Things Callie Loves To Do

1. Play Nintendo with Dad and then fall asleep...



2. Pick the flowers...



3. Take a nap with Daddy...

4. Swing in her swing (but she is about to grow out of it)....

5. Play with Reesie (and Bear)...

AND - MY PERSONAL FAVORITE...

6. Make farting noises...

People in My Life

Here are three
people I find
amazingly funny!

Administrative Assistant Needed

I need to hire a new Receptionist/Administrative Assistant. If you know anyone who is a multi-tasker and has a good attitude, send them my way! It is an 8-5 job and we are located off 7th Street, just outside of downtown Ft Worth. For more information, there is a job posting on Work in Texas (posting # 4692613). I want to hire someone within the next week or so. Leave me a comment if you need my contact information. Thanks!

Adrenaline

The Stars just lost game 7 and I am sitting in front of my computer wondering, "Will ANY Dallas team go ANYWHERE this year?" Oh well. I can still cheer for the Mavs. They aren't giving me much hope right now either. The Rangers stink. I guess I will have to start going to FC Dallas games with Thomas. I don't know a lot about soccer, but I can learn!

So, I had kind-of a bad day today. I had to let someone go at work and that is never an easy thing. I wasn't particularly surprised by this event and it was about the 15th termination I have had to do since starting at GST six years ago. Anyway, it is not fun sitting there telling someone they are not "working out." Then, my Jeep broke down. Do you believe in karma? I don't.

Dealing with work is one thing, but I am consumed with thoughts of friends who are struggling. I am the type of person that never knows what to say. I have never been an eloquent person. I have never been able to put my thoughts or feelings into a sentence when I am standing in front of the person in question, looking them in the eye. I can write a song about it, but that doesn't count. So, I am going to use my blog for some of those things I wish I had said. Don't be surprised if your name shows up one day on my blog! So, I will start with family...

Tonya, I don't really think you hold things over my head. I just say that in the heat of arguements with you. I actually couldn't ask for a better sister. You are an example of a wonderful Mom and that means a lot to me as I work my way through motherhood. That said, I am sorry I broke your mirror in your Camaro when you were in highschool.

Tonya's Creativity

On a side note, we are required to wear safety glasses in the sheet metal shop we work at. Right after I came back from maternity leave (Callie was about 7-8 weeks old), my hilarious sister thought it would be wise for Callie to follow the rules. She took it upon herself to do this:

Honestly, it was one of the funniest things I have ever seen.

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!

I can't contain my excitement! The Stars pushed it to game 7!! We did get to go to the game and here is a shot from my camera phone...

The guys looked great tonight. They skated well, were aggressive, Turco was awesome and the heavy hitters finally made an appearance. Mo scored the first goal during a 5 on 3 (this was not from my camera phone)...

I am kind of worried because Morrow was leaving the game due to injury right at the end. He ended up getting into a fight while he was getting off the ice. I hope his injury is not serious and that he is well enough to play in game 7. Anyway, it was an amazing game and my throat hurts from screaming so much. I am so glad we were able to go!

So, Callie got to spend some quality time with the Ford's. Thank you guys so much for watching her for us! I am sure she had a great time! We owe you dinner.

STARS WIN!!

Yes, it is late. Yes, I am too excited to sleep. Yes, I am completely excited that Charis stayed up and saw the amazing overtime victory tonight! Perhaps I will get to see a playoff game after all!

Brenden Morrow is my new hero. Looks like a dork here, but wouldn't you if you had just kept playoff dreams alive??

News of the Week

So many things have happened in the last few days, I just don't know where to begin.

First, on Friday, we had some severe thunderstorms, but were still able to go to Dallas with Rick and Melissa to see Darrell Scott play. He is an amazing songwriter and performer. He wrote a lot of popular songs for the music industry, but does a lot of little intimate concerts. It was great! While we were out, our friend, Misty, watched Callie. When we arrived home, Misty was very distraught. She had just found out that the long-time boyfriend of one of her best friends had been killed in a car accident. He was an Irving Police Officer and lost control of his car while he was responding to a call to help another officer. The weather appears to be to blame. He was in his twenties and his girlfriend is 26. They had been dating since highschool. Well, tonight I sat down to watch the news and they showed his funeral and part of her eulogy. It was incredibly touching and heartbreaking. My heart goes out to her and the friends and family around her.

