Ok, I am so overdue for an update to this blog!!
Let's see...Last week Catherine went to VBS at 1st Baptist Liberty City all by herself and absolutely loved it! She was so excited everyday and was sad it when it was over. I must say that I felt like an un-churched mom dropping my kid off at bible school for something to do (well that's what I thought people might be thinking). One day Calixto took her early b/c Arce Landscaping was putting down sod at the church, Catherine just played nearby until it was time to start. One of her teachers saw her out there as she pulled up, thought I had just dropped her off early and she was hangin' out with a bunch of Mexican grass guys, she went right over and took her into the church...not knowing of course that Calixto is her father...I got a giggle out of that!! Anyway, Cat made a lot of friends and the teachers said she did a great job, I was every proud of her. Christopher wasn't ready to jump into a new situation w/o knowing anyone, fortunately for him he had soccer camp (where he did know a few kids) the same week. We did Lobo camp this year and he loved it. The highschool coach worked with his age group and he learned some new foot work. He is also playing indoor soccer for the next several weeks, on Sat they lost their first game as the last 2 outdoor seasons they have been undefeated. Indoor has quite a different feel than outdoor so it will take some getting used to. He played goalie half of the game and did great, he has quick reflexes. He was pretty down on himself since he let 3 goals in though, he even cried a bit later on when I told him how good he did...he wouldn't believe me!
This week Christopher is doing a basketball camp at LeTourneau, it is only an hour each night and was pretty inexpensive. He has learned so much, I've been very impressed. The Yellowjackets (LU's team) coach heads this up and is pretty tough on the boys...no fooling around with him. He told them if they didn't listen they would do push-ups, the first night someone wasn't listening so the group did push-ups. They haven't had to do that again!!
I started working out with a friend at LU. We were going to join the Courthouse for the summer to take advantage of the pool as well as the work out facility but, we decided against it, good thing with all the rain we've had we would never have been able to use the pool! LeTourneau is closer so I believe I'll use it more and it always helps to have a work out partner!
The puppies are now 16 days old, they are beginning to walk and several have their eyes open. It is so cute to watch them play with each other, that is a new development too. They have grown like crazy and are so adorably cute!! I took Chessie to the vet once again yesterday. She is losing all her hair, it is called "blowout" Mama dogs get this a lot. It is just takes so much out of her to feed all those puppies, it takes a toll on her body. She also has an ear infection. Poor babe, I'll never let her have puppies again...I feel terrible for putting her through this!! Again, if you're local, give us a call and come see the pups!
Calixto's business is going extremely well, he is very busy! We are waiting to hear back on a big contract...we may know by today...that will be very beneficial! He has lost about 20 lbs since leaving his cush desk job! He is so slim and looks great! He put down new grass in our front yard and has begun to take out some of the old landscaping around the house. This will be a slow project due to the rain and his tiredness when he gets home...ok, this is long and I must feed Chessie, and the kids too of course!