It's snowing...well sorta

It's more like icing. I can speak from personal experience with the numerous amount of overpasses I had to take on the way home. The DFW area had a huge temperature drop of more than 50 degrees last night and then it rained, sleeted, and turned to snow. Not much snow for those of us who are used to living in snowy areas, but enough to turn the roadways into parking lots. Why? when you add roads that are not planned with it ever seeing snow or ice (many overpasses and high rises at that), it's enough to get the locals riled up.

Trip Home

Well, after 7 months away from Alabama, I finally got to go home and see my family for Thanksgiving. Yes, I was homesick for the Heart of Dixie and the trip couldn't have come soon enough. Of course, being home with my folks was the highlight of the trip. We even took a stroll over to Starkville, MS, got to hang out with the best man at our wedding and went to check out all the happenings at MSU. Lots of changes - in the 1.5 years since I have been to Starkpatch and some of it wasn't recognizable. We got to eat at Big Bob Gibson's in Decatur, AL and that settled my pork BBQ cravings and we ate at the local Jack's Hamburger stand a couple of times while dusting off those steak biscuits.

Also, one of the fun parts of the trip was getting to play with the lab mix we got for my parents last Christmas. Buster is all grown up now, but he's still a big puppy. As some of you may know, I kept him for a week last December while I was waiting to give him to my dad. Unfortunately, he's no longer a little fella and there is no way I could pull him out from the Christmas tree anymore (without losing a hand). I tried to get some good photos of him, but he won't be still long enough to get a good photo of him. Yet, he's still a darn good doggy!

As you might suspect, here's a picture of Buster doing what he does best - begging for my mom to pet (or feed) him. Trust me, he eats better than Stacey and I, so no wonder he's looking for more chow. The Chowhound is quite the charmer, the first time she picked Buster up, he licked her cheek. Some things never change...

Sweet Home Alabama....

Tomorrow we'll be hopping on a plane to travel to Alabama on the busiest traveling day of the year!! Stephen is so excited he can hardly control himself!!! To say he's homesick would be a huge understatement.

Have a great Thanksgiving. Praise God we have so much to be thankful for. Take time this season to remember what all we have to be thankful for, especially that we have such an awesome God who is so good to us!!

I'm in the Christmas spirit now!!!

Wow!! I was able to fulfill a lifelong dream Saturday as Stephen and I went to the Nokia Theater in Grand Prairie to see the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. You can click on this link to get more info. Just click on Dallas because that is the one that we saw. It was better than I ever expected!!! Stephen and I were just like kids!!

This was my favorite, when they were toy soldiers!!

Four More Years!!!

Stacey's dad has been re-elected as County Commissioner! Our prayers have been answered!

To read more about this, click the link, and go down to the story about Precinct 4 Commissioner.

Swearing in will be New Year's Day 2007...

Best Birthday Ever!!!

I am officially 30 now. I don't feel any different!! I am quite tired though. I don't really think it's because of being older. It's just been a wild weekend. Not that it was wild, just crazy!! My family took me out to dinner Friday night at my new favorite place to eat, Jalapeno Tree. Of course I got embarrassed when they all came out to sing to me and I had to wear a sombrero. We got back to my sister's house to open birthday presents and have cake. My nephew has been sick, so he got worse. My sister had to hunt down a thermometer to take his temp. Meanwhile, my little 4 year old niece, Lauren, starts suddenly having sharp pains in her lower right side. We automatically assumed appendix, so we load her into the car and take her to the emergency room. We were there until 2 am when they finally admitted her into the hospital. They say now they don't think that's what it was, but I have my suspicions. They basically told my sister they had no idea what it really was but just hope it doesn't happen again. Whatever!!

Speaking of emergency rooms, Stephen and I had quite the time people watching!!! You can really see some crazy folks in an ER on a Friday night!! Let me tell you!! There was 1 woman who was majorly strung out on something!! She was the patient and she was dancing around the waiting room. There was a man that came in with possible heart attack and they made him wait until they could do paper work. Stephen was sure to tell me to never bring him there if he was having chest pain. Bad!! I could go on and on!! You would have just had to see it!! If you ever need entertainment, there you go!

Honestly, this was the best birthday ever!! My family took care of me!! Stephen came to work with me Friday and was my "aide"!! He can grade papers like no other!! He's handy to have around!! :-) He works pretty cheap too!!

P.S.......

Who said that the root canal didn't hurt?!??!? That wasn't me!! My poor mouth is still sore!! I have had some not so good times at the dentist office lately!!

I go over the "hill" Friday. It's a big deal to me. I always thought that 30 wouldn't be, but it is!!! When you're in your 20's, you're still young. 30 just makes you old! No offense to my elders, but I just can't help it! At least now Stephen won't feel like he's robbing the cradle (too much!) :-) By the way, I think he has something up that sleeve of his, but he won't tell me anything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Does anybody wanna give me a hint????????????????