Salon Saturday!

Ok, so we are spending another Saturday afternoon at the salon in an attempt to get these nails right.  The acrylics, which were done at the "mail chop shop" are coming off and shellac is going on.  We have to get this right before next weekends event with Zach!

Dream it...you can do it - 3D Candyland

As part of our daughter's AP English assignment, they have been tasked with attending a different class, other than English, on Fridays as they study Da'Vinci.   The Space and Rocket Center is hosting the Da' Vinci exhibit and they will take part in a field trip to view it later in the month of February.

Since Da'Vinci was known for bringing his dreams and visions to life, the students were assigned to groups and tasked with the same.  Our brain child decided on a 3D Candy land, which she was convinced would be a piece of cake to build and take no time at all.

Since this happens quite frequently with her and projects ( in her mind she has a thought and her own timeline), which seldom transfers over to real life , I had to kick her into gear to begin.  So she started last week  with a trip to the Dollar Tree, Target's dollar aisle and Wal-Mart.  Here is a list of what she had to purchase

Foam Board
Cotton Balls
Pipe Cleaners
Paint Chips ( courtesy of Lowes)
Paint Stick ( courtesy of Lowes)
Erasers in the shape of lollipops
Erasers in the shape of candy conversation hearts
Tissue paper for the water fall
Candy Stickers
Colored Pom Poms
Pink Paint for Ramps
Craft Paint for Boards
whew....and the list goes on!

Eraser Lollipops from Target dollar aisle, along with eraser conversation hearts.

Size "C" batteries disguised in Three Musketeer wrapper to give the board some weight and balance

Fake chocolate candies straight from her 'play' food as a toddler

Her Dad helped her transport it this morning to the school library.  She said she felt like she was starring in one of the Food Network's cake challenges, where they have to decorate this huge cake and then get it to the table for judging.

Can you believe all of this and she wasn't even being graded.  You had to complete and compete to be eligible to attend the field trip!  Wow...really, how about next time we draw it instead! 

Outback Bowl

Photos from inside the stadium.

Jazz Band Competition

The band is taking their seats to listen to the Bob Jones Jazz Band as they enter into competition.  This is the first year Bob Jones has had an active Jazz band, so we are all excited to view their performance.

O°s boyfriend Ben is in the jazz ensemble, he is first t chair trumpet.

Field Competitions

We are on to the field competitions.  There were 12 bands invited to the Outback Bowl, but none of them were in our class.  The sun has finally decided to show up for the event burning off the cloud cover.  It is 66 degrees but feeling a lot warmer considering it was in the high 20s when we left Alabama day before yesterday.

Olivia and Shannon are warming up the guard team and the band is entering the stadium.  They will begin warm ups in about 5 minutes.

Outback Bowl Bound

The charter buses were staged and ready for the band members to start boarding late Saturday afternoon (12/28).  The plan is to drive through the night with only on stop in Macon for a driver change.

They will stop outside of Tampa at Luptons for breakfast, since there is nearly 300 traveling with chaperones they have agreed to shut the restaurant down just for them.

Practices and competitions start upon arrival on Sunday morning, way before check in time.  They will be tired for sure, but I think by all the smiles they are looking forward to it all!

Stay tuned for more pictures as we get them.

Spirit Week - A little late

Thought I had posted the pictures I took of Little Miss during her spirit week, but alas not.  So, I am taking a minute to post them now.  She did really good this year, dressed up every day and even scored extra credit for her history class, as she and her beau showed up in period appropriate attire for the unit they are studying - Bam!  bonus points!

Red..Red..Red...Red Neck Girl

Daughter of Athena

Here comes Pebbles...where is Bam Bam?

Did Cave People have this much fun?

Roaring 20's

Meet the Anglers

Meet the Anglers

The kids accompanied my husband and nephew on Sunday for a day of fishing in Decatur.  It was a beautiful, crisp fall day with plenty of sunshine!  Our daughter is 'usually' the first to land a fish in the boat, unfortunately for her, her beau trumped her and brought in the first shell cracker.

Of course she was convinced her Dad had anchored them in an area with no fish ( yep, you read right), but was very pleased when she reeled on in.  She is a girly girl, but she does love to fish especially when they are biting!

Prepping for her Procedure

I snapped this quick photo as the nurse instructed "O" to out on her and I quote 'fabulous party hat'.  Our baby, she is back in the OR now it will be about an hour before we know anything.

We Won - 13 to 7

It was a nail batting game with more fumbles and interceptions than I could keep count of, but in the end Bob Jones prevailed with a final score of 13 to 7.  Here is a photo of the kid with a few of her guard members!

Warming up For Half Time

The band is out of the stands warming up for half time.  The score is tied 7 to 7 with 4 minutes left in the first half of the game.

