Don't be jealous, we can't ALL be in Harrisburg, PA

Sitting in the airport, delayed, waiting for my flight to Chicago. Hmmm..will I make my flight back to Dallas??

Hey - after this year, I am taking a big, fat, FREE trip to Europe using all my miles and points. I will ponder this as I am sitting here.

Good news: after our meeting dismissed early today, we took a quick trip to Hershey's Chocolate World. As someone said, 'You've found heaven'. We had a quick tour, small bite of chocolate, and bought some treats for our co-workers. I guess not a bad way to start your week!

Everyone have a good one!
  • freckleface96
    thanks!!! I learned from the best
    by freckleface96 at 07/20/08 10:23PM
  • random12
    hi ms. Brook
    by random12 at 07/21/08 5:11PM
  • random12
    wonderfly hows yours?
    by random12 at 07/23/08 10:35PM
  • jadie728
    hey this is jadie hargrove
    by jadie728 at 07/28/08 9:35AM
  • 20qs
    Hi Brooke. This is sandy gentry. It was good to see you Saturday, evev if just for a minute!
    by 20qs at 07/29/08 7:36AM
  • angielee
    Hi!
    by angielee at 07/29/08 9:52AM
  • cherrywinkleberry
    Hi again! I was sooo tickled to get to see you! I miss you so much! I would love for you to come visit sometime!
    by cherrywinkleberry at 07/29/08 10:28AM
  • aggieprincess
    Hey! This is Stephanie McCasland. I saw you on Laurens page! How are you?
    by aggieprincess at 08/05/08 10:13AM
  • soccerchic
    hi this is robyn
    by soccerchic at 08/08/08 1:32PM
  • soccerchic
    thank u back at cha
    by soccerchic at 08/09/08 4:05PM
  • jamiemmoon
    Hey...I have been missing you. If I remember right this is your busy time you mentioned a few weeks ago
    by jamiemmoon at 09/05/08 9:33PM
  • freckleface96
    That picture up there!!!! I have a button wof that picture!!!! Its on my binder for school and every one think im weird because i hve like 5 buttons on my binder. Its funny!!! XD
    by freckleface96 at 10/20/08 8:03PM
  • jamiemmoon
    what about an update for your pleo fans?
    by jamiemmoon at 12/30/08 9:54PM
  • koolkat96
    ^^^i agree please update
    by koolkat96 at 01/24/09 6:28PM
  • nonniiam
    I thought you weren't going to be lurking anymore :)
    by nonniiam at 01/24/09 7:04PM
  • crumpledart
    go see my blog please...thanks!
    by crumpledart at 02/14/09 10:42AM
  • jamiemmoon
    Okay, Brooke...we are coming up on a year since your last post. What ya think? Do we deserve a new one?
    by jamiemmoon at 03/14/09 9:17AM
  • crumpledart
    ^ yeah! what she said! :) Call me so we can go eat soon! :)
    by crumpledart at 03/15/09 7:30AM
  • nonniiam
    I know she's back from PA!!
    by nonniiam at 03/27/09 9:50PM
  • jamiemmoon
    I think she came home. Didn't she?
    by jamiemmoon at 06/03/09 2:07AM

Ahhh...Mother's Day

Why wouldn't it be a great holiday? I have no children, but I have a mother, and I know a lot of great ones as well! We are especially blessed to have many wonderful mothers in our family. Remind me one day to tell you all about Granny, my Dad's mom. She's a particular favorite of mine!

Last Sunday along with my immediate family (Mom & Dad, Brandye & Tracy, Brad & Brandi and 4 kids), we were joined by Uncle Randy and Aunt Debbie and THEIR 4 kids (Crystal & Nathan, Calvin & Amanda, Cody & Casey.) We had a wonderful, although short, visit and got to spend some time with Baby Silas - whose parents have him living all the way in St. Louis! (bad parents!) No, they're fabulous parents, and Crystal is one of the many mothers we are blessed to have! I love them so much!

So, I know it's a week past Mother's Day, but call her anyway and surprise your Mom with a 'Happy Mother's Day! a whole 51 weeks early!

Here are some pictures of our great day!

  • missysnapp
    Fortunately for me, Jenna's snacks don't happen much in the middle of the night anymore. She mostly goes 12 hours now. I'm lucky! You have a great week too!
    by missysnapp at 05/18/08 10:39PM
  • txwhittlec
    Those are great pictures! Thanks for sharing! :)
    by txwhittlec at 05/18/08 11:08PM
  • callmehands
    It was a lot of fun! I'm so glad we were able to hang out with you guys.
    by callmehands at 05/19/08 9:01AM
  • neenout
    You are so nice! You got much better pictures than we did! Hope to see you again soon! :)
    by neenout at 05/19/08 9:42AM
  • neentothebean
    Great pics!!! I love to see all the fam:)
    They are all very blessed to have you in their lives:)
    by neentothebean at 05/19/08 4:15PM
  • heycat
    I love your slideshow...coolness and what great pics!
    by heycat at 05/19/08 6:55PM
  • laughing_eyes
    Great photos! It's great to see everyone :)
    by laughing_eyes at 05/19/08 6:58PM
  • nonniiam
    Love the pictures, wish I could do a fantabulous slide show like that. Course the people in the pictures add an extra special touch :)
    by nonniiam at 05/19/08 8:20PM
  • anutty
    If I had known who all was out there, I would have crashed the party!! Speaking of party....check your email later!
    by anutty at 05/20/08 7:16AM
  • campmagicman
    by campmagicman at 05/24/08 9:32AM
  • campmagicman
    great pics, btw
    by campmagicman at 05/24/08 9:33AM
  • swood
    probably just to prove he could do groundhogs via CGI with one hand tied behind his back. :/

