4.30.2015

any guess what a house full of football fans did tonight?

football season is just around the corner....

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and of course the boys had to retell the story of

how i took ryan, mike and lauren to toys r us on transit road

back in the 80's and waited in line forever to

get a chance to meet the newest member of the buffalo bills,

jim kelly....

zang stories that are now sippel stories!

good stuff.

i guess the boys really do listen to me.

i wonder where those autographed jim kelly pictures are now?

4.29.2015

there is a funny story behind this picture,

but its just too long to tell !

but i will say that steve & i were laughing so hard

we had tears falling !!

had to be there !

4.28.2015

just finished reading "kisses from katie" today.

what an amazing story!

makes me what to see what i can do with my little life.

i'm not sure i can give up american life, move to Uganda

and adopt 14 children like katie did at 19 years old....

but i can donate to her ministry and buy a bracelet

made by Uganda mothers. 

a truly God filled woman with a passion!

4.27.2015

amazing what you can find inside a 13 year olds

backpack....

4.26.2015

are you ever so excited to check something off 

your to-do list that you just have to blog about it?

here we are yesterday at the cedar park recycle day 

dropping off 9 years worth of paint cans!

check !

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bonus: two more shelves in the garage are free to fill !

4.25.2015

a texas tradition lives on in georgetown this weekend.

the red poppy festival complete with music, art vendors,

cold beer and vintage cars.

perfect saturday afternoon.

plus a couple thousand bonus steps!

4.23.2015

mug shots of the new international baccalaureate president!

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best way to the voters heart is through round rock donuts

and chocolate brownies!

congratulations justin on a successful campaign!

we are proud of you and your dedication !

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whats the first thing on your agenda ?

taxes? health care? immigration reform?

4.21.2015

everything is bigger in texas,

including the sunflowers !!

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warning: red dye does not wash off easily.

4.19.2015

perfect day for spring yard work.

95 degrees and sunny outside.

78 degrees and air conditioned inside.

guess where i am?

4.17.2015

just finished reading this book.

an incredible story of faith and strength.

you can read sara's story here.

amazing grace through challenging days.

4.16.2015

real or stuffed animal ??

you decide....

4.14.2015

my new favorite commercial.

i laugh every single time i see it !

every time.

4.13.2015

sunday evening was filled with lots of golf, 

lots of food &

lots of laughs with matt!

just for the record, matt & nate did it again -

another win for their team!

4.12.2015

best cup of coffee ever +

sunday fun errands =

 enjoying our day off together!

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"every sip i take..."

"every step i make..."

haha.

4.10.2015

just finished reading gretchen rubins newest book.

ebook borrowed from the library.

i love borrowing ebooks.

at home.

in the middle of the night.

while i loved her first two books, this one

did not provide any life changing ideas for me.

its all about habits.

how to make them & how to keep them.

i already have enough habits - good & bad.

guess i'm just not ready to change any of my habits today!

4.8.2015

and they are back!

mad men season 7 series continues.

catch up here with sunday nights episode.

looking forward to the final season.

and early morning insomnia that lets me catch up

on my favorite shows in bed on my ipad mini.

with headphones - of course!

4.7.2015

when great bloggable moment photos are

in your inbox....

ya gotta post them!

mom & dad on jet skies.

with dolphins following them.

thanks lauren for always thinking of the blog!

4.6.2015

just because i love to read.

just because i love lists.

check out oprahs list of 34 books the defined a generation.

how many have you read?

4.5.2015

{insert picture here from easter morning if i had one-

but since i don't, we will have to pretend.

picture parents in cowboy boots with their easter best.

picture boys x 3 in shorts and polos.

picture nice combed hair with big smiles.

bibles in hand.

clouds in the sky.

warm, humid breeze in the air.}

Happy Easter !

church, brunch, facetime calls.

easter bunny hiding treats under dinner plates.

watching 'killing jesus' tonight.

perfect day to celebrate

that He is alive!

4.4.2015

last nights family movie night pick.

"the imitation game"

love movies based on true stories.

this was a great story about Alan Turing and

his contribution to history with his

outrageous mathematical mind.

nice choice justin!

4.3.2015

12:30pm

we are at einstein bagels for lunch.

we go to place our traditional order for 4 plain bagels with cream cheese.

NO PLAIN BAGELS - AGAIN.

seriously, what bagel store doesn't have plain bagels.

at lunchtime.

and no, they were not making anymore today.

honest.

so we left.

and went next store to freddys.

thank goodness they weren't out of burgers and fries!