Catching up!

Well for those of you that have been checking to see what I have blogged only to find that I haven't, Sorry! But, I think I have caught now. I had most of these post waiting for pics to be downloaded into them. So, please scroll down and see the last two months worth of news from our Family. I hope all of you are well and happy. We are working on both of those elements. Allergies have been keeping me very "head heavy" to say the least. I feel as if my head is twice the size it should be and the pressure is sometimes unbearable. I finally went to the Dr. today and he seems to think that Zyrtec will be my saving vice. I sure hope so. I don't know if I can take the Pressure anymore...hahah! As for the rest of The Texas Tanners we have been pretty busy. With me working now and baseball in full swing, it seems as if we barely have time for anything. Hence my lag in blogging lately. When I am on the computer, I am doing my homework and when that is done, I want off here. I hope that now that I have somewhat caught up with blogging and my classes seemed to be going well, I will have time to blog a little here and there. So, here is a fun story.


Spring Break fun!

So, since I am now working, the kid's spring break wasn't very exciting. I did take Wednesday off early and I took them to the Alamo. Robby was to do a scavenger hung for extra credit in History. I thought it would be fun to see the movie of the Alamo and just enjoy the day downtown. The weather was a little gloomy. but we didn't mind though cause it reminded us of Washington. We luckily did not get rained on so it made for a nice afternoon. It kept it cool. We go to the Alamo around 3:00 in the afternoon. We must pay to park and after seeing that it was going to cost $10 one place and $5 another, I chose the $5. place. It wasn't much further and hey, it's $5 right? So, we parked. I went up to the meter to pay. I inserted my money. It asks me if I want a receipt. I said, "hey, it didn't ask me for my space number" so I press cancel. Well, it canceled it, but kept my money and I didn't get a receipts. Robby is so sweet, says "I will pay Mom. " (Because it clearly states that you must put a receipt in the dash of your vehicle) Being the stubborn person I said, "NO...I paid. And I am not paying another $5 when I could have parked over there for the $10." So, we went along our way. We had a fun time. We watched the video, wandered in the gift shop and a few others. Michael got a rubber band gun, which he loves. And Robby bought himself the worlds largest jawbreaker. This thing was huge! When it was time to go and we were walking up to the van, and I jokily said..."I hope I don't have a ticket!" Phew, no ticket! Just this....
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That's right! I got booted! Not just once, but twice! And the fine to remove the boot is $100!
I couldn't believe it! When the guy got there to remove the boot and collect his money, I argued. I told him that I paid. I explained to him what happened. He said I understand, but it worked for everyone else in here! He has a valid point, but I was NOT paying $100 dollars. So, I had him walk over to the machine with me and I walked him through step by step what happened. Obviously, I paid for the person in front of me. There was a group of people standing by the machine when we got there, and me being a scardy cat, waited until they had gone to approach the machine. He did believe me in the end, and let me go with a warning to make sure that I follow the promptings and read the messages carefully. Made me laugh and think as I got back to the car. We prayed and thanked Heavenly Father for watching over us and asked that the gentleman would be blessed for trusting me.
It was a very neat experience, although I hope it won't happen again. The message sure was clear though. "Follow the promptings and read the messages carefully!"


Take care. I love you all!