Cakes Galore!

Thought I would share a few pics of some cakes I've done. (In other words, it's been a wonderfully uneventful week so far! I kind of hope it stays that way!)

Fish Tales (and a Great Weekend!)

Would you look at that?!? Matthew caught this one all by himself today, with no help from Grandaddy! This boy loves to fish, and unfortunately doesn't get to go nearly as much as he'd like to. But today, he caught the big one! This is his largest so far!

I'm almost afraid to say this, for fear of jinxing myself, but we are enjoying a fantastic weekend! We sure needed it after the events of the last couple of weeks. The trip to Orlando, weekend houseguests, and a funeral just about did us in! We've been trying to recover all week! But yesterday afternoon.....whoo hoo! Let the fun begin!

Matthew started having problems with his allergies and asthma on Wednesday afternoon...coughing nearly every other breath at times. His inhaler alone just wasn't doing the trick, so Friday I decided we'd better get him to the doctor before the weekend. So, I got an afternoon appointment, and left school early. (I didn't have any students the last two classes of the day anyway because of Prom.) So, we went to the doctor, and he decided that yes, it was just the asthma and allergies, not bronchitis or pneumonia, and ordered a spacer for the inhaler and decided to try him on Singulair for a while. I'm hoping that being on a maintenance type drug will help; unfortunately he seems to have inherited his daddy's allergy problems, and really suffers sometimes.

When we left the doctor's office, we decided to hang around and meet Tracy after he got off work. We had already talked about maybe as a surprise we would take Matthew to see Monsters vs. Aliens. As we were driving in the shopping center (which also happens to have a movie theater) to meet Tracy, Matthew said, "Mama, when can we go see Monsters vs. Aliens?" So I told him that we had talked about doing it that afternoon. It turns out they had a showing that was just starting when we got there, and would you believe that we were the ONLY ONES IN THE THEATER! How cool is that?!!!!!!? We had popcorn and enjoyed our own private screening! (And by the way, it was a pretty good movie!) We left there, and headed to our favorite Mexican restaurant for an early supper....breezed in and out, and made it home in time to get in bed early!

Today we have worked on getting our garden planted. All hasn't gone as smoothly as we would've liked, but it will all be in the ground before Tracy stops for the day. We're planting squash, okra, pink-eye peas, sweet corn, cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, watermelon, and cantaloupe. In other words, Matthew, Luke, and I are going to have plenty to do when school is out! I love fresh vegetables, though, so it will be worth the work! I even found some sunflower seeds that I had been looking for--the giant ones like my Big Mama used to have planted along her fence row. I'm going to plant those in a different spot, where we are going to plant pumpkins in June.

Luke has taken two naps today, and is asleep right now, hence the long blog post! I've also had to time to start reading a new book, re-pot some ferns for my front porch (yes, the ones I had planned to do during spring break), and catch up on some laundry. My wonderful "cleaning fairy" came yesterday, so for now, the house is all clean and orderly, which makes me so much happier and relaxed!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Long Time, No Post!

It seems like it's been forever since I blogged! We have been very busy the last couple of weeks. Here's a recap....

We all enjoyed treats from the Easter Bunny.

Easter Sunday afternoon, Tracy, Matthew, and I, along with some of my students left for a conference. Luke and Mama stayed at home. The conference schedule and Luke's schedule just didn't fit together too well, and we figured he'd be much happier at home! We did manage to squeeze in a visit to Universal's Islands of Adventure while we were gone, and Matthew was so excited to get to "meet" these folks!

Finally, the same day we returned from our trip, one of my cousins passed away somewhat unexpectedly. So I had one day at home to try to recover from the trip AND get ready for a house full of company, as relatives would be coming in from out of town. Thankfully, my cousin Tricia has two children too, and understands what "real life" is like! Here's a pic of her daughter Alexis and Matthew....these two were born a day apart and are the best of friends! I just wish they didn't live three hours away!

Our extended family is quite large, and we tend to turn any kind of event into a big family reunion! In this case, it's just what my cousin (Q) would have wanted. It's kind of amazing how close we are for there to be so many of us, at so many different ages! Please remember his children and my Uncle Mikey and Aunt Frances in your prayers. We will all miss Q so much!

I also just learned that a colleague of mine lost her husband yesterday. Please remember "Sam" and her family in your prayers!

Easter Treats

I'm up late tonight (for me anyway), because I'm the "Cupcake Mom". Matthew's teacher asked me at the beginning of the school year if I would be her "cupcake mom", and of course, I couldn't refuse. I probably wouldn't refuse anyway, but especially since I like to dabble in cake decorating, I said yes. She wouldn't care if I bought them at Wal-Mart, but since that's one of the few things I'm pretty decent at, of course I want them to be homemade. And don't get me wrong, there are times I've taken shortcuts and just bought some, but I do enjoy doing this, and especially seeing how excited Matthew gets over it! Here's our latest creation:





I wish the green "grass" had been a little darker, but I was almost out of green coloring! I love working with that grass tip....you can be messy and nobody can tell the difference! I did a really cute Bob the Builder cake for Matthew one year that used a lot of that. When I can find the pictures, I'll post those too.

Here Comes the Easter Bunny

Just wanted to share our Easter pics with you!

Photos by Estal Mattox, Mattox Photography

I Won!

Remember the giveaway I told you about on Becky's site? Would you believe I actually won???? I am in the process of selecting my jewelry, and I'll post pictures when it arrives.

Well, spring break is nearly over, and I haven't accomplished any of the things on my list! We have been very lazy this week, except for a shopping trip on Wednesday. (Found some cute, cute stuff, by the way!) Luke has been going through a transition. He fought me tooth and nail on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday about his naps. After talking to some people and doing a little Babycenter research, I decided that maybe it's time to cut back to one nap a day instead of two. (Sniff, sniff!) I tried it yesterday and sure enough, I think it's time. I kept him up all morning, and right after lunch, he sacked out without any fuss at all. He's not really a baby anymore! We'll see what today brings....

Happy Friday and enjoy the weekend! Finally some sunshine around here!