Updates!!

Well, so much for me trying to do better about keeping everyone updated! lol

Things here are going really good. Today marks the 20 year anniversary of the day Ed and I met!! I wonder if he regrets that night on main street when he yelled out his window "if you're not serious, just go on"?? lol I guess I showed him that I was serious!!! :o)

He is loving his new job, keeps him busy, but he's got really good hours, off every weekend, so it's really nice!!!

This is the girls' last week (4 days) of school. I can't believe my babies are going to be going to Jr. High next year!! They have grown up way too fast!!!

Last week was the Hooker track meet, the girls did great (as always). Jordan ended up with 3 1st place ribbons and Dakota got a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place ribbon!!

They have both decided to run cross country in Hooker next year. We went and talked to the coach the other day. They will be meeting all summer, 3 days a week, at 7:00 a.m. to run. So much for having a peaceful summer and getting to sleep in!! lol AND---after they run at 7:00 a.m. for cross country, they will be going to do strength/weight training and then on to open gym for basketball!! They also are playing softball this summer and trying to squeeze in at least 2 basketball camps. One is in Guymon and the other down my OKC f0r a week!! It's going to be a busy busy summer around here!! Mom's taxi is going to be keeping the roads hot!! lol

We have still been going to some car shows with the vette. We went to one in Liberal Saturday. Took both vettes over (ours and Terry's). It was a great show. 200 cars and the highlight of the show was "Elanor" from the movie Gone in 60 Seconds was there. One of the 3 cars out of the 11 used in the movie that survived the filming. This was the one that Nicholas Cage knocked the driver's side mirror off of in the movie. It's an awesome car and so cool to have it at the car show!! A guy from Liberal owns it!! (pic of car above)

I will try and keep everyone updated this summer on ballgames and everything else that is going on. From the sounds of it, I won't have a lot of computer time though! lol

Things are looking up!!

Well, the job that Ed had in the works finally went through. He's a contract pumper for Oxy USA. He's liking the job pretty well so far, just not like getting used to all the computerized stuff he has to do! lol Him and computers don't get along very well!!

The girls had their spelling bee last week, Dakota took first place!!! Jordan didn't place and needless to say, it was not a good day! lollll But I was very proud of both of them!! Last Saturday Jordan traveled to El Reno where she competed in the state level competetion in the English category. She did really well. She didn't place in the top 3 and receive an award, but she did great and we are very proud of her!!

I can't believe it's almost time for school to be out. This year has just flown by!! I'm looking forward to spending the summer with my girls and trying to prepare myself that my babies will be in jr. high next year!! Man - where does the time go??? They have grown up way too fast!!

Bryce's house in the country fell through, so he's still living in town and not real happy about it. But he's going to continue to keep looking. He's still not found a full time job, but is staying really busy doing odd jobs around town for people and helping out some farmers, so I guess he's doing okay.

Hope everyone is doing okay and now that Ed is back to work, I should have more time to be online and keep this updated a little better!! :o)

Family Update

Well, April has not started off too well for the Burden family. The end of March found Ed without a job. Nabors Well Service laid off several people and unfortunately Ed was one of them. He does have a good job in the works right now, so just hoping and praying that it goes through!!

On a happier note - the girls have had an awesome volleyball season this year. As of today, they are tied for 1st place. Their last game is Monday night at 8:00, so wish them luck!!! Today they had volleyball pics, 2 games and their volleyball pizza party with their team. Where their coach, Kim, gave the girls each very nice trophies with their name and special award on them!! I thought that was just so sweet of her!!