    Will you get to come to the Concert next weekend?
    by swood at 05/25/08 4:32PM
  • campmagicman
    and what a response!
    by campmagicman at 05/25/08 4:46PM
  • swood
    Most likely, yes. I was hoping we'd be a sellout. At this point I'm not sure. I'll let you know if ticket sales really pick up this week.
    by swood at 05/25/08 11:25PM
  • jamiemmoon
    ummm...I am ready for another girls day out!
    by jamiemmoon at 05/30/08 2:01PM
  • babygirl
    Hi Brooke! Tamara here. Hope you are having a great weekend!
    by babygirl at 05/31/08 11:51PM
  • crumpledart
    Thanks for the invite last night! I had a GREAT time! We need to get together more often!!!
    by crumpledart at 06/01/08 9:24PM
  • swood
    Thanks for coming Saturday! It was good seeing you. Hope you enjoyed the show.
    by swood at 06/02/08 12:29PM
  • freckleface96
    I Think You Should.
    by freckleface96 at 06/05/08 9:45PM
  • swood
    Great song, isn't it? I think the first time I heard it was on an episode of Taxi. A guy played it on guitar and sang on Elaine's plane to Austria. That was before my Billy Joel obsession (circa 1980).
    by swood at 06/09/08 2:07PM

New Preacher and a Potluck...

What more could you ask?

Josh Kirby started this week working along with David Holder. We're blessed to have two wonderful men who work with our congregation!
  • jamiemmoon
    yes, indeed. I feel so blessed to have you too.
    by jamiemmoon at 05/06/08 7:23AM
  • neentothebean
    Happy for you:) Enjoy it all!:)
    by neentothebean at 05/06/08 7:41AM
  • neenout
    that is so great!
    by neenout at 05/06/08 8:18AM
  • kirbyj2
    I'm with Jamie.
    by kirbyj2 at 05/06/08 10:24AM
  • laughing_eyes
    how exciting!
    by laughing_eyes at 05/06/08 7:55PM
  • oldrupert
    Better than having them 'work against our congregation'. Sorry. That just hit me when I read it. After Sunday, you would expect that. :)
    by oldrupert at 05/06/08 8:00PM
  • jamiemmoon
    that d'wain is so deep, don't ya think?
    by jamiemmoon at 05/06/08 9:06PM
  • herbberkley
    Not denial...... Wise.....
    by herbberkley at 05/06/08 9:20PM
  • campmagicman
    I'm just happy to have all of you in our lives! Please make sure the new preachers tie is straight! Ha!
    by campmagicman at 05/06/08 9:21PM
  • campmagicman
    By the way, this is Anita-yes, I'll get an account soon.
    by campmagicman at 05/06/08 9:22PM
  • heycat
    Amen Sista!
    by heycat at 05/06/08 9:56PM
  • heycat
    Hello!!!! You must be a surfin'
    by heycat at 05/06/08 10:16PM
  • nonniiam
    I think I'm still full from the potluck :) and the sermons :)
    by nonniiam at 05/06/08 10:34PM
  • anutty
    I GOT MY ACCOUNT-YEAH TO MY SWEET DAUGHTER!
    by anutty at 05/11/08 10:30PM
  • jamiemmoon
    I am a fudruckers' girl but I am thinking we DO need to run out to Grapevine one evening and check out this RR report.
    by jamiemmoon at 05/14/08 9:54AM
  • jolynn
    i wanna go to red robin wait for me
    by jolynn at 05/15/08 6:33PM
  • missysnapp
    you mean the dead lady and todd's major surgery? yeah, overwrote it for me also. i sure was glad you were there that day. lots of people were there that i've lost touch with completely. i hate that...
    by missysnapp at 05/15/08 10:59PM
  • neenout
    Me too! My pictures came out pretty terrible, all except the family group ones. If you have better ones then I would love to see those.
    by neenout at 05/16/08 7:11AM

Trees, trees, everywhere

Okay, check out my fellow River Oakians (Oakians? Oaksters? Oakites?) Marilyn and Dwain's posts in regards to the recent storm activity here in North Texas.

I wasn't here - I was in California (and yes, made it home in SPITE of American Airlines). But while I was out I did hear home updates and someone even said 'yes, you should be worried about your yard/house'- yikes! So, when I finally arrived home Friday morning at 2:00 a.m. it was with a little anxiety. BUT, after a quick check, all was well. Whew!

