Grandma gets busted

Grandma Sandy looks way too happy about her incarceration

Wouldn't you know it—we try to take Grandma Sandy out for a good time and she goes and gets in trouble with the law. We just can't take her anywhere she's such a reprobate. So we're out in the Texas hill country when Grandma gets picked up by the sheriff on an outstanding warrant and thrown into the paddy wagon. In Grandma's behalf, I will say that the warrant was for snoring and that the sheriff has no jurisdiction outside of Enchanted Springs Ranch. Still, I don't know how the children will live down the fact that their grandmother is a jailbird.

Bullseye

Today is the last day of Cub Scout day camp. Today I got to line up next to Mason at the archery range for a little friendly competition. The photo is the target of the winner. Want to guess who it belongs to? (Hint: it wasn't mine.) Yes, Mason officially gave me a beat-down.

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Don't shoot your eye out

This is Mason. This is Mason with a gun. It's a bb gun. And that's still a somewhat scary proposition.





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Fun with owl poop

This week is Cub Scout day camp where boys can be boys and do exciting things like deconstructing owl pellets. Ah, the wonders of nature.



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Location:Holbrook Rd,San Antonio,United States

For sale

Considering how rough the housing market has been lately and considering the high likelihood that we will be moving somewhere else next summer, we decided to put our house on the market. We spent the day yesterday shooting photos to improve our realtor.com posting. As I was searching through our photo library today, I also found some photos of the house when we initially decided to purchase it. So here are some before and after photos to see how things have changed in five years.

The front yard before

And the front yard after

The loft before

And the loft after

The living room before

And the living room after

As you can see, I think we have made some significant improvements. Now we just need to find someone who wants to buy the house. So if anyone knows someone who is looking to buy in the San Antonio area, we'd be happy to hear from you.

End of the (school) year

Mason receives his end-of-the-year awards from his principal

This week marked the end of another school year. Mason and Spencer both had awards ceremonies. Spencer was deemed the "best scientist." Mason garnered a long list of awards including being commended on two sections of the TAKS tests and making the all-A honor role. At the end of the ceremony the top 10 Accelerated Reader scores for the grade were honored. Mason had the top score for the grade—by far. We are certainly proud of his accomplishments at school. I would be remiss if I didn't mention Spencer's accomplishments as well, seeing as he has been doing reading and math with the first graders for much of the year. OK, so I'm bragging a little—I can't help being proud of their success at school.

Fun with fish

My sister Andrea and her family are not the only ones who have been fishing lately. I have been out camping (though not in a fancy cabin) and fishing, too. The first weekend, Mason and I went out, he caught six fish. Mason had reeled in three fish before I had time to set up my own pole.

Mason was pretty pleased with his fishing success

Spencer and I went out the next week. He was determined to catch as many fish as Mason did, but we got skunked in the morning—possibly because the worms I brought were all dead. The campground host saw us out walking later that morning and suggested we come to the fishing competition at 9 am. I figured Spencer was bored of fruitless fishing, but when he heard there were door prizes, he was ready to try it again. Fortunately, the organizers of the event were able to provide some life bait.

It may just be a baby bluegill, but just one fish makes for a much more successful fishing trip

I had a great time going out individually with the boys and can't wait to do it again soon.

Oh, and I managed to catch a few fish of my own, too