(Apparently, Grey thinks he looks like the guy from Mythbusters when he wears his glasses and hat.)
Monday, April 22, 2013
Salesman of the Year
At this year's furniture market Mac won "Salesman of the Year"!!
I am so proud of him, because I have seen how hard he works everyday. In 15+ years, I have seen him take only 3 vacations where he didn't take his phone with him. The reason I drive when we go home for holidays or just a visit is so he can take phone calls. And call, they do. He is 100 percent commission and pays all his own expenses so he's learned to be smart with his money. He drives on average 50,000 miles a year, hitting the occasional wild animal.
But if ever there was someone made for sales, it's Mac. He has amazing patience, self-motivation, people skills that I've always wished I had a fraction of, organizational skills, and does it with integrity. And God has truly made it his mission field.
We love him so much and are so proud and thankful for him!!!
( Cause we all know if I had to work in sales, we'd starve.)
I am so proud of him, because I have seen how hard he works everyday. In 15+ years, I have seen him take only 3 vacations where he didn't take his phone with him. The reason I drive when we go home for holidays or just a visit is so he can take phone calls. And call, they do. He is 100 percent commission and pays all his own expenses so he's learned to be smart with his money. He drives on average 50,000 miles a year, hitting the occasional wild animal.
But if ever there was someone made for sales, it's Mac. He has amazing patience, self-motivation, people skills that I've always wished I had a fraction of, organizational skills, and does it with integrity. And God has truly made it his mission field.
We love him so much and are so proud and thankful for him!!!
( Cause we all know if I had to work in sales, we'd starve.)
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Saturday, April 06, 2013
Report Cards
This is how the kids gave me their report cards. Can you guess which one belongs to which kid?
(They both did great. No surprises. Of course, nowadays I can follow all their daily, test, and project grades online as the semester goes along. )
(They both did great. No surprises. Of course, nowadays I can follow all their daily, test, and project grades online as the semester goes along. )
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
April Fool's Day
It's that unfortunate time of year again. April Fool's Day. I dread it every year, but for Grey it's like Christmas. He loves pranks and every year he gets better at them.
We took more precautions this year and kept our iPhones away from him, but he's not one to repeat the same prank. This years pranks consisted of Mac finding his deodorant replaced with butter. I found mustard in my conditioner. Mac found his office covered in post-it notes and mardi gras beads. Holland refused to even use their shared bathroom so she dodged a few. However, I got the upside down cup full of water left for her.
The one good thing this year is that it fell on a school day giving us an 8 hour break. But he used that time wisely and hit the kids at school. He had a fake thumb trick that was popular. His best was the Sour Warheads spray. It's a candy spray that you spray directly in your mouth. It's intensely sour. He sprayed it in several kids' drinks at lunch. He had a few more pranks, but I didn't want to know. If I have to testify at some point, the less I know the better.
This year I had a prank or two for him. I replaced his school- issued athletic shorts with a pair of my purple workout shorts. We set his alarm clock for 11:59 pm on April Fool's night. And so Holland didn't feel neglected, I packed her lunch with half a bottle of water and some crackers. (Fear not, she supplemented with ice cream from the cafeteria.)
But thankfully, the day is over and we can relax until next year which Grey is already planning for.
We took more precautions this year and kept our iPhones away from him, but he's not one to repeat the same prank. This years pranks consisted of Mac finding his deodorant replaced with butter. I found mustard in my conditioner. Mac found his office covered in post-it notes and mardi gras beads. Holland refused to even use their shared bathroom so she dodged a few. However, I got the upside down cup full of water left for her.
The one good thing this year is that it fell on a school day giving us an 8 hour break. But he used that time wisely and hit the kids at school. He had a fake thumb trick that was popular. His best was the Sour Warheads spray. It's a candy spray that you spray directly in your mouth. It's intensely sour. He sprayed it in several kids' drinks at lunch. He had a few more pranks, but I didn't want to know. If I have to testify at some point, the less I know the better.
This year I had a prank or two for him. I replaced his school- issued athletic shorts with a pair of my purple workout shorts. We set his alarm clock for 11:59 pm on April Fool's night. And so Holland didn't feel neglected, I packed her lunch with half a bottle of water and some crackers. (Fear not, she supplemented with ice cream from the cafeteria.)
But thankfully, the day is over and we can relax until next year which Grey is already planning for.
Monday, April 01, 2013
Good Friday @ The Kemah Boardwalk
We took the kids plus Holland's friend Lindsey to the Kemah Boardwalk for some Friday fun.
Mac and Grey each won a basketball in the carnival game. Mac got the Ole Miss ball as a prize. Funny, I always associated carnival games and carnies with LSU, not Ole Miss.
Mac and Grey each won a basketball in the carnival game. Mac got the Ole Miss ball as a prize. Funny, I always associated carnival games and carnies with LSU, not Ole Miss.
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