spiders, scorpions and snakes oh my!

it's true. during the summer is the only time i question why we live here. every other season i can deal with. but summer is the time when all the critters come out. so far this year we have not had any scorpions in our house. our next door neighbors have not been so lucky. they have had 2 this year! spiders are a given no matter where you live. today, however, i had one crawling down my face while i was at the pool. GROSS! i did not freak out, but i was not cool with the situation. adding snakes to the group is just of last night. in the three years here i have only seen one snake, it was at school and far from our house. last night this all changed. i was driving home from tim's softball game in our neighborhood when i drove over a snake. yup, i drove over it. not just once, but twice. you see i wanted to make sure it was dead. YUCK! it was about 2.5 - 3 feet long, an about 1.5 inches in diameter. it was not your typical garden snake. i do not have a phobia of this sort of slithering creature, but i don't long to see them either. i appreciate a snake and it's ability to eat the mice. i do not want one to take up residence close to my house.
if anyone has any ideas to keep the snakes away, please let me know.

it's summer

our summer has officially started. what? jealous? sorry, the life of a teacher is a tough one.

living in tx has tons of perks. our pool has been open for a couple of weeks, we have been enjoying toasty temps, and i can gladly say i have already enjoyed 3 snow cones. pool, sun, and snow cones what's not to love?

since school is out, i am putting a list of things that i want to do/see this summer. our summer is only 2 months, so i will be trying to pack a ton of things into a little amount of time. i am also looking for fun summer suggestions. i will keep you posted (w/pics) of our summer fun!

things that i want to do/see:
1. paint my kitchen
2. visit canton/spend $
3. spend time at the lake w/ tim (no pics...sorry)
4. see the following movies:
-the house bunny
-get smart
-mama mia
-sisterhood of the traveling pants 2
5. pool, pool, pool, and more pool
6. go to the zoo (ft. worth)
7. celebrate my mom's wedding
8. 4th of july fun (cabin w/ mom and bob)
9. try all non-dairy smoothies from smoothie factory
10. go to at least one twins game (at the dome)
11. visit the 35 bridge (mn)
12. eat at zen sushi
13. walk around lake calhoun (mn)
14. make the trip to sprinkles cupcakes
15. eat at zelo (mn)
16. play with hadly, noah, and breanna
17. fish with my dad
18. read the 4th book of sisterhood of the traveling pants
19. bike to the library at least once a week
20. visit niagara falls
21. eat wings and drink beer with the white's in buffalo, ny
22. take the girls to kung fu panda

this is my list so far. let me know if you have any ideas that i could add to my list. it's going to be a fun summer. :)

they ain't no twins

we had the pleasure of going to our second ranger game of the season. they played the mariners. we had great seats, the company was fabulous.

becca and i (oh yeah, the rangers in the back)

tim, the horse and i
(don't know the mascots name)

tim and i
do you see the ghost?

b and dani
the horse again too...

fun in waco...

i spent last weekend in waco, tx. my friend becca and i took a road trip to do a little shopping and visit the dr. pepper museum. first off i love dr. pepper, love it. always have, always will. we took a few pictures to commemorate the special occasion. hope you enjoy.

guess who is going to the dr. pepper museum?

me! stay tuned for pictures of my adventure in waco!

canton

last weekend my friend becca and i made the journey to canton, tx. each month (the first monday weekend) canton holds this huge, amazing trade/craft weekend. i really don't know how to explain it other than it is a craft/trade/swap meet/garage sale. you can find some wonderful deals. i was in desperate need for some wall decor. i found some really cute things, plus that were great deals! i don't have everything up yet. but, here are a few pictures of things i do have up. (thanks tim for helping me hang them)

this is the sweetest quote. i hung it behind my kitchen table. it looks a little lonely by itself. my vision is to put a variety of crosses around it. various shapes, sizes and colors. in my mind it looks amazing. stay tuned for updates.

this is our fire place. (still haven't used it) but the photos are from hawaii. i am still decided what to do with them. the vine is one of my finds at canton. it is a brownish/rust color. i love it. i am tempted to go back and get a couple more for different places in the house.

here are 3 metal tiles. they are so great. they can go anywhere. i put them next to our back door on a narrow wall. i love these.

i have yet to hang two wall sconces and the photo that my mom took. they will be going up in the entry way if i can find a stud. the picture is so heavy, i don't want it to fall and break.

trinity weekend

a few weekends ago, tim and i watched our friends daughter trinity. we had an action packed weekend: including a trip to the park (with mac of course), bouncing in a bounce house, arm/face painting, and a meeting a new friend. we had such a great time, i wanted to share some fun pictures with you. :)

lola, trinity, and mac at the harmony park

BFF's


trinity and katie - new friends