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let me see if i can do a quick recap.

we got snow last week. in fact the kids were granted a rare Snow Day, and didn't have to go in to school on Friday. we went over to Mueller and played in it for a short time. thankfully the sun came out and melted it all away by the next day. i am not a fan of the white stuff for more than a day. cold makes me want to cry. but we were back up into the 60's the next afternoon.

 snow event of 2011

my mom came and got the kids on Friday afternoon, and Brian and i enjoyed a weekend to ourselves. that evening when he go off work, we biked over to Chipotle on our new bikes, then over to Target to do a little shopping. we came home and watched Walk the Line, propped up on pillows in the bed. and it was good.

we went down to Lady Bird Lake the next morning and ran 10 miles. i was feeling really tired. i think it's this medicine i'm taking. it just takes everything out of me. not sure if i'll continue taking it. i don't like feeling sleepy all the time. i after our run we went back home and worked around the house the rest of the day on various painting jobs. so many of our dangling house projects are coming together finally!

after dinner we cleaned up and drove out to Coupland, about half an hour out of town. it's a farming community with this dancehall right there in the old downtown. Pat Green came on around 10:45, and played for maybe an hour and a half. it was a lot of fun with everyone dancing to his music on the way-too-crowded dance floor. i think that's the 5th time i've seen Pat in concert, and probably the most enjoyable.

^looking pretty tired about 1 am.

we managed to get up and get to the first service Sunday morning. we drove out to get the kids in Burnet Sunday afternoon. my mom had watched all 9 grands for the weekend! i know they had a great time.

this is a busy week. i'm having a lingerie shower for Jess here on Saturday, so i have lots of cleaning and such to do in preparation for that. Dan will be working over here most of the week finishing up the new baseboards, drywall, built-ins in the den, and other odd jobs.

we'll be getting some more freezing weather this week, so i want to get out and enjoy the outside before that. i'm about to head off to work at the church. i think i'll ride my bike over there today...