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If it’s fall, it must be Homecoming

annblackman — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:03:07 +0000

Sam & Sarah

With 5 high schools now in Frisco and each school with their own weekend of festivities, homecoming came early for Centennial High School this year. Even with record-breaking rain, the weekend appeared to turn out to be well worth the trip home for Sam. It was pretty much the same ‘ol gang as last year. That means a great bunch of kids … and then some fun parents to hang around with after the teens take off to the dance! Click on the photo of Sam and Sarah on the right to see more photos.

A Word About Mums: Thank goodness for Texas-born friends! Jennifer took both Sam and I by the hand last year to make sure that Sam’s design plans for a mum were successful. This year, it was Amy and myself wielding the hot glue gun and mini stapler while Scott sent photos of the mum-in-progress to Sam in his dorm room for creative direction.

Confused about the mum tradition? Here some info …
http://www.starling-travel.com/2006/10/11/san-antonio-texas-high-school-homecoming-mums/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homecoming#Mums

Sarah's mum

Detail: Disco Ball!

Send off from Billy Bob’s

scottblackman — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 01:15:32 +0000

The countdown began for Sam’s last week at home with a nice evening with friends at Billy Bob’s. Billy Bob’s is in the Stockyards in Fort Worth and is billed as “The World’s Largest Honky Tonk”. Wouldn’t argue with that. Six of Sam’s friends and several parents went along for some two-steppin’ and knee slappin’. Great time was had by all. Even Alex and Shelby came up from Stephenville and showed us all how to REALLY two-step. Wow, somebody is going to throw their back out doing that, for sure. Click on the photo to see the fun.

Happy Independence Day!

scottblackman — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:35:02 +0000

Independence Day 2009

Hope everyone had a nice Independence Day. Another scorcher in the heart of Texas. 101 I think.

Sam’s Senior Picture Slideshow

scottblackman — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 02:29:58 +0000

Click to see Slideshow

Tomorrow’s the day. Sam graduates. After a lot of planning, hard work and dedication, Sam has finally achieved his goal of graduating a year ahead of schedule. He commented on Wednesday evening, after we watched this slideshow, that it “hit him” that afternoon – he really had finished high school. It hit us, too.

We couldn’t be more proud of you Sam! Next stop: The University of Texas at San Antonio, School of Architecture.

The song is “Over the Rainbow” as sung by Israel Kamakawio’ole from the Album Alone in IZ World

Sam the…dancer?

scottblackman — Mon, 25 May 2009 14:00:09 +0000

(L-R) Cavi, Sam, Mikayla and Joe in action!

The school year is winding down. The last Centennial Sweetheart performance of the year was the Spring Show. One of the traditional performance for the seniors is a dance routine with their “honor guard.” After a number of weeks of practice, Sam was ready to go. It was hilarious and fun to watch. More photos from the show are in our MobileMe Gallery.

More pictures from San Francisco

scottblackman — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 18:30:36 +0000

Coit Tower as seen from the top of Lombard Street

Here are a few more pictures from SF. Heavy on the the Golden Gate and Alcatraz, but that represents a good bit of our one full day. We had a great time on the cruise boat.

Click the image to see more photos on Flickr.

Pictures from Christmas 2008

scottblackman — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:27:37 +0000

Here’s a few selected shots from Christmas 2008 (Click on the “2″ next to upper right image for more photos.)

Pictures from October

scottblackman — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:37:31 +0000

Yes, I’m a little behind! Had some birthday and homecoming photos that I never got around to sharing.

Meeting at the Stockyards

scottblackman — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 03:09:11 +0000

Cali, Alex, Sam and Ann

Sam is hanging out with Alex this weekend at Tarleton. We met Alex in the Fort Worth Stockyards for dinner. He brought his friend Callie along. Callie is from Denton and her dad happens to work at Collin College in Frisco.

It was great to see Alex. Sounds like things are going great at Tarleton. He’s enjoying school, his new friends and his job with Kobie Wood. Kobie is a horseman in the Stephenville area. He’s letting Alex work at his ranch. Another great opportunity for Alex to learn from people in his field of interest.

Keep up the good work, Alex!

Catching Up – More Alex Graduation

scottblackman — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:53:48 +0000

Been a little side tracked. Realized I hadn’t put up other pictures from Alex’s graduation weekend. I’ve added a movie and photo gallery. Click on the picture of Alex on the stage getting his diploma for the movie and the picture of Alex on the scoreboard for the slideshow.