More photos on flickr.com and It's all about me!!!!
Saturday, June 02, 2007
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
R2-KT
We had a fun time in California. This is a picture of R2-KT. This little droid is very special to our family. R2-KT was made for Katie Johnson (our daughters namesake) when she was sick. Her sister Allie had the idea while watching Attack of the clones and R2-D2 watching over Padme.
It was announced by Hasbro (the ones that do the Star Wars figures) that in July there will be an R2-KT figure out. Hasbro and Lucasfilm have agreed to donate $100,000 to Make a Wish Foundation in honor of Katie Johnson. For more informaton go to www.R2KT.com
We will be getting (several) R2-KT's and expect to see one in Katie's Halloween Picture in October.
It was announced by Hasbro (the ones that do the Star Wars figures) that in July there will be an R2-KT figure out. Hasbro and Lucasfilm have agreed to donate $100,000 to Make a Wish Foundation in honor of Katie Johnson. For more informaton go to www.R2KT.com
We will be getting (several) R2-KT's and expect to see one in Katie's Halloween Picture in October.
Saturday, May 26, 2007
We are Here!
We got here yesterday. The trip was interesting and I'm glad that our connecting flight in Denver was the next gate over. Helped when we got in late and didn't have to run to the gate.
Today we went into town and had lunch. After that we went back to Kay's and took a nap. I'm glad that we had a day to just rest.
Tomorrow we are going to Celebration IV. Should be an interesting day. It was on the news that there was a bomb threat. Looked like there was a bag or something that was left out and so they called the police. It was nothing.
So look for the two crazy geeks (one with a Yoda back pack on her back) from Texas.
We will be getting home late Sunday night. Pictures will be downloaded on Monday morning.
Today we went into town and had lunch. After that we went back to Kay's and took a nap. I'm glad that we had a day to just rest.
Tomorrow we are going to Celebration IV. Should be an interesting day. It was on the news that there was a bomb threat. Looked like there was a bag or something that was left out and so they called the police. It was nothing.
So look for the two crazy geeks (one with a Yoda back pack on her back) from Texas.
We will be getting home late Sunday night. Pictures will be downloaded on Monday morning.
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Getting ready for the trip....
Well in about 48 hours we will be in California (hopefully) not getting lost trying to find where Kay is.
Went to Wal-Mart to get supplies for us (3oz or less) and stuff for Katie for when we are gone.
Also getting songs together for a slide/video show that I plan on working on.
Adam will be going to Best Buy tonight to get a 2 gb card for the camera. More pictures and (embarrissing) videos for him to take!
Have to go a rescue the teddybear that Katie is about to toss out of her pack and play.
Went to Wal-Mart to get supplies for us (3oz or less) and stuff for Katie for when we are gone.
Also getting songs together for a slide/video show that I plan on working on.
Adam will be going to Best Buy tonight to get a 2 gb card for the camera. More pictures and (embarrissing) videos for him to take!
Have to go a rescue the teddybear that Katie is about to toss out of her pack and play.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Wedding Cakes
Well still after almost two years our wedding is still being talked about. Here is a picture of our wedding cake on geeksugar.com
http://geeksugar.com/191821
http://geeksugar.com/191821
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
We are Virginia Tech
I watched the memorial service today and saw Nikki Giovanni read this. I think that today we are all Virginia Tech.
“We are Virginia Tech.
We are sad today and we will be sad for quite awhile. WE are not moving on, we are embracing our mourning.
We are Virginia Tech.
We are strong enough to know when to cry and sad enough to know we must laugh again.
We are Virginia Tech.
We do not understand this tragedy. We know we did not deserve it but neither does a child in Africa dying of AIDS, but neither do the invisible children walking the night to avoid being captured by a rogue army. Neither does the baby elephant watching his community be devastated for ivory; neither does the Appalachian infant killed in the middle of the night in his crib in the home his father built with his own hands being run over by a boulder because the land was destabilized. No one deserves a tragedy.
We are Virginia Tech.
The Hokier Nation embraces our own with open heart and hands to those who offer their hearts and minds. We are strong and brave and innocent and unafraid. We are better than we think, not quite what we want to be. We are alive to the imagination and the possibility we will continue to invent the future through our blood and tears, through all this sadness.
We are the Hokies.
We will prevail, we will prevail.
We are Virginia Tech. "
“We are Virginia Tech.
We are sad today and we will be sad for quite awhile. WE are not moving on, we are embracing our mourning.
We are Virginia Tech.
We are strong enough to know when to cry and sad enough to know we must laugh again.
We are Virginia Tech.
