well thanksgiving 2007 is in the books. i have much to be thankful for this year-->
--Jesus! because without Him and the hope He provides, we would be nothing. and seriously, He is pretty awesome.
--my husband ross! this year (well, 9 months of it so far) has been our first and its been amazing. we have endured a lot of changes and enjoyed a lot of activities together. i love living with my best friend. and he can do all the hard chores!
--my fam, the Jo's. and the no-Jo's. thursday afternoon marked what i believe is the 4th(?) turkey bowl featuring the Jo's vs. the no-Jo's. since my name is now officially sharon j h, i was transferred to the no-Jo team. this was especially sad for me because the Jo's made official turkey bowl t-shirts for this year's game and i wanted one. but on the other hand, the no-Jo's were victorious, so give and take i suppose. this year again m&r&l&p threw a huge party and it was a tremendous blast, eating a lot and playing games and watching football with the fam. and i must not neglect to mention that an AGGIE victory over longhorns always makes thanksgiving that much better. two in a row...whoop.
--my new house! ross and i were very blessed to move into our first house this month. i know you are probably anxious for pictures, which we hope to post very soon. we are still in the process of moving in and getting everything where it should be. i come home every day and think, wow, i have a super awesome house. ross and i have definitely enjoyed this long weekend. last night i cooked dinner and ross lit a fire in the fireplace as it was quite chilly outside! this afternoon ross and i put our huge kitchen to good use as we worked together to make some chili to enjoy later for dinner.
--my job. i must say that i wish i had a few more days off before returning to school, but i feel blessed to have a decent job that i am enjoying. the principal and other teachers are nice, the students are great. it has been a lifelong dream of mine to be a teacher, and i am very excited to get this opportunity to try it out and see where i would like to go from there. also, i am thankful for the safe journeys i have had to and from work so far this year.
--my church. ross and i have been attending services at austin christian fellowship since this summer and we have enjoyed being a part. we have also been going to a small group during the week for about the same length of time. we are also doing a little bit of volunteering there, and hope to continue to be involved at this church.
--my pets! i have never really had a real pet before, and now i have a frog, a cat, and a dog! they do present their challenges, but they are fun to play with, and i have really enjoyed taking peyton for walks in the evening and having her follow me around all the time. peyton and minnie are always good for a laugh!
--my car! it has served me well the past 2 years. and it belongs to us, not the bank. and it has a sunroof.
--did i mention the aggies beat the longhorns?
--there are more. but i must now ponder how i am to teach little children about ratios and proportions this week.
Sunday, November 25, 2007
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i'm thankful for my friend, sharon. and blogs and stuff. :-)
turkey bowl?? sounds like a ton of fun!! how does it work?
Live turkey bowling is a lot of fun but it is hazardous if you don't have the thick leather gloves to protect your arms from talons. Basically you and your friends separate into roughly equal teams. The field is setup in the following way: A goal is setup somewhere between 10 and 15 feet from the start line and is lined with those long balloons clowns sometimes use to create balloon animals with. Next you need kind of a lane in which to "roll" the turkey. It should be some type of interesting obstacle course protected by some barrier preventing the turkey from escaping. That part is important because turkey's aren't considered domestic and therefore require permits to keep as pets. If they escape you could get fined and lose your turkey. Anyway, you each roll (or gently toss the turkey) towards the goal at the same time. The further the better but not more than 5 feet is recommended. The turkey will then stand up and start running away from you. it will begin a race in which the turkey's navigate through the obstacle course into the goal. The one who pops the most balloons wins. In case of a tie, the fastest turkey wins. If your obstacle course is setup correctly, it should be highly entertaining watching the silly bird navigate it. They aren't very smart so it can take a while if its too complicated. It's really an art to set it up properly. Anyway, each member of the team should get a roll. Tally up your wins and losses at the end and voila - you have a winner. Spare the winning turkey and return it to the farm. For the loser - well so it goes. You gotta eat something you know.
Have fun playing!!
Ross
o brother. he's just teasing. i neglected to mention that 'the turkey bowl' is simply our backyard football game. the rules however, may be more or less complicated, depending on who you talk to.
ross's version sounds like a lot of fun!!!....
ross hytnen certainly has a lot of time on his hands to entertain others with tales of rolling turkeys. does that mean that all of your possessions are now tucked away in their new drawers/cabinets/space?
Not quite. We have all the major furniture moved over and kitchen items. We are still picking up loose ends like some books, emptying closets and so forth. We are getting closer though. We'd probably be done but I kind of swap between moving more things and doing some home maintenance. The outlet for the dryer is fixed and I found myself on the roof in this weekends rain caulking some nails the roofer forgot. Hopefully the shower stall will be fixed today. Time wise I'm crunched this week really. Two final coming up with a paper and a project due very soon. Ah well, almost done.
Ross
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