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Office'n it.

Someone asked me what my office looks like and so I thought I'd throw a quick pic of what it looks like from my point of view. It's not really anything to look at, but here it is anyway. Hope you enjoy(?).

I say we finished in 3rd place!

We geared up for the first competitive league tourney of our young family history, and oh what a weekend it was! The tournament was up in Cy Fair, an area in the West/NW suburbs of Houston. It's about a 45 minute drive from Humble, so not too bad. Just long enough after all was said and done. We tried to think of all that we would need for a full (possible) two days at a baseball park, but how can you accurately pack for such an exercise in futility. We ended up not needing much more than we had...okay, "need" is too strong of a word...more like "almost needed". Again though, we know what to bring next time!

The tournament is one that you had to pay to get into, so there would be no teams that would be in this "just for the fun of it". No, if you're in these tournaments, you honestly think you have a shot at winning it. These were all the best of the best from the leagues they came from, and from what I heard, they were all from "Select" leagues, meaning these kids were hand-picked for teams...so basically they're all-stars from their area. From the beginning of the season, A's coach has firmly believed that we have a strong enough team to possibly make it to state. I laughed in my head when he first said that, thinking "Of course he's going to say that...that's what a coach SHOULD be saying at the beginning of the season." Boy was he right though. We're still just at halfway through our regular baseball season, but these kids have been amazing. So much so, that I think we were all super excited to see how they would do against teams that were quality, and that we haven't seen play before...like we would at the end of the season tourney which could then qualify us for state.

The tournament setup would be as follows...the first day of the tournament on Saturday, was a randomly picked, two-game day, to figure out seeding for the single-elimination tournament the following day on Sunday. The first game they played was at 9am. OUCH! If that wasn't bad enough, coach wanted them there at 8:15am to get warmed up for the game. DOUBLE OUCH! And if THAT wasn't bad enough, with the 45 min drive, that meant we had to wake up around 6am on a Saturday morning! TRIPLE OUCH! (Okay, enough, sorry about that) Then our next game would be at 2pm. So we'd have just enough time to relax, get some lunch in the kids, hang out for a second, then get back into the swing of things for another game.

The first game proved that either we are not a morning team, the kids need some caffeine in their systems first next time, or that we just weren't ready for this first game, as the kiddos played like junk, made lots of errors, and things just generally didn't fall our way. Avery got to pitch, but the poor guy struggled horrible. He however made up for it by having an AMAZING tourney at the plate, going 7 for 8, with about four walks as well. That makes his tourney batting average a whopping .875!!! I know a few pros (in fact the whole stinking MLB) that would like that average for a tourney! Back to the game though, we just couldn't get out of whatever funk we had going on, and ended up getting our behinds handed to us on a silver platter.

The second game came, and we decided to be on the delivering end of the whoopin', and with amazing defense by the entire team, super pitching, and hard-hitting bats, we won the game. The score was a lot closer than it should have been, because I think the kids figured the game was too out of reach...but that's why you play the entire game, not just until you think you've won. I think that was exactly what the kids needed to experience though, because I never saw them let their guard down after that the rest of the weekend. The 1-1 record, combined with our runs-scored-to-runs-allowed-ratio put us at 5th place starting the tournament on Sunday.

Being in the 5th vs 4th game, allowed us to sleep one more hour the next morning (HORRAY!), but even though I didn't play a single out the day before, I was super tired and that hour didn't feel like enough! I can't imagine what all those boys felt like after being in the sun in full baseball gear for 6+ hrs, and knowing you'll have to be back out there for another 4+ today. But if we wanted to get to the 1st place game, we needed to win two games again, so we got up and got Team Sheldon ready for the Team Yankees first tournament game

The Cy Fair Fire was our first opponent, and we were lights out from the first pitch. We were visitors, and we got an early 4 runs to start off the game. A questionable call at home plate took away our fifth run and ended the inning. The Fire were one of the better teams from what we heard from other coaches, but with us coming to accept nothing but making it to the championship game, we came out and never let up, beating them 13-6. It was 13-3 until the final inning, and a few mistakes cost a few runs, but to end the game A snagged a sharp line drive, then doubled up the runner who was at 3rd base and didn't tag up. He then proceeded to get crushed by his teammates in celebration. (Insert a memory of me smiling really big and multiply it by 100000000000000...yeah, proud papa here!)

