Things that make me go hmmm...

I don't know what it is about Texas, but its elderly citizens seem to go missing. Or maybe my former state isn't as concerned for its disappearing senior citizens as the Lone Star State.

Since our move here last June, I have seen four Amber alerts, including the teenager from Southern California. Each and every time my heart goes out to the families of the missing children, and I share the joy when they are safely returned to their families. In the same amount of time, I have seen twice as missing Silver Alerts. My prayers go out to these families too, but I just find it one of the "things that make me go hmmm."

Ass-per-gas anyone?

We spent family time planting asparagus this weekend. Don't tell my hubby, but it's nice to do family projects once a decade. Actually, this is the third family project in nine months, so bonding is more like bondage--just kidding.

By Sunday night, I could hardly move. Yep, over 40 yard of asparagus. Did you know it grows like grass? Just like a hydra, you cut off the head and stem and the plant grows another one. We won't have much of a crop this year, but next year we should be raking in the 'little green trees' as my niece used to say.

 

We ordered several dozen starter plants, which look like 

naked Daleks from a Doctor Who episode.  

Nothing like a good book...

 I was catching up on my goal to read all the Newbery books when I caught my dogs reading Kate DiCamillo's new middle grade novel.           

My zombie reading dogs.

Truckers Can Earn Big Bucks in Texas...

No better time to take a photo than when you're driving right? 

But I've been having a hard time finding a job since we've moved to Texas

 and earning forty cents (obviously the company meant per mile) pays more than blogging. 

Feeling Blue...

Meet Blue

He enjoyed his fifteen minutes of fame on Wednesday's CBS Morning News. 

He was the adoption pet of the day. 

After one look at that face, Lorne decided he belonged in our boxer pack.

Blue turned three years old in Jan 2014

Pee Wee will be seven years old in August

Dezzy turned nine years old in Jan 2014 

Do It Ourselves Project

Over Lucy's spring break, our family installed outside lights and wired the attic for a security system.

On the second day of pulling wires, Lucy fell through the garage. 

Never a dull moment in the Texan Woods.

I love Lucy!

 2000 at Grandpa Berry's house

October 2011 

December 2011 Carlsbad State Beach

Christmas with Marina and Rei visiting from Japan. December 2011 Space Mountain, Disneyland CA March 2013. Lucy hates roller coasters... can you tell?

Shiloh and Lucy at an LA Angles game April 2013

Lucy's last birthday party with CA friends 2013


My favorite photos ever... Lucy at her brother's football game 2002