Winter Formal...

Today is Winter Formal, Here are the pics: Trent all dressed up and ready to go
No winter formal outfit would be complete without a very large rhinestone wristwatch!

The beautiful corsage

Trent and Taylor

Where I work.....

Shhhhhhhhh!!!.... I'm asked all the time... where do you work?... sometimes I just say I'm a receptionist... but I'm gonna tell you where I work.... Get ready....Some people will cringe.... I work for an HOA.... but don't tell! Here we are...So here are the dinghys at work.... no wait... here are all of us at work on the Dinghy! Don't let the picture fool ya... this is NOT a glam job and we really work in a regular ol office!

It's your birthday shout HURRAY!!!

Happy Birthday today to MY MAIN MAN MIKE!!!!

LOVE YA!!!

This is like at 5 in the morning... Mike opening his presents!

Of course.... his favoritest thing for breakfast.... homemade chocolate, chocolate chip muffins... warm right out of the oven and a cup of cold milk! YUM!!

And the winner is....

And the winner is ....... drum roll please....... ME!!!! I won a first prize in the American Mothers writing contest for a poem! I got a phone call yesterday and unfortunately I was VERY busy at work so I don't have many details. I will post more later.... and maybe even post the poem! Anyone that knows me is probably thinking.... Poem?!?! ... what happened to drawing?!? ... you write poetry?!?!? Yep..... I'm a poet and I didn't know it!!! HA!!! Well, I'll tell ya... I buried my talents for a while.... and now that life is WONDERFUL... I am slowly trying to find them again! I don't have time or space or equipment to do the drawing thing right now... and I have always liked to write silly poems... just ask my kids... and I took writing WAY back when I was young... so I gave it a try... maybe I'll post one once in a while. Anyway... I got back active in ANWA (see link to web in my family and friends) and decided to write poems on my lunch hour and entered a couple contests. This was my first attempt at a more serious poem. So.... I'm excited and now a lot more motivated to write more. And now to the really important part..... A great BIG thanks to Mike and my family and ANWA for always encouraging me!

In Brazil!!!

I got a phone call ... very SHORT phone call Wednesday morning... from Brandon, AND... his visa came and he was packed and on his way to the airport! A whole bunch of missionaries went together. He should of got there yesterday, so I am just waiting to get the "I got here just fine" letter!

Another letter...

We got a letter in the mail from Brandon. Here are a few excerpts:

Ola - Hey what's going on? Everything is good here... This week is the last time we get to teach in English then it is all inPortuguese...I can pretty much hold a conversation with just a dictionary and an irregular verb card!... It hasn't snowed yet but last night was about halfway to snow. It was water but it was slushy... They put up Christmas lights here now that it's after Thanksgiving.... it is nice to have a change of scenery and have some color since the sun is never out for more than 5 minutes and it is all gloomy and gray. Any big news from the outside that I should be concerned about?... anything you feel like sending would be much appreciated! I have to go now. Ate logo!

Ideas...

Well.... I got my Christmas music going and a little more decorating done in my house.... In the meantime I ran accross this blog:

http://bucketideasforchristmas.blogspot.com/

I haven't had time to read or look at everything... but boy am I motivated to do a few more things! She has some really great pictures and ideas. Check it out!