The Phlieger 5

Summer!!!!!

2010-06-06T05:50:00.000-07:00

Ahhhhh, I don't think I've ever been more excited about Summer in my entire life!

We have almost every week booked with something....

I have this first week off and then I chaperone the Varsity Cheerleaders at camp in Corpus Christi, then take my Dance Team Officers to Officer Camp. We are going to take the kids to Gatlinburg, Tn. for a week, the Paul and I are going to have a mini get-a-way to Viva Las Vegas. and then to cap the Summer off, a girl's retreat to celebrate my upcoming BIG 4-0!!!!

Paige and I have also purchased season passes to a water park so that will keep us busy on our rare days off. Whoooo Hooo! Bring on the sun and fun!!!!

Good Times!!

2010-05-28T19:12:00.000-07:00

Paige taking a cruise in the jeep at NeeNaw's. Mom definitely got her money's worth on this one. McKenzee started riding it over 10 years ago, now Paige is driving and I'm sure the Edee and Reed won't be far behind.

McKenzee and her friend Morgan at the Ft. Worth zoo during the 8th grade field trip. The other half of the day was spent at the US Mint in Ft. Worth. That was very interresting, but ofcourse they won't let you take camera or electronics of any kind in the building. Don't think that the movie "Mad Money" could ever really happen with the security they have in that place.

Whoo hooo! We are getting very excited around here. We have a 3 day weekend ahead of us and then only 3 more days of school before we all start SUMMER!!!! I haven't been this excited about Summer Vacation in YEARS! Lots of fun things planned for the Summer. I am going with the cheerleaders to chaperone Varsity Cheer Camp in Corpus Christi and in return the Cheerleader Coach (my friend Leah) is going to chaperone my officer camp with me in Marble Falls, Tx. We are going to try and squeeze several other fun trips in over the next 2 months, plus try to get alot of projects done around the house.

Spring Show!

2010-05-11T05:53:00.001-07:00

Well, last week was Mother's Day and true to fashion, I put in an 80 hour week...but not at the flower shop this year. I scheduled the 1st Annual NFHS Sapphire Strutter Spring Show for this past Mother's Day weekend. It was a great success, my drill team girls did an awesome job...plus we had amazing participation from the Cheerleaders and lots of our Teachers. I was also able to be a very proud Momma, as McKenzee made her high school drill team debut. I've attached a few pictures of the night. For those of you who haven't seen her in a while, McKenzee has on a teal sweatshirt. The dance for the new team was an 80's theme and was to the new version on "Fame".

Birthday Week Bonanza

2010-04-25T20:50:00.000-07:00

Well normally between April 21 and 26 we get to celebrate 2 very special Birthdays. Paul turned 41 on the 21st and Paige will turn 4, tomorrow, on the 26th. Now we have yet another Birthday to celebrat during this special week. My nephew Reed Everett Neubauer made his debut on April 23rd weighing 7 lbs 5 oz and measuring in at 18 1/2 inches long. I've included a few pictures of the various Birthday activities of the week, as well as a picture of Reed preparing to come home from the hospital in the same outfit his Daddy wore for the same occassion several years ago.

I'm Back!!!!

2009-10-24T19:51:00.000-07:00

I know, I know...I said I would write and I didn't. It's just been a little crazy busy around here.
Football season has been awesome! I completely forgot how much I LOVED teaching high school and being part of a faculty, until school started. I absolutely can't wait to get to school every day. The kids are amazing, the faculty is more like a family, and my drill team girls and dance girls make me smile and laugh every day. One of my students, who is also a Varsity Volleyball player, chose me as her favorite teacher and I got to be introduced with her before the last home volleyball game of the year. I almost cried right there in front of everyone....I know you are shocked that I almost cried, huh? (Yes, I'm a bawl baby!) When they introduced us they also read the reason that each player chose the teacher that they did. My sweet Tamara wrote "Mrs. Phlieger is my favorite teacher because no matter what kind of day I'm having, she can almost make me smile as soon as I get to her class. She makes my day!" O.K. now I'm crying just typing that and thinking about how awesome it is to get to work with such great students every day!!!
Love ya'll!!!

Volleyball!!!!

2009-09-25T20:09:00.000-07:00

Paige thinks that she is big stuff, hanging out with the "Big Girls" on the Volleyball team!

The team performing their Post Victory Ritual.

My sweet angels!!!

Mackee, Mommy and our Famous Friends

2009-09-25T19:43:00.000-07:00

McKenzee and I recently had the honor of meeting Grammy Award Winning Artist Rebecca St. James. She is an awesome Christian Singer and she came to our church to do a Mother/Daughter Event. She sang, told funny stories and even had a question/answer session.
The two guys in the picture are her two brothers who recently signed their own recording contract....their names and Joel & Luke....check them out, they are awesome!
And YES......as you can see in the picture, my 13 year old daughter is officially taller than me!

End of Summer Bash

2009-08-30T11:45:00.000-07:00

Sorry, the pic isn't very big....but how cute are those smiles?

