Jingle Ball 5K

Some of the people I work out with.....minus BFF.......before the 5K this past weekend.
After, with the kids. LOVE that look that Thomas J. does!!!!! Will he grow out of that soon??

After........

There is another one March 1 that also has a kids 1 mile......they all say they want to do it!!! YEAH! We will start training........um.........tomorrow, OR after Christmas!!!

Tis the season.......

for Christmas performances!! Here is Grant before his Kindergarten recital...

during.......middle row, far right.......

and again here.........

Elementary and Intermediate School Performances.......

Jill is on the top row, middle....Thomas middle row, middle (seated)

Thomas in the middle row.....the one who looks excited.....haha

THANKSGIVING 08.......in reverse!

Because I never think about posting the pics in reverse order so that they will appear chronologically.....this is our Thanksgiving......in reverse!

Here is Jonathan.......watching football/sleeping on Sunday afternoon.....he and his brother were going to go hunting, but it was too windy. : ) long live Bambi!

Here are my sister Cathe's kids and mine......they came over on Sunday to play. The top of the stairs has the 9 yr olds, then the 7 yr olds, then the 6 yr olds, then Brooklyn----the lone 4 year old.

A little game of foosball.......

Some of the Davis Girls.......me, Jennifer, Jenny, Sharon Howard, and Carra

Hot tub, anyone?????

My group......dont they look thrilled to be taking another picture???

Cousins......Davis and Jill......

The Davis Cousins..........

Jonathan's mom and her sister, Aunt Billie

What is Thanksgiving without a little cousin football?? (notice Clara standing in the swing....she was having NO part of it!)

King of all cooking.....Jimmy.....with one of the turkeys!

Lady and Addie.....

More football.....just in pajamas! Jonathan and Jake....

Grandad and Clara.....

The mistreated Shih Tzus.......Moseley (Addie's) and Cocoa (ours)

Visiting on Wed night.......

More visiting.....and Aunt Carra helping Jill color one of her indian project sheets

Wed night was soup/chili night........Grandad, Luke, Addie, Jonathan

Jonathan and his dad checking the deer feeder in our backyard........looking for evidence that the deer had been there........

We had a great time......29 people in all for Thanksgiving lunch......it was busy, but fun!!!!!

The Alma Mater does good........saw this on Yahoo today! GO CATS!!!

ABILENE, Texas (AP)—Abilene Christian set a record for points in an NCAA playoff game, beating West Texas A&M 93-68 in the second round of the Division II playoffs Saturday.
Bernard Scott rushed for 292 yards and scored seven touchdowns, both playoff records.
The combined 161 points was an NCAA Division II record.
Abilene Christian (11-0) gained 810 yards of offense and scored touchdowns on 13 of 14 possessions. The only time the Wildcats didn’t come away with points was on their second possession, when they missed a field goal attempt. The teams combined for 1,531 yards, also an NCAA Divison II record.
Keith Null, who completed 42 of 63 passes, set a school record by throwing for 595 yards and seven touchdowns in the loss for West Texas A&M (11-2), which was eliminated despite gaining 721 yards. Buffaloes receiver Charly Martin caught 14 passes for 323 yards and scored five times.
Abilene Christian, which will host Northwest Missouri State next Saturday, led 42-34 at halftime.
Billy Malone threw for 383 yards and six touchdowns, and Johnny Knox caught five passes for 125 yards for the Wildcats.
Scott had 19 carries and rushed for six touchdowns and added another score receiving.

Do these windows look clean??????

THEY SHOULD!!!!!!

I have been cleaning like Cinderella today in preparation for

the Thanksgiving Celebration next week!

For this group.....I think I will need the tall ladder. OH MY!

9 years ago today......

Here is where knowing how to use the scanner would come in handy, but since J isnt here to show me......Imagine a 20 month old little girl with blonde wispy hair and big brown eyes.
That would describe our niece, Maddie, who went to Heaven 9 years ago today.

From February of 98 to January of 99, there were 3 little girls born in our family on Jonathan's side-----Maddie in February, Hope in July, and Jill in January.

We think of her often......and miss her so much......please say a special prayer for her Mom (Carra), Dad (Jimmy), and brothers (Davis and Jake), as well as the rest of our family today, as we remember our sweet Maddie Ivy Carter.

My New Favorite Gadget

This is my new favorite thing----- a cocoa maker!!!!!! You add 4 cups of milk and some Quik OR your fave hot chocolate mix and turn it on! It mixes and heats up to the right temperature and then shuts off. It kicks back on when the temp falls or the hot choc needs to be stirred! It also has a frothing option. It comes with a recipe book as well. For all the hot choc lovers out there------this thing is GREAT!!!

(I got it at everythingkitchens.com because they had free shipping.)