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Tonight's Dinner Guest

2012-01-13T18:13:00.001-06:00

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Waiter, there's an octopus in my soup!

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Field trip

2012-01-03T13:45:00.001-06:00

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Taking a turn at the potter's wheel.

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Field Trip to Circle-In-A-Square Pottery

2012-01-03T13:44:00.001-06:00

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January 2012 homeschool field trip with a pit stop beforehand at Round Rock Donuts.

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New marshmallow flavors!

2011-12-20T17:20:00.001-06:00

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Peppermint and gingerbread.  The gingerbread is pretty intense.

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New houses

2011-12-16T11:58:00.003-06:00

This year's gingerbread houses.

Didn't look like that to us

2011-12-12T21:03:00.000-06:00

Shippers venture out on busiest day of year - YNN - Your News Now
We went to the 78704 Post Office on South Congress this morning at 11 and had only a 3-person wait.

2011 Christmas Musical

2011-12-11T11:46:00.002-06:00

Aaron, The Allergic Shepherd

What we learned in Spanish Class today

2011-12-07T12:06:00.000-06:00

Jingle Bells in Espanol

And now we can't seem to stop singing the chorus:
"O, cascabeles, cascabeles, tra la la la la,
que alegria todo el dia, tra la la la la!

Oh what fun!

The Govt trying to shut down family farms AGAIN!

2011-12-02T19:32:00.000-06:00

Farmers fear proposed new child labor rules

The clone trooper invasion

2011-11-26T11:21:00.002-06:00

At the 2011 Chuy's Christmas Parade

The Secrets to a Perfectly Moist Meatloaf

2011-11-22T18:19:00.000-06:00

I'm making meatloaf for the kids for the first time tonight. As usual, I'm winging it for the recipe but I thought that I'd confirm what I felt should be the appropriate cooking time and temp. I was right.

The Secrets to a Perfectly Moist Meatloaf

My recipe is based on the meatloaf that my mom used to make when I was a kid and the meatloaf that they serve at Shady Grove restaurant here in Austin. I'm using 1 lb ground beef and 1 lb ground pork, 1/2 lb cooked penne pasta, 1/2 lb cooked peas, diced carrots, and corn, 1/4 cup medium salsa, a LOT of freshly ground sea salt mix (it tastes JUST like Lawry's Salt which was my old standby for meat seasoning), some fresh ground pepper, and 2 TBS of minced garlic. No bread crumbs (that's what the pasta's for) and no egg. When it's time to serve it I'll pour some queso on top of each slice.

I think they'll like it!

Twilight

2011-11-17T22:30:00.002-06:00

Sitting in the theater waiting for Breaking Dawn to start at midnight.

KLOVE's encouraging word of the day

2011-11-17T10:03:00.001-06:00

Today's Encouraging Word - Don't just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good. Romans 12:9 NLT

Disappointing Pho!

2011-11-11T19:27:00.002-06:00

Took Giselle to the local Vietnamese restaurant and now eating some very mediocre pho! They use fake crab instead of "real" fish balls even. But the pork spring roll was good.

Gabrielle Swank - The Journey Continues

2011-11-10T22:47:00.001-06:00

If you have a daughter who you are considering having vaccinated with Gardasil, please watch these two videos first and then rethink your decision.

first http://youtu.be/RamAjYlR70s
and then the one below

Thank you, and pray for strength for those suffering from the adverse reactions.

Homeschool Field Trip

2011-11-08T10:47:00.001-06:00

Texas State Cemetery! It's really pretty cool!

Upwards Soccer Closing Ceremony

2011-11-05T12:50:00.002-05:00

All done for another year. Thanks Coach Marty for another awesome year!!!!

The finished product!

2011-11-02T12:28:00.002-05:00

I think the neighbors will be quite pleased with this!

Work in Progress

2011-11-02T10:52:00.002-05:00

Painting 101 - Today's lesson is Murals

Trick or Treat!

2011-10-31T17:57:00.002-05:00

2011

Finally!

2011-10-31T11:50:00.002-05:00

The crepe myrtles are finally blooming and they smell fabulous!

I hate Sprint Picture Mail!