Last night we attended the Heartland "End of Summer Luau". It was great!!! Swimming,
Bar-B-Q, all you could drink smoothies, Jumphouses, Slides. Paige and Jaci thought they were at Disney World.....well not quite. But we had a great time!

Blast from the Past.....Have a Good Laugh!

2009-08-21T22:42:00.001-07:00

Ahhhh, the fun things that I have found on "old" friend's facebooks. I just had to share a couple of these "Golden Oldies!"

My "Lil Sis" Shanna and I, my Senior year.....What I wouldn't do to have that figure again! But now that I am going to be teaching 6 dance classes a day, I guess that anything is possible!!! ;-)

This is my friend Julie and I, our Junior year of High School. We were so proud to wear those All-Star Uniforms!

I must be dreaming!

2009-08-19T20:41:00.001-07:00

Just a quick post to tell you that I am the happiest girl that I know....

I started my job (inservice) last week and I absolutely can't wait for the first day of school. I still can't believe that I get to work at this beautiful brand new school school, with an awesome faculty and teach DANCE all day long. I just got my teaching schedule and I have 3 sections of Dance I, 1 section of Dance II, a Conference Period, a Duty Period and Drill Team.....Pinch me, I must be dreaming!!! I wake up and thank God every day for giving me this opportunity and entrusting me with the awesome task of affecting young lives. I am so blessed!

Poppy Wally's Wears Her OUT!!!

2009-08-02T05:49:00.000-07:00

The girls and I went to Poppy Wally's and KiKi's, in Austin, this weekend. Saturday we swam and Krausse Springs. When we got home after lunch, Paige hadn't filler her swim quota so she insisted that we go for another swim in the pool. She managed to stay awake until dinner, but

this was the scene as soon as she sat down to watch a little Disney Channel.

It's Always Somethin'

2009-07-26T08:49:00.000-07:00

Well, Paige is well on the road to recovery. I dread the day when she's back on a regular diet and we have to tell her that ice cream for breakfast was only a temporary option.

We arrived back home from the hospital on Thursday morning, and Paige was so glad to be home with her favorite movies, toys, etc.....and unfortunately that lasted all of 24 hours. Paul called me at work on Friday afternoon with news that the thermostat was set on 74, but the temperature in the house was reading 84 and rising. Not good, not good at all, give the fact that the days around here are topping out at over 100 degrees. A call was made to the air conditioner repair man (the same company who came out a month ago for a maintenance visit and gave our system a clean bill of health). Well apparently our compressor has gone to air conditioning heaven and it will be sometime next week before they get the new one installed. We are temporarily camping out at Grandma's house.

Walnuts

2009-07-23T14:05:00.000-07:00

Yes, my friends, that is how Paige's doctor described the size of her tonsils....and that is just their normal size. He said her adenoids were almost as large and that her voice would probably change quite a bit. Well, let me tell you that is the truth. She use to have a semi-deep voice for a 3 year old, with a fair amount of gruffness to it. Well now she sounds like she has been sucking on a helium balloon. Paul and I just can't get use to this new tiny little voice. But, she came through the surgery with flying colors and spent her 24 hour stay in the hospital determined to eat her weight in Popsicles, ice cream, pudding, and anything else she could get her hands on. She really never complained about her throat pain at all, but she HATED that "tube" in her ankle. They put her IV in her ankle so that it would be out of the way. Well, it was her nemesis until they finally took it out this morning. She complained about that thing above all else. It reminded me so much of how much my Dad hated his IV Pole, AKA "The Clown".
I'll post pictures of the little patient within the next day or so.

Childhood Friends

2009-07-18T16:25:00.001-07:00

When I was in 3rd Grade, I met one of the coolest girls I know, Robin Elaine Hodge. We've been friends ever since. We spent our childhood sharing our love of collecting rainbows. She's one of those friends where you can not talk for 6 months and then when you do, it's like you just talked yesterday. She now lives in Newburyport, Massachusettes, but she came to Dallas this weekend for some family activities. Paige and I went to her hotel for an afternoon of pool fun. We are determined to have a fun girls trip next year when we turn the big 40. Until then, it was so great to see you Robin Elaine. As always........LYLAS.

In other family news. We have a big week ahead of us. Paul and I will celebrate our 8th Anniversary on Tuesday. Then on Wednesday, we will take Paige to Presbyterian Hospital of Plano to have her tonsils and adenoids taken out. I'm so not looking forward to my baby having surgery, but she has started snoring like a bear within the last several months. Since sleep apnia runs in the family, we decided that it would be better to take care of it now, while she's little and resilient. Please keep her in your prayers for a speedy recovery! We'll be sure and let you know how it goes.

Life's A Beach!!!

2009-06-27T14:46:00.001-07:00

McKenzee and I just returned from Youth Camp in Panama City Beach, Florida. It was an awesome week. And even after spending 32 hours on a bus, I would go again in a heart beat. We took about 160 kids and 20 adults and had a wonderful time.

"Cool McKenzee" on the Beach

Just a few of the Chaperones on the Trip

Awe, the beautiful Palm Trees....I miss them already!

