Out with the old and in with the new

We purchased a new RV and are now selling our old one. You can check it out on craigslist - pass the word and there may be some bucks in it for you!!

http://austin.craigslist.org/rvs/1054329180.html

The new one has lots more room and is really cozy. We look forward to the many "good times" camping in it with all our friends.

Happy camping... Hope to see you soon!

Sky dive or bust!!

I have been wanting to sky dive for quite sometime and I thought this would finally be the weekend. We headed to Sky Dive San Marcos on Saturday so I could do my first tandem sky dive jump. As it turns out the weather did not cooperate. It was cloudy and windy on Saturday and really windy on Sunday so no jumping for me. L I guess I have more time to talk David into jumping with me now!

The weekend was not a total loss though - we had fun visiting with Paul & Jen and eating some great chili.

Look out Austin...here she comes!!!

That's right, Amanda not only has her drivers license, but now she has a car! My Mom & Dad bought it for her.

Amanda worked last night so we had plenty of time to "hide" the car from her. When she got home my Mom & Dad gave her an early Valentine's gift which included a key chain complete with car keys. She got so excited, started jumping up and down and squealing. She could hardly keep from running when we went outside to "search" for it. She knew it was red but that was the only clue she had.

She was super excited when she found it. The fact that she would not have to adjust the seat every time she got in seemed to be the best part of all!

She and my Dad spent a while driving around getting use to the controls, gauges, etc.... All in preparation for her first solo drive to school this morning. Even with the rain she did great and got there safely!

I am both happy and sad about this. Happy because she can help me by running errands, picking up her sister from school etc; and Sad because my little baby is not so little anymore!

Just like Dad

David spent a few hours cleaning & polishing his bike Sunday before we went to watch the Superbowl with Markus & Constanze. Before I knew it Allie had her bike out and was busy cleaning it as well. She really enjoys spending good quality time with David.

She was just as careful to get every speck of dirt off her bike as her Dad was!

As Seen on TV...

I am sure you have seen the infomercials for them… “blankets with sleeves.” The Snuggie!
When Markus turned 40 in late November Eric and Lisa thought the appropriate gift was a snuggie… We all laughed when he opened it and I really didn’t give it much more thought. That was not until I was given a neatly wrapped belated birthday gift from Eric & Lisa… You guessed it, a snuggie. But not just any snuggie, a leopard print one. Not sure if there is some underlying “cougar” dig there or not. :)


Well Amanda and Allie have been fighting over it with the recent cold weather. They love the way you can wrap up and still use your arms! It has turned out to be a great gift – Thanks Eric & Lisa.
I also received these other great gifts from friends & family – A Hooters gift card, silver earrings, a massage from Massage Envy and lot of lotions & bath products.

Thanks so much to everyone for making my 40th birthday a very special one.

Now the real work begins….

We sold our house; rather quickly too considering this market, and are to close on it very soon.

Now we are frantically sorting, throwing away, giving away, packing and storing all of our stuff. It is amazing how much stuff one family can accumulate in just a few short years. David and I cleaned out the attic and found more to throw-out than to actually keep! We took two trucks and a trailer load to stuff to the trash collection last weekend. Even with that, we have a storage unit that is bulging full!

Although we will miss some of our neighbors, we are excited to move on with the next part of our life.

"Viewers like you"... # 2

Another "viewer" for you all to "meet"....

Nina & Tobias - from Germany. It looks a little cold there - with the snow covered trees in the background. Try to keep warm! Can't wait to see you on your next visit to Texas.

If you have not sent me a photo for the blog, please send it to: Sharonanderson1969@gmail.com

Working girl

My little baby is almost all grown up. She started her first job on Friday. She is working at McDonald's. She had a great first day and was told that she was doing very well. She looks so cute in her uniform!

Amanda on her first day of work

"Viewers like you"...#1

Here are the first photos of some of our "viewers"....

Eric, Austin, Ethan & Lisa - From Leander

David's good friends "The Watsons" - from Georgia

Keep checking back to "meet"other folks. ...and if you have not sent me your photo please do so the following email address.

Sharonanderson1969@gmail.com

It's 2009 already?

It seems like just a few weeks ago the school year was starting and we were planning our Halloween costumes...Now it's all over...Where does time go? Where did 2008 go? Hopefully 2009 will be an even better year for all of us!

We had a few friends over to ring in the new year.... Looks like we had a good time. :)

Paul & Jen came up from Houston

Markus having a "good time"

Melanie had fun, or at least had good booze!

A happy dog once he got away from the fireworks!

There was singing,

and more singing.

There was kissing,

and more kissing! (Now you see why they are having baby #3!)

Leathea & Mel having fun.

Jen & Lisa

What a cute couple.


David and I acting silly!

We are lucky to have such great friends to spend time with. Can't wait to see what memories we make together in 2009!

Happy New Year!!