Help a sista out!

Hey guys I need some help. We're having a halloween party at work. I'm not going to dress up but wanted to bring something to the potluck.

They're giving prizes for the best tasting and most creative dish. So give me some ideas!!

She's not a baby anymore!

I can't believe Ashlee is 14. It makes me feel so old! But I love it when people don't believe I really am 33 (on Tuesday :) ) and I really do have a 14 year old daughter.

Next week is Homecoming and she's pretty excited. Another freshman boy asked her to go with a group of her friends so I think she'll have a good time. I'm so glad I have such a smart daughter. She's not perfect, but I think she'll turn out to be a pretty good adult.

All these pictures are from her 8th grade formal

Its a Love/Hate Relationship

Ok so I LOVE my job. Love what I do, make decent money, work decent hours and have very little stress (although my co-workers think its stressful but whatever they're stupid).

So what's the problem you ask? This is what I look at all day:

NO I don't work at a fast food restaurant. The company I work for produces all those FABULOUS coupons you get in your mailbox (aka junk mail). My account is the YUM corporation (yes that's really its name). They own Pizza Hut, KFC, Taco Bell, Long John Silver's, and A&W. I work on the print side so I get to look at all the ads before they go out. Let's just say I haven't had pizza in a LOOOOOOOOOOOONG time.

This is how I feel today:

'nuff said!

Ayanna's B-day

Monday, the 17th was Ayanna's 10th birthday. I really didn't feel like doing the party THANG this year so I took her and her friend Macy for a girly day. They got manicures and their toes did. Then we picked up Ashlee and went to Joe's Crab Shack for some seafood.

I suck so bad, I forgot to bring my camera :( so I took this picture of Ayanna and her friend with my phone. UGH!

I heart my Ipod

Last weekend my man surprised me with an Ipod .. ok not just A Ipod but matching Ipods (isn't that cute). Anywhooo my company recently moved to a new building and I'm not allowed to play my radio anymore so I was going nuts listening to the sound of the A/C. So now I have all my 80's & 90's music (heck yes) on my Ipod and I am in heaven.

ALL the Curtis'

Back in May, Becky and her kids, Cayden & RiKenna came to visit. We had a blast. We went to the beach at Galveston and then to the Aquarium Downtown. Here's a slideshow.

I had to post it since she's the ONLY ONE to come visit me in the TWO YEARS I've been here (MOM!)

More Copper Pants

I got a hold of some better pictures ... here they are .. in all their glory :)

Ashlee and the Copper Pants

So Ashlee is on the Color Guard Squad. When I was in High School they were the "flag line" but they were also all the fat girls that couldn't make cheerleading. I made the mistake of telling Ashlee that ... LOL. Then re-assured her that it definitely was NOT the case at her school. They're actually really good.

So last night they had their first performance in their uniforms. Now mind you they had never SEEN their uniforms ... now we know why the coach hid them. Actually, in his defense he had no idea what they were going to look like either. Apparently the board or someone who obviously is BLIND designs them.

Anywhoooo here's the best pictures I could get of Ashlee and the uniforms. Let me describe them .... copper lamay (sp) pants, sky blue top and then some (like ashlee) had split forest green sleeves, and some had a green sash that went under one arm ... they were interesting to say the least. And they still have their practice flags which are bright orange. I'm almost scared to see the new ones. Poor girls! But they did so good!! I'm really impressed with how good they are doing. But I guess after practicing everyday this summer for EIGHT hours, they better be!

Sorry the pictures are so small, but you can click on them to enlarge. Also we took a video but it was too big to post so I'll make it smaller next time.

Ashlee is the one with the arrow :)

Here they are getting ready to take the field ... see how pretty they sparkle :-/


And here's their band and dance team "The Silverados" aka "silvies" ... the Color Guard are NOT their biggest fans ... ahhhhh high school drama .. LOL

Maci Burkett - Updated with new pics

Here's the newest addition to the Burkett clan!
Maci Burkett born last night 5lbs 4oz 18" long.
This is Tyler & Janell's 3rd baby and 2nd girl.
This makes 15 grandkids for my Mom & Don :)

Cool Stuf

So I got this awesome decal today for my car. I don't remember seeing these in Arizona but its a big thing here in Houston. Just about every car that has children has one of these things for football, baseball, hockey, swimming, you name it. So of COURSE I had to get one :)


Here's a picture of it on my car

Firemen, police dogs and the neighborhood chef.

So I left my house last night around 8:30pm to meet a friend at a Sports Bar to watch Monday Night Football.

I called the house around 9:15 to make sure the girls were going to bed. 20 minutes later I get a call from Ayanna. “Mom we can’t sleep because of all the lights and the firemen banging on the smoking apartment next door.” ………….

So of course I rush home only to find a firetruck, 2 police cars, a police van and police dogs in front of my apartment. I still don’t know EXACTLY what happened and I didn’t SEE any flames, but there was definitely SMOKE. Then being Mrs. Cravitz-like

I was peeking through the window as they’re leading the neighbor down the stairs in handcuffs only to hear “Walk down the stairs! See those police dogs?? Don’t get cute!” I busted out laughing as the guy quickly shut up and hurried down the stairs into the waiting police car.
So I'll have to have my kids talk to Miss Brooke (the apartment office manager) today and found out what happened. Incidentally I live right above the apartment complex.
I personally think home-boy next door was cooking something he shouldn’t have been cooking and fell asleep because my apartment smells.

Something New

So I'm told its time for something new .. here's something I can never get tired of looking at: