The finished product.....

Alright, here is the finished mum. It took two hours, 6 glue sticks, $20, and my fingerprints! I have burned my fingerprints off making my son this ridiculous Texas tradition. And he loves it. He can't wait to wear it tonight to the Smithson Valley homecoming football game. Enjoy the pics and hopefully my fingerprints will be back in time to burn them off again next year!
Love to all!

It's a Texas thang.......

So I am getting ready to make a homecoming mum for my soon Jeff. For those of you not from the South a homecoming mum is a very elaborate pendant that girls wear the Friday of homecoming. The bigger, longer, and fluffier the better. Girls try to get as many as they can, given to them by either boyfriends, parents, friends, or whoever. Personally, I think it's just another way to promote popularity. You know, she with the most and biggest mums wins! All aside, here I am making my son the male version of the mum. It is made on a garter for the arm. I will post the finished product when and if I complete it!

4th photo in the 4th folder!

A friend of mine who also has a blog was challenged to do a very interesting post. You take the 4th picture in the 4th folder of your pics, post it and blog about it. So I have accepted the challenge. The picture I have posted are of my two dearest friends here in San Antonio, Tricia and Missy. We invited the families over for dinner and after a few bottles of red wine brought out the pics. Tricia's son Camron and Missy's son Alfonso are two of Jeff's best friends. I feel it necessary to post a picture of them too! I loved this challenge as it prompted me to look at a picture I had not seen in awhile and it brought back memories. Thank-you Kim!

SO SORRY.......

Oh my gosh, the last couple of weeks have been so busy. Between work, kids, school, sports, Jason, and his parents visit, it has been very hectic! I am finally here to update y'all on the latest Savard happenings.
First of all Jason's parents came for a visit and we had a wonderful time. We went to Austin, toured the capitol, and went to the Texas State Museum. Probably not too interesting for Hannah and Jeff but us adults had a great time. We took them to see Jeffrey play football and boy did they ever have a great time. I haven't heard Jason's mom, Joann, scream like that since Jason played 20 yrs ago. It was really cool! Not only did the Texans win but Jeff had one of the best games of his short little career. He ran for a 48 yard touchdown and had a few quarterback sacks at just the right time. Over all it was a great week. Enjoy the pics and check back for this weekends update soon!