The next game was against the #1 seed, the Cy Fair Lobos. They played in a game right before ours, and some how pulled out a miracle, as they should have lost to the 8th place team, but error after error helped them score FIVE runs in the bottom of the last inning, to propel them to the second round. Shock and awe filled the field, let me tell you. Their coach gave an amazing speech before that last inning...he said to them when they were in the dugout, with their chins to their chests and a tear in their eyes..."I believed in you at the beginning of the season, and I believe in you now...it's your turn to believe in yourselves." Wow...someone get that on tape so we can play it before each game will ya?! The game was such an awesomely balanced game, that whoever would lose would be a crushing blow. Our best pitcher (see photo above, he's the one on the left) was saved for this moment, and he shined like a star. They hit him a few times, but only scored four runs off him in 6 1/3 innings. He hit his maximum allowed outs he could play as a pitcher and had to sit down. His replacement, our #2 pitcher came in and did just as well, but a couple costly errors in the bottom of the last inning allowed the Lobos their second miracle of the day...allowing them to advance to the championship game, and the Yankees to end their tournament run early.

Everyone congratulated us on the way out, saying that we were an AMAZING team (ugh, we know this, thanks), and that this was definitely the hardest game they'd ever played this season. We want another inning is all I know the kids wanted to say. The parents too. This has been such a special team that we've gotten to play with this year, that I personally don't want it to end. The chemistry on this team, the coaching we have (although I wish I could be in there to help coach, as I think I'd bring a little more positivity), the level of athleticism and overall baseball knowledge these kids have has made for an impressive display so far. I can only hope the rest of the season goes as slow as it can, allowing us to see them play for just that much longer, and for the next tourney (the end of the season one, which winner goes on to regional) to be just as amazing.

It was super stressful watching the kids play their hearts out this weekend. We cheered with them, and our hearts ached when they made a mistake and knew it cost the team greatly. But the memories made this weekend...for those kids...and for Team Sheldon, I pray, will last a lifetime.

Go Humble Yankees.

Tour de Houston sponsors hate KSBJ!

Okay, so maybe they don't "hate" us, but still...I had to mention one last thing about the Tour de Houston. We had some cool sponsors, but it seems that the company that makes "Hydrade" doesn't really look at the products they ship out...or maybe they picked from the wrong "pile" to give out...or maybe they really do hate us and hoped to poison us...ORRRRR...maybe our competition planned this so that it would hamper Team KSBJ! Well it didn't work, whatever the case! Anyway, take a look at the pics below and I'll let you figure out why we shouldn't have put a drop of this drink in our mouths...and thank goodness 99% of our riders figured it out. The other 1% didn't have any issues, so maybe the label was wrong, or maybe she has a gut of steel! Enjoy the pics...classic!

EXIt?

EXIt
Originally uploaded by esheldon76

I found this exit sign in an unnamed location. I won't name where, because I know who put it up and I don't want to embarrass the person. I'm not slamming on the person or what they did, because it's just a small error and something that we all could have done. It just gave me a giggle.

Are you kidding me?!

First of all...happy 1st day of Fall!!!  Woo hoo!  Bring on the cooler weather!  

I was reading my buddy Stan's blog (which you should all bookmark and check once in a while - just don't read any movie reviews of movies you care about seeing and haven't already, since he throws in too much info about the movie if you care about spoilers at all), and he was talking about a preview for the new season of one of B and I's favorite shows "Friday Night Lights".  He was stating about how he can't wait for October for the new season to start.  Thing is, he hasn't seen (or maybe he has DirectTV), but the season starts in October ONLY if you have DirectTV!  They're making it an exclusive viewing on the satelite until they re-air the episodes on NBC in the Winter.  What kind of crap is that?!  And how is this show not getting more attention with all the awards it's won?  This should be a pivotal season, since it IS a show about High School and people have to graduate soon, but they left us hanging last season and B & I can't wait to see this year's episodes.  It's easily in the top 3 of shows we must see if it's a new episode.  If you haven't seen it, it's based off a Texas high school football team, and the players and their friends/families/lives.  Even if you don't like football, this is such an amazing show, that you need to add it to your weekly list for at least a few episodes!  

One funny thing about this is that B and I were just talking about how if we had DirectTV, we would have a signal now.  Our cable is down because we use AT&T fiber in our area and they're affected by the power outages.  Hmmm...might be time to look further into that now just because of this show and the power outages lately.  I need to find others who have DirectTV down here and see how much they are affected by cloudy skies and what not, because that was the only downside to the service when we had it in Iowa.  I remember LOVING it.  Back to work.  Just had to quick mention this.  

