My three youngest were IMpatiently waiting for the parade to begin — sitting on the streets of Bandera.
Please take note that our son was at-the-ready for any tractors that were heading our direction ….
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Celebrate Bandera Post #1 – The Longhorn Cattle Drive
Can you imagine the patience it takes for a group of cowboys to calm and drive 50 Texas longhorns through a parade route about 20 blocks long? I am quite sure those folks have way more patience for their job than I do for my parenting job!
Saturday, we truly celebrated Bandera. Over the course of this week, I’ll share with you the photos I took and some of the stories we heard to go along with the fun.
But first, the grandmasters of the parade, the Texas longhorns lead the parade …
Gearing Up for the Longhorn Cattle Drive
This weekend, in the Cowboy Capital of the World, we’ll be entertained and enlightened by the fun of a parade, music, crafts and a Pow-Wow – and the kids (young and old) can hardly wait!
We went last year, and I don’t think I’ve ever seen my children’s eyes get so big as when those longhorns came sauntering down main street during the parade. THAT was worth the drive and crowds all by itself!
Want to join us? Visit www.celebratebandera.com for more information.
A Rite of Passage: First Day of School Photos
(the manly man didn’t want to be in the photo, since he figured homeschooling wasn’t really going to school – whatever)
What a difference public school makes — the clothes, oh the clothes — it’ll take me a while to get used to them being able to show their varied personalities through their choices of clothes!
Happy Birthday Weekend (to me) Quilting
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I have outlived my dad by 8 years.
I have outlived my mother by 9 years.
I have outlived my older brother by 10 years.
I can’t imaging a life ending so soon, though I lived through their lives and deaths, it’s just not for me! Yippee!
I requested one thing from my family on my birthday (which was Saturday) … and that was no screaming, no yelling, no fighting, no whining and no crying and some time to quilt. We nearly made it — and the best part was that the youngest high-maintenance child only cried / whined when I wasn’t in the house!
But, oh the joy that I felt – as I sat in my sewing room, working on a quilt … while the kids played games and enjoyed each other’s company. It doesn’t happen often, so I basked in the fullness that was my life. And smiled, as I stitched away.
Here’s the first of three quilts that I completed this weekend – a flannel shaggy version of my Nine-Patch Star Baby Quilt:
The pattern will be available soon!