Rubber boots and a little mud!

Ashley and Tazz have been battling a water leak for the past couple of weeks. Today it sprung again... Ashley's neighbor called her and told her water was running down the street again. Danny to the rescue! He went and picked up a couple of laborers and they dug until they found the leak. Ashley is only pretending in the pictures below. Not sure anyone in pink and orange plaid boots could be taken seriously....LOL

Funny thing is....Tazz is now a plumber! When he built fences, their fence blew down.....Maybe he needs to work for the Texas Lottery Commission....

Leopard print...

Chelsey has officially made the switch from girly room to young adult. Out with the turquoise and green and in with leopard print. Ashley and I spent most of the day together, at Garden Ridge, Home Goods, Tuesday Morning and Big Lots, trying to guess what she might like for her room. (It's been years since Ashley and I spent an entire day together, it was really a lot of fun!) All things purchased were a hit, except two pictures we bought. So.....they shall get returned. Her comforter should be here today and we can finish her room. Photos to follow.

Both kids rooms clean and neat at the same time? We shall see....

PF

Spotless!

Colby's room is still SPOTLESS.....course it is because I stalked him when he got home from school. NOTHING on his floor. Everything in it's place. Even our maide was surprised when she arrived today!

Breakfast with hubby, Lowe's for Azalea fertilizer (if they do not look better soon, I'm pulling them up!), home to finish the last of laundry, cooked dinner, scheduled an interview for next Tuesday (yea!), cleaned up kitchen and then relaxed to watch American Idol.

Kinda dull, I know, but INTERVIEW is a great thing!!!

PF

Boring Monday...

What a boring Monday. Made my weekly trip to the grocery store. Back home, unloaded, put it all up, and then to pharmacy to pick up prescriptions....WOW, I'm going to have to pay for Cobra, 4 RX were $242.00. And that does not include one for Chelsey. Next off to school to pick Chelsey up and go after shoes for Prom. Found them on the first stop. Went to the mall for headbands, yea right, that's what Chelsey said anyway...got her a few summery clothes, ran by Taco Bueno and then back home.

And THEN, I had a bit of a FIT with Colby....his room was about as close to a pig pen and I could stand, so he and I (much to his dismay) tore everything out, every piece of clothing, trash, dust bunnies, baseball bats, hats, video games, game controllers, pillows (FINALLY tossed the ones he's had for years, because they were YUCKY!), shoes, towels, the list is endless. Now his room is completely straight. I have 7 loads of laundry going, because I couldn't tell what was clean and what was dirty. I do believe, that no matter how big he is, I'll wear his tail out if it gets in that shape again!

Off to hang up another load of shirts.....

Still no HOT job leads, but I continue to fill out applications almost everyday. I do have a possible lead, that I hope to meet with the President/CEO Monday or Tuesday of next week. I've always joked about being a WalMart greeter someday. May just have to resort to it, but hopefully not!

XO,
Pam

Birthday comes to a close

We have hunted eggs, cooked steak and all the trimmings, eatten Dimples Cupcakes (they were fabulous!), cleaned up dishes, fished, watched Colton and Dylan drive the Kubota all over the place, played basketball....what a busy day! Happy Birthday Chelsey and Colby, Dad and I love you so much!

Those enjoying their birthday with us were, Dallas, Dylan, Colton, Tazz, Tyler, Junior, Raymond, and all the Ferrell animals, Maverick, Bobby, and Scooby. Lily is exhausted from trying to keep up with everyone....Duke missed the whole event, he must be visiting our neighbors...

PF

Random Birthday Morning Pictures

Can't believe it's been 16 years!

I can hardly believe that it's been 16 years today, since Chelsey and Colby made their early arrival. A few memories of this day.....first of all, I've NEVER, in 16 years, worked on their birthday. Now, I will say that I've never been unemployed on this day, until this year, but just the same, I always take a vacation day on April 4th, if it falls on a week day. I can tell you that I wore by white "It's Twins" T-Shirt, 16 years ago today, which was stained, stretched and had holes in it. I can tell you that Danny worked all day, and I felt kinda weird all day. I did not feel like moving, much less cleaning....so no "nesting" feelings for me. Danny arrived home from work and I started having pains. I really thought it was just false labor, as we'd already made a false alarm run to the hospital 2 days prior. We called the doctor, and he said "better safe" to come on in, so they could check me out. I remember thinking I was going to have them on the way to the hospital. Danny kept saying "it's okay, it's okay, I'm hurrying." We arrive, I walk in, Danny says "I think they are coming now!" They run and get a wheel chair, whisk us to a room, this is 7:20-7:25pm or so.... After they put on the fetal monitor, both of the kids are in distress, and Chelsey heart beat is not good at all....the decision is made to knock me out and take them by emergency C-Section NOW. So....in less than 15 minutes, both of the kids are born, Danny watches, and he rides with them from Baylor Garland to Baylor Dallas in an ambulance. I can just barely remember someone bringing them in for me to see, in islets, before they whisked them away. 3 days later, I am released and Danny takes me to see the kids. I remember being nervous, excited and scared to death all at once. With wires EVERYWHERE, my little bundles of joy looked so helpless. I couldn't stop the tears as I saw them for the first time. Danny cried, the nurses cried, but neither Colby or Chelsey cried, because their tear ducts were not developed yet. After many scares, both finally came home at the end of April, though not on the same day. A huge storm, with tornadoes blew thru while they were in the hospital as well. It's a time I shall never forget, but also one I never want to go thru again. Someday I want to go back to the NICU at Baylor, and I know the nurses that cared for the kids are probably not there anymore, but I want to tell a parent, who's crying and worrying over their tiny baby, that they are at one of the best places in the world.... I may go on the kids 18th birthday, or maybe even after that, but one day on April 4th, I shall return, just once... Happy Birthday Colby and Chelsey, I love you bunches!