60 Years!

Last weekend we had a great weekend with Gavin's family staying at the Gaylord Texan. It was a surprise celebration weekend for Gavin's grandparents & boy did we surprise them. Gavin's cousins, Aunt & Uncle came into town from Alabama & his other uncle from Connecticut. We then surprised Granma & Pop pop & whisked them away for the weekend. I think Mason had the most fun @ the Gaylord. He says he misses the hotel now. haha Our 2nd night there he was so worn out, he actually asked to go to bed! The boys had tons of fun running around with their 2nd cousins. Can't wait for them to come back at Christmas!




View from our room- a wedding!


Deedee & Mason checking out the trains


Laying out by the coldest pool in Texas!


Mason & Papaw enjoying the balcony.


L to R: Gavin, Maddox, Me, Chris, papaw Tony, Dee, uncle Ted, Uncle Bill, Libby & Kathryn.
Down front is Nana, Mason, Pop pop & Keira


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Going backwards

I've been so out of blogging the past 6 weeks. You could say we've been hibernating when the temps were 105*+ outside for the month if August. So what did we do? LOTS of indoor activities. I did lots of reading. How much you ask? Well I haven't picked up a book in 2 years, however in the past 6 weeks I've read 12 books. Yes 12 books. I got sucked into the Charlaine Harris vampire books. good quick reads. I am also attempting Eat Pray Love for the 2nd time .... I am getting bored with it again so that might be a fail.
Just as the temps drop out of the "screw Texas summers I'm moving the hell outta here" heat & down into the 90's (much more pleasant!) we got hit by TS Hermine yesterday. It was quite exciting.
Meet Hermine.


Hermine didn't bother me much. I only had to get out once because my niece's preschool was flooding. But that was okay because I got to wear these.


Until I found that 4/5 roads to my niece's school was closed due to flooding. It took me 35 minutes instead of 6 minutes to pick her up. Can't tell you how many cars I spotted that were stuck in flash floods. All I can say is people who think they can take on deep water with their car should not be driving... They have a reserved spot on the short bus.


More driving. More roads closed.


Bear creek turned mighty Mississippi. Promise no more paparazzi pix while driving.



Oh yes & our pool overflowed. House is fine... Garden, not so sure. Don't think my organic garden is organic anymore after chlorine water running thru it. :( hoping the amounts of rainwater seriously diluted it. We'll see soon I guess.


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