Three For Three!!!

2009-06-27T14:18:00.001-07:00

Yes, I know that it has been a Long Time since my last post....my sister just e-mailed me and asked me if I had abandoned my blog. It's been a little crazy in my life the last month or so, but I'm back and promise to keep up with this at least weekly.
O.K., when I last posted, I had 3 main things that I was really praying about...my Dad's upcoming Stem Cell Transplant, selling the Flower Shop, and my new job. Well, of course in God's perfect timing, every prayer is being answered.
If you follow the link to my Dad's blog, you have read that he successfully completed his transplant about 3 weeks ago. He came through with flying colors and is getting stronger every day.
I was recently approached by some good friends who told me that they were interested in looking into making an offer on the flower shop. We've talked and prayed and it looks like that they will soon be the new owners of Shamrock Florist. I couldn't be more pleased, as they have some really good ideas to take the shop to the next level, and I have no doubt that their family will love it and take care of it the way my Grandmother intended.
My new job is coming along great. The new high school is complete and BEAUTIFUL! My friend Marisa and I went yesterday and designed team uniforms. It's so exciting building a team from scratch!
So, that's a little bit to catch you up on our life. I promise to do a better job of posting pictures of everyone and all of our adventures!

Answered Prayers and New Requests

2009-04-07T14:27:00.001-07:00

Well, this has been a really exciting and stressful roller coaster week.
I won't retype everything that has been going on with my Dad, but we really need your prayers. Please feel free to click on Daddy's blog at right, whoswithwally, to get the latest.

On the exciting end of the roller coaster, I got the official call today......
the school board approved me last night to be the Drill Team Director at North Forney High School. I am really excited, but at the same time I'm really nervous. Please help me to continue to pray that the right person will come along for the flower shop. I know that God's plan will continue to develop before my eyes if I just trust in Him. He brought me this far!!

Welcome to Life in Limbo!

2009-03-31T16:33:00.000-07:00

Well, this weekend was action packed. I judged a 2 day drill team competition in Galveston, had the chance to sing one of my favorite songs at a church service for about 250 drill team girls, and then had the nerve wracking experience of singing the National Anthem for about 2000 people. (I'm guestimating the number, but it was an entire convention center at Moody Gardens packs with parents and dancers). It was a pretty humbling experience and proved my favorite verse to be true....I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. I'm not feeling particularly strong on my own right now, but I know that God has a plan and though I'm not in on the plan yet....it's going to be better than anything I could ever plan on my own. I titled this text "Life in Limbo" because It seems like just about every part of my life is up in the air right now. I'm not sure what my job will be this time next year, I'm not sure if the flower shop will ever sell, and I'm waiting on prayers about my Dad's situation. I told a friend today that I know God has an awesome plan, but it would be so great if he would just write me a tiny memo and give me a glimpse at the outline.
Keep those prayers coming!

McKenzee's Beauty Parlor

2009-03-19T21:01:00.000-07:00

Tonight after Bathtime, McKenzee asked if she could dry Paige's hair and make it straight. Paige was excited about beauty shop time with Sissy. Paige's hair is naturally curly-wavy and I usually just let it dry naturally. I knew that it was getting longer, but I had no idea how long it was until it was straight.... Scary, this picture almost makes it look like I have 2 TEENAGERS!

2009-03-18T16:40:00.000-07:00

Paige has been very photogenic this week! First of all, she decided to dress herself, while Mommy was in the shower. She just didn't understand why this ensemble wasn't appropriate for showing Uncle Alan around Dallas. Then, Daddy came home with a surprise.....A Dora tennish raquet and matching backpack cover.

We are having a great Spring Break. Uncle Alan and Cousin Chris are in town from England, and getting to experience Dallas for the first time.

Who's With Wally???

2009-03-16T15:22:00.001-07:00

Some of you might have noticed the new blog link to the right and wondered "Who is Wally and why is someone With him?" Well here's the story in a nutshell. Wally is my Daddy. (Yes, I'm pushing 40, but like all good Southern Girls, he will ALWAYS be my Daddy!)
Daddy was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma about 8 years ago. Since the initial diagnosis, there have been several rounds of chemo, radiation, etc. It was pretty much always understood that the time would come when it was necessary to do something a little more agressive. After recent meetings with the great staff at Texas Oncology in Dallas, it was determined "that time" was now. Daddy has been extremely healthy throughout all of this. The doctor told him at our last meeting that he has the heart of a 20 year old and lung capacity of a highly trained athlete. He is the Ski School Director at Red River Ski Area in New Mexico, rides mountain bikes, plays golf, and for the most part has a great life. (We are thinking of writing a petition to request that the phrase "The Life of Riley" be renamed "The Life of Wally")
Daddy has recently been scheduled for a stem cell transplant, which will start in Mid April.
Wendee and I will be updating the blog www.whoswithwally.blogspot.com as often as we can, with updates, etc.... He'll have to stay on the Baylor campus for an estimated month or two, so we've also set up a google calendar so that his family and friends can schedule time to come and be with him. He'll be on the campus, but in apartment style housing with a friend or family member staying with him through out the process. It is my sincere prayer that I can sell the flower shop quickly enough to be able to be the main person hanging out with Dad and coordinating volunteers, etc. Through the good and the bad, I've always been a Daddy's girl and would love the opportunity to be nurse TeeLee. I wouldn't even mind if he got a little grumpy. (ha ha....inside joke) So feel free to pop on over and check out "Who's With Wally". We know that he'll be back on the slopes in no time!!!