We do not understand this tragedy. We know we did not deserve it but neither does a child in Africa dying of AIDS, but neither do the invisible children walking the night to avoid being captured by a rogue army. Neither does the baby elephant watching his community be devastated for ivory; neither does the Appalachian infant killed in the middle of the night in his crib in the home his father built with his own hands being run over by a boulder because the land was destabilized. No one deserves a tragedy.
We are Virginia Tech.
The Hokier Nation embraces our own with open heart and hands to those who offer their hearts and minds. We are strong and brave and innocent and unafraid. We are better than we think, not quite what we want to be. We are alive to the imagination and the possibility we will continue to invent the future through our blood and tears, through all this sadness.
We are the Hokies.
We will prevail, we will prevail.
We are Virginia Tech. "
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Friday, April 13, 2007
Storm
There were storm in the Dallas/Fort Worth area tonight. WE ARE OKAY! We have talked to family members who live near Haltom City (where there was a tornado) and they are fine. We got rain, some thunder and wind.
Monday, April 09, 2007
All Bundled up
In her winter coat and three winter blankets. Katie is going to experience her first faire outing.
True Love
It's April, snowing, very cold...and he said okay to go to the faire on the first day....
That's true love.
That's true love.
Phil
There are three reasons why we go to the faire on the first day no matter what the weather is like...We have season tickets, we can say we were there, and so we can see Phil.
Friday, March 30, 2007
Friday, March 16, 2007
William Thomas Kisner
My old roommate Tom and his wife Marie just had themselves a kid! William Thomas Kisner was born on 3/5/2007 at 9:45 a.m. 5 pounds 13oz, 18 1/2 inches.
Now Katie has a friend to play with... and torment!
Ha! I posted this first!
Now Katie has a friend to play with... and torment!
Ha! I posted this first!
Sunday, March 11, 2007
100 Miles
Congrats to Teresa my Second Momma who did a 100 mile bike ride in Solvang, California on Saturday. She was done in 8 hours 10 minutes. She also raised $5000.00 for Team in Training. This program exists to raise funds to find a cure for leukemia, lymphoma, and other blood-related cancers. TNT participants physically train for 4-6 months with an experienced coach … all while raising money for this great cause.
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
Thursday, March 01, 2007
GIRL POWER
Two days ago in Frisco a woman was approached at her car and told to give her keys to him. She told him no. He then took a gun and shot it in the air. They fought, she got the gun from him and shot him in the stomach. He got the gun back from her and ran.
In May 2003 I was at a Target. I parked (stupidly) on the side of the store. I (stupidly) was out after 9:00pm. I also (stupidly) did not LISTEN TO THE BAD VIBE that I got when exiting to get to this Target. I went there for cat food. I could have gotten it at the Albertsons across the street but I didn't. (I'll have another post about my "Bad Vibes" later)
As I was walking out (dressed still from work) I heard someone running behind me. I was carring an 18 pound bag of cat food at the time so I tried to move over. The next thing I know my purse is in front of me and a man is trying to get it from me. I struggled with him (still hanging on to the cat food). I saw a red car slowly come by. I was thinking 'Maybe they will help' WRONG! It was the get away car!!! I heard someone tell him to go in the back window. He took one last tug and I fell to the ground landing on my right hip HARD.
As I was watching my purse wave goodbye and him running to the car all I could hear is my Mom's voice "GET UP NOW!!! GET THE PLATE NUMBER!!!! IF YOU DON'T GET ALL OF THEM IT'S OKAY JUST GET UP NOW!!!!!" screaming in my head. I got up and ran to read the plate number. I also said some choice words to them as they drove off.
I repeated the number that I had. Got the cat food, put my shoes back on (wearing heels) and looked like a crazy woman repeating the number over and over again. When I got to the desk all I said was "My name is Bridget Keenan, my purse was just stolen from me, the plate number is...." and repeated it again until the poor kid at the service desk told me that they had the number and he called 911.
July 14, 2003 I got a call from the person in charge of my case. He asked me to come to the police station after work. When I got there he told me that he was about to give up on the case and tell me that it was a dead end. But that morning he put out an APB about it around the area. Within 30 minutes Colleyville Police called him and told him that they know who it is and they had them in custody because they did this to a woman two weeks before it happened to me. I was ONE LETTER OFF for the plate number. When he told me this I just sat there, smiled and bit my tongue from saying 'Do you really think that my Mom and best friends Mom watching over me in Heaven would allow you to give up on those idiots hurt her kid???'
So when I heard about this woman yesterday who fought back I said "GOOD FOR HER!!!"
