Fort Worth Stockyards

Today we made the short drive to Fort Worth to visit the Stockyards. Why did we go to the Stockyards, you may ask? Well, when we went to the tourist info place, they had a lot of pamphlets about it, so we figured it must be something worth visiting. It is interesting for about 10 minutes. They have lots of "Old West" type things, like saloons and general stores. Also, at the end of every day, they herd the cattle down Main St. It was a fun thing to do just to go and spend time together as a family. And it was such a pretty day. I am liking this less humid weather!

Because I Promised

Stephanie has been on me lately about getting a picture posted of our crazy kitchen. So, here it is. Please excuse the dishes in the sink...they are clean, just not dry. Anyway, who thought this was a good idea?

Snow Day

I thought New Orleans weather was crazy, but Dallas weather has so far proven to be just as unpredictable. Yesterday it was 80 degrees outside. Seriously. We were in shorts and t-shirts. Last night we had some really strong storms blow through and we were under tornado watches all night. Along with the storms came a cold front so it was in the 30s today, followed by this tonight:




Jeremy is like a kid in school, hoping for a snow day. That would be nice, then I could get some work done.

A Few Random Pics

These are just a few of the random pictures I took over the weekend.

Daddy/Daughter Playtime

FRUSTRATED

Ahhhhh! I am not the best housekeeper in the world, but the one thing I cannot do is go to bed with a sink full of dirty dishes. Well, of course, on the night that I cook our first big meal in the house, the sink backs up, and I have not only a dishwasher full of dirty dishes (and water!), but the sink is full as well. And it's not just like cups and bowls...I made roast and mashed potatoes, so I have pots and pans and the crockpot just sitting there. So gross. And you know how the starch from the potatoes crusts onto the pot. That will be fun to clean.

I hate this house. I mean, it is better than being in an apartment. But this is the THIRD time in two weeks that we have had to call the landlord to have the plumber come out. Our landlord is such a moron. If he had just invested the money and done things the right way the first time, he wouldn't be spending his money now on a plumber every other day.

The other thing I am frustrated about is the layout of this house. There is absolutely no storage. And el cheapo landlord did things so crappy, cause he thought he could just fix up the house cosmetically and make a quick buck, that it is really not user friendly. When I get a chance, I will post a pic of the lovely drawers that don't open all the way because the oven is blocking them. Keep in mind these are the only drawers in the kitchen, so I have no choice but to use them and have the drawer ram into the oven each time I open it.

Uggghhhh....I just have to keep telling myself that at least I am not being woken up at 4 am to the sound of people doing the dirty, or at least I don't have to call the police because I can hear the neighbors beating their young child within an inch of his life (yep, had both of those neighbors before).

7 Months

I've been meaning to post for a few days now, but there just never seems to be enough hours in the day. I have been super busy trying to get everything caught up at work so that the transition from here to Dallas is smooth, packing up the house, getting everything set up for the new house, and of course taking care of Shelby.

Anyway, a couple weekends ago we went to Bloomington, IL for our friends' wedding. It was COLD. I have never seen snow like that. I swear I thought we were going to get snowed in at the rehearsal. And since I am an extremely nervous flyer anyway, snow didn't exactly calm my nerves. But Shelby did great on the plane, both ways.



Here are Bob and Josi enjoying some tasty "Chicago Style" pizza:



This pic was taken at the wedding. She is now 7 months old. Ahh...time flies by too fast.