Calling out my Prayer Buddies!

2009-03-15T15:55:00.000-07:00

O.K. Here is the situation. Those of you who know me, know that in a former life I taught High School and directed Drill Teams before I took over the family florist. Most of my life I knew that I wanted to be a teacher, and coupled with my love of dance....when I got to college the choice was obvious. I got my teaching degree, specializing in Dance, Health and Special Education.
I really loved teaching, but about 8 years in, I got the opportunity to take over the family business. Our florist was opened in 1949, and we have been very proud of the reputation that is has developped. While I've enjoyed the florist business, my heart has really missed teaching the entire time. I've been teaching 9th grade Sunday School and 1st grade church choir, hoping that would fill the longing to teach, but it has just made me miss teaching that much more. About 2 years ago, our town passed a bond and decided to build a second high school....and my wheels started turning. My ultimate dream has always been to be the inagural drill team director at a brand new high school....starting traditions and building a team from scratch. The high school will open in August and about a month ago they posted the opening for the drill team director. I prayed and prayed and prayed, and decided to step out in faith to apply for the job. I put in my application, attened the job fair, and was called for an interview, which will take place in a couple of weeks....after spring break. Here's where I need your prayers. As much as I want this job, it's more important to me that my life reflect God's will for me.....and that I follow where HE needs me to be. I know that if I am suppose to be a teacher, He will direct my path and the right doors will open. Please just help me by praying that the right doors open to show me clearly where God wants me to be, and that if I am suppose to be teaching the right person will come along to take over the flower shop. My ideal situation would involve someone buying it, who will love and nurture it the way my family has for 60+ years. It's a successful business and one of only 2 florist in Mesquite...which is a town of over 200,000.
It would be a great opportunity for someone who wants to work for themselves, but I just don't believe that this is the life that God designed for me. Who knows maybe my desire to pass along this business could be answered prayer for someone who is praying for a new opportunity for themselves. If you are one of those people who gets up every day loving what you do and knowing that you are exactly where you are suppose to be God Bless You! That's how I feel when dream about returning to teaching!

Yeeee Hawwwwww....Cowgirl Paige!!!

2009-02-23T18:02:00.000-08:00

Paige recently attended her friend Emma's 3rd Birthday Party! I can't believe all these girls are either turning or getting ready to turn THREE!!! As you can see, Paige and Callie had a wonderful time riding the pony. Speaking of the pony.....God love him, he has got to have gender issues. He was VERY obviously a boy and yet they painted his mane and tail pink and put blue glitter on his hind quarters and hooves. Paige and Callie weren't too into the petting zoo in the first picture. Happy Birthday, Emma.....you put on quite a party! Paige and Callie are only a week apart and Carmen (Callie's Mom) and I have discussed just hosting a joint bounce house party.....Sorry girls, no ponies.....we just can't compete with Miss Emma and her fancy pony! ha ha

Cinderella at the Ball

2009-01-18T12:48:00.001-08:00

McKenzee's Junior Cotillion Class hosted the "Winter Ball" a week ago. She had a great time at her first dance. I love this picture because these are all girls who were in McKenzee's kindergarten class "yesterday". From l-r: McKenzee, Tori, Lucy, Heather, Kasey and Kelsie.....a very sweet, way too grown up, group of young ladies!!!!

I know, I know!!!

2009-01-10T08:19:00.001-08:00

I haven't blogged in a while.....as cute as "our cheer squad" is at the top of our blog, I know that I need to get busy with an update. It's been a little busy around here through the holidays, as evidenced by my disgustingly messy house! (No comments from those of you who have seen it, please.) Just a few thousand things have filled my days and kept me away from the blog.....
1. I have an extremely busy 13 year old cheerleader, basketball player, first chair percussionist, who also attended her first "Winter Ball" last night...complete with her first semi-formal dress and HEELS...uggghhhh! (yes, she was home by midnight and didn't turn into a pumpkin)
2. I have an extremely energetic 2 year old who thinks the entire house is her playground, in which to spread her new Christmas toys.
3. My basketball coach husband is in the middle of his busiest
time of year and since "district" games haven't started, all spare time is filled with tournaments in crazy places like Celina and Leonard.
4. My sweet Mother-in-law moved to the United State from England on December 18th. We looked at a house for her on December 26th, she made an offer December 27th, and closed on December 31st....since then furniture shopping, and moving have commenced at a feverish pace. 5. The flower shop has been busy, which is a huge blessing in this economy! However if you know someone that is looking to buy a nice little shop, send them my way....I miss teaching more than I ever imagined!

