Brandon (10yrs) trying his hand at horseback riding! 

and the beat goes on...

As of yesterday, all my kids are in the "double-digits". Bam turned 10 yesterday! He was a happy guy. Everything has been going along pretty normally. Dealing with the heat, the dying grass in the yard, work and kid's activities. I am enjoying football season. The blackcats play at home this week so we will be going to cheer em on!

another fat pic of me...? 

hi there...

hi! i haven't taken time to write in a while! no news is good news, right?! after a busy weekend of birthdays, football and baseball, it's monday again! sitting on my butt in front of my computer at work. geez, where did the time go! Travis played in a baseball tournament in Spring this weekend. He stayed with his teammates. They won first place. I missed not having him around all weekend though. We celebrated Gregg's and his mother's birthday this weekend. I cooked
chicken speghetti! He took Kyle and Brandon fishing early Sunday morning! I did get to work on some of my goodies for my upcoming Sister slumber party, that was fun! I'm still waiting for cooler weather. Seems the closest i'll get to fall is the picture on my computer desktop...!!

Down...Set...Hut

It's 74 degrees this morning! Much better than the previous 85 degree mornings we've had lately. I'm so tired of dealing with "humidity frizzy" hair. Makes me want to just shave it all! Other than that little complaint...all is well in my world! Boys are busy with school work, football & fishing. Kyle is beginning to really enjoy "wade fishing" and going in the bay with his dad. Travis has had a reprieve from baseball until October and has been practicing with his eighth grade football team. Brandon is hanging in there with his first year of peewee football. He isn't enjoying it as much as he thought and told us he wants to quit. He has been practicing for a month and won't even have his first game till the 11th of September. We told him to at least stick it out and play a real game before we make a decision like that. His birthday is on the 19th, he will be in the "double digits". We gave him his gift last night (early!). He's been wanting a Gameboy advance SP....He's a happy boy! Gregg's birthday is next friday the 10th. Birthdays aren't near as fun when you grown up, are they.....?!!

Gregg & Kyle: fishing buddies 

do i see forty on the horizon??

I guess summer is back. The cool weather was just a "teaser". I'm tired of 93 degrees and 100% humidity. It's making it tough on our two little football players too. Well, hopefully we will see some changes in the weather again soon. Since the kids are back in school and I finally think I've purchased all the needed school supplies, I've been thinking in the back of my head about Christmas! How funny is that? You know how every year you think, "i'm going to start buying little gifts ahead of time this year so it's not such a blow to my budget", but really it never works out? Well, i'm gonna try it again this year. Maybe a couple of gifts every couple of weeks. We'll see if i succeed this time! What I really ought to focus on right now? Turning forty and what I'm going to do to make it memorable......maybe lose 40 lbs?! Now, that's what i'm talking about....!!

back to school, back to school...

"school bus yellow"

wow! i'm happy. school is starting and the kids will be back to routine again. brandon started this morning and was very, very excited! kyle and travis start tomorrow. they are making one last trip to the mall today to get their backpacks. it's a good feeling getting back into our "groove". plus, they have alot of learning to do! and needless to say, i will have my quiet lunchbreak back! yippee!

Looks like a long time ago, seems like only yesterday!!

my dream house in the country 

TGIF

TGIF! I'm so glad Friday is finally here. I have plenty to do this weekend but at least it is at my pace! The weather is beautiful...

bummin at work

It's a beautiful day today. The weather is beginning to cool a little. It has me really lookin to October (my fav month!). Work is blahhhh. I am bored with numbers and posting. All day, numbers. grrrrr. I need a little creative stimulation. Oh well, for now it's providing a bi-monthly paycheck. Gregg left this morning to go fishing....

doing what i do

talked to joey yesterday, she and i both kinda got excited about our next sister slumber party! we are going to have it in kemah this year. still waiting to see if the date of nov.6 is ok with punky. it's always something fun to look forward to! (is twelve weeks away too early to start planning? nahhh!)

gregg is going fishing this weekend, so.....i am going to take the boys to finish up on some school clothes shopping and maybe catch a movie while we are at it! they start school next week! it's always nice to get them back "learning" again! and my quiet lunch breaks are just around the corner!

Pics

Bear with me! I figured out how to post pics, so you will see all I had saved on my computer. Hopefully, as time goes on, I can get more recent shots (of Brandon) anyway!

Kyle and Suzanne Christmas 2003 

Travis' Mudbug Team 

Cindy and Brandon at Christmas in 1999 

Sad Week

I found out in church Sunday, that Andrew Smith was killed in a car accident. He was only twenty-one. A Quarterback for University of North Texas and was on his way back to school. His parents are the nicest people you could ever meet and have raised all three of their children in a manner that most people only dream of. I am very sad for all of them and will do what I can to help them get through such a tragic loss.

I have been getting the kids ready for school. A little school shopping here and there. A little more organization in the house (if that's possible). I had the carpets cleaned yesterday. Hope it lasts for a little while.

We found out yesterday that it looks like Katie will be staying here and going to Holy Cross School again! I'm so glad and believe it is what's best.

We are all fine. Happy. Busy...

back to work

Well, after an 8 day vacation, i'm back on the job. Like always, a vacation is never long enough. We had a very eventful world series in Mississippi. Travis' team, the Houston Mudbugs, took first place! We enjoyed watching all nine games and cheering them on to victory! Of course, being away from housework and cooking had it's advantages too! You might be able to find info on www.hapdumontbaseball.com