Friday Night Leftovers

• Abigale has lost 20 pounds. We had to go buy her some new clothes today because her shorts were literally falling off of her. I just can't believe the clothing selections she made. She has always been a tomboy and until today her wardrobe consisted of gray, brown and black t-shirts. Today, she got a bright orange shirt, a really cute, form-fitting white t-shirt, a black pair of jeans, and several tank tops to layer under stuff. My girl is really growing up. Sniff, sniff.  
• Report cards came home this week.  Overall, they both did good.  Abby is still struggling in math, but she is trying much harder and doing better. :)
• I am sick of the rain. Our backyard stays a gigantic mud pit and the three dogs bring in the dirt everytime they go outside. We literally scrape dirt off the floors. Thank goodness we mainly have non-carpeted floors.
• The rain has saturated the ground so much that the little wind gusts we had this morning blew a pine tree over onto my parent's house. It completely destroyed my dad's workshop and damaged their roof and gutters. Thank God, no one was hurt.
• I had my second biggest sale this week. A full page ad for 12 months at my new, increased rate!
• I am ready to launch my second magazine. Since Abby has to go to summer school I may as well work those weeks and vacation around her schedule. I can't decide if I want to launch close to my current publication or do one in Katy where I live. I am leaning towards Katy, I just need to get approval. Wish me luck.
• We still haven't lived in Texas a full year so we are still experiencing the "seasons" as we go along. Who knew spring would be in February?
• We have discovered that we have an orange tree in our backyard. It already has 3 oranges.
• I yelled at Jay today because I am tired of him smoking in my car.
• I used the word literally twice in this posting, now three times.