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Sitting here, in my nice warm zebra print snuggie, I have finally taken the time to update my blog.  New Years came and without telling anyone out of fear of failure, I secretly made a resolution that I was going to make over and keep up with my blog this year.  So here I am, 11 days into the new year with a new look and hopefully a new desire to submit quite a few more posts than 2009 saw.  For some reason, my original blog  would not let me change the layout look so I had create a complete new one .  I will eventually get around to archiving but until then I will just be proud of myself for taking the first step to reentering the blogging world.  Maybe now some of the self imposed stress of getting it done can now vanish. ***Don't forget to add this new blog address in your bookmarks :o)***

Most definately, undeniably, most reliably

Poison Ivy!!!

It's growing in my backyard AND on me! :(

(must finish my homework then I will come back and post a long awaited update and a revamp this blog!)

Must be the Year of the "Bird"

Belmont 2009 "Summer Bird" was the winner! Loved it!
There's always next year, Calvin!

Kentucky Derby 2009

WOW! That is all I have to say! Mine that Bird was phenomenal!!! (Not to mention the pay off at 50-1)

I so wish I had enough time in my day to update! Maybe I will just have to make time soon! Finals week at Cameron is the first week of May so hopefully I will have time before summer school starts. Oh yeah! I'm graduating in December!!! WOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!

I will leave you with a pic of me living life in the "fast lane".
I'm the "dog" (driving the SUV) getting ready to chase the "rabbit" (dodge charger) during my week long law enforcement tactical driver training class. We had a BLAST!!

Renaissance Style

E's class had a field trip to Dallas this weekend. On Friday they went to 6 Flags and then Saturday they went to the Scarborough Fair, Renaissance Festival, in Waxahachie , Texas. I had to work on Friday but I decided to go to the Saturday event. I drove down to C's house on Friday afternoon. We spent the evening at a restaurant visiting with his friends. Good times! On Saturday we drove to Waxahachie and had a great time. I was so excited to get a chance to take pictures. With work and school being so demanding lately, I haven't had the time get my camera out and play in a long time.


Leather handbags and tissue holders.... kinda creepy yet sooo interesting!



We also saw some very interesting individuals!


My favorite picture from today has to be the Elephant and the Bald Eagle. (I don't know why, but they are)

We also saw a few things I could have done without and it will take a while to erase them from my memory (don't ask). Let's just leave it at some things are better left unseen.

All in all it was a very fun day! I learned alot about the Renaissance Era, including the fact that I am so very glad I didn't live during that time!

Love is in the air!!!

He asked me to marry him!


March 31, 2009

Finals week

I am beginning to wonder if I will EVER graduate!

Every day night sounds

What I have to listen to every evening around bedtime!

Oh the joys of living on the edge of a military installation!

Burrrrr

As soon as I thaw out I will update! It's just too dang cold!

Mooned

Still loving my new lens I got from Christmas... I can't wait for warm weather so I can out to the mountains. This moon pic was taken 01/08/09 at 6pm from my driveway :o)

Come visit my friend's wonderful site! She is very talented. Go check out the new blog site at Reclaiming the Home Blog and leave her a comment. She has a give-a-way going until Sunday night to win either a piece of her own handmade jewelry or 2 gift cards to Starbucks at $5 each!

BOOMER SOONER!

Year in Review

2008 has come and gone and I am ready to welcome in a new year! 2008 has some great up's but it had some very down low's and I am ready to move on....

January 2008 ushered in E's 16th birthday, officially making me old.
February 2008 started my love affair with my new camera!
March 2008 brought a new family member to us! Mr. Man Tucker Van-Brat Bell
April 2008 spent taking pictures, enrolling in school, and getting estimates on the backyard overhaul.
May 2008 unveiled a possible neck diagnosis of sprained/ strained tendons due to stress..go figure!
June 2008 included a Bell family reunion in Waxahatchi, a Hall of Famer trip to Houston, and a new backyard fence.
July 2008 started with the annual 4th of July Party at L's and then the ever so stressful promotional test for supervisor. E's officially a ice cream scooper!
August 2008 begins with an attack of the bees and ends with a new school year for us along with a new school for E. oh and the book release party for Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Myer (i didnt finish the book til December)
September 2009 started with my Promotion as a supervisor and ended with the the destruction of Galveston from Hurricane Ike...
October 2009 changed the life of my bf forever.. He got saved! YES!!!!!
November 2009 found itself riddled with happiness and sadness. Mom and Dad had a wonderful, wonderful 40th wedding anniversary party. E spent Thanksgiving with her dad for the first time in 14 years and she got sick while there and Cana left this world.
December 2009 left me attending funerals, searching for the Christmas spirit and nursing my annual head could. One bright moment of the month was receiving my new zoom lens from my wonderful parents!!! They are awesome!

Here's to a NEW year! Welcome, 2009!

Rudolph?

Check out the Reindeer gift bags I made for the girls at work! It included homemade turtles and Pretzel trees! I'm just in the crafty kinda mood this year! Next year I will be making snowmen! I already have it planned out!

Btw, the homemade turtles are awesome, thanks to my brother's recipe! Take pretzel twists and put a rolo on top, heat til chocolate is soft and smash a pecan in the center! Easy schmeeeesy!

