Last night I was in dreamland when all of a sudden something woke me up. I laid in bed and looked out the window at the hard rain hitting the glass. I could also hear thunder and see lightning. Then as I was drifting back to sleep the rain started hitting the glass on the [...]
I was pleasantly surprised when I stepped outside to go grocery shopping this morning. Yes… this is the winter that I know and love! While I was shopping and trying to decide what to make for lunch I walked past the seafood counter. This made me start thinking about shrimp. There are so many things [...]
Today at 11:35 am JP and I are getting on a flight to Portland, OR. The last few times we have flown there we have been leaving later in the morning and I like it so much better than the 6:00 am flights we used to take. Since we leave later we don’t get there [...]
JP is in Portland this week and he sent me this picture that he took today from our apartment balcony. Look at that color change! Most of you guys are probably thinking “Yeah, so what’s the big deal? All of the trees are doing that right now”. Well the big deal is that living down [...]
So just the other day I was bragging about how warm it is. Today Mother Nature put me in check. It was rainy and cold when I woke up this morning. I had some places I needed to go so all morning I waited for the rain to stop… because around here it doesn’t usually [...]
Our daytime temperatures are still in the 80′s but since the night-time temps are falling into the 50′s (and starting tomorrow night the 40′s) the pool temperature is dropping like crazy. Sadly there are only going to be a few more days of swimming until next year. Today I took advantage of swimming in the [...]
It has been raining on and off for a few days now. The temperatures are in the 90′s but it is pretty wet outside. I got a text from Selena bright and early this morning asking what we were up to day. Naturally it seemed like today was meant to be girls day. So we [...]
I know that it is still spring and summer is still 10 days away but hanging out here you would never know that. Today was our first 100° day! The weather will probably be like this for the next 3 months or so… HOT! If your in the area bring your bathing suit and go [...]
I thought this picture was way to cool not to share. Yesterday when I picked up Lily from school it was about 70°+ outside. After I started making dinner I noticed the sun went away and it was super windy outside. When I stepped out on the back deck the temperature had dropped at least [...]
After Lily was done with her homework today she said she was headed out back to play. I usually check on her through the window every once in awhile when she is out there. She knows that one of the #1 rules about playing in the backyard is to stay away from the pool… thank [...]
When I was driving Lily to school this morning the radio reminded us that today was Groundhog Day. Lily said she had heard of it but wasn’t exactly sure what it meant. I told her about Punxsautawney Phil who lives in Punxsutawney, PA. She asked me to spell Punxsutawney… yeah right. Then she asked me [...]
I was surfing around online today and this made me laugh. Yes, we can ALL relate to this! And just now I checked the weather forcast. Even though there is a nice cool 85° pool in our backyard I have a feeling we will be finding ways to amuse ourself without going outside. My dear friends [...]
This morning I woke up around 10:00 am and knew I was suppose to be at the wedding hall by 10:30am to help decorate for tomorrow so I had to step on it. I got dressed hopped in my rental car and I was off. When I got there everyone was busy decorating. Staying true to [...]
We had a huge day today! We took almost 500 pictures and did lots and lots of stuff so I have to break up the postings a little bit so I can talk about everything so bear with me! We left the house around 7:00am to catch the 8:45 sailing at the Coupeville Ferry Dock. [...]
This morning after James and Suzie left for work me and the kids were ready for our day of adventure together. What is better than a group of cousins hanging out together having fun for the day? They are all pretty close in age (Lily is 8, Stevie is 7 & Tangerine is 5) and they are generally amused [...]
This is the sign that is posted at the gate to our neighborhood. This is what happens when San Antonio has one of the hottest and driest summers in history. We are currently in a Stage 2 Water Restriction. Rain some more damn it!
Today was a really good day! I picked Lily up from camp and we headed home to hang out in the pool. I am not sure if I have ever told you guys this but we have lots of flowers in our backyard. Not flowers that I planted but thing that were there when we [...]