2011-10-30T22:15:00.002-05:00

OK, so Sprint Picture Mail totally blows chunks! I just cleared all the pictures off of my SD card in my phone since I prefer to back them all up on the computer rather than leaving them on my phone. Well, when I put the SD card back into my phone it synced up with Sprint and deleted most of those pictures out of my Sprint Picture Mail and now those pictures are deleted off of my blog!
I sure liked it a whole lot more when in the olden days of Blogger that all your pictures were saved to Blogger no matter where they posted from and then they were saved in a public or private (your choice) photo album in Picassa. That way if you change phone services all your pictures aren't GONE!!!!
I'm a bit peeved at the moment about this, to say the least!!

BTW, all of my blog pictures that were posted NOT using Sprint Picture Mail are, in fact, still saved in my private Picassa photo albums. But any and all pictures posted via Sprint Picture Mail are NOT saved on Picassa!

Night Welding!

2011-10-30T20:50:00.003-05:00

Don't look at the light!

Deck Progress

2011-10-30T18:52:00.003-05:00

Make aluminum welds while the wind doesn't blow!

Cake

2011-10-30T08:50:00.003-05:00

Giselle's first cake entirely all on her own.

October field trip

2011-10-25T10:22:00.003-05:00

The Texas State Capitol

Lunch

2011-10-20T13:37:00.003-05:00

Today it's at Maria's Taco Express. Breakfast tacos for Paul, breakfast gordita for Giselle and a fish taco for me. On the upper patio of course!

Upward Soccer week 2

2011-09-24T10:22:00.003-05:00

Doesn't look like a winning day for either team.

Part 2 of the San Antonio field trip

2011-09-22T13:25:00.003-05:00

A tour of the Toyota factory! No cameras allowed inside!

Field trip to Homeschool Day at Sea World San Antonio

2011-09-22T10:03:00.003-05:00

Feeding the dolphins!

Upward Soccer week 1

2011-09-17T11:38:00.004-05:00

Giselle's game was a tie 2 - 2, and Paul's team lost.

Tree Watering Tips

2011-09-16T21:32:00.001-05:00

Try to save our trees!

Saturday night at the car races!

2011-09-10T18:44:00.003-05:00

I see many of these in our future.

Retro Doritos!

2011-09-01T15:43:00.002-05:00

Taco flavored returns and it goes great with the retro Mountain Dew I've been lately!

Dinner

2011-08-16T19:02:00.003-05:00

Suggestion courtesy of The Daytripper

Hey, what happened to the beach?!

2011-08-16T17:38:00.003-05:00

Galveston Sea Wall

Moody Gardens The Aquarium

2011-08-16T17:18:00.003-05:00

Pyramids!

Moody Gardens Rainforest Pyramid

2011-08-16T14:09:00.003-05:00

Inside of the pyramid

Stewart Beach

2011-08-15T11:49:00.003-05:00

First beach stop.

It's a Fiesta!

2011-08-09T13:49:00.003-05:00

We're on this next!

The last day

2011-08-05T12:30:00.003-05:00

The last day of the last VBS of the summer!

Flashback

2011-08-03T11:13:00.003-05:00

This was an awfully fun song, back in the day!

Tonight's Side Dish

2011-08-02T19:01:00.003-05:00

Pipian squash, orange California Wonder bell peppers, and Rosa Bianca eggplant sauteed in bacon grease and butter. This went along with fried eggs and bacon. Everything but the bacon came from Finca Pura Vida; the bacon was from Full Quiver Farms. A farmers market summer dinner! Oh and an orange watermelon from FPV for dessert!!

a funny dog video

2011-07-25T22:03:00.000-05:00

You know it's hot outside when your dog tries to bring the pool inside the house!

Silly dog!

Hot Summer Night Fun

2011-07-16T18:49:00.000-05:00

City of Austin - Parks and Recreation: Pool Special Events
Giselle is going with friends to go see Despicable Me at Deep Eddy Pool tonight - movie fun in a 68 degree spring-fed pool.

Happy 3rd Birthday Waylon!

2011-07-13T08:30:00.003-05:00

Enjoy your hog leg!

2nd Slurpee

2011-07-11T18:03:00.003-05:00

Watermelon lime isn't that good.

It's that day again!

2011-07-11T17:01:00.003-05:00

Free Slurpee day at 7-11 because it's 7/11 !

