Yee Haw!!

Here we are at Texas Roadhouse. The family brought me here for my birthday. The evening ended w/ me having to climb up on the saddle for my birthday and then yell, "Yee Haw"!! It was quite embarrassing!

Happy Birthday to me!

My family surprised me by coming up today. We truly had a blast!!!

Crazy Hair Day

Instead of costumes, our school had crazy hair day. This is my co-workers and me. This was about as crazy as it gets!!! :)

SFA Homecoming

The SFA Band

Stephen and Lauren enjoy the parade.

8 things...

Here's what to do: Post rules on your blog. Answer the six "8" items. Let each person know they have been tagged by leaving them a comment.
8 Favorite TV Shows:
Grey's Anatomy
Army Wives
Bachelor
American Idol
All My Children
Big Brother
House Hunters
Property Ladder

8 Things I did yesterday:
Woke up
Got donuts and coffee
went to the SFA Homecoming Parade
Ate lunch with family
Went to the SFA Homecoming Game
bought stuff for my sister's baby shower
Graded Papers
Ate dinner with family (Mom's good home cooking!)
8 Things I look forward to
Thanksgiving
going to Alabama to see stephen's family
Christmas
a baby
my sister's baby
summer
summer
summer
8 Things on my wish list
a baby
a new TV for gameroom
new car for Stephen (probably no time soon though)
that's pretty much it.....can't think of anything else I could possibly want right now! :)

State Fair!

Chicken fried bacon

Yes, you see correctly...I had to do a double take myself! It is BBQ Bologna!!!

Grilled alligator, fried ribs, fried coke, fried latte, fried cheesecake, fried pickle, fried cheese gurds, fried grilled cheese sandwich, fried PBJ&B.............you see what I mean?????

State Fair cont.

This was quite an adventure!! Notice the "ambulance" in the picture. Stephen got stung by something. Shelley stopped at one of the little police officers and he called this to come and assist Stephen. We were standing there and heard a siren. I thought to myself, OH MY GOODNESS HOW EMBARRASSING!!!! :)

Good ole' Fletcher's CORNY dogs!! You see, Stephen and I have this major conflict going as to whether it is a corn dog or corny dog. I just proved it to him!!! :)

Deep Fried Latte! We will deep fry anything in Texas!!! :)

Stars Mania

Stephen went to the Dallas Stars Season Ticket event with his friend the other night. He got to meet several of the players and have his picture taken with them. He was in hog heaven!!

stuff

Lots of things going on....

My nephew got his cast off today!! His foot is so straight, Praise God!

I can't wait until this weekend! My family is coming to visit and I can't wait!!!

My mom quit smoking 10 days ago cold turkey and hasn't picked up a cigarette since. Another praise!!! I am so very proud of her. She has been smoking since her 20's and she is nearly 60. She did it for us. You can't talk someone into giving up an addiction until THEY are ready, but I am so happy for her!!

We are getting ready for our new nephew. My sister and I are giving her a shower in November. I was printing invites last night and forgot the most important part....the part that it's a boy!!! :) That just shows where my mind has been lately!!!

We're on round 2 of fertility drugs. We are praying for the Lord's will but we want a baby so bad, so Lord, that is the desire of our hearts. I look around and see pregnant people every day and I think it's just not fair. But I take comfort in the fact that I know the Lord knows what is best and His timing will be perfect.

So, that's all for now. Stephen just grilled me a yummy smelling steak, so I'm off to indulge in that. :)

names...

As a teacher, I have come across some pretty strange names. Yet, I don't think any can come close to being as weird as this one. Le-a. At first I was thinking Leah or Lea. Nope. Ledasha. Poor child. According to mom, "the dash don't be silent." Hmmm.....things that make you go hmmmm.........

R & R

We traveled to Little Rock this weekend to meet up with Stephen's parents. It happens to be a pretty good half way point for both of us. We are really enjoying getting to spend time with them. Sippi always loves getting extra attention too! :)

Getting here was a little bit of an adventure though. Last night on the way, the interstate was closed due to 2 18 wheelers colliding. It was pretty bad and one person died as a result. We were sittiing on the interstate for an extra 1 1/2 hours. Not too fun. The car was shut off and we were sitting ducks. But, what is an extra 1 1/2 hours of my life when one person lost theirs and someone is without a son/husband/daddy today. I prayed for their family.

We'll head back tomorrow. I am off on Monday for Fair Day. Woohoo!! I can't wait to see my friend Amanda and her daughter on Monday. I haven't seen them in a long time.

It sure felt good to take a 3 hour nap today!!!

story to warm your heart!

I have a little girl who is autistic in my room this year. Love her to death!!! She will be one that makes me cry at the end of the year! Anyways..for the first few weeks of school, she didn't play with anyone. She loves to play with chalk and do hopscotch at recess. The other day some of my other girls joined her. She stopped playing long enough to come to me and she said, "Mrs. Wright, I HAVE FRIENDS!!!" Talk about warm your heart!! I just sat there watching her play with her friends and cried!!!!

teacher hours????

