2012 - Week One - Let's Do This I'm starting off 2012 with a positive surge of energy and eagerness because I know this is going to be a great year! This year, although I don't set new year's goals or resolutions, I am looking forward...
Week Fifty - Gifts This week's post is all about gifts. First I'll start with the gift of an amazing husband who cares for me way more than I could ever deserve. This past week, my laptop that I use for doing my job...
Week Fourty Nine - Lessons Learned One of the things I have learned about blogging over the past years, is that the very thing that you most want to write about generally keeps you from writing. That thing is called life. When I get busy,...
Week Thirty - Rabbits Reborn and Sharing the Game of... This week has been a long one. Scott has been in Africa all week and does not get back until Wednesday. Although I have missed him greatly, I have been able to accomplish much with the quiet house...
Week Twenty Nine - Missions and Mittens Scott left for Uganda yesterday on his first mission trip, ever. He will be gone for 10 days and is part of an all male (testosterone rich) group of coaches and active guys. He was excited, nervous,...
Well, ok, technically, “WE” are not expecting, but our kids are! We found out this week that our son and his wife are expecting their second child (cough, cough…girl) in September. William is going to have a baby brother or SISTER to take care of soon. They will find out the sex of the baby at approximately 15 weeks or so. Until then we just wait…
Today’s basketball game is Auburn vs. Alabama. We pretty much make every home game, as it is a great venue for knitting and we both enjoy watching the game. This particular game is extra sweet because Alabama will be handing over the Iron Bowl trophy and singing the Auburn Fight Song at half time. Did I mention that we won the Iron Bowl? War Eagle! Oh yes, and the BCS National Championship Trophy will also be in the house for all to admire (ogle/covet). I suppose I should mention, for those who don’t know, we won that too! War Damn Eagle!!
On the crafting front this week, I finished my Remembrance Ring and made great progress on the cross stitch I started when I got home from the hospital. Hopefully, the cross stitch will be completed next week. Here are some photos of the ring. I just love it and it was so easy! What do you think?
Things around here have been so crazy that I have been unable to post this years collection of images from the Polka Festival. Now that the mid-terms are over and the grandson has returned home I can finally turn my attention to more entertaining subjects. Ebby enjoyed the trip to Dallas.
Ebby and me at the Mississippi border.
Closeup of the Chihuahua with an attitude!
Ebby and me at the Louisiana Border
Ebby and me at the Texas border.
The trip back was another story. There were three of us, Me, Scott, and our three year old grandson William in the front cab of our little truck for the 14 hour trip back home. Ebby lived in my lap the entire ride back. All is well though. We made it home without incident, unless you count the first hour in the truck when William turned to me and basically lost all his orange juice he had taken in before we left. It was a mess, but we survived.
This year my dad and I competed in the King and Queen Dance again. There were 21 couples competing this year and we didn’t even make it past the first cut. We had fun though and the couple who won were far superior dancers and will represent the festival well in the year to come.
Pardon the No Smoking sign, the moment was right so the photo was taken.
It is so wonderful for a daughter to be able to dance with her father!
Are we having fun yet? or Will this song ever end?
My Daddy and Me!
All the contestants are positioned around the dance floor.
Here is the video of our 2009, meager attempt at stardom…
On Saturday, we went to the parade as usual, but the parade was a huge disappointment this year. Not only did it start about an hour late because of an inadvertently parked train across the intersection, but there were bands included in the floats that had absolutely NOTHING with Czech heritage, except perhaps that the members were residents of the greater Ennis area. These bands were beyond metal in flavor and there was not a polka to be found. Sad, really. If Ennis wants to do something to promote the Polka Festival in the future they might want to try updating the website and begin thinking “nationally” again. They are, after all, the National Polka Festival. Ok, rant is over… The best part of the parade for me was seeing Ebby all decked out in her costume. She is truly a Czech/Mex dog! Ha Ha
This is why the parade is late!!
Am I handsome or what?
Nana, William, Bryan (my son), Sara (his wife), and Ebby waiting for the parade
We will not be attending this festival next year (or probably for a few years to come), mainly because we want to go visit some other festivals in other parts of the country. Now that I have my supply of costumes, we can dance in style throughout Wisconsin, Nebraska, Minnesota, and Ohio, to name a few. Stay tuned here for updates on our adventures to a polka festival near you.
William has returned home to his parents in Colorado after spending a whirlwind week here in Alabama with us. We took him to the beach for the first time and he was pretty much terrified. He was much more enamored with the boats and the palm trees that he called “jungles”. Enjoy…
Hello everyone, my name is William and I am three years old. My Nana is super busy taking care of me this week, so I thought I would help her out and do some guest blogging. We had a great time at the National Polka Festival this year and when it was over Nana and Popo brought me back to their house in Alabama. So far, in two short days, I have managed to drive Da’s tractor, play on 2 awesome playgrounds, trek through the woods at the park, shoot Nana and Popo with water guns, play with Ebby and Blazer, go out for pizza and my favorite meal, chicken fries. We also managed to do lots of shopping, including a trip to Wal-Mart to pick up a shovel and pail set for my trip to the beach tomorrow. Just a side note here for mommy and daddy, potty training is going great and I think diapers are for babies… Here are a few photos of our busy past two days.
Hopefully, if I can find time, I will post again with photos of my sand castle building and ocean swimming adventure…stay tuned…
