Rockport Weekend

Well since Dukes Mom is returning from India and Bangkok, and Troy and Carolyn are in China and all over the world, Duke and I had our own small adventure as well. We met up with 4 other couples from college in Rockport, Texas where we rented a cute little house on the canal with a pool, and did a whole lot of floating, drinking, laughing and catching up. It was fantastic. 2 of the 4 other girls were my sorority sisters, and 3 of the 4 other guys were Dukes fraternity brothers, the annual trip has become....well annual and tons of fun in the past we went to Bandera, and now Rockport and next year we are hoping for a cruise. Pretty neat to have those friendships we had in college, continue and grow. We played some Wii and fyi...I stink at Guitar Hero, Brandi and Leigh were the clear ALL STARS, the boys tried to fish and Rich caught a red fish....a baby one, Duke caught a catfish's relative that looked like a baby tiny shark, Paul finally caught a fish....after 3 days of trying..... the same fish Duke caught the prior night and they got a crab, so no home caught seafood spread but .... we did our part to make sure the beer companies, and Liquor Stores cleared a profit for June. We also were blinded by a WHOLE other side of one individual...we will keep his name unknown as he does have a career to protect....but funny he was in camo....so he should have been hidden....but I still sorta see the blinding light when I close my eyes. Well heres to next year and good times....thanks for the memories guys.

Happy Birthday to ME

I am a palindrome today.....33....same forwards and backwards....not sure if it really applies to numbers but whatever....Dale told it to the guy who put up our christmas lights 2 years ago when he said it was his birthday and he was 33, Dale in Kinder then said they thats a palindrome and we all went HUH? He said same forwards and backwards so 33 as a palindrome will be forever in my brain.

We went shopping for my gifts and the kids got me....sunglasses from Reid, a UT shirt from Macy, and a Polar workout watch from Dale, and Duke got me FitFlops, I let Dale sign the slip so I did not buy it, he did. I also ordered a photo album and Duke and I are going to visit a jewerly store to see if we can find a necklace for me, we both like. So A Great Birthday for me and it is not over yet...we are going to dinner at a Kabuki Steak House....MY FAVORITE and then some cake we made....hey sometimes if you want a cake for your bday you have to do it yourself.....but in this case Reid, Dale and Macy really did it all I just supervised. Heres to a great year!

Happy Fathers Day DADDY

Ok I have to brag on my esposa a little bit. He is first my best friend, and confidant, and recently there is less to love. Duke has dropped quite a bit of weight simply b/c it was healthier and to make himself happy. I am so proud of his dedication to this life change, all he has done he has been very careful to make sure they are changes he can live with long term and maintain.

SO today we celebrate Duke here in our house as the Daddy who is the best at lifting weights, and offroading, the guy who can fix anything, the one who is the most fun to ride a bike or 4 wheeler with, and the guy who is the very best at playstation games.

Duke we love you so very much for your dedication to us as a family, you work so very hard to make our family work and are the ying to my yang, such an awesome daddy to our kids, a great rolemodel for them to see, and they admire you for all you do with them and for them. I feel so blessed to have found my solemate in you and look forward to many many Fathers Days to come.

WE LOVE YOU!! Itsal Ditsal Daddy...xoxoxox

NO I did NOT call you...seariously

Ok if you try to call me I very well may not answer as I am the victim of a number glitch. Here is the deal....I have over the last 2 days gotten 50....50 phone calls inquiring why did I call them, when I never called them. Most I think assume I am nuts or pranking them when I say I did not call but it is true I did not. I started asking questions to the folks on the phone....whose name is on your ID?...what is the number? Turns the number belongs to a Tina Younger and her number is 404-921-0625. Here is the glitch when anyone in San Antonio is called and they hit *69 or a similar feature on their phone it is not applying the 1 in front of the area code to make it go to Atlanta Georgia....it is only dialing the first 7 digits and calling me. This was what I figured out and the explanation I was given from Time Warner was it is not a glitch ....they are hitting redial not dialing the number, however I find this not totally applicable as I do this same feature and call Austin, and even other locations out of state with NO issue...and I find it naive to think that this is the first time this woman has called any individuals in San Antonio, as 404 numbers are really common and why in the last 2 days. The phone guy said it is a fake number...only solution is to change my number and as a courtesy they will waive the fee to change my number in this case.....THANKS FOR THE SERVICE SHMOE....ok my kids know our number, my friends, banks, dr's....what a freakin hassle it is going to be to change ALL of that ( and apparently I have a SMART phone in the words of the time warner cable operator that my phone can recall the numbers to dial from redial )....
This phone number is a auto warranty scam and they want to extend your warranty but have no information and want your money....and only leave a message or hang up. Also they apparently call at all hours of the night b/c I got 4 around 1 am last night, so all my phones are off, and my answering machine is off as I do not want to hear a call every 5 mins or so. Also I am FLOORED that so many people return the call to see who is calling...as this is something I never do ...if I do not know you by the caller ID, I do not answer....to say this whole situation ticks me off is to put it so mildly...and the calls keep coming. So if you see on the news that a woman went nuts on a phone operator b/c thus far I have been hung up on 4 times by my own company it is ME! Do I change the number....continue to fight and fix, would LOVE feedback.

Another recap

So our little ballarenia had her first dance recital. It was at 5:30 in the evening and she did not have a nap that day, so she was not too eager on leaving our laps and SCREAMED like you have never heard. I carried her backstage and she screamed and I told the instructor I thought it best to leave her and run....so I did and by the time the curtian opened she was dry eyed and ready to dance. She tried to follow along and I was VERY proud of her, she did great. I totally believe that the whole dance thing at 3 is a farce but so darn cute that the parents pay the fees. I do not quite believe that I have a future swan lake star in our presence but she had fun and it was fun to watch. Even the boys liked watching her. here is a video

School is also now out for the summer. Dale is excited to start 2nd grade in the fall and Reid in Kinder. We had our end of the year party and gave his teacher a directors chair for her to use in the class. I think it turned out soo cute, and she LOVED it.

Also we went to Nebraska to visit family and enjoy the 125 centinneal of Filley, Nebraska, my moms home town. It was good to see everyone and we had a ball. My grandmother and Great Grand Father are in amazing shape. He is 91, and she is 85, both live at home unassisted and actually assist others, she has a garden that is close to a nursery and so beautiful and time consuming, and he mows the huge lawn and they are just so cute and happy and independant. he is actually the oldest man in the town....which is maybe not who you want to be but he is so healthy you would never know ....I guess you are only as old as you feel. We also saw how they farmed back in the day....wow we have come a long way. The boys were in the little tuggers tractor pull...small pedal tractors and a legit "sled" with moving weight and all... Reid took off and did great and placed 2nd, a hos of a boy beat him. And Dale got first in his age classfor the boys he was beat pretty bad by a little girl...but anyway was given an invitation to participate in the state fair pull...we passed as we will be here. He won a tractor and Reid was disappointed so Dale gave the tractor to Reid....Dale is so accomodating to both Reid and Macy....most of the time. Dale did have an injury, while playing water guns he fell on his and cut his cheek and inside of his mouth....we debated a stitch and opted for some steri strips and assistance from Jess and Jane and it looks great now.

This is just a video of the water slide....