Milestone, baby!

I worked out for 65 minutes on the elliptical machine this morning. I wanted to try and hit 1000 calories just to see if I could do it. I hit about 900 and ran into a wall physically. I didn't think I could honestly make that last 100, but I told myself that I wasn't going to give up this close to my goal and I did it. Once I hit that 1000 calorie mark, I actually almost broke down in tears. I was smiling from ear to ear, and felt overwhelming emotion, and just lost it. Man, what a day! Milestone #1 to see how far I've come. Amazing.

Happy Birthday A!!!

Happy Birthday A!

My lil' guy turned 10 on the 5th. I feel horrible that it's taken me this long to blog about it, but just have spaced it off with all that's been going on lately. We made it special for him, don't worry...and even have a huge birthday party planned this weekend where hopefully he'll make out like a bandit with gifts from friends.

It's so awesome to see the young man you've become, in just the ten years you've been on this earth, A. To see how after ten years, you have never stopped trying to learn all you can in school and in life. You have never become complacent in trying to learn new moves and become better in sports. It's a joy and a pleasure and a privelege to watch you grow up and see how no matter what situation you're in and what people you're around, that you stay true to yourself, and you still keep your gentle heart. I pray you enjoy every moment that God blesses you with, and that you don't try to grow up too fast. We already miss the time that has gone by, because we know it will only be in a blink of an eye that you will leave our nest and soar out into this world by yourself. Thank you for being such an amazing kid.

I love you!

Love,
Dad

Sharathon day 3 - Post 3 - Miracle Baby

Little baby "DJ". There is an amazing story about this little girl. She wasn't supposed to survive. None of the doctors believed she would. She is now around six months old, and is as healthy as any baby! Don't tell me God doesn't do miracles!

Sleep tight, little one...

Sharathon day 2 - Post 2 - The rally hats are on!

Today's themed attire was our new softball shirts and hats. While I didn't remember to get any pics of them myself, I found pics that others took so you could see them. The money kept coming in, and all I can say is how awesome our God is! I heard people saying "We're doing it, we're doing it!", but all I could say to myself was "No, WE'RE doing nothing but witnessing what GOD is doing." It's been amazing so far, just as it has been in years past. Even with the issues we've had. I've just said that I can wait to see what God will do through it all!

The volunteers have been amazing as well. Pouring in by the dozens every few hours! Again, if you can grasp it...we need one THOUSAND volunteers to make this a success, and we got every one! It's mind-blowing! This station is like no other radio station I have ever known. The pride this city takes in "their" station, is humbling. What better city to be in for a station like this, than in "Humble", Texas. (even though it's pronounced "UMBLE" (no "H" sound).

Any way, here are some more pics:

Sharathon day 2 - Post 1 - First pics

No comments on any of my posts from yesterday, so we're no closer to me putting up any sort of shout out to my peeps back home (or across the interweb!).

Day two started out rough, but better than yesterday. I had to drive 40+ miles to get some jerseys/hats for some of our employees, since it's the theme of the day. On the way back I got a flat tire. If that wasn't bad enough, after changing the tire, I put the jack down and my spare tire was TOTALLY flat. SO, I changed back to the original tire that was flat, but still "decent" enough to drive the last five miles to work. It was too early to get it into a store, so I prayed it would keep enough air (since it seemed to be a slow leak) and hurry and get it to some place in another hour or so. Well, once at work, I got pulled in a ton of directions and never made it out. In steps my angels...my wife and her folks! They took it to a shop right across from the station, since by now it was too flat to take it to the original place I got it fixed last year. Time for angel/miracle #2...the flat was from a nail. They took out the nail, fixed the leak, filled up the spare (since it was just out of air from being used previously), and then only charged $10! ROCK ON! Through it all, I was still to work early...praying for little to no issues today. So far, so good. Some little things have popped up, but that's the norm with so many people coming in and out this time of the year.

Here are some pics of Sharathon this year so far...forgive the bad quality, as they're from my phone (and also, notice the last one is of Israel Houghton!):

Our President & General Manager, Tim McDermott trying to show off our current totals, but the TV was just too bright to come through on my phone.

Ft Lauderdale, baby!!!

I was right, I was right, I was right!

