It's been a long time since the last update. We officially have to start back to school tomorrow, but we have already been to 2 trainings this past week. One of the trainings was about updating our teacher websites using the new program. Here are Tim and I's sites so far:

http://fc.bryanisd.org/~tsmith/ -Tara's website
http://fc.bryanisd.org/~tim/ -Tim's website

The other training was about Google Earth and how to use that program in the classroom. It was a somewhat interesting class, but we mostly discussed things I already knew and already used in class.

Other than school, we've been pretty busy. The house is finished and we now have a working bathroom! We still don't have everything organized, but we've been working on it. It is definitely a huge improvement from before! Here are some pictures of our home:

Here is the house, from the street.

We have a tree that grows in the middle of our driveway!

Instead of a dining room, we choose to have a reading area.

Here is the living room.

Tim, by the newly installed master sink.
(The cabinet doesn't have the hardware in this picture.)

The sink, in use!

Here is the kitchen.

Here is the breakfast area.

Here is the back porch and yard.

I will post better pictures as we finish organizing the rooms.

Yesterday, Tim's parents came in town for the day to visit and see our house. We went to eat at Koppe Bridge and visited the George Bush Library & Museum. The museum had a space exhibit going on, so that was fun to see. Here are some pictures:

Tim, George Bush, and I.

Tim, with his parents, outside the museum.

His parents brought us some flowers for a housewarming gift. Kye had his nose in them as soon as we put them on the table!

Well, that is all for now. I will update more often, promise!

I will post a real blog later, but for now, enjoy the video:

Kye, our kitty, is sweet most of the time, but if he's in a playful mood, watch out! He can get pretty feisty!!

I can't believe it is already August! School will be starting soon and our house still isn't finished. They should be installing the sink and cabinet tomorrow morning. Thank goodness! It will be so nice to have our bathroom up and running! In the mean time, we have been organizing a little everyday, but the house is still a mess for the most part. We've also taken some time to spend with friends. We have gone to dinner with Cody, Jessica, Cade, and John one night and the Stettlers, Ted, Justin, Courtney and two of her friends another night. We also made a trip down to Houston to go to a Katy Perry concert with Sydney. It was a lot of fun. Here are a few pictures from the concert... (my camera is getting old and zoom doesn't work well, so sorry about the crappy pictures. It's definitely time for a new camera.)

I will update again soon with some house pictures, once things get a little more organized!