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Pumped up for 19 Minutes?
Foster the People’s PUMPED UP KICKS is present on most all of the “Best of 2011” music countdowns. You know which one I’m talking about…...
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Not so scholarly after all…
This evening, while indulging in my very favorite after-dinner pastime (sitting in a hot bath with a good book), I read a line that caused an “ah-ha” moment: WHY is “a word for which scholars [have] an...
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Watermelon, Watermelon, Watermelon Rind
Tonight for dinner we’re having hot dogs on the grill. Here’s all I have to say about that: always buy bun length BEEF weenies, and find a cook like Coach who puts the perfect amount of burn on the...
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Super 17
If 16 is sweet, I think 17 should be super! At least it is for me. As of yesterday (yes, I’m a day late posting this…), we have 17 days until another football season begins: A season that just happens...
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John 3:16
December 3rd Two words: Safety Scissors That is what most impressed Angel Girl yesterday morning when she found Miss Snow. All throughout the day she kept mentioning it again and again, “I just love...
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Psalm 25: 1-5
December 4th I love Dr. Seuss all year ’round, but something about having the Grinch on TV a few nights ago made me realize that Christmas is a Dr. Seuss kind of time…of his many, many wise and...
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Isaiah 33:6
December 5th Being a coach’s kid comes with some really cool perks. SonShine has met some of the best athletes in the world, he’s been the ring bearer for an NFL quarterback, he has gone behind the...
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Welcome Home to Casa Crazy
I have proof positive that Coach and I have lost our minds. Yes, we are crazy… Her name was A20338515 at the Central Texas Humane Society, but we’ve decided to call her Nola: I saw Nola on Facebook a...
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What a Weekend!
To say we enjoyed a fun weekend is the understatement of the season – which is a very good report to give! Beginning last Thursday, Angel Girl won her volleyball match in 2 sets (a first for her team),...
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My Boy and His Dog
Being a coach’s kid brings with it a unique set of rewards and challenges, not any more or any worse than those faced by any other kid, just different. On the one hand, there are terrifically fun...
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Negative Recruiting & My Presidential Plea
“Whoever is not with me is against me…” Luke 11:23 In Biblical terms, I totally get this scripture. In our daily rat race of “me versus the world,” I soooooo get this. In the 2016 race for a President...
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Wednesday Awareness: Keep Walking
When Angel Girl was born – wayyyy back in the year 2000 – our sweet neighbors gave SonShine a baby gift: Silly Sing-Along 2 ~ The End of Silliness? It was our first introduction to Veggie Tales, and it...
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Wednesday Awareness: A Sea of Purple
Before I begin our #Walk2EndALZ wrap-up, I want to say a quick thank you to Kelly Hines, TU Sportswriter for the Tulsa World, for helping us bring awareness to ending Alzheimer’s disease with a great...
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Graduation is not for wimps.
We are one week out from my SonShine’s high school graduation, and the tears have started to flow. Yesterday was his Cap & Gown Ceremony at school, and I am proud to say that I have already steamed...
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Walk Wednesday: WALK THIS WAY!
I haven’t written a “Walk Wednesday” blog in a while, and I have consciously tried to give you all a tiny break from me after spending all of June beating everyone over the head with my Kickoff...
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The Host(ess) with the Most(est)
The countdown is on; the big day is near. Not sure what to do? Look here, look here! Only 30 days left – that’s all that remain. To throw in the towel would be such a shame. So follow me now. I will...
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Day 18
It is said that “sharing is caring” but I believe that to be backwards…I believe that caring about something means that you share it with others. If you have a phenomenal dinner out, you can’t wait to...
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Blame it on the Son[Shine]
We have a little joke around our house these days: blame it all on SonShine…he’s gone to college and not here to defend himself. Of course, he knows we are only teasing. I miss him…he misses torturing...
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My Home
The Montgomery crew just completed two consecutive weeks of Homecoming…the first at Angel Girl’s high school, the second at TU. Let it be known: I LOVE HOMECOMING!! Here is a selection of (BIG and...
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Spring Break 2018
Spring Break 2018 was truly a great one! Me and Coach and the kids enjoyed a positively perfect week of relaxing family time… We made it to Spring Training for our Houston Astros: We spent some quality...
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