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Today is Homecoming! Good luck to all Queen Nominees and to the Bobcats. I remember my homecoming like it was yesterday. Things have changed! But we had two queen nominees... Homecoming (voted by student body & faculty) Football Queen (voted on by Football Players, crown was a glittered Helmet!!!) and no one girl could win Both... plus we had bonfires...

This picture shows how long the TRADITION of bonfires have been around!

Bonfires don't have to be huge, something small.

The joy of watching it burn and feeling the HEAT!!!

Some were huge!!!! I understand, there needs to be a minium to them but come on folks... if its in the UIL Rules what is going to happen to those that have a Bonfire? Have you heard of anyone getting punished yet for having a Bonfire? if its due to Location, find another location!!! ; )

It all goes back to TRADITION And Childress is losing the Tradition, parade love it! Add it to the bonfire...have the floats park around it...wait till its dark...not during a JH game & our FB teams are away. c'mon folks...get the community involved in it...

Homecoming is the tradition of welcoming back former residents and alumni of an institution. It most commonly refers to a tradition in many universities, colleges and high schools in North America. It usually includes activities for students and alumni, such as sports and culture events and a parade through the streets of the city or town.

Homecoming Court (we should have a King...!, that way the football players won't be standing there for nothing...hahaha)

The Homecoming Court is a representative group of students that, in a coeducational institution, consists of a King and Queen, and possibly Prince(s) and Princess(es). In a single-gender institution, the Homecoming Court will usually consist of only a King and Princes (for a male school) or a Queen and Princesses (for a female school), although some schools may choose to join with single-gender schools of the opposite gender to elect the Homecoming Court jointly.

Generally, the King and Queen are students completing their final years of study at their school (also called seniors), while the Princes and Princesses are underclassmen. In high school, 17- or 18-year-old students in their final year are represented by a King or Queen

Many Homecoming celebrations include a parade. Students often select the grand marshal based on his/her service and support to the school and/or community. The parade includes the school's marching band and different school organizations floats created by the classes and organizations and most of the sports get a chance to be in the parade. Every class prepares a float which corresponds with the Homecoming theme or related theme of school spirit as assign by school administrators. In addition, the Homecoming Court takes part in the parade, often riding together in one or more convertibles as part of the parade. The parade is often part of a series of activities scheduled for that specific day, which can also include a pep rally, bonfire, snake dance, and other activities for students and alumni.

Homecoming dance

The Homecoming Dance – usually the culminating event of the week (for high schools) – is a formal or informal event, either at the school or an off-campus location. The venue is decorated, and either a disc jockey or band is hired to play music. In many ways, it is a fall prom. Homecoming dances could be informal as well just like standard school dances. At high schools, the homecoming dances are sometimes held in the high school gymnasium.

I love Friday Wii 'Just Dance' in P.E. You see in P.E. on Friday's we have 20 mins and switch to music. Since we are in the process of getting a new gym floor. We have to make do in a classroom, outside, cafeteria & HS Gym. Outside gets old & hot, we can only go to the HS gym & Cafeteria 2 days out of the week soooo on Friday I brought up my Wii and put in 'Just Dance!' WOW... the kids love it!! but my neighbor M. Jones gets tired of the same music all day long.

So if you kids come home and say we danced today, they are saying Wii DANCE!!! Some kids get after it and hve a lot of fun..some need to practice...hahahha But I am impressed w/those that have coordination to follow the person on the screen and mimic the moves.

What a weekend...

Friday night the Bobcats came out on top defeating the Wellington Skyrockets 31-30!! Last play w/no time left on the clock...Great Win!!!

On the way home, looking a head of me were taillights & behind were headlights!!!! What a great view to see going home after a great win. But then there was a horrible accident. An accident I witnessed in my rear view mirror. I busted a u turn and told Dad to call 911. After stopping & getting out to help; it hit me. I heard Cora's voice and I told the Jones' I need to go tend to my kids. Kimberly said 'Thank You" and please go. I guess hearing Cora's voice the shock of the wreck and adrenaline rush hit me....I was very very emotionally. I started crying historically & couldn't stop. It was so close to us, thoughts just went through my mind of a bunch of "What if's?" "It could of been us?" I knew everyone was ok; the help from people were amazing. I will be honest...I still have bad thoughts & flashbacks. It will take time but everyone is fine & will be.

On Saturday; I headed down to the Tanning salon and finished up painting the walls & trim. We are getting so close... I can't wait to open...'Sunkissed Tanning Salon" will be the name and tanning will be the game...lol. or 'Have you been kissed by the Sun?" lol.

Week 1 of school is down! Cora has completed her first week & told us that she wasn't going back! hahaha She would rather go back to Mrs. Angie's & Carrol's. I don't think she is too fond of having to get up early and go to bed early. But on the other hand she has enjoyed school. She gets up very early with me to ride the bus while I do my route. I enjoy my bus route. I leave the bus barn around 6:30 & head to vest Ranch and on the way I listen to 'Focus on the Family' . Great stuff on there. But two out of the three days she has fallen asleep on the bus back into town while I pick up all the kiddos. When they get off the bus; she stays on to sleep! lol... After parking the bus, we head to mammy's house to pick up Aaron & have breakfast. Then off to school we go! It has been such a pleasure to have her little hand in mine walking down the hall. I do have to warn you she is not a morning person...hahaha.