Anyway....that's just a quick update as to what we've been up to. I'll post pictures in the next few days, after I get my house back in some semblance of order.

Hope that everyone had a wonderful Holiday season!

Our Cheer Squad!

2008-12-05T18:18:00.000-08:00

When we were at NeeNaw and Peep's a few weeks ago, the girls had a photo shoot with PeePaw to get a shot for their Christmas cards. The girls were so patient and did a great job! Below are a few of the shots from the day. I had to wait to post them until after NeeNaw sent out her Christmas cards....I didn't want to steal her thunder. he he "Sissy, I'm tired!!"

This is one of my favorite shots....my laughing angels!

I'm so blessed to have these two little stinkers, and they

absolutely adore each other!

Basketball Update

2008-12-05T18:14:00.000-08:00

McKenzee's first basketball game was Tuesday. She didn't start, but played very well and got playing time in 3 of the 4 quarters. She scored her first career basket. The coaches were so impressed with her hustle during the game, that at practice on Wednesday, they made her a starter. Congratulations Mackee!!!!

Another Basketball Star in the Family!!!

2008-11-25T05:27:00.000-08:00

Believe it or not, MY daughter is the TALL one in the middle..... and when I say "another basketball star..." I am no part of that equation. Those of you that know me, know that I don't have an athletic bone in my body. But, our family does have quite a basketball history, on both sides. My Grandmother Dobbs was a basketball STAR back in the day. She played on a state championship team and was offered full scholarships to several schools including Baylor and UT, before her parents smashed her dreams, telling her that she had enough school and didn't need to go to college, it was time to go to work. My Aunt Charlotte (aka: MeeMaw Charlotte) was an awesome basketball star in high school. Fast forward a generations to my cousin Randa who is an awesome basketball player and fulfilled my Grandmother's dream by earning a scholarship at the University of Texas. Now, my daughter is following in those great footsteps. Last week Mackee's school had basketball tryouts and I have to admit that my heart dropped when I found out that 130 7th graders were trying out for 24 spots. After 3 days of evaluations, McKenzee came home with the great news that she had made the team. Two days later, she was elated to learn that she not only made the cut, she made the "A Team". Daddy Paul is beside himself, and they are like two kids in a candy store talking about offenses, defenses, and drills. (just in case anyone didn't know, my husband is a high school basketball coach).
Great Job, Mackee!!! We can't wait to see you in action!

McKenzee's Birthday!!!

2008-11-18T19:00:00.000-08:00

McKenzee had an awesome 13th Birthday. She got lots of great presents and had her first "Co-ed Birthday party". We had a digital camera scavenger hunt, which seemed to be a huge success, according to McKenzee and her friends.

McKenzee got birthday wishes from all our sweet family. Thanks so much NeeNaw & PeePaw, Grandma, Great Grandma Jo Jo and Great Grandpa Frank, Pop Pop & Bon Bon, Poppy Wally & Christy, Aunt Wee & Uncle Eric, Aunt Jennifer & Uncle Jake, and Aunt Carol and Josh for making McKenzee's day so special.

Special, special "Thank you to Aunt Randa and Uncle Matt for being our party planners and hosts. You guys ROCK!!!!

This is McKenzee and her special "13th Birthday present" from NeeNaw and PeePaw,
her first Coach purse. Goodness gracious! I had to wait until I was 37 to get my first Coach. But I can relate to her excitment, because my sweet Ninnie bought me a Gucci when I was about the same age and I remember being on "Cloud 9". Awe, the simple things in life that bring such joy....hand bags and shoes....what more could a girl need? ha ha

Paige's 2nd Birthday!

2008-11-18T18:31:00.000-08:00

Mommy, this is the BEST cupcake EVER!!!!

Finger Lickin' Good!!!!!

Party Princesses!!!!!!

O.K. this post is a little out dated, seeing as Paige turned 2 in April....but somehow, I just ran across all the pictures from the party, when I was getting McKenzee's party pictures together.

Paige's party theme was "Abby Cadabby" from Sesame Street. She and her best friends Rylee and Jaci had a wonderful time, dressing up as Princesses. Here are a few pics from the party.

13!!!!

2008-11-14T04:35:00.000-08:00

Wow! How time flies!!! I absolutely can't believe that it's been 13 years
since my first precious angel entered my life. Thirteen years ago, at 10:17am,
I met the most beautiful girl I had ever seen and she has just gotten more beautiful every day since. I'll post all the party pics and others later today. I love you McKenzee Suzanne and I couldn't be prouder!!!!

Halloween Flashback!

2008-11-09T06:32:00.000-08:00

McKenzee's Sunday School class chose "Flashback" as their Halloween theme for the church Fall Festival. She chose the 80's, obviously...complete with my jacket from high school. (she's in the center with all the stars on her sleeve)

New Era for us all!!!

