Deep in the Heart of Texas...

Tim and I just got back from Dallas, Texas last night. We love to go back there and visit, since it is where we lived while Tim finished Chiropractic school. One of Tim's mentors, Frank Sovinsky was speaking at the Parker Seminar...it is a big deal, and we decided we would go listen to him and also reconnect with some of our closest friends...





OOPS! Did I say friends? I meant foods.

We do have this sick obsession with all the food you can get in Dallas. We spent one whole day at the Texas State Fair, which if any of you have a chance to go...you should. It features the world's tallest ferris wheel, lots of fun vendors, and the most deep fried food I have ever seen. They deep fry jelly bellies, oreos, snowballs, banana splits, grilled cheese sandwiches, and just about everything else you can think of. Not only that but you get to see real Texans...



Actually my very good friend Marlo and her husband Jerry drove up from Austin to meet us, and we had a great time with them at the fair, and wandering around Dallas. We picked up where we left off the last time I saw her...like 6 years ago. So much fun...

FEIS

Last weekend Tatym participated in the Boise Feis (pronounced fesh), which is a huge Irish Dance competition with dancers from all over North America. She has been doing Irish dance for 3 years, and was really excited for this year's feis. She was entered to compete in 6 different dances, and finished with one fourth place, 3 third place finishes, and HOORAY...one first place!! She can't wait until she turns 10, because that is when the girl's are allowed to get really sparkly, fancy solo dresses. Way to go Tatym!

What is Wrong With Us???

So the economy is in the toilet, the housing market is collapsing, and what do we do? We buy a new house! What is wrong with us?
Let me explain/justify this a little: 3 years ago we bought a lot out here and were planning to build a home. We had the house plans all drawn up, and then the market sky rocketed. We made a decision to forego the new house for a few years, and take the money we made (more than double what we paid), and get out of debt. So we did that, and it has been great! However, our desires for a newer, bigger, more private home have not gone away...so we have been keeping our eyes open looking for what we had in mind when we designed our home that never got built. We have looked at dozens of houses over the past few years, but we really haven't seen anything that wowed us until a couple weeks ago. We found this house, just a few blocks from where we live...a big plus, since I didn't want to move out of our dreamy little community. It is new, the builder was building it for himself, but the market tanked and so did his ability to hang on to it. Since he started construction in 2006, he has dropped the price on it $200, 000. Lucky us! Anyway, long story short, we spontaneously bought the house and agreed to close on October 1st. Needless to say...I am a frantic pregnant lady right about now! I am trying to pack, keep this house clean, and try not to get myself put on bed rest!

Flag Football Season....

Josh had his first flag football game last Saturday. It was pretty fun to watch, though we realized that at this level, it really comes down to who has a big, fast kid that can out run the others. Josh played Offensive lineman, and then he also got to be running back for a couple plays. His team got beat soundly, and Tim is taking it pretty hard, but I keep reminding him that this is just for FUN!!
Here are a few pictures of Josh doing his thing on the field.

Jessica

So our niece Jessica has saved our bacon. She decided that staying home in Raymond for 4 months until she went to school, would be boring, so instead she has come to stay with us. I think she will probably be really bored here, but I haven't told her that yet. She is working in Tim's office a few hours a week, and doing some cleaning and babysitting for me and a few of my friends. It is quite glorious to have another adult around who actually likes my kids and is capable of caring for them on occasion. My kids are pretty much bugging her constantly, and I think that she might be hitch hiking back north soon just to have a moment of peace. But until she escapes, I am loving it. I can actually go places without my kids, and Tim and I might even have a weekend getaway before this baby comes. Yee hah!

Football Season

Well, it's that time again. Football season has officially begun. When we first moved here, I said to Tim, "Don't you think it would be fun to make BSU Football one of the things our family does?" I have often wondered what was possessing my brain at the time of that question, but needless to say, Tim didn't need more encouragement than that, and we are Bronco Fans. We have had season tickets since we moved here, and we have even been known to tailgate...and lest we forget, we always wear our team colors. Sometimes I get a little annoyed that our fall plans must always revolve around "the schedule", but really it has been great fun for us and our kids to go to the games, and have a team to really cheer for. I will admit that I am a bit of a fair weather fan, and I sometimes don't make it to the November games...I guess true fans wear headphones so they can listen to it as they watch it (totally my husband), and then come home and watch it again on T.V. because it is recorded too. Aye aye aye. GO ORANGE! GO BIG BLUE! FIGHT, FIGHT, BSU!!