November 2016

11/29 - It was a week of all day meetings at work.  Tonight we had a celebration together with our WW team.  We had decided to do a small gift exchange people bring things from where they are from.   It was neat with a German bear, tea and ornament from China, Japanese coasters, Russian nesting dolls, Boston and LA coffee mugs, a few Texas ornaments, a pie server from Nicaragua  and some other things.  It was fun hanging out outside of work.

11/26 - I woke up at 5 something, didn't feel well and got sick.  Not good for a busy day and party at our house with family.   Needless to say whatever I had knocked me out and kept me in bed most of the day.  Not fun, but it was interesting to listen to Thanksgiving.  I came out a few times to say hi, sing happy birthday to Kasey and watch her open presents.  I spent the rest of the time in bed with the dog.

The family had fun though talking, eating, enjoying each other.  Kasey had a fun time getting lots of new clothes and a sewing machine.   

11/25 - We headed home and started getting ready for Kasey's family birthday and our Thanksgiving.   We went to Mi CoCina, made peaches, Greg made Pecan pie and we made apple pie together.   

11/24 - Thanksgiving Day.  We got up and had breakfast.  Greg made us eggs and bacon.  Then we headed to Conroe to spend a few hours with family.  We got to spend a little time with Skylar and got to meet our new cousin Bradley.  It was a short but good visit.  Kasey got to spend some time with the little ones and play with her cousin Ayla.   Kasey got a few sweet BDay presents from cousins which was very sweet.

About noon we headed back to College Station to beat traffic.   We decided to go to Wings and More for some food - bad decision - wings weren't very good.  Then we went to tailgate with friends and spent the afternoon eating some, having some drinks, boys played football, Kasey drew, we watched some football and got ready for the game.

Unfortunately A&M lost again.   Still having problems with the peanut guy above us.  Kasey got sick again in the middle of the night, but made it to the bathroom and was able to go back to sleep pretty fast.  She was fine the next morning.

11/23 - I worked the first two days of break.   Wednesday morning I went to work out, we got packed up and headed to college station.  We stopped outside Mexia to eat some BBQ.  They had lost power but could still do sandwiches and meat.  I was trying to stick to my diet so I had meat and tea.  We dropped our stuff at the house we rented, and went to do some shopping at a couple places.  Then we went back to get ready we had reservations at a steakhouse in town Republic.  Nice place.   We had some salads, kids got appetizers, and we got steaks.  Food was just ok, but we still enjoy nicer dinners.

The house we stayed at had a bunch of chickens in the back yard.  We could have taken eggs from back there, but kids didn't want to eat them they wanted the chickens to have babies.   

After dinner we went to Northgate for a little bit.  The Chicken was full so we went to Duddleys.  The Steiners were there as well.   We played large connect 4 and some pool.

11/19 - Kasey didn't really want much for her birthday and could use some new clothes so Kasey, the grandmothers and I went to Kohls birthday shopping.   We all had a great time with her trying on clothes, she got some jewelry, and a new watch.  Really a whole new wardrobe.   It was a lot of fun though and reminded me of shopping with my mom.  Afterwards Kasey said that the grandmothers really know how to help with picking clothes because they had experience with Cindy and I.  It was cute.

We all stayed home for the weekend instead of going to the A&M game.  We did some stuff around the house, watched A&M barely win (or it seemed they barely won).

11/18 - Landon got to go to friends birthday party, and we had a friend party at our house for Kasey.  9 girls 7 to 9 years old.   We started out hanging out and girls running around.   We spent most of the time decorating cupcakes.  Kasey wanted vanilla cupcakes and we made 10 different colors of icing of her choice.   We had all the girls try out the piping bags with different tips and colors on wax paper.  One of the girls made a flamingo.  Then they started decorating cupcakes.  They each got to do it their way, with the colors they wanted and they were all different.  Each of them decorated 5 cupcakes and got to pick the one they ate.   Each of them got to bring 4 decorated cupcakes home.

We played a few games during the night - we played telephone which is always funny, we played charades where they acted something out  which is funny.  All the girls had pizza and their cupcake.  We opened Kasey's gifts, and then it got a bit crazy.  Girls were running around, tearing up paper from gifts.  Maybe it was the sugar.  At any rate, I think they had a fun time and enjoyed something a little different.

11/15 - Yankees played playoff baseball game.  They ended up winning and get to play in the championship later this week.  Landon walked and got a run, and he also stopped a ball and 2nd and threw to first for an out.  Go Yankees.   It was a little chilly but luckily Greg brought me a jacket and Grammy shared her blanket with me.

11/11-11/13 -I started the day doing a day of impact with TI.  Several of us went to a neighborhood in Dallas where several veterans lived.   We spend time cleaning up their community garden, painting a house, helping build a fence, moving away brush.  It was a nice way to give back with United Way and Habitat for Humanity.  

Later we went to college station for the weekend.   After Landon's baseball playoff got scheduled we were able to go down the whole weekend.  We left right after school and went down.  We went to Fox and Hound to watch the US play Mexico - they lost.   We hung out Saturday watching football at the house we rented.  Got a late lunch then headed to northgate for a little while before the game.  Greg and Landon went to park the car.  They played some football then headed to the MSC.   A&M was leading most of the game til the very end.  It was very hard to watch and a bad week to lose.  We all went back to the house, got the kids in bed and stayed up a bit complaining.

There is a man that sits behind us that eats peanuts and the shells fall down on us.  Kasey is allergic and even with benadryl  she's gotten sick after 2 games we think with that.   Poor thing.  She got sick once at night, then got sick most of the morning.   By bedtime she was feeling better but missed a fun girl scout meeting today.

11/4 - 11/6 - Landon was playing as a guest player in soccer tournament this weekend with some friends from school.   The team played well over the weekend and ended up winning the tournament.  Landon enjoyed playing with friends and being out there.   We all got a little wet but it was good.  Landon didn't play very much but still got a medal with the team.

Landon also had a baseball game Saturday with a really good team.  It was tough and Yankees lost.  On to playoffs next

11/3 - Landon and I try to share favorites and some stories at bedtime.  One thing he has laughed out loud about was that I took speed walking in college - he still thinks thats one of the dumbest things he's ever heard of.  Tonight he told me it takes him a while to go to sleep.  i told him to turn his brain off (ha).  I told him to lay down and relax his whole body from his toes to his head.  He had another laughing moment saying that was almost as dumb as speed walking.  Made me laugh.   When I was young I would relax with my grandmother.  She had a tape that would tell you to relax your toes, then your feet, your legs etc.   I think it was some kind of weightloss thing but I remember it.