Friday Night Lights

(Tad looks ticked:)

Highschool football is HUGE in Texas, so we had to check it out. Everything about the game was bigger than I was used to. We saw the Smithson Valley Rangers play the brand new Johnson Jaguars. SV wasted Johnson. They had a 24 minute half time show (that's why I went to the game:) complete with marching bands, drill teams, and color guards. It was a fun experience.
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*We refinished our table and chairs over the past few weeks. It was fun to learn how to do it, and a lot cheaper than purchasing a new table. However, we've had some issues with the polyurethane and may have to redo the top.

Show Time

$1 puppets at Target...definately worth the entertainment.

Week in Review

At the beginning of last week Hurricane Ike was on track to hit Corpus Christi sending us strong winds and lots of rain. We were warned to be prepared, however it blew off course and headed for the Houston area. We have cousins near the coast who received a mandatory evacuation and headed our way. We enjoyed hosting the evacuees, but needless to say they were a little anxious. We tried to keep their minds occupied showing them a few sites around town.


We tried a new place even for us...the Retama Park horse races. It was my first time ever going to the horse races. The races themselves were pretty exciting. The crowd and atmosphere...interesting (not your 1930s linen clothes and wide brimmed hats I always envisioned).
San Antonio LDS Temple


Walking trails near the temple. My new love is little girl tights. I can't wait to collect more for cold weather!

All in all Ike sent us a few scattered showers and some awesome cool weather the last couple of days. Thankfully our cousins' homes were spared and our prayers go out to those who were harder hit.

Time Tested Beauty Tips

I was going through files on my computer and came across one of my favorite poems. It was a favorite of Audrey Hepburn who is also a favorite of mine.



Time-Tested Beauty Tips

For attractive lips, speak words of kindness.
For lovely eyes, seek out the good in people.
For a slim figure, share your food with the hungry.
For beautiful hair, let a child run his fingers through it once a day.
For poise, walk with the knowledge you'll never walk alone ...

People, even more than things, have to be restored, renewed, revived,
reclaimed and redeemed and redeemed and redeemed.
Never throw out anybody.
Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm. As you grow older you will discover that you have two hands.
One for helping yourself, the other for helping others.

Sam Levenson

Rub a dub dub 2 men in a tub

The other day when we were in the backyard Preston decided to turn the bucket into a swimming pool. The funniest part was when he tried to baptize Eliza?? She wouldn't go under water, so he then proceeded to teach her how to dunk him. I guess primary and FHE are really getting to him:)