A Sorry State of Affairs

Here is my list of a "sorry state of affairs" for this week :)

1. On Friday evening I was standing at the gas pump wondering which would happen first- "full" or the "$100 limit-at-the-pump" :(
2. On Sunday evening Ron's computer was "calling". Are these things smart or what?  (Actually, it was Annie calling me on skype :)
3. Also, on Sunday evening, Ron and I had to resort to a comment exchange on FB because his phone was dead- because his phone charger was in his suitcase that didn't show up until Monday evening :(
4. On Monday morning, I showed up at my doctor appointment without my wallet of credit cards. (it was still in my coat pocket from going to the gas station on Friday evening.) So...I had to pay cash at the doctor. The only change they had for a cash payment was in an envelope and then I'm pretty sure they had to get more change from the nurses purses.
5. Even with having an "extra day" for February, I still wasn't able to see all of the ladies that I needed to visit this month :( I did see 3 out of 4 and I'm going to get an early start on March :)
6. When I tried to pay an insurance bill online the only "free" option was to send a check in the mail :( All other options either online or on the phone had a fee attached- anything from an extra $5.95 to $24.95. That's just not right.

Flat Jaden in Katy, Texas

Awhile back, we received a letter in the mail from one of our grandsons and his teacher at school. It had a picture in it called "flat Jaden". It also had instructions to take "flat

Jaden" to some places where we live and take his picture. Today, I took my "flat Jaden" and my camera and found some fun places in Katy, Texas. I will put together a packet tomorrow and send it off to Jaden's school, so that he can share with his class where-in-the-world "flat Jaden" went. I taped my "flat Jaden" onto a black piece of paper. Look close, you can see him in each picture- except not in the Bluebonnet photos. (I am just sending those as something interesting about Texas. I am also going to go get some postcards and something about the rodeo and put those with these pics. Ash- tell Jaden, that hopefully they should be there by the end of the week.)

What a fun project.

Flat Jaden

Where Grandma works

The Railroad Depot

The Katy High School TIGERS

Where Grandpa works

Texas Children's Hospital

Texas Bluebonnets

Old Katy was known for it's large oak trees, a grain mill, rice fields, and the railroad depot. Old downtown Katy is not very large. It has some small antique shops, gift shops, a hardware store, various boutiques and restuarants. The city of (new) Katy has grown into a large suburb of Houston. Katy is about 25 miles west of Houston. There are five high schools. (The mascot for the Katy high school is the Tigers.)
Here is a link that gives a brief history and some info. about Katy-
http://www.katytexas.com/katyhistory.cfm

For Annie

                                   Did anyone actually sleep on the campout?

lol 

2 February Birthdays...

back to back. Audrey today and Ron tomorrow.

Happy Days!

For Valentines Day

Ron sent flowers and candy to me, at my store.

Then, even though I said we weren't going out for dinner- Ron got to eat at one of his favorite places- WhataBurger.

Life is good :)

Happy Valentines Day

Happy Valentines Day to my sweety and to our kids and their spouses. On the radio today- in the midst of all of the Valentine gift suggestions- a lady called in and said that every day should be Valentines day. Not just one day to say "I Love You", but every day to say "I Love You". So Ron and I still love each other (after 35 years) and we won't do anything in particular for Valentines Day. We tried that once, here in Houston, and decided that we wouldn't do that again :) All of the restaurants are very crowded here on Valentines Day. But... since Ron turns "50 something" this week- we might go to Outback on Friday evening. I was thinking that I should offer to babysit, so that someone else could go out- but since I'm still sick, I can't do that either. So we will be our usual boring selves here, but we hope you have a good day.

The picture of Dallin and Hailey made a perfect Valentine card :)

Valentine Gift ?

Ron got these for me while I was gone last week. New front loader washer and dryer. Well... not exactly brand new, but gently-used-new. We bought them from a lady that was moving and couldn't take them with her. I guess they are a valentine gift, mothers day gift, birthday gift. He won't have to shop now for the next 6 months :)

I asked him if he had tried them out (surely he had a hamper full of dirty clothes, since I was gone all week)- he said "No, he was afraid to use them" :) They are super quiet and don't use very much water. The wash cycle is long (you can't be in a hurry) but the dry cycle is short.