Paybacks and What you can get for 99cents

Here's two photos from the pool today.

The first I entitle "Paybacks." Payton is most certainly paybacks for everything reckless and ridiculous scott and I ever did...and she's only 2. Here's her giant bruise on her forehead as a result of falling into the window sill while wrestling Carsyn. I also caught her making Ken and Barbie kiss in the pool today...and SHE"S ONLY 2!!!

The second is what you can get for 99cents at Academy...the greatestsports store in Texas...these awesome goggles were less than a dollar. She swims like a fish in them!

Look What I Can Do!

Where have we been?

So, I know we have been hiding for a while now. I don't have any photos, but I'll write.
First of all, we did NOT sell the house...they bought a house in Holland...as in a cruddy town in Texas with horrible schools. Very disappointing. So we are back to square one. Actually I think we are in the negatives because our air conditioning broke yesterday afternoon...it's suposed to get fixed tomorrow. We are getting anxious about the sale and the living apart thing i definitely getting old...and expensive. So keep on praying!
Last weekend was father's day and our anniversary. Scott and I went out to dinner at our favorite restaurant to celebrate year number 6...seems like just yesterday i was in a panick over a random texas summer rainstorm and an outdoor wedding! I ran into one of my little flower girls yesterday...she's bigger than me, gorgeous and going into middle school...crazy
For father's day we got Scott Rockband for the PS2...I got it for a steal of a deal on Amazon...$120 and free shipping. It is so much fun. I am a fantastc drummer...but Scott, Marcus and I switch out drums, guitar and singing to keep us well rounded...gotta be prepared!
That's about it for now. I got suckered into subbing a week of summer school while a friend is recovering from surgery and another is at a conference in Dallas...I have to be up and out of the house by 6:45 everyday this week....but it's good money!

I need help!!!

I need a word or a short phrase to title this picture on a scrapbook page. Amy tookit last summer at Lake Erie..but it doesn't look like summer vacation...it looks...????? I can't come up ith a title. Help!

Greetings from Cowtown!

No, we haven't moved yet...but we're getting closer! Payton, Marcus and I went up this week while Jill had Carsyn at SeaWorld. I got a job teaching deaf ed in an elementary school...quite a change from my last ten years, but I am excited about it. The best news is that it is on the side of town we wanted, Carsyn can go to school with me and we found an awesome day care right across the street for Payton! Now all we need is a home and a school for Marcus.

Please pray pray pray for this house to sell. We are getting anxious, but still have two months til school starts.

Here are some Cowtown photos for you!

Prima Ballerina

Carsyn had her last dance class on Monday. Yesterday was her dress rehearsal for the recital which will be next Saturday. Jill and Luke came to watch the rehearsal...we saved Luke the pain of the two hour show next week. Here are some photos. She got a t shirt and medal at class. Then we took some photos before we left yesterday. She is center stage in her class. I don't mean to gloat, but she was definitely the best one out there...in fact you can ask Jill...there were only one or two other girls who had a clue what was going on. Please note the hair and makeup...it was a huge deal to Carsyn!

Why worry?

Here's my inspirational story for y'all. We have much to worry about...selling the house, buying a house, moving, new schools, money, and me finding a job. But I have been really trying not to worry...but to just pray to God to deliver our needs instead. Carsyn got this new bible for graduation and likes me to read to her. I found a passage in Luke about worry. Last night I read it to Scott. It basically was God saying we have little or no power compared to him so don't bother worrying, just pray instead.
Today we drove to Aledo to meet again with the realtor and seriously look at a house we thought would be perfect. And it was. We endedup putting a contingency offer on it...word on that and photos will follow later. It just seemed perfect...and as I was lookingand loving it and then thinking again about everything that has to workout in the next two months, you will not believe this.
Scott and I walked into the little girls' room. On her bed was a pillow that said:
Worry about Nothing
Pray about Everything

How awesome is that???

School Pictures...not so good

I also call this post "We Miss you AMY!!!" The girls got school pictures taken. I've become ultra picky thanks to Amy and these are so fake!!! I scanned them for you to see. What do you think?

What a Wonderful World

Today is just one of those good days so far. I have been really sick with strep since Wednesday and of course Scott was in F. Worth. I was so miserable. Then I had a reaction to the antibiotic and got very nauseous so was truly miserable by Friday night.

But now I am on a new antibiotic. My husband is home. The sun is shining. We have the bluest skies you've ever seen. People are finally looking at our house. And nature is alive everywhere. We skipped church sinceI am still not 100% better. Instead we had morning coffee beside the pool in our jammies while the girls played. We were all a mess but in love with our lives and each other. Here are some photos.

