New Year's Eve 2012

Tonight we are going to Luther's parent's house to finish Christmas.  Clay and Colleen were in Michigan for Christmas this past week, so we are all going out there to give the kids gifts.  We are playing white elephant again because they missed it Christmas day.  This past year has had its ups and downs, but I am happy I had such a wonderful time with my family and friends.  For the most part, it has been a healthy year and I look forward to 2013 being even better.  I know the country is in a mess, but I can make good choices and keep my family safe from the "fiscal cliff."  I am a child of God and I have faith and trust that he will take care of my family and me.  I may not be rich monetarily, but I am rich in love!

Christmas

We woke up Christmas morning and Ryan opened his gifts.  It takes forever to wrap them and five seconds to unwrap them. Haha!  Luther made us eggs and biscuits for breakfast and we went out to his parent's house for lunch.  We had Mexican food for lunch, yum! After we ate, we opened gifts and we also played white elephant, which is always fun.  It was a fun relaxing day together. 

Doc Hess Classic 12.22.12

Saturday 12-22 was the Doc Hess Classic at Bryan High School.  Ryan had to be up at his school by 6 AM to leave on the bus.  Luther and I went up to Bryan High later because the tournament did not begin till 9 AM.  For Ryan's first match he got a bye so he didn't wrestle till about 10.  Honey, Papa, Brandon and Lindsay came up there too.  Ryan won his 2nd match by points.  He did not wrestle again till around 2.  He lost his 3rd and 4th match, but was upset because he pinned the guy in the 3rd match and the ref did not call it.  We are pretty sure he is right because I have photo evidence.  We just had to let him know that sometimes the refs make bad calls.  The rest of the team had a pretty hard day as well.  But, you win some, you loose some.

Sam Houston Tournament

Last Saturday, Ryan wrestled in the Sam Houston Tournament.  He ended 4 and 1.  They gave him a metal for second place, but he really tied for first.  The match he lost, he had beaten that boy in his first match.  It was really strange how they were placing the kids because there was no double elimination like most tournaments.  He still did outstanding and was super happy.  He won one match by 2 points and the other 3 by pins.  Papa, Honey and I went together...to Houston again. Luther was not able to go because he had to work...figures. The Cougar team place first in the tournament.  It was a great day for the team!

Yes, that is my son laying on the ground!

Pinterest Lamp shade

So, earlier this week, Luther helped me with another Pinterest project.  I added a lamp shade to my ceiling fan in the living room.  I needed Luther for his height, haha.  I love how it turned out, it looks so awesome.  I have another lamp shade and I am thinking of doing the same thing in my office upstairs.

12.12.12

Today is my birthday and it is 12.12.12! How fun is that?  My friends have been amazing sending me all kinds of birthday wishes.  Last night, Luther, Ryan and I went to Koppe Bridge to eat at my request.  I wanted an early birthday dinner at my favorite place to eat.  We had a nice time and even ran into some friends.  

For lunch on my birthday at work, we celebrated by ordering Jimmy John's.  I got toasted by high fiving our sandwiches.  It was cute! Wish I would have got a picture of that.

Cy-Ridge Classic

So Friday, we headed down to Houston for the Cy-Ridge Classic.  Ryan did not wrestle because he hurt his shoulder.  Coach let him decide and he decided to sit the tournament out so he would not get hurt any worse.  I think it was a wise decision.  This being said, the tournament was not as exciting since we did not have a child wrestling.  We cheered for the others and then headed back home around 9:30PM.  We stopped at Shake and Steak, which we have never been to.  It was very good and very inexpensive.  We got home and watched some TV and Luther picked up Ryan when the bus got to the school.  Ryan went with the team on Saturday back to the tournament, but we opted to stay home.  Ryan's shoulder seems to be doing better, so we will see if he wrestles Wednesday night.  

Humble Tri

Last night, Honey, Papa and I went to Humble (suburb of Houston) for Ryan's meet.  Luther could not go because he had to work and it is a 2 hour drive to Humble from College Station.  We stopped in New Caney and picked up Luther's great Aunt Hilda and his Aunt Lucy met us at Humble High School.  It was their first time to see a wrestling match.  Ryan fought hard, but he lost both his matches again.  In the second one, he had his opponent in pin position, but the kid broke out of it and then turned Ryan into a pin position and pinned him.  Ryan still gets very disappointed, but he really is doing well.  This year is just going to have to be another learning year since his team is so young and they are competing on the varsity level. I hope he can pull off a few more wins to boost his confidence.  He has his first tournament this weekend, so we'll see what that brings.  Today is tough for me because we got home so late and had to get up early for work. Tonight I have to help Ryan with another science project, making a DNA model and then I am going to bed as early as possible.

My Car

I got my car back this weekend.  It has been in the shop for 2 weeks with a blown head gasket.  Honey let me borrow her red convertible mustang while it was being worked on.  Her car is fun to be in and drive, but I was really glad to have my car again.  Not so happy to get the $1200.00 bill.  Christmas is going to be very tight this year. Oh well, on the bright side, my car is basically brand new under the hood, so it should last me another 100,000 miles!

Bryan Duals Tournament

Saturday was the Bryan Duals at Bryan High School.  Ryan had to be at CSHS at 8AM and we had to be at Bryan High at 10AM.  Honey, Papa, Lindsay, Brandon, Carl and Jackie Perry all showed up at the meet.  It was exciting to have everyone there.  I volunteered to help take pictures for Cougar Club and I think I was just a tad bit excited because I took over 1000 pictures.  I tried really hard to get everyone that wrestled and some of the shots were amazing!

Ryan lost his first match, then won his second by forfeit. He did really well, just couldn't pull it off.  His third match was with Consol and it was very exciting, but he lost that one too.  The third match was with Bryan and he lost as well. He did really good and lasted a while in each match.  He just has to realize, he is still a Sophomore and those other boys he is going up against are Seniors and Juniors and have more experience and strength.  We were super proud of him and I know he will get more wins this year.  He has improved so much and has nothing to be upset about even when he loses.