When Love Came to Town . . . .

I know . . .

I know . . .

Where has he been? Did he run away with Xena to a deserted island and leave all of his cares behind?

Well . . no.

I will say my cares seem to matter a whole lot less than they would have this time last year.

Xena came to Texas on July 11th, and we have been busy being happy, playing, taking care of the kids, and planning our future.

We spent 4 beautiful days at the bayhouse, eating shrimp, skinny dipping, and keeping absolutely no schedule what so ever!!!!

We went to San Antonio for the AP teachers conference, and saw this delightful woman at the opening plenary.

We walked on the river and listened to live Jazz, not only here, but the very next day, here. (This place deserves it's very own post!! If you go to San Antonio, you MUST have dinner there, trust me.)We ate wonderful food and drank wonderful drinks, and closed the conference with a talk and Q&A session with Gwen Ifill!!!!! Then, after 4 days of incredible hedonism we drove back home and spent a wonderful week with the kids.

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Work is abysmal right now. . . . . . we went from a 10% cut in hours to a 20% cut this week. . . . . . . . . The drought has decimated my yard . . .We are in a heat wave that has caused my AC to run non-stop, even during the evening, (don't even ask about the electric bill) . . . . . and yet, I am happier than I can ever remember being. . . . . funny how that works.

So, to show you that yes, I'm still alive, here are some photos . . . . Xena goes back on Aug. 6th . . . we will do the long distance thing for a while, and I will return to posting more frequently. . . . .as always, the picture will get bigger when you click them.

Stay tuned!!


These shrimp were swimming in the water only a few hours before we bought them.



When we got home with the kids . . we had pedicures!!


Did I mention how beautiful it was on the Riverwalk?


This is after-all,Texas, so a few days of self-indulgence wouldn't be complete without a chicken-fried steak.

Xena knows if I have too many of these . . . .


It will require one of these for breakfast the next day . .


Taken with my phone, so not as sharp . . .

I'll be back soon . . . .