Traveling home from Iowa Labor Day Weekend
Kansas City Photo Enforcement Program
Date: 09/06/2009
Time: 09:44am
Location: West Bound NE Barry RD / MO-152 @ N Flintlock Rd
Fine: $100.00
Monday, September 28, 2009
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Busy Weekend
This weekend was a hectic one. Doug and I traveled down I-45 to visit each of the kids.
Friday evening, we stayed with Jill at her apartment in Conroe, TX. We took Jill, Josh and Jackie our for dinner @ Applebees.
Saturday morning, we went to The Vineyards of Waverly Manor. Doug and I finally got a tour of the place, then we spent the next two hours planning the wedding reception. We finished by paying a whopping $5,000. The next payment is due 30 days before the wedding. Then another payment may be due at the night of the wedding if more people come, than RSVP.
Remember to get your RSVPs in early!!! Jill took us out for lunch @ McKenzies. Good Barbecue!
Saturday afternoon, we drove to Karl's new apartment in The Woodlands, TX. He prepared dinner (yummy fajitas) for the whole crew. Well done Karl! We would stay there over night.
Sunday morning, we drove back up Hwy45 to Huntsville, TX. We would attend First Presbyterian Church in Huntsville. Jackie sang "On Eagles Wings" during the service. It is always wonderful to get to hear her sing.
Friday evening, we stayed with Jill at her apartment in Conroe, TX. We took Jill, Josh and Jackie our for dinner @ Applebees.
Saturday morning, we went to The Vineyards of Waverly Manor. Doug and I finally got a tour of the place, then we spent the next two hours planning the wedding reception. We finished by paying a whopping $5,000. The next payment is due 30 days before the wedding. Then another payment may be due at the night of the wedding if more people come, than RSVP.
Remember to get your RSVPs in early!!! Jill took us out for lunch @ McKenzies. Good Barbecue!
Saturday afternoon, we drove to Karl's new apartment in The Woodlands, TX. He prepared dinner (yummy fajitas) for the whole crew. Well done Karl! We would stay there over night.
Sunday morning, we drove back up Hwy45 to Huntsville, TX. We would attend First Presbyterian Church in Huntsville. Jackie sang "On Eagles Wings" during the service. It is always wonderful to get to hear her sing.
After church, Doug and I headed back to Dallas for some relaxing time after the busy schedule of the weekend.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Las Vegas 09/19-09/23
Sorry for the delayed post..but here is a summary of our trip to Las Vegas, Saturday Sept 19th through Wednesday, Sept 23rd.Here is a link for of all the photos we took of our trip.
Below is a summary to explain the some of the photos.
Below is a summary to explain the some of the photos.
Saturday, Sept 19th.
Arrived in Las Vegas around 2:30pm. Took the mobility bus to the rental car area. After waiting in a long line at Enterprise and dealing with the attendants not having keys for the car we rented. We were finally matched to a 2009 Pontiac G6. We drove to the Hampton Inn and check in. This is where we would be spending our first night. We then drove to the Bellagio to pick up our tickets for "O" a Cirque du Soleil performance. We then strolled over to the Sports Betting window. Now mind you were are not much for gambling...but the Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Marquez fight was to happen at the MGM Grand later that evening. We had just watched historical fights of both of these fighters and we had decided that Marquez could actually win. We placed a $25 bet and with the odds at the time, a winning bet would pay out $110. If you are up on your sports, you will know that Marquez lost that fight and we lost our money...So much for gambling this trip! We enjoyed a wonderful meal at Applebees and Doug especially enjoyed his Sam Adams Octoberfest (It is a special beer made by Sam Adams just this time of year and he looks forward to it every fall). After dinner we went to the "O" a Cirque du Soleil show at the Bellagio. We had great seats. Balcony,single row. The performance takes place IN the water, ON the water and ABOVE the water. Too much to go into now..but a wonderful show to take in if you get the chance!
Sunday, Sept 20th.
We slept in until 11am. We checked out of the Hampton Inn at noon. Ate breakfast at Denny's. Gotta love those Grand Slam breakfasts! We drove around the Las Vegas area. Doug did some cigar shopping, while I took in the unusual sites of air conditioners on residential roofs and cell phone towers made to look like trees to blend in with the environment. You'll see what I mean when you look at the photos. We checked in to the Bellagio at 3pm. We got a great deal to finally stay at the Bellagio. $159 / night. Stay two nights, get the third night free. We purchased beers and watched the Dallas Cowboys vs the NY Giants. The Cowboys would lose 33-31 but it's always an exciting game due to the rivalry. After the game, we went to Johnny Rockets ...home of the original hamburger. We shared a cheeseburger, fries and strawberry shake. Strolled through the casino, but opted to not do any gambling after what happened yesterday!
