Well this time it has been a very long time since I posted on here.  The summer is over and it is time for school to start again.  We had a very busy summer but it was fun.  We went to 2 concerts,  to San Antonio, stayed at the Great Wolf Lodge and played at the indoor water park they have in the lodge, and went to Bonham a few times to visit family.  

Here recently Russell took a new job at the Childress Economic Development Corporation.  He is the executive director.  He was 1 out of 4 applicants to interview.  He was officially hired Wednesday (August 12, 2009) and turned his resignation in to the school on Thursday.  He will begin his new job on Monday.  He is really excited but nervous at the same time because he is doing something new.  Like with anybody, when you try something you haven't done before you are a little nervous about the unknown.  Personally I think he will be great at the job and several people I have talked to think the same thing.  

Well hopefully I will be better in the future about posting on here.  Till next time.

Well as you can tell I haven't typed on here in a while but we have been busy.  We have been out of town quite a bit.  We went to Bonham (our hometown) and celebrated Ryan's birthday with a party at my sister's house.  My nephew's birthday is June 8 and Ryan's is June 28 so my sister and I decided to have their parties on the same day.  We had it on June 24 because that is the only day that we both were going to be in town to have it.  Ryan got sick the morning of his party and didn't get to enjoy it that evening.  He was feeling so bad that he didn't want to even open his presents.  He was sick the next morning and after that he was fine.  June 25 we had a little party for him at my inlaws house and he enjoyed that one.  The next day we came back home and have been here since then.  Next weekend we are going back to Dallas to see Keith Urban in concert and then when we leave there we are going to drive to San Antonio to stay a few days.   I am excited even though I like being home.  Well I guess that is all I have to say for now.  Till next time.

Well it has been a week since I typed on here. Russell's brother left the next morning, Wednesday, after they had got back home from the fishing trip. We just hung around the house the rest of the week. Friday night we packed up for Dallas because Saturday morning we were going to get up early and head out. Russell, our 2 kids, and I had tickets to see Rascal Flatts in concert Saturday night in Dallas. We woke up and left around 8:30 a.m. We went by the Childress Bakery for some breakfast to eat in the car on the way. We arrived at Dallas and checked in our hotel. We were wanting to take the kids to see a movie because the parking for the concert didn't open until 5:30 p.m. so we had some time on our hands. We all decided to go see the movie "UP" and it was a really good movie. We left there and went and ate some supper at On The Border. By then it was time to head to the concert. We had paid for premium parking ahead of time so we got to park in a certain parking lot close to the gate. It was great that we didn't have to walk very far to get in. The gates finally opened and then we had about and hour and a half until the concert actually started. The kids and I stood in line to buy a t-shirt while Russell stood in line to get us something to drink. It was an outside concert and the heat and humidity in Dallas was awful. But we made it through it and saw an awesome concert. By the time we got out of the parking lot and back to the hotel it was midnight. The next morning, Sunday, we headed to Bonham (where both sets of our parents live) because Russell's brother had taken Russell's truck back home so we were going to pick it up. His brother lives close to Bonham. We visited a little while and headed back to Childress. It was a whirlwind trip but we had a great time. Until next time.

Well I have missed blogging in several days. We left last Thursday to go to Bonham. We got there about 3 or so. We stayed at my mom and stepdad's house that night. Friday we hung around the house until it was time for me to get ready for the graduation. My mom was going to keep Bailee and Ryan so I could go to the graduation because I didn't think they would be quiet during it. I got back to my mom's house about 10:30. We watched tv for a little while and then went to sleep. Saturday we woke up and were going to go eat and go shopping. Ryan woke up that morning with a stomach ache. He threw up a few times but was okay by that afternoon. We went and ate and went shopping. Later that night we went to my inlaws to see them. Sunday we hung around the house with my mom and stepdad, played outside with Bailee and Ryan, cooked hamburgers on the grill for lunch, and my stepsister and step nephew came over to eat and visit. We went and rented movies that night and then went to sleep after the movies. Monday me and the kids came back home to Childress. Russell had left Saturday to go on a fishing trip with some friends. He was either coming back Monday night or Tuesday morning. He called me Monday night though and said they were leaving this morning and he got back this afternoon. Bubba, Russell's brother came to our house with Russell, and is leaving in the morning. Tonight we all went to watch Bailee play softball and then went out to eat. Now we are just relaxing at the house. Till tomorrow.

