After the big Thunderstorm tonight...

...we drove shopping and I saw this rainbow. By the time I got my cell out and we were at another good spot to take the picture the rainbow isn't as impressive anymore, but I wanted to share it with you anyway! Hope you can see it, you might have to zoom in a bit!

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday!

Wordless Wednesday (almost)

Jaeger's response to a video of a baby 'talking'

I was watching a video clip of one of my friends baby. Jaeger was in the other room and didn't like that he couldn't find the baby and he was very concerned about the baby. I played it again after I had my video ready so I could post it!

Wordless Wednesday

Can you guess?!

Take a guess on this one! :-)

The Winner wins!

Happy Birthday Sandra...

...even if you don't answer your phone!

 

You can print this one out and put it in your 8X8 frame I gave you in March...if it's already on your wall that is!

Hope you and Clayton are having a fun day and are celebrating, instead of working...that's a hint, but you are probably at work as always, and so is he...

And my mom says I never post anything here!

• Es hat die ganze Nacht gestuermt
• Also hat Rhowdie wieder die Nerven verloren
• Kam ins Schlafzimmer und hat Dan abgeholt
• Der hat dann alle schlimme sachen von Rhowdie abgehalten
• Hat bei jedem Sturm bei Rhowdie gesessen
• Der Arme Jaeger musste in seine Huette weil er dachte es waere Zeit zum spielen
• Auserdem macht Rhowdie Jaeger zum Nervenbuendel weil er die ganze Zeit hin und her rennt, da ist es besser wenn Jaeger in Ruhe schlafen kann
• Wenn der Sturm nachlaesst kommt Dan wieder ins Bett, nur um 2 Minuten spaeter wieder von Rhowdie abgeholt zu werden. 
• Ich weiss nicht ob es wirklich nur 2 minuten sind, ich weiss nur das ich wach werde wenn Dan reinkommt und dann wenn Rhowdie reinkommt und Dan wieder rausgeht! 
• Ich bin dann halt immer 1 sekunde mit dennen wach und dann kann ich wieder schlafen!
• So, Mama, habe ich Dir jetzt genug geschrieben und von meiner Nacht erzaehlt? 
• ROFLOL! Weisst Du was dass heisst?
• Ich bin jetzt seit 3 Stunden wach und die beiden haben sich ausgeschlafen, denke ich! Rhowdie war ganz geschafft, der Arme Hund!!!

(picture created with Creative Memories StoryBook Creator Plus)

Do you know how dark it gets?!?

Power outage darkens south Abilene

Daralyn Schoenewald schoenewaldd@reporternews.com / 325-676-6765
Thursday, July 16, 2009

Almost 10,000 homes and businesses in Abilene were without power Thursday evening, part of a band of outages that stretches through Oklahoma and Texas.
No cause was announced but severe weather along the Texas-Oklahoma border was reported by local Little League officials who were at a tournament Wichita Falls, where lightning and high winds were reported.
The outage mostly affected southeast Abilene, said John Gallagher, a public information officer for the Abilene Fire Department.
Power went out at around 9:45 p.m. It was hoped power would be restored by 11 p.m., and the Abilene Police Department reported calls about the outage stopped around 10:45 p.m.
The 9,609 customers without power represented nearly 17 percent of AEP customers in Taylor County, according to the electric company’s Web site.

It is dark when the power goes off at 9:45 pm! And so quiet, except some peoples dogs barking (yes, mine :-)) But not too bad! Finding candles in the dark is not that easy...but luckily I know where they are and didn't stub any toes either! 

When the power came back on we watched a bit of the news and then decided to watch a DVD, just to have the power go off again and jump back on. Well, that was it, I was done with that and turned off the TV (after all, I don't want it to stay off forever with the power doing what it wants!). So we turned in early and still slept late this morning.

Ah, maybe the power should go off more often around here, we'd get lots of sleep that way. :-) 

My Wednesday Afternoon!

So Wednesday after work my friends came over and we scrapbooked for hours, then took a swim to freshen up. That's what a summer afternoon is all for! Go and weep :-)

Check out all my cards!

 

I made all of these plus more! All Creative Memories!

You can make them too, just give me a call :-)

You all need to check this one out!

Dan and I will be going to eat next week. Burger @ Perini's! Who's coming?

