Tamara Shannon

I was literally walking in the room to tell Brent that I haven't blogged in a while because I wasn't sure what to blog about. Welp, ask and you shall receive...this is what I stumbled in on... Before: Yep, that's electrical tape and in the middle, holding the two pieces together, what else but a paper clip! Several weeks ago he broke his glasses and finally came up with a 'solution.' (though I use that term loosely) I've designated these, as my mom would call them, our 'play' glasses. In other words, we just get to where them at home...when no one else is here. Period. ....these were the alternative. They actually look better in the picture than in real life, so trust me, another 'no go!' I feel like he needs a striped scarf so he can be on his way to Hogwarts.

Last weekend we journey to Midland in celebration of, our niece, Tara's baptism. As usual, we had a great time. Here are some of the memories we captured... The clip of the week... The "juicy baby"... Girls being girls! I'll need to bring my own costume next time because, I don't think I'd fit into theirs.

For those of you that know Brent, have met Brent or vaguely heard mention of him you probably know of his intense love of cookies. He really doesn't enjoy cake and can easily pass up a pie, but cookies beware! I, knowing this, recently purchased 4 boxes--yep 4--of a fundraiser cookie that Brent absolutely loves! The last time I bought them it was like a little piece of Heaven on earth for him and pretty soon all 4 dozen (that's 48 chocolate chunk cookies) were devoured (ok, I'm sure I offered some help). I searched everywhere trying to fill the order for "MORE COOKIES!" Unfortunately, they are only sold through fundraisers and I was not prepared to buy 100 million boxes. Sorry Brent, you'll have to do without. Then, it happened! Another co-worker was selling them to raise money to send her son to the Little League World Championship (they won his division by-the-way). We received our boxes about 2-3 weeks ago. We're down one box and half of anoth...

Brent and I had the opportunity to watch Dot and Ella while my parents moved my little sister, Tanlee, back to Lubbock. This was Dottie's first time with stairs (I think). This, combined with her 'little bit of a weight problem' made for some good entertainment. As promised, Tanlee, here is your dog climbing the stairs.... And again! Trust me, she can use the exercise!!

I enjoyed a day off from work, for no reason at all. It was fabulous. I slept in--though I use that term loosely because I got up to have breakfast with Brent and let the dogs out (I'm dogsitting for my parents; they went to Lubbock today to take my little sister back to school). I did, however, manage to get a little nap in though after Brent went off to work. I then filled my day with, well, really nothing. Got my hair did! :) I always want to make more for dinner and spend more time developing my baking/cooking skills. Oh the pressures of 'wifedom." Unfortunately, by the time I get off work, finish up at the gym and make it home I'm never in the mood to bake/cook....and we're usually starving. So typically, we have a simple sandwich, Lean Cuisine or cereal (occasionally, I'll make some pasta). Tonight, however, was a perfect opportunity to make something new! Nothing fancy, but it was fun; I had some time. This also lead to my first encounter with the busy d...

Brent's after-work time is devoted primarily to Chemistry, thus I had to come up with some projects to keep my sanity. Occasionally, I'd go on "cleaning sprees!" Scrubbing, dusting, wiping, washing, folding--you name it. I cleaned it, twice. That got old fast though. Last Friday night, about 9:15, I don't know if it was the marathon HGTV watching or the mind numbing boredom but, I decided I wanted to paint. I went to Brent (who was, of course, studying), spilled my plans and relayed the urgency of the situation because Home Depot closes at 10!! Off we went for a little late night shopping adventure! Approximately 2.5 hours later.... VVVWWAAALAA ! Accent wall complete! I went for something drastic...or so I thought. Everyone that has come over since then had to be coached as to the new changes. Seriously!?! Last night, I decided it was time to get to work on the downstairs bathroom. I finished the cabinets, but Brent's still getting the hardware installed. So,...

We made it to our 3 month mark, hurray! We celebrated by doing what everyone does here in San Antonio- we ate! We went to J. Alexander's at the Quarry and it was fabulous. The most exciting part though was that I discovered a new way to style my hair for the event. :) jk, Brent's the best part. We have truly grown so much as a couple. It's hard for me to imagine my life without him...weird. Though I can imagine life without all the extra laundry and dishes! Ok, ok, that's enough gushy-mushy stuff. There hasn't really been a lot going on lately...at least not with me. I have a million 'projects' I want to start on, but have yet to. I'm still in the brainstorming phase...trying to decide where to begin. That tends to be a fault of mine. I have SOO much I want to do that I can't decide what to do first. Then I overwhelm myself and then nothing gets done. I think I'm really close to making a decision....I can feel the progress on the ho...