Wednesday, September 30, 2009

9.30.2009

now.
here.
homework at school today:
what do you want to be when you grow up?
easy question for this boy....
list the clues first...
1) I go to collige.
2) These thing snap togher.
3) They are culerful.
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{Please note the capital letters and punctuation.
Please disregard the spelling.}
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Answer: A Lego engineer.
There are legos everywhere inside this house & car.
I can hear the legos moving around early in the morning
as a search for the perfect piece is occurring.
I find pieces everywhere.
In my purse.
In the car.
In the lunchbox.
On the floor.
In the vacuum.
There is not a day when the legos go untouched.
We build.
We create.
We sort.
We love.


9.30.2009

when i saw that these were on sale on the internet for 1.25 each,
i almost bought one.
talk about memory lane.
they came flooding back.
in the form of green sticky stamps.
piecing them together like tetris blocks.
the pages growing stiff as the layers were added.
mom let me lick them myself.
whenever i found one or two.
sometimes i'd find one in the bottom of a purse.
or the back of the drawer in the kitchen.
and in the book they went.
grandma had a slightly moistened sponge that had to be used.
green stamps only on fridays.
only in the upstairs bathroom.
on the sink ledge.
stamps lived in a plastic bag until they moved to their
permanent home.
(just in case i decided to wallpaper the bathroom with them?)
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i don't ever recall 'spending' the hard earned filled
green stamp books.
was this the 'stay at home' moms guiltless pleasure.
what exactly could you buy with these stamps?
lots of unanswered questions.
lots of memories from a photo.
good stuff.
am i the only one who remembers these?
worth 1.25 each!

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

9.29.2009

this is how we spend our tuesday afternoons.
with 42 of our school mates, kings & queens.
check & checkmate.
pawns & knights.
chess & kids.
can't think of a better way to spend the afternoon!

Saturday, September 26, 2009

9.26.2009

go here to watch todays game.
the patriots lost.
but justin was a true winner.
the teammates noticed.
the parents noticed.
the coaches noticed.
the league noticed.
you made us so proud.
you handled yourself in a way
that speaks volumes.
of you.
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Friday, September 25, 2009

9.25.2009

happy birthday leah!
just yesterday you were taking your walker down the back stairs
on dorcester and now your cruz'n the country for colleges.
enjoy your special day!

9.25.2009

{football practice tonight - patriots team - behrens ranch club}
friday night lights.
justin & nathan are back in the same division this season.
and on the same team.
selfish reasons to put them together.
as if they need more bonding time together.
they actually compliment each other on the team.
amazing how different these two boys are.
amazing how well they get along.
amazing football season starts again tomorrow!
sunny. hot & 93.
perfect football weather?!

Thursday, September 24, 2009

9.24.2009

one week ago i was here.
no laptop.
no email.
no work. no meetings.
no laundry. no lunches to pack.
no homework to do.
no football practice. no chess club.
no math club.
no beds to make. no meals to cook.
no dishwasher to empty.
just sunny skies to doze under.
just swim up bars with fruity cocktails.
just a good book & a stack of magazines.
just a new bottle of panama jack sun tan lotion.
just a couple days on an island.
just the perfect vacation.
just a big thanks to mom for making it all happen!

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

9.22.2009


hi hannah.
don't worry.
nans not lost.
shes hanging in austin with your cousins.
see you soon.
i have a surprise for you!
love,
nan

Sunday, September 20, 2009

9.20.2009

{number one cheerleader!}
congrats to ryan & the swim.run.bike sunday morning event!
looks nice & warm there too.
cheering you from afar.
nice job.
talk about challenge.
good stuff.
where's nan?
sorry i stole her away from the action!

Saturday, September 19, 2009

9.19.2009

its wonderful to go away on vacation
but
its great to come home!
bye bye islands.
hello path.
we missed y'all.
love the sign.
fun circle stuff going around.
i bet theres jiff and fruit loops in the pantry.

Saturday, September 12, 2009

9.12.2009

happy 2nd birthday hannah!
may your day be filled with tinkerbell magic,
watermelon smiles and pink cupcakes!
we miss you.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

9.8.2009

fun printing on the internet:
lunch box notes here.
lunch survey here - pictured above.
this belongs to stickers here.
thumb wrestling fun here.
moms got a latte to do today list here.
heres to ordering a new ink cartridge today.

Monday, September 7, 2009

9.7.2009

labor day.
no labor here.
rudys breakfast tacos.
restoration hardware.
sprouts.
yogo yougert.
cheeseburgers on the grill.
doesn't get any better.
no schedule.
no clocks.
just hanging together.

Sunday, September 6, 2009

9.6.2009

don't freak out.
the boys are taking a break.
don't freak out.
there's only 21 candles on that cake.
don't freak out.
its only 95 today.
we went to church.
we went swimming.
we ate pizza.
we drew the usa with chalk in the street.
we just "live simply".
we enJoyed today.
happy day.




Saturday, September 5, 2009

9.5.2009

saturday party.
season opener.
burnt orange.
hook'm horns.
101,098 fans.
in one stadium.
we were not there.
we were next to the stadium.
at scholzs garten.
watching the game.
on pay-for-view screens.
hanging with the college students.
and cowboy boots.
and college graduates.
and college parents.
counting the years till the boys will be here.
go longhorns.
go colt.
hit 6th street for dinner on the patio at opels.
walking the downtown streets.
go lsu.
sorry ou about that shoulder injury.
yikes - i'm talking college ball.
nathan keeps me informed.

Friday, September 4, 2009

9.4.2009

reading the help...
watching greys anatomy still...
drinking metropolitans...
listening to christina courtin...
picking up legos...
catching geckos...
printing college football stats...
friday thoughts...

Thursday, September 3, 2009

9.3.2009

{31 sippels on the crescent stairs - july 2009 - picture from sil debbie}
summer fun.
summer memories.
where did the summer go to?
love looking back at the photos.
love those summer days without schedules.
seems like just yesterday.

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

9.2.2009

3 meetings at work.
3 backbacks filled with homework.
3 loads of laundry awaiting.
3 alarm clocks set.
3 lunches packed.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

9.1.2009

{our backyard on 1430}
something about opening the front door at 7am and its 75 degrees.
something about fall in the air.
something about the first day of september.
something about a clean calendar in front of me.
something about the morning sun sitting just a bit lower.
something about the beginning of school that sets me in a new direction.
something about reorganizing. cleaning. simplifying.
something about today.
something about now.
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something. today. now.
something. new. simple.
something. less. free.
something. daily.
something. good.