Deep in the Heart of Texas: Adjust and Adapt...

This post was intended to have some witty title like "Catching Up" or "Long Time, No Me"...that was until things were eerily quiet in our house (Mommy is at "M.O.P.S." right now) and broken by the sweet angelic sound of my oldest daughter singing "Clean up! Clean up! Everybody, clean UP!" Of course it took only a couple "daddy seconds" (minutes to you laymen) to figure out that we wouldn't be singing that unless their was SOMETHING TO CLEAN UP!

Of course there was Dingle and Hopper sitting on the floor in front of the sink, using washcloths to wipe up what I can only assume is the dirty dishwater Maddie had managed to wring out of her soaked article.

Now that crisis has been averted...here are a few thoughts on what's been up lately.

We ventured to San Antonio for Reformation weekend to hear my college roommate/teammate Greg Truwe preach. The girls had a great time getting better acquainted with Naomi, playing at the playground, and keeping all the guys on their toes Saturday night. Greg and Jamie are great hosts, and we can't wait to visit them again soon (refer to end of post for timetable).

Halloween brought the second annual Sommermeyer Scarefest. We had a great time making our own pizzas for the grill and walking the neighborhood with four of our school families. Maddie made it almost the whole hour with her homemade Racing Sausage outfit on...Daddy was very proud. But for the record, it was Mom's idea to begin with.

Stuffed with candy we headed into the weekend we spent all Saturday at school. Concordia hosted the volleyball regionals which I announced lineups for (my next career move) and the baseball field hosted a USSSA 14U Tournament. Things were hopping which was probably good in retrospect as I missed the BIG State game. I probably would've had an ulcer.

After a crazy week of school, the football team secured its playoff position with a yawner, 56-0 (we stopped parking people in the second quarter and the halftime score was also your final score). Since they play in San Antonio this weekend we canceled plans to go to a wedding in Austin so that we can go to the game (gas is even expensive HERE!). We will have a half day on Friday so we might head up there early to get some dinner with Greg and Jamie before the game.

Saturday is the Tomball Holiday Parade in which my lovely seniors had a float entered so I will be there for that...afterwards, its two days of school and SWEET Thanksgiving break (quite possibly my favorite holiday of the year).

Enjoy the pics!