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Hhere is the article from the Abilene Reporter News:

Perini's burger wins on TV

By Celinda Emison
Originally published 11:41 a.m., July 9, 2009
Updated 11:41 a.m., July 9, 2009

Stake a claim to this recipe

1/2-pound black Angus ground beef
Perini’s special steak rub (mixed in the burger)
Sweet sourdough bun
Spicy mustard
Purple onions (grilled)
Mushrooms (grilled)
Green chiles (chopped)

It’s official. Tom Perini makes the best burger maker in the land, at least according to Matt Lauer and the judges on the Today Show.
Perini, cowboy chef and owner of Perini Ranch Steakhouse, beat out two competitors — Aaron McCargo Jr., host of “Big Daddy’s House” on the Food Network, and Adam Rather from Mother’s Federal Hill Grille in Maryland. McCargo made a pizza or calzone-style burger, while Rather made his restaurant’s signature deep-fried burger “Heart Attack on a Plate.”
But the judges, Lauer, Natalie Morales and Hoda Kotb, unanimously chose Perini’s thick and juicy Texas-style burger, seasoned with his special rub and loaded down with grilled onions, mushrooms and green chilies — all on a sourdough bun.
“This is like an old-fashioned burger; there are no tricks with this,” Perini told Lauer as he formed a hamburger patty from certified Angus beef. “This is the way we made burgers years ago. It is how we get that wonderful flavor that we love in Texas.”
After Perini built the burger, it was time for the taste test.
“Can anyone actually get their mouth around this thing, other than Hoda I mean?” Lauer asked as they all took a bite.
After a short huddle, the three pronounced Perini the burger boss and presented him with a trophy plaque, complete with a burger on the front.
As they made the presentation, Bruno — aka Sacha Baron Cohen — pushed his way through the outdoor set to congratulate Perini on his win. In true Texas style, Perini, tipped his hat to the flamboyant star, who had been on the show promoting his new movie.
Perini’s burger was declared the best burger in Texas last month by the Food Network magazine, which selected the best burgers from all 50 states

What a tribute!

I got this in an email the other day and it is really good. Hadn't received it before, but it's been around since 2007. Hope you will listen/view it and enjoy it also.

PAPA! Herzlichen Glueckwunsch zu Deinem Geburtstag!

Happy 4th of July! American Independence Day!

So, here we go again, another party, YEAH!!! What would we do without this day to just celebrate away!
We are going to a flag raising ceremony this morning, and this afternoon we'll have our own party here! As always we will spend our time outside in the pool and under the trees in the shade :-) and in the cool water of the pool!
If you are not here, you missed it, and we are missing you ! If you are here, good for you and you will be celebrating with us.
Pictures will be posted tomorrow, as I can't post pictures of an event before the event! What fun is that?
And the food we'll have...outstanding (if everyone brings something). And luckily the weather plays along and it'll be hot today as always in Texas in the summer! FUN, FUN, FUN!

So, here it goes! Happy Independence Day to America!

Okay, it's the 5th, and here are two colages with pictures of the fun we had. First off, Dan got to do the grilling, he likes it, or so I think. Then we have the food!

Followed by our company we had, the girls love beeing in the pool and everyone else just likes the conversations going on! Hope you all had a grand time yesterday and are going to get ready for Labor Day the next big party event at our house, or maybe we'll just have to add another party in in July and August!

Cross stitch half done :-)

To whom it may concern...here are two christmas pillows we'll be finishing next week!

 

Come back next week for the finished product :-)

Happy Father's Day!

For Dan  "Happy Father's Day"!

And my Dad: "Einen schoenen Vatertag"! (Ist halt erst Heute hier, musst Du mir mal naechstes Jahr vorher bescheid sagen, dann vergess' ich das auch nicht, vielleicht :-))

Jason picture!

 

Well, it's a copy from an online newsletter. Can you find Jason? And I did have to smudge faces as I don't know who they are and if they want their pic on my blog. We heard from him last week in the middle of the night. Seems he's doing fine :-)

This is an unusual love story involving an 89-year-old woman and her beloved Chariot. The two have been together for decades and traveled more than 540,000 miles across this nation's highways and side streets.

What a story this is, if you like cars you will love checking it out! First Part!

Here is the second part of Rachel's story!

And the link to the 3rd part .

Today!!!

E-mail just popped up:

Subject: HI/BYE

Love you guys.  Maybe get phone tomorrow.

 

Hugs and kisses,

son,

Jason

Maybe we will get phone call soon!!! Yeah!

Yesterday!

Coming home from work I found a dog in the neighbors yard and was wondering, for a second, whose dog it might was. I really didn't finish the thought as I realized it was one of mine!!!



The Husky broke out!!!

As I stopped the car and opened the door he wagged his tail and came right over. He just loved to see me. I put him back in the yard where we were greeted by the Rottweiler who is way too big to fit through this hole!

I put a big tire in front of the hole so he couldn't escape again.

