Monday Monday

Well, we closed on the house on Friday so officially we have a new house.  But they still have a few things to do to the house (like replace the carpet because they installed the wrong one) so we are hoping they get them all done this week and we'll move in next week which happens to be Spring Break in these parts.  The girls think it's cool that we get to move in during the break but that's because they don't have to do much of the manual labor.  Did I tell you I hurt my neck two weeks ago?  I think it was in kick boxing.  I have a huge knot in my neck and unless it goes away this week I won't be much help in the lifting heavy things department.  Anyway, I'm supposed to start packing up this week and clean up a bit.  I think I work better last minute so I might just wait until I have to do it.  I'm ready for the change.  I'm looking at my desk/sewing table/craft table/check writing/ area here and feel like I could I could really be someone else.  I hate the mess.  I can't wait to get my stuff back in order. 

 

 

Her royal highness will be My Best Shot for today.  She just melts my heart.  She wants to be "beautiful" all the time.  I don't know where it came from.  Her sister is not that way at all.  The other day we went shopping for a dress because she wanted a new one.  I wanted the more practical cute-but-you-can-wear-it-to-school dress.  She really really really wanted the other one because it was "beautiful".  She won that one.  There's more beautiful at Tracey's today.

 

Love is the Key

My Fellow Texans

Today is your day to be heard.  Go VOTE if you haven't already.

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Remember the Alamo

On Friday, Natalya came home and asked if we could go to the Alamo on Sunday because it was a "Texas holiday."  I asked, "What Texas holiday?"  She couldn't remember.  We obliged and went to the Alamo today.  Come to find out that today in history is the day that Texas declared independence from Mexico. 

The necessity of self-preservation, therefore, now decrees our eternal political separation.

We, therefore, the delegates with plenary powers of the people of Texas, in solemn convention assembled, appealing to a candid world for the necessities of our condition, do hereby resolve and declare, that our political connection with the Mexican nation has forever ended, and that the people of Texas do now constitute a free, Sovereign, and independent republic, and are fully invested with all the rights and attributes which properly belong to independent nations; and, conscious of the rectitude of our intentions, we fearlessly and confidently commit the issue to the decision of the Supreme arbiter of the destinies of nations.

Well, what do you think of that? Anyway, field trip photos:

 

 

 

Vienne would be like this on Natalya all the time if Natalya let her.  She doesn't.  This one is My Best Shot.  Somewhere downtown near the parking lot.  Go see where others have been this weekend.