From the monthly archives:

August 2007

At long last, football season is here

August 31, 2007

There’s a Spirit—Texas A&M football If you’re not an Aggie, you probably shouldn’t bother watching this clip. If you are an Aggie, you’ll probably end up watching this as many times as I have in the last 24 hours. And can I say that hit by Quentin Coryatt against TCU still gives me chills even [...]

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It would make waiting on pins and needles seem pleasant

August 31, 2007

On Monday, Caroline had her 4 year old checkup at the doctor. And with the checkup came the 4 year old vaccinations. Four, to be exact. We are now safe from measles, mumps, rubella, chicken pox, polio and diptheria. Does anyone even know what diptheria is? The shots were awful, but it’s over. We’re done [...]

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The ambiguous arm of the law

August 30, 2007

Yesterday morning, we picked up Caroline’s friend, Emily, and brought her back to our house to spend the day. Emily has a brand new baby brother at home, her mama has a sinus infection, and her daddy’s job requires him to be out of town every week. Honestly, just thinking about all of that makes [...]

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Snake on a porch

August 29, 2007

Last night, I walked out on the back porch to feed the dogs. This has become one of my new chores during P’s recovery since he can’t really bend over or lift anything. I filled their bowls and began to walk back into the house, when I noticed something SLITHERING across the porch. Now, I [...]

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The eternal bonds of sisterhood

August 28, 2007

I mentioned last week, while I was in Bryan/College Station, Gulley and I went to visit our friend Tiff. What I failed to mention was that Tiff was in the process of baking 500 cookies. Because that’s what Tiff does. She bakes 500 cookies, manages her 4 kids, looks fabulous and makes it all look [...]

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