Shelly's Blog

Last week was the first day of school for the girls. They started on Thursday for half days and then this week full time. They have already had lots of homework and quizzes and it's been a little hard to get back into the swing of getting up early and going to bed early. This past weekend, we celebrated Johnny's birthday with fajitas and football. Our group was small but we all had a great time. Jessica starts dance practice this week to get ready for the "Meet the Hornets" night. Then she'll get to go to the dance afterwards. Alyssa starts her ballet classes after Labor Day so we'll need to get her leotards ready to go :)

Well, that was fast! Summer swished by in a wave of heat, so fast, that I never saw the end coming. Both girls start school this Thursday and go for half days. Next week will be full time once again. The school supplies and uniforms have been bought and everythings ready to go.....even if we're not! This past weekend, we started staining the new fence. That was really hard work in almost 100 degree weather. The only problem was that we only had a gallon of the stain and so between the three of us, it didn't go very far. Glenn will be working on it on Friday. Jessica will be going to the Jonas Brothers concert on Friday and we will pick her up on Saturday morning........then she can help with the fence!

Jessica, Lauren and Alyssa at the beach We just got back yesterday from our vacation in Galveston. We rented a beach house, well actually, Poppa rented a beach house for the whole family. We started out last Monday, the four of us plus my niece Lauren. We left the dogs at a boarding kennel - Thank Goodness - so that we wouldn't have to worry about them and to give me a more relaxing time. Tuesday we spent the day at the beach, which was only a block from the house and the kids got to get pulled around through the waves in the raft. On Wednesday, we spent the day with Glennie and Angela at Angela's condo so we got to go swimming in the pool and play putt putt golf which was at the condo site. Then we all went out to dinner at Tortugas for Mexican Food. On Thursday, we all went to Schlitterbahn but before the day was over, the dark clouds started rolling in and the thunder and lightening started up. We just made it to the car before the rain let loose. On Friday, we went to the...

It has been a really nice to have a three day weekend. Poor Glenn had yesterday off but had to go into work this afternoon and now won't get home until midnight.......BUT he will be off tomorrow. The girls and I went to the Kavanagh's house to celebrate July 4th. Gerry made grilled chicken, hamburgers and hotdogs...yum! It was really hot but very fun. Yesterday, I went to the Atrium Day Spa and got my facial. My skin felt so great afterwards and the hot stone massage I got on my shoulders and neck was really relaxing. Before I left, I scheduled a glycolic peel for my face as soon as I get back from vacation. I'll probably need it after all of the sun exposure. Tomorrow, we'll just kick back and relax and enjoy our last day off. The pool is calling my name!

Last week was Father's Day, but Glenn had to work the MOD shift on Saturday until midnight. He had started feeling like he was getting sick on Friday, had to work the late shift on Saturday and then slept in on Father's Day but felt REALLY bad. We tried to make the best of it but he just felt crummy. He went to the doctor on Tuesday and the doctor said that he sounded like he might have pneumonia so he sent him over for some x-rays of his chest. The doctor's office finally called on Friday and told him he definitely had pneumonia and so they put him on antibiotics. In the meantime, I also caught a cough and because this is the contagious kind of pneumonia, I had to go to the doctor to see if the cough that I had was also pneumonia. He knew right off that I didn't but he did put me on the same antibiotic "just in case" and also to help get rid of the cough. I also had my monthly MD Anderson appointment on Friday and they took blood to run tests on the molecula...

Alyssa and Jessica at the Circle Lake Horse Ranch Back in the spring, I decided that I would sign the kids up for a different camp this year. Something I figured that they would really enjoy - Horse Camp at Circle Lake Ranch. I knew Alyssa would love it but what really surprised me was that Jessica really loved it, too! Alyssa - riding Creole Jessica - riding Coco Circle Lake Ranch is located in Katy, Texas which for me meant that I would have to leave the house early so that we could be there by 8:00 am and then I would have to ride the Katy Freeway back in towards town in all of the traffic. What I discovered, was that it really wasn't all that bad. I did ride the Katy Tollway back in but I probably could have fore-gone that and just come in with everyone else on the non-charging part of the freeway. The girls learned all of the parts of the horses, all of the parts of the saddles - both english and western - how to put on a saddle and how to groom a horse. They learned how to w...

Well, Summer is well on it's way. The kids have been out for two weeks now and are really enjoying their non-school days at Nana's. Jess has taken her laptop and Alyssa has taken my laptop every day and have kept theirselves pretty much entertained. They have gone to the park to ride their Fusion scooters, Nana has taken them to our house to swim in the pool, they have gotten to visit with Brianna and they have enjoyed themselves thoroughly. Next week is horse riding camp out at the Circle Lake Ranch in Katy. They will learn all aspects of horses from how to groom, feed, ride and all the parts of the horse, bridle and saddle. On Friday, the family is invited to come out and watch what they have learned. I went ahead and took the day off and after camp, Alyssa has an orthodontists appointment to check on her expander. It seems like it is getting harder to turn these days so maybe it is actually making some progress in her mouth. It looks like she has more room now but sh...