Ok, so it took me a while to post these, but better late than never. We got record snowfall here in DFW - over 12.5 inches was the official recording. We had almost 11 in our backyard. Cookie and Rocky had quite a time in it - they could barely see over it.

Maybe the groundhog was right, but I sure am ready for Spring!

WHO DAT...DAT BE OUR LAUNDRY ROOM

So, Kristopher asked/told me a few weeks ago that if the Saints went to the Super Bowl, we were going to paint our laundry room black and gold...

Well, the Saints are in the Super Bowl...

We comprimised, and it is an accent wall in the laundry room - came out very tasteful I think.

Now we can do laundry in the WHO DAT spirit!....by the way, that's my new purse that Kristopher gave me for my birthday...along with a beautiful cast iron coated pot. May the purse always be full, and may we have many delicious meals together!

WHO DAT

Well, we may be few and far between around here, but we Saint's fans had a great night last night...even if we are in Cowboy country. Bless you boys - Super Bowl bound! We can't wait! Here's a picture of us before the game, and one of all "the kids". The Steins and our two knucklehead puppies...all geared up and ready to go.

A White Christmas

Our first Christmas together...spent in Fort Worth...a White Christmas! We had to cancel our plans and stay in because the snow was coming down so hard - and, well, in Texas, you can't drive in the snow and ice - especially if there are other Texans on the road! But it was nice to be together and we stayed warm and got to watch old episodes of Friends and eat the party food we cooked to take to our friends' house.

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas

...preparing for Christmas at the Haydel household.

My Mom sent the dogs some holiday shirts - of course Rocky's says "naughty" and Cookie's says "nice".

Who Dat!

We found an awesome Saints watch party to go to that's close to our house. It's been a blast to go out and cheer for the Saints surrounded by true fans! There are so many of us, we take over the Buffalo Wild Wings. Here are some pictures...Go Saints!! Kristopher has been able to catch up with a friend from high school, and one of my old students even goes to the watch party!

Summer's Over!

So, as the summer drew to an end, I savored my last outings with my good friend Amber and her girls, Addie and Emmie. We had a few 'last hoorah' meals at McAllister's.

I had my cousins, Jacob and Joshua, come in town for a few days before they went back to school.

And, of course, the annual "Back to School" district convocation - it's basically a rally for all the teachers in the district to reward and recognize all of the accomplishments of the previous year to get us "pumped up" for the new year.

And, now one week down, and many more to go! A new year, a new group, and a new and refreshed attitude! Some say that it must be nice to have "3 months off every year." All I can say to that after a week back is, "You work with teenagers for 9 months - see the highs and the lows (which let me tell you are never higher and never lower when it comes to adolescence) and you tell me if I don't earn it year after year after year!