NO SNOW YET, TUESDAY!!!!!!!!!

So far we don't have the snow that we were due to have. I was all ready. We did our running around yesterday and planned it to stay home today and be ready for that snow storm that was due us..Oh well, the day is not over yet, so we shall see.
My dad has the stomach bug now, along with my sister that is in college. My other sister and her husband and little boy had it really bad as well. I think we have finally gotten rid of it here. I bleached and lysoled everything!!!!!!!
The girls are getting excited about homecoming. I think I am too..I ran for homecoming queen here in Maxwell too,(did not win, but had fun all the same) so it is neat to be on the other end as mom this time around. We got dresses for the girls off of eBay. Alli's is short and cute and Raelene's is the same color as her class colors, not sure if she will wear that one to homecoming or save it for prom and then wear her old prom dress to homecoming. Frank's class is being honored that night so pretty neat night planned. I will be sure and post pictures and details. Allison is running for junior high princess and Raelene for homecoming queen at the high school level. This is Raelene's first time to run, she has lost out nominations by one vote and never got this far, so she is thrilled. Allison of course is up for the first time!!
Frank and I are getting sort of excited about this weekend and his conference. It will be nice to get away and stay in a hotel that we did not use coupons for..Not that there is anything wrong with coupons for motels..gotten some great deals and stayed in some nice ones, but this will be a treat and the rooms look so pretty!!!..LOL.. We will take the baby with us, just because the girls have ball games, plus she will keep me company during the day and she is pretty much my shadow anyway. His first board meeting will be the 19th.
My mom and I are on a committee to plan a party for our Baptist Association's 100th birthday. It will be here in Maxwell since we are right off the the interstate, plus we will be renting a building at the school to use. In the 100 years this Association has been active, our family has been involved in over 50 of it, so I am looking forward to this event.
Okay, I need to go and get the mail, so I am out of here..

DRIVERS ED, MAXWELL SCHOOL BOARD, AND WINDY WEATHER!!!

John started drivers ed two weeks ago. You know I was okay with Raelene and driver's ed, because number one she is the oldest and we knew she would be the first, number two it was a blessing to have another driver in the house, and finally she was already a little older and past 15. But I was just not ready for John to start drivers ed. It has really been a big step for mom...
I did not tell you that Frank is the newest member of the Maxwell School Board!! There was an election and we missed the dead line due to other things coming up, but it turned out that no one else put in for school board, so those interested were asked to send a letter of intent/interest to the president, (a friend of ours) and they would chose new members last week. Frank went ahead and put in his letter and the other night he got a spot. WOW!!!!!!!! We to this weekend to a training section in Santa Fe, and we get to stay at the Hilton. WOW, that is big time for us. We have to pay for the room and they will pay us back.
The wind is blowing..We had some rain yesterday and are due for snow tomorrow..we do need the rain, and snow, so I am not complaining, but wow...we had such great weather last week...lol

Sick, Sick and More Sick..

We have all had a nasty run of the stomach flu here. Started out last week with Traci and we are still battling it with Christi. Nasty stuff. I have washed everything in bleach water and sprayed the rest of it down with Lysol..Just plain nasty. I have even been boiling water to drink, since I don't know what is causing it. Not only have we had the stomach bug some of us have had head colds as well. Just ugly around here.
Pray we get over it soon, as we have not done much more than sleep and CLEAN for days now..
The kids said that there was a line of kids in the nurses office waiting to be picked up yesterday and that the home sick list is long as well..
I will post more later, as we I have other new passages in our lives, that don't involve vomit and Kleenex...LOL

SOME PICTURES..................................

Just had to post some Maxwell Bear pictures...

John in science class....

Raelene playing VOLLEYBALL.......

And last but not least Allison during track season...

Tuesday Night..........

I have been playing with this thing all day. I finally said, I better just leave it along and if it ain't broke don't fix it.
It is getting really cold out there tonight. We had a little snow this morning but it had stopped by like 10 am.
Some friends brought us some meat tonight, can't wait to use it. They butcher every few months and brought us some.!!!! What a blessing!!!!
Pray for our town..There are some things going on that are just not right, I am afraid that I have gotten myself maybe a little more involved that I need to be, so say a prayer.Things do need to change, but fear that things are going to get bad before they get good.
Okay, I think I might be coming down with what Frank and Raelene have, so I am taking a sudafed tonight and resting and taking it easy.

Until tomorrow!!

LAST TUESDAY OF JANUARY....

I thought that I would be better about posting than I have been, I am truly sorry about that I am working really hard to remedy that.
I have been playing with my blog some and adding some personal touches to my background. The purple you will note, is in honor of the Maxwell Bears. That is the school colors and since both Frank and I and now our children are all "MAXWELL BEARS", thought that would be a cute color scheme. I think I will look for some "bears" to add to my blog and see what it looks like. So if you have a good bear, send it my way.
Raelene is home sick today. I think she is not only sick but worn out from school, ball practices and all the stuff that makes up being a senior in high school. She and I have started looking at graduation announcements and getting some ideas on that is out there. Did you know that they are really expensive? I think we have a few more weeks before we have to worry about that, but it is nice to have some ideas and some places bookmarked. We have thought about making them our selves, and will sit down soon and price both ways.
Raelene is running for homecoming queen in February. She is excited. Allison is also on the homecoming court, but at the junior high level and will be running for princess. It is pretty neat!! Homecoming happens to fall on Traci's 11th birthday, so we are going to have to have a big celebration that day.
Okay I will get off here, as I am babysitting today and need to get busy.

Good Evening.
Getting ready to head out the door and go to the school, as Frank is in charge of the gate tonight for the game, I am just going with him to get out of the house and to take a break, plus see some friends and chit chat...
We have had nice weather this week, and warm temps. Such a treat.
The kids go back to school Monday, think that they are ready, as I know I am ready for the quiet. Love my kids, but this has been a really long two weeks...LOL