2 years old!

Haven't posted in forever...hoping to do better in 2011!
Petty turned 2 in January. He has gone from 10 pounds to 70 pounds!
He's so sweet! Isbell is lucky to have a good brother!

Big Bend

For over 2 years now Derek and Josh have been talking about going to Big Bend....well, we finally went! And I survived! I was a little overwhelmed about going...sleeping in a tent, bears, no showers on site, walking to the bathroom...you know...girl things! It was great! We hiked everyday, went on a day long canoe trip (I was so sore that night), hung out in Terlinga and just had a great time! The boys even made sure we took showers everyday!
Who knows where we'll end up next!

Home Alone

Derek went to Hammond this weekend and I was kind of upset to be home alone all weekend. Plus, he got to see my parents and I didn't. I knew I had to keep myself busy! Friday, I went to the Library conference in San Antonio with Carly and Angie...We met up with Sheri (our librarian) and had a great time despite the rain. The weather was terrible Friday and Saturday so I couldn't work outside or lay out, so I decided to do some things inside.....I started out going to Lowe's Friday night. I had some wood cut so I could make shelves for our shoes. While I was at Lowe's I saw these light fixtures on clearance and decided to go ahead and buy them....I guess I should have shown Derek first, but he did leave me home alone!!!

So Friday night, I made the shoe shelves and painted them.
Saturday morning I put them in the closet! Doesn't it look nice and organized! I even went through my shoes and got rid of the ones I haven't worn in over a year.


These are just my summer shoes...My winter shoes are in a bin...If we ever build a house, I want a closet like Oprah's!



So Saturday, I decided to install the light fixtures.....I've never done this before, but You Tube can teach you to do anything! I also read the instructions like 10 times before I attempted any of this....

This light use to be in our hall and it was gold and ugly...So I painted it with this special paint and put it in our closet.


We really didn't have a fixture above our table...now we have this!



This is in the entry....much better than the old one

I installed 2 of these- 1 in the laundry room and 1 in the hall!

I am quite proud of my home improvements! Just had to brag on myself a little! Not sure what I'll tackle next!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

I bought these glasses to wear to school and tried them on Petty. He poses for the camera! I took a full body shot of him so you can see how big he is- 80 pounds! He weighed 8pounds when we got him this time last year! Most Aussie's weigh 50 pounds as adults...ours is just a little bigger!

Random Pics

My IPODS from Valentine's Day! They were so cute! My new Peter's Nativity scene-love it!!! and my sweet pups...not sure why they look so sad...such serious looks

Yummy Tortilla Soup

This recipe is from one of our favorite resteraunts...I've made it twice in past 2 weeks! Love it!

Gristmill Chicken Tortilla Soup
Chicken Breasts
3 cans of chicken broth
1tsp. Salt
1/2 tsp. chili powder
1 tsp. cumin
1tsp. Garlic powder
1/4 tsp.pepper
1 can Rotel
Cilantro
Onion

I usually use 3 chicken breasts, two handfuls of fresh cilantro, and 1/2 to 3/4 of an onion (whatever you like). Sometimes I buy a rotisserie chicken from the grocery and use it instead of cooking chicken.
I also add a can of hominy (drained) to it.
Put in the crock pot and cook for about 3 hours.


I put tortilla chips in the bottom of the bowl and put cheese and avocado slices on top!

Over the weekend....

Over the weekend, my personal assistants and I painted! We worked all Friday night while Derek worked a high school playoff game and all day Saturday while he prepped for the Texas State game. They stand right next to me while I work and when I get the camera out, they sit and pose. It's hilarious! Saturday morning, I made a loaf of Lemon Poppy Seed bread for breakfast! Kennon called and I was talking to him in the bedroom and when I came back, Petty had helped himself to the bread- more than half the loaf. He can get anything off the counters.