Speaking of my book, I have been meaning to thank Rita for steering me to the A Song of Fire and Ice series by George R.R. Martin. Oh my lord how I *heart* them! I am not one to pick out a fantasy-genre book (or any book for that matter that is over a thousand pages long) on my own, but this set is fabulous, and I love the story just as she promised I would.
Once I finally got over my fantasy bias and cracked it open, I literally plowed through the first one and rushed out to Barnes & Noble to buy the second and third of the series. The third book that I’m reading currently is starting to get a touch plodding, but it is still keeping my interest well enough.
I will be taking a little break in the series before going on to the next few because Breaking Dawn, the fourth and final book of the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer, comes out next week – yip!
But, knowing me like I do, I will have a hard time not cheating and take a quick peak over at wiki to get some story updates on A Song of Fire and Ice!
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Julie Corne/Yarborough recently contacted me with some changes for our family tree:
And Janna Junkin/Kuykendall (master of the family tree) who had already updated the family tree was kind enough to supply me with an updated version she already had...
In addition, Janna has some AWESOME photos on her flickr site. Many thanks to Julie for the updates and for Janna for keeping up with the growing family!
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Aunt Vickye and family recently visited Luckenbach, TX. Home of some of the greatest "Texas" music you'll ever hear. They had bought my grandfather, Johnye Slaughter, a brick at the General store to commemorate his service in the Army some time back. She put together a great video of them on their trip. Unfortunately Jonda and I weren't able to make the trip, but we heard that everyone had a great time.
If you've never been to Luckenbach... we suggest you visit. It's a pretty cool place on the map.
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While Travis and I were camping this weekend, Carissa spent a couple of nights with her Grammy. Now, when Carissa has a sleepover she just doesn’t pack up a couple of outfits and diapers to last a few days. Oh no way. When Carissa heard that she was going to Grammy’s and that her cousin Hunter was coming too, she started making out her list of stuff she wanted to bring.
We had a purple backpack full of the essentials: clothes (she picked out all Lightning McQueen or Thomas T-shirts and shorts, nothing cutesy of course), diapers, wipes, emergency form, bathing suit, sunscreen, etc.
Then she had her Thomas backpack full of her toy selection. Included in this bag was her push-and-play Thomas and Percy engine, Lighting McQueen ball and bat, stuffed Goofy doll, multiple little plastic dinosaurs from Incredible Pizza, her green wallet, three whoobies, a Magenta dog, and others.
You think that was it? She also carried along her three Chipmunk stuffed toys (yes, the Alvin, Simon, Theodore ones that used to belong to my brother), a CD case filled with movies, her tackle box full of race cars, and the race car rug that belongs back at Grammy’s house.
What can I say, I guess she just might take after me. My dad still talks about the time we went on a cruise and one of my three suitcases only had shoes in it.
Anyway, after I dropped Carissa off with Pat and Hunter at the designated 288 Target meeting place, they went over to Bass Pro Shop to check out the fishes. Pat saw a really cute little shirt that was pink and said ‘I Love Fishing’ or something similar, and asked Carissa if she wanted it. Carissa said ‘No, I want that one’ and pointed to another shirt.
The shirt my little princess wanted (and her Grammy got for her) was dark green with a deer and a blue monster truck on it. And, as if that wasn’t enough, it was inscribed with ‘This Kid Likes Big Trucks and Big Bucks’.
Great….
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Our trip to the river this past weekend was great! Some people poked fun at my four fans when we got there, but they were the ones complaining about being hot at night, not me. I was actually even a bit chilly on Saturday night. Whew, crisis was averted!
We had a really nice-sized campsite at the Lazy L&L on River Road. The campsite was great, but the campground itself was really way too big and crowded. It looked like there was three hundred people there! Really long waits for the potty and showers, and VERY dusty. I think the car had a half inch of dust on it when we left – no kidding.
But, on the plus side, our site was big enough for all four tents, a truck tent, and an air-mattress on the ground with still plenty of room to spare for our chairs, BBQ pit, and other paraphernalia. It had a table that was at least twelve feet long and it was right on the Guadalupe River.
We got there on Friday night. We probably would have just squeaked in right before dark, but our lovely GPS decided to take us on a little tour of the hill country first. Luckily, Dee and Jake had our tent set up and ready for us. All we had to do was unload our junk, blow up the air mattress, and get those fans blowing! Jake’s friend Dusty had purchased a keg of Lone Star to share with the group. My favorite kind of beer has always been the ‘free kind’ so I helped myself to a glass… or two… or three. We also played a few rounds of LCR that evening.
On Saturday, we got up and had some coffee and powdered donuts. (A really big “thanks” goes out to Jill for bringing along a coffee pot – she saved
The River has a tendency to be freezing cold, but this trip was really nice. It was cold, yes, but not unpleasantly so. I counted seventeen people in our group!
After the first trip, we had some sandwich fixings. Isn’t it amazing how tasty a ham and cheese sandwich and fritos can be after floating? One of the best meals ever! We floated once more, and then headed back to the campsite for hot dogs and hamburgers.
Sunday morning came with the smell of chorizo and eggs being cooked to perfection by Jake for breakfast tacos. They were oh so fattening and delicious! We got everything packed back up into the car and started the long drive home to Houston.
Travis has a few pictures posted here.
Next time, I would like to head out early on Friday so we can hit Gruene. We were considering going on Sunday for lunch, but we were ready to be home so we skipped it. I would also like to maybe camp out closer to the Comal so you don’t have to worry about driving back to River Road.
While I’m on my wish list spree, let’s just go ahead and rent a house next time. Camping was fun and all, but I still like my cool AC, a hot shower, and a clean potty!
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