This morning Lily and I woke up bright and early, packed her lunch, and headed out to drop her off for another fun day of camp. When we got there they said they couldn’t find her name on the list. I was totally confused until they told me that the camp she was sign up for was [...]
If someone asked you ”When is the last time you stood in the rain?” what would you say? I would say “Today”! It rained today for like 10 minutes in my backyard. Not in the front yard and not at my neighbors house but I did at my house. I was so amazed that I actually went [...]
As I was laying in bed thinking about what to do today I decided I wanted to go on an adventure. I grabbed my laptop and went to www.roadsideamerica.com to plan a day trip. I picked four odd roadside attractions in and around San Antonio and mapped them out. Our total trip was to 72 miles round [...]
Today was one of our favorite days of our vacation so far. We took so many great photos that I have decided to break this up into two postings. We covered a lot of ground today and explored the greater NW portion of Michigan. When we woke up this morning the first thing Lily said [...]
Check out the map below. We put in a solid 8+ hour day today of being a tourist and driving really far! Lily slept for the first couple hours of our trip while we went from St Ignace, MI to Paradise, MI. Right before we drove into Paradise I saw Lake Superior. Sure she was sleeping [...]
When we were starting packing up to head out this morning it started raining. The rain pretty much lasted ALL DAY LONG. With the exception of a few breaks.. and I mean a few like 3 or 4 that lasted for a couple minutes. We decided that was not gonna stop us from seeing all [...]
Since this was our last morning at the beach JP woke us up early to go for a walk on the beach. It was JP, Lily, Gage and I. There is a wooden path that leads you from our condo to the beach. We didn’t actually see any rattlesnakes but I believe that they are there. [...]
In order to make a mermaid you will need the following things: 1 small human 1 or 2 large humans to help build the mermaid 1 Shovel (not necessary but very helpful) A large sandy area (beaches work the best) 1,000 or so miniature shells to decorate the tail ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Step 1: Dig a hole wide enough [...]
One of my favorite things in the entire world to do is hang out at the beach. I don’t mind the fact that sand gets everywhere or that it there is a chance of getting bitten by pretty much anything in the water, I still love it. That was the plan for today… hang out on the [...]
We hung out in the pool until it was time to get ready for Lily’s volleyball game. I have no idea why they schedule games for 4:00 in the afternoon on a Saturday but that was this weeks game time. Here is Me, Teylor and Shauna getting ready to go. We clean up pretty well, [...]
We woke up this morning around 8:00am in our room on the 22nd floor of the hotel. Last night when we checked in they informed us that the continental breakfast would be on the club level on the 23 floor. So after we showered and got ready we headed upstairs for breakfast. Lily gave the breakfast rave reviews. [...]
Back on April 28, 2010 I saw my very first sun dog ever. Even at that time I didn’t know it was called a sun dog. This happens because of ice crystals way up in the cold clouds. Kinda cool, right? JP said he heard on the radio that if the moon is full or [...]
Usually I am fully braggin on here about the wonderful weather. Today it was not so wonderful. Check out the temperature at 1:01pm today! Buurrrrr! Notice that in just a few days it will be 40º warmer!
Yesterday we took Stephanie and David to the airport and they headed back to Seattle. Amanda has decided to stay a little longer and spend some time making decisions. I haven’t taken many pictures in the last two days but when I looked back at the photos from this weekend I realize just how much I [...]
I got an email from my sister today that said: I’m sure you have seen everybody from Michigan complaining about this today on facebook. This is why I need to move…SNOW in the middle of April. The girls are outside right now, playing in it. Love you, Vanessa This my friends is a good [...]
Last night I made a salad that called for bacon bits so when I was cooking and Lily asked me how she could help I told her she cold make the bacon. I set out the pan for her and turned up the heat. She has seen bacon made but has never done it on [...]
We have gotten some quotes from landscapers to do our backyard because it is so big and crazy. There are leaves and pollen all over the place. There are also way overgrown trees and plants that need to be trimmed back. Well two quotes from landscapers later we have decided that we should keep the $1,500 and do it ourselves. [...]