Ft Lauderdale was the destination that B had surprised me with last Friday morning! We arrived at the airport, and she couldn’t hold it in any longer, telling me just as we got out of the car and started to head into the terminal. I was blown away! And it was so cute to see how excited she was! We were both glowing…getting this chance to get away from our beautiful children for a few days. Love them to death, but momma and daddy need some time to relax and focus on each other and that’s it for a few days once in a while. We get date nights once in a great while, but I don’t think the last time we had longer than a night alone was since our cruise that we took six years ago. SO, we were due for this time away.

The flight went smooth, our luggage arrived with the plane (unlike our last trip to FL), and even though our cabbie drove like a bat out of hades, we made it to the hotel in one piece, and ready to really get the vacation started. We pulled up to the most amazing hotel I think I’ve ever been to. It was the Harbor Bay Marriott. It was amazing! We checked in, put our bags in our room, then went on a discovery mission to see what the hotel had to offer. First of all, a good sign was that we saw it had it’s own Starbucks! It had lots of gift shops, FOUR restaurants, it’s own private beach that was HUUUUGE, a very nice pool, and an amazing staff that made you feel like you were a king and queen. B wasn’t sure if it was a four or five star hotel, but I think we both agree that it didn’t matter…it was a five in our books! If I ever get back to that part of the world, I wouldn’t hesitate staying there!

Originally, B had planned on us going parasailing, or getting some jet ski’s. We even were “that” close to getting tattoos, but just couldn’t decide on what to get (we wanted to get matching ones), to help make the trip more memorable. When we didn’t do any of that, she said that she was bummed a bit, because she wanted it to be more special for me especially. I told her that the trip was PLENTY! Just getting alone with B for a few days was exactly what I had wanted. Anything more was just a bonus. We didn’t do much besides sit out and soak up the sun by the pool, or by the ocean. With how crazy our lives have been lately, that was just what the Dr ordered. We brought some books, and both knocked out a few while we were there. It was so relaxing!

Our 11 year anniversary was Saturday. It was the only full day we had at the place, so it was nice to at least have our anniversary being that way. We went to "Riva", one of the really nice (aka expensive) restaurants in the hotel for dinner. I was pumped because I wanted to have an emmaculate dinner to show my baby how much I loved her. We sit down and find out that while they do have food they can serve, that night they were putting on a buffet. I felt cheesy taking my wife out to a buffet for our anniversary meal, but once we got to the buffet, that all changed. They had NY strip steak, tons of various pastas, exotic cheeses and salads, and don’t get me started on the desserts! We both agreed it was perfectly fine to enjoy “this” buffet on our anniversary meal! HA!

While eating our meal, we saw that they were finishing setting up for a wedding outside on the hotel’s main deck. We snuck out to a gazebo a few hundred feet from it and watched most of it. It was a beautiful sight to think of the memories that couple were making, and it made me reminisce of our day 11 years ago. It may have only been in a small church in Denison, IA, but it was just as amazing. People, I am the luckiest man in the world…no question about it. I married the girl of my dreams, and I am in love with her more now than I EVER was back then. It’s hard thinking that I thought I knew what love was 13 years ago, before B came into my life, and 11 years ago when we were married. It has grown beyond love to something I can’t even put words to, because of the love I have for her. She wells up my heart with happiness!

Sunday came, and we were bummed because the vacation came to a close. The hotel let us check out, and then roll our account with them to another kind where we could still get food/drinks/etc and bill it to that, and still allowing us full use of their facilities since our plane didn’t leave until 5pm. We sat out at the pool for the last five hours we had before we had to leave…and got fried. B wasn’t happy with the tan she was getting, so she bought some tan accelerator, which then promptly fried her.

I really tried to eat “decent”, and try new things while on this trip. I ended up only gaining two pounds based off my weight last week, so I was more than okay with that. I drank many a pina colada, and my new favorite sandwich is a blackened mahi mahi. YUM! I tried some seafood that I have no clue what it was. It was rubbery and very chewy, so after the first bite was done, I didn’t go back. We hit “Bubba Gump Shrimp” and I personally thought it would be decent-at-best food, but we were both blown away with how amazing it was! I recommend the place to everyone! It’s mostly shrimp, but they have other stuff as well.

The beach scene is something I think B and I could definitely see ourselves in. I never really thought I’d like to live to Florida, what with the hurricanes coming through there all the time and everything, but after this trip, yeah, I could “manage” it. We both said though, that if we didn’t have a beach front house, it wouldn’t be something we’d do.  LOVE THAT OCEAN!!! The wind was so perfect, that you barely felt the heat. So it was comfortable to lay out all day and not feel like you’re roasting (until the sunburn anyway).