After those events on Friday, my Dad's birthday was Saturday. We went to Babe's Chicken Dinner House and then had cake and ice cream at my house. Other than celebrating his birthday, the best part of the day was that my house was clean! We had a good time together.

Sunday, we had small group. It was fun. We are part of a fun group of people that doesn't seem to take life TOO seriously.

Monday, I went to work and then had....you guessed it....BUNCO! For those of you who were there, I am only going to say this: From what I hear, Jon found the tassels.

Callie sprouted her fourth tooth on Monday. She has three on the bottom and one up top. The second one up top is almost in...you can see it. It makes me sad that she is getting so big! I can't believe it!

On a serious note for Monday, the terrible shooting happened at Virginia Tech. I just cannot believe what some people are capable of in this world. I was reading an article about a professor who was a Holocaust survivor. He basically sacrificed himself to save his students. What an amazing thing to do! So many of the victims are remembered as heroes. I wish that none of them became victims of the disturbed young man who decided it was his right to take their lives. My heart goes out to those families and those surrounding them. I don't know what I would do in that situation.

Tuesday, we went to Matt and Karen's house for dinner. They had us over as a thank you for LTC and to get to know us. I really enjoyed having an actual conversation with them! It has been almost a year since they came to Heritage and I have hardly talked to them at all about anything other than Music Camp, LTC, etc. It was nice. I wish we would do that with more people at church. We just live so far away!

For my sports commentary, the Stars lost last night and I am seeing my chances of going to a playoff game slip slowly into the night. Also, I believe Joey Crawford was well within his rights to throw Duncan out of the Mavs/Spurs game. Stern told the officials to take no prisoners at the beginning of the season and now he is a big hypocrite.

Today is Wednesday. Things have been busy, yet pretty good. I am reminded of the wonderful things I have and how lucky I am to be surrounded by friends and family.

One more quick note - I found out that my friend, Zane Williams, has submitted an original song to American Idol for consideration in their contest. He is an amazing songwriter and I had the pleasure of singing with him in the singing groups at ACU for several years. When the voting begins, VOTE FOR ZANE!!

Callie

So, even though some of you may disagree, I think I have the most beautiful little girl in the world. This picture is of her and I in December, when she was three months old. She is now seven months. I can't believe it! She really is a wonderful baby. My next one will be more like me, I fear. Callie is just like her Daddy. She is calm, loving, cute, etc. We'll just say, I am not calm. I am cute. There's no denying it. Haha.


All of that being said, I have wondered to myself often, "What did I do to deserve this great of a gift from God?" Then, I realize it is just that. She is a gift, but she is never really, truly mine alone. She is His. He has just loaned her to me to enjoy and to remind me what a true wonder He is. Sometimes, I wake up and just go in and watch her sleep. I wonder what she dreams and why she gets that beautiful little grin on her face so often while she is dreaming. I can only assume she is dreaming of her Mama. Seriously, I hope that she grows up with the best of Thomas and the best of me. I hope she sees/takes on his way of being rational and accepting of some things out of his control. I hope she sees only the best parts of me and doesn't take on the worst. More importantly, I hope we can help her understand how incredibly blessed our family has been and who it all comes from.


So, this will be the sappiest blog I write, but I had to get it out.

Finally giving in...

For the last year or so, I have been blogging on myspace - www.myspace.com/tamifreeman. I really like myspace. I have renewed a lot of friendships that way, so I don't anticipate closing my myspace account anytime soon. That being said, I am sitting at Bunco a few weeks ago and everyone disses me for not having a fantastic blogspot account. So, for their viewing pleasure, I am going to give it a shot.