2008-11-05T11:18:00.000-08:00

I wish that I could take credit for these wonderfully eloquent words, but I copied them from a blog that I follow regularly. It is time to pray for our Country, our new President, and the tough decisions and situations that are ahead of us all. This statement sums up my exact feelings today. I pray that our country finds peace and healing now that this long battle is behind us.

"Today is a NEW ERA. Regardless of who you voted for or why, it’s time to switch gears. It’s time to pray for Obama as he transitions to become the President of the United States.And furthermore, you need to know this is not a surprise to God. Before the billions of dollars were spent on this campaign, God already knew the outcome. He wasn’t sitting around the television last night ringing his hands like you were.He doesn’t need a Republican or a Democrat, an electoral vote, or a state. He’s not red or blue. He’s God.He’s God and I’m not. You’re Not. Obama is not. McCain is not.So if your candidate lost. I’m sorry. If you’re worried your issues aren’t going to be being addressed. I’m sorry. But God is still God and He’s still sitting on His throne.Let’s move on."

Paige Tunes

2008-10-31T10:38:00.000-07:00

One of the things that I love about Paige going to school at our church, is the fact that she's learning Bible stories and Songs and loves to come home and share them with us. Last year she came home and told us the whole story of Jonah and the whale....we were quite impressed.
She's always singing about the B-I-B-L-E, or how God has the "Whole World In His Hands". But, yesterday she started a new song. McKenzee looked at me with a puzzled expression and asked "Why is Paige singing about Pink Dr. Pepper in her socks???" After a few listens I finally deciphered that Paige was singing "I've got peace like a river in my SOUL!" ....or at least her version of it....she even knows the other verses "Joy like the Ocean" and "Something like a Mountain". My friend Tanya, who is the First Baptist Academy Director, said that Paige sings her class to sleep every day during nap time..........I have no idea where she gets THAT from????

Edee's First Halloween

2008-10-28T09:54:00.001-07:00

Edee is apparently LOVING
her first Halloween!!!

Our Future Teacher

2008-10-27T11:01:00.000-07:00

Well, we've already done the aptitude test and learned that Paige is destined to be the family's next teacher. Her favorite playtime activity is lining up her "class" and reading books to them. It's pretty amazing. She has actually memorized several books almost word for word and loves reciting them to the class. She even stops, periodically, to scold them...."No ma'am, No hitting!!!", "You need to share!!!"

Alice-Ann's Shower

2008-10-27T10:07:00.000-07:00

I'm a little tardy with this post, but welcome to my life.....I feel like I'm chasing my tail 24/7. This was a shower for our sweet friend Allison (whom we lovingly refer to as Alice-Ann). She and Wendee were college roommates and did a great job of keeping Steen Hall and the Alpha Chi Omega Sorority House entertained on a daily basis! I'm proud to announce that Allison and her husband, Randy, welcomed their precious baby girl, Clara Beth, last week. We are so happy for you guys, Allison and Randy!!! Can't wait to see precious CB in person!

Boot Camp 08

2008-10-20T18:44:00.000-07:00

Youth Boot Camp - Sabine Creek Ranch

I wish that these pictures would come out bigger, but this is as large as they will go. McKenzee and I spent last weekend with the church youth group at our annual Fall Retreat. This was McKenzee's first official activity since she promoted to the "Youth Group". We had a great time. The theme was "Boot Camp-Back to Basics". Everyone wore camo all weekend, and had a blast. We had a 10 event obstacle course that the kids absolutely loved. The picture on the left is of all the adult youth leaders who attended. I am in the brown t-shirt in the center of the front row. The picture on the right is McKenzee doing the balance beam over the water. The guys in the water were successful in knocking her off twice before she made it back to shore. We had 130 kids and and 25 adults, and it was an awesome weekend!

NeeNaw and the Girls!

2008-09-29T19:36:00.000-07:00

Ofcourse, NeeNaw had to come to Mackee's first game.

I was so excited that we got a picture of my beautiful Mom

and two of her favorite girls.

TeeLee TV

2008-09-24T09:40:00.000-07:00

Alright now, I know that I am being self indulgent putting this on my blog, but come on now....How many times might I be on TV in my life time?

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New Paigeism

2008-09-18T20:51:00.000-07:00

Paige and I were leaving McKenzee's school yesterday morning and she said "Mommy, let's go LEFT." I asked her which way was left and she pointed in the correct direction. I said "Paige you are SO SMART." She said "I know Mommy, I'm FART and you are FART, too!"

Dang, I'm Old!!!

2008-09-17T20:21:00.001-07:00

Well 38 hit me a little harder today than I had expected. McKenzee's friend said "Happy Birthday Ms. TeeLee. How old are you, 21???" I laughed and said, "Yeah, 17 years ago"......then I thought "17 YEARS AGO????" I graduated from high school when I was 17, and ,since then, I've lived long enough to reach the legal drinking age, all over again. How did this happen??? I definitely don't feel that old!
But on a serious note, I had a wonderful day, with lots of very sweet Birthday Wishes!
Looking forward to 39...................................