In May 2003 I was at a Target. I parked (stupidly) on the side of the store. I (stupidly) was out after 9:00pm. I also (stupidly) did not LISTEN TO THE BAD VIBE that I got when exiting to get to this Target. I went there for cat food. I could have gotten it at the Albertsons across the street but I didn't. (I'll have another post about my "Bad Vibes" later)
As I was walking out (dressed still from work) I heard someone running behind me. I was carring an 18 pound bag of cat food at the time so I tried to move over. The next thing I know my purse is in front of me and a man is trying to get it from me. I struggled with him (still hanging on to the cat food). I saw a red car slowly come by. I was thinking 'Maybe they will help' WRONG! It was the get away car!!! I heard someone tell him to go in the back window. He took one last tug and I fell to the ground landing on my right hip HARD.
As I was watching my purse wave goodbye and him running to the car all I could hear is my Mom's voice "GET UP NOW!!! GET THE PLATE NUMBER!!!! IF YOU DON'T GET ALL OF THEM IT'S OKAY JUST GET UP NOW!!!!!" screaming in my head. I got up and ran to read the plate number. I also said some choice words to them as they drove off.
I repeated the number that I had. Got the cat food, put my shoes back on (wearing heels) and looked like a crazy woman repeating the number over and over again. When I got to the desk all I said was "My name is Bridget Keenan, my purse was just stolen from me, the plate number is...." and repeated it again until the poor kid at the service desk told me that they had the number and he called 911.
July 14, 2003 I got a call from the person in charge of my case. He asked me to come to the police station after work. When I got there he told me that he was about to give up on the case and tell me that it was a dead end. But that morning he put out an APB about it around the area. Within 30 minutes Colleyville Police called him and told him that they know who it is and they had them in custody because they did this to a woman two weeks before it happened to me. I was ONE LETTER OFF for the plate number. When he told me this I just sat there, smiled and bit my tongue from saying 'Do you really think that my Mom and best friends Mom watching over me in Heaven would allow you to give up on those idiots hurt her kid???'
So when I heard about this woman yesterday who fought back I said "GOOD FOR HER!!!"
Thursday, February 22, 2007
California Here We Come!!!
Adam and I are going to California to visit Kay, go to the beach, see the sights and go to Star Wars Celebration 4!!!! We will be leaving May 24 and coming back May 27. Katie will be staying with Grandma and Grandpa Eakins
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Look What I Can Do!!!
So Adam was taking care of Katie when I was taking a nap. I heard him say "Where is the camera..." When I got up he showed me a video of this picture. We would have it on Youtube but the file was too large. Oh well. At least we were able to get a picture of it.
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
37 years ago today
"It's a girl...and she has BIG FEET" The Doctor told my Mom.
Yep it's that time again. My birthday. Believe it or not I actually forgot that it was going to be my birthday until yesterday that I remembered that Adam was taking the day off.
So this is what we are doing today.
Looking for a play yard for the kid. She is beginning to crawl.
Maybe going to Babies R Us
Going to Gymboree 11:30
lunch somewhere
Packing up the kid and dropping her off at Grandma and Grandpa's then going to Plano to eat at Black Eye Pea. After that it's to Boarders Books to see Star Wars writer Timothy Zahn and the 501st Stormtroopers.
"37? In a row?!?!" Randal from the movie "Clerks"
Yep it's that time again. My birthday. Believe it or not I actually forgot that it was going to be my birthday until yesterday that I remembered that Adam was taking the day off.
So this is what we are doing today.
Looking for a play yard for the kid. She is beginning to crawl.
Maybe going to Babies R Us
Going to Gymboree 11:30
lunch somewhere
Packing up the kid and dropping her off at Grandma and Grandpa's then going to Plano to eat at Black Eye Pea. After that it's to Boarders Books to see Star Wars writer Timothy Zahn and the 501st Stormtroopers.
"37? In a row?!?!" Randal from the movie "Clerks"
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
We're fine. We're all fine here, now, thank you. How are you?
Well we woke up to a surprise. The news channels told us the night before that there would be some flurries but not much. Yeah..right. Because they didn't do the DOOM AND GLOOM that they usually do we actually got some snow.
So it was a surprise. Now it is DOOM AND GLOOM on the TV. So we are watching a movie because we know what the weather is: It's bad. There is snow. It's snowing now. The roads are bad. All the schools are closed (except for DISD at 8:30). Do not go out if you do not have to!
Now I know that my family and friends up north are laughing at this. This is why I have stayed in Texas. The weather gets icy and PLACES CLOSE. If we get the "Don't go out if you don't have to" we don't. Adam right now is playing with the baby.
We should be used to this. The Fort Worth Stock Show is going on and the weather always gets bad when it goes on.
So it was a surprise. Now it is DOOM AND GLOOM on the TV. So we are watching a movie because we know what the weather is: It's bad. There is snow. It's snowing now. The roads are bad. All the schools are closed (except for DISD at 8:30). Do not go out if you do not have to!