Monday, September 21st
We slept in until 11am again...oh how I love being on vacation. Breakfast/Lunch was at IHOP. Where we witness a thoughtful gesture of an older couple that bought someone less fortunate's meal. After breakfast, we went to the Luxor and purchased a couple of tickets for the Bodies Exhibit. I believe this would be like BodyWorks for those of you that have seen that. The exhibit was a little run down, so if you have the opportunity to see this, I'd pass. After all the walking at the exhibit, it was back to the Bellagio for some R&R...Dee needed to rest that knee for a while. Dinner was at El Pollo Loco. Doug has visited one of these chain restaurants in the past and spoke highly of the fire roasted chickens. It is quite a place, it had about 50 whole chickens on the grill. You could order chicken tacos, chicken burritos, chicken sandwiches, chicken & mashed potatoes,etc..... After dinner, we drove downtown to see the "Fremont Experience". If you don't know what that is, it's an open air party. A street is blocked off between all the casinos on Fremont Street. There are many street vendors performing and you can walk down the street with your drink in your hand without any problems. There is a digital screen overhead that puts on a show every 15minutes. Quite a place! Doug & I went into Binion's Casino...Doug won playing Craps; but I lost playing the slot machines. They were just not talking to me! We then proceeded to go back to the Bellagio where we finished off our evening watching the Bellagio Fountains. A choreographed water show to music that happens every 15minutes, each evening.
Arrived in Las Vegas around 2:30pm. Took the mobility bus to the rental car area. After waiting in a long line at Enterprise and dealing with the attendants not having keys for the car we rented. We were finally matched to a 2009 Pontiac G6. We drove to the Hampton Inn and check in. This is where we would be spending our first night. We then drove to the Bellagio to pick up our tickets for "O" a Cirque du Soleil performance. We then strolled over to the Sports Betting window. Now mind you were are not much for gambling...but the Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Marquez fight was to happen at the MGM Grand later that evening. We had just watched historical fights of both of these fighters and we had decided that Marquez could actually win. We placed a $25 bet and with the odds at the time, a winning bet would pay out $110. If you are up on your sports, you will know that Marquez lost that fight and we lost our money...So much for gambling this trip! We enjoyed a wonderful meal at Applebees and Doug especially enjoyed his Sam Adams Octoberfest (It is a special beer made by Sam Adams just this time of year and he looks forward to it every fall). After dinner we went to the "O" a Cirque du Soleil show at the Bellagio. We had great seats. Balcony,single row. The performance takes place IN the water, ON the water and ABOVE the water. Too much to go into now..but a wonderful show to take in if you get the chance!
Sunday, Sept 20th.
We slept in until 11am. We checked out of the Hampton Inn at noon. Ate breakfast at Denny's. Gotta love those Grand Slam breakfasts! We drove around the Las Vegas area. Doug did some cigar shopping, while I took in the unusual sites of air conditioners on residential roofs and cell phone towers made to look like trees to blend in with the environment. You'll see what I mean when you look at the photos. We checked in to the Bellagio at 3pm. We got a great deal to finally stay at the Bellagio. $159 / night. Stay two nights, get the third night free. We purchased beers and watched the Dallas Cowboys vs the NY Giants. The Cowboys would lose 33-31 but it's always an exciting game due to the rivalry. After the game, we went to Johnny Rockets ...home of the original hamburger. We shared a cheeseburger, fries and strawberry shake. Strolled through the casino, but opted to not do any gambling after what happened yesterday!
Monday, September 21st
We slept in until 11am again...oh how I love being on vacation. Breakfast/Lunch was at IHOP. Where we witness a thoughtful gesture of an older couple that bought someone less fortunate's meal. After breakfast, we went to the Luxor and purchased a couple of tickets for the Bodies Exhibit. I believe this would be like BodyWorks for those of you that have seen that. The exhibit was a little run down, so if you have the opportunity to see this, I'd pass. After all the walking at the exhibit, it was back to the Bellagio for some R&R...Dee needed to rest that knee for a while. Dinner was at El Pollo Loco. Doug has visited one of these chain restaurants in the past and spoke highly of the fire roasted chickens. It is quite a place, it had about 50 whole chickens on the grill. You could order chicken tacos, chicken burritos, chicken sandwiches, chicken & mashed potatoes,etc..... After dinner, we drove downtown to see the "Fremont Experience". If you don't know what that is, it's an open air party. A street is blocked off between all the casinos on Fremont Street. There are many street vendors performing and you can walk down the street with your drink in your hand without any problems. There is a digital screen overhead that puts on a show every 15minutes. Quite a place! Doug & I went into Binion's Casino...Doug won playing Craps; but I lost playing the slot machines. They were just not talking to me! We then proceeded to go back to the Bellagio where we finished off our evening watching the Bellagio Fountains. A choreographed water show to music that happens every 15minutes, each evening.
