Getting ready for another semester...

Go Jacks!!

Another semester is on the horizon and I am so excited to see what it has in store for me. I can not mention SFA without also mentioning TCU, my graduate school, as well.

Go Frogs!!

Be sure to check out my countdown until graduation.

Homemade Floor Cleaner

OK... so I guess I will share another homemade floor cleaner mixture that I started using on my laminate wood flooring about a month ago. This mixture works great and smells wonderful:

• 1/4 cup dish soap
• 1 cup lemon juice
• 1 to 2 cups of water
• 2 cups vinegar

I found this recipe at Homemade Laminate Floor Cleaner: A Must-Have for Your Laminated Floors

I have recently become more conscientious about what cleaning products I use. I am not 100% green yet, but I am slowly moving that direction and hope to be one day.

Simple Green

Once again I am amazed with Simple Green. I always have Simple Green lemon concentrate on hand and use it for various cleaning tasks around the house. I like to clean with it because it is a green product and smells good; it is right up there with vinegar in my book. Today I wanted to carpet clean Dalton's room before moving furniture back in, but was out of carpet cleaner for my steam cleaner. I did not want to go to the store so I googled "homemade carpet cleaner". One of the search results took me to a recipe for Simple Green carpet cleaner from concentrate. I decided "why not" and mixed up 3 ounces of Simple Green to one gallon of water (as the recipe stated). WOW!!! The mixture did such a wonderful job.

Kudos to Simple Green!

It's been a while...

I was crazy to think that I would have more time for postings this summer. I think this has been the busiest summer yet. This is going to be a longer than normal posting so I can somewhat catch you all up on our activities.

Mom, Grandmother, and I went on an awesome trip this summer. We flew into Seattle, went through the Cascades, down the Columbia river, along the Washington coast, and visited Victoria, BC. Here are some pictures:

Multnomah Falls, Oregon

Calla lily at Butchart Gardens, Victoria, BC

Ruby Beach, Washington

Cape Disappointment Lighthouse, Washington
(flock of pelicans in the distance)

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Callan's Girl Scout troop used their cookie money to go on an overnight stay at the Houston Aquarium. We slept with the white tigers, well on the other side of thick glass from the white tigers. It was pretty amazing to wake up to playing (roaring) tigers at 4 o'clock in the morning. Thanks Houston Aquarium for a wonderful opportunity for the the girls.

Callan wrestling the fierce tiger!

One the two beautiful tigers we stayed with overnight.

OK... I have run out of wind and need to get back to Dalton's bedroom redo. I'll post pictures of the final product.

It has been awhile...

Hi everyone! Time has flown by so fast, I didn't realize I haven't posted since February. We have been sooooo busy the last three months. I'll try to catch you all up to date.

Mom and Dad bought a cute house down in Fulton, Texas and we have been spending a lot of time down there.

Here's a view from the front.

This is the marina and fishing pier just a couple blocks from the house.

We went camping during spring break at Bouton Lake. We love it out there, it is so quiet and is the perfect size lake to take the canoe.

In March, Dalton went on a 3 city field trip with some of his classmates. They went to Austin to visit the Capitol, San Antonio to see the Alamo and the Riverwalk, and finally Houston to see the San Jacinto Monument. WOW! He had so much fun on his whirlwind tour.

Now that the semester is coming to an end, I should be able to post more frequently again.

More to come...

Kroger's $4.00 RX Medications

For those of you who have a Kroger's nearby, they now have a $4 RX plan for over 300 generic medications. I am assuming they are similar to WalMart's list, but I haven't had a chance to compare the two lists. I have attached a link to the list, so check it out.

medicationlistalpha.pdf (application/pdf Object)

4H youth fair results are in....

We had a full day of events that included arts, crafts, and market hog. I have included some pictures of the projects:

Dalton received a Blue Ribbon Award in the Junior Arts: Other Division for his tile mosaic of an eagle.Callan received a Red Ribbon Award for her watercolors painting in Pre-Junior Watercolors Division.

Here's Dalton and Porky in the showring. He didn't place, but did a wonderful job showing and raising Porky.

More of Dalton and Porky...

And more...

And more...

We had fun watching Dalton and Callan with their projects. Projects for next year are already in the works.

What a beautiful night sky!

I just had to post and share this picture. The sky was amazing tonight with the full moon and clouds. The way the moon is shining, it looks like a negative print of the sun to me. Anyway, enjoy!

Now I will play catch-up...

I have been bad about posting pictures of what is going on with the kids lately, so I will try to catch you all up on the lastest.

Callan, her best friend Taelor, and I went to Lafayette, LA last month to see Hannah Montana live in concert. We all had so much fun! We drove over Friday, went to the concert that night, stayed the night there in Lafayette, and then came home on Saturday. It was a "girl trip". Here's some more pictures from the concert:

The girls in front of Hannah Montana's bus. WOW!!!

The girls could not sit still... they were dancing and singing the whole time (and continued for the next 24 hours)

Coco, Dalton's lab, had 10 puppies on Feb. 12th. We had her pinned up, but being the Houdini dog that she is, escaped and... oops, we now have puppies. They are all beautiful, so we should be able to find good homes for them when the time comes.

Here's Dalton with his show pig "Porky". Keep your fingers crossed, he shows on Thursday (2/21). Last year he placed and made $850 at the sale.

More to come...

Clinton wows standing-room-only crowd at Lufkin Civic Center

I am so upset to find out that Clinton was in town and I missed seeing him. If I had known I would have dragged Al and the kids with me to listen to what he had to say. It is not very often one has the chance to see and listen to a former president up close and personal.



Presidential politics: Clinton wows standing-room-only crowd at civic center