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my first run in New Braunfels

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looks like the last time i blogged was a little over a month ago.

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the first month was heavenly.  great time moving in with my parents, who helped and we had so much fun arranging furniture, organizing and getting the house in a fun working  order. lots of visits from michelle and matt.  getting a real comfort in being able to see her at a drop of a hat. lots of paddling. swimming. having fun working in the yard. biking the area. getting phils medical care set up and initiated. getting our bearings of the area. LOVING IT! ill get better!

I went to sleep laughing so hard last night

first off, it was definetly a biorhythm down day for me yesterday....I was, shall you say, a bit cranky?  Sleeping in the floor and the stress of the move kicked in a touch. I wasn't my best self.  Lashed out a phil several times,  one of the times I was trying to reset my brain, I went and laid down, I was praying...asking for a little guidance and peace.  Then I got a bit perturbed thinking about Sunday's message. Came out to let phil know it was the dumbest parable ever!! Not at all any more peaceful. How in the heck am I supposed to be on fertile soil?  I'm just a seed.  I can't help where I'm thrown,  I don't know that seeds can decide where they want to be.  When I garden, I put the seeds down...,,they don't jump around or change position. Needless to say, I made it through the day without emploding. When we were falling asleep, I told phil I hoped I had a calmer day.  He replied, "I sure do hope I don't do something stupid in my slee

First brisket!

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Paula Dayoub-Schweizer

BEST day of my life.......that is since yesterday...because YESTERDAY was the BEST day of my life......however, the day before that REALLY was the best day of my LIFE

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michelle and i hit the lake yesterday for a paddle!   that girl is SOOOOO much fun and such a joy to be around.  lifts my spirits like no other! phil, acclimating to texas hill country rather well.  got himself a nice brisket and did a GREAT job! phil and chocolate.  franny was cool with it.  she was leading the way, teaching her how to swim, roll around in the grass and chase balls.. the funny thing is that they both kept bringing back dog toys from the woods from previous dogs here.  no need to purchase any dog toys, they keep showing up with them.