Tuesday, September 22nd
We slept in again...can you guess? 11am! No breakfast today. We headed to IN-N-OUT BURGER. A place known for it's fries. They actually employ a person full-time to make fresh fries all day long. He uses a hand slicer and cuts all the fries right before they go in the fryer...Yummy...The burger was awesome too! In the afternoon, we went to the Luxor to see the Titanic Artifacts Exhibit. It was awesome. It had lots of personal items recovered from the wreakage as well as pieces of the ship. I've been on a cruise before, but this ship was massive!
We ended the day with dinner at Sammy's on the Sahara - Woodfired Pizza. Excellent food!
We would spend the rest of the evening watching TV and packing as we head home tomorrow.
Friday, September 18, 2009
The knee brace has been downsized
This was me a few weeks ago wearing my Bledsoe Knee Immobilizer.
http://www.bledsoebrace.com/products/extplus.asp
http://www.bledsoebrace.com/products/extplus.asp
This is my new smaller and more lightweight bracehttp://www.bledsoebrace.com/products/axiom.asp
I am walking without crutches or a cane.Still going to Physical Therapy twice a week.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Race for the Cure - Houston
This fall Jill will be participating in the Komen Houston Race for the Cure® on October 3rd, 2009. She is currently fundraising to help in the fight against breast cancer.
This past year, Jill's grandmother - Dorothy Janssen was diagnosed and treated for breast cancer. For all the wives, mothers, grandmothers, daughters, sisters and friends; please consisder making a donation today.
This past year, Jill's grandmother - Dorothy Janssen was diagnosed and treated for breast cancer. For all the wives, mothers, grandmothers, daughters, sisters and friends; please consisder making a donation today.
Here is the link to donate: http://www.komen-houston.org/site/TR/Race/General?px=1668891&pg=personal&fr_id=1060
Every 68 seconds, somewhere in the world, a woman dies from breast cancer - the most prevalent cancer among women today. The Komen Houston Race for the Cure® raises money to fund education, screening and treatment programs in our community and supports national cutting-edge research in hopes of finding the cures.
Every 68 seconds, somewhere in the world, a woman dies from breast cancer - the most prevalent cancer among women today. The Komen Houston Race for the Cure® raises money to fund education, screening and treatment programs in our community and supports national cutting-edge research in hopes of finding the cures.
In addition, the Race celebrates breast cancer survivorship and honors those who have lost their battle with the disease. Susan G. Komen for the Cure® has become the global leader of the breast cancer movement, creating the world's largest grassroots network of cancer survivors and activists.
GOOD LUCK IN THE RACE JILL!!!!
Wednesday, September 09, 2009
Kat Krazie
Sam Houston began its 94th season of football Thursday Sept. 3 with the Bearkats vs. Western Illinois.
Western Illinois defeated Sam Houston State 35-28 in the season opener for both teams at Bowers Stadium. The game was in doubt until the final play as Sam Houston drove to the one yard line with 21 second to go but the Leathernecks stopped the Bearkats on three straight plays.
Jackie has a lot of school spirit and is very active with the Kat Krazies again this year.
** See letter "S"
** See letter "S"
Monday, September 07, 2009
Wedding Shower
Saturday, September 5th
Jill & Joshua
Grandma Lyla - devotional and scripture reading
Some of the party crew!
The yummy cake made by Grandma Lyla
The youngest guests - Makayla and KelseyIt was a wonderful event and Jill & Josh received many lovely things!
Grandma Lyla the cake was awesome.
Thanks for sending the emails and keeping everyone on task.
Kristin & Kara - Thanks for entertaining us on the piano.
"Peppermint Ice Cream" still is cute to all of us!
Dawn - Thanks for the game. It was a lot of fun!
Kitchen Crew: Denise, Diane, Dawn & Karen
The food was great....I need that spinach salad recipe from whomever made it :-)
Hostess: Many, many thanks to Diane for providing her home
and ALL the extra work she did the week prior to get her home ready.
We love you all very much!!
Grandma Lyla the cake was awesome.
Thanks for sending the emails and keeping everyone on task.
Kristin & Kara - Thanks for entertaining us on the piano.
"Peppermint Ice Cream" still is cute to all of us!
Dawn - Thanks for the game. It was a lot of fun!
Kitchen Crew: Denise, Diane, Dawn & Karen
The food was great....I need that spinach salad recipe from whomever made it :-)
Hostess: Many, many thanks to Diane for providing her home
and ALL the extra work she did the week prior to get her home ready.
We love you all very much!!
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