Things...

Things you would do with a million dollars...
Things that go bad...
Things cannibals think about while dining...
Things that should come with a manual...
Things you would say to a pig if it could talk...
Things that happen once in a blue moon...

These are all things that we wrote about last night while playing the game of things...
Stephen, Mel, Liz, Steve-o, Lou, Jordan, and I all played. It's a fun game, (actually called "things...") where you all write down an answer to the prompt, and you have to guess who said what. It can get pretty funny - when people start writing down what someone else might say, and when they bring back the same answers again and again for different prompts.

Well, one of the prompts was fairly simple: Things that make you giggle. I put "myself." (It's true!) But it was interesting as the answers were read because so many of them were the same! One answer was "Timee," one answer was "Mom," and another answer was "watching Mom think." It turns out that Jordan put "Timee," Liz put "Mom," and Stephen put "watching Mom think." Once we figured out that Timee's kids were the ones who put that she makes them giggle, the giggles really got going! - And it turned into all out hysterics!

You can tell Stephen is really giggling here.


Jordan is going in this one,


and now Jordan is coming up for air!


I don't remember what these girls were laughing about in these pictures, but they sure were laughing!!!



Another thing that got everyone laughing was when the prompt was things that happen once in a blue moon. Jordan put "Mom working," and everyone cracked up!!! - Don't worry though, Lou. Your kids love you! :-)

We had a good time!

A Happy Evening

Yesterday afternoon Jordan got all ready to go to work, and he drove all the way to Kirby, (which is a good 35-40 minutes from our house, probably), and THEN he got a call from work saying he didn't have to come in. That was actually fine with him because he didn't sleep well yesterday afternoon, so he wasn't really looking forward to being up all night on not much sleep. So he came home, and we got to spend some time together!

We went on a walk on the edge of a bayou near our house. - It was GREAT weather, which is saying a lot for Houston!!! Then we went to Marble Slab and enjoyed some ice cream.

It was so much fun to have an unexpected evening together!

Angie's Bridal Shower

My cousin, Andrew, is engaged to Angie! They are getting married in June. Last weekend, my aunt Carol and my mom threw a bridal shower for Angie. Here is Angie with her sister Brittany.



We had a great time meeting her family, watching her open presents, eating, (of course!!) and playing a game. - And it looks like Angie had fun, too!



Angie and her mom

Angie with her mom, sister, aunt, and cousins


Angie with her Grandmother, sister, and mom


My aunt Debbie, (Mother of the Groom), my mom, and my aunt Carol


Our side of the family - cousins, Grandmom, aunts, mom

We are so glad that Angie will be part of our family!

Laura's Perfect!!!

Happy Birthday, Laura!!! She's 20 years old now!!!!

So, I once heard a great little story about why it's so great to be 20. It goes a little something like this:

When you're 19, you're a teenager. When you're 21, you're an adult. So I guess when you're 20, you're nobody, and nobody's perfect, so when you're 20, you're perfect!!! (Thanks, Margie!!)

So, Laura, enjoy being perfect this year!!! Here are a few pictures of Laura throughout the past couple of years. (This is the best I can do, since she's in Lubbock, and I'm in Houston!) Enjoy!!!


Laura and Taylor


No fish for Laura, please!!


Always so helpful!

That's right! - Get your guns up!!! Go Tech!

Laura with one of her sweet nephews!

Laura and Paige!

Sisters!

A great moment!

What a good-looking bunch of kids! (Even if I do say so myself!)

Laura and Matt

A New Look!

I got a haircut yesterday! I had been wanting a new look for a while, but I didn't know what I wanted or what would look good. I mentioned that to Rebecca once, and she immediately looked online at pictures of hair styles. She found some she liked, and I told her what I liked and didn't like. I finally had the courage, (and the time), yesterday to go get a haircut, and this is how it turned out!
Thanks for your help, Rebecca!!