P.S. If anyone finds my missing Christmas spirit, please tell him I need him desperately and to return very soon!

10 days til Christmas!

Jack Frost has finally hit and it's really cold! I'm loving every minute of it! I just wish I could get into the Christmas spirit! I don't know why but it just doesn't seem like 10 days til Christmas! I have finished my shopping and only have a few candies left to make. The tree is up and trimmed and I only have 4 gifts left to wrap but it just doesn't seem like Christmas time. Hopefully some snow will help! We are predicted some this week and I sure hope it comes to fruition! We are having Christmas as my house for the first time ever this year and so I need a boost in the Christmas spirit department! I did however get motivated and I am proud to show off my new Christmas project for this year! I made angels out of old church hymn books!



Isn't she cute!?! When we went to my brothers house for Thanksgiving he took Ruties house to visit. She had one of these angels sitting on her fireplace mantel and I just loved it. I mentioned how adorable it was and she said that she was making them. I asked her where she got the books and she said she had a stash from her church since they got new ones and she gave me some! How awesome is that? I took a picture on my phone then I came home and had my angel made in about 5 hours! She turned out so cute! I gave it to my bf's mom for Christmas and she just loved it! I am now finishing one for E's teacher at school! I will make a tutorial if anyone is interested! Thanks Ruthie!!! Your the best!

Burr!!!!

Blowing (50 mph) winds with ice cold temps cut right to the bone! I love the wintertime and snow but I sure could live without the winds. Hot chocolate, heat blankets and cozy fires are my favorite and today I was able to enjoy all three for the first time this season. It was awesome! It just makes my evenings so "relaxing" and comfortable! I love it! Tomorrow evening I will enjoy the same but will add wrapping gifts to the list, even though I HATE wrapping with a passion! Maybe I will just sit back and enjoy the fire, heat blanket and hot chocolate while I watch E wrap gifts.... what a great idea! Woot!!

Another semester of college will be history come tomorrow evening after I take my final. I am so happy to get this semester over with! It's been a pain in my boo-tay! I have had too many irons in the fire this year and it has made school hard. I am still carrying an A in my class but it hasn't been easy. Hopefully tomorrow I can make a good grade and keep my A. After this semester, I am going to take off a semester and get things back in order/settled then I am going to try and bust it out so that I can graduate in late 2009. That's the goal anyways.

Things have been hectic lately and I am so ready for the holidays to be over! Thanksgiving was no where near what I expected! E spent it with her dad and so my mom, dad and I went to my brothers in Keller, TX. We had a good time spending time with C and shopping but it just didn't seem/feel the same without E. Then there was issues with her having asthma attacks and not having her inhaler with her and me being out of town and not being able to get to her. Then she got the flu and was begging to come home but I was still in Keller. sucked. On top of all of that, my cousin took her life the day after Thanksgiving. Rushing to my Uncles house in Midland for the services, I had to leave E to finish out her flu cycle at her dad's. double suck. I am canceling Thanksgiving next year!


I will be updating with anniversary and Thanksgiving pictures in the next couple of days. I have lots of them to share!




* New blog layout is in memory of my cousin, Cana. She loved bling! *

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Here is wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! I will be going my brother's house in Ft Worth this year :o) since E is going to her dads :o(

I will be back soon to update with 40th wedding anniversary pictures! The party was awesome!

Lifestyles of the Highway Patrol

And for the rest of the story!!!!




Me:"Highway Patrol"

Unidentified Caller: "Yes, on I44 at mm 92-93 there is a porcupine trapped. He is up against the concrete barrior and he cant get around."

Stunned Me: "Trapped? What do you mean trapped?"

Completely serious as a heart attack Unidentified Caller:"He is trapped up against the concrete center wall near the bridge and he can't cross the road because there is too much traffic. Someone needs to shut down the highway so he can cross."

Hysterically laughing inside Me: "Okay, I will send a unit right out there!"

Unidentified for a reason caller: "Thank you so much, I would just hate for it to get run over and killed! I'm not a peta person or anything but this is just cruel."

All powerful animal loving -Like I can shut a major artery of a highway down for a small animal to cross the road and not believing this caller called the emergency line for this-ME: "No, problem."

Mischievously rubbing my hands together and contemplating just the perfect trooper to give this ridiculous call to and choosing the one who would have the most fun with it, I dispatched it.

Me: "Y399, have a report of a PORCUPINE at mm 93-94 that is "trapped" against the center wall and is needing help crossing the road."

Not even trying to conceal his laughter Y399: "OK, I am on my way"

20 minutes later, the radio comes to life

As serious as he could be Y399: "Headquarters, our little buddy isn't here any longer. Apparently he made it across the road without a crossing guard today, I'm back in service."

I LAUGHED SOOOOO HARD!


Oh the Lifestyles of the highway patrol!

Gosh, I love my job sometimes!



Update on the porcupine reported as a hedgehog the next day:

Mr. Hedgehog/Porcupine met his demise the next day near the center wall at mm 94 southbound side.... where are the crossing guards when you need them???


Gosh I hate my job sometimes!