S-C-O-R-E!!!

Yesterday Megan had a soccer game.  This was the first team we played this season and beat 6-1.  Today we beat them 11-0.  Megan made her FIRST goal!!!!!!  At half-time, the coach from the other team complained to the referees that we were playing too tough.  Hello, it's soccer!!!  And WE had a girl leave the field with a busted lip---HELLO!!!  Anyway, our coach adjusted and left the three main players they were complaining about on the sidelines---Megan was one of them.  He did put her in later and as a forward (a position she never plays) and she scored!!  She was so-o-o-o-o excited!!!  The goal cost me a dollar!  I told her I would give her a dollar for every goal.  This deal was made at the beginning of the season---she remembered!!!  It is the first thing she told me when she came off the field!!!  

Toodles,

Chelley

Senior Night!!!

Tonight was a milestone night---Volleyball Senior night!!  It is tradition that the senior and parents are announced at the last home game of the season and afterwards, we have a party to celebrate them.  The parents get to speak to everyone about their daughter.  I made a poster of pictures (yes, I did put embarrassing pictures on there!!!  I was fine talking until I saw Lauren crying......then I started!!!  So, I made my talk short.  After the parents, the underclassmen bought gag gifts for the seniors.  It was funny!!!  

So, on a good note, Lauren did get into the game tonight!!  Grandma came to see her play, too.  We surprised her!!  All in all it was a good night----a win and then a party!!

Toodles,

Chelley

She got in!!!

Lauren has been accepted as a freshman for the 2009-2010 school year to Texas A&M Commerce!!!  We're very excited for her!!  Grandma and Nana got the first phone calls.  She chose this school because it has one of the best teaching programs in the state!  Also, if she wants, she can take sign language classes, too.  (She's in her 2ND year of sign language this year).  

Whoo Hoo!!!

Toodles,

Chelley 

Lions, Tigers & Bears, Oh MY!!!

We took a trip to Boyd, TX today.  Where is Boyd???  It is Northwest of Fort Worth---about an hour drive.  We went to the International Exotic Animal Sanctuary.  This is a place that has rescued several animals (mostly big cats) from all over the world.  I had a hard time with getting good photos because of the cages and I couldn't get as close as I was able to at Pug Mark Park, but we got to see lots of beautiful cats and a group of grizzly bears (3 brothers & a sister).

Check out their website:  www.bigcat.org.  

Here are a couple of photos from today.

Toodles,

Chelley

OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!

First let me start of my saying, Lauren has been released!!!  She should have a full week of practice so she can get in the games Tuesday & Friday.  Friday night is senior night (wiping tear from my eye)  I cannot believe this season has FLOWN by!!!  And with that said, there is a very real possibility that the girls will walk away with a DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!!

Last night we played Cedar Hill.  This is our 2nd meeting this season.  The first meeting was not very nice.....basketball refs, CH parents calling lines, lots of BAD calls, etc.  We took them to 5 games, but they won.  This time was different!!!!  We had good refs and two jr. high coaches called lines.  Our girls came out pumped and ready to play!!!  The game started off with our girls blocking their 6ft + girl and scoring 3-0 right off the bat!!!!  It only took four games for us to beat them!!!  25-19, 25-9, 26-28, 25-19.  The second games was VERY impressive!!!  Anyway, we will probably have to play them in a one-game playoff and WE ARE READY!!!!!   The arena was full of people and LOUD!!!!!  I LOVE games like that!!!!!

Keep watching, we're leaving soon for our very cool day trip!!!  Pictures will be up this evening!!!

Toodles,

Chelley

Prayers, please!

We found out this week that Mike's mom has rectal cancer.  We're not sure how severe, staging, etc.  She will be having surgery on the 29th of October.  They will be removing her gallbladder, repairing two hernias and removing her tumor.  Please pray for the surgery and that the tumor is removed.

Toodles,

Chelley

Very Exciting!!!

We are doing something VERY cool tomorrow!!!  Check the blog tomorrow evening to see pictures.    Want a hint???    ROAR!!!!

Toodles,

Chelley

HOOK 'EM HORNS!!!!

If you didn't see the BIG upset of the day.....the Oklahoma Sooners got a butt whoopin' courtesy of the TEXAS LONGHORNS!!!!  Unfortunately, I didn't see the whole game, but I did see the last 11 minutes which was the BEST part of the game!!!  Can't to see the NCAA rankings on Monday!!!  Do I smell a #1 ranking??????

Toodles,

Chelley

THEY ARE OFF!!!!!

22 months!!!  That is how long Lauren has been in braces.  She got them off this morning.  She was so excited.  She actually had an appointment last week, but it was for the retainer fitting, so she was totally bummed about that!  But they are off now and she can have her senior pictures taken for the yearbook!!!  She's been holding off all summer until she wasn't a metal mouth anymore.

Here are the pictures she took with her phone and sent to me.  I'll get better ones tonight after she gets home.

Toodles,

Chelley

Fall Flowers

Last weekend we decorated our porch.  My original flowers that we planted had died....thanks to cats using my flower bed as their potty!!  We decided to rock the flower bed and put the pots of lantanas back there.  I did get some beautiful mums to put in the planter boxes and a new scarecrow.  The front looks very festive--especially with the leaves falling on it, too!!!

Toodles,

Chelley

Saturday Fun!!!

Today we started the day with Megan's soccer game.  They won 9-2.  Megan played the full hour game and did a great job!

This coming weekend is Homecoming, so we made Lauren's mum this weekend.  This being her senior year, the mum is silver and white.  It also has three flowers!!  It is HUGE, but it is what she wanted and she loves it.....so that is what matters!!!  If you will notice the bear has a sling....that was Lauren's idea.  It is really hard to see, but it has a cap & diploma on it and volleyballs.

Last year, I made the mum without any incident, but I wasn't so luck this year!!!  I accidently touched some glue that I didn't see and I now have two burns on my fingers with one having a blister!!

So, now I'm sitting here, trying to type with one hand while I have ice in the other!!!  It is seriously still burning.

Matt's in town this weekend.  We had to run him to a CareNow for a spider bite.  He got bit on his upper thigh Thursday night.  By Friday morning there was a knot and puss.  Sure enough it was a spider bite, so the doctor got a q=tip and cleaned it out, gave him a shot and some antibiotics.

I'm off for a shower.

Toodles,

Chelley

My new job!!!!!

So, I'm 4 weeks into my new job and LOVING IT!!!  I came in at the busiest time of the year---Thanksgiving Sales Ads!!!  I've been giving the opportunity to update and correct some of the ads and I've even re-designed a few when items were removed.  Today I got the chance to design a sweepstakes poster and will be working on the other elements that will go with it.  I've also been given the name "Proofing Princess".  The department director is sending everyone to me to proof their work, which is totally cool!!! 

I've got a picture of my new digs.  I have two monitors....The really big one on the right is the one I work on, the smaller one on the left is where I keep my email screen up.

Toodles,

Chelley