Playing Possum

Jake came in earlier and said there was some kind of animal in our yard. I asked if it was a cat, and was told "NO!" Turns out is was a possum--and after squirting it with water, we determined it was a dead possum. Not sure how it found it's way out of the woods and into the neighborhood.

Bluebonnet Festival

Jake ended his week with Granny and PaPa at the Burnet Bluebonnet Festival. Now he's back here with us, getting ready for a new week of school. It is hard to believe that there are only 30-something school days left before summer, not that I'm counting.

Just for Fun

No stories to go along with these pictures. They just make me smile.

Being a Spivey

Being a Spivey involves lizard hunting, actually any kind of hunting.

When you're the only girl, you learn to stand up for yourself. This girl reeled in a big catfish, but she still didn't want to hold it for the picture.

Shooting is a family pastime.

A Week In Paradise

Jake is spending another week at Camp Granny. Granny's retirement has been a big bonus for him. The highlight of my day when he is there is getting my daily email with his picture. Looks like way more fun than TAKS practice.

Easter Eggs

We love being at Granny's and dyeing Easter eggs with cousins.

Jake was the first to finish his allotment of eggs. It didn't take long before he was asking if he could shoot the eggs. Josie and Cash were a little more careful, taking their time to create their masterpieces.

Round Top Chair

We brought some very fun treasures home from our Good Friday adventures. Josie and I spent Friday with our friend Amy antiquing in Round Top, Texas. What an experience! We should have rented a U-Haul. I could have filled it up easily with all the wonderful junk.

Josie started a fan collection, and I came home with this red chair.


We carried it with us to the lake this weekend to see how it looked in pictures.

I love antiquing. The possibilities of projects are endless. If my car would have been bigger, I would have bought a whole set of lockers. Cody's relieved that I didn't think of the U-Haul idea any earlier.