Until next time...Mamabotos

1/2 way through!

First week of school has been awesome! Cora Lee has started Kindergarten; Mrs. Churchill is her teacher or Chloe's Mom's to her. She has done really well getting up & going to school. But going to bed early hasn't set in yet. I do love being on a schedule! Schedule here it is:

5:45--Get out of bed

6:30 Leave bus barn to due bus route

7:30 Return to bus barn & go pick up Cora & Aaron.

8:00 School Starts

8:50-12:05 PE class every hour

12:10 Lunch

1:00-2:30 PE

2:45 PIck up Jantz to go to the bus barn

3:00 Leave Bus Barn for Bus route Again

4:30 Return to Bus barn head home.

6:00 Dinner is Served!!

I am not coaching as some of you may know; I miss it & being around the girls. But I have time to make it to their home games. The most important thing is that I am here for my kids. Seeing Cora at school is weird but I am getting used to it. Another thing I can't get into my schedule is laundry! I am doing better about keeping the house up & clean as well as laundry. My mom told be to do 2 loads a day. Today I have! Check for me... Now we are off to church. Get home and take baths and off to bed!!!

Until next time...Mamabotos

This week...

I have been busy, tired, busy, tired, busy & tired!!! LOL Ok, Football has started up, very excited for Friday Night Football! Go CATS!!! We are in a tough district, but nothing a little Bobcat Football can't handle...super excited for the guys, coaches, & the fans.

Another I'm excited about is this year The Football Stadium celebrates 70 yrs of football!!! That Stadium is 70 years old!!! How awesome is that..such an unique stadium, tradition, everything about it is sweet. I hope there is a BIG BIG HUGE celebration for the stadium as well as all the players that played in the 70's!!! Now that would be cool... We need to start bringing back all the almuni for all the team sports...honor teams & coaches. 70, 80, 90, 2000. Next year 71, 81, 91, 2001...or 70-79; 80-89; 90-99; 2000-2009. (or increments of 5 years) Not just for Baseball but for all sports. I know Volleyball was here before Girls Basketball; wouldn't that be awesome to see those folks now!! I remember in college, my 2nd year, the Flying Queens Celebrated 50 years of Flying Queen Basketball; so we invited all ex-Flying Queens!!! You should have seen all the ex-players walking in onto the gym floor, just wrapping around & around & around!!! Such an awesome feeling. That is something I will never forget and maybe we should start that here so that these kids now can experience that awesome feeling to know how important is to be a CHILDRESS BOBCAT & LADY CAT!!!


Ok, also something else I would like to share is:................ I am the proud new owner of "Sunkissed Tanning Salon!" It is downtown where the "Neon Sun" was. So if you were wondering and wanting to verify the rumors, yes we bought and right now we are repainting, new flooring, lots of TLC...but I am super excited! never been a business woman but I have big plans. What all will we have in the store is: Tanning, 2 hair stations, clothing for summer as well as Cruises!!! Cause you all know we go on cruises in the fall, not me but others do; soooo that is what we have been doing downtown. Will be open year round, late hours, 5 beds & a surprise bed ; ). Now you are wondering how am I going to do this & teach. Easy: My mother in law will work during school hours and I will work after school hours. Since I am not Coaching, I feel like I need something to fill up my spare time; but most of my time will be with my kids. Cora starts Kindergarten!! ohhhh yes we will have a kids room for you moms, so you can bring your kids while you take a power nap (tanning)!!! Big Ideas lets just pray it works!!!

Also, School starts next week... Cora is starting Kindergarten!!! Can't believe she is old enough to be going to school. So proud of her, her teacher will be Mrs Churchill...aka Chloe's mom. hahaha This year the Elementary is getting a new gym floor due to a major water leak over the summer. Good & BAd but excited for the new floor...praying for a new look!!!

Ok, that is what I have been up to? What have you been up to?

Until next time Mamabotos

Last Camping Trip of '10...sniff sniff

So, we decided to load up and head west...Caprock Canyon that is. I just want to say, wow! how I miss blogging. So much better than Facebook...in my opinion true friends will read your blog but then again if you share w/FB all your friends can read your blog!!! hahahaha That was dumb, sorry.

Back to camping, we loaded up or I did on Friday while Botos' had to paint the practice field, talk, work, talk, meet, talk, eat w/Nippert, talk and he finally made it home!!! Folks this is what we did on our camping trip. Wait one more thing...what spot is the best spot to camp at in your opinion? Ours is the one closest to the playground & the bath house (Botos' morning duty) STINKS!

Lot 15

Campsite before the Botos' took over...

