A&M vet school and "stuff"

Saturday at 4:16 a.m., I was awake! We had a BIG storm rollling through, and I couldn't sleep until I knew it passed. Our part of the county got 4 to 6 INCHES OF RAIN! It was exactly the kind of rain burst we got when our house flooded two years ago. I was awake from about 3:30 to 5 a.m. that morning. Which made the day that much harder. I was praying at 4:16 a.m.

At 4:16 p.m., I was sitting at the A&M Vet School, waiting on parents to pick up their scouts. We had ten of our Girl Scouts attend this event from 8 a.m. to 3. I enjoyed seeing the room full of animal bones, the Large Animal Clinic (and the giant rooms and equipment for bovines and equines), and the petting zoo.

This is Teddy Bear Surgery. B's bear is there, getting his bottom sewed up after he fell on his roller blades. B left to go to an Aggie softball game where their team was hosted by the Aggie team, so she couldn't miss that. But her friend took in her bear, who had an actual tear in his bottom. :-)

Blue Bell Ice cream sandwich after watching the milking demonstration.

Here, B is feeling actual lungs inflate. Kinda cool and weird and yucky at the same time, all the girls agreed.

Sunday at 4:16 I was driving up to the library and we took Flat Ethan's picture by the big bell. It's a treat for kids to ring that bell when they come to the library, and they're welcome to anytime. It is LOUD, and B chose not to.

Today at 4:16, I was driving in my neighborhood toward home. It was raining lightly, and we had just come home with bacon especially for the TAKS test morning tomorrow.

Yes, the TAKS test is this week, and my kids are taking the same ones as each other again: Math tomorrow and Reading Wednesday.

B can wear a pair of my dressy Sunday shoes. How can this be possible? They fit perfectly.

Today is my daughter's BFF's birthday. She caught up to her again---they're both 10. Happy B-day A! and M.A., and Barbara W. :-)

more "me time"

Today I was making chicken enchiladas in the kitchen at 4:16. I'll heat them up right before Larry gets home. Yummy! I hope! ;-)

Friday (4-18) I was with B @ Villa Maria and 2818 listening to "Love Song" by the Cure.

Saturday I was in the parking lot of the Granbury WalMart. We had just watched "Monsters vs. Aliens" at the theater.

Sunday I was just south of Calvert listening to "The Long and Winding Road" by the Beatles.

Monday I was driving to pick up B--again, in the car!!

Tuesday I was in a Teacher's Meeting discussing next year's curriculum.

Wednesday I was in a Girl Scout meeting, looking at the kiln at the junior high. We had just taken our creations out that we had made two weeks ago. Fun meeting!

Now I am off to J's junior high to pick him up after his Writing Club meeting. I volunteered to get the dinner theater "dinner" organized, and I am excited about the "Red Riding Hood's Basket" meal I'm planning with Buppy's. any suggestions??

Saturday Photo Scavenger Hunt, April 11th

Today's Photohunt theme is triangle. This is the photo that just came to mind.

This is me (in the plaid shirt) and my friends Janet and Kevin, during the A&M years. Crazy stuff----but no alcohol involved. We were on a baseball road trip to Monroe, LA.

Next week's theme is PURPLE, my J's favorite color. I'll have to get him to help me with this one. Go see TNChick's website to see more triangles or to join in. :-)

Friday at 4:16 I was in my hotel room in Houston and walking to the elevator. I was going back down to the lobby to meet up and get my "observer" wristband for the convention.

Saturday I was pulling away from my church after getting back from Houston.

We went to Houston for LTC (Leadership Training for Christ) for the kids in our church. It's a pretty big event! My kids were involved with Drama, with most of the other kids from our church who went. J also was involved with an older kids' Chorus, but it wasn't coming together and the decided not to do it a week ago. I'll try to post pictures soon!

The bad news is, we had to leave Larry at home. His leg is hurting him A LOT and he couldn't sit in the car for as long as it takes to get to Houston. He thinks he'll make it to church tomorrow, though. Pray for him.

Thursday

At 4:16 I was standing in an elder's house with his wife, while my daughter was getting coached on her last few details on her painting for LTC---Leadership Training for Christ.

