Tonight's the Night

Ethan has a new nickname these days. It's "Speedy Gonzalez" after the super fast cartoon character. I knew he was a fast runner, but never realized how fast until now. He's been competing since Monday at the district track meet. Today are the finals in the running events. I'm hoping he stays calm & runs his best. He's some pics from earlier this week:
E hanging out in the bleachers with is teammates.
100m sprint.......he had a bad start, but worked hard to place 2nd.
He placed 3rd in the 200m to advance to the final.........

Tonight he'll be running in the 100m, 200m, and 4X100 relay. I just hope the wind dies down & the team does well. This has been our first experience with track , and I have to say it's been fun~

Tackling Everest

This is the state of my photo organization project as of yesterday. I've been at it all evening and hope to have all the photos sorted and in photo cases by tomorrow! This new photo organization system had better work, I don't want to have sort my photos again in this lifetime.

I'm also getting some stuff together for our Church's spring craft fair. This year they're gonna have a white elephant booth and are asking for donations. So, I ask if they would take scrapbooking supplies and the answer was yes! Now I can clean out stuff I don't use & not have guilt since I'm donating it to the Church. I'd say it's a "win-win" situation!!

Discovery Green

Well, I had a conference this week at the GRB. I love it when my conferences are downtown. The area adjacent to the GRB is so beautiful and relaxing. They are getting ready for the Final Four, and the first floor of the convention center is looking pretty cool......I sneaked a peek:-)

There was a rally going on today protesting the proposed cuts in MHMRR funding. It was cute seeing the excitement of all the special needs kids.......there were lots of them in attendance.

My favorite spot to eat in Discovery Green. They have the best sweet potato fries!
The conference went well & I always learn new stuff. I got some "Freebies" too. I am trying out some of the stuff right now & if it works I'll be sharing the goods with everyone I know~

Right now I'm just looking forward to some crafting time! I bought some acrylic stamps & paper last week and can't wait to use them. First, I'll have to finish organizing & storing my photos, but I'm on a mission now.......

New Hoop

I mentioned yesterday our love of basketball. We had a goal in the driveway that I had gotten Ron many years ago for a birthday, or maybe Father's Day. Anyway, Ethan was shooting some hoops about a week ago and managed to put a hole through the backboard. It was sorta funny & I probably should've taken a photo of the hole, but I didn't. I have to say that Ethan was pretty proud of himself for being the one to achieve such an unusual feat. So with the hole in the backboard, the goal was useless.

Ethan was all about picking out the new one.......he wanted a handle to adjust the height, instead of having to use a broomstick!!! Then there was the ball return so you didn't have to chase the ball down after a shot. Decisions, decisions..... So off he and Ron went to Academy in search of the perfect goal.

Once they got home, they were all about getting their new toy put together. For me, it's always been entertaining to watch an engineer put something together. I grew up with a dad that followed the mantra, "read the directions" So we read the directions and proceeded slowly & cautiously through a project. You can't tell from the photos, but that is "frustration" on Ron's face.......apparently, someone skipped ahead on the directions. I'm not gonna say who, but Ethan loves telling the story!!! Of course I didn't help matters by asking,"did you read the directions first??"
After about 5.5 hours, my boys had their new basketball goal assembled and ready.
Looks pretty good, doesn't it??

Spring Fever

So Colin made it home safe & sound from Disney. So far, this is the only picture I've seen of him from the trip.........I'm hoping that there are more out there that I can snag from his friends!

We had a busy Spring Break. We did lots of stuff around the house. The boys picked out some new furniture for the game room, and Colin finally picked out some shelves for his room. I have been reorganizing all of my photos. I'm asking myself why at the moment, but in the end, I think I will be happy that I got them all sorted out & better organized. We went out to eat a couple of times, and the boys hung out with their friends. Low key, but it seemed like it was just what everyone needed.

Being that it's March, we're all pretty much constantly watching basketball. I didn't do a bracet this year, but we're helping Ron keep track of his:-) March Madness is one of our favorite times of the year!!! I'm wishing that Ron will surprise me with tickets to the Final Four......boy would that be fun, especially if Ohio State makes it!!!!

I've gotta get.......I'm trying to figure out how to get the old TV down the stairs and into the van. I'm headed to Goodwill to unload a TON of stuff!!!! Spring cleaning is in full throttle~

Track Meet

I just wanted to post a few snapshots from Ethan's last 2 track meets. So far he has 2 first place ribbons, 4 second place ribbons and 1 third place ribbon!! He is so fun to watch, and enjoys track more than I thought he would. He runs the 100m & 200m sprints, the 4X100 relay, 4X400 relay, the long jump, & high jump. So far he's placed in everything except the high jump.

I have been missing Colin. He's on day 4 at Disney and will fly home late tomorrow night. He's having a blast, and I'm sure he's not missing me with all the stuff to do at Disney!! Ethan has enjoyed being an "only child" for the last few days. He gets all the attention and has free reign over all the junk food!!!! Right now Ron & Ethan are putting together a new basketball goal. Ethan shattered the backboard on the one we had, and just had to get a new one. They have been working on it all afternoon..........it's been cute watching them "work" together~

Cards

Just a few cards I made using my create a critter cart. The first one is a birthday card for Gma Legge......
This is one of my favorites!!! It's a get well card for Gpa Legge. I just love that Squirrel, he's so stinking cute!!
I'm off for my morning walk. After watching all the kids at Ethan's track meet, I realize how much I miss running and wish I did it more often~

My baby's gonna be a teenager!

I just can't believe that he's gonna be 13 tomorrow! The time has flown by..........and he has kept me on my toes. He requested that I make his cake, so I made it today & he ate a piece tonight. It was a potential disaster, but with lots of icing I was able to salvage the cake & it turned out okay. Next time I have to remember to flour the pans:-) It was sorta cute the way Ethan asked to have a piece of his cake tonight........I said as long as I get to sing "Happy Birthday" and you blow out your candles, it's okay with me. Oh, and my picture with the cake.......I had to promise not to post it online, but I can still scrap it:-) Ron was all for an early celebration, since tomorrow is Ash Wednesday and we'll be fasting~

I'm gonna be saying special prayers for both my boys tomorrow. Ethan will be competing in a track meet in Deer Park, and Colin will be flying to Orlando. It's just amazing how quickly they mature and surprise you with their independence.

Paczki

Look what I found at HEB today.......
These yummy treats are Paczki (pronounced punch-key), and they're a traditional Polish treat. I have never heard of them and just had to buy them to see what I had been missing all my life. Let me just say that I'm really sad that it took me 41 years to stumble up these yummy pastries!!! Good Lord they are good!!! I bought the ones filled with lemon cream, but they also had raspberry & bavarian filled ones. The story on the side of the package said that Polish Catholics ate these desserts before lent began on Fat Tuesday when the chefs used up all the ingredients in their kitchens to prepare for their 40 days of fasting. There was a segment on the news today that showed lines of people outside of bakeries in Poland waiting to buy Paczki. That stories said that Paczki were eaten the Thursday before lent begins...........I think I might just eat them the entire week before lent!!!! They're that good~