Ed and I were supposed to go to the Corvettes of Enid carshow this weekend, but with all the volleyball games and pictures and stuff today, I stayed home. The girls and I spent the entire day (9 hours) in town today!! Ed and one of his best friends - RJ - left Friday afternoon and took the Vette to Enid. They spent the night and were at the car show all day today. Ed called today when they headed home around 4:30 and said he had won an award and a plaque for his Corvette. He was so excited and I'm so happy for him!! I can't wait until he gets home to see all his pictures he took. It was an ALL Corvette show, so I am just hating that I had to miss it, but I enjoyed spending the day with my girls watching them play volleyball!!! I still can't believe this is their last year. I just HATE HATE HATE that Hooker schools don't have a volleyball team. They are BOTH excellent players and it's really a shame that they can't move on to keep playing. But - they are too old for Kid's Inc. now. :(

Bryce has found him a house in the country and is in the process of moving from town (in Shattuck) to the country this weekend. He sounded pretty excited when I talked to him yesterday. He will be much happier in the country I'm sure!!! The company he was working for laid off a bunch of people too, Bryce included. So he's been without a job for two days longer than Ed has!! He's been doing some odd jobs and has his application in at a few different places.

The rest of the month will not be quite as busy for us since we wrap volleyball up on Monday night. The girls still have Awana every Wednesday though. Jordan has her academic bowl in El Reno on the 18th of this month. They Spring breakfast and Spelling Bee is the 17th. And Jordan also has gymnastics every Monday night. The girls will be out for Easter break the 10th - 13th.

I will try and update some more soon!!

March's Schedule!

March News - A very busy month

March 1st: Ed's 39th Birthday; Jordan has gymnastics from 2-3.

March 2nd: Grandma Margie's 78th Birthday. Girls have volleyball practice from 5:30 - 7:00

March 4th: Girls have Awana

March 5th: Girls have volleyball practice from 6:45 - 8:30

March 6th: Tisha's home and garden party

March 7th: Girls have volleyball games at 9:45 and 1:30

March 8th: Jordan has gymnastics from 2-3

March 9th: Girls have volleyball practice from 5:30 - 7:00; Girls' basketball banquet at 6:00 (they will be missing volleyball practice tonight)

March 10th: Girls have eye dr. appointments

March 11th: Girls have Awana

March 12th: Girls have volleyball practice from 6:45 - 8:30

March 13th: No School

March 14th: Girls have volleyball games at 9:45 and 11:15

March 15th: Jordan has gymnastics from 2-3

March 16th-21st: No School - Spring Break

March 22nd: Jordan has gymnastics from 2-3

March 23rd: Girls have volleyball practice from 5:30 - 7:00

March 25th: Girls have Awana

March 26th: Girls have volleyball practice from 6:45 - 8:30

March 28th: Girls have volleyball games at 9:45, 12:00, and 3:00

March 29th: Jordan has gymnastics from 2-3

March 30th: Girls go on 6th grade field trip to OKC to see The Wizard of Oz ballet. Volleyball practice from 5:30 - 7:00 (which they will miss)

March 31st: Still gone on 6th grade trip. Volleyball game at 5:45 (probably won't make it back)

So far this is what I have. School calendar comes out Monday and there may be more!

Aggrivated!!

Well, I just got online and got the girls' volleyball schedule for this season! Not a happy camper about it! Every year they have played they have had games on Tuesday and Thursday nights and on Saturdays. No biggie - and it's ALWAYS over by the end of March. So - assuming (I should know to never assume) it will be the same this year - Ed and I had made plans to take the Corvette to Enid on April 4th for the Corvette's of Enid car show. An all Corvette show. We were so excited to go.....BUT - of course it couldn't be that simple! Today I find out that they are not having ANY games on Thursdays this year, but instead we get to play up to 3 games on Saturdays (meaning we will be in town ALL day every Saturday). and they last games are on April 4th!! Uggghhh!! So much for the car show!! Anyway - just had to complain a little, not much I can do about it though! lol I know that one of these days I'll be missing all the kids' activities that we have to go to. I'll be wishing we could be in town all day for volleyball games! lollll

More of Jordan's room

Jordan put yorkie pics all over the back of her door. We also just finished up decorating her bulletin board and got it put up. I picked her up the Love sign yesterday while shopping with Grandma Margie and I also found stickers that matched her border, so she decorated her trash can with them!! She got the "Sweetie" recently too.

More pics of Dakota's room

Finally got Dakota's border in (it was on back order) and we got it all put up. So here are a couple shots of the border and one of her wolf drawer pulls!!