Yikes! Update

Okay, haven't posted anything for quite awhile now.....sorry to have kept yall in the dark. I'll catch you up...
On May 21st, I drove up (well, I wish I drove up, I actually caught a ride with the McMinns)to Frontier Camp and spent the week there. Christie and John went as well (John went as a counselor.... and yes, technically, I'm too old, but since I brought Christie along, they let me go another year. I'll go as staff next year) but Christie rode with the Ricks and John had already gone up for staff training. I had a great week! Had great cabin mates, and great activities! Went home the next Sat (which was also an adventure..... we rode in Tommy's old Volvo ....with no air conditioning!)
The next weekend was the annual SETHSA conference, which was also a ton a fun. My card playing skills have been sharpened :). On Sunday (the 4th) was the church baptism (which was at the McMinns, we went swimming afterwards....that was fun!) The next weekend was my parents' anniversary, and the went and stayed at a bed & breakfast, leaving John and I (well, John was gone most of the time) to make sure the younger three brush their teeth :)
I've devoured a dozen books in the last month....unfortunately, I've lost alot of sleep too (some of those books are so good, it's positively impossible to put them down at bedtime!). Anyway, sorry, I'm going off topic.
After church and potluck and soccer on Father's Day, (yesterday) We went to our family farm. We caught 81 fish between all of us in a few hours (hehe hoho!!) I caught 21 of em (which is really good for me). I'll post pics later.
My Aunt's here visiting, therefore,... duty calleth!

Piano Recital pics

Hey guys! We had a great piano recital last night! Missy - you have SO motivated me to get that song learned and up to speed! Hannah - It was so good to see you! Lydia - I loved the second song you played....thanks for performing for your adoring fans ;) My mom took some pictures....now you can look back and laugh at my hair for the rest of your lives..... Anna really got into it this time..











































Oh, and here's Hannah and me before we left...(Hannah - you can click on the pic and you should be able to get it on your computer, one way or another :)

More pics

Christie has decided (at least for the day) to become a photographer. Being the awesome siblings we are, the boys and I volunteered to be practice people....











Watch out, they're dangerous (I have first-hand experience!)












But I love them anyway :)











They can get on my nerves every once in a while











But they are SO cute!











But I still can't get Josiah to smile with his eyes open!










Christie's turn.... (no..she's not as dangerous...but the boys convinced us that their were bad guys under the house, and we needed to grab our guns)












































Fear not, good people of Tomball....the bad guys don't stand a chance against my elite troops!

Church camp-out Pics

Grrrrrr....










We're at Cabela's!!!












































Kruez, Lockhart, TX

Church camp-out...

We had an awesome church camp-out this past weekend! We left at 1:45 on Thursday, and got there (Pecan Park, San Marcos, Texas) near 5:00. The Zimmermans were already there, the Watkins dropped by, and then went to stay at their farm for the night, and the McMinns (all but Tommy, who came early Saturday morning) came in not far behind us... everybody else came next day, and pretty soon we had quite a group! Anyway, the first night, a hurricane-like-major-windy-thunderstorm came through, and the only tent that stayed dry was shared by John, Christie, and myself. More rain hit us the next night (much to the dismay of those who slept outside, including John and me, and had to crawl back in their tents at 3:00 in the morning!) but it wasn't nearly as big a storm.
We had a great time in the river...(besides the big rocks under the water that produced many a cut and bruise on my poor battered knees and feet). On Saturday, we put together a 3-hour canoe/kayak trip. John and I signed up for a kayak. That was a ton of fun (especially the big rope swing we found, and did flips off of...well, most of us did flips....I belly-flopped). I didn't think it so fun on Sunday morning though...man, I was SORE.
We saw a bunch of snakes, and there were a few gar sightings..but John (poor guy) didn't get a chance to use his bow.
We left really late Saturday night...got home near 12:30...slept in til 11:45 Sunday morning..took a NICE LONG shower....oh bother, I wish to add more, but duty calleth.. I must fly..will give an update soon :)

John bought a fishing bow to shoot gar (a type of big fish) with.... crazy guy. I've never seen him so excited! Anyway, in all of his excitement, he totally decked himself in camo, and got us to take his pic.... I think he's planning to try it out when we go camping this weekend...we'll see :)

Update on the European Union Language Adoption

The European Commission has just announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the European Union rather than German, which was the other possibility.