Camp is SET...don't hate the party lights...; )

Cora in her Cheer Pose...under the Party Lights

Jantz telling us how to cook marshmellows

Silly Kids!

Looking for fish...

My little Waterdog!

Cactus looks like a snake...?

Water break in the shade!

Jantz showing us how tall he is getting.

Cora & I chillin' under the cliff.
Daddy is that the light at the end of the tunnel?

The Light at the end of the tunnel!!! Found it...
the light to AC!!!! Jantz is down w/that...

Thumbs UP from Cora

Buffalo...
Glad these two love each other, they were both close to the edge!!! Despite the hot weather, long long miles walked on hiking trails, climbing up mountains, riding bikes, playing tag, the love & joy of these two kids were awesome! PLus there are too many pictures to put on here. Just a few were of a rattle snake & a mule deer that just happened to walk up behind the kids as they were swinging!!!

A shout out to Gary & Faith Self, whom we got to see at the same campground! Its always nice to see a familiar faces...

Until next time...Mamabotos

Let's Bowl, Let's Bowl...Let's Rock'n Roll!!!

So we had to go to Altus to pick up Botos' rent-a-car while his truck gets fixed. I told Botos, 'Let's take the kids bowling & eat there!" He said ok. It was a surprise for the kids, they have never been bowling other than playing bowling on the Wii! Here is what happens when the Botos' BOWL!! Enjoy...

Got our PIZZA!! So stinkin' good...

Botos helping Jantz get his ball.

Jantz getting ready to Bowl!!

Daddy & Jantz exchanging 'High-Fives!'

Botos looking on to see how he did, well none of us could see..GUTTER!

Cora Lee's turn!!!

Cora showing her good side!!!

Pizza is gone!!! Yum Yum Yum

Jantz playing Guitar Hero!!!

the winner is... Botos! But I was catching up...

Kids Rock'n Rolling on Guitar Hero

Father & Son battling it out.

Came into town, 2 beautiful Rainbows!!!

We did see a full Rainbow...the boys rode one car & the girls rode in one. When Cora & I saw the full rainbow. Cora yelled..."Where is the pot of GOLD!!!"


Until next time...Mamabotos.

3000

3000 miles is what I have now on my new car. Urgggh...what is it? We don't want to drive it to put miles on a new car but that was the whole reason to get a new car so that you could be the one to put the miles on it instead of someone else, a used car?!? lol.

Last Monday was a day...a day where we experienced our first broken bone. Botos nor myself have ever experienced a broken bone. Monday evening, I was helping my parents clean up & rake leaves up at the apartments, where they maintain the yards. I came home to get all 4 kiddos to take them to a birthday pool party (which was on Tuesday, no Monday). No party, so I went ahead and took them w/me back to the apartments to finish up. So we are cleaning away, kids are playing at the small playground. I had walked by many times, every time I would walk by I would see all kids playing, no biggie. Mom & I were carrying everything back to the truck to go home.

We were then met w/a lady (whom was sitting there watching all the kiddos play) walking w/Jantz holding his arm...broken! I just got a sick feeling in my stomach. So I drop everything, go to pick him up and take him to the ER...then came my dad to help hold Jantz. We haul butt to the ER, on the way I call Botos and told him to meet me at the ER, Jantz had broken his arm from falling off the monkey bars. Of course that is NOT something he wanted to here... So we get him in and he is just crying crying crying! Nothing I can I do... don't know his pain. So Botos & I are now in the back w/Jantz, by this time my parents had taken the other 3 kids home.

He was given a pain shot, which it finally knocked him or calmed him down so that they could do x-ray. Now, there is nothing funny about a broken arm BUT as the x-ray tech & nurse were trying to get him to give a thumbs up...Jantz shouted, "My arm is broken! See its broken, I can't move my fingers...Arm is broken!!!" LOL

After the x-ray, it showed 2 broken bones...could not reset here in Childress, so Botos & I took little man to Amarillo. There we were, awaiting the surgeon, nurse, everyone was ready for us. Very thankful for that. By this time it was around 11:30; the Surgeon was ready to do pins & plates if need be. Thankfully though, he did not need major surgery. Jantz goes back at 12:25. At 12:45 the doctor came back out and said he was all done, able to set the bones closed. Soooo, we head back to get Jantz, he looked so sad & worn out from crying so hard but he was resting and at ease. By 1:30, we three headed back home to Childress.

There is no good time to break an arm. This all happened just days before his 4th birthday, getting a new bike, supposed to have a swimming party (which we were going to have anyways, but due to the weather we did not.) Then it rained for days, even on his birthday.

Jantz turned 4!!!



I cannot believe it, my little man is growing up...he was most excited about getting his new bike.
He got his bike in today (July 6), which he could not ride due to his broken arm...but all is well, we will be traveling to Amarillo to get his hard cast on. Hopefully we can get a "water proof" cast. Heard they lined it w/some type of bubble wrap instead that cloth...I don't know but I do know that we will find out tomorrow!!!!

Until next time...Mamabotos