Pictures to come later!

We will attend the convention in Houston this weekend, at the George R. Brown Convention Center. (I think I got that right---I'm going off memory). B is doing Drama, Bible Bowl, Art, Service Challenge, and Scrapbook. I am pulling my hair out (only on the inside, mind you) becaus ethere are a few things left to do with the scrapbook, and B is fussing with me and doing something totally unrelated. ug.

4:16

Monday at 4:16 I was in the *new* Village Market buying refried beans for the food/supply drive for the children's homes we support at church. I also had dish detergent and cereal in my cart, and I got some green sauce and tortillas with which to make chicken enchiladas. Yum!

Tuesday at 4:16 I was in a teacher's meeting talking about Bible curriculum.


Wednesday at 4:16 I was at the Girl Scout Meeting, making a pinch pot, and coaching one of the girls at making her little bowl.
When I told Larry at dinner about this, I said I had my hands all over clay at 4:16. He asked me if our friend Geana knew about that. Her husband is Clay. Haha, Larry!

I wish I had one more day of this week to get our LTC stuff done!

I went on a field trip to The King's Orchard this morning with Kindergarten. Strawberries are in season right now, so I picked about 2 lbs. It was a delightful trip out there, if a bit windy. I recommend going! I want to try taking my kids back in June when the blueberries and blackberries are in season.

My printer won't talk to the computer!! I'm really frustrated by this!

Sunday

Today at 4:16, I was on the living room floor helping B paint her LTC painting of a lighthouse. B was working on the top of the lighthouse today, and getting her horizon line straight. Water cannot make a hill on the horizon line like land can! ;-)

Today is 4-5, only 11 days until "my" day, 4-16! I'll be working, but I like to bring popcicles to school on my birthday for my students. Bomb Pops are my favorite!!

My minutes

Tuesday, the last day of March, I was in the drive thru at my bank, depositing my paycheck.

Wednesday at 4:16 I was turning onto 2818, singing "heard it from a friend who, heard it from a friend who . . . " (That is REO Speedwagon.)

Thursday I was in my driveway with J, talking to him as he was getting his stuff out of my car.

Friday I was on 2818 again, going to get J at school. I was listening to the radio, but it was comercials! Bummer.

Saturday at 4:16, I was in the shower, washing off all the sunscreen. I was watching B at her 2 o'clock softball game, and I just Have To use sunscreen. The weather was beautiful today, but it was sunny and bright on my legs and arms. B got sunburned on her shoulders after being out all day at her ballpark.

Sunday at 4:16 I was watching my daughter zoom by on a zipline! It was exciting. She loved it.

Monday I had just picked up B from the lady's house who picks her up from school and was heading home so she could get her project all finished up. On Westwood Main, to be exact. :-)

I feel really good today! I got a good night's sleep, and I know that helps. 9:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.

My Larry started a little bog--by that I mean that his entries are short and to the point. He's decided to blog "his minutes" every day. Here it is: http://larrysminute.blogspot.com/

Bookmark it! ;-)

Ch-ch-ch-changes

Larry says I didn't explain what "my minute" was on my first post about this! oops! It corresponds to my birthday---April 16th is 4:16. Here's my 4:16 wrap up of the week---what I can remember.

3-22 Sunday: I had just sat down at the computer

3-23 Monday

3-24 Tuesday: in a teacher's meeting about our Stanford Achievement Test we're giving next week

3-25 Wednesday: at a Girls Scout meeting, listening to a talk about gemstones---specifically, my birthstone

3-26 Thursday: in the car at SW Parkway and the bypass

3-27 Friday: in the car, at the corner of Russel and Texas

3-28 Saturday: sitting at the computer with B, looking at Internet sites about Cynthia Ann Parker.

The lesson here is that I should blog this much more frequently! I don't remember for very long what it was I was doing!

This week really scrambled together, though. I was very dizzy on Tuesday, and I just didn't know why. I figured it was inner ear. But it turns out it was high blood pressure! I went to doctor and got on a medication for it---this is the first time for me to be on something like this full time. I was really scared because I had never seen my blood pressure so high. I wasn't sure how high it would be to go to the emergency room immediately. Was this dizziness a pre-cursor to a stroke? Was I going to blow my top?