I went inside, ate lunch, worked on the computer, when it started to rain, so I opened the backdoor and no dog...calling the dogs Jaeger came running, Rhowdie was no where to be found. Checked the hole, yep, he moved the tire!!! Now it's starting to rain harder. Get my shoes, keys, wallet, cell phone, jump in the car, call Dan to come help searching, and start driving. go around the first corner and there is Rhowdie, wagging his tail, giving me a big smile and is so happy that his ride has shown up. He comes running as soon as I stop the car, no chasing him down for me. I just opened the back door and he jumps in and I take him home and scold Jaeger for not watching over his brother.

Well that was my excitement for yesterday...we'll see what kind of storms are brewing today. Dan just has to come home when there is thunder far off and let the dogs in...or Rhowdie might just find anohter way out.

Oh, yeah, we think he chewed the wood on the fence to get out. He doesn't have hands and there is lots of fur all around the opening where he wiggled out. Must not hurt that bad that he did it again.

Wow! We have smart people in our family!

Well, now I have a nephew who is great with computers in Germany and I have a cousins son who might be even greater here in the States! Check out this article!

SunJournal.com - Creating artificial intelligence - USM student's AI work wins on world stage

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Happy Birthday Tiffany!!!

What we did on Sunday!

First we went to IHOP for breakfast, after all the guys need to eat before they work :-) Then we went a bit shopping (Lowe's because we need tools!) Then the guys got to work:

After this Dan and I went shopping and it started to pour! Yeah, rain! We got what we wanted though, a S-Video cable and an audio y-cable. Then we went home and hooked up the Computer to watch Netflix! What fun is that...
Dirk wanted to watch a Western, well we did..."Outlaw Trail" go and check it out somewhere (but if you ever wanted to know what happened to Butch Cassidy and Sundance kid, look no further!).
Then on we went to "Rob Roy" (Scottish Highlands in the 1700s! with Liam Neeson)...go figure what we were up to last night!

it's time for new pictures...

...before I get in trouble with my mom!

 

So the front yard looks a bit better again and I can look out of the windows, well, if they were washed, but now it rains, so I can't get them washed (have to call someone to do this one of these days :-))!

Wordless Wednesday

Jason is home!

 

Instead of driving down to the Mexican border where he and Tiffany live, Jason decided to drive up to Abilene and spend some time with us. Of course Tiffany isn't at home either so he didn't want to be in an empty apartment. Next week Jason will go to South Dakota for 2 month of training, then he'll head back to the McAllen area and to Tiffany who will be waiting for him then.

(Or so is the plan...their jobs do change their lives for them in a flash!)

Yeah! RAIN!!!

Abilene gets 2-inch rain

Originally published 02:35 p.m., May 16, 2009
Updated 02:35 p.m., May 16, 2009

Early morning thunderstorms dumped 2.01 inches of rain officially at the Abilene Regional Airport, according to the National Weather Service.
The rain was the biggest since Oct. 13 when it rained 1.97 inches.
The rain brought the year-to-date total to 5.04 inches, still more than an inch below normal for this time of year.
There is a 40 percent chance of more rain throughout the afternoon.
Temperatures will be in the upper 60s today and low 70s on Sunday.

Now this means that those dogs have been in the house all day...Jaeger did step out to do his business, Rhowdie pooped all over the living room floor while we were out for breakfast! Oh, yeah, they had to go out to eat also after breakfast during room cleanup! But ever since they came in we haven't heard from them!

We'll see if we are getting any more rain, it kind of looks dreary right now, so maybe another nap is not far away, and reading a book is always good on days like this! Yeah, we finally had rain and the back yard is flooded!

Wordless Wednesday! (No words from me...)

Oh, no...I took a test and here I am... :-)

Take the Quiz here!

You are Elinor Dashwood of Sense & Sensibility! You are practical, circumspect, and discreet. Though you are tremendously sensible and allow your head to rule, you have a deep, emotional side that few people often see.

I found the link to this test on Meg Cabot's blog...she is Emma!

Now I have to find "Grey Gardens" the original one, as it sounds like an interesting documentary to watch, and then I'll have to see if I can get the new one also...never time for anything :-)

We have a Star in our midst!

Well, just checked Sandra's blog and found some interesting tidbits there...so, I'll just copy some of it ;-)

Check out this link to see my favorite brother-in-law :-)

And another picture here! and here and here!

If you haven't eaten his cooking you don't know what you have missed!!! It is good!! He came for my birthday and cooked all weekend...oh, it was soooo good!!!

GO CLAYTON!!!!

Zum Muttertag!

What a surprise I had today at School!

