south padre Island wknd

        2 weeks ago we were working right down by the mexico texas border so we spent a wknd at a campground by south padre island. The sand dunes were truly amazing there. pictures just dont do justice to it.  Austin loved running in the sand dunes and also had fun playing by the sand on the beach

 

 road almost covered with sand in some spots. time to get the sand plow out:)

ocean behind us. we loved this place , came back to it the next day as well.

and here is the swartz family.

 love this little boy so much!!!!!

what a mighty God we serve

overlooking the road.

Blessings to all our dear friends and family. Here is a recent family picture taken a few weeks ago at a campground we stayed at. We are doing well and loving life on the road.

life on the road

Good morning. It is 6a am, I just got in from helping derek finish his taco bell. Had a different line so it took longer. I should go back to bed but im wide awake. We are back in windy Texas. Were in Louisiana the last 2 weeks. Absolutely loved their food, tried gayle meat, frog legs and crawfish. Gator not the best but love their sauces they make. We will be in houston area for the next weekor two. Want to try some true mexican restuarantsw. We areto here. Well myphone is messing up all my words so that will be it. We don't have a computer with us so I have no way to post pics or email unless I use my phone which just keeps messing up. Greet. Any way just you all have a good wknd. Were headed to an rv park to set up camp.till Monday. I love wknds.

exterior house renovations

hi dear friends. And here are some pics that i said I would post a long time ago. Before and after of our lovely little house. We laid the stone ourselves last summer. Whew that was a big job but we got it done. And the siding we painted ourselves and put it on as well. I am so thankful for a hardworking hubby who knows how to do all that kind of stuff. And i of course was along side helping him when ever i could. We love working together.

 

 

    this is the back of our house, we love all the sunlight the big glass doors let in. Still have plans of building a nice little wall there and making a concrete little back deck area.

Front of the house. Still have to do the landscaping and build a retaining wall and sidewalk and cover the chimney with stone. But we love how far we have already come and will just keep chugging at it. Any suggestions on the hill, rock garden waterfall? stepped flower beds???? oh the choices are many.

 

Another view  of our house.

More to come later but here is a small taste of what we have been working on the last 2 years.

so this is just a random pic. Im  experimenting how to upload pics

hi everyone. I'm having some problems getting on my blog and updating it so have a little patience with me. We are doing well. I am feeling much better thankfully and life is getting more normal again. My boys are getting half decent meals even though i still dont eat hardly any meat I can atleast make it for them.
   My 3 sisters came this week for a few days . One night as Austin was havin his bath i asked him " Do you know whos coming to our house and he just kinda looked at me and i told him. Susie, Frieda and Eva are coming. He understood me to say " Jesus is coming to our house and he got so excited, he stood up in his bath and grinned and said really excitedly. " Jesus coming!!! " he understood Susie as Jesus since that is a familiar word from his story books. it was truly priceless!! He was extastic !! Just one of those smile moments as a mom.
    He sure enjoyed having his aunts there and Mommy did too. they got some long overdue cleaning done one day and the other day we did some shopping and just took it easy and Eva made us a really good supper of flour tortillas , beans and beef and the works. 
 Well ill see if this will post and try some pics next time. its telling me to update something on my blog but Im one of the biggest computer dummies around.
     have a great day everyone.

Running around the house with two sets of keys thinking he is big stuff!!!!!




Good afternoon again on this sunny breezy winter, (ahem , feels more like spring) day. Even though I am enjoying this nice weather I am still wishing for my snow storm and big snow fall that will have us snowed in and have white snow for a whole week!!
  Austin is doing well, he slept all night on wed night but now the last two nights has been up again during the night. Just going with the flow around here I guess.   He is still not walking, has taken a few steps by himself but he just a little too scared to take off. Though he sure gets around, he figured out how to get to the bathroom and for a few days that was all he wanted to to do was to go play in there and open the sink door and pull out my cleaning supplies but I think we have him kinda trained now that he knows he's not supposed to be in there.
   I helped a friend of mine paint her house a day and a half this week , that was fun to paint again.  Austin did really well again at Derek's parents, ( why wouldn't he , he's got all his aunts and uncles there to spoil him:)   )  He loves the other little boys that they baby sit, especially Brody. He was giving them hugs when I went to pick him up one day.
     

 
And another pic of our preciuos little boy!! I just couldn't resist!!
       till next time   ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,