I cannot believe it has been so long since I blogged! I have so many cute pictures to share!
To explain this photo, I am just going to copy and paste an e:mail I sent to my sisters on September 26. If something needs to be clarified, I will put the info in parantheses.
"Our weekend began with a Wildcat win - that had a timeout for me while I talked to Daddy from the stands! WHEW!!!! Had a nice long conversation with him yesterday afternoon and we are all caught up now!" (Dad had had a growth removed from his bladder and was calling to tell me about the procedure and that all was well!)
After the game, I made pizza dough so we could have Jimmy's family (minus Hannah) and Julie's family (minus JP, it turned out) for pizza and football on Saturday. Our QB from last year - the head coach's son - is the starting QB for Memphis and we planned to watch the game together. Of course, the kickoff time I had written down was EST and I was planning for our time zone so things didn't exactly go as planned. Jimmy didn't get off work until after game began and we didn't even tune in until well after kick off. Memphis has only won one game so far this season - but we don't care - as long as the O line can protect the quarterback! Our pizza was the best yet!
When Alabama and Arkansas started (ROLL TIDE!!!), Tanya and I came back to my room to start writing clues for the surprise in store for Hannah. I think I told you that her parents were trying to locate a lime green bug for her. Well, it was delivered on Friday, while Hannah was out of town at a drama competition. She had no idea that they were looking for one. She had long understood that she would be given her mother's Honda when a new car was purchased for Tanya. Tanya knows exactly what she wants and they decided that they really didn't need to invest in that car right now so they decided T would keep the Honda and Hannah could have her bug. It is a used 2010 and sooooo cute!
Our plot was not a scavenger hunt but along those lines so Hannah (Hannahella) would be occupied long enough for us to move out Tanya's car and hide the bug in the garage. Hannah has always been a Disney princess kind of girl and Tanya came up with a Cinderella theme. Belle is Hannah's favorite but, since the only transformation in that movie is the Beast, we decided to go with Cinderella so we could turn a pumpkin into current transportation. I printed up the clues and the fairy godmother's (Julie) speech in Print Shop. There are two videos. The one from Tanya's phone has already been posted to facebook and I will try to figure out how to get it to you. The other, longer one, following Hannahella around as she did her chores, has not been shared yet. I showed Lucy the short one yesterday morning and, when it was done, she turned to me wide-eyed, "Did her pumpkin REALLY turn into a car?" I just hated to tell her the truth - that the pumpkin was still there!
I was able to show it to Lucy because, after the surprise for Hannah, Tom and I left for LR about nine P.M. yesterday morning Hattie was dedicated in a very nice church service and we would not have missed that for the world! After church, Jenny and Eric took us, Eric's parents, the Fussells, and their across the street neighbors to brunch. THEN, Tom and I climbed into the car to go to a mini vet school reunion in Louisiana! It turns out that our host really only lives about an hour away through the back roads. We came home the short way but took a little longer route going. The get together was a lot of fun, even though none of the people I knew particularly well were there.
I have taco soup in the crockpot - even though I have a birthday dinner to go to myself tonight. That is all I have accomplished today though. Better go do something! Much love to all! jjj