There's baby birds just hatched right outside our backdoor. Their mommy and daddy dive bomb us when we get too close. We also have lady bugs galore in the pool...we captured some in a container. Wasps are building their hives on the porch. Carsyn likes to pick flowers for me. And Payton goes back and forth from being a natural wonder to a natural disaster. (Can you tll mommy's been sick? It's been a while since the girls have bathed or brushed their hair!)

Graduation Day!

Today was preK graduation day. I absolutely love the daycare the girls go to. Carsyn's been there since she was 6 weeks old. She got a bible from the director. Here are some photos...Carsyn and her friends and teachers. I tried to take some of the ceremony but the lighting didn't cooperate with my camera.

Look What I Did...For $10!!!

I made this cute gift basket for my student teacher for only $10...I had everything laying around the house except the Starbucks gift card. She's getting married this summer so I made her all new stationary/teacher stuff with her married name. It was super easy and so cute!!!

Hair Help, Please!

Ok, I am usually really up on the hair thing, but I am a mess right now. I was doing the graduated bob thing. Apparently so is everyone else, soI find that annoying. Not to mention, I think it's a pain in the butt to maintain and style...not too many options with it. Not to mention I have't had anything done to my hair since Feb.2 so it is just a mess...so unlike me to neglect it this way!

Anyway, help me out. I want some sort of bang. Should I got for style #1 which is shorter? Or style number two,which is basically what I have now, but with bangs.

The shorter is soooo cute. But the medium could grow and it would be an easy summer style. What do you think?????



Style #1: see photo













Style #2: See link (it's style number 4...and not that hideous color)

http://hairstyles.virtual-hairstyles.com/virtual_hairstyles.asp

Pinkbonnets?

Don't know what these pink wildflowers are called, but there seem to be more of them this year than bluebonnets. Carsyn and I stopped on the way home from dance at the Walmart distribution center, prayed for no snakes, and then posed away.

The Elliott Update

So Scott spent his first week in Ft.Worth at the Budget Suites. And other than having to take cover with his precious truck during a potentially very dangerous storm on Thursday, he had a great week. He is already hitting the jobsites an doing as well as everyone knew he could! So far he loves it. But we are all looking forward to selling this house and living together in Ft. Worth in a new house!
The kids and I managed to keep the house "showable" all week long, which is one of my biggest accomplishments in life. We all missed daddy,but did well at home alone. Marcus stepped up as the man of the house during the week, which is pretty cool.
Scott is home this weekend, but next weekend we plan on going up there to check out new houses.
I have applied to a few districts up there and am waiting for responses.

Bluebonnets!

Bluebonnets!!!

It is officially bluebonnet season here in Texas, but this year wasn't so good. My usual spot was unproductive. Marcus saw a big patch on the busride home on Friday that we went to today after church. Only setback was the clearly posted no trespassing signs. I figured that my girls were so cute that they wouldn't dare arrest us. We didn't have much time for posing, but snapped a few. Enjoy!

Big News Wednesday

Amy had ten things Tuesday...couldn't think of anything catchy, but here's some exciting news from the Elliott house and a few other random thoughts.

1. The biggest news???  Scott is officially employed by RDO equipment in Ft. Worth.  He will be selling/renting John Deere equipment...how cool is that?   He starts next Monday and is so excited!  It is an amazing job.  We are putting the house on the market ASAP and hope to sell rather quickly and make a bundle...enough to buy a big house in Ft. Worth!  We don't know exactly where we're headed because there's tons to consider...houses, schools, my job, neighborhoods...etc.  Carsyn is ready...she wants her own princess room and wants Payton to have her own fairy room.  And she wants to ride a bike, finally!  Marcus is actually excited too!

So thanks for all of your prayers...God answered them!  Now pray for the sale of our house, for me to find a job, and to find a good neighborhood to live in and send our kids to school in!

2.  I am officially resigning my position at HHHS...I have been here for 10 years so it's kinda weird....but exciting!

Now onto random thoughts>>>

The Hills...Lauren is kinda bothering me this season...she needs to leave Heidi alone before she loses her job!  And she needs to get over poor pathetic Heidi.  I like Stephanie.  Audrina has a lazy eye, I think.  Spencer is an idiot...he's such a loser.  Heidi is turning way too plastic.  And she has no friends...sad.  Two episodes in a row rocks!!!