Tuesday, May 25, 2010
More Braces!
Brody got his braces today...just another milestone. He's hurting pretty bad right now, though. :(
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Brody's Last KGOE Broadcast at Great Oaks Elementary
At the end of the year, all the 5th graders get to go on the school's morning news broadcast and say the things they will remember most about their elementary years...and today was Brody's day!
** Wilson's Wonders **.JPG)
** Brody and Ryan **.JPG)
** Getting Ready **.JPG)
I will always remember....
Brushy Creek Backyard BBQ Cook-Off
Tom, Robert, Bill and Charlie entered the Brushy Creek Backyard BBQ Cook-Off this year! Had a great time hanging out with friends, eating lots of yummy food, and listening to some great live music!
** Brooke and Bailey **
** Part of the McCalmont crew **
** Bill getting his grill on! **
** Joanna and Melanie **
** Karen, Melanie and Jen **
** Brooke and Bailey **
** Part of the McCalmont crew **
** Bill getting his grill on! **
** Joanna and Melanie **
** Karen, Melanie and Jen **
Softball Season
** Singing "The Eyes of Texas" after a win! **
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Happiness
Just finished reading a great book, Eat Pray Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert. It's a must-read if you haven't read it. The following is an excerpt from it that really hit home for me:
"People universally tend to think that happiness is a stroke of luck, something that will maybe descend upon you like fine weather if you're fortunate enough. But that's not how happiness works. Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it. You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestations of your own blessings. And once you have achieved a state of happiness, you must never become lax about maintaining it, you must make a mighty effort to keep swimming upward into that happiness forever, to stay afloat on top of it. If you don't, you will leak away your innate contentment. It's easy enough to pray when you're in distress but continuing to pray, even when your crisis has passed is like a sealing process, helping your soul hold tight to its good attainments."
Find happiness and hold on to it!
"People universally tend to think that happiness is a stroke of luck, something that will maybe descend upon you like fine weather if you're fortunate enough. But that's not how happiness works. Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it. You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestations of your own blessings. And once you have achieved a state of happiness, you must never become lax about maintaining it, you must make a mighty effort to keep swimming upward into that happiness forever, to stay afloat on top of it. If you don't, you will leak away your innate contentment. It's easy enough to pray when you're in distress but continuing to pray, even when your crisis has passed is like a sealing process, helping your soul hold tight to its good attainments."
Find happiness and hold on to it!
Mother's Day
Mother's Day was very nice this year. Went out to Mom and Dad's to celebrate! Made it a combo celebration since Josh's birthday was the next day! And yes, he FINALLY turned 30...maybe one day he'll catch up with me!!! :)
** Me and my babies **
** The whole gang **
** Happy Birthday, Josh! **
** Mom and her babies and grandbabies **
** Me and my babies **
** The whole gang **
** Happy Birthday, Josh! **
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
New Camera
My wonderful family got me a new camera for Mother's Day! We'd had our other one for about five years and it had just about pooped out! Anyway, I'm hoping I have time to be able to read up on the manual so I can get some great pictures. Here are a few shots I got today. Check back for more!
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