Here are my changes I should make:
* cut the caffeine
* lose 10 lbs.
* exercise
* not get stressed ??

I am somewhat worried about this still, although I have felt better since taking the medicine. Or maybe it's because I haven't had a caffeinated drink since Tuesday. The doctor will check me again in 2 weeks.

I'm a real worrywart, but I'm trying to replace my worry with praying and action.

Wednesday at 4:16, I was watching sea lions play and bark at Sea World.
Thursday at 4:16 I was in a gas station waiting to pay for some cokes for the family while Larry was pumping the gas to take us home.

I uploaded my pictures from San Antonio to the computer---all 367 of them. I won't blog about all of them, don't worry! I still need to wade through the mountain of them and pick out the very best. Some I'll post on Facebook, some will go to webshots, and some will get blogged about.

B had the idea of taking one of her stuffed animal Webkins and taking a picture of it in all the places we went. I thought it was a great idea---so she will be a guest blogger sometime soon. We took 78 pictures of her stuffed elephant, Bananas. B was also saving her money to buy a Webkins in San Antonio, and she got to do that, too. There was a sale, and she got two---a Clydesdale named Heidi and a camel named Hamlet.

Lots of fun on vacation for each of us!

San Antonio

My 4:16 entries:
Monday---in the gravel overflow parking lot of our hotel, carrying a suitcase
Tuesday---in the hotel room holding the ice bucket about to go get ice. Jamie and I drove the car back to the hotel after a visit to San Jose Mission. (We only got around to one mission so far, besides the Alamo.) Larry and Bess rode the city bus back. Bess was happy to try out something new.

Our hotel is really nice for our price, and we've enjoyed being downtown San Antonio. We've walked A LOT and taken over 150 pictures already. I can't blog more---it's my turn in the shower. Today is another perfect day for walking around outside, which is good because we're going to Sea World.

Various thoughts

At 4:16p.m. Saturday, I was in the kitchen, getting a pot of beans ready for dinner.

At 4:16 Sunday I was in the Tabitha Class room and working with Bess on the LTC scrapbook.

Monday, I should be in San Antonio. We aren't gone yet, but will be soon.

I just spent $200 on Sea World tickets. It's crazy how expensive it is to go! I think I got the best deal. It was the best I could find, anyway! HEB sells them for $50 apiece in the store, but I got an online-only special for $46 each. That is the child price---and both my kids have to get the adult ticket as of this year! 10 and up for adults!

Have a great week!

4:16

Our family is weird, I know this. And I started many of the crazy ideas. This is one of them.

I say that "my" minute of the day is 4:16p.m. Well, I have two--- the other one is in the morning, and I'm asleep for it. But for the afternoon 4:16, I would tell the kids, "Wait! this is my minute---let me enjoy it!" And I recognize the same for the kids---B's is 9:24, and she's awake for both of them, quite often. J is awake for his morning minute more often than the night one---10:30. Larry doesn't get into this craziness as ofen, but he's awake for both his minutes, very often---8:30.

I was tellling J one afternoon recently about where I was during my minute. I was thinking about posting where I was and what I was doing during the minute. J suggested that I put a timer on my cell phone so I pay attention every day---great idea! Here are my results for the week, 4:16 p.m..

Sunday---inside the public library
Monday---in the car, going to drop off library books, 27th Street
Tuesday---Friends of Cornerstone Meeting (like public school PTO). I was surprised by the alarm. This was the first day for it, and I didn't recognize what it was for right away.
Wednesday---at a Girl Scouts meeting, listening to members of the 4-H talk about horses
Thursday---at Walmart buying seeds (for the Kindergarten)
Friday---at home on the computer. Spring Break has begun!! I'm playing!

I will continue this until I get bored with it. Next week will be more exciting---we'll be on vacation.

I have often thought about "my" numbers in the Bible, too. Maybe one of these verses will have some special meaning to me? Probably not!