Losing her girliehood

Is that a word? Well according to Jamie it is. That is what happened to Harley today and that is how Jamie referred to it. It definitely made me laugh. Poor Harley. Her world has been rocked, but she is such a trooper. We were told to keep her quiet, calm, without jumping and running for 10 days. How you keep a puppy from doing that I'm not sure. Luckily I have tomorrow off and I can stay home with her rather than her being outside or cooped up in her crate. (Who would have thought a few months ago that I would want to stay home with a dog!)

Fall Break

Breaks are good. Although it's sad for me how I need a day off to find the time to clean. So that is what I did Thursday. I cleaned all day...my dog and husband like dirt. :) Friday I got my hair cut and ran a few errands. Saturday I had fun being crafty.

I bought some acorn and leaf cookie cutters and made/decorated cookies. I did have some mini acorns, but by the time I was ready to take a picture they were eaten.

I also read in a magazine about putting ribbon around pumpkins. The picture in the magazine was precious but you kind of get the idea with mine.

I Tivo Martha Stewart's show and lately a lot of her crafts have involved glitter. So I decided that I would glitter some wooden acorns. It is always so much neater on her show, as I have glitter everywhere! I will say half of the fun was going to Michael's to buy the glitter. Her aisle of craft supplies kept me very entertained. And I think there are a lot of great stocking stuffers that can be found on that aisle! (hint, hint)

I can't decide if I want to add the bronze glitter to the tops of the rest.

Even though my break is over and I have have to return to school tomorrow, the kids don't, and that is another break in itself!

Look Mom and Jamie

I cut my hair...finally! :)

Cat and Mouse

We have both at our house.

The cat: With my parents out of the country, Ashley came to stay with us. She's done it before and it is never a problem, except we didn't have a dog before. Oh my goodness! They aren't friends yet. Those who have met Ashley know she isn't the friendliest cat and Harley is beyond friendly. It doesn't really mix. It is about to drive me crazy when Ashley gets dumb enough to venture out of the guest room thinking that Harley will leave her alone.

The mouse: We thought we were seeing some droppings under our sink but we weren't sure. But we found one in our driveway that was run over. Thankfully I haven't seen any alive...and I'm even more thankful that I have a husband to quickly take care of this problem!

OU/Texas

I recorded the game so Raymond could watch it...although I'm sure he wished I didn't. I had more fun dressing Harley (which she didn't love.)

Raymond still had confidence in his Sooners and made a bet with a 7 year old that OU would win. He lost and had to wear a Texas hat all week. Caleb loved it and it did Raymond a little good!

Harley goes to school!

The kids had been asking when I was going to bring Harley to school. Clearly I can't do that and I told them they had to wait until Mr. Harris could bring her. Raymond was off Monday and so he brought Harley to meet the kids. It was so funny how excited they got! I was afraid to let her in with the excitement of everyone and so we went outside in the rain. They swarmed Harley, but she did great!

Harley had plenty of faces and fingers to kiss, but was pooped at the end of the day!

Parents on Mission

Pray for my parents.

They left yesterday for Nicaragua on a mission trip with their church in partnership with Feed the Children. Their team leader wrote, "We will work with local schools and at a home for abandoned and abused boys. Our hands on ministries will include remodeling a building for community activities, building protective fences for a school and the boys home, conducting sports and personal hygiene training, and providing educational events for the schools. We will join hands and hearts with Pastor Gomez and the believers in First Baptist Church of El Crucero for teaching and evangelism events."

Pray for their health and safety. They are no strangers to traveling overseas, but this is their first mission trip. I have found that when you are taken from home, comforts, etc. that you experience God in a different, refining and refreshing way. I hope that this is life changing for them! I'm thrilled that they get a chance to go...I wish I could GO too!

P.S. Good thing they will only be gone 10 days. I don't like that I can't just pick up the phone and call my mom! :)

Happy Birthday Jamie!

This girl is pretty great! Not only is she the craziest, but she has such a servant heart that is to be admired. My wish is that she were closer! As I was searching for a picture of us, I came across some really funny ones from last Christmas. This is a pretty typical photo session with us.

Another typical Jamie face:

Then I love the one we took from my wedding day!

Since of course I haven't mailed her card, what better gift than to get a whole blog devoted to her...it's better than a shout-out that she always is wanting! :)

I love you, Jamie!