from Christmas of course! I thought I would do a blog about some of the fun things we got for Christmas.
The first, which it seems that a lot of folks also got, is a SNUGGIE! I never really thought about getting one. But obviously I complain about being cold so much that two people in my life bought me one for Christmas. That means that my second snuggie is on loan to Tim. The only person without one is Nellie but she does enjoy being under them.
Another gift we got that I would never think about getting myself is a Gel-Pro mat. They have been running commercials lately so you may know what product I am referencing. I have never heard my husband comment so much about loving the kitchen! Ladies, take note...this may be the only way your husband stands in a kitchen for more than a minute.
I, Jill, have recently got hooked on Harry Potter. I do realize this isn't new to most people but it is new for me. And, it is all ABC Family's fault. They ran movies 1-4 on there 12 days of Christmas special. After that...I was sucked in. I have now seen all six movies that are out (and own them thanks to Tim) and have purchased the books.
Tim has not told me this, but I am gathering from the amount of use it has received, that his favorite is our new PS3. The only reason I agreed to this purchase is because Tim told me the primary function was as a Bluray player! :) How many of us believe that? We all know the true reason he wanted it is because of the quality time he gets to spend with his brother playing online. Ha! My motto...boys will be boys. But on a serious note, we do appreciate all the contributors to this purchase.
Well, we are expecting snow in Brownsville overnight. If we do get it...I will be making use of a few other gifts like my smartwool socks, scarf and coloumbia fleece jacket! I will post pictures if it really does happen. I think Nellie is hoping for snow because she will get out of being spayed if the weather is bad enough. :)
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Friday, October 2, 2009
First Doctors Appointment
We took our little Nellie for her first doctors visit. She is a whopping 3.6 lbs and received a clean bill of health from the vet. She took the shots, temperature (you know how that gets taken) and the stool sample (wowzers) like a champ. However, we encountered some problems when her nails got clipped. She was doing great until one got clipped a little too close. Needless to say, the next 16 nails were a little more difficult.
She will have one more round of shots in three weeks. The only other visit in her near future will be to take away any possibilities of motherhood. No little Nellies running around here!
Here are some pictures of our little girl...
After her first bath.
On a leisurely stroll with Tim.
Playing with Grandma while she was in for a visit.
Waiting outside of Tim's office. She just knew there was someone suspicious in there!
Neighborhood watch. Don't mess with the Mac's house!
She will have one more round of shots in three weeks. The only other visit in her near future will be to take away any possibilities of motherhood. No little Nellies running around here!
Here are some pictures of our little girl...
After her first bath.
On a leisurely stroll with Tim.
Playing with Grandma while she was in for a visit.
Waiting outside of Tim's office. She just knew there was someone suspicious in there!
Neighborhood watch. Don't mess with the Mac's house!
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
The new adventures of the old Macs
We are finally starting to get settled here in Brownsville. Everything was a little bumpy at first. As some of you may know, we started out our time here in Brownsville with a water leak! Fun, I know. It actually happened before we even got here. Our first night in town, we actually slept at the Music Minister's house. Tim and I both deeply appreciated the soft bed after a long, hard journey (a whole other blog Tim will have to do about being a "Good Samaritan").
We are finally starting to get the house back in order. The last step is getting new carpet in our living room which should occur this week. We got the new carpet for the dining room last week.
As if we didn't have enough going on already...we (Tim and I) have decided it is finally time to expand the McPherson clan. We are looking forward to welcoming that adorable face, those eager eyes, an adorable personality and the funny looking body of our new dachshund puppy into our home. (Sorry, I just could not help myself!)
Tim and I have been longing for a puppy ever since we got married. I guess we could have technically had one at the first two homes we lived in our first year of marriage. However, seminary did not allow pets in housing until our last semester there. By that point, we decided not to pay the huge pet deposit and wait until we were settled into our new home (wherever that would be).
Now that we are getting settled in our new home, we are taking the plunge. I figured if nothing else, it would give us good training for later on in life! :) Here are some pictures of our new addition:
She is a miniature dachshund puppy. We have not come to an agreement on a name yet.
Unnamed puppy is an isabella color (similar to a weimaraner) with tan on her face and paws.
This is the litter she was born with. Her mom is an isabella dapple. Our puppy is the darker puppy at the bottom of the picture.
Before I close out this blog...if you would like to throw a name into the hat for consideration, please leave it in the comments section.
We are finally starting to get the house back in order. The last step is getting new carpet in our living room which should occur this week. We got the new carpet for the dining room last week.
As if we didn't have enough going on already...we (Tim and I) have decided it is finally time to expand the McPherson clan. We are looking forward to welcoming that adorable face, those eager eyes, an adorable personality and the funny looking body of our new dachshund puppy into our home. (Sorry, I just could not help myself!)
Tim and I have been longing for a puppy ever since we got married. I guess we could have technically had one at the first two homes we lived in our first year of marriage. However, seminary did not allow pets in housing until our last semester there. By that point, we decided not to pay the huge pet deposit and wait until we were settled into our new home (wherever that would be).
