Ginger Klein

Klein Family, The Woodlands, TX

11.06.2010

Summer Sausage Sandwiches - by Adrian

- biscuits
- summer sausage
- mustard


First slice the biscuits horizontally
Then put the summer sausage on one piece of the biscuit
Then put on the mustard.

7.04.2010

So, time to get somewhat caught up. Two weeks ago, Andy played in a charity golf tournament to raise money and bring awareness to children's neuroblastoma. The tournament was held at Houston Oaks CC again this year. The kids got to swim while dad golfed with Kevin, Jim, and Jim.





We also went to the Downtown Houston Aquarium, the Menil Museum, and Rice U. for a day trip last weekend. Ginger and the kids did the freefall. I held Ginger's purse.




In other news, we adopted 2 kittens from a litter of mangy furballs in Tomball. They're settling in slowly. The whitish one is Sherlock and the orangey one is Delta.



Today is July 4, and we watched the Woodlands fireworks show from the top of the Anadarko parking garage. Given the wind speed and direction, we were in a terrible spot - way too close. We got peppered with flak and paper shrapnel. But the show was impressive. No photos of this - too busy ducking and covering.

7.02.2010

Back in Action?

This blog has been inactive for over a year, thanks to Facebook. It's time to start posting here again. Andy will try to keep current on the major events in the Klein household, even if only a picture and a brief word.

6.03.2009

TaeKwonDo Testing and Award

Adrian with his new yellow belt, certificate, and patch.

Adrian and the other students posing for a group picture.

Last Saturday Adrian tested for his yellow belt in TaeKwonDo. He did really well. Monday evening there was an award ceremony where Adrian received his yellow belt, a certificate, and a patch for his uniform. He also received 3 stars to put on his belt because his teacher at Glen Loch, Mrs. Nusbaum, filled out a form indicating that he was a good student. Congratulations Adrian!

Golf Tournament

Morgan and Elle kayaking to "Makeout Island".

Adrian kayaking solo.

Andy chillin' by the pool.


Mark, Dana, Greg, Carmen, Jim, and Jim's mom eating crawfish.


Last Saturday Andy, Jim, Kevin, and Mark participated in a fundraising golf tournament at Houston Oaks Golf Course in Hockley, Texas. It was to raise money for CNCF to help with Neuroblastoma research. After the tournament there was a crawfish boil with zydeco music. They had the pool open and an adjacent lake with a small beach with paddle boats, kayaks, and a canoe for playing around. It was a lot of fun!




Girl Scout Bridging Ceremony

Morgan officially becoming a Junior Girl Scout.

Alexis, Gracen, and Morgan just before the bridging.

Morgan is now a Junior Girl Scout rather than a Brownie. She and two of her friends "bridged" at a ceremony at Creekwood Park. She will now have to work a little harder to earn her patches and they will now wear sashes as opposed to the vests.




TAKS Math Test


Morgan received a 98 on her TAKS Math Test. She missed just one question and earned a Commended Performance. Way to go Morgan!

5.24.2009

Andy's New Car




This morning we went to Fred Haas Toyota World and Andy bought a 2009 Highlander Limited. It is a pretty sweet ride. It has a navigation system and rearview camera, 3rd row seats, sunroof, etc. Andy is pretty psyched about it and the kids think it is awesome too.

3rd/4th Grade Fun Day

Andy, Anna, and Morgan at the Huge Disc Throw

Morgan, Anna, and Maddie on the Buddy Walkers

Friday was "Fun Day" for Glen Loch 3rd and 4th graders. Andy and I volunteered to work a couple of stations. Andy was in charge of the Huge Disc Throw and I manned the Buddy Walkers. It was pretty warm but the kids all seemed to have a great time.


5.16.2009

Adrian's First Board-breaking at Taekwondo


Today Adrian attended a board-breaking class at his Taekwondo facility. He was able to break 3 boards using whatever kicks or punches he chose. He broke all of them with the first punch/kick. He was very proud of himself and I was too.

Girl Scout Fishing Derby











This morning we went to Creekwood Park for a Girl Scout fishing derby. Morgan's first cast she caught a fish! It was about 2 inches long. We were stunned. We thought the morning was going to be like catching fish in a barrel. Unfortunately an hour and a half later, and many, many casts, no other fish were caught. Adrian came very close once but it got away. Fishing was a new experience though and the kids had a good time.

Poor Morgan


Friday morning I got a call from the school nurse that Morgan had an accident at P.E. She had been running laps when someone stepped on her heel and she went down. She scraped up both knees pretty badly and busted up her mouth. She will have to go to the dentist on Monday to have her top front left tooth repaired. She has had a hard time eating since the incident.

Sweet & Sassy




On Thursday afternoon Morgan and her Brownie troop were picked up at school by the Sweet & Sassy pink limo. They were so excited and felt like stars. At Sweet & Sassy they learned about business, made lip gloss, ate cupcakes, had their hair styled, and got to walk the runway. It was cute!


5.05.2009

Impromptu Vacation

Sunday afternoon we received an automated phone call from the school district saying that Glen Loch Elementary would be closed all of this week because of 3 probable cases of swine flu. The kids were of course excited. The bad thing is that the Glen Loch lock in that was to be this Friday night was cancelled. The kids were really looking forward to it and so were Andy and I since we were going to have a date that night. Also we paid in advance and don't know if it will be rescheduled or if the money will be refunded. I guess we'll just wait and see.