Ballard Bunch

We've got wireless internet!! Finally... No more dial-up for the Ballards. We kept waiting for DSL to be available in our area, but to no avail. SO excited! Also, if you like Coldplay, you can download a single from their new album (coming in June) until Tuesday.

I was digging through my photo drawer and came across some CDs that had pictures I didn't even know existed! I was so happy to find some of when Walker was born- I had never even seen these. How many babies are IN there?? Good grief... Big Boy Walker 8 lbs, 9 oz. and TWO weeks early!! Aunt Sydney with Walker, before she was Jojo This was a surprise from my mom when we drove home. Oh, how sweet. Daddy and bubba Thanks for going down memory lane with me.

Lucy Elizabeth 30 months What you are into right now: ballerina dancing, picking out your clothes (usually a dress or skirt), pink, your Princess spray (detangler) after your bath, reading library books, butterflies, talking about going to Disneyworld, singing our "Ballard" song and your "L-U-C-Y" song, finding bugs in our yard, going to IHOP, closing the garage door (we just got new garage doors and a new opener) What you have said lately: "Daddy, I am the princess and you are my prince. Will you be my prince, Daddy?" "I love my Minnie dress, mama. I am SO GORGEOUS!" "Bubba, you want to lay down with me? OK, and you can tell me a story about Princess Lucy." "Mommy, can you turn on your blog?" She calls my iPod a blog. I don't know, either!?! Walker Adrian 44 months What you are into right now: Ben 10 Alien Force, Power Rangers Jungle Fury, talking about going to Disneyworld, singing "Sweet Home Alabama" in the ...

I thought it would be fun. This is not a "tag" but if you would like to copy and paste, then add your own one-word answers, I'd LOVE to read yours! Leave a comment and tell me if you do one. 1. Where is your cell phone? counter 2. Your significant other? strong 3. Your hair? red 4. Your mother? greatness 5. Your father? caring 6. Your favorite thing? my kids 7. Your dream last night? forgotten 8. Your favorite drink? sweet tea 9. Your goal or dream? patience 10. The room you're in? living room 11. Your kids? hilarious 12. Your fear? loneliness 13. Where do you want to be in 6 years? here 14. Where were you last night? home 15. What you're not? driven 16. Muffins? blueberry 17. One of your wish list items? iPhone 18. Where you grew up? Texas 19. The last thing you did ? cook 20. What are you wearing? shirt 21. Your TV? HD 22. Your pets? dog 23. Your computer? Mac 24. Your life? lively 25. Your mood? good 26. Missing someone? yes 27. Your car? Trail Blazer 28. Somet...

I got a call on Tuesday, an unexpected call. It was from an Israeli family that I was very close to when I taught at the Day School. They were in town and wanted to see me!! I hadn't seen them since they left for Israel in June of 2004. Thank goodness for being able to keep your same cell phone number... Anyway, we met today and it was great to see everyone. The Hebrew Day School was an amazing experience. I had 6 kids in my class and was teaching 4th and 5th grade. Half of my class was Israeli and didn't speak much English, but were very bright. The American kids I had were brilliant, and way above their grade level. At one point, every student was taking a different spelling test every week. It was crazy! But, we were all very close, and on top of being their teacher, I tutored most of these kids a couple of times a week (this was before Walker and Lucy). Dana was in my class for 2 years, and she is very special to me. She is the shyest person I have ever met, but we had a bo...

My thoughts on... Blog Protocol When someone asks me a question or says something I want to reply to, I usually reply in my own post, under their comment. Is that right? Since they added the "email me other comments" feature (which I LOVE, I am so nosy, this is greatness for me!), I figure that the person who asked a question would choose that feature, and then get my comment in an email. Or, should you respond to their question in their blog? Another blog... I am seriously considering doing another blog about cooking/recipes. I think people that do a blog that is only about one thing is really neat. I love cooking and recipes, but I haven't gotten it all figured out yet. It would also be neat if it was a group of us, I know you can have multiple authors for one blog. I don't know, like I said, I haven't gotten it all figured out yet... Fav pic of the week Aunt Donna's bluebonnets 2008

7 Random things about me... 1. When I eat chips, I eat the broken, smaller ones first and then the larger ones, and then the whole ones. 2. I LOVE trailers. We record a trailers show every week on HDNet and I HAVE to watch the end of every TV show, where it shows, "Coming up next week on..." 3. If I could have ANYTHING in the world it would be a housekeeper. It is really hard to get motivated to clean house. 4. My feet grew after my two pregnancies- I am now a size 10. UGH! 5. I love sports and listen to sports talk radio whenever I am in the car. 6. I eat ketchup on my hot dogs. I used to be a mustard ONLY girl. 7. I love kids foods. Fruit snacks, goldfish, grilled cheese, chicken nuggets, and McDonald's! I am supposed to tag people to do this on their blog, and put their name as a link. I tag... Caitlin Jojo Jennifer R. Ashley C. Crissy