As part of the negotiations, the British Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a 5- year phase-inplan that would become known as "Euro-English".

In the first year, "s" will replace the soft "c". Sertainly, this will make the sivil servants jump with joy.

The hard "c" will be dropped in favour of "k". This should klear up konfusion, and keyboards kan have one less letter.

There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year when the troublesome "ph" will be replaced with "f". This will make words like fotograf 20% shorter.

In the 3rd year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to reach the stage where more komplikated changes are possible.

Governments will enkourage the removal of double letters which have always ben a deterent to akurate speling.

Also, al wil agre that the horibl mes of the silent "e" in the languag is disgrasful and it should go away.

By the 4th yer people wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing "th" with "z" and "w" with "v".

During ze fifz yer, ze unesesary "o" kan be dropd from vords kontaining "ou" and after ziz fifz yer, ve vil hav a reil sensibl riten styl.

Zer vil be no mor trubl or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi tuunderstand ech oza. Ze drem of a united urop vil finali kum tru.

Und efter ze fifz yer, ve vil al be speking German like zey vunted in ze forst plas.

Dogs Diary VS A Cats Diary

Thought this was cute,

Dogs Diary VS A Cats Diary
A Dog's Diary
7am - Oh Boy! Breakfast! My favorite!
9am - Oh Boy! A car ride! My favorite!
10am - Oh Boy! A walk! My favorite!
11am - Oh Boy! A car ride! My favorite!
Noon - Oh Boy! A nap! My favorite!
1pm - Oh Boy! The yard! My favorite!
3pm - Oh Boy! Animal Planet! My favorite!
4pm - Oh Boy! Dinner! My favorite!
5pm - Oh Boy! Grandma! My favorite!
7pm - Oh Boy! Playing with my "teddy " ! My favorite!
9pm - Oh Boy! Sleeping in Daddy 's bed! My favorite!

A Cat's Diary
Day 183 of my captivity....
My captors continue to taunt me with bizarre little dangling objects. They dine lavishly on fresh meat, while I am forced to eat dry cereal. The only thing that keeps me going is the hope of escape, and the mild satisfaction I get from ruining the occasional piece of furniture. Tomorrow I may eat another houseplant. Today my attempt to kill my captors by weaving around their feet while they were walking almost succeeded; must try this at the top of the stairs. In an attempt to disgust and repulse these vile oppressors, I once again induced myself to vomit on their favorite chair; must try this on their bed. Decapitated a mouse and brought them the headless body, in an attempt to make them aware of what I am capable of and to try to strike fear into their hearts. They only cooed and commented about what a good little kitty I was. Hmmm, not working according to plan. There was some sort of gathering of their accomplices. I was placed in solitary confinement throughout the event. However, I could hear the noise and smell the food. More importantly I overheard that my confinement was because of my power of "allergies." Must learn what this is and how to use it to my advantage. I am convinced the other captives are flunkies and maybe snitches. The dog is routinely released and seems more than happy to return. He is obviously an idiot. The bird, on the other hand, has got to be an informant and speaks with them regularly. I am certain he reports my every move. Due to his current placement in the metal room, his safety is assured.
But I can wait; it is only a matter of time....

Happy Easter!!!!

Hope everybody had a great Easter!!!

"All things living, a man's the worst!"

We rented "The Taming of the Shrew" with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. IT WAS GREAT! I haven't seen it since I was like, 6 years old. It was so funny (and scary) that the story reflected the daily lives of John and I! The first time I asked the guys to watch it with me, they said, "We don't need to watch it, we live it!".... Now for those who already know the story, don't freak, I'm past the taming stage! (not in John's opinion though, big goofy brother!) For those who haven't seen it, make sure you get the DVD so you can use sub-titles!