Beer Update

After letting Jay leave the beer on my kitchen counter to "ferment" for two weeks, it is now bottled up and sitting in the cabinet in the guest bathroom so it can "condition". It better not explode or we might have to have words.

In other news, I have a funny kid story. I have this tiny kid in my class who wrote in his journal this week the following entry:

"I am seven. On my birthday I will be eight. I will have to get a job."

So I ask him what kind of job he is thinking about getting. He replied, "I don't know, I guess I'll be a cop." This is the same kid that told me that his cat plays video games with him. Never a dull moment in the first grade.

Lazy

That's the only way to describe my Christmas break. I read four books, took two hour naps everyday, ate lots of food, and watched too much football.

It is no secret that Jay likes to drink beer. So imagine my excitement when I found the perfect Christmas gift for him. A "Mr. Beer" brew your own beer kit. I knew he would think it was cool but didn't think he would get as into it as he has. After he opened it, he carried around the instruction manual for two days showing people and reading up on it so his beer would be perfect. Since then, everytime I turn around, he is calling people telling them about his homemade brew. He's even trying to think of names so he can print up his own labels. Luckily, I am not a big fan of beer so I won't have to drink any.

Here he is hard at work with his brew.

It was nice to relax and get some rest but I am ready to get back to work tomorrow. I am sure all my little ones at school missed their teacher!

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year!

Friday morning Jay's mom was here so we started first thing on getting all my Christmas decorations up. She was such a huge help! I don't decorate for any other holiday but I love decorating for Christmas. While we were inside, Jay went to work outside putting up the lights on the house. His ladder is still at his old house and he didn't feel like going to get it (and was too stubborn to ask the neighbors) so he hoisted himself up on the roof using the trash can as a step stool. While it was raining. His mom and I were both so nervous but he managed to not break his neck.

On Saturday, Jay worked and I managed to get all the Christmas shopping done, get the gifts wrapped, catch up on the laundry and ironing, and get the house cleaned. I am ready to go back to work so I can get some rest!

Thanksgiving

Jay and I had a busy but great Thanksgiving. This is the first Thanksgiving since we started dating that we haven't been to the Cowboys game which made me kind of sad. We started the day off with my family coming over for breakfast. We spent the day with Jay's family so it was nice to see my family before they went on their way with their own festivities.

Spencer and Kate

My parents, grandmothers and Jay

After breakfast we headed to McKinney to Jay's brother's house. The food was delicious and we had a great time visiting and of course seeing his nephew.

Margaret, Baby Cason, and Jay

Margaret and Cason

And even though we were not there to cheer them on the Cowboys still won!!

Baylor vs. A&M

So tomorrow is the Baylor/A&M football team. Although Baylor isn't great they are definitely improving. Jay is pretty confident that Baylor will beat A&M tomorrow. He is so confident, in fact, that he said if Baylor loses he will do all the housework for a month. It's no secret that I hate cleaning and I would love it if Jay would take over the responsibility. So who do I cheer for?

**Update: Baylor won (yea!) so I am still stuck with the housework...

A new challenge

I have spent my first 7 years of teaching trying to teach first graders who the President of the United States is. No matter how many times we go over it, when I ask the kids who the president is, inevitably at least half the class yells out "George Washington!" They seem to get the George's confused. So today, I tried to get a head start in teaching my students the name of our new president. They can't quite get that one right either. Here were their responses:

Bock-a-Rama
Brock Bama
and my favorite: Rock Bomb

Domestic Diva

I have never been much of a cook. I don't know why. I think I always just thought eating out was much easier. Jay isn't much for eating out so I have been trying to be a good wife and cook him dinner on the nights that he is not at the fire station. So last night I tackled a big one...fried chicken. I must admit that I didn't even know the first thing about making it. But with some help from Jay's aunt and the internet, I did it! Jay's friend Adam came over and I could tell when they walked in the kitchen that they were worried. But it actually turned out great. It was so great, in fact, that I took the leftovers for lunch today. Next stop on the cooking journey...meatloaf. This wife thing isn't so hard!