Okay, let me explain.
The mascot of Hutto ISD is the Hippo. I have now been hired as a band director in Hutto, henceforth, I am now a hippo. Hurray Hippos!
Actually, I am VERY excited about the change. I will be working with some of the best directors that I have met, one of which was one of my high school band directors (and he is also one of the main reasons that I'm a band director now). I will actually be working under the direction of JoAnn Champion who was able to turn around a struggling program in under a year. Stacy Gist (my former director) is the Head Director at Hutto High School, and he also turned the high school into an award winning band in just under a year. The final director (not including myself) will be Christy Anderson, formerly from CD Fulkes in Round Rock ISD. I have also worked with her in the past, teaching private lessons for her students. She is a wonderful director and I am thrilled to be chosen to work with these wonderful directors. I hope to learn as much as possible from all of them
Now for a rant...
WHAT IS WITH ALL THE FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS?! I guess I can lump "January" in there too. In less than two months there is a total of...1, 2,3,4....9 birthdays! (Harriet Applewhite on Jan. 2nd, Judy Acuff on Jan. 20th, mine and Brett's on Jan. 23rd, Ellie [Tyfany's niece] on Jan. 26th, TBA on/around Feb. 2nd, Bailey Acuff on Feb. 7th, and Billy and Tyfany on the 23rd and 24th of Feb. [respectively]). Oops! Dang...forgot Ann Acuff's! She's in February too, and that brings the total to 10!!!
What's Wrong With You People!
Addendum:
I can neither confirm nor deny the existence in the past, present, or future of a birthday on or around the date of February 2nd. It is not my place to say anything...well, anything more...okay, forget everything I've said. And no...Tammie is NOT pregnant (don't get your hopes up mom).
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Thursday, May 15, 2008
At Least Bailey Had a Good Time...
Last night was an "exciting" night for us here in Cedar Park. While watching the TV, news reports started coming in about some severe weather headed our direction. The longer we watched, the more the local weather man kept coming on with updates. Then the warnings started...
"If you are in the path of this storm, take shelter immediately..."
Tornadoes reported; softball sized hail; 92 mile-per-hour wind gusts. Fabulous!
Normally I am the squeamish one when it comes to severe weather, but when Tammie told me she was going to start packing pillows and blankets into the middle bathroom, I figured things were getting bad.
"This storm is headed for the Cedar Park area, and the storm indicates strong rotations with possible tornadoes on the ground right now..."
Apparently the weather team has a new "index" which predicts the likelihood of an actual tornado. This BTI was at 8.0 in 1997 when Jarroll, TX was wiped off the map. Last night it hit 8.0 again, and the weatherman was worried.
As the storm approached we loaded the dogs in the tub, even gave them a pillow to curl up under (which they did), packed the small guest bath with pillows and blankets, and loaded Tammie and the baby on the floor. I stayed in the bedroom watching the news reports, trying to see how bad this might be. Every indication coming from the weatherman and radar said the the rotating clouds, 90 mph winds, hail, and tornadoes were going to pass right over us. GREAT!
The winds started picking up and the rain started, so I headed into the bathroom to ride out the worst. Tammie and I were both scared, mostly now because we had to protect Bailey from what was to come.
Bailey, on the other hand, was having a great time! At one point we put a blanket over our heads, and Bailey smiled and laughed. This was fun! She talked to her Eeyore doll and had a bite to eat. Laughed and smiled some more and played with everything she could get her hands on. Guess she knew something we didn't.
For all the doom-and-gloom that was predicted for us we got off with hardly any rain at all. No hail; no wind damage; definitely NO tornadoes (at least not in our neck of the woods). I don't mind preparing for nothing, as long as we've done everything we can to protect our precious little Hope.
As we peeled ourselves off the floor we assessed how things had gone. Everyone did fine, including the pups. They actually kept going back into the bathroom to curl up on all of the soft pillows and blankets piled up. Bailey was wide awake and cooed and talked to us for a while before she finally fell asleep. Mom and dad soon crashed as well. It's exhausting just worrying about what may happen.
Turns out Austin proper had a worse time of it than us...and they weren't even predicted to have tornadoes. Sorry Austinites...
"If you are in the path of this storm, take shelter immediately..."
Tornadoes reported; softball sized hail; 92 mile-per-hour wind gusts. Fabulous!
