Almost End of August Update

Here we are almost at the end of August. I can't believe how this year is flying by. I thought I would include in this update a little bit of everything.

It's school time again! Yeah! I love this time of year...we have so much fun buying our new school supplies and curriculum. We went to our annual home school convention. We had a lot of fun shopping and looking at all the cool stuff that has come out. You can almost get overwhelmed by the amount of curriculum available these days. But luckily, I went with a list of those things I wanted and stuck with it. We gave each of the kids a small amount of money to buy whatever they wanted. They made some interesting choices. :) So, we officially start our school year on Monday with the rest of Texas. I figured that was a good way to go.

Our "fund-raising" is going well. We are making progress, and Keith keeps very busy with phone calls, meetings, and traveling. We aren't traveling as a family too much lately because it's hard on Caleb (and the rest of us sometimes, too), but Keith always takes one or two of the big kids with him. I'm talking about the overnight trips. Also, we just completed our newsletter and will have them all mailed by next week.

Health has been a bit of an issue lately. The kids have been passing around bronchitis. I tried treating it myself as long as possible, but the fevers just wouldn't go away and the coughs were getting worse. I feared pneumonia, so I gave in and brought each one (when it was their turn) to the doctor. Nicole goes this morning; though, I know exactly what the diagnosis is. They have each had to go on antibiotic which treats it very quickly. I hate putting them on antibiotic, but when you have to you have to. It's literally been years since they've been on one.

Well, I guess that's our "almost end of August" update. Hope that brings everyone up to speed. And speaking of traveling, I'll leave you with a Caleb car moment. Enjoy!

Cake Decorating--Buttercream Roses

I'm finally posting pictures of my buttercream roses. I thought they came out pretty good, but still need lots of practice. Oh, and just wanted to add that we don't eat all this cake decorating stuff. OK, we did eat the cupcakes and the clown cake, but not all the practice icing I make. And I haven't made a cake since that clown cake. Just wanted everyone to know that we are not eating a bunch of junk. Just making it and throwing it away. :) So, here are my roses:




I really liked the multi-colored flowers. What happened was I made a bunch of different color icings, and since I was just practicing, I dumped it all into one container. So, I ended up just adding all the colors into my decorating bag, and that's what came out. Cool, huh?

Some of the flowers came out with rigged petals. I guess cause I put too much air into the icing when I made it? Mamaw M., a little help, please?

Pool Time

Sorry for the delay in posting. We went swimming at my parents house this weekend; so, here are a few pictures to keep everyone happy. :)






I know most of the pictures are of Caleb, but he was just so darn cute!