Passing Notes

I had parent teacher conference last Thursday and it seems that DJ has now taken to passing notes in class! Really? In 3rd grade? Did it really start this early? I don't think I started passing notes in class until well into 6th grade!

Lucky & Cosmo

Frankie has a small dog ... I mean small - he is under 5 lbs. His name is Cosmo, he is really cute. When they first started bringing him over to the house,he was scared to death of Lucky. For at least the first 5 or so times that Cosmo came over, He was scared to death of Lucky. It would take him forever to get down near Lucky and then he would run like crazy! It was funny. So weekend before this past, when Brad and I went to the race - Lance and Frankie dog sat for us. Here is the pic that Frankie texted me when we were on our way home... I guess it's safe to say they are getting along now!

Blogging ...

OK - so I have been a slacker lately and haven't been blogging. I am going to try and catch everyone up on what has been going on with us this week! Hopefully I will be able to keep up my blogging and not push my blogging off to the side like I have been the past few weeks!
Hope everyone is having a great Sunday afternoon! (Go 88!)

Haircolors

So ... it seems that I change my haircolors a lot... generally most people that know me tend to joke about how often I change my hair colors. At Christmas I gave Madalynn a "Who loves Baby" book in which I put pictures of her family that she doesn't get to see often in it... Mike (my brother in law) went through the book saying "And there's Aunt Mandy with red hair ... and there's Aunt Mandy with black hair... and there's Aunt Mandy with blonde hair ..." It was pretty funny...
Which suits me best?

DJ's Latest Stunt ...

What a mess ... she does some crazy things... Sunday her Aunt Shaunna brought her home and mentioned the "thing she had to sleep with" the last time she was there... I was very confused. Apparently, the last time that DJ went to visit she took some sort of mask that appeared to be a kids oxygen mask and told them that she had to sleep with it! I have actually never seen this thing before! This child is a hoot!
She is a true stunt puller! I will have to tell stories later of the stunts she has pulled at school!

What a Wonderful Week

Last week was a great week! Monday, my brother's service call was just a few minutes away from where I work so I had the luxury of having lunch with my little (in age only) brother! It was a quick lunch, but getting to see him was so awesome... it was followed up by getting to hear my sister - in - law sing in Greenville Thursday night .... then getting to spend Friday evening and the early part of Saturday morning with Brian, Marcey, and Madalynn. It was awesome. She loved Lucky and continued to call him "Gucky" the entire time. It was so great to have them here and be able to spend time with all of them. Below, I have attempted to upload a video that DJ took with her phone. Remember that this video is from a 9 year old so it is a little ... umm shakey!

Gas Shortages & Prices

Gas has been scarce here lately ... there are a few gas stations that have been out of gas for weeks... and the majority of the other gas stations have been out, just not quite as long. On Wade Hampton - where there are a TON of gas stations - I found 3 today that had gas... one had gas for 3.89 and there was one person at the pump ... another had gas for 3.82 with about three cars at the pump... both gas stations had plenty of empty pumps ... the third gas station had gas for 3.02! Yesterday morning, they had it for 3.25 and the lines were all the way into the road - actually about 10 cars were lined up in the road! We went back by a few hours later and they were out of gas! Today, it was at 3.02! I just had to get in line and get some! This is getting outrageous! I have started car pooling to work and suggest that everyone try and do the same or stay off the roads as much as possible! I wish there were a way that we could just picket them ... but then how would we get anywhere! UHHHH!