An Easter recap...

Okay....we are way past hunting eggs at our house, so....i'd like to share just how we spent Easter.

First i wake up early and begin chopping chicken and celery to make homemade chicken salad sandwiches on hawaiian bread, with a little lettuce. Danny wakes up and becomes my taste tester. Add this, needs, that, etc. Finally it tastes like what i intended. Next, he proceeds to ask me if we are taking drinks or anything else. I asked him if we were packing for just us or for buffett as usual. He seems completely aggitated at me for asking...well, i didnt plan it, nor did i talk to anyone, so i begin to think i have screwed up. So.....i dig oit chips, plates, napkins, trash bags and make a fresh fruit salad. We need to leave by noon to make it by 1:30pm, so at 12:15 i get "the look" and we fling everything in Chelsey's car and head out. On the way, the kids want a snack and drink, so we stop in McKinney and hit the road again. We get there 15 minutes late, according to Mr Fenter. Oh well, we made it and everyone was already kicked back in chairs. Of course, i had to pee...so, i trapse to the woods and back. Everyone is eatting, talking and watching the fishing being done by Jeannine's precious grandkids. Karley (or is it Kharley?) caught a few. Kentlee and Klye were the most entertainment that i have seen in a while. Kyke had a pet worm named John, i think. He dug in the worm dirt for quite a while. After a bit, a turtle was caught. The boys were ALL eyes and beyond hysterically funny to all the adults sitting around. He touched the turtle too. Next was the egg hunt. Somehow i missed it, but they all came back with baskets and buckets full. Kyle decided he needed a drink, so he went after some tea and stuck his finger in the glass to taste it.....remember the worms? We all burst out laughing when he did it. He also wound up with chocolate on his forehead, which Jeannine said looked like poop, so she wiped him down. The next 30 minutes or so were spent breaking conffetti eggs on everyone. Thiose boys were better than any tv show to watch. So dang cute!

Danny says "time to go" so we head to Megan's to give Hayden his bug watch. I am sure she appreciated that we woke him up only to try and get him to talk and play......then we piled back into the car to head home. We go thru Tawakoni, since it has been forever that i drove that way. Nothing has changed....seemed a little more run down.

Colby wants McDonald's as we go thru Quinlan....Danny does not, so we agree on eatting in Greenville, at Shamari's. We get there, order and we wait and wait and wait....finally Danny asks the waiter "what's up buddy" and the guy says "they forgot to butterfky her filet" so they are cooking a new one. Again, a Danny glare, as if it was all my fault that the cooks goofed up my steak Chelsey is not happy that we stopped, so she's "not eatting". We scarf down our food and head towards home.

Upon arriving home, Dallas arrives.....now i get why Chelsey is pissed that we stopped to eat. We all strip to comfy clothes and watch tv. Danny and i do dishes just prior to going to bed for the night. I do not wash in the same order he prefers, so again "the look".

Then, before 10pm, we are all in bed....because it is discovered that we are out of Cheer, and no one can wash clothes. I am sure that was my fault as well......Hope everyone had a great Easter. Carla your pictures look so peaceful....next year i'll pick up Jeannine and the boys and come to you house. Paul and Klye can name the worms!

Love to all,
Pam

Come hail or high water...

We made it home just a little ahead of the storms. The hail is getting old......

Spent Easter down under a tree by Douglas and Bobbie's former home. Felt a bit odd to not have the two of them there, but i will say Kentlee and Kyle were pretty entertaining....they fished, played with worms and hunted eggs. They are so dang cute! And Kharley caught a few fish and a turtle. She's growing up so fast!

Thunder and lightening are TERRIBLE at the moment! Happy Easter to all!

Love,
Pam

Feedjit finally!

So.....i finally figured it out.....i now have Feedjit on our blog.....now i shall know where all our viewers are..... Tried to add the dang thing over a year ago, but could not get it to work. Tried it on my iPad, and it worked the first time.

Rain, but no storms, thank goodness. Both kids home before 10pm. I think i had them worried it might hail and mess up their vehicles. Tomorrow is Easter in the pasture beside Douglas and Bobbie's house. The same one we almost froze to death in several years ago. Hope it's dry for everyone to get together. Also hope to be able to head to Tyler to see dad tomorrow too. Visiting hours are not very user friendly, but i shall try amd make it work.

Morgan's pictures are fantastic...so grown up. Love love love the red heels... And love you too Carla.

Off to bed, i think i hear the Easter abunny scratching at the back door.

PK

Happy Keester!

2nd post for today

Just talked to Mom a bit ago.....Dad was moved to rehab today! He's still in Tyler, but he's one step closer to home now. They told Mom, he would hate them tomorrow, but love them the next day. He has to be up and ready at 7am. He's in a semi private room, with another guy. I actually think he will like having someone to keep him company. Just glad he's progressing!

Pam

Hello Lucia!

I can not believe that we didn't think of it before Carla, now Lucia can spend hours converting English to Potgugese, so she can keep up with us. To those who do not know, Lucia was the first of three foreign exchange students that lived with us, and by far our favorite! She was with us from December of 1981 to May/June 1982. Hard to believe it's been almost 30 years...

Lucia, a few memories from your time here.....the first night you walked into the kitchen and asked where the "shits" were....i thought Carla and i would burst, since we were NOT allowed to curse....you meant "sheets" but you sure created a stir. We thought for sure your very first night would involve a whipping!

I also remember that December day we walked out of the airport and you had just spent almost a whole day on a plane, leaving behind summer weather. It was FREEZING cold in Texas. I think you just wanted to go back home.

You trying to understand our "Texas draw". We all found ourselves talking even slower, so you could understand. Sometimes you were not even around and Carla and i were still making sure our words were clear.

I remember you putting your hand over your mouth and saying "oh my god!" at least 100 times the first month. Everything was an adventure with you. Such fun to watch you learn our way of life.

I remember you getting home sick and wanting to leave Mom and Dad sat down with you, and you soon realized that we were a family that wanted you in our home and we did everything that we could, to make you feel welcome.

I remember Dad harassing you to no end about different things....you both loved it.

I remember Mom worrying that you had warm enough clothes and making sure you had socks to wear all the time, to keep your feet warm! I think you wore them everyday, the whole time you were here!

I remember taking you to a party and the next day you said "NEVER again Pam". We shall leave that one alone, and not elaborate.

I remember when we took you to the airport, to send you home, and we ALL cried. You promised to return someday....i hope that day is soon.

Mom gave Carla and i a great gift two Christmas' ago.....she surprised us with a call to you. Carla and i were both in tears when we realized what she was doing...what a great gift for all of us.

And now, thru the world of the internet, you can keep up with our antics, via our blogs. I cant think of a better reason to keep posting.

One more memory...i still remember you teaching me to say "calabolka voce punta". I am positive that i didnt spell it right, but that is how i remember to say it.....

Much love to our faraway sister...someday we shall see you again!

Love,
Your Texas Sister, Pam

P.S. I predict that it will take you DAYS to translate all this!

We all talked to Dad tonight

Colby, Chelsey, Tyler and i all talked to Dad tonight. He sounded great! He's leaving the hospital tomorrow, for Rehab someplace in Tyler. He sounded like he was ready....his request is to drive our Kubota RTV when he finally gets out. I'll have it gassed up and ready. I think he'd be very content to just ride around outside, with no particular place to go. Feels like he's been in the hospital for months....and i know it has only been a few weeks.

Just walked a mile and three quarters up at the track. Tired of being fat...time to get after it again, and drop some pounds. Night number one was good. Shooting for 3-4 days a week at the track.

Night all,
Pam