Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Baby, It's Cold Outside

I love this part in Elf and it's one of my favorite Christmas songs.



This morning when I took the dog out, the grass was white and frozen. We don't get too much of that down here in Texas. I love it because it feels like Christmas to this Hoosier. Michael disagrees; he likes to wear shorts almost year-round. He's determined to get us all to Hawaii one year. I told him we'll go to Hawaii one year, if we can go to Colorado another year. He's has yet to accept my deal. He's probably hoping I'll forget.

The kids and I can't wait to get to Indiana in three and a half weeks and are praying for snow! We haven't seen a white Christmas in three years...that's a long time for a yankee. ;)

But Houstonians have gone even longer to see a white Christmas and there's a song to prove it. Hope you like this. Just click here and enjoy a video shot by a local family. The fountain the little girl plays in is one of our frequent haunts, as you'll see below. Our sweet girl played in it last year in December. Take a look.
It was quite warm but the breeze made her cold.

The boys were enjoying ice cream from Cold Stone while she played in the fountains.

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Just Pictures

I'm too tired to write anything so I thought you'd enjoy some pics from Halloween.
Hope y'all enjoy the photos.

Beauty & the Geek

The kids' neighborhood friends.

Mummy wrapping game at Halloween party.


The aftermath!

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Hey, look! It's me!













While looking for homeschooling handbooks online...I am writing one for our family...I went to the Texas Home School Coalition's website. As I scrolled down, I found this photo.

I am so glad it was a good hair day! And...you can't tell I'm about twenty pounds overweight. Thank goodness!!

It was taken in August when Michael and I attended the local homeschool convention. Too bad he wasn't sitting next to me; we could look studious together.

The convention was a great resource for us to learn many things. The workshops were quite informative. One of those led us to choose a classical-based unit study from a Christian worldview. I am looking forward to attending next year's convention. It was held at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott. Beautiful hotel!

We enjoy The Woodlands immensely. We often go on a date night or as a family to walk around Market Street, see a movie at Tinsel Town and get some dessert at Chocolata. We occasionally enjoy a free concert on the lawn at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion.

If you live in Texas and homeschool (or are considering it), attend the 2009 THSC state convention. You can find more information here. Plan to make it a family event or a weekend getaway for you and your spouse.