Country Royalty Concert

Last night Jeremy and I went to the long-awaited concert of Lee Ann Womack, Queen Reba, and King George. It was spectacular! Lee Ann kicked it off beautifully before giving the stage to Reba. In the middle of Reba's set, Melissa Peterman (of Reba's sitcom) joined her onstage for some comic relief. Hilarious! Then George climbed onto stage in his tight Wranglers and starched shirt. Can you say, "Yum-my"? As he introduced the Ace in the Hole band, one of his guitarists got boo-ed by the crowd when he flashed the Longhorn symbol. The boos were short-lived when his keyboard player flashed the Guns-Up sign to the Texas Tech-loving fans! The evening was not complete until security guards removed some rowdy fans in the seats in front of us. Good times!

Las Vegas Trip

In January, Jeremy had a week-long conference in Vegas--why aren't my conferences ever in cool places? Because I had to return to the real world, I joined him only for the weekend. This was my third time to Vegas, and I still haven't seen everything! We donated some money to the casinos, enjoyed a fabulous dinner at our favorite steakhouse, and even solved a crime at the CSI lab! After I left, he acquired some front-row tickets to one of the Cirque du Soleil shows. Just my luck!

Catching Up with the Kids

Wow, I haven't blogged since November. Let's catch up with some recent pics of the kids! As you can see, Caleb's current interests include karate and running. He just recently earned his purple belt. When I went to observe a few weeks ago, I was horrified when he got kicked in the face while sparring. For this reason, I try NOT to watch him anymore! He also ran in his first competitive race before Spring Break. I was so proud of him for exceeding the goal he set for himself!



On another note, the kids participated in Western Day at school a few weeks ago. Both submitted projects for the event. Caleb won first place for his horseshoe project, and Kaitlyn earned a participation ribbon for her drawing of a cowboy.


With summer right around the corner, Kaitlyn and Caleb enjoyed Spring Break just hangin' out and enjoying a week free from tests and homework. They spent most of the week at the ranch and then spent a few days with me in town. We went to the movies, played at the park, and just relaxed around the house. That's my kind of vacation- a "stay"-cation!

"9" Is Fine

So what if his birthday was several months ago? The important thing is I'm posting about it before his next birthday comes and goes! I took the kids on their first airplane ride to my sister's house for Caleb's 9th birthday. He and his cousins had a great time driving me nuts...oh yeah, and they swam, bowled, played arcade games, and other fun things, too. And did I mention they wore me out? LOL

Karate-Kicking Deer at the Bowling Alley

Based on the title of this post, there's no telling what you're envisioning...I guess I'm just trying to make this post sound more exciting than it really is! The truth is that I finally transferred some pics from my phone to my computer and decided it was time to post a few snapshots of our most recent shenanigans. Caleb has been involved in karate this year. He claims it's his favorite sport yet....besides hunting, of course. Check out this year's deer.

Kaitlyn participated in Special Olymp*cs bowling this fall. She placed second in her division and was brave enough to say the Pledge of Allegiance at the ceremony....in front of a very large crowd! I was nervous that she would freeze up, but she did so good. I was very proud of her!

School Daze

It's time to post those first day of school pics again....seems like we just did that! Nonetheless, our day started with a reluctance to crawl out of bed. It soon passed though, and we were off to the races. Avery is on safety patrol this year, so I didn't get a pic of her before she went on duty. Kaitlyn is a big 4th grader...correction...tiny 4th grader with a BIG personality. Caleb is a cute 3rd grader who's bound to melt some little girl's heart this year! Everyone seemed to have a good first day and came home wanting to share NONE of what had transpired. "How was your day?" "Fine." "What was your favorite part?" "Lunch." "What did you do?" "Nothing." Excuse me, did my children already turn into teenagers and I somehow missed it?

Reality TV

I don't care what anyone says...I like reality TV. I like watching young couples struggle to find their dream homes on shoestring budgets. I like watching people eat rice and rodents on a deserted island off the coast of Nowhere Land. I like watching a beautiful woman trying to find her soul mate among an interesting group of hot, eligible bachelors. (Granted, some of those in said group are oftentimes not truly eligible, nor are they hot. In fact, some are just downright odd creatures...but interesting nonetheless!)

I enjoyed one such show last night starring a cute, giggly girl. We'll call her Sally. On this particular episode, Sally narrows her search to two men. We'll call them Gilberto and Russ. Gilberto is a hunk o' hunk of burning flesh...easy on the eyes, if you know what I mean. Russ is not bad looking and has a dry sense of humor which makes Sally laugh. In two weeks, Sally will put her heart on the line and make what could be a life altering decision. I know we'll all be waiting on pins and needles to find out who will be awarded the symbolic "carnation" in the final "carnation" ceremony!

I digress...back to last night's episode. At the end of the show, I asked my husband a critical question. If I were Sally, which man do you think I'd choose? He ponders thoughtfully as he searches the internet for sports scores. After great consideration, he responds, "Honey, rather than choosing between those men, I think you'd choose to go to bed and sleep for 16 hours instead." And that, folks, is reality...my man knows me better than anyone else!