Oak Cliff

So-- my husband and kids and I went to an art/craft show that my sister was 'showing' at in Dallas. Before we arrived, my husband was crying HUNGER. If he does not get to eat- he starts to act like a 6 month old. He had already started to dig into the girls snacks.

Once we found where we needed to go- we stopped at a Rib place across the street- it was called 'Off the Bone'-- small place that served ribs, chicken and brisket. Looked good, was clean and only had outside seating-- UNFORTUNATELY they did not open for an hour. Since that place was closed we started driving straight which was into Oak Cliff. All I can say is --- we would have hit the jackpot if we were needing some liquor! There was a liquor store -not on every corner BUT about every 10 feet on each side of the road. If you needed gas- you were out of luck. If you needed a gallon of milk from 7-11- you were out of luck. If you needed Happy Meal- you were out of luck. If you needed a 40 ounce--- you were in the RIGHT PLACE.

Needless to say- after the craft show- which was nice (we actually found a lady that might know someone that can paint Lexi's mural in her room)-- we went across the street and ate at 'Off the Bone'!!!! Yum!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

End of School

The end of the school year is nearing. I must order end of school year presents for teachers. I have so many to order. 2 groups of 2, 1 speech teacher, and the bus driver & the assistant bus driver! So many people that have an affect in Lexi's life that I must thank!

The great news is that I think Lexi is being invited back to Primrose next year! That makes me so happy because she has learned so much and has made friends.

The boys graduate on June4th! The ceremony is June5th! We shall see what their future brings!

Beans and BBQ

Our first Annual 'Beans & BBQ' event was a huge success! We had around 40 people turn out for this event and everyone had a great time. We ordered food from 'Rudys' and it was delicious and it was just enough to feed 40 people. We ordered food for 25! The Lime / Strawberry Margarita machine was also a huge success. It was funny because you could tell that whoever was drinking Strawberry was a bit more tipsy than those that drank lime.

Our last guest left at around 330am! These was an old school / family friend of Ricks. I am very thankful that we did not get any complaints from the neighbors- seeing how our houses are backed up to one another and most probably go to bed at 9pm. The smokers and most of the men hung out in the back- so it got loud- especially w Rick talking.

As I was trying to fall asleep w a huge headache I began to realize why I should not drink. After falling asleep w a wet rag on my head around 4am--the GIA alarm went off at 6AM!!!!!!!!!! She had apparently threw up, but after I threw a clean sheet over her old sheet (I know this is bad), turned on Cinderella, got her a sippy cup- she went back down until around 730am.

Rick was great! He woke up around 7AM and started cleaning!