E - A - G - L - E - S ...EAGLES ARE THE VERY BEST...GOOOOOO EAGLES!

this morning the LADY EAGLES had their first scrimmage.

bobby & i headed out, leaving mr. pink-eye (austin) in charge of mr. strep throat/ear infection (carson) and mr. chatty (hudson).

they survived fine without us and it was nice to escape the sick-ward.

mark & alexis have taken up residence @ our dear friends, the andersons, while they are away for the weekend in hopes of staying healthy! i think the windows are going to be opened tonight...germs OUT, fresh air IN :)

but back to the volleyball games...the girls have not received their uniforms yet so they get to wear their LOVELY p.e. outfits...jordan was given the smallest size and she's still DROWNING in it!

here are some pics from the morning:

in the next picture, jordan is all the way to the right with the white headband...she's got some catching up to do in the height department LOL

jordan & her friend jasmine:
and her friend brooke:
GREAT JOB LADY EAGLES!!!!

let's not forget the little guy!

the big kids had a head start but yesterday was HUDSON'S first day of 'school.' he's attending a mom's day out program at our church and will get to join his class twice a week!

he was BEYOND excited and wanted to know what time the school bus would be here to pick him up. i think he was just a little disappointed when he found out that we'd be driving him.

but that disappointment was overshadowed by the discovery that 'THE EMMA' and PEIGHTON were in the same class!

he had a blast and can't wait to go back!

his favorite part of the day: they cut out bears and then deco

rated them...his had yarn that was styled into a spikey-do! LOL i'd take a picture but it's on display right now in his classroom :)

and they're off...

the 2008-2009 school year has officially begun, and quiet in my house has officially resumed. here are some pics from monday morning.

poor lex and austin had to leave before the sun was up. no picture of uncle mark, but i can assure you he was looking very spiffy in his highlander kilt that is required of all first year teachers :)

here's to a fabulous school year filled with lots of good grades and great friendships!

AIR FORCE ROTC GRADUATION

after two hotter-than-hot weeks of rotc basic training, austin graduated and is now officially AIRMAN CADET LEE.

the cadets were broken into groups at the beginning of training. they call those groups 'flights.' his flight was ranked number one throughout the training and they received special recognition at graduation for their performance. yeah austin!

after the graduation, his flight gathered for a quick word from their commander.






and then, i couldn't resist the next pic...love the look on austin's face...he loves me, he really loves me (even if i do make him do goofy things for my own amusement LOL)


he wasn't allowed to have ANY kind of soft drinks for the two weeks so we promised him a big ol' coke after graduation. we have a very sweet lady named GEORGIA who works at our corner store and she regularly tells me what a good boy austin is (he's my 'runner' if we need a gallon of milk, etc.)

and so, here is georgia, equally proud of austin (it takes a village, right?)

we're so proud of you austin!

i've been tagged

by my sweet friend HEATHER ( http://paisley-place.blogspot.com/ )

8 Things I am Passionate About:

my relationship with God
my husband
my children
my extended family
my friendships
my church
my home
my pets...oh wait, i don't have any! do embryotic squirrels count?

8 Books I Have Read and Enjoyed:

pilgrim's progress (my fave)
the autobiography of hudson taylor
the dreamgiver
what's so amazing about grace?
you are special (i cried the first time i read this)
twilight
new moon
eclipse


8 Words/Phrases I Say Often:

hello? (that's me answering my non-stop ringing phone)
put your shoes in the basket
did you brush your teeth?
who wants pancakes? LOL
i love you
turn that down!
hurry up!!!!!!
i need a drink :) (referring to diet dr. pepper, of course)

8 Things I Want to do Before I Die... (In no particular order):

watch my kids grow up & get married
be a grandma
visit the countries of my heritage
(scotland, ireland, england, holland, germany, wales)
write a book
get a tummy tuck (totally not kidding here)
get re-married (same guy, i just want to do it again)
own another vw...this time make it a convertible
go to africa again

8 Things I Learned This Past Year:

GOD IS FAITHFUL beyond comprehension
martin luther king was a republican (thanks rush!)
my hair turns blue & green if not colored by a professional LOL
one true, trusted friend is better than a million casual acquaintances
you should pay attention to your gas gauge
when in texas, you should always taste-test the salsa first before taking a giant bite
i am stronger (by God's grace) than i could ever have imagined
i learned the #9 trick with my fingers for quick math...if you don't know what i'm talking about, it's hard to explain but it's AWESOME and i can't believe i've lived 41 years without knowing this! thanks lexi!

People I want to Tag:

jana
sharla
melanie
angela powers
angela ('gateer)

vintage momma

i love jewelry! * i love getting mail! * i love surprises!


so imagine my joy when yesterday, i got a surprise package in the mail that contained some of the prettiest jewelry for jordan and me!


my beautiful friend sharla exudes creativity. seriously! she has started selling her custom designs on etsy.com & has some gorgeous pieces for FAB prices!


http://www.vintagemomma.etsy.com/


you need to hurry though! i was on the phone telling my friend stacey about her jewelry. i hadn't yet copied and pasted the picture of one of the rings she made for me. by the time i sat down to type this out, stacey had purchased the ring & now i can't share it with you LOL


AND AND AND for every piece purchased, sharla is donating 10% of the sale. you can find out more in sharla's profile.

now, what are you still doing here? go check it out!

unexpected visitors have dropped by

literally!

yesterday, we discovered two little creatures in our yard. not sure how on earth they could have survived a fall from the tree that we found them under...

but they were alive and squeaking and we weren't quite sure what to do.

after a few phone calls last night, thinking we were dealing with possum, we had decided to put them back outside and hope that the mother would return.

we couldn't do it. we kept them in their box and made some more phone calls this morning. after emailing some photos, we discovered that they are baby squirrels.

i have never heard of the term squirrel rehabilitator. but now, i've spoken with several, all of them very sweet & helpful. we were told to wrap up a bottle filled with hot water and put it in the box...and then cut up some t-shirts (these are some stylin' baby squirrels in their pink gap logo shirt LOL). then we were to carefully attach the box to the tree so that mama could come back...but i couldn't figure out how to do that and so we went for the next closest tree that actually had reachable limbs and i wedged the box in place and then we waited.

i wish i could say that mama squirrel came back...

but it started to sprinkle...then more rain...and then downpours...

and so we brought them back inside & made some more phone calls.

the story ends at the animal hospital up the road. we dropped the babies off this afternoon and hopefully they will be able to recover, though we've been told it's not probable :(

bobby can put on a tough front, but he confessed that he was up all night worrying about the little ones. he drives me crazy, but i love that man!