More pics from the cruise

Cruising!

Packed, Moved, Unpacked, Packed and Cruised!

Just returned from an awesome cruise to Cococay, St. Thomas, and St. Maarten with the Kelly, Bass and Rogers Families. We loved being pampered for seven days on the Mariner of the Sea (Royal Caribbean).

The Mac Girls Say "Adios Amigas"

Susan, Gloria, Ada, and Barbara treated us to a farewell lunch at Tampico. I sure will miss them.

Topeka....Sushi Capital of Kansas

Met Tom and Pam in Topeka for our last sushi dinner together! How sad! What was in that wine, Pam?

The Hanrahans say good-bye!

We had our last meal with Dennis and Dannye to High Noon. They are off to the cabin for some cool weather.

Mother and Daughter

Meredith was in Summer's wedding last night. These Texas girls are ready to move home in two weeks!

Papers, papers, papers

Guy is off to Frisco to check on the house one more time before closing on Monday. I signed my signature and my life away on thousands of papers last night. My hand had a cramp by the time I finished!The big garage sale is next week so the house is in disarray as we empty the attic and go through the dungeon, oops, basement. Not sure how we will manage without all the storage space, but we will.

My passport arrived yesterday and Mer's should be in today. Guy's had a glitch....they did not like his birth certificate! It is the same one that he has used for 53 years!!!! So he had to call Ft. Knox and get three new ones. Looks like he will have to use a BC to get on the ship. Luckily they do not require a passport.....yet!

For Mike Bishop........

Thought you would enjoy seeing the Willbanks!

Last Week of School

Only two snd a half days of school left. Not sure if the kids are more anxious or I am! We went on our annual picnic today. It was very hot and humid, but we managed to find shade. The weatherman forcasted rain so we didn't complain too much.

June 10th will be the closing on the house. Guy will fly down. I will do my part via mail. We are ready mentally to leave, but we have a lot of tossing and a garage sale to set up. I dread that part.

We are waiting on our passports to come in this next week. The cruise is just around the corner. I will need it by the time we get to Texas!

Mother's Day 2006

Our nephew, Clayton, and the Hanrahans joined us for Mother's Day at the Country Club. It sure was cold for May 14th!!

More toys!

The Quilts

Grandma Rogers made all of the grandchildren beautiful quilts. She is one talented lady! (I found these photos still on Guy's digital camera. )

New job in August

After a conference call interview with four teachers and a principal, I will be teaching fourth grade at Ashley Elementary in Frisco. ( And I will not be the oldest of the six!) The school opened in the fall of 2005 for K-5. From the map, it looks like a ten minute commute. When I go down to Texas in June, I will get a tour of the facilities. And in July, I will meet my team. So I will be off on a new adventure!!

Not yet........

Wish I could tell you that we closed on the house and we were now home owners, but I can't. After two and a half weeks, the owners did not repair everything from the inspection agreement so we postponed the closing. They will have to pay to have it re-inspected and THEN we will a walk-through.

I did have an excellent interview with Bob in HR at Frisco ISD. I am quite confident that I will receive a call in June to interview with some principals.

So...there we are! Just a few more weeks of school and then we pack for the move!

Easter Sunday!

Visited Christ Church Episcopal in Plano on Sunday. It is huge! I didn't know that there were that many Episcopalians anywhere! We had a wonderful time with our children and look forward to many, many more when we move to Texas in June.

Enchanted Meadow, Frisco, Texas

This will be our new home in about three weeks. Master, one bedroom, two baths, two living areas, and kitchen on the first floor and two bedrooms, one bath, and one living area (loft) on the second floor. 2,891 sq. ft. of Texas living space on a corner lot. We are extremely excited!

Sushi with the Thrones

We sure do miss Pam and Tom, but every now and then we meet in Lawrence and have sushi! Bring your own wine and beer. And of course, we have to have it on a boat!!!

Warm sunny beaches!

ITINERARY

DAY DATE PORT ARRIVE DEPART
Sun Jul 9 Port Canaveral, FL 5:00pm
Mon Jul10 Coco Cay, Bahamas 7:00am 4:00pm
Tue Jul 11 At Sea
Wed Jul12 m St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 9:00am 6:00pm
Thu Jul 13 St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles 7:00am 6:00pm
Fri Jul 14 At Sea
Sat Jul 15 At Sea
Sun Jul 16 Port Canaveral, FL 7:00am

PowellGardens

Took some great photos of Powell Gardens today. Trees were budding and flowers were beginning to bloom.