She was waaaay too cool to be there that morning...at 5:30 am.
Now would someone like to tell me how I was "lucky" enough to chaperone the 6th grade girls?! This pillow fight last almost an hour, then the wrestling lasted another 15 with jumping from bed to bed. LOL I had a great time.
This is the competition floor, where the magic happens. A crappy picture but you get the point.

"The Pit"...where the teams work on their robots and wait for their turn on the competition floor. So this is it. I'm done posting from the robotics competition. For all you parents and grandparents, this is a really cool thing to get your kids involved with. They learn so many neat things, things you would never dream of and they go on to do some pretty incredible things with their schooling. I think some Blankenship boys and girls and a certain little Whittington guy would like it!!

OK people, this is a test. These pictures are from the robotics competition at Clemson. These are members of the special "security detail" they hired for the event. LOL The test is...tell me either the name of the character or the species. LOL Betcha didn't know just HOW nerdy I really am, did ya?? Oh yeah, and naming Bubba doesn't count either!

Yay! I was finally able to log in! I've been having some issues with it lately.
Some of you know that Shelby, CJ, Bubba and I went on a little trip two weekends ago. We traveled to Clemson University for the SC State Robotics Championship. Shelby is on the robotics team at her school. They placed well at regionals so won a spot to compete at state. Being that this is also the college of choice for Shelby(she decided this in the 5th grade) as well as being Jeff's home for a few years I figured what the heck. I guess they can kind of sort of be considered pictures of home for Jeff. So, here ya go buddy. They're not the best in the world but then again, I never claimed to be a professional! LOL
I was trying to fit the entire stadium into my camera. As you can see it didn't turn out well. LOL So I took it in sections.
There's a huge hill to the left of this picture that little Eric spent every free moment rolling down. By the time he reached the bottom he was very much out of control and almost went head over foot at one time! LOL He loved it!

This is inside Little John Coliseum where the competition took place. The competition was amazing! I'll save those pictures for tomorrow.

These are some old chairs Eric and I are repairing and refinishing for some old people we know. HEE HEE!!! :-)
Please notice the PINK shirt! Don't let Eric tell you he did it all himself! LOL This is actually quite relaxing, the sanding and fixing I mean. I had a hard time pulling myself away from it.
Primed and waiting for a coat of satin black!

Christina and her Great Uncle Kurt, getting a lesson.



Uncle Kurt jamming. He's recovering from his cancer at my mother's house until he's strong enough to move back to San Diego. He's incredibly talented with the guitar. This is the first time I ever saw him hold an acoustic, he's always been on an electric. LOL

This is Master Gunnery Sgt. Higgins, Eric's Grandpa. He had an amazing military career, one of the best I've read about to date. I began a scrapbook for my m-i-l with items from his career. The neatest things I saw were postcards and "V"-mails(Victory) to Eric's Grandmother. He always called her, "my darling" or "dearest love" or "my sweet darling petunia". His words were so tender despite the battles that raged around him. I believe its just another great example of not judging a book by its cover. I was honored to meet Grandpa Higgins before Eric and I were married. He was very lighthearted and smiled a lot. I think Eric misses him. This is his favorite picture of his Grandpa. He was quite a Marine, he was quite a man.
I just know you're all dying to see this picture! LOL This is a picture of the island of Okinawa, where I used to live. Of course it has changed quite a bit since this picture was taken, but this is it, this is where I lived. Both of my Grandpa's saw action here and Grandpa Higgins was stationed here later in his career. Pretty neat I think.

Christina and I started playing racquetball about a month ago. You can't tell by this picture but she really enjoys it! She just doesn't like having her picture taken. Even Pooh likes to play. So I'm hoping that between softball, racquetball, football and cheerleading and the amount of time I'm on the go each year I'll be dropping some weight! LOL Even if I don't, I LOVE playing this sport with my baby girl!