Friday Night Lights Florence Alabama

We are in Florence Alabama for this weeks game.  Two minutes left in the first quarter Bob Jones is ahead by 7.  The Florence Falcons are in possession of the ball on the 21st line with a first down.  It looks like they are driving towards their own touch down.  This will be a fun and fast game!

House Divided Bob Jones Vs. James Clements

Our game is off with a bang!.  Tonight we have the two rival Madison City High School squared up for the game of the season.  As you will recall James Clements is the second high school to open in the Madison City school system.  When the doors first opened last year we lost quite a few students to new zoning and  many football players along with band and guard members.

It is a very emotional game to say the least and due to liberal waivers for seniors and those playing sports many have kids in both schools. So we are on the side of Big Red and JC is Big Blue .  I will keep you posted as the game progresses.

Call Me Peg Leg Pete

Diagnosis knee sprain and immobilizer for 3 days.  If the pain and swelling persists we will be referred for an MRI.  Four hours in the emergency room, but relieved to know it wasn't worse.

On the flip side (3) football players from a rival school were brought in by ambulance.  Practice gone wrong, one had a cervical and back injury, another had a concussion and the third a broken leg.

There was a girl from O's school leaving as we came in with a leg brace as well.  Evidently it was sports injury night at Huntsville Hospital.  Just glad ours left with a brace, crutches and a week off band!

Oops she did It again!

Well, we are in the ER for our once a year visit!  Our daughter manages to roll her left ankle on a. flag pole extended out of a duffle bag.   Things would have been ok if she hadn't tried to break her fall, stepping out and over on her right foot.  Exit stage right, ankle went left and her knee went right, so here we sit.

We are now in the women's and children's pediatric side.  Hopefully we will be seen in the next hour or so.  We will keep you posted on what they find.

Two Great Helpers!

Lot of help these two are..................................

 

We went furniture shopping over the labor day weekend, I was on the hunt for a discounted media stand for a bedroom we are converting into a gaming/tv area for our daughter and her friends.  We decided converting the room was more convenient than being run out of our only family room everytime she wanted to invite her friends over!

 

So off to Swan & Barnett, Pam's and Reflections (pictured below) to scout out a few deals.  While I was off looking for bargins, Grandma and the kid took a liking to a Flexsteel Leather entertainment seating set.  Complete with auto lift recliners, and LED lights.  Guess I shouldn't complain, I could wander the store and easily locate them!

 

 

Bob Jones vs. Enterprise August 24, 2013

My friend alerted me to a few photos of the 'kid' on Flickr from the Bob Jones football games, so I thought I would on of them here.  She is in the front of the line, I believe this is during warm-ups. 

Party Prep

So, I am still waiting on our photographer to deliver the disk with all the pictures she took of the Big Hawaiian Luau.  We should have received them already, but alas we are still waiting.  In the meantime, I thought I would post a few of the pictures I snapped as we prepared for the big event.

The arrival of the 40ft tropical palm tree slide.  This took (6) guys unload it out of the truck, which was parked on the 'killer hill' we call a driveway.  The company brought (2) guys with them, BT, along with Brad (20/20 Professional Services) and two from his crew had to help unload and wrangle it into the back yard.

Here is what it looked like once it was inflated with the splash pool attached.  Up in the top right hand corner of the photo you can see the 30X40 tent we had as well.  Brad strung lights in the canopy so we could see the kids.  We put (6) 6ft tables with chairs under the tent and decorated it with Hawaiian themed table clothes, mini lanterns and blow up monkeys, crabs, beach balls etc.

Quick view of the back porch, as the DJ was setting up his sound equipment.  I had (5) urns with palms and blue dazed stretched across the full length of the porch to lend a more tropical feel/look.

I got a deal on these hula girl cutouts, paid less than 2.50 for each.  Mom and I hung them on the French doors to add a little color.

A quick shot of the 'man made' beach we created.  It stretched 12 feet wide and 60 feet long.  We had (4) thatched umbrellas secured by pvc pipes, Mom and I found these gems at the Party Store.  We purchased beach sand chairs at the post at 75%, so regularly $40.00 we got them for $10.00.  I had 'O" and her friend Brooke place shells in the sand from our numerous trips to the beach to lend a more authentic feel!

Here Comes The Band!!

Friday Night lights

It is Friday and we are perched upon our favorite concrete seats to watch firsthand the Bob Jones Patriots play North Ridge High School out of Tuscaloosa, Alabama.  The score in the first quarter is 6 to nothing in favor of Bob Jones. 

We just had a 40 yard pass return which puts us 1st and goal.  It is going to be an exciting night.  Stay tuned for pics of the half time.