My first full day in Florida was a lot like I expected it to be. It sure is warm and sunny there. The heat is a different kind of heat than I have ever been in before… very humid! I was lucky enough to be able to go out on a boat for a pub crawl. Sonia, [...]
We lived through night #1 of the road trip! The plan was to walk around, buy a couple souvenirs and get at least half of the rest of the way to Florida. First we played around by the statues. Then we went out to lunch. I have never tasted crawfish as good as these guys [...]
Today I made something for dinner that I want to share with you. This recipe turned out great and I will totally make it again! The best part? It was sooo simple! I browned some ground sausage and then added red peppers, mushroom stems and onions. While I waited for the sausage to cook I cleaned the portabellas. Then I [...]
Today was by far the laziest of vacation days. We didn’t leave our hotel room until about 9:00am and that was only to walk down to the pool. I didn’t get any pictures of all of our pool fun except for this one of Lily’s tattoo that she got at the kids club. We stayed [...]
I guess when I think about Arizona lakes are not one of the first things that come to mind. We decided we wanted to go boating so I did a little bit of googling and figured out that the largest lake near Phoenix is Lake Pleasant. According to the website they have over 10,000 acres [...]
In typical Lily fashion she woke me up early this morning to tell me that she was hungry. It was a lot earlier than usual (6:30am) because of the time change. We got dressed and headed to the main lobby and picked up some breakfast and coffee. Then we came back to the room and [...]
Our long awaited vacation started today. We were up super early to catch our flight to Phoenix, AZ. We were flying from San Antonio, TX to Dallas, TX to Phoenix, AZ. I didn’t get any pictures on the first leg but here is Lily on the tram in Dallas (do you see JP in the [...]
Lily ended up spending the night at Cameron’s house last night. The came home around 9am and told me Cameron had gymnastics. Around 10am Cameron was back and they started playing again. I asked Cameron if she had a birthday present for her Mom today. I know it’s her birthday because we were invited to [...]
I played in two games of softball today. Both of my teams “Hurricanes” and “Not Them Again” won. The record for “Not Them Again” is now 4-1 and “Hurricanes” are 3-2. If you click HERE you can see the standings. Sadly this is the only picture I took at the field today. This sign makes [...]
In true Lily form she woke me up at 6:30am to tell me that she was hungry. The hotel restaurant doesn’t open until 7:00am so I told her we could go for a walk on the beach. It was super foggy when we woke up but to quote JP “Even the worst day at the [...]
Did you know that Presidents Day was originally celebrated only as Washington’s Birthday? Then along the way somewhere Lincoln was added to it and it became Presidents Day? I ran across this cartoon today that made me laugh! I am pretty sure if I asked someone “When do the leaves fall off of the trees?” they would tell me that [...]
I was sitting at work today daydreaming about what to take a picture of and then I started thinking about my lost camera. Sad, very sad. I couldn’t help but think about how stupid a lot of my pictures would be from now on because I would have to use my phone. Don’t get me wrong I do have [...]
I played in two softball games today. One with “Not Them Again” we won the game 16-3. I think its odd how dirty the camera lens is in this picture. Look at my hair! During the game I slid into 2nd and scraped by butt! Ouch! Then I played in another game immediately after that one [...]
Today I played in a softball tournament at Jefferson High School. Just yesterday we had a snow day and now today we are playing softball in 70º weather. Only in San Antonio! Here is our team The Charros. If you have ever watched East Bound & Down our team name will make you laugh! Here [...]
Lily’s school is closed today for a snow day/ice day. Last night when I went to bed this was the forecast. When my alarm went off at 5:30am I saw white outside so I immediately went to wake up Lily. This is the weirdest snow we have ever seen. If you touch it it disappears [...]
This morning I was laying sleepless in bed around 4:30am when I heard the sprinklers go off. I new it was like 20 something degrees outside so I told JP. He didn’t really seem that phased about it. Today when I got home after work Lily noticed there were little icicles all over the yard. [...]
