Monday, March 14, 2005

a day in the life

Have I mentioned how cute Abby is playing softball? Actually, I haven't even been to a real practice yet, but have watched her practicing in the front yard with Clay and have seen her sporting her very own blue helmet with sparkles. Apparently, her coach has informed her that she's his short stop...a fact that she will proudly tell anyone who asks. Games start up in April...I have to miss the first one! But don't worry, Johnnie, as soon as she puts on that uniform, I'll get some pics uploaded for you!

And then there's Brandon's team. They also start in April...on the same opening day as Abby....the same day I'll be in San Angelo getting massaged, manicured, pedicured and all the other fun stuff the CBC ladies have planned for their retreat.

Speaking of Brandon, he had a root canal today. He did great and the endodontist (never heard of that word before) said his tooth should be fine. Eventually he'll probably want a veneer or cap on it (Brandon was wondering if that would be silver or gold with a diamond in it), but for now the damage has been stopped. We'll go back in 3 months for another minor procedure that the dr. thinks will be the last. It was all good for Brandon, who was just happy to be out of school...again....and to get a milkshake when it was all over.

So next week is Spring Break. Clay is going skiing in Colorado for the FBC senior trip. He's been checking the snow reports daily and can't wait to hit the slopes. The kids and I are skipping this year's senior trip as we attempt to be frugal looking ahead to Disney World. Instead, we'll head down to The Woodlands Monday for some r&r with family, maybe a trip to the beach, and other fun stuff my very active sister-in-law cooks up. We'll head back on Friday to hear all about the slopes Clay conquered. Then on Saturday...Six Flags with the youth for a day of family friendly amusement and concerts by Mercy Me and Jeremy Camp. Brandon and Abby are REALLY looking forward to that because when we told them we'd be moving to Midlothian, we kind of used Six Flags as a selling point.

Shout outs (trying to stay hip with my usage of contemporary lingo) to:
-Shawna for meeting me and Abby in Mansfield Saturday for lunch and then enduring my tour of Midlothian
-Stephanie M. who calls about once a week and we talk for about 5 minutes before someone else clicks in and she says she'll call back but never does :-)
-Tammy C. for setting up her own blog
-Sharon...who's way far away in England this week--have a smashing good time!
-Ryan who called today to tell us about his new girlfriend, Jessica
-Kathy J. who called today to invite us up to Graham for an EARLY Easter Egg Hunt to carry on the tradition...sorry we can't do it!

and Brandon is here standing beside me encouraging me to sign-off...and by the way, he says "Hi!"

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Whatever!!! Hey atleast I call, unlike...well, I will leave all of that to the imaginations of whoever is reading this and thinking man when was the last time I called??? In case you are wondering The Chazer did manage to really handcuff Tiki with minature handcuffs that do work! Don't ever try handcuffing the dog. She was really upset!

Anonymous said...

easter will not be the same without the hopkins...the bunny just wont be able to "hop" cuz ya'll are like "kin" to us!!

BEKAH*JO