I don't get it....

The three of us got flu shots in October. Collin and I had the flu in January. Sunday evening, Collin came to me and said "I feel like a truck hit me"...achy, sore throat, no fever. He made it through most of school on Monday and I took him to the dr. No strep throat so they ran a flu test. POSITIVE! Oh my! Then, Monday evening, Jerry said "I'm so tired....and sore"..... Well, it is so not like my husband to stay in bed for a day....and that's exactly what he and Collin did yesterday. One on the sofa, the other in the chair..... "I don't get it"....flu twice after getting the flu shot. WOW. Our neighbors who are nurses said that for this year, this is very common. We are ready to have a "well house". I think they are on the road to health...Collin only missed one day of school since we pumping ourselves (me included) full of Tami-flu. Good day for chicken noodle soup !

Farmer's Daughter

I suppose it's the farmer in me that likes to get my hands dirty. I grew up with my dad farming rice and soybeans and my memories of going to the farm are so grand! Now, as an adult, I love gettin' my hands dirty! I find that it's an outlet for me and there's something therapeutic about working in the flower beds, planting new plants, workin' in the yard. This is not common with alot of women my age....so I've been told. My neighbor and I are two women on the street that look like "Water Boy" on our mowers. HA Usually, Collin does the mowin', I do the trimmin' and weedin' and Jerry fixes things! What a team! Yesterday, I got my tomato plants and cilantro in the dirt...now 78 days before fruit! We'll see.... I don't always do so well with tomatoes, but I will keep on trying! I look forward to fresh pico de gallo this summer.

Collin's soccer season ended last week. I wanted to get one close up picture of him in his jersey before he had to turn it back into the school.

Permit and car keys. Our life as we knew it before this day...March 16...will never be the same. :)??? Permit - def. driving with someone over the age of 18 in the front seat for one year. He has driven to and from school for TWO days! My personal chauffeur.

Spring Break 2009

Ande Reaux at 2 months

Spring yard work---I love our new fountain.

Sheet Rockin' KING!

Collin --15 !!

Now to the one who can do infinitely more than all we can ask or imagine according to the power that is working among us- Eph. 3:20

I just love Ephesians. Many of my favorite scriptures come from this book in the Bible. Faith, perserverance, "leaning on the promises of God"...... The older I get, the easier it is for me to LET GO AND LET GOD. I used to make such a mess of things before I would turn it over to God.

We are at peace with whatever will happen with Jerry's job and the outlook for the future. Thank you for continued thoughts and prayers. God is good.

Jerry was able to be off Tuesday-Friday this week and was very busy sheet rocking our garage. This has been a project we had wanted to conquer for about 2 years. And, conquer he did! I helped with cutting the odd pieces and even learned a thing or two about sheet rocking. No, I don't want to do it fulltime! Now comes the tape & floating, texturing and painting. Lots of stages to get this project down.

Collin and I have been off for a week for a very early Spring Break. Monday and Tuesday were amazingly BEE-autiful and then Wednesday through today have been cold, raining and very gray. I got alot of window cleaning, yard work, and outside projects completed for the first few days. I have discovered that here in Southeast Texas...mildew grows on EVERYTHING through the winter months. We invested in 3 gallons of chlorox and I "went to to town" spraying down things, rinsing things and windexing. Jerry came home from work that evening and said "sure smells clean out there :)".

We enjoyed lunch with my parents and sister & brother in law on Wednesday. It's been since Christmas that we were able to get together. Lunch was great with fried catfish at a local restaurant and mom made her wonderful chocolate cake with cooked frosting. Yum Yum

Collin turned 1-5 ....yes 15! on Saturday! He has read his driver's ed book and even completed 14 worksheets to prepare for his permit test. I'M his home instructor; and the teacher in me produced a workbook for him. (from his point of view...grumble, grumble....) But, he has learned quite a bit and I feel better about signing my name to a notarized document. I'm a dork about some things...and a stickler to rules. He had some friends over last night for pizza and major JUNK food. It's great to hear them having a good time!

Ande Reaux is now 2 months old. She's been to the vet for her first round of shots. She has grown SO MUCH! She went to the vet on March 6 and weighed 16 lbs. and on March 9 she weighed 20 lbs.!!!!!! The vet said she would be a big girl and we are believers!

Spring has Sprung!

Abby, my neice, will be married to Jason on June 12th. Yesterday, we spent the day taking engagement portraits in Houston. Hermann Park and Rice University proved to be the perfect locations and the weather couldn't have been better. Love ya Ab! A lunch break at Lil Pappasitos and a scoop of Ben & Jerry's topped off the day!

COUSINS! Aren't they cute? Jerry and I had our first date on Abby's 5th birthday! Time has just flown by.

Crazy kid---hard to believe he'll be 15 on March 14th and soon after get his D-R-i-V-i-N-g! permit. Oh my!

'Nough said. I think (and I know I'm biased) that he's a cutie. Collin's last soccer game is Tuesday evening. It's been a good season...not always winning...but a fun time. Jerry and I have enjoyed "learning the game". This next week is our Spring Break and it couldn't have come sooner. TAKS was March 3rd and the students usually "shut down" for the following days...it didn't help that they were eager for Spring Break. We have debated about getting out of town for a few days this week but haven't made a decision about when and where......

Ande Reaux Foster had her first vet visit on Friday. She weighs 16 lbs. and has become either a nascence (or playmate) to Dash and Nipper. She can now stay in the backyard full time and keep up with the "pack". The vet said she'll be a BIG GIRL by the size of her paws and her weight.