Now that we are getting settled in our new home, we are taking the plunge. I figured if nothing else, it would give us good training for later on in life! :) Here are some pictures of our new addition:
She is a miniature dachshund puppy. We have not come to an agreement on a name yet.
Unnamed puppy is an isabella color (similar to a weimaraner) with tan on her face and paws.
This is the litter she was born with. Her mom is an isabella dapple. Our puppy is the darker puppy at the bottom of the picture.Before I close out this blog...if you would like to throw a name into the hat for consideration, please leave it in the comments section.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Laziness+No Internet = Lame Bloggers
For those of you wondering if Jill's hair has grown long enough to do Locks-of-Love again since our last blog, you would not be too far off. Yes, it has been a long time since we have posted a blog, and we have no one to blame but ourselves... and our lame internet provider who decided to jack up the prices on us. I am writing this post from the Southwestern library, but a day is coming soon when we will have internet access again!! How that takes place is still yet to be determined.
We have been in contact with a church recently and it is very possible that this becomes the place we serve as pastor. One way or another, we have to be out of campus housing by July 31st. If things do not work out with this church, one of you lucky readers may win the privilege of having two drifters wondering onto your lawn and working their way into any spare bedroom you may have. We will keep you posted... or we will show up on your lawn with all of our things... whichever comes first.
We have been in contact with a church recently and it is very possible that this becomes the place we serve as pastor. One way or another, we have to be out of campus housing by July 31st. If things do not work out with this church, one of you lucky readers may win the privilege of having two drifters wondering onto your lawn and working their way into any spare bedroom you may have. We will keep you posted... or we will show up on your lawn with all of our things... whichever comes first.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Locks of Love
For the second time, I grew out my hair for Locks of Love. There are several reasons why I have donated hair. First, I am not the type of person that is emotionally attached to hair. There is nothing wrong with individuals that are, I am just not one of those people. Second, my hair grows reasonably fast. I did this for the first time in Fall 2007. Third, I like trying new things. I like to experiment with different cuts, etc. When my hair was cut today, I told the hairdresser to do whatever he thought would look good as long as I could fix it myself when I got home. And last and most importantly, it is for a wonderful cause. If my hair can go to help someone else...why not!
So...without further ado, here are the before and after pictures:
This morning at 8:00am
For use in a wig, your longest layer must be 10 inches from top to bottom (made the cut, whew!)
This is what my hair looked like at 11:00am
If you or anyone you know is interested in donating hair to Locks of Love, you can get all the information on their website http://www.locksoflove.org/.
So...without further ado, here are the before and after pictures:
This morning at 8:00am
For use in a wig, your longest layer must be 10 inches from top to bottom (made the cut, whew!)
This is what my hair looked like at 11:00am
If you or anyone you know is interested in donating hair to Locks of Love, you can get all the information on their website http://www.locksoflove.org/.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Reasons we love Texas
Just to clear the air, Tim and I do realize that we have been Blog slackers for the past two months. We give you our deepest apologies. Things have been very busy on the Mac front. We had the joy of being in Knoxville for two full weeks over Christmas and New Years. Since being back in Fort Worth, it feels like we have been going nonstop.
We have had three new babies enter the world, school starting back, Habitat's big event is going full force, and then to top it off... a Texas ice storm. Fort Worth is very similar to Knoxville in this way. One day, it could be warm and the very next day you can have freezing temperatures. Except, it is much more exaggerated here. One day you can be at 80 and the next 32. Here is the perfect example:
This is the view from our back door this morning. It doesn't look so bad except the layers of ice that you can't really see. Thanks to the Fort Worth ISD, I am off from work this morning. The most fun experience of ice in Texas is the traffic reports.
The news stations position cameras at all the bridges and overpasses and let the cameras roll. I feel just a little bad calling it entertaining but not bad enough to stop watching. They have all been warned not to get on the roads but having so much confidence in themselves, they try anyway. For the rest of us who choose to stay inside, it is the best reality tv. People couldn't make this stuff up.
Tim and I are inside, warm, and enjoying each others company. Of course, I can't sign off without posting pictures of our new additions:
David, Stacy and baby Joshua who are in our Sunday School class
Austin (not pictured), Lindsey, and baby Brady who are also in our Sunday School class
Kevin, Mandy and baby Eliana who are our neighbors. This is our last Texas baby for awhile.
Now that we are back in the swing of things, we will be more faithful to our blog updates. Scout's honor!
We have had three new babies enter the world, school starting back, Habitat's big event is going full force, and then to top it off... a Texas ice storm. Fort Worth is very similar to Knoxville in this way. One day, it could be warm and the very next day you can have freezing temperatures. Except, it is much more exaggerated here. One day you can be at 80 and the next 32. Here is the perfect example:
This is the view from our back door this morning. It doesn't look so bad except the layers of ice that you can't really see. Thanks to the Fort Worth ISD, I am off from work this morning. The most fun experience of ice in Texas is the traffic reports.The news stations position cameras at all the bridges and overpasses and let the cameras roll. I feel just a little bad calling it entertaining but not bad enough to stop watching. They have all been warned not to get on the roads but having so much confidence in themselves, they try anyway. For the rest of us who choose to stay inside, it is the best reality tv. People couldn't make this stuff up.
