McComb Family

For some reason, Blogger and my videos do not get along. I think I've successfully uploaded two videos to my blog and the rest have refused to cooperate. So frustrating! Therefore, you'll have to make do with still shots and just imagine the music in your mind! :) Here's the little pianist taking the stage.

The audience, including Grandy and Grandmother.
Finally, here are all of the participants receiving a certificate for having participated. It was a nice little recital put on by community members. Briana's piano teacher will be moving away this month, but she is still interested in playing, so she will be starting with somebody else soon. I think it's a great skill for her to have - I sure wish I knew something about music!!! :)

Posted in: on Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at at 7:15 PM 1 comments  

It's that time of year again - Brie and Bret's annual "date night". They got all spiffed up to hit the dance floor at the Father Daughter Dance.

Of course, they had to take the "date car".

They went to dinner with friends again. Here's the gang.

They also had to warm-up before the dance, so here they are hitting the floor before they headed out. Nothing like busting the moves to "So What".

Posted in: on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at at 2:53 PM 1 comments  

I don't even know where to start.......I'm so far behind on my blog. So, since I've had these pictures on here for a while I guess I'll start with my new car. I've been waiting forever to get it, so it was very exciting to be able to drive it away from the lot. I had a very specific list of what I wanted, and they just happened to have one with all the features I wanted. Lucky me!! So, here it is.....

Briana's seat - all decked out with movies, a brush, remote, headphones, and dice!

And, not one, but two sunroofs!!

I've actually got room now for my trips to Costco and all my kids junk (I mean sports gear and backpacks)!!! :)

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The first time I sat down to do this post, I thought I was ready. Apparently I wasn't. We'll see if I can get through it this time.....

Thursday started off like every other day. I got up and put Kiah out to go to the bathroom, but minutes later things changed drastically from our regular morning routine. Apparently she headed out the front gate and was run over by a car. When Bret went to leave for work shortly after that, he came across her on the road......gone.

Just about a year ago we lost Kayla to cancer. She too was taken from us too early, but we had a couple of weeks to prepare ourselves for the end. This time we had none. We weren't ready to say good-bye; we're still not. Losing somebody you love sucks. It just sucks.

I miss her curling up against my leg when I sleep.

I miss her enthusiastic greeting when we get home.

I miss her jumping up on my lap whenever I sit down.

I miss the joy she brought to the kids and to our whole family.

We loved the time we had with you and will cherish the memories, but we miss you terribly little girl. You will forever be in our hearts.

Posted in: on Monday, March 15, 2010 at at 9:45 AM 9 comments  

On March 4th, the "Day of Action", where people all around the state are protesting more cuts to education, I was officially told I will once again be getting a pink slip. This is my fifth year at this school and the fourth time I've received a pink slip, with last year being the only year I didn't have to go through this! When will it ever stop?

Posted in: on Thursday, March 04, 2010 at at 4:31 PM 0 comments  

Four years ago I went with Briana on her field trip to Cool when her kindergarten class was learning about communities, so when I heard Adam's class was going I just had to switch my work days around so I could go with him too!! We left school and headed to the Post Office where each kid got to buy their own stamp. Of course, Adam got to get it from his grandma! Then they stuck it to a letter which they mailed to their parents. We got his the next day, and it was a great letter. He's come so far in his writing this year, it's amazing!!
Next we headed off to the fire station. They got a tour of the fire house and heard about fire safety, 911, and all those goodies! But the best part was when they got to go outside and see the trucks!!!
They showed them all of the compartments in the truck and the equipment they keep in each one. They really loved that they had a chain saw!!!
Then they got to sit in the driver's seat of the fire truck. It's a looooong way up there!
Adam thought he was hot stuff!!!
Finally, they got to spray the hose. There was even a cone that was set out for them to aim at!
He did such a good job he earned his honorary badge!!
They did one final thing before we left, and that was to come out with the full gear on to show the kids what they would look like if they ever had to show up at their house!! It was a good thing for them to see.
Then we were off to tour the rest of the community. We walked along the boardwalk and saw all the businesses on that side of town. Then we hopped back into cars and went over by the grocery store, which was not something I got to do with Brie since it hadn't been built yet!!! : ) We went by the bank,......
........the recycling center, grocery store, pet store, Subway, and finally ended at Cool Beans where all the kids got hot cocoa (and it was a perfect day for a nice warm cup of hot cocoa!!). This is Adam with his teacher Mrs. Woodall and his class.

We had a great time, so glad I was able to go!!!

Posted in: on Monday, February 22, 2010 at at 2:40 PM 1 comments  

So technically it's not "their" day, but there will be no more dejected pictures of Adam at a wedding because he wants to be in the photographs -- he's going to be a ring bearer!!!! He is SO excited!! And of course, Brie is thrilled too because she gets to be the flower girl! Whoo hoo -- too cool!!!

Congrats Jenny and Brian!!!

Posted in: on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at at 11:40 AM 3 comments  

Once again we had to quickly change from Christmas mode into Birthday mode. Here is the birthday boy in his stylish glasses! I'm sure he really appreciated my mom bringing them for him!!
Briana made and decorated the cake ALL BY HERSELF!!! And by doing it "all by herself", she'll give you the third degree if you even step into the kitchen let alone do something really horrible like want to turn on the oven or help her scrape the bowl.

Here is everybody singing to him, but I really think they were hoping all those candles didn't catch the place on fire. Look at that fireball - holy cow!!! : )

Happy 38th Bret!!

Posted in: on Friday, January 08, 2010 at at 5:02 PM 2 comments