Well, I haven't blogged in several days so I will try to catch up on what has been going on.   We finished up the last week of school.  Everyone was ready for the summer vacation to begin.  The first three days of the week were normal days except on Wednesday after school we had a retirement party for Barbara Murray, Vicki Matteson, and Cheryl Bruce.  Thursday the kids got out of school at 2:00 and we could leave at 3:30.  I had an early out card (3:00) that Mrs. Sanders and Ms. Word had given me for my birthday so I used it Thursday.   Our last day was Friday.  The kids left at noon but we couldn't leave until 2:00.  Our lunch was at Garibaldi's as it always is at the end of school.  Once we left there we went back to school until time for us to leave.  Then summer vacation began.   On Saturday morning, Russell, Bailee, Ryan, and I left for our short family trip to Balmorhea.  It was a long way down there but we really had fun.  We swam, ate, went sight-seeing, and relaxed.  It was so nice to not have to be in a routine and be able to do what we wanted.  We stayed until Tuesday and headed back home that morning.   When we got home that afternoon I relaxed for a while.  Then I did some laundry because Thursday morning we are leaving to go to Bonham.  Russell is speaking at the graduation of Dodd City High School, the school he graduated from on Friday night.  Saturday he is leaving to go on a fishing trip with some of his friends but the kids and I are going to stay in Bonham.  We are going to go back home on Monday because Bailee has a softball game Tuesday night.  Russell is coming home either Monday night or Tuesday morning to get back home in time for her game.  Soon after that we will be packing again to head to Dallas to see Rascal Flatts in concert.  It is going to be so awesome and I cannot wait.   More to come later.

Today is Memorial Day and of course we have to work and are probably the only ones that had to work today.  The daycare that Ryan goes to was closed today so a friend of ours named Nicole Dill kept Ryan for us.  Bailee also went there after school.  They seemed to have a good time.  In fact they didn't want to leave when I went to pick them up.   We left there and went to United to get some things for supper and I dropped Bailee off at her friend Rilae's house to play.  Rilae had come by the house while we were gone so Russell told me when I talked to him that Rilae had come by.   Ryan and I came on home and then about 30 minutes later we went back and got Bailee.  We ate supper a little later and then watched some tv.  They got ready for bed and now I am typing on the computer.  It is quiet except for the tv sound.    Both kids are feeling well and hopefully will continue to do so.  Maybe tomorrow will be another regular day.  I am going to go get my nails done tomorrow after school and Russell is going to get the kids.  Bailee's guitar lesson changed times tomorrow so he will have to get her there and pick her up.   He will also pick Ryan up at daycare.   So I will get a little ME time tomorrow.  

I haven't typed on here in a few days so I will try to get caught up.  I think I told about Ryan being sick.  He was going to go to Debbie's on Thursday but he woke up running fever so he stayed home.  I stayed home with him and Bailee went on to school.  She got out early that day so Ryan and I went and picked her up.  When she got home she complained of her head hurting.  I figured it was because she had been out in the sun a lot of the day at school since she had her playday.  She also had a softball game that night and Ryan was feeling pretty good by then so we all went to Bailee's game.   Russell met us up there because he had been out showing some land that he is trying to sell.  Ryan rode home with Russell after the game and Bailee rode with me.   We were going to go get us something to eat to take home.   She told me that her head was hurting pretty bad.   By the time we got home, her head was hurting so bad that she went and layed on her bed and went to sleep.  This was at about 7:30 in the evening and that is just not like her.  Friday Bailee was supposed to go on a trip to Wonderland for earning 100 AR points.  She felt too bad to go to that.  So her and I stayed home on Friday and I took her to the clinic just in case she needed an antibiotic plus Monday is a holiday.  The doctor said that she had tonsillitis and that her tonsils were swollen and her ears were red.   He gave her an antibiotic to take.  Friday night we ate supper, watched 2 movies, and then went to bed.  Saturday we just hung around the house.  I did some cleaning, the kids straightened their rooms, and watched tv.  Today we just hung around the house again and Russell cooked on the grill tonight.   The kids took a bath and went to bed at their bedtime.  We only have one more week of school and hopefully we can make it through that.   Well that is all until tomorrow.