Biscuit Brothers

2011-07-10T18:49:00.003-05:00

CD release party at Central Market 7/10/11. I never get tired of these guys!

The sage in bloom is like perfume

2011-07-03T11:42:00.003-05:00

Deep in the heart of Texas!

Ben's Annual Pool Party

2011-07-01T13:28:00.003-05:00

Fun in the sun!

Memories to last a lifetime!

2011-06-29T11:01:00.003-05:00

A special opportunity

Hatching Cicada

2011-06-23T08:30:00.003-05:00

Our first one of the year. Giselle's going to be angry about missing this!

Dr Laura post

2011-06-23T07:10:00.000-05:00

I know that I haven't posted any Dr Laura blog links in a long time but the one that she wrote on Tuesday was so awesome that I just HAVE to pass it on! It's on the incorrect and the correct way to apologize to someone that you have wronged. I can't paste it here due to copyright laws but here's the link to the exact post
http://www.drlaurablog.com/2011/06/21/how-to-say-youre-sorry/

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Bible verse of the day from KLOVE radio

2011-06-23T06:18:00.002-05:00

Thursday 6/23/2011

Fools think their own way is right, but the wise listen to others.

~ Proverbs 12:15, NLT | View in context |

Great video for Fathers Day!

2011-06-20T06:50:00.000-05:00

They played this at church yesterday and we all loved it. I couldn't share it from the iphone and I forgot about it until this morning. I hope you like it.

Tomato Games at the farmers market

2011-06-18T10:49:00.003-05:00

Paul came in 2nd in the race and 1st in the throw!

Yeah Baby, it's Summertime!

2011-06-17T19:36:00.003-05:00

101 and 28% humidity at 7 pm. It was a great day at the park! Lot's of ice water!

Last day of OHUMC VBS 2011

2011-06-17T12:06:00.003-05:00

Closing ceremonies

Biscuit Brothers

2011-06-11T08:20:00.003-05:00

Filming "Watermelon" at Old McDonald's Farm

IKEA

2011-06-04T13:14:00.003-05:00

Lunch with friends!!!

Babysitting Owen

2011-06-03T14:46:00.003-05:00

Eat, sleep, poop, and grow; it's good to be a baby!

My great-nephew Owen, son of my great nephew Thomas and his great wife Christi!!

Birthday party

2011-06-02T13:41:00.003-05:00

Manicures for 7 girls!

Tres leches cake

2011-05-30T19:19:00.003-05:00

My first try and it was a total success! Thanks to www.marriedtoamexican.com for the base receta; of course I had to modify it. Giselle's birthday cake.

Waco Field Trip Day

2011-05-24T14:24:00.003-05:00

Stop 3 - The Potter's House at Heritage Homestead Craft Village in Waco Texas

 http://www.homesteadheritage.com/

Waco Field Trip Day

2011-05-24T11:07:00.003-05:00

Stop two - Dr Pepper Museum

Field trip to Waco

2011-05-24T09:14:00.003-05:00

First stop - Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum

Pool time

2011-05-22T15:53:00.003-05:00

May 22, 2011

A tree full of saints!

2011-05-11T16:11:00.003-05:00

One of the last days of Saints (Christian Homeschool Athletic Association - Central Texas) for the 2010 - 2011 school year.

Spanish word of the day

2011-05-02T15:20:00.003-05:00

What we learned today at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum.

Eeyore's Birthday Party 2011

2011-04-30T18:15:00.003-05:00

Paul nerf swording

Giselle was around with a friend and her family so she missed a lot of the stuff that Paul and I saw.

An unexpected surprise at the farmers market!

2011-04-30T11:35:00.003-05:00

The Biscuit Brothers!

Chuy's Carnage

2011-04-26T17:59:00.003-05:00

Queso, pico, and a frozen sangria margarita made the headache go away!

Baked rabbit

2011-04-19T18:00:00.003-05:00

Yep, we're eating the Easter Bunny!

Unfortunately, the kids didn't like it nearly as much as the dog did.

Neighboring greenspace is on fire

2011-04-17T17:14:00.003-05:00

1 PM: The kids, dog, and I are hanging out in the creek at Barton Springs with some old friends and their kids.

3 PM: We are all safe but our house is still in danger.

Everything at our place ended up just fine. Joe spent the night back in the house but the kids, dog, and I spent the night in a local hotel until we were cleared to re-enter our neighborhood the next morning.