Now I know that my family and friends up north are laughing at this. This is why I have stayed in Texas. The weather gets icy and PLACES CLOSE. If we get the "Don't go out if you don't have to" we don't. Adam right now is playing with the baby.
We should be used to this. The Fort Worth Stock Show is going on and the weather always gets bad when it goes on.
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Connor the Conehead
So this is what Connor looks like. Picture Satine laughing in the back ground (she is happy to have him home).
Monday, January 08, 2007
Connor and Satine go to the vet
A post about the cats and not about the child!!!
Okay so we finally took the cats to the vet today. They were supposed to go back in June 2006 but I was a little busy.
They have both gained a pound.
Connor is now waiting to have surgery today to have a mass taken off of his foot. I had a feeling that surgery was going to be involved when the Dr said "I've never seen anything like that before". It was either take him home now and have it done tomorrow (which meant a night of not eating for Connor and in our faces all night long) or do it today. Adam will be picking him up today after work.
Satine is now freaking out because she had to go to the vet, got a shot, got her tush gland deplugged and now is home without Connor.
So positive vibes for Connor. We should know on Thursday what this thing on his foot is.
Saturday, January 06, 2007
YouTube
We got a new camera tonight. A Canon PowerShot SD600. It also has video so we took some of the Boogerbear. Here she is sitting up.
Friday, January 05, 2007
Sunday, December 31, 2006
ROSE BOWL PARADE 2007
Shameless plug: Make sure you watch the Rose Bowl Parade on ABC at 10:00 Central time on New Years Day! George Lucas is the Grand Marshal and making sure that he is protected 200 members from the 501st will be there!!!!
Oh and 2007 is the 30th Anniversary of a little movie that started all of this....
Monday, December 25, 2006
Saturday, December 23, 2006
STATE CHAMPS
Congrats to Carroll High School in Southlake, Texas who won their THIRD STATE championship in a row and the FOURTH Championship in FIVE YEARS! It was a game that had me watching another channel and checking every so often to see how they were doing. The only other game that had me do that was the Trinity vs Carroll game about a month ago. Austin Westlake basically stopped the Dragons in their tracks the whole first half and did it by having possession of the ball most of the time.
Friday, December 22, 2006
Anniversary and Birthday
a year ago today Adam and I went to see Dr. Prentice for the annual check up. I asked her for an early Christmas gift and seeing if we could see if it was going to be a boy or girl. She made me promise that if she was wrong that I would not blame her.
I was looking at the screen and hearing the words "Looks like it's going to be a girl"
I held back the tears until she left. (I would of cried if it was a boy also)
I also thanked my Mom. Who would have been 59 last year. Katie's middle name is for Mom. The angel who got us together.
Happy 60th birthday Mom. We miss you and think about you every day.
I was looking at the screen and hearing the words "Looks like it's going to be a girl"
I held back the tears until she left. (I would of cried if it was a boy also)
I also thanked my Mom. Who would have been 59 last year. Katie's middle name is for Mom. The angel who got us together.
Happy 60th birthday Mom. We miss you and think about you every day.
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Monday, December 04, 2006
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Ah...Texas Weather
Okay so past three days have been hot! In the 75-80 degree range. Tuesday I was turning on the air conditioning because it was warm in the house.
This morning on the other hand it's 30 freaking degrees and there is freezing rain. Everyone said that it would get bad so I went out and got food incase we were unable to go anywhere. Adam checked with work and promised me that he would call when he got there and leave if the HEB school district was closing early. The news people have been talking about the weather over and over again since 4 or 4:30 am. Now to be in competition because "They were there!!" there has been no regular programing.
I'm sorry maybe it's because I lived up north for half of my life...but lets get over it. Yes it is cold. Yes there is freezing rain and maybe snow. Yes the roads will be bad but IF YOU DRIVE SAFE you won't have a problem. Yes it will be SUNNY and 49 DEGREES TOMORROW lets MOVE ON!!! Get your news people who are outside describing the freezing rain hitting their face "hard like little needles" inside the van, give them some hot chocolate, tell everyone NOT to go outside and check the ticker to see if your kids school is closed and get back to Price is right, All my Children, Y&R and all the other stuff!!!
In other news...The Eakins Christmas tree is up. We got it out of the box lastnight while watching "Charlie Brown Christmas". It's a prelit tree and we'll decorate it tonight...maybe. The tree is up which (for me) is a big deal!
Sunday, November 26, 2006
Stroller ride
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Originally uploaded by FlipSide3.
Today we went to Grapevine Mills to walk. We put Katie in the stroller to see how it would go. She seemed to be gripping the strap for dear life until we got to the Carter's store (who was having a sale everything in the store 50% off!!!!) then she fell a sleep.
Friday, November 17, 2006
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