February Sunset

It really was pretty, but in Virginia it's hard to get the big sky effect that we get in Oklahoma. The weather has been unusually warm, but today was a bit colder. The sky looked like Spring though.

Sorry

This scene plays out at our house often..........a Sorry game going on. Usually it is Chris, Me, and J. It can get quite competitive for such a simple little game.......

T. In The News

What a fun surprise to see a picture of T. in the Newspaper in the Sports section this morning.
I worked forever trying to scan the dang thing for this site and then gave up and just took a picture of the paper..............wish I had thought of that 2 hours ago....

Grounded

When you disobey your Daddy and can't watch TV, play video games or be on the computer.............this is what you resort to.....reading in bed with Mom......maybe he should be grounded more often.

Church Day

E. and her youth leader Xandria...............who also is a UVA Pi Phi and senior.
T. and E. and their Youth Minister Mike.
Our Pastor's wife Mary and our 87 year old Sunday school teacher Mary Spencer.

As I chronicle our year...........I would be remiss not to mention our Church, Meadows Presbyterian. The kids have found an incredible youth program with dedicated and sincere leaders. My 87 year old teacher, Mary, is the wisest and most knowledgeable Bible teacher I have ever heard. I feel like a kindergartner in her class hearing lessons of Abraham for the first time. Her faith is inspiring and I hope we have lots more time with her. She really reminds me of my Grandma Ruby with the way she says "neat" and "your Bible lesson for today". I grew up with my Grandparents always reading their Bible lessons on Saturday for church on Sunday. My kids favorite after church activity is to eat at Schezuan................Chinese buffet......I sent them on their own today.......

Mardi Gras

Tonight I went to a Mardi Gras party with some teachers and folks from CHS. Chris is home with the flu, so I went alone. I was the oldest person there by far. These people made such great masks. The 3 at the top won. I had to get an extra picture of the guy with the heart mask as he is E.'s History teacher (her favorite teacher) It was a great time.............for the old lady.....

Yesterday I didn't get pictures of our trip, but T , E and I played hooky and went to Richmond to Short Pump for the day.....................we ate at the cheesecake factory and shopped some great stores....J. called us when he got off the bus and was quite upset he was left alone with Dad and we had gone without him, but we needed a "big" kid day.

Boys in the Kitchen

Feb. has started out in a grand way......2 hour school delay for ice........so T. made pancakes and even cleaned up.....It is crazy hat day at J's school, but he wants to wear this hair.