Prochein Amy

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(vw bug on
Nov 2, 2006 10:22 AM)

Kim Possible is one of my favorite cartoons!!! they both look wonderful. Great costumes.

These people tell is better than me!

Politically Correct Version
Chuck’s Version

Since I am an Army Brat, I gotta say: Go Army!

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Even though Youngest would ride on every ride she could, at least once, her height can be restrictive. In front of each ride is a stand for your kids to stand by to see if they are tall enough. As lame as a ride can be, I still make sure I am very enthusiastic when Youngest is tall enough to ride. Actually I am enthusiastic about most things. Youngest stood in front of the stand for the Caddo Lake Barge ride and just smiled when we anounced she was tall enough to ride. Then she led us through the line with a little “La-ti-da – I am so cool” walk. Priceless.

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We usually don’t go to a Texas game if it is in Lubbuck. It is the arm pit of America. But I was very surprised that my husband wanted to take the girls to the Fright Fest at Six Flags while the game would be on.

While we were at Six Flags I checked the score on my crack-berry. I chose not to share the score with my husband since we were losing until the 4th quarter. Didn’t want to ruin it.

We had fun despite the fact that Six Flags was a mad house. We chose rides with short(er) lines. We had fun and the girls were wore out and actually asked to go home. WHAT?!?!??!?!

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(Sissy on
Nov 3, 2006 10:05 PM)

Sorry you were in Lubbock! Lubbock sucks!! If Spurs & Napster were still there, you could have seen them…but they got the hell out

I am a fan of Keith Urban. His music and lyrics are great. He is a very positive singer and good looking to boot.

Keith Urban is one of my “friends” on myspace.com. Ya, ya, I have a space on myspace! Just trying to be hip and keep up with the times. Plus, it helped me to find a few high school buddies. But about Keith being my “friend”…..

It is a farce! You know those websites that offer you a free Ipod if you sign up for 20 offers and get 20 friends to do the same? Ya, those scams. Well, now Keith Urban is part of it!!! “He” sent me an invite to one of his concerts and said that if I was one of the first 500 to accept, I would get free tickets. Ya, after I do 20 offers!!!! Jeez.

And the plot thickens even more… How can he send me an invite if he is in rehab? I guess he needs the money from the offer scams to pay for rehab…. Now I have to decide if I am going to take him off my friend list on myspace.com.

Update: Another Keith fan left a comment saying the Keith Urban does not have a myspace account. The plot thickens! Need to check into this more…

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(Debb Harrison on
Oct 29, 2006 5:34 AM)

I am a member of keith’s fan club. Last year, I think it may have been in Nov, they posted a message from Keith saying that he didn’t have a myspace account. So, unless things have changed, that was a bogus offer and a poser that “friended” you.

Youngest: B. said that Halloween is the devil’s birthday.

Me: OOOOOHHHHH, no. It’s not. ( thinking to myself “What is the history of Halloween? Think, think, think…..)

Youngest: It is an evil day.

Me: Nooooooo, it isn’t. It is a day to dress up and trick or treat for candy. (Oh wait, we go to a Fall Festival) Or you can go to a Fall Festival and get candy there.

Youngest: That is what B. said. It is an evil day.

Me: Who are you going to believe? Me or B?

Youngest: Both.

As I laughed, I thought “How can you be prepared for that?”

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(PrimoDonna on
Oct 27, 2006 8:13 AM)

See this site http://www.history.com/minisites/halloween/viewPage?pageId=713.

GruntDoc posted an article about Americans not being prepared for disaster.

Unless you are in an area where disasters hits frequently (like Bou and VW), you don’t really think about this stuff. No biggie. But it doesn’t hurt to be prepared. So if you like me and have never really looked into being prepared, I am going to help you out a bit. Below are links to sites that list what to put in a “disaster kit”. Based on what you should put in it, we should call it a disaster bin, trunk, or WBS (Whole Bunch o’ Stuff).

Homeland Security

National Hurricane Center

Red Cross

FEMA

One of my friends at work has an Emergency Envelope in each of his cars. He prepared these in response to 9/11 and the possibility of an attack on the city. I suppose the Dallas/Fort Worth area could be a prime target. The envelope includes emergency contacts, a meeting place with maps outlining various courses out of town, and some extra cash. They have picked a relative away from town so that if cell phones don’t work they all know where to call to check in. And they all have an understanding that no matter what they do not come back for each other, but head straight for the designated meeting point. He has instructions very clear and consise. I don’t think I will go to the extreme of documenting all of it, but I may put together a “cheat sheet” with contact numbers and addresses. Again, could not hurt….

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We were unable to make the trip to Nebraska and watched the game from home. Sorta. First TIVO did not perform it’s job and taped the game on a station we do not get. So when my husband went to watch the game and be able to forward through the comercials, he realized he missed it.

Then the game did not go so well. Even though Texas won – not good. We are not allowed to the say the name of the Offensive Cordinator. He is the reason the score was so close and we almost lost.

The girls ended up staying with the anti-Inlaws since it was in the plans. Friday night we went to dinner. Saturday we lazed around and enjoyed a quiet day (except for the game part). I ended up reading two books, resting, and doing minor cleaning. Very nice.

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(Nate Cook on
Oct 23, 2006 9:40 AM)

It was especially disturbing that when Texas had a first and goal on the 2 yard line that offensive coordinator that you spoke of decided to run the ball to the outside instead of putting big Henry Melton in and running behind one of the best offensive lines in the country. I am pretty sur that we could have managed 2 yards with 3 tries…

After the first quarter, Texas stepped it up and played like it should. First quarter? Where did Texas go? Not sure what happened, except I heard on the after game show that Baylor changed it’s offense to something Texas had not practiced the last week. Thankfully they came back and the game went as expected.

This game was extra fun for me since we had some friends from my church go with us. They came to our tailgates and hung out. I know a guy who hawks the seats behind us, so we grabbed those up. Great fun!

While we were at the game, my parents watch the girls. But we added some spice to game. Our friends brought their two boys over since they could not find anyone to watch them. My great parents agreed to it and had a 7 yr, 6 yr, and two 5 yr olds for the day. Two boys and two girls. And they survived.

Thanks Mom and Dad! You helped us have a great game!

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(PrimoDonna on
Oct 19, 2006 7:40 AM)

You’re welcome. It was great fun!

(Nate Cook on
Oct 23, 2006 9:35 AM)

We had a great time at the game and really appreciated your parents being so hospitable to us and the boys!

Have a great week!

Have you ever noticed when it comes time to figure out where to go to eat, no one really knows what they want? But when someone suggests something, they know they don’t want it. But when you ask them what they do want, they still don’t know? I think it is partly because no one wants to be responsible for picking if someone doesn’t like it. Or they don’t want their choice to be shot down.

That is how I can be about politics. Mostly, I can’t flat out tell you what I believe in the political arena. But if someone brings stuff up, then I can tell them I don’t want that. “Then what do you suggest?” No idea. Well, maybe no idea that I want responsibility for. And what if you don’t like my idea or beliefs? What if you shoot it down? I might cry!

With the blogosphere, that has changed somewhat. Because I read more about politics, not just what is in the media, I get a different view point. More often than not, I get both sides. I can take what I read and pick out of it what I agree with and what I don’t. And with that I build my beliefs and form my opinions.

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(vw bug on
Oct 21, 2006 2:08 PM)

Picking a restaurant became a big issue with the in-laws until I got pissed and let them know exactly what I thought. Suddenly a choice was made.

(Becky on
Oct 23, 2006 5:19 PM)

At least you have an open mind to actually listen to view points instead of making up your mind or immediately saying “no, I don’t like that.”