HOWEVER, on my way to work this morning, I saw a sight that actually caused me to turn my car around and take a picture with my phone. HOW CRAZY IS THIS??? This house is barely a block away from my own home, so I am very thankful!
(another crazy note, I think if you go back further through my blogs, you will see a posting about another fallen tree - the one that fell on my house. What's up with me and trees?)


  • txwhittlec
    wow! there were some strong winds that night. very scary!
    by txwhittlec at 04/12/08 12:03AM
  • callmehands
    that's a lot of crazy. they had similar tree damage. Glad you made it home!
    by callmehands at 04/12/08 7:40AM
  • oldrupert
    Some portion of the tree, not the trunk, is ON the house. Left is West, right is East. You cannot tell from the street if it damaged the house.
    by oldrupert at 04/12/08 8:27AM
  • oldrupert
    Probably best you were not at home.
    by oldrupert at 04/12/08 8:42AM
  • campmagicman
    I remember something about that tree on your house, and the fact you were on the roof with a chainsaw, wasn't it???? ak
    by campmagicman at 04/12/08 10:45AM
  • kirbyj2
    Wow
    by kirbyj2 at 04/12/08 11:50AM
  • bringingadessert
    katie told me it was huge and uprooted...I guess I had to see it to believe it. Whoa!
    by bringingadessert at 04/12/08 6:44PM
  • crumpledart
    oh wow! Glad your house is okay. Glad you found me on here! Maybe we can actually keep up better now! haha!
    by crumpledart at 04/12/08 7:03PM
  • raifhaus
    Oh WOW!!
    by raifhaus at 04/13/08 2:00PM
  • nonniiam
    That was just the HUGEST :) tree!!!!!!!!!!!!!I do think it was sitting on the corner of their house.
    by nonniiam at 04/13/08 11:35PM
  • jamiemmoon
    thanks...I loved it too. I am so glad you moved into the bubble.
    by jamiemmoon at 04/14/08 9:43AM
  • oldrupert
    Drove by the tree this morning, 4/14. The sidewalk goes to the porch. The overhang on the porch is damaged, but I cannot see any visible holes in the roof, although I know there were two good sized limbs sitting on the roof.
    by oldrupert at 04/14/08 2:32PM
  • nonniiam
    And 1 or 2 kids sitting on the limbs :)
    by nonniiam at 04/15/08 10:49PM
  • kyakergirl
    On Thursday night, when we had more severe weather, I went outside to look around when the tornado sirens went off and all my neighbors were standing in the middle of the street looking around too! When they tell us to take cover, we go right outside! Sounds like a Texan or an aggie, doesn't it?
    by kyakergirl at 04/19/08 2:07AM
  • freckleface96
    THOSE CRAZY TREES!!!!! How can we handle them these days!!!! You dont see any of us goin' around fallin' on houses do ya'? I DIDNT THINK SO!!!!!!
    by freckleface96 at 04/25/08 12:04PM
  • jamiemmoon
    I need your recipe for these brownies I keep hearing about.
    by jamiemmoon at 04/26/08 9:54PM
  • nonniiam
    Have you noticed that they still haven't gotten that tree completly cut up (down)???
    by nonniiam at 04/27/08 10:04PM
  • jamiemmoon
    I am really happy for J. He has been looking for the right opportunity to make a good move. And he did. Have a good and safe trip home.
    by jamiemmoon at 04/30/08 7:14PM
  • crumpledart
    Have fun! We have to get together when you get back in town. It seems that it might be time for a road trip somewhere!!! :)
    by crumpledart at 04/30/08 9:39PM

Gospel Singing & Gospel Meeting at Castleberry

If you're in the area this next weekend and/or the first part of next week, please come and join us at Castleberry:

Saturday 3/29
Gospel Singing w/ R.J. & Tim Stevens
7:00-8:30 p.m.

Sunday - Wednesday 3/30-4/2
Gospel Meeting w/ Sewell Hall
Sunday @ 9:30, 10:30 & 6:00
Mon-Wed 7:30 p.m.

We hope to see you there!
  • laughing_eyes
    You will have a wonderful time :)
    by laughing_eyes at 03/27/08 4:02PM
  • sweet_texan_megan
    We're coming to the singing!
    by sweet_texan_megan at 03/27/08 4:04PM
  • markroberts
    hope to see you Sat night!
    by markroberts at 03/27/08 9:05PM
  • txwhittlec
    We plan to be there! :)
    by txwhittlec at 03/28/08 9:33AM
  • sparky
    If we did it would be at the airport. I get to Tel Aviv around the day she leaves.
    by sparky at 03/29/08 11:27AM
  • kyakergirl
    thanks for helping the wacko with mascara running in rivulets (like that one!)down her haggard face last night. I love your sweet and tender heart and am so glad you live among all of us ROWT.
    by kyakergirl at 03/30/08 11:31PM
  • nonniiam
    ^^^^Ditto!
    by nonniiam at 04/02/08 12:57AM
  • swood
    I don't read books. Books can only ruin the movie. :)
    by swood at 04/07/08 7:40PM
  • neenout
    We fly in Thursday, May 8th and go home the following Sunday on the 11th. I hope we can see you. The plan is supposedly to still have a shower that weekend.
    by neenout at 04/08/08 5:52PM