Callan's wish list

new strings for my guitar
Nintendo Wii
new games for my Nintendo DS



I will add more later if I want some more stuff

Stone Patio and Callan's Photo Exhibit

Well, as usually we are busy with multiple projects. We were lucky enough to receive a lot of flagstone for FREE and decided to build a stone patio and firepit off the back deck. Here are some pictures:

Before we started.

We are about halfway through in this picture.

The kids are enjoying the firepit. That evening we had roasted hotdogs and marshmallows on our new firepit. YUM! We were almost done in this picture, but ran out of stone. We are going to have to buy just a few more stone to complete the project.

Callan displayed her butterfly photo in an exhibit at the Museum of East Texas. The exhibit displayed area 4H kids' pictures. We are so proud of Callan!

Southern Hushpuppy Championships...

Last Saturday, Callan and 3 others from the Huntington 4H competed in the Southern Hushpuppy Championships. They did not place, but did a wonderful job the hushpuppies. They were YUMMY! The kids theme was Huntington 4H SuperHeroes.

(Callan is on the left with the black mask)

Why God Made Moms...

I found this on the internet, and thought it was too cute. Enjoy!

Why God Made Moms...

Answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions:

Why did God make mothers?
1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.
2. Mostly to clean the house.
3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.

How did God make mothers?
1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.
2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.
3. God made my Mom just the same like he made me. He just used bigger parts.

What ingredients are mothers made of?
1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the world and one dab of mean.
2. They had to get their start from men's bones. Then they mostly use string, I think.

Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom?
1. We're related.
2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people's moms like me.

What kind of little girl was your mom?
1. My Mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff.
2. I don't know because I wasn't there, but my guess would be pretty bossy.
3. They say she used to be nice.

What did mom need to know about dad before she married him?
1. His last name.
2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer?
3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores?

Why did your mom marry your dad?
1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my Mom eats a lot.
2. She got too old to do anything else with him.
3. My grandma says that Mom didn't have her thinking cap on.

Who's the boss at your house?
1. Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goof ball.
2. Mom. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the bed.
3. I guess Mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad.

What's the difference between moms & dads?
1. Moms work at work and work at home and dads just go to work at work.
2. Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.
3. Dads are taller & stronger, but moms have all the real power 'cause that's who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friend's.
4. Moms have magic; they make you feel better without medicine.

What does your mom do in her spare time?
1. Mothers don't do spare time.
2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.

What would it take to make your mom perfect?
1. On the inside she's already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery.
2. Dye it. You know her hair. I'd dye it, maybe blue.

If you could change one thing about your mom, what would it be?
1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I'd get rid of that.
2. I'd make my mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it and not me.
3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head.

Strawberry Meth...

I came across some disturbing information last night that I wanted to share. There seems to be a new form of crystal meth that is targeting children. Officials state that the new meth smells and tastes like strawberry candy. The crystal meth is packaged to look like pop rocks or pixie sticks which is extremely appealing the kids. Anyone who reads this make sure to get the word out. Remember - Halloween is coming, double check the candy!

Hitchcock's Ninja Cat

I stumbled upon this video tonight and thought I would share it all of you. Each time I watch the video, I can't help but chuckle to myself. Enjoy!

Post Hurricane Ike

Sorry it has been so long since I posted last. Hurricane Ike did a number around here, but things are finally starting to get back to normal. We had a lot of roofs blown off, down trees, and power lines in the area. We were without power for six days, but had a generator so we were able to have lights, TV, and keep our food frozen. If there was one lesson learned from Hurricane Rita in 2005, it was to prepare for the worst. I'll post area pictures soon.

Hello Ike!

You know - if you can get past the terror and devastation that Hurricane Ike may bring, it truly is a massive, yet beautiful display of mother nature. I would much rather see this out far, far away from any civilization; however, we are not going to be so lucky. I guess I'll look at the positive side of this storm; it's not very often one can experience a major hurricane. I thought that Rita would have been our one and only hurricane experience - What was I thinking???? Well, I guess I'll go and finish preparations. My next posting will include area pictures of what Ike brought us. Wish us luck!

Cool Website to Monitor Ike

Tonight I was checking City of Lufkin website and came across a link to the coolest website. VueTOO has all different views of Ike as well as advisories all on one page. Check it out - Very cool!!!

Bubba broke some bones...

Well, if you didn't already know DJ broke his arm. He was riding his bike with friends and his bike went one way and he went the other. We can't figure out how to get the real picture from the xray CD on here, but we found one that looked liked his breaks. Along with the crack in his radius, he also broke the little point off the ulna.