Chicken lot pictures...

These are pictures from Brandon's chicken lot, Sager was being so funny, evidently it made him and the dog tired!

Here's my card...

So here's a card that I have made for a Spring Bling card swap,  you can't really see it really good but the owl is brown glitter...tell me what you think....

This is for Keely...

     I know someone else who likes pictures of cows...

Sager and me!!! - Sager said about the cow by herself, Look at her, she's angry...

He's so weird!!!

Yeah Shaw!!!

Well Shaw finally got his results from the dreaded reading  TAKS test...

He only missed 1!!!!! YEAH!!!!  

For those of you who are not familiar with the TAKS test, (where have you been?  hiding under a rock?  how can you not know what the TAKS test is?) it is a test that must be passed in the 3rd, 5th and 8th grade (then in high school too but I'm not sure which grade) or you do not get to go on to the next grade.  In my opinion it isn't very good but that's just me, I knew that Shaw would do alright but you never know.  Some kids get sick over the thought of taking the test.  Shaw has practiced and taken benchmark tests out the wazoo in order to prepare for this test.  They will take the Math TAKS on April 28th and then he will be able to go on to 4th grade.  I can not tell you how proud we are of him.  We would have been proud even if he just passed it but we are REALLY proud of him only missing 1!

My sweet children....

This weekend Scout went to Gruver with PawPaw and Jackson (he's taller than me!!! I started crying when he had to bend down to hug me!!! He's in the 5th grade!!!) Anyhoo...

So when I talked to Scout on Saturday morning, he told me he had a surprise for me.  Well, of course I asked him if it was some sort of dead animal... and he said no!!! So when I picked him up in Claude Saturday afternoon, he presents me with my surprise.  Do you know what it was?  You'll never guess!!!  It was a cherry glazed donut from the Donut Stop in Amarillo!!! Now I don't know if you know this or not, but cherry glazed donuts from the Donut Stop in Amarillo are the absolute best!  I have an unusual affinity for these suckers!!! and my darling child remembered!!! How good is he?  So after I gush and gush about what a wonderful and thoughtful child he is, Sager takes notice so this morning, I'm working out in my scrap shack and Sager brings me my cup of coffee that I left on his dresser.  He tells me I thought you might want your coffee, it's a little cold.  So of course I tell him how wonderful and sweet he is and he asks is this better than the cherry donut and I tell him it's right up there with the cherry donut.  Boy, I sure am lucky to have such sweet boys...

A Little Something Funny...

I saw this on another blog and decided to switch it up a bit ... on the blog I saw a girl did this for her mom but I thought it would be fun to use my dad instead... (I need my sister and my brother to do this to, I'd like to see how their answers to these questions are different.)

1. What is something your dad says to you?

Suck it up!

2. What makes your dad happy?

Guns, mules and family

3. What makes your dad sad?

spending money!

4. How does your dad make you laugh?

One time my sister and I took an aerobics class together with my dad.   Every time I think of it, I bust out laughing!

5. What was your dad like as a child?

He probably was a nerd, he read a lot, hung out with his dad, and of course he worked, (that was after walking to school up hill both ways in the snow with no shoes!!)

6. How old is your dad?

72 years old (and he's in WAY better shape than me!)

7. How tall is your dad?

I think he's probably 5'10", I don't think he's started to shrink yet...

8. What is his favorite thing to do?

My dad loves to shoot things, he loves to talk about prisons, mules, and politics!

9. What does your dad do when you're not there?

He calls me or sends me weird stories in the mail from obscure newspapers and periodicals.

10. If you dad becomes famous, what will it be for?

If, no if about it, he's famous, just ask him, he'll tell ya!

11. What is your dad really good at?

Talking,  and arguing

12. What is your dad not very good at?

Anything mechanical, but by now he's very aware of his lack of mechanical ability and so he knows when to call someone for help!

13. What does your dad do for a job?

He's an attorney.

14. What is your dad's favorite food?

Blueberry cake donuts!

15. What makes you proud of your dad?

Well... that's a hard one, he does a lot that makes me proud, he helps everyone, even those people I think he shouldn't help, he's very honest (sometimes a little too honest, should I say blunt?)  I am proud that he was always a good son to his momma and his daddy and he was a very good dad to me and a very good PawPaw to my kids.

16. If your dad were a cartoon character, who would he be?

The Litigator!!!

17. What do you and your dad do together?

When I was little, we built fences, but now that I'm older, we shoot things (maybe I should say, he shoots things and I just go along!)

18. How are you and your dad the same?

I like to argue and I like to read a good book.

19. How are you and your dad different?

I'm pretty artistic and I don't think my dad is at all.

20. How do you know your dad loves you?

Well,  he used to send me checks.... no not really, I just know.

21. What does your mom like most about your dad?

I think I'll use my step-monster for this answer, I'm sure she loves his feet!

22. Where is your dad's favorite place to go?

Either the gym or the shooting range (or it could be the Toot n Totum for a coffee, donut and newspaper!)

My dad's a character and I wouldn't want him any other way!

Hey Blue...

This post is just for my brother...

Hey - Scout ran a 5:50 mile on Friday, he's shaved two minutes off his mile since last year.  Not bad for a 8th grader!!!