A few soccer shots

 

Here is a peek at the season so far. She’s having fun on varsity, but isn’t getting the play time she got on JV. That was expected, though. Gotta pay your dues! District play began last weekend, so now it really counts…

Hey! Check out those fans!

Super Sunday

It’s snowing! It’s a beautiful snow—flakes falling gently down. As beautiful as it is, I *really* enjoyed the warmer temperatures we had yesterday! Hadley played soccer and I actually got hot during the game! (that might have something to do with all the layers I was wearing in anticipation of cold!)

The projects are coming along. David was having trouble with the linoleum that remained under the tile in the kitchen so he rented a tool that attached to his air compressor to finish the job. It worked pretty well and the old flooring is just about gone! BUT, the house is covered in a white, gritty dust. Ugh. It’s going to be a long few days/weeks. We’ve tried to keep the dust out of bedrooms by keeping doors closed but it’s not 100% effective. So far, Lance hasn’t been bothered by it any more than the rest of us. Next up---carpet removal!
Lance’s room is just about empty now. We need to take apart his bed, then it will be ready to start on his floor! We decided his floor would be a good learning point. He doesn’t want the same color we’ll stain the rest of the concrete, but the principles are the same. Then, we’ll paint, etc. and hope it looks more grown up! We tried to go through all of his stuff as we moved him into Tyler’s old room so that’s added to the work (and the mess!!). It’s pretty amazing how much he had packed into that little room. I’ve got piles of stuff everywhere---some to donate, some to sell at the children’s resale shop. Anyone want a twin over twin bunk bed frame?? :)

Grandma’s 90th birthday weekend!!

 

What a great weekend! Lots of the family gathered in Edmond, OK to celebrate Grandma’s 90 amazing years! All of her children were able to be there, along with a few grandchildren and great-grandchildren. There was a lot of laughing, hugging and storytelling. I can’t think of a better way to celebrate this incredible woman! Here she is with her five kids. Love you all! ♥

 

The whole gang. Aren’t we a handsome bunch? We took this right after we’d all been to church with Grandma, where they mentioned her birthday quite often from the pulpit much to her chagrin. Hehe! I didn’t get the camera set up fast enough to catch us all in our nice clothes. (And I was one of the first to change!)

 

Is it me or does Grandma look EXACTLY like Grandma Happy here??? (Minus the Dr. Pepper, of course. I don’t remember Grandma Happy being a Pepper!)

Changes are a comin’

We have *finally* started a couple of projects that we’ve been procrastinating for various reasons! David began tearing up the tile floor in the kitchen last week! With our travels taking up most of our spare time, it’s been difficult to make a lot of headway, but it has BEGUN! He has the tile out of the kitchen area and most of the laundry area. Still to go is the entry.  We, er David, will clear the tile first, then tear the carpet up. Once the old floors are gone, we will clean up the concrete and stain it.





And project number two. Tyler’s uninhabitable room. Ugh. I kept holding out hope that he would come over and take care of the mess himself. I’ve been waiting for a very long time. Last week, I bit the bullet and started going through the disaster area myself. I threw away a LOT. Most of the rest of his things got boxed up and labeled to be put away in the attic. A few things I decided we would not store. Like the giant box of rocks. I made a pile for him to go through--- either take it to his apartment, donate it or throw it away. He came through for me on that pile and pretty much took care of it. (Would you believe the box of rocks was one of the first things he took over to his apartment? Hehe!) Yay for small favors!

One thing I found pretty funny—Tyler came over and saw the boxes. He said, “It’s weird to see your childhood all boxed up.” Ha! I think it made him a little wistful. He’s almost never sentimental, but I think this actually got to him! It’s been weighing on me long enough that I was just relieved to finally have it done.

Now that his room is cleaned out, we can begin the big switch and redo. Hadley will move into this bigger room and of course, we’ll repaint, etc. Lance has decided to stay in his current room---no big surprise coming from the king of resisting change, but he does want to redo it. I think that’s a good idea because we haven’t changed that room in a very long time! And, that means we will have an actual guest bedroom!! Bj and Ginny donated a bed and bedding for the cause and I can’t wait to get it all done. It’s a beautiful set and will look great---I just know it!

It’s the end of the drought!

It’s been a busy month! December was filled with extra work for me---my book buy at WT and Christmas! January rolled around and high school soccer got underway with 3 trips to Dallas for tournaments. I’ll try to add posts from those events, but today’s post is all about football.
Danny was kind enough to let us stay with him during our last soccer tournament. We played less than 10 miles from his house. In DFW terms, that’s nothing! In between games, he escorted us to Sundance Square in Fort Worth where ESPN is setting up shop for the big game! It was really neat to see all the preparations being made. The excitement was palpable!



Danny and David are in front of the broadcast booth area. We think this is where some of the commentators will sit.




David was *really* tempted to hop the fence and let me get a shot of him on this turf! This is where the guys will run the mock plays. Cool!




A new structure highlighting football players from Texas who have made it to the NFL. Their names are listed on the back.




Another broadcast area.




The courthouse in Fort Worth is so pretty!




The Omni Hotel will be the home of the Steelers while they are in town for the game. (I’m pretty sure I got that right. Could be the Packers. Ha!) Danny said they reserved the entire hotel for the players, coaches and their families and entourage. That’s a LOT of people!




Then we got to drive to the place where it will all go down. That stadium is one BIG place and a flurry of activity.




This is along the highway---820, I think. Shane, Danny’s grandson, is certain they used a photo of Danny while he worked at GM when they designed this!! I think he might be right!