Ok, so things have gotten out of hand at school. I couldn't find my desk....I had to do something!! Teaching those little first graders sure is rewarding, but when do I have time to do other stuff???? Well, it comes when I work 12 hour days like today, well almost! 6:50-6:15!!! This must stop!! :) But hey, I made it through my first 6 weeks!! :) Yeah!!!

On a much more scary note....our economy is tanking!! Yikes!!! Please keep my brother-in-law and sister in your thoughts and prayers. We found out yesterday he will probably lose his job that he has had for 15 years. Pretty scary!

We can only hope people keep building airplanes so Stephen can have some job security. Keep flying!! :) We're doing our part when we can but we need some help!! ;)

Here are the rules: I have to answer the following questions with one word answers and one word only! Then I must pass it on to seven others! This award comes with a list of questions:
1. Where is your cell phone? in my pocket
2. Where is your significant other? home
3. Your hair color? brown
4. Your mother? Lynette
5. Your father? Tom
6. Your favorite thing? my family
7. Your dream last night? didn't have one...not that i remember
8. Your dream/goal? to be a mom
9. The room you're in? gameroom
10. Your hobby? scrapbooking
11. Your fear? not being able to have a baby
12. Where do you want to be in 6 years? still teaching, being a parent
13. Where were you last night? driving home from Nac.
14. What you're not? patient
15. One of your wish-list items? a new TV for the gameroom
16. Where you grew up? Nacogdoches
17. The last thing you did? grade papers
18. What are you wearing? t-shirt and denim capris
19. Your TV? cowboys game
20. Your pet? Sippi
21. Your computer? HP laptop
22. Your mood? happy
23. Missing someone? my family in Nac.
24. Your car? Saturn Vue
25. Something you're not wearing? shoes
26. Favorite store? Target
27. Your summer? hot
28.Love someone? yes
29. Your favorite color? red
30. When is the last time you laughed? today
31. Last time you cried? yesterday
Those who I think are deserving of this Brillante WeBlog Award are:
I'm not sure! :)

oh, 1 more funny....

My co-worker has a student with special needs. Today she brought him to my room for some time out. He was being terrible. One of my students was moved from her room to mine. The other little boy kept saying bano (bathroom). I wasn't about to let him go for fear of him escaping. The new little boy in my room said don't worry, he won't escape...he'll come back!! :) I thought that was hilarious!!! :)

life as a teacher....

Funny story to tell....now that I teach 1st grade, I'm sure there will be many more to follow!! Out of the mouth of babes!!!

I was wearing my college ring which has the state seal on it. One of my students said Mrs. Wright I like your ring. I said thank you. She said.....my daddy's been in jail lots of times and that is what is on all of his mail!!!!

What do you say to that??????

Slow down!

Well, I got pulled over today by a cop for the first time EVER in my life. The sad part was, I was only doing 38 mph, but in a school zone. It was 4:20 and I didn't realize it was still a school zone. Luckily, he felt sorry for me since I was a teacher, so he let me off with only a warning. Thank ya Lord!!!

Take a hike, Ike!!

We're making it all right! We have just had some rain and wind. We brought in all of the outdoor furniture and we're "hunkering down"!! :) Poor Sippi, she doesn't know what to think. She is just running around the house back and forth to me and Stephen.

Mom and Dad are doing alright in Nac. They lost power this morning but luckily they have a generator so they have fans, lights, TV, and refrigerator. Shelley and the family is there also. They are really roughing it.........right!

It's a Boy!!

Congrats to Ryan and Missy!! They found out today that their little bundle of joy will be a boy!! They are already quite smitten with the little feller!! He has his little legs crossed for his mommy and daddy!! We can't wait to see him!! I have already found a shirt that I will buy for him that says Spoiled by the best....my Aunt Stacey!!!

Take a hike, Gus(tav)

Well, we went to Nacogdoches for Labor Day weekend to visit Stacey's family. We thought we would have a relaxing weekend, but had to endure the hurricane prep. Very surreal experience. We spent Friday like any normal day, but Saturday was spent watching all the preparations for evacuees and people trying to prepare in the event NE TX gets hit.

I guess we all learned lessons from Rita back three years ago. Wal Mart was a zoo and anything that was quick-fix and water, drinks, etc. were flying off the shelf. Lines were already forming at the gas stations and some were running out. It was almost hysteria.

This morning, we were greeted with State Troopers and Sheriffs Deputies manning the main highways while trying to direct people to the shelters set up inNacogdoches. Stacey, Missy and I left around 10 this morning to come back. From Nacogdoches to Kilgore, it seemed like business as usual. Once we got near Tyler, on I-20, it was almost like Texas was being invaded by Louisiana. For the next 70 miles, we were in a pack of cars from La., including many from the New Orleans area. Glad we didn't wait any later.