Joseph – Prom Night!
Check out Joe and his lovely date for Prom,
Joe & Marissa Prom 2012
And for those of you who want MORE photos than you’ll know what to do with of the awesome sendoff all us parents gave, here they are (be warned, there are OVER 400 photos)…
The photos in the gallery have be reduced for better online viewing. If you find one you want to have printed, jot down the filename and then find the file with the same name in this folder: Full-size Prom Photos
Right-click the filename, then choose Save-As to download the file to your computer. BE AWARE, files are VERY large (about 4MB EACH) so they may take some time to download.
Sarah’s Kindergarten Graduation
Congratulations to Sarah!!!
Yesterday, June 3rd, 2011 was her final day of Kindergarten. On Thursday, Rosheen and I were honored to be able to attend her Awards Ceremony and Kindergarten program.
I took video of the events and have posted them below. This is the edited version and it removes all the parts with the adults talking (we came for the kids right) so it only runs for about 35 minutes. The file is pretty large though, so you probably need a high speed connection to watch.
Enjoy!
One proud Daddy,
Todd
Click this link to view video:
Daddy Daughter Dance 2011
Daddy Daughter Dance 2011 Todd Sarah
What a wonderful time I had with my adorable daughter as we enjoyed an evening of fun, friendship, food, music, and dancing. She truly was the most beautiful young lady in attendance.
For those who are wondering, yes I did make the dress she wore and her mom made the shawl.
Joe’s Fashion Show Photos
We had a wonderful time Monday night at Joe’s first fashion show performance. I realize we are bias, however we did feel the audience agreed that Joe did an awesome job – based on the reaction from the audience. He received MUCH praise in the form of shouts, cheers, and applause from the entire audience. He was a natural!!!
Sadly, the lighting for the event was terrible and our photos/video did not turn out at all. A DVD is however being put together by the show and once available we’ll get some shots from it and add them here. For now however, here are the two photos that did turn out nice of Joe from the show. Enjoy!!!
Joseph picked as model for upcoming fashion show
At this point, we have very few details, however Joe was picked as a model and we learned yesterday he will be modeling clothing by the Men’s Warehouse and Banana Republic. The event is scheduled for November 15 and will be held at Ben Barber School here in Mansfield.
Sarah performs with her kindergarten class “if I were president…”
The children in Mrs. Roos’ kindergarten class were each asked the question, “if you were president what would you do?” This multimedia presentation is the responses of the children from the class. Sarah is near the end, so be patient and you’ll see her.
Click this picture link to view the presentation, it is a bit large so patience is required while it downloads:
UTA Honors College – Award Ceremony
Last night, Rosheen and I had the privilege of attending the UTA Honors College award ceremony where Nikolas was inducted into the Honors College and was formally awarded the Robert D Riley Scholarship for academic excellence.
Aside from the honor of receiving this fantastic scholarship and being inducted, Nikolas was extremely excited being what his mom and I referred too as the “best dressed freshman in attendance.” Nik asked that I formally mention and thank his Uncle Daniel for the fashionable clothing he was able to wear to this event and to also tell his brother Joe that “Yes, I did tie the tie myself AND on the first try!”
Of course, Nik confessed later the internet came in VERY handy in helping him learn how to actually accomplish this daunting task. If you’re interested, the knot he is sporting is known as a Pratt knot and you can learn all about it as he did at How to Tie a Tie.net.
Update on Todd’s back surgery
Lumbar Nerve Block
Yesterday Todd underwent another surgical procedure on his low back in an attempt to ease the pain from his back injury.
Following the surgery, although there was some reduction in pain, it did not seem that the procedure had done much to relieve pain.
Last night however, Todd had one of the best night’s sleep he’s had in over 10 years and awoke nearly pain free.
We are so very excited!!! Sadly, this is a short-term fix but the hope is it will lead to a more permanent solution.
By mid-day on the first day following the surgery, some pain has returned, but Todd attributes it to the pain from the surgery site and not the normal back and leg pain he has lived with for so very long.
We will keep you informed as to the progress. Thank you all for you thoughts and prayers.
Great Alfredo Sauce Recipe
- Alfredo Sauce
Recipe: EASIEST & BEST HOMEMADE ALFREDO SAUCE
Summary: Excellent and Easy Alfredo sauce
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter 1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese
- 1 cup half and half
- 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder (optional)
- pepper, to taste
Don’t forget some breadsticks to dip in the extra sauce! 
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, melt butter.
- Once butter is almost melted, add the package of cream cheese. It’s easiest to cut it into 4 pieces so that it melts quicker.
- Once butter and cream cheese are mixed well together, add the cup of half and half, Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, and then shake pepper on top. Stir all together until well mixed.
- Once it’s mixed well and saucelike, take it off the burner and set aside so it can thicken up. Stir every few moments.
- DONE! Pour over your favorite pasta, I love it with tortellini!
Quick Notes
This by far is the easiest and best Alfredo sauce recipe I have found yet! I love pasta and Alfredo and searched forever to make it homemade. I think that too many recipes have too many ingredients and that others are too watery. This is a great, simple recipe to make for someone coming over for a dinner date 
Cooking time (duration): 15
Meal type: dinner
Culinary tradition: Italian
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