So, I am at School working hard, and the secretary walks in. I had just turned around quickly and saw her standing there with some flowers in her hand, as always I said: "oh how nice, are they for me, haha", and looked away as I was talking with a student, when I realized that I had seen my name on the card, so my head flew around again and I said: "oh, they really are for me, who are they from...?" Well, she didn't know of course, but I had a card to unwrap and find the note attached...they were from Jason and Tiffany! Yeah, they did think of me!

Sweltering Heat in Abilene...

Here is this mornings report in the local paper:

Triple-digit temperatures in forecast again

By Celinda Emison (Contact)
Thursday, May 7, 2009

Protect yourself from heat

n Drink plenty of fluids
n Avoid beverages containing caffeine or alcohol
n Wear clothing that is lightweight, light-colored and loose-fitting.
n Ask your doctor if any medication you take increases your susceptibility to heat-related illness
n Take a cool shower or bath,
Source: Environmental Protection Agency

Today's predicted highs

Abilene -- 102
Albany -- 100
Anson -- 102
Brownwood -- 99
Clyde -- 101
Coleman -- 100
Haskell -- 101
Roby -- 103
Sweetwater -- 103
Throckmorton -- 100
Source: National Weather Service

Three-day forecast

Sunny and hot, high near 102, low 66.
Saturday: High near 74, low 56, 20 percent chance of precipitation.(Well the TV last night said it would be mid 60's)
Sunday: Slight chance of thunderstorms, high near 80, low 62.
Source: National Weather Service

Abilene hit the 100-degree mark Thursday and should break a record today.
Nothing but extreme triple-digit heat is predicted across the Big Country today, but relief is just a day away -- Saturday's high is expected to reach only into the mid-70s.
The National Weather Service puts today's high at 102, breaking the record of 100 for the date set in 2000.
Temperatures on the western edge of the Big Country, for cities such as Sweetwater and Roby, are expected to climb to a sweltering 103 degrees.
Not only will it be hot, but the humidity will be in the 20 percent to 30 percent range, making for muggy conditions in some areas. The drier heat will be toward the west, where temperatures are expected to reach 104 in Big Spring and Colorado City. Lots of sunshine and, strangely enough, an approaching cold front are contributing to the heat wave.
"An approaching cold front is causing frontal compression of the atmosphere," said Terry Huber, a meteorologist with the weather service. "This will give us especially warm temperatures the day before the front."
As the front approaches, it will be accompanied by gusty southwest winds, which could reach 25 miles per hour.
Normally, Huber said, high winds and hot weather are a recipe for elevated fire danger. But no red flag warnings have been issued because of the increased humidity.
A few thunderstorms could pop up overnight Saturday, but the chances are slight, forecasters say. Severe weather is not predicted.

Makes for a long hot day at School with 800 kids...Yeah! it's Friday!

I have a Wordless Wednesday!!!

Today Mostly Sunny Hi 88 °F

Tonight Partly Cloudy Lo 71 °F

Thursday Sunny Hi 98 °F

Thursday Night Mostly Clear Lo 73 °F

Friday Hot Hi 100 °F

Friday Night Partly Cloudy Lo 66 °F

Saturday Slight Chc Tstms Hi 78 °F

Saturday Night Slight Chc Tstms Lo 59 °F

Sunday Slight Chc Tstms Hi 81 °F

 100F

Da hab' ich ja nichts zu sagen...

...gibt's das denn auch mal?
Da beschwere ich mich immer ueber Sandra das sie nichts schreibt, und jetzt habe ich auch nichts!

Also, die Schweine Grippe hat bei uns in Abilene noch nicht zugeschlagen, und die Schulen sind noch offen, aber im naechsten Ort sind die Schulen zu und die haben mindestens 10 Faelle...jetzt kommen sie alle nach Abilene zum einkaufen da sie ja jetzt zeit haben und nichts zu tun...hahaha!

Der neueste Bericht sagt ja auch das die Schulen nicht zu machen sollen, also bekommen wir jetzt doch keine Ferien...waere auch zu schoen gewesen. Dafuer hat sich Kristy aber Krank gemelded...schon seit Montag, macht sich einfach ein schoenes Leben auf meine Kosten denn ich muss mich mit den Baelgern rum schlagen...naja, bisher hat's ganz gut geklappt! Sie hat's im Hals...alles entzuended, will ich gar nicht sehen! Und bekommen schon mal gar nicht...oder dann koennte ich wenigstens im Bett liegen und lesen und die Zeit mit schlafen verbringen.

Na, ja, das waere es denn mal, nicht so interesant wie Sandra's Moerderer der unter ihr wohnt, aber immerhin auch was zu schreiben :-) Koennte ja mal ein Bild von der Schweine Grippe hier reinsetzen.

Sandra wollte auch am Sonntag anrufen, aber die Schwester vergisst man auch mal schnell...gell!