McKenzee's First Game

2008-09-17T20:21:00.000-07:00

On Monday, McKenzee had her first
Football game....actually games. They get to cheer at both the 7th grade A and B Team games....which makes for a LONG night. But, she loved every minute of it and did a great job. NeeNaw and PeePaw came to the game and we are all so proud of her!

Love This!!!

2008-09-13T08:22:00.000-07:00

Found this picture on the blog of a "friend of a friend"

and I couldn't resist putting it on my blog, too! I love it!

P.S. Kelly I don't know Christy Hart, but she sure

seems like my kind of girl! Tell her thanks for the great

picture!

I love Sarah Palin!

2008-09-04T20:26:00.000-07:00

Forget Vice President......Sarah Palin for President.
How AWESOME was her speech???!!! This is my kind of woman!
I don't usually get excited about politics, but I think that she WILL do an awesome job!!!!

Summer Fun!

2008-09-01T19:55:00.000-07:00

Ah the joys of being 2!!! You can hang out in the front yard in nothing but a diaper, and a garden hose can provide hours of fun!

Our Lean Mean Football Machine

2008-09-01T19:47:00.000-07:00

Here's Graham in his football practice uniform. Dad brought home the tackling dummy this weekend, to work on some fundamentals. Graham has always been such a sweet, polite kid that Paul is really having to work on convincing him that it o.k. to knock someone to the ground on purpose.

I can't wait for the first game next Saturday....and ofcourse it's going to be Crandall (Graham's school) vs. Forney (McKenzee's school).

1st Day Quote

2008-08-28T08:11:00.000-07:00

O.K., here is the official quote from McKenzee, when asked
how she liked her first day of "Junior High"....she refuses to
call it "Middle School".........

"It was Awesome, Blossom, Fabulous, FANTASTIC!"

(Her exact words upon sitting down in the car at 3:55 yesterday afternoon)

Weepy Morning!

2008-08-27T08:09:00.000-07:00

Well, I have to confess that I had a pretty weepy morning. My sweet, oldest daughter headed off to her first day of junior high. She was so excited because they had to arrive early, in their cheerleader uniform, to play hostess and show confused students to their lockers, etc.

She woke up at 6:00am and walked in the kitchen, ready to go, about 5 minutes later. I was really strong as long as she was with me, but as I drove away from the Middle School, ofcourse I shed a couple of tears.

I had a flashback of dropping her off at kindergarten YESTERDAY! I always laughed at my Mom when she told me to enjoy every second because the time would fly by and before I knew it she would be in High School..... I now realize, that the time goes twice as fast as I ever imagined it would. I could not be more proud of what a beautiful, intelligent, kind-hearted young lady she is turning out to be. She loves the Lord and even corrects my bad attitude at times. She's an incredible blessing to our lives everyday and I treasure her more than she will ever know!

Mama Mia

2008-08-16T19:43:00.001-07:00

McKenzee and I have been anxiously awaiting the opening of "Mama Mia" at the movies.

I've always been a HUGE ABBA fan, so when the Musical came through Dallas several years ago, I bought tickets and took my Father in law, Jim, who is also a HUGE ABBA fan. We left the theater singing and dancing......and I knew that I had to take McKenzee to see it. I bought another set of tickets for the next week and Wendee and I took McKenzee, and again, we all left singing and dancing! When we heard that they were going to make a movie we couldn't wait.

Last week we finally got a chance to have a late night Mother Daughter movie date and headed to the 10 pm show. It did not disappoint! Yes, it's a little goofy at times, and as a dancer I cringed at Meryl Streep's attempts at choreographed movement.......but the Greek scenery was breathtaking, and the music was awesome! We will own this movie as soon as the DVD comes out!

Paigism Part 2

2008-08-14T22:15:00.000-07:00

Paige and I were driving home today, when out of the blue she said "I want to go to NeeNaw's right now." (NeeNaw is my Mom) I told her that NeeNaw's was a little too far away to go right now, but we could call her. We called NeeNaw, and Paige talked to her for a few minutes and then it was my turn. NeeNaw and I were having a nice conversation when Paige started yelling to get my attention....."Mommy, I need firty dowars" what????????? "Mommy I need firty dowars" I finally deciphered that to be "Mommy I need $30". Dumb founded I asked my 2 year old why she needed Firty Dowars, to which she replied "To get to NeeNaws"!!! Oh my!
As my Daddy says......this little one is going to give me a run for my money!!!!!

Big Girl Bed!!!!

2008-08-14T21:53:00.001-07:00

Daddy and I have been talking alot lately about putting away the crib and moving Paige to a big girl bed.....ughhhhh, she was ready, but I'm not so sure about Mommy. Then McKenzee suggested that we give Paige the bottom section of her bunk bed....Long story short, McKenzee has a bunk bed like they had on the show "Different Strokes" where the bottom bunk comes out perpendicular to the top bunk. She liked it for the first couple of years, but has since decided it takes up too much of her room. (Ya know, her priorities have changed and she now needs room to practice dance and cheer in her room....heaven help us!)
Anyway, Daddy got a jump on the project while I was at work this week and did the conversion all by himself. All of us were thrilled with the change and Paige has had 2 "almost" successful nights in her new bed....she's learned how to navigate the halls to Mommy and Daddy's room, in the dark, quite well. This is the comforter set that McKenzee had at our old house, and Paige is using it temporarily until I decide the new design for her big girl room. I'm leaning towards "Lady Bug Picnic" Set at Target....I'm a sucker for lady bugs!!!!

