Here's a reason to love Texas...

Copied directly from a craigslist posting here in the Austin area....

Max is still out there somewhere....We miss him terribly and want to know if he is ok. If you have seen him, please let us know! He was last seen on Hog Eye Rd. near Blake Manor. He is very large, white and ugly but we love him and so does his buddy Wilbur. Please call 278-8947 Lisa...thanks! REWARD!

Barbies Before Bed

This is Jolie's request every single night. The girl is REALLY into Barbies and wants us to play with her every night. Joey always plays Prince Deric, while Bayleigh, Jolie and I switch between the many female Barbies she has.

Stairmasters are the enemy

For real...I mean, I guess EVENTUALLY I will think the stairmaster is the cause of a good thing...but for now it's the enemy. It puts the old school stair stepper to shame. Now that I'm done with my pity party...lol...I am proud to say that after 30 minutes on the evil stairmaster, I was able to briskly walk on the treadmill for 10 minutes and then RUN another 10 SOLID minutes. I know for some of you this is old hat...but for me it's real close to amazing. I don't run...I'm not a runner...I'll take kickboxing or step class over running any day. But for some reason (maybe boredom) I've decided to try running...starting on the treadmill...and 10 minutes without stopping is pretty darn good for me.

Camera = Yes! Heights=No!!

Today Jolie had her first photo shoot at UT for Austin Family Magazine. They wanted her to be their covergirl for the November issue. They had an exact spot and look for the cover shot (see Coop catalog cover)...which was for Jolie to be sitting on the handrail ledge in front of Bevo at the University Coop. Well, that handrail ledge is kind of high for an almost 4 year old...and Jolie freaked...even with me hiding behind her and holding her. She was afraid of the height and I don't blame her. If I was only 3 ft 6 inches tall, I would've been scared too! Since this was the exact photo shot they wanted...it may not work out for Jolie to be on the cover for November. They will look at the pics they got, but she may have that "terrified" look...which obviously won't work! Poor baby girl...she did her best, but got spooked and couldn't shake it. I'm still so proud of her! Here's a pic of her at home in her UT cheerleader outfit.

Pfffbbbttttt!!!

So my eldest child is going to be a whoopie cushion for Halloween. Yeah....I know. She's had this idea in her head for MONTHS now. So my friend Christy found the whoopie cushion kids costume in California and mailed it to us....thanks Christy! lol