On the way to the airport (in which we were driven by the hotel in their very nice Town Car), the driver said that Steely Dan (an old rock group that I remember liking from my youth) was staying there the same time we were, and the group Aerosmith demand to stay at that hotel whenever they are remotely close to the location. I’m glad they weren’t there this weekend, because I would have never seen B! HA! We got to the airport very early. We misjudged timing of everything, but it was okay, as we could just sit and relax and wind down. B took a little nap while laying on my lap, and I finished up my last book. Then we hopped on the plane, and reality began to creep it’s way back in the closer we got to H-town. Seeing our kids (and my mom) made it easier to be back to reality though.

I honestly don’t know what could have made this trip any more perfect. Thanks B, for surprising me with such an amazing trip! I pray we can feel the waves, and smell the coconut suntan lotion for a long time to come.

And remember, I get to do the surprise trip next time!

Here are some pics... (make sure to check B's blog for more!)

Eagerly waiting to dive into the waves. Check out the shirt (IOWA GAMES 3on3 REPRESENT!)

Paradise part 1

Paradise part 2
View of the pool from where we sat the last day.

These are some things that they use for shade. Didn't know why anyone would use them until I got my sunburn. Then any shade was heaven!
The view of the hotel from the beach.

The main walkway view to the pool Alone with the love of my life. Nothing but us, the beach, and the wind.

Goofballs!

I ATE EEL!

A bunch of us were offsite at a meeting. We were looking over the new NOC (Network Operating Center = main server room) layout we're going to have, comprised of APC (top-quality brand) units. Since we were aways from the station, we decided to have a department lunch (aka - station paid lunch). We went to this chinese buffet called "China Bear". I was really leery because of my experience with chinese buffets down here. I was pleasantly surprised though. Normally these places are where you steer WAY clear of any possible sushi, and other non-normal items that any joe-schmo can cook in the back, and stick to the normal chinese foods like mongolian beef, sweet & sour chicken, etc. Well this place was a huge exception! One of the guys we went with said he loves the place and that they have really good sushi. I've always said I'll try anything, and so I decided I'd try some more kinds of sushi today. I've had a California roll in the past, which is nothing more than some wannabe crab meat, avacado, and rice basically. This time, I started with that, then had a tuna roll, then a shrimp roll, a salmon roll, and then finished with...wait for it.........AN EEL ROLL!!! Wanna know the funny thing...the eel roll was the best one out of them all! I guess it had an oyster sauce on the outside which to me made it taste way better. It looked like a small piece of chicken on the rice, which helped it to go down. My stomach is a little queezy right now, though. I don't know if it's from the anxiety of eating the sushi (since it's raw ya know), the sushi sitting in my stomach and not agreeing with it, or the bumpy backroad we took back to the station. Either way, I would have the eel sushi again. Yup, I said it. I'm not a sushi guy, so it's not like I'll order it myself that much, but if I came across another place selling it, I wouldn't be against getting some.

Oh yeah, and here's a pic of my Director's salmon egg sushi roll. It's a bad pick, but if you could see it close up, all the orange in the pic is literally hundreds of salmon eggs! PUKE!



That's not the worst part though. They were actually serving OCTOPUS!!! Little baby (or at least small adult) octopus! And it wasn't like the guys at my table were trying them out...a few of them had multiple octopi! They'd cut the heads off and eat them, leaving the tentacles which were curled up from the cooking. They said the heads were great, but the tentacles were really chewy. PUKE! I'll try anything once, like I said, but I had pushed my limit with the sushi...I'll save the octopus for later. :)

Truly Magic-al!

THAT'S RIGHT! MY ORLANDO MAGIC MADE IT TO THE SECOND ROUND OF THE NBA PLAYOFFS! And what's even better is that they play the Pistons or 76ers, which are in a series that could go 7 games and tire them out even more. Either team though, looks beatable by the Magic! Even though my Cubs are in a small losing streak, they're in first place in their division, and so it's awesome to see both of my teams (that's a slam on you KC Chiefs! WHERE YOU AT?!) doing well. Here's to seeing the Magic in the Eastern Conference Finals!

SUPAMAN!!!!

Been a busy week!

It has been a BIZZY week. Yes, I know that's a misspelling, but that's how busy it's been. B-I-Z-Z-Y. UGH!