Normally I am the squeamish one when it comes to severe weather, but when Tammie told me she was going to start packing pillows and blankets into the middle bathroom, I figured things were getting bad.
"This storm is headed for the Cedar Park area, and the storm indicates strong rotations with possible tornadoes on the ground right now..."
Apparently the weather team has a new "index" which predicts the likelihood of an actual tornado. This BTI was at 8.0 in 1997 when Jarroll, TX was wiped off the map. Last night it hit 8.0 again, and the weatherman was worried.
As the storm approached we loaded the dogs in the tub, even gave them a pillow to curl up under (which they did), packed the small guest bath with pillows and blankets, and loaded Tammie and the baby on the floor. I stayed in the bedroom watching the news reports, trying to see how bad this might be. Every indication coming from the weatherman and radar said the the rotating clouds, 90 mph winds, hail, and tornadoes were going to pass right over us. GREAT!
The winds started picking up and the rain started, so I headed into the bathroom to ride out the worst. Tammie and I were both scared, mostly now because we had to protect Bailey from what was to come.
Bailey, on the other hand, was having a great time! At one point we put a blanket over our heads, and Bailey smiled and laughed. This was fun! She talked to her Eeyore doll and had a bite to eat. Laughed and smiled some more and played with everything she could get her hands on. Guess she knew something we didn't.
For all the doom-and-gloom that was predicted for us we got off with hardly any rain at all. No hail; no wind damage; definitely NO tornadoes (at least not in our neck of the woods). I don't mind preparing for nothing, as long as we've done everything we can to protect our precious little Hope.
As we peeled ourselves off the floor we assessed how things had gone. Everyone did fine, including the pups. They actually kept going back into the bathroom to curl up on all of the soft pillows and blankets piled up. Bailey was wide awake and cooed and talked to us for a while before she finally fell asleep. Mom and dad soon crashed as well. It's exhausting just worrying about what may happen.
Turns out Austin proper had a worse time of it than us...and they weren't even predicted to have tornadoes. Sorry Austinites...
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Happy Mother's Day!
I want to wish all of the mothers out there a Happy Mother's Day. Today is Tammie's very first and she got the day off right by sleeping in (daddy on the other hand had to entertain the baby and try to keep her quite).
We just got back from Fort Worth after a couple of days celebrating Uncle Billy's graduation from law school (congrats Billy!). Bailey was wonderful. She rode in the car well both going and coming and was a delight at the graduation ceremony (if not just a little fussy) and all of the lunches and dinners we attended (in fact, Billy's in-laws kept commenting at dinner how well behaved she was being...made me feel all warn and fuzzy inside). Bailey also enjoyed the hotel room (as well as mommy and daddy...nice place!), especially the cushy bed that she got to lay and play on.
While we all enjoyed the visit, it is good to be home once again. Max and Rosie were happy to come home as well, but those feelings were soon dashed when Max realized, "Wait, that baby is still here?!" We are now trying to deal with some doggy depression and get Max a little more acquainted and accustomed to the baby.
Everyone have a wonderful rest of the weekend and a great next week. I get to spend the week at home with Bailey (yeah!) and then the grandparents (both Burke and Acuff) get to share the time for the last two weeks until Tammie is out of school. Cross your fingers that Tammie and I will be able to get Bailey back from either sets of grandparents once they have had some "Bailey Time."
We just got back from Fort Worth after a couple of days celebrating Uncle Billy's graduation from law school (congrats Billy!). Bailey was wonderful. She rode in the car well both going and coming and was a delight at the graduation ceremony (if not just a little fussy) and all of the lunches and dinners we attended (in fact, Billy's in-laws kept commenting at dinner how well behaved she was being...made me feel all warn and fuzzy inside). Bailey also enjoyed the hotel room (as well as mommy and daddy...nice place!), especially the cushy bed that she got to lay and play on.
While we all enjoyed the visit, it is good to be home once again. Max and Rosie were happy to come home as well, but those feelings were soon dashed when Max realized, "Wait, that baby is still here?!" We are now trying to deal with some doggy depression and get Max a little more acquainted and accustomed to the baby.
Everyone have a wonderful rest of the weekend and a great next week. I get to spend the week at home with Bailey (yeah!) and then the grandparents (both Burke and Acuff) get to share the time for the last two weeks until Tammie is out of school. Cross your fingers that Tammie and I will be able to get Bailey back from either sets of grandparents once they have had some "Bailey Time."
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
