A Real Fall and Cooking!

Two things that I really enjoy, I know someone will never believe this is cooking and fall weather.  This morning I got up and decided to try some kind of new soup recipe.  Jeff is still on soft foods and we need something more than taco soup, chicken noodle soup or potato soup.  So off to Bonham Wal-Mart I go to find fixings for Pumpkin and Pork Chili.  The weather is great today. The sun is shining and I have have on my long sleeve t-shirt and jeans.  If you can't tell I'm pretty excited about this day.  I finished the chili--it smells really good and have been watching the Aggies--they scare me into turning it off occasionally.  Even after all the years I spent at A&M and singing the "Spirit of Aggieland" at the end of a "run out of time" game, I know just hate watching it get close.  Hope this chili tastes as good as it smells!

Spending time with the hubby!

Today, Jeff and I decided we were just going to have a "do nothing day."  In other words, no packing, unpacking, cleaning, moving furniture, grading papers, and anything else that sounds like work.  So first on the agenda, get dressed--its always good to at least be clean and dressed!  For those who don't know, Jeff has started a series of oral surgeries and so soft food was on the agenda for lunch.  We headed to On the Border, were we shared their Jalapeno BBQ Grilled Salmon--it was delicious.  We couldn't decided what to do next--we really didn't need anything--nothing for the house--nothing for the pantry--we still have most of our stuff packed--and we have plenty!  So what do two people with no children at home do--head to downtown McKinney and go through the shops on the square.  I love antiques and found so many things that I wanted to decorate--but alas, only brought home a gift for Julie--we have two birthday in the next two weeks.  Anyway--we can still have fun and not spend too much money.

Back to School

After spending the summer packing, moving, packing some more, staging the house, and moving some more its that wonderful time that all parents look forward to--back to school.  I'm neither excited nor depressed about the new school year.  As of today, I don't really know what I'll be teaching (other than Journalism and Theater) and I'm just blah on the new year.  Hopefully once I get back into the swing of things I will find some enthusiasm!  Jeff and I just rented our house and the tenants want to move in September 1.  That means all the lovely staging I did for the house needs to be packed up and moved again.  But alas, I think Jeff will have to be the moving company.  The weekend began early this morning. Jeff shared some of his devotional about being an egg--something about either hatch or go bad.  I wasn't listening very well.  There is rain coming down outside--All of the dogs are laying around sleeping and I'm not sure what is in store for today.  What I do know, school starts back on Monday and for the first time in a while--I really don't mind.

Resolutions Part 2

Well, today was teacher workday.  I was looking forward, as much forward as I can, because our school was going to hire another teacher and split the number of students, but alas it doesn't look like is going to be the case.  Those blue doors hitting my backside is looking really good.

Anyway while getting a pedicure today, that was wonderful, I thought about the things I listed that I'm going to try to accomplish.  I completely forgot about doing some more personal Bible study.  Julie and I purchased some books after Christmas to try and get our personal spiritual life back on tract.  So I'm going to try and learn more.  I would like to memorize scripture like many of my friends are doing, but this old brain doesn't hardly remember what day it is, so I'm going to make sure to put in a little more "WORD" reading.

I walked three different dogs today--each one is really different.  Lily weighs 80 pounds and still wants to pull and tug.  I tried a choke chain today, worked a little better.  McKay is like a mush dog.  He is on a mission to see exactly how far and how much he can find.  Henry is scared of the leash, other dogs, and basically his shadow.  But each allowed me to get in some exercise.  Came home did the dishes, made some soup, and vacuumed the floors.  Day one was successful.

Resolutions...

I finally got back on my blog.  I forgot the log-in, the password--everything.  So today while sitting watching a tear-jerker Hallmark movie, I'm making a list of things, resolutions, if you will that I want to accomplish.  I'm hoping if I write it down, put it out there for others to see and maybe, just maybe I'll mark some of those things off my list.  So I'm putting this in writing and hoping I'll get some things done this year.

1.  I need to be healthy.  I've put off going to the dentist and doctor since moving to Del Rio.  I have justified lots of reason to not go, but I would like to be here when I get some of those grandchildren--or at least just for my husband and family.
2.  I'm going to clean out my clutter.  I've already started on this--can you believe I have already packed up two truckloads of stuff and carried it off to Goodwill.  I refuse to keep collecting stuff I don't need.  The problem--I still love stuff.  I love dishes, guess I got that from mom.  But I watch enough HGTV to know that if bring something into the house, two things have to go.  I will get that done this year.
3.  Everyday I'm going to do something physical.  Helping Julie move last week showed me just how out of shape I have gotten.  Little too lazy, but I'm trying.