weekend recap

friday afternoon Brian helped plant trees at Maplewood. here are some pics of the sweet little school where we spend a lot of time.
















friday night we went over to Central Market to listen to Guy Forsyth. he's real popular around here, and it's a treat to hear him for free at CM when he charges at most other venues. but that's what makes CM so special. they bring in so many really good acts for no charge.

saturday morning we were up and at 'em early for the Jr. Dillo Mile, an annual family event. a few pics from that~

 Margaret is the short, little thing in blue, by the way.

 that's Samuel in second place, in blue as well.

 John and me waiting for the start of his race, the youngest group of runners, the Six and Unders

running together toward the finish

everyone did great, but Samuel blew us away by running his mile in 6 minutes 38 seconds. he won second in his age group, and was second on the Maplewood team of 24 kids. the others ran their miles in the 8 minute range, which i'm very proud of them for. even John, who rarely takes any sporting event seriously gave it his all and ran a, 8:20!

after the race, i took William and John to their baseball game at the Y. some pics from that~

the boys team won their game, though they don't much keep score at the Y at this age. Patrick, William, and John all seemed to enjoy themselves. 

after the game, i brought our crew home, which consisted of three of my kids plus Patrick and Margaret's buddy, Marissa. i made a quick brunch of breakfast tacos, and then it was off to the next baseball game, this time at the Delwood NEO. a couple of pics from that~

these cousins were pretty darn cute in their Reds uniforms.

that's Samuel up to bat

the Reds were playing the Longhorns from Hutto, and lost. it was their first game, and there was a big sigh of relief from Roger and Brian (the coaches) on having one game down. next weekend's game is the only away game of the season. we get to go on the road to Manor. woohoo!

Brian and i had an little time to ourselves on Saturday evening. we walked around the neighborhood for about 45 minutes and called it a date. i think both of us needed it, not having spent many waking hours together in the past week.

sunday was wonderful. it was so refreshing to go to worship, and then on to my four year old SS class. we went out to lunch at Jason's Deli after church and then came home for a little r & r. i went over to Mueller and got in my 4 miles. there was a neighborhood meeting in the next block at Bob and Daphnie's, so Brian and i walked over to that for cookies and lemonade and to discuss neighborhood watch stuff. i aways love hanging with the neighbors. it gives me a renewed love for Windsor Park. it's such an ecclectic group of

folks. we met two sweet ladies that have lived on Ridgemont since the houses were first built, both outliving their husbands. then there's the guy with the two goats and the chickens. and then the guy named Chito....

Brian and i discussed the next thing on our renovation wish list: turning the playroom into a master bedroom and adding another bath off the utility room. this would be the plan most likely if we stay in this house. and we really do want to stay. it tears me up to think of starting over somewhere else just for the sake of more room. the concept of a starter home and "bigger is better"  just goes against our principles. i can't really explain it too well.

i went over to James and Susanna's, our sweet, across the street neighbors, and looked at their garden. they graciously told me to bring the wheel barrow and come dig up all sorts of herbs and flowers because they are being over run. they are such blessings to have as neighbors.

and now it's monday and Brian just left to take the kidlets to school. i'm off to get in my miles and then hopefully meet Jess for lunch. i need to catch up on how married life is treating her.