05Aug 2008 by Kaylene No Comments

Boring Storm

Family Fun, Humor, Life in Texas, Memories
We've had normal old rain storms that were more interesting than this, LOL!  Outside it's breezy, cool, and gray. The beginning of the storm is here, and Kevin's off work, they decided to close up the place today, so since he took yesterday off to have a family day, this is the 4th day of this weekend.  It's nice to have him here.  We got to sleep in too. Sadly it's too overcast to get any pictures of the cloud pattern, I can't really see a pattern.  In the past tropical storms and hurricanes have projected some awesome looking cloud patterns at night, so I was hoping that with this being a daylight tropical storm that I'd be able to get some good ones...  The rain falling off the roof…
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04Aug 2008 by Kaylene 1 Comment

Hurricane Edouard

Family Fun, Life in Texas, The end is near
Sounds like someone got sick in the middle of Edward...  Where do they come up with these names anywho??? So, there's a hurricane heading our direction tomorrow morning, but it'll probably make landfall east of us and not affect us too much.  Maybe that's why I got the stocking up bug...  I do need to work on water though. ETA, Here's the projected path, so it looks like it's headed straight at us (the first inlet in Texas is pretty close to Houston), but it should be pretty weak by the time it gets here, hopefully... Edited again at 8:30 PM, we're ready, it looks like it's going to hit us more directly tomorrow night. We've got food, water, lights (batteries for flashlights and candles), a grill, frozen ice packs,…
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02Aug 2008 by Kaylene 3 Comments

Flea Market

Family Fun
This morning we went to the flea market.  It was a disappointing endeavor.  The market has died down since the last time we went.  Last time we went it was almost the whole building almost every other booth had someone there.  Plenty of food vendors.  Today, not so much. I found some adorable curly ribbon bows for a steal of a deal and was busily picking some out for my nieces before I remembered that their mother despises them, well, maybe that's a strong word, but I have heard her say that she thinks big bows in baby's hair look like giant Christmas poinsettia's glued onto babies heads, so yeah, LOL!  They would have never made it onto their heads.  Love to our Afton. :) We did meet one enchanting…
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02Aug 2008 by Kaylene 17 Comments

Roll Call

Me
So, I'm curious, who checks my blog?  If you check my blog please leave a comment! Even if you don't want it published, let me know and I won't approve it.  I'd just like to see who's checking my blog. THANKS!
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30Jul 2008 by Kaylene 1 Comment

Gramee’s

Aiden, Family Fun, Humor, Memories, Pictures
So, as I browsed the family blog this morning (my Rawlings family and I have a private family blog), I was talking with Aiden about who the people were in the pictures.  He likes pictures. When we were at IKEA last Saturday Aiden saw a tall dark man with dreads and glasses.  He pointed and yelled "Guy!"  Why I knew he meant our friend Isani, I don't know, but I knew, LOL!  Sure enough, when he saw the pic with Isani in it on the blog (one of the ones I posted here) he yelled "Guy!"  LOL!  I guess I was right! Then we scrolled down to the post my Mom had done about some stuff my family had done with Kevin's family, and posted some pictures. He was too…
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30Jul 2008 by Kaylene No Comments

A post about MeMe

Me
This meme is courtesy a tag from Andrea. The Rules: •Link the person(s) who tagged you. •Mention the rules on your blog. •Tell about 6 unspectacular quirks of yours. •Tag 6 fellow bloggers by linking them. •Leave a comment on each of the tagged blogger’s blogs letting them know they’ve been tagged 1. I like to get all "girled up," but any average day you'll find me with a ponytail, no make-up with the exception of some tinted gloss occasionally, and with flip flops.  All that self attention is saved for special occasions. 2. I've gone through dancing, singing, writing, scrap-booking, piano playing (don't put me on any lists, I only took lessons for like 4 months) stamping, card making, drawing, natural toiletry making (bath salts, lotion etc), shoes, nails,…
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29Jul 2008 by Kaylene 3 Comments

Doctor Doctor!

Family Fun, Life in Texas, Memories, Michael
Michael went to the doctor today for his six year check-up.  It's true, he's growing like mad.  LOL!  He's over 4 feet tall, and more than 6o pounds.  That's 90 and 95+ Percentile.  He also needs glasses.  :(  But he seems excited about it.  He was very relived to find he doesn't need shots, and then sad when he realized that meant we weren't going to go get ice cream.  I'd promised ice cream to help him feel better IF he got shots.  He's all excited to go pick out a pair of glasses that "look like chocolate on vanilla ice cream."  I don't know what that means...  I do know he wants brown glasses though, fine with me.  :) Afterwords we went to an organic foods grocery store which…
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27Jul 2008 by Kaylene 10 Comments

Memory Tag

Humor, Me, Memories
If you blog much you probably know the drill, but in case you don't, please comment to me a memory you have of me or with me, then, if you'd like post a memory submission on your blog and I'll come and comment on a memory with you.  THANKS! Edited 7-27-08, I'm bumping this back to the top since it got buried below others posts so fast.
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27Jul 2008 by Kaylene No Comments

Another IKEA Saturday.

Aiden, Baby Joey, Family Fun, Humor, Kevin, Life in Texas, Me, Memories, Michael, Pictures, Venting
Daddy Smiling as we're finally out on our way.  Mom was super slow getting ready to go, and so we left about 3 hours later than he would have liked. We went to a fun little BBQ place and enjoyed a quiet lunch. We got to IKEA and dropped Michael off at Smalland, and headed on our way enjoying the whole showroom floor at a snails pace. A pretty dish set with lots of colorful creamy Bokeh. A head board I like a lot, thought I think Kevin has had his share of iron beds and our next one will be wooden, or if it's the right fabric, upholstered. We timed it just right to be done with the top floor just as it was time to pick up Michael.   …
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