yup, i'm in one of those moods

before

after

1. sorry for the small photos but it took blogger long enough just to upload these.

2. before the in-laws got here, mike was hell bent on getting that play set down. [like his parents were going to hang out back there or something]

3. and while they were here, he and his dad moved the pavers. we're going to level the area and put them back down. [photo 3.] where the tree is, we are going to do some landscaping.

4. we planted a red hibiscus over booah. i now talk to the plant and call it booah.

5. we are on to the next repairs. the pool and pool cleaner kaylee named robo. hopefully this is it on repairs for a long while!

6. on the last day that mike's folks were here, we let kaylee skip school and went to galveston to check out the beach. without realizing it- we got our tans on!

7. then we ate dinner at the cheesecake factory.

8. someone from discover card just called me and asked why i haven't used their card in awhile. i told them they raised my interest rate for no good reason so i went and got a card with 0% interest for 18 months and that they need to reevaluate their customer service and loyalty.

9. speaking of customer service, i went shopping last night and didn't buy a thing from stores that ignored me. it ended up being 4 out of 6 stores. at least acknowledge that i'm in your store.

10. the weather has cooled down quite a bit. today its only going to get a high of 75.

today sucks

i can't write anything with out my eyes filling up.

i don't understand why or how it happened.

he passed away this morning.

while he was a pesky cat, he was MY pesky cat.

i love him.

i miss him.

memories

1. sunday it down poured some much needed rain.

2. even though it was raining, kaylee still wanted to go swimming.

3. i said as long as its not thunder or lightening- go for it! so they did!

4. kaylee thought it was SO AWESOME!

5. poppop couldn't understand why they were swimming in the rain till i told him these are memories kaylee will remember.

6. wednesday, nana and i surprised kaylee at lunch.

7. mike and his dad went to lunch today. [kaylee said she was a little disappointed that i wasn't there which made me smile]

8. tomorrow, we're having her skip school so we all can go down to galveston to hangout.

9. we ate a yummy dinner at a place called bj's brewhouse and restaurant. and then had dessert at tutti fruiti's.

10. on the way home poppop said "hani roar-e's" and "egg wolk sauce" like he normally would but to us it sounded asian so we all busted out laughing.

the in-laws visiting

1. the in-laws were impressed, still is, with the house.

2. my father-in-law says we could easily fit 16 families in here. not sure how he came up with that number considering we have 5 bedrooms and 3.5 bedrooms

3. we went down to the galleria saturday evening and ate dinner at a mexican place.

4. then walked a bit around the mall. kaylee got a build a bear after she gave poppop a hug.

5. i only got to go inside dylan's candy bar for a moment because i was with mike and his dad. i'm going to make mike take me back down there so i can buy some candy!

6. it sprinkled a little saturday night so we came back and played a few rounds of south park uno.

7. sunday it poured and got to be around 65 degree's so we headed up to the woodlands to check out the mall and eat at pf. changs. we got cheesecake from the cheesecake factory for dessert.

8. the cute, blonde hostess was at pf changs again so i tried to get ham to ask her out on a date. he wouldn't do it. [because we were with him]

9. walking back to our car i made fun of ham because he was walking like a duck. he was trying not to get his socks wet- he was wearing his flippy flops.

10. we played more south park uno before going to bed.

not much going on

1. this little dude likes to hang out on my bathroom window-outside. [i think its him every night]

2. i love how tiny his little hands/fingers are. they look like flowers.

3. mike and kaylee went to pickup the in-laws. kaylee wants to leave poppop at the airport.

4. mike got the old playset taken down and our backyard looks so much bigger. i'll have some photos soon.

5. the other day i saw a snake getting ready to come out of its hole but he went back in as we were walking by. YUCK! gave me the heebeegeebee's!

6. that same day i saw two very large black birds eating the remains of an armadillo. [my 3rd armadillo laying on the side of the street since we moved here]

7. i've had to tone down on the walking some this week. hated that every time i moved, i moved like an 80 year old because i'm in pain.

8. i found mike's favorite beer at world market, one of my favorite stores now.

9. kaylee's been crying and/or being super sensitive these past couple of days. i hope its just a phase she's going through.

10. and ham is still the same. BORED.

goofy girl

still goofy as ever!

[old house before the move]

1. since our first day here [august 25, 2011] these past 2 days are the only days kaylee has not gone swimming.

2. the temps have cooled down some- high 80's but the water feels cold.

3. she has been riding her bike. with just 2 wheels, i might add.

4. we've been playing south park uno too. we take turns dead kennying each other. [me, mike and ham]

5. today i got to spend 45 minutes on the phone with ADT. i also got to speak to 5 different people because they couldn't find my account to waive that $600 termination fee.

6. then i got told that if i wrote a check to myself from my indiana account to my texas account, i would have to wait 11 days before it cleared. i got bills to pay people!

7. but then the bank was nice enough to do a transfer and an immediate deposit.

8. while at the bank, i notice i left my debit and driver's license at home.

9. i still managed to go and shop. i had to return something and that lead one thing to another. [i only bought lipgloss and some smelly stuff for the house]

10. still looking for art for the front entry. debating on one of heather brown's surf art. the price i can afford might be too small for that area. hmmm.... could do a few random 8x10's in the area...

yes, another sky photo

1. i'm hoping no one gets sick of these sky photos because i love them! to see them change in matter of minutes is amazeballs! [channeling my inner giuliana rancic]

2. mike and booah made it home safely saturday afternoon and in 17 hours.

3. it was quite funny to see booah take everything in and walking down the stairs all drugged up. his hind legs would just drag and then he would slip. it was funny in a non-harmful way.

4. so far booah's been good and hasn't "marked" his territory. mike, on the other hand, has.

5. to celebrate their homecoming, kaylee and i made a breakfast buffet sunday morning. mini blueberry waffles, chocolate donuts, cheesy eggs and bacon.

6. oh, i never did make it to my cooking class. wasn't sure if my car was going to be repaired or not. they have some sort of cooking class everyday so i will get my chance.

7. i started walking again. taking a week off has been killer on my legs and feet!

8. the other day i figured out what the worst part of my day is... finding something to wear!

9. my in-laws are coming this saturday and i don't care how the house looks. they're coming to see us oh crap- and the house!

10. i went to get my vehicle title and registration today. i'm officially on my way of becoming a texan.