I'm Back!

It's been awhile since I have posted on my Blog. We took off to Middletown, CT to take Katie to college. She is attending Wesleyan University and will be a freshman (woman) this year. Move-In Day was on Sept. 1 and boy did she have alot of stuff to move in. We shipped up 4 large boxes through Fed Ex, brought in 3 of those 3-drawer rubbermaid containers along with 3 huge suitcases that were jam packed to the brim with her clothing. George and I helped her set up her room which took several hours to accomplish. Parents had to be out of the dorm at 5 pm. We shed our tears and said our goodbyes and left the premisis. We flew home the following day. That was the longest flight I had ever taken 7 1/2 hours due to all the time changes but it seemed like an eternity since we were leaving our child behind. I happy to report that Katie is adjusting to life at college. Mom and dad are counting the days until we go up to Middletown to see her for Parents Weekend and possibly a swim meet. I still haven't been able to find my Mojo as far as my Rubber Stamping, Card Making and Scrapbooking is concerned. I guess it misses Katie. Altho I am doing a M(Monday) M(Morning) M(Mailer) to her but I had alot of the cards and items made up in advance. Hope to post pics soon!

28h Wedding Anniversary

On July 25th, George and I celebrated our 28th Wedding Anniversary. Hard to believe that we have been married that long. George, Katie and I spent the day going to Carlsbad Caverns and watching the bat flight at dusk. It was pretty cool to see the bats come out of the Caverns and take flight for the night. I had never seen this before and had been to Caverns on several occasions. The walk was a long one but well worth it It was over 1 1/2 miles down into the Caverns and then another 1 1/4 miles walking through the Great Room. We spent today shopping for Katie's new bedroom items that she will be taking up to her dorm room at Wesleyan. Hard to believe that she will be leaving us in 24 days. I am sooo sad! She will be missed :( I know she really wants to attend this school and see what it is like to live in the Northeast and experience the snow. She will also be swimming on their swim team which will be quite a different experience than swimming on the local high school team and for the El Paso Aqua Posse Swim Team which is a USA Club swim team. Katie recently cut about 6 1/2 inches off her hair and now has a really cute bob. I had been working out at the gym with the trainer until I hurt my knee. Not sure if it is my arthritis or if I pulled a muscle. Either way, the pain is unbearable right now. Guess I have to break down and go and see the Ortho Dr. I am going back to the gym tomorrow to see if there are other exercises I can do that won't strain the knee. I have lost 7 lbs towards my goal of 50 lbs. this year. Sooo I can't give up.

Hard to believe but I turned 50 years old today! I am older than dirt! I decided to take the day off from work and just chill at home with Katie. We ended up going to lunch at Hudson's and ordered cheeseburgers and chocolate malts. Boy were we stuffed when the food feast was over! Then we went over to Barnes and Noble to look at the magazines. Didn't buy anything but did see come books that I want to get during another visit. Later that evening we met up with George and my Mom at Capetto's a local family owned Italian restaurant and one of my fav places to eat at. I was still stuffed from the earlier meal so all I had to eat was water and a salad. I just couldn't eat anymore. Poor George had to work so he wasn't able to join us during the day. My co-workers gave me a birthday party at work yesterday! It was really nice. They brought brisket, beans, rice. salad, rolls and cake complete with "50" candles. I am so blessed to have some really nice co-workers and a great family!

KT and the El Paso Aqua Posse Swim Meet

Today was the final day of the El Paso Aqua Posse Swim Meet. It was an intense 3 day swim meet held outdoors in the 50 meter pool at Pavo Real Pool. Ha! Ha! what a name to call a pool. Pavo means turkey in Spanish and Real means real. Real Turkey Pool is the English translation. It's been a 100 degree plus weather these last few days. Great way to get a natural tan without even trying! Katie has been swimming with the El Paso Aqua Posse Swim Team since the short course season started in the Fall of 2000. We have met some really nice people along the way, gone to some fast swim meets and visited some really nice cities as a result of her various meets. We have had the pride and joy of getting to watch her swim and win at TAGS (Texas Age Group Swimming Competitions) attend 4 competitions at the the South Zones Championships, attend several Sectionals competitions and most important, make several T-16 times and see her name published in the Splash Magazine! Way To Go! Katie or KT as her friends call her. She is now preparing to go off to College at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT. She will swim for the Wesleyan Cardinals. Swim Fast KT!

Happy Belated 4th of July!!!

Happy belated 4th of July to everyone! Hope you all had fun and spent the day celebrating our great country's birthday. I know I am proud to say I am an American and am grateful to our military who are serving to protect our country and it's freedom! we celebrated by cooking hamburgers here at home and watching movies as well as enjoying the firecrackers. For once our dogs and cat didn't go bonkers with the shooting off of the firecrackers like they have done in the past years. Have a good what's left of the weekend!

It's Raining!!!

Finally we are getting some much needed rain! They are even warning us about a possible flash flooding in the area. That is so bizarre considering El Paso is in the middle of the desert. My plants will be happy.
We spent much of today trying to get Katie's computer to work. We finally had to call Apple Support and they told us that the machine sounded like it might have a defect. So we have to call them back in the morning about sending it back and getting a replacement. I am not computer literate at all hence the reason why I have not posted in awhile. I am still trying to figure out how to improve my site.
I hope to be able to post cards and projects that I made recently. I having been trying out the various card challenges that I see on some of the websites that I stalk . I am not brave enough to submit my cards to these challenges but maybe some day I will. I have been working on Katie's Scrapbook. I have almost completed her 8th grade year. I will then be able to complete the album which I started when she was in pre-K. I just need to add journaling to the pages and it will be complete. I really am tempted not to journal anything on these pages but I know if I do that, I will regret it in the years to come. I started out using the red school CM albums and am finishing out her 8th grade year in a purple CM album. Her school colors for the St. Joseph Eagles was Purple and Gold. I would like to start her high school years soon. Maybe I will get these albums finished by the time she graduates from college. There are so many projects that I want to work on and so little time to get them done.

This is my first attempt at setting up my Blog. I have always wanted to start one but never found the courage to do so. I hope to post samples of the various projects that I have been working on as well as other various random interests.