Tim and I are inside, warm, and enjoying each others company. Of course, I can't sign off without posting pictures of our new additions:
David, Stacy and baby Joshua who are in our Sunday School class
Austin (not pictured), Lindsey, and baby Brady who are also in our Sunday School class
Kevin, Mandy and baby Eliana who are our neighbors. This is our last Texas baby for awhile.Now that we are back in the swing of things, we will be more faithful to our blog updates. Scout's honor!
Friday, November 28, 2008
Traditions
tra·di·tion: an inherited, established, or customary pattern of thought, action, or behavior
Many individuals and families have traditions, both large and small. Recently, it seems that Tim and I have been carrying on old traditions, participating in other families' traditions, and creating some of our own. At the beginning of this month, we had the opportunity to go to Waco to watch a Baylor Bears game with the Brackeens. Robert grew up in Waco and is a huge fan (understatement)! Since we knew this was going to be a day of traditions we decided to kick start the day with a McPherson tradition...Cream of Wheat (Mike McPherson's secret recipe).
Mike's Cream of Wheat recipe is a little different from the box...think less healthy and more sugary. It is really delicious.
After breakfast we headed down to Waco for the game. We took a driving tour of the campus, went to the bear habitat, and saw some of Robert's old stopping grounds. We got to the game in plenty of time to see the opening band, player warmups, helicopter fly-over and of course the Kickoff (ahhhhhhh, sic 'em bears). Here is an example of the sic 'em bears pose:
If we are still in Texas during next year's football season, we may be invited back since we helped inspire the team to a victory over the Texas A&M Aggies. Here are a few more pictures of the day:
Yesterday, we got to participate in several traditions that we have started for our own family. For the last couple of years, we have had the wonderful opportunity to serve others on Thanksgiving morning. Through Mission Arlington approximately 1,500 people are able to receive a Thanksgiving meal. It is amazing to drive up to the building at 8:00am and see hundreds of individuals and families willing to give up their morning to help serve others; others who may otherwise not have a Thanksgiving meal.
After arriving back at home we cleaned up and headed to Greg and Chenille Gaumers. This is the last tradition I will blog about today. Being so far away from home, it is not feasible for us to spend the money to go home for Thanksgiving. With flights being so expensive and me having to work at the beginning of the week, it makes sense for us to stay in Texas. The last two years, we have spent the day with other friends at Seminary that also stayed in town (2 years ago with the Gormans and last year with the Moots). We branched out this year and went to an aparment on the other side of the street.
A few words to sum it all up....yum, yum, yum. Needless to say, we did not go without.
And last but not least, we must include some pictures of Ethan (Greg and Chenille's little boy) . I think he is one of the cutiest babies ever and pray to God (seriously) that Tim and I have a baby as low maintanence and happy as him.
Many individuals and families have traditions, both large and small. Recently, it seems that Tim and I have been carrying on old traditions, participating in other families' traditions, and creating some of our own. At the beginning of this month, we had the opportunity to go to Waco to watch a Baylor Bears game with the Brackeens. Robert grew up in Waco and is a huge fan (understatement)! Since we knew this was going to be a day of traditions we decided to kick start the day with a McPherson tradition...Cream of Wheat (Mike McPherson's secret recipe).
Mike's Cream of Wheat recipe is a little different from the box...think less healthy and more sugary. It is really delicious.After breakfast we headed down to Waco for the game. We took a driving tour of the campus, went to the bear habitat, and saw some of Robert's old stopping grounds. We got to the game in plenty of time to see the opening band, player warmups, helicopter fly-over and of course the Kickoff (ahhhhhhh, sic 'em bears). Here is an example of the sic 'em bears pose:
If we are still in Texas during next year's football season, we may be invited back since we helped inspire the team to a victory over the Texas A&M Aggies. Here are a few more pictures of the day:
Yesterday, we got to participate in several traditions that we have started for our own family. For the last couple of years, we have had the wonderful opportunity to serve others on Thanksgiving morning. Through Mission Arlington approximately 1,500 people are able to receive a Thanksgiving meal. It is amazing to drive up to the building at 8:00am and see hundreds of individuals and families willing to give up their morning to help serve others; others who may otherwise not have a Thanksgiving meal.After arriving back at home we cleaned up and headed to Greg and Chenille Gaumers. This is the last tradition I will blog about today. Being so far away from home, it is not feasible for us to spend the money to go home for Thanksgiving. With flights being so expensive and me having to work at the beginning of the week, it makes sense for us to stay in Texas. The last two years, we have spent the day with other friends at Seminary that also stayed in town (2 years ago with the Gormans and last year with the Moots). We branched out this year and went to an aparment on the other side of the street.
A few words to sum it all up....yum, yum, yum. Needless to say, we did not go without.
And last but not least, we must include some pictures of Ethan (Greg and Chenille's little boy) . I think he is one of the cutiest babies ever and pray to God (seriously) that Tim and I have a baby as low maintanence and happy as him.
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