NEED RAIN!

Jerry and I are about to resort to the raindance! That would be a funny sight to see---but necessary. This is the hottest, driest June we have ever had! RAIN RAIN RAIN---we got excited the other day when it sprinkled.....only briefly... I think I could have counted the drops in the swimming pool. It was only a tease.

Father's Day 2009-- Cheeseburgers & Kids

"Great Uncle Jerry & Aunt Babs"

Jennifer & Jesse on Galveston Ferry. Gotta love going to Galveston for great seafood and some shopping on the Strand.

Okay- we get this phone call from Abby after they get home from their honeymoon a few weeks ago and heard...
"Aunt Babs, you are a great Aunt!" Hmmmmmmmmmm, I thought.
We got a Pekingese named Chloe!
Oh, okay.....you scared me!
Chloe came to visit on Friday with Penny & Abby while Jennifer and Jesse were here visiting from Florida. They will be moving to Ohio soon so it was nice to get to spend time with them.

Friday was great family time and Chloe behaved and had "bonding" time with us :)! We made her a doggie blanket out of hot pink and zebra.....(Abby is not obsessive by any means about their new little puppy. HA HA) Abby made this scrumptious banana puddin'. Yum Yum

Sistah Time

My sister and her husband have come into town from Florida for a few days. It's only a few times a year that the three of us "sistahs" get together. Jennifer, Jesse, Jerry and I drove to Galveston yesterday through Crystal Beach....never get used to it....always still such a shock to see. Penny & Abby and new member of the family...Abby's dog Chloe--a Pekingese, visited today. Lots of talking, laughing, visiting and catching up. Jennifer and Jesse will be moving to Ohio in July so it will be a while before we can see each other. Always good "sistah" time.......

More kneeboarding & Tonsillectomy over

Collin and friend Alex

Collin really wanted to go out on the river yesterday for a few hours since he had his tonsillectomy this a.m. and knew he would be "home bound" for the next several days. Remarkably, he is doing well---tolerating the pain, watching a movie and sipping on a gatorade slush. Thank you to all my dear family and friends that lifted his name up in prayer---they were felt. I have some "inside projects" to do this week as he heals. God is good!

Fruits of my labor

Okay- I made a post in March when I planted my tomato plants....and, drumline please................ ONE TOMATO! UGH The heat, the drought.....apparently this isn't my year. I'm looking at my neighbor's tomato plants and they are huge! Maybe next year......

Bye Bye Tonsils

Please pray for Collin this week. He will have his tonsils out tomorrow morning. Our prayer is for "minimal" pain, recovery, healing, and skilled hands of the medical professionals attending to him.

Java on a Monday a.m.--Gooooood!

Leaving...I love the bubbles!

Penny, Abby & me dancing to YMCA--really a funny site!

Krista, Collin and Abby.

Bridal Breakfast hosted by Auntie Babs.

Jerry & I the night of my class reunion.....classes of 1978-1983...me? 27 years!

The title sounds like it could be a song...doesn't it? What a great weekend! Our niece got married on Friday evening and she was a beautiful bride! The weekend was quite busy as we went from the rehearsal one night, to the wedding, to my class reunion on Saturday evening. It's good to be home now! Our pups missed us!

Let us pray for some rain! This is undoubtedly one of the hottest, driest Junes we have seen in years.

Great Week!...first week of SUMMERTIME!

The "Orange Blossoms"---our line dancing group keeps getting bigger and bigger! It is so much fun to get together one Thursday a month and go to Larry's French Market and eat good ole cajun food and dance to some zydeco music! Believe me...it's cheap entertainment for our husbands!

Sabine River---Collin's first time to knee board and he has his dad's blood in him! Like father, like son. That kid was doing 360's---in fact, he did 3 in a row one time before he hit the wake sideways!

One of many rounds on the knee board!

Driving the boat.......

Adjusting...

It usually takes me several days to "settle" into my new mode....summertime. The last several weeks of school are usually so hectic and frantic that I don't sleep real well. So....I do so enjoy the alarm not going off!

Collin will be having his tonsils out in a few weeks so Tuesday we went to preregister at the hospital, blood work, etc...

A good friend and I went to see a friend of ours in Houston on Wednesday and enjoyed some girltime, catching up, alittle shopping.....a grand time!

Summertime Baby!

May 22--Lamar University "Celebration of Teaching" I have had the pleasure of teaching a new course this year called Ready Set Teach! that gives students a "taste" of what teaching is all about. What a great group. Our superintendent, on left, was the keynote speaker for the day.

Cousins John & Logan visited on Memorial weekend...good times catching up!

Can you say "GARAGE BAND?" Practicing their music for the end of school (annual event) swim party at our house. This band made their "debut" the last day of school. That are really good----music..not noise :)

Here's the BAND and the swimmers! I think we started having an end of school swim party when Collin was in 2nd grade. So hard to believe these kids will be Sophomores next year!

It officially became summertime Friday- May 29th at 4 p.m.! Hooray!