Cooper Matthew is Here!

2008-08-14T21:43:00.000-07:00

Our newest family member arrived last Saturday. He was so close to being a record baby. Randa was in labor all day on Friday 8/8/08, but Cooper was stubborn and didn't come until 38 minutes after midnight. So his birthday is 8/9/08......but he weighed 8lbs 8oz. His Dad said that he was kind of glad that he didn't come until the 9th because all of those 8s would have been a little freaky. Cooper is pictured here with "Big Sister" Rylee. (aka Paige's Best Cousin)
We all need to say a prayer for this little guy.........I can only imagine the bossing that he is going to be subjected to by "Little Mommies" Rylee and Paige!

Paige-isms

2008-07-26T12:32:00.000-07:00

There are things that Paige says and does on a daily basis that just crack us up!!!!

2 of the most recent Paige-isms are:

Upon going out to PopPop's garden in "Jackonbill" (Jacksonville), Paige asked if they could please go in and eat some of PopPop's "Cute-numbers" (cucumbers)???

We have gone to the airport twice this Summer to pick up Paul.....the second time, as soon as we walked in the doors, Paige announced, very emphatically, that she "Needed to see the alligator". We had about 30 minutes to wait, so I decided to play along. We walked around the airport and I would point to different things, asking "Is that the alligator???" The answer was always "NO" and she was getting increasingly agitated with the fact that I didn't know EXACTLY what she was looking for. Finally I suggested that we continue to walk and she could tell me if she saw the alligator.......All of a sudden she got VERY EXCITED and screamed "There it is!!! There's the alligator!!!" And it was at that second I found out that Paige's word for ESCALATOR is "ALLIGATOR". We spent the next 20 minutes riding up and down the super exciting alligator.

Never a dull moment with this little FIRECRACKER!!!

Special Friends

2008-07-24T17:11:00.001-07:00

I will always treasure this picture! These are 5 of the 9 classmates who started in the same Kindergarten class, at Little Red School House,

and went all the way through school together.

Pictured are Monty Nairn, Kristi Nipper, Me (always the shortest one), Denise Schuerenberg, and Scott Watson (my senior prom date).

Sadly, we were missing Jason Eddy, Sharla Floyd, Katrina Gragson and Jill Talbot, to make our set complete.

It's sad that you have to reach "this age" to realize how special it is to have friends who have known you this long and still love inspite of knowing you inside and out! ;-)

This Math Doesn't Add Up!!!

2008-07-24T16:59:00.001-07:00

I can't figure out how this can be right....how can I have a 20th High School Reunion when I am only 29???? Yeah, Right. I know I'm not fooling anyone, Huh? This picture is only about half of the people that showed up for our reunion. Iti is actually only those of us who went to Agnew Junior High. The big group picture looked like a bunch of ants when I tried to load it on here. We had such a great time talking about the good old days and getting caught up on everyone's lives. I'm not sure what we are all laughing about in this picture, but we all look so happy! I'm on the second row, far right...incase you're having trouble finding me.

Seven Years!

2008-07-22T16:32:00.000-07:00

Wow, time sure flies when you are having fun!!! Paul and I just celebrated our 7TH ANNIVERSARY on Monday. We took a whirlwind trip to Shreveport and did some playing at the Horeshoe. We had a really good time and stuffed ourselves on the buffet. We talked about how fun it would be to go to Vegas again, but both agreed that we just couldn't be away from the little ones that long. We are going to take a family trip to Schlitterbahn next week, since we aren't taking any major trips this Summer. My little daredevil Paige is going to LOVE the slides!
I just hope that I can keep up with her!

My Girls

2008-07-16T09:13:00.000-07:00

Since I'm just getting started on my blog, I thought that I would do some back tracking and post some pictures of my girls, from the last few years.

Then I'll get busy keeping up to date on our day to day activities.

4th of July

2008-07-12T13:40:00.000-07:00

We all headed to Mineola for the annual 4th of July celebration.
As you can see from the photo, NeeNaw had all of her girls there,
including our latest addition....Baby Edee, or as Paige calls her
"My baby sister".
Pictured are Paige (2), TeeLee, McKenzee (12), Edee (2 mos.),
and Wendee.

Hello From the Phlieger 5

2008-07-09T13:16:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone,
I've had 3 friends recently send me links to their blogs on
this site and I thought it would be a great way to keep everyone updated on our family. With 2 of the 3 kids about to start
Middle School we are going to be super busy,
so we'll have all kinds of updates from first
cheerleading events, football games, and
all kinds of fun!
Let us hear from you when you get a chance.
The Phlieger 5