duck.....duck.....goose!

thursday afternoon, the boys and i went to the park to feed the ducks and geese! the weather was actually above 40, so i couldn't resist getting out!

when we got there, the ducks and geese weren't anywhere near us. but within seconds we were surrounded! the geese actually seemed to fly straight at us {which sent colby screaming and running!}

colby's tactic was to throw a cheez-it and run!
spencer was a bit braver. he actually let the geese get a bit closer to him, but not much!

these ducks were beautiful, but it you got too close they hissed at you!
these two ducks made me laugh! we were almost out of food when these two finally got out of the water and run toward the rest of the crowd! i imagined them shouting, "wait! we're coming! save some for us!"
i was afraid i was going to have to rescue colby from the water! he just yelled, "c'mon ducks! let's head for the pond!"

this duck in the back obviously thought something was funny! he's laughing!

ducks everywhere!!!

this next duck is my favorite! he's all splotchy, and he's got this little tuft of hair that sticks up on the back of his head! he came closer to us than any of the other ducks!

he's so cute! i want to take him home!

quote of the day:“Because life is a living, breathing work of art, you are a painting as you go. Be a masterpiece. Drink in life. Laugh too loud. Compliment others constantly.”

—Nicole Johnson

king and queen of country music

last night daryl and i got to see george strait and reba mcentire at the BOK center in tulsa. my very awesome and generous friend, nellie, gave us the tickets for FREE!!!!

i was so excited to be seeing george for the first time in concert! i wasn't really looking forward to seeing reba, but i have to admit that she put on a very good show! leann womack also performed, but she was nothing compared to george and reba. george didn't take the stage until 9:30 and was still singing at 10:45 when daryl made me leave. {he was being the responsible adult!} the boys were hanging out with geeg and nellie at geeg's house, so we had to go rescue them...meaning nellie and geeg! we didn't get home until after midnight, but it was so worth it!

george strait rocks!

p.s. i have lots more pictures, but of course blogger is being uncooperative tonight, and this is all i could upload! but, hey, at least i got a picture of george's magical grin! no one smiles like george!

chess tournament

spencer competed in his 4th chess tournament yesterday. he tied for 3rd place in his division! way to go, spencer! i'm proud of you!

ziploc omelets!

yep. that's right. you can make omelets in a ziploc bag! it's super easy!

step one: bring a large pot of water to a rolling boil.

step two: put 2 large or extra large eggs in a zipper bag along with any other omelet ingredients you like. then close the bag and give everything a good squish and shake.

step three: make sure all of the air is out of the bag. then place the bag in the boiling water for 15 minutes.

step four: carefully remove the bag from the boiling water. the omelet will slide right out of the bag.

and there you have it! a perfect breakfast! if you want this delicious waffle, you'll have to employ spencer's service. he made waffles in his waffle maker he got for his birthday! the were yum-o!

quote of the day is back because i missed it! i love quotes!!!

quote of the day: “Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.” ~Oprah Winfrey

everything in my life since friday, february 12

friday was the premier of missoula children's theater's production of rumplestiltskin! after 4 nights of practice for 4 hours per night, the show was a huge success. i am still amazed at the whole process of starting with 180 kids monday afternoon, narrowing that down to 60 by monday night and producing a play by the end of the week!

colby and spencer even had some fans in the audience watching! grandma came all the way from edmond to watch, and there were at least 7 people from church as well!

the knights of blat

the main cast and crew

the cutest little singing, stinging bee! zap!

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2.12.10

the entire cast and crew of rumplestiltskin

saturday i took colby to broken arrow for ethan's birthday party. while they were having a blast bowling, i hung out with geeg and nellie at river city trading post in jenks. they found a lot more stuff than i did, but i found what i think is the perfect birthday present for my brother. i can't tell you what it is because he reads my blog. the clerk at the store asked me if i was going to buy when i took it to the counter to ask if it really still worked! she was so disappointed when i said yes. bummer for her!!!!

on the way back to bartlesville i pulled off the side of the road to take this picture. i have passed this little canyon many times and have thought about taking a picture. this was the day for the picture. it is just a beautiful small canyon carved out of the land in the middle of a field. i've always been fascinated by it.

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2.13.10

canyon

sunday was another blood drive at church. i'm glad they schedule these regularly so i'll know when it's time for me to donate again!

even the preacher gave some blood!

the first 50 people to sign up to give blood had their names put into a drawing for a ginormous box of chocolate truffles. and guess what......i won one of them! i thought it was pretty amusing and ironic since i don't really like valentine's day! oh, well! the chocolate is still yummy!

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2.14.10

my big heart!

yesterday was hectic from the moment i woke up until the moment i finally went to bed. i don't have a photo of the day, but i do have a conversation of the day!

colby: mom, dad said to help me with my bath.

me: why can't he do it? i'm busy writing my lesson plans.

cobly: because he's watching the olympics. he's your husband and he said to help.

me: so?????

colby: soooo.....he's your husband...your OLDER HUSBAND and he said to do it. you have

to.

me: i don't think so. that's not how it works. i think you've got the wrong understand of

the marriage relationship.

colby: what? did i pronounce it wrong???

{for all of you thinking daryl isn't the boss of you and he can't tell you what to do, don't worry. he didn't actually say all that! colby exaggerated! }

tonight was a first.......the boys actually chose to sit on the same side of the table and they didn't even fight! what a moment! i had to capture it!

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2.16.10

harmony

daily grateful: daryl, spencer and colby

photoless update

thursday, february 4th, i celebrated my birthday (yes, it's 2 months late but that's ok! that's how we roll!) with geeg, rhonda, trish and zoe. lots of fun seeing my friends again!

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2.4.10

zoe!

last weekend we celebrated spencer's 11th birthday! he can't be that old! i am not ready for him to be finishing elementary school.

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2.5.10

birthday at rib crib!

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2.6.10

birthday party!

after we partied with spencer's friends saturday afternoon, our family had supper at freddy's (yum-o!) with nellie, brett, gina, abbey, jacob and lisa! great food and even better friends!

sunday, colby FINALLY got his certificate for completing the bethlehem level of goal keepers at church! he was so excited. he's been waiting for this moment since november!

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2.7.10

monday he and colby auditioned for the missoula children's theater's production of "rumplestiltskin". this is the first time either of them have ever tried out for a play, and guess what....both of them got parts! spencer was so excited, and i have to admit i was/am an extremely proud mom! spencer is playing the part of a knight, and colby is a "singing, stinging bee"!

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2.8.10

auditions!

they have been practicing all week, and their first performance is tomorrow at 12:15 for all the bartlesville 4th graders. then they perform again tomorrow night at 7:00. i can't wait to see my boys on stage!!!

spencer is loving this. he's had practice every day this week from 4:00-8:30, but i haven't heard him complain once. i hope he's found something that he really likes to do and something he's good at.

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2.9.10

yay!

colby the night before the first show

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2.11.10

spencer the night before the show

the boys got to be excused from school on friday to perform in the play. they had to be at rehearsal at 8:00 a.m.! yikes! that's earlier than i have to be at work!

school has been tough emotionally this week. one of my precious little students has had her world turned upside-down. i can't go into detail on a blog, but just know that this little girl needs lots of prayers. don't worry that you don't know her story or her name, god will know exactly who you are talking about!

daily grateful: people willing to step up