Bells will be Ringing

My little brother's getting married! He and his fiance Tracy are officially tying the knot August 26 at a Chapel 7F Ranch in College Station, TX. JP, if you send a more recent photo of you two I'll post it.

Becki's Ratatouille

Potluck's at work are so great....mmmmm.

1/2 eggplant
4 carrots
2 small yellow squash
2 zucchini
1 can diced tomatoes (reserve juice)
1/2 small can tomato paste
1/2 an onion
red bell pepper
5 garlic cloves whole
1 pkg. spaghetti seasoning mix
1 can chicken broth
romano cheese

Coarsely chop all the veggies and put into the crock pot. Mix the pkg. of spaghetti seasoning with 1/2 of the can of chicken broth and the reserved juice from the can of tomatoes. When this is thoroughly combined pour over the veggies in the crock pot. Cook on high for 5-8 hours. After a couple of hours add the remaining chicken stock. The last hour add fresh basil. Heap into a bowl and serve with grated romano cheese. Delicious and nutritious.

It's a baby...

girl! She is approximately the length of a football, has long legs and fingers with chunky thighs. We saw clearly the four chambers of her heart and the development of her brain. She seemed to be sucking her hand the entire time we were watching. By the measurements we're back at a due date of the 21st of December. We couldn't be more grateful for a healthy and fully developing baby girl. In the words of Samuel's mother "for this child, I have prayed".

Boy or Girl

Today's the Day we find out the sex of our baby! Our families are coming with us for this exciting time and we're all headed for brunch afterward.

Anyone care to make a guess as to what it is?

Harry Potter Release Tonight

Just a few short hours until the epic final in the series is officially available for purchase. Walker and I plan to pick one up at 12:01 tonight/this morning and I'll be burning the midnight oil reading until the sun comes up. I've got to work tomorrow but at least I won't be tossing and turning all night wondering what's going to happen. Tony, don't worry about Walker...he still has to read 4 more before catching up so you'll get my copy the minute I'm finished.

Expect a full blog posting within a few days of reading and digesting this....

Chickfila Grand Opening

Forney, TX

The first 100 customers received free food for a year! Annie, Tony and I camped out in the parking lot overnight until 6:30 this morning when they opened. Annie was # 98 and I was #99. Tony was ineligible because of his age, but he was a good sport about it all and went to Walmart across the street several times through the night to fetch items for us. (One of those necessary items included the kiddie pool so we could lounge poolside and cool our feet.) Thanks, Tony!

Chickfila went all out. They fed us dinner, had a DJ with loads of games and dances, had midnight ice cream for us, and topped it off with breakfast along with our complimentary 52 meal tickets and a t-shirt. What a way to start a grand opening!