Last Wednesday, my friend Stan's wife and two of his four children were in town...in our very own Humble, TX...and suprised us with a visit! We didn't even know they were coming this way, so B and I were so glad we didnt' have anything going...AND HAD A CLEAN HOUSE TO SHOW HER, HA!...and so we hooked up for the night, taking the kids to Chuck E Cheese, so their children could run out some energy. I don't know if that's possible in children, because they were still going strong at 10pm! It was great to see her and the kids, but I wished my boy Stan could have been with her. He had planned on it before a last minute cancellation by his boss stating that he already had the time off and needed Stan to stay and be the lone management in his area.

Then B's folks came in town last Thursday and stayed with us until this past Monday. We always have so much fun when we get together with them, and this past week was no exception! There are few people that I long to be closer to, and they're right there at the top of the list. If we ever live closer to them, I see us going out or getting together all the time. We just gel like that. While they were down here, we took them to the Houston Zoo, the Kemah Boardwalk, our Church for Easter, and then over to my mom's for Easter dinner. On Easter, my gpa gave my mother a quilt that was started by my gma (her mom) before she passed seven years ago. My uncle's fiance had a woman who quilts (a forgotten art nowadays) and she finished something that I guess usually can take years to do, in a few months, and didn't want any money for it except for what the supplies cost (totalling $50!). What a blessing. And what an amazing experience to witness when my mom was given it. I will forever remember that moment, and B got some amazing pictures. I have a pic of the quilt below. It was a blast, and the time flew by fast, but only because we DID have so much fun. Belinda has a bunch of pics on her blog, so I decided to only put up pics that I personally took on my camera phone. That being said, they're not all the best, but they're still good enough. I'll have those later below. As well as pics I forgot to put on here, showing some of the fun I had at work grilling for the station's staff luncheon celebrating the opening of the Houston Rodeo. It was a blast to get paid to grill for four hours! ;)

At work, my manager and cohort in crime, Brent, was in Nigeria on our yearly station trip to another station over there that we partnered with. We helped set them up a few years ago, and go over yearly, at least, to help fix issues, show them tips, do some training, and upgrade equipment/software. They wanted me to go this year, but this year's trip was a little longer than normal, so both B & I decided it wasn't a good idea. She knows I really would love to go see that, and so hopefully I can work it out next year. We'll see. God will make a way if it's something He wants me to do, so I'm not worried about it. It's been quiet here at the office with them gone, but the work hasn't slowed down. As with any radio station, we have to pay royalties to the artists we play. We needed to upgrade our software to a more accurate program, as the RIAA couldn't get enough information to verify if we were legit in our documented playings. This, in theory, should have been a very easy "upgrade". It was far from it though. I won't bore you with the IT side of things, but lets just say that the outcome was that I had to completely overhaul the original thought process of it all, and four days later am finally finished with a working product. The software still needs to be installed, but with what we have now (and $1500 of the company's money later), it "should" (says another prayer) go through smoothly. It's one of those things that you HATE going through, but afterwards you realized how much you just learned. Good stuff, but just wish I wouldn't go through anxiety attacks when I learn that stuff! :)

Today, my boss's boss and I had to go over to Level 3, which is basically a building that houses tons and tons and tons of servers. It's a state of the art facility that can withstand almost everything except a nuclear explosion, and has high security to even get in to. I've been there before with Brent, so that I could know where it's at, where our remote servers are (that's where we have our music servers that people listen to when they go to our stream on the web to hear our music... www.ksbj.org ). But now I have my own access and don't have to depend on him to get me in there. *insert maniacal laugh* FEEL THE POWER!!! HA!


Anyway, have a great weekend, and here are the pics I know you're dying to see...

Tired and waiting for the kids to turn in their tickets to get dumb toys that they'll lose/forget about before we get home. Oh well, it's for the kids. And we all enjoyed these places when we were kids, so it was worth it.

Pooped from the zoo

Kemah Boardwalk

I absolutely LOVE this pic. B looks all cute-like, just enjoying the day with me and our fam. It was a PERFECT day to be there, and just hot enough to get wet and enjoy it.

Grill out time! This is John Ritter, one of our Engineer's at the station.

This is Don Chapman, another Engineer at the station, and Susan O'Donnell. Susan is our main morning show DJ, and probably the single biggest reason, we are the blessed dominating station that we are.

Don is an AMAZING cook!

This pic doesn't give his pepper-crusted brisket justice. It is AMAZING, people. Seriously!