Here's Waylon enjoying the view from our hotel window.

The view of the main burn area from the backyard of one of the burnt-down houses the next morning.

And a view of the burnt area from our house; it's the blackened hillside that you can see between the trees. That's an Austin Fire Department fully-extended ladder/ hose sticking up there in the middle.

Field trip to The Apple Store

2011-04-12T09:42:00.003-05:00

Everyone got a T-shirt and got to make either a movie or a slide show!

Happy first anniversary Waylon!

2011-04-11T15:30:00.003-05:00

A 7 lb meat bone to celebrate

Dinner tonight

2011-04-04T19:48:00.003-05:00

My first pie crust and my first real quiche!

Cruising South Congress in the 65 convertible

2011-04-02T21:36:00.003-05:00

It's that time of the month again!

2011-04-01T14:38:00.003-05:00

Hey Chris, guess where we are on the worst day of the month!

Dr Mercola has an excellent article!

2011-03-31T12:43:00.000-05:00

10 Things that Can Help You Lose Weight
1 - You Must Eliminate Fructose From Your Diet
2 - You MUST Plan Your Meals
3 - Avoid All Sodas, and Especially Diet Soda
4 - Be Sure to Eat PLENTY of Organic Vegetables
5 - Make Sure You Do Peak 8 Exercises Once or Twice a Week
6 - Avoid Drinking Fruit Juice
7 - Avoid Eating Outside of Your Home
8 - Avoid Excessive Alcohol Consumption
9 - Avoid Consuming Fast or Processed Foods
10 - Avoid Condiments and Idle Snacks

Insect invasion

2011-03-29T12:28:00.002-05:00

The first of our 2 praying mantis egg sacks has just hatched.  There was a much smaller amount that hatched this time compared to last year.  We hope that there's more from the other egg sack.

Rodeo field trip

2011-03-22T14:02:00.002-05:00

Best field trip EVER!  03-22-11

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Homeschool field trip to the rodeo

2011-03-22T09:05:00.002-05:00

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03-22-11

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Haygood Ranch

2011-03-18T12:20:00.002-05:00

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Chillin'

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Pikachu driving

2011-03-15T19:48:00.002-05:00

I see a theme starting here!

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Carnival bootie!!

2011-03-15T16:24:00.002-05:00

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From the farris wheel

2011-03-15T11:54:00.002-05:00

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3-15-11

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Checking in from Timmy's birthday party

2011-03-12T18:08:00.002-06:00

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03-12-11

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Love the new Toyota green!!!

2011-03-11T16:42:00.002-06:00

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One angry group of people!

2011-03-11T11:14:00.000-06:00

On this day in the year 222
222 – Disgusted with Roman emperor Elagabalus's disregard for Roman religious traditions and sexual taboos, the Praetorian Guard assassinated him and his mother Julia Soaemias, mutilated their bodies, and threw them in the Tiber River.

Oak Hill United Methodist Church

2011-03-06T11:54:00.001-06:00

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OHUMC Children's Choir 03-06-11

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Big Time Rush in Concert in Austin!

2011-03-04T09:11:00.000-06:00

Xtreme Bull Riding & Big Time Rush

Big Time Rush is coming to Austin next Sunday and we will be there to see them! AND we get to see some of the rodeo too!!

Giselle getting hog tied

2011-03-04T07:52:00.002-06:00

Cowboy breakfast 2011

Cowboy breakfast

2011-03-04T06:45:00.002-06:00

It was still dark when we left the house but dawn was happening as we arrived at the Cowboy Breakfast.

Tomorrow's event

2011-03-03T11:52:00.000-06:00

Cowboy Breakfast
to kick off the opening of the Star Of Texas Rodeo and Fair.

Paul and Puppies

2011-02-28T12:20:00.003-06:00

It's a video!!

Today's Day Trip

2011-02-28T11:53:00.002-06:00

Max Starcke Park in Seguin to meet up with a sister and some puppies.

The Bridge

2011-02-22T14:39:00.002-06:00

The bridge of Natural Bridge Caverns.

Today's field trip

2011-02-22T14:36:00.002-06:00

Natural Bridge Caverns