Aggieland, TX

I don't know why but this is one of my favorite view at Texas A & M University . Sitting on the 50 yard line and looking northeast between the "Zone" seats and the east side of the stadium you see the old G. Rollie White Basketball building. The Aggie Men now play in a more modern building but there is just something about the old Basketball Building that brings back fond memories. Behind G. Rollie you can see the Oceanography building.

Well, here it goes, my first attempt at a Me-Me. Thank you to Sondra Meyer for Tagging me!

I am a Realtor, Mother and Wife.

I care about my family, other people and animals.

I think about lots of different things at the same time.

I smell like Flower by Kenzo I hope. :D

I'm scared of roaches and spiders.

I have a home, two wonderful children, a teacup schnauzer and a loving husband.

I fear something will happen to my Sister, Mother, Husband or Kiddos.

I can hardly wait for my family's Disney cruise in Nov.

I just do what I can.

I forget to enjoy every minute of every day.

I want to be a successful Realtor, Mother and Wife.

I wish I had more business right now.

I hate it when people don't work together.

I feel stressed when my office "Under Contract" board is blank.

I don't always make the right decisions.

I can usually be found on my computer or phone.

I miss my little dog Tigger.

I search for what item is next on the to do list.

I always try my best.

I am not pessimistic.

I read in my spare time.

I regret not holding my babies longer when they were little.

I love my family.

I believe in God.

I dance in the rain.

I sing when no one can hear me.

I hear my children playing in the background.

I write to provide information to others.

I listen when people are talking to me.

I lose when it comes to avoiding sweets.

I never watch much TV.

I'm happy going on camping trips and playing outside with my family.

I win at living my life successfully.

I'm tagging Susan Hilton, Chris Horton and C-Tann Starr.

Sondra Meyer's Me-Me http://activerain.com/blogsview/667372/Road-trip-to-Notre

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I just got through mowing the front yard and my clothes are completely soaked. It is hot!! And sweaty! and in exactly 3 hours I will be sitting in The Zone at Kyle Field watching the opening kickoff of the Texas Aggie football season against Arkansas State. Now The Aggies have a new coach that has been fairly quiet about things. We all have big hopes for him and the team. So let's cross our fingers and wish the Texas Aggies a great opening game. Gig-em! By the way I am taking my son, a devout Texas Longhorn fan, to the game.....I am quietly working on a conversion. It is a slow and sneaky process.. Very soon though the Aggie spirit will overcome him! He will not be able to resist!;0)

I walked out behind my home this Sunday to find over 100 Buzzards behind my back yard with over 120 dead fish floating in the pond behind my house or scattered along the bank. See Blog All of the Fish in the pond Appear to Have Died Overnight! What the?

The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has concluded that the fish in the Woodcreek Subdivision died due to lack of oxygen. My understanding is that this was because: we had a long period with no rain, then lots of rain overnight, with not a lot of natural vegetation in the pond, and a fountain that had recently broken. Apparently, once the amount of oxygen decreases in a tank, it can kill the fish overnight. Now we have tons of algae in the tank and the whole thing looks nasty and green.

This brings me to my latest problem. I hand raised approximately 14 ducks and 2 geese last spring and then released them into the lake. At this point, the lake is clearly less than desirable and the ducks have moved into my back yard.

My two and four year old think it is Easter with the eggs in my back yard! The Tree Walker coon hound See Meet Snoofy: A College Station Animal Rescue in Need of a Loving Home is definitely NOT a hunter and is no help at all!

And it has become such an issue in the last 2 days to get water, they are even brave enough to reside on the back porch and drink out of the dog bowl! They don't go to the South Lake, which is beautiful and in working order because another flock lives there. I am worried they are going to distroy my back porch and kill the grass. Any suggestions would be most appreciated! ;D

You know I can't really give you the definition of "Green" in relation to building homes other than I believe it involves using materials and labor that cause minimal impact to the environment and result in minimal energy usage in the completed home.

Our local Home Builder Association has been holding some fatastic continuing education programs. Recently my brother and I completed the ADA course and today we completed a wonderful 3 hour program on Cost Effective Construction Methods for Building High Performance Homes....the English version is "how to construct very energy efficient homes without over spending builder budgets and ultimately save the home owner on utility bills."

The industry is making great strides. Research is changing many of the previously held views about insulation, air conditioning systems, and ductwork and there are substantial tax benefits to home builders building under the 'Energy Star Home Program."

So it is looking like it is more and more feasible to build efficient homes and save the builder and the consumer $$$$ in the long and short haul. I am fired up and excited about what we learned today. Much of the research going into the new energy discoveries is being performed right her at the Energy Systems Laboratory at Texas A&M University.

Way to go Aggie Researchers!

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