Nate's Turn

1. I get up at 5:00.
2. I have a bust of Lenin on my bookshelf.
3. I got my degree in English, and I almost never read classic literature or fiction. Instead I read lots of astronomy, chemistry, math, psychology, and self-help.  Also, I went on to get a degree in business.
4. When I was little, I had an extra tooth—baby tooth, followed by an extra tooth, followed by a permanent tooth.
5. I can speak Bulgarian.
6. I hate inconsistencies in movies. It irritates me when movies do things that shouldn’t work, given whatever rules, etc., are in the movie. I have no problem with “the force”, hobbits, dragons, photon torpedoes, killer bunny rabbits, seeing dead people, being turned into a superhero by getting bitten by a radioactive spider or falling into a vat of toxic waste, etc. But when the Scarecrow’s henchmen walk directly in front of the powered-up water-vaporizing microwave emitter without getting fried—I have a problem with that. I am passionate about this. How does the Hulk have pants when he turns back into Bruce Banner? And don’t even get me started about Star Trek: Generations.
7. Raisins on Cheerios

I tag: whoever hasn't been tagged already.

A Day in the Country

The kids had the day off school on Monday, so we went with a bunch of friends out to the pumpkin patch at Sweet Berry Farms. It was a beautiful day for being in the country.
We went on a hay ride. We stopped by this giant oak tree to take pictures. (we had a lot of kids with us: 23! Not all could climb trees.)Then we went into the giant Texas Maze. It is in the shape of Texas. The goal is to find all 12 "cities" and punch your card at each destination.
The prize is a soda - which we needed after the hour we spent running around in the corn.

Then we had lunch and fed the farm animals. For dessert we had 100% strawberry popsicles. We ended up getting our pumpkins at the grocery store (they were bigger and much cheaper).
It was a great day and made me want to move out of town even more. Someday...

Marie-Therese Gown GIVEAWAY !!!!!!!

Marie-Therese Gown GIVEAWAY !!!!!!!

I have been watching this blog for a while now. This woman makes adorable clothing and just gives it away. This week she is giving away this awesome gown that Hazel would love! She is ambitious. I don't know if I would be able to do this one. Check it out. Really.

Hiking Mckinney Roughs

We hiked in Mckinney Roughs State Natural Area yesterday. The weather was perfect and we were set to have a great time.
The hike got off to a rough start. Before we even got out of the parking lot, I fell with Hazel in the backpack. Hazel bonked her head and I scraped my knees and elbows. For the first time, we actually used the first aid kit that we always carry. And luckily the gatorades were still ice cold so we used them.We saw lots of animal tracks: deer, horse, raccoon, armadillo, even bobcat (looked to be a pretty big one too). We even saw this cute gnome left in a fallen log:
We hiked about 7 or 8 miles. When we got to the river, we spent some time skipping rocks. And chucking really big rocks.
Then, while I wasn't looking, Aspen threw a rock that hit me square on the head. I have a good goose-egg on my head now. After that, I couldn't take much more abuse (my knee was swollen and sore, especially after the 7 miles) so we headed back home. We meant to go at least 10 miles. Maybe some other time.