie. We've walked this trail a zillion times, and yet today was the first time we discovered this little nook with big rocks. I don't know if it's new, or if there was overgrown grass and trees hiding it before. Either way, we were thrilled to find it. I think Grace had more fun climbing and jumping off the rocks than she did at the park. It was also the perfect spot for me to snap some pictures of my pretty girl.

Chillin'

Don't worry about her on that swing. Despite her look of fear, she did that on purpose. She loves to do flips off of the swings. Before heading home, we stopped at the corner store where she got a cherry Icee. She was awfully stingey (sp?) with it, but I snuck a few sips and it was tasty!

Making a dandelion wish.

Her treasure from today--a leaf that looked like a feather.

So after our adventures, we came home and ate lunch. Grace took a brief nap, then we headed up to Hunter's school for the Third Grade Mini Mall. They have been studying money and the economy and today was their chance to put what they had learned into action. All the third grade students made items to sell. The kids in 2nd through 4th grade have been earning money with good behavior, and were able to come spend their money today. It was really cool, and Hunter sold out of his product within the first 5 minutes.

Demaris' friendship bracelet shop.

Amari selling Christmas ornaments.

Isaac was selling scoops of homemade goo.

I just loved the fact that she was standing underneath an "Atittude" poster. LOL!
His first sale.

Out of product, but trying to convince Ms. Aston she should buy a bag from him to put her stuff in that she buys from others.

Halloween & The Playoffs

So Halloween landed on a Friday night this year. As much as we wanted to hang out all night with friends, the big playoff game was the following day, so we all needed our rest. Wes wasn't feeling too good, so he headed to bed early. The kids and I went trick or treating, then joined the Brown family for some yummy food and drinks, and some wonderful company. Hunter dressed up as his favorite wrestler, John Cena and Grace was a pink flamingo.

Trick or Treat!

Abrianna enjoying the queso.

Abri posing with Jesus. She kept telling him to smile. LOL!
Uncle Fred after scaring the piss out of everyone inside.

Coach Willy busted with his hand on the "cookie jar". LOL!

Saturday afternoon we headed to Berry Middle School for the quarterfinals game against the Jags. The game was announced (like they do at high school games), which was really cool. It was fun to hear Hunter's name being announced when he made a tackle.

Hunter and his team made a valiant effort, but ended up losing the game. One thing I have to say about his team and his coaches is that they have always lost with grace, and more importantly they have always won with grace. Unfortunately, we witnessed an awful showing of sportsmanship from some of the children on the Jags following their win. I am so proud of my son, his friends, and the men who coach them for always being a team with a lot of heart and plenty of class. The boys received some nice trophy's at the end of the day for making it into the playoffs.

Football Fever (part 2)

Okay, the last post I made was all about our bye week during the weekend of October 17th. Part 2 of football fever is from the weekend of October 24th.

Friday night was the Eagles Homecoming Dance. Due to some grown up b.s, my husband was uninvited to all Eagles activities, so we decided to spend time together as a family doing something fun . Two boys that Hunter plays football with joined us for the Mesquite Skeeters football game. We met up with Renee and Hayden and some of their family to watch the game. Since Renee's husband Sam is a coach at Mesquite, the kids got to go slap hands with the team and follow them out onto the field. We had a great time!

The following day was the last game of the regular season for Hunter's team.

We saw a lot of this...

and this....

The final score was: Eagles-32, Vikings-0. This victory landed the team a 7th seed spot into the playoffs! They were so excited! Last year the E team only won 3 games, and this year, they only lost 3 games!!! What a difference a year can make.