Lame-o

Well, you would think I could keep up with this thing, but I guess not! I’ll try harder. We have had quite a few fun weekends in the month of October. Of course, Mike’s birthday was fun. He got a nice looking cookie cake that said, “Happy Birthday Booger Lip.” The cake ladies at Wal-Mart thought it was hilarious that I wanted Booger Lip put on there, but they did it! Here’s a picture of Mike. He’s so proud of his new Monty Python t-shirt and Bill O’Reilly book.

The first Thursday in October we headed over to The Gypsy Tea Room in Dallas to see Family Force 5, this awesome group that we (well, maybe just me) are addicted to! They’re so random and their music is hard to describe. That was a fun night – DRAMA QUEEN~!
We also met up with Elizabeth and her beau at a pizza place up near the Grapevine Mills Mall. It was nice to catch up with her and hang out.

The second weekend in October we decided to try something we’ve never done before – GO TO THE DRIVE-IN MOVIES!!! Can I say – so much fun!!!! I can’t believe more of those things aren’t still around. We drove for about an hour down to Ennis, TX where they have a very nice drive-in with four different screens. It’s only $6 a person and you get to see a double feature. It was cheaper than going to the regular movie, and they show current/popular movies. We saw two really stupid movies, but the experience was the best. It was like we were back in the 50’s or 60’s or whenever drive-ins were really popular. They showed the old intermission clips between movies and we even used the authentic old-timey speakers that you hang on the side of your window. I want to go again!

Also on the second weekend in October, Mike’s dad and brother came over for a Cowboy’s game.

Mike’s parents were kind enough to buy Mike and me tickets to the Cowboys vs. Texans game. So, we were heathens on that Sunday and headed over to Texas Stadium instead of to church. The game was fun. I think the Cowboys even won – go figure.

T.O. made quite a few touchdowns. The only bad part about the game was that there was a guy in front of us that thought it would be cool to not wear a shirt! Ugh – he was very hairy. To top it off, he shaved a star into his chest and #11 on his back. He was nastily hairy!!! YUCK! We had fun though.

Lisa and Drew (two of our former youth from Coushatta) came to visit us the third weekend in October. They saw Third Day and David Crowder in Tyler and decided to head on over to Ft. Worth to hang out with us. We were so glad to see them. It’s nice to hang out with them as friends instead of youth minister/wife and youth. We tried to show them around Ft. Worth/Metroplex by taking them out to the airport, Grapevine Mills Mall and Sundance Square (downtown Ft. Worth). I think they had a good time, at least I hope they did!

The fourth weekend in October we headed home for my cousin Kim’s wedding reception. She was married in Holland back in August to Baus Sijm, but only her immediate family was able to attend. So, they had a huge party for them in Bossier. We got to meet Baus’ entire family; they all flew in from Holland! My cousin is such an incredible person and it’s so amazing to see how God is using her!

We also went to NSU’s homecoming game. I honestly don’t even know who they were playing because all I did was talk the entire game – go figure! Leah, Carly & Jason (Leah’s man) came in for the game and two of my cousins and their families were also there. It was nonstop talking! We ate at Mike’s parents after the game. It was so good to get to see everyone!
On Sunday, we visited FBC Coushatta. It’s always good to see everyone there (there are too many to name!!!). They conned me into singing, which I didn’t mind. The church seems to be doing well.

Oh, we are joining a church here in the next week or two – Hulen St. Baptist Church. It’s pretty cotemporary, which we enjoy, but the preacher is really good. We’re excited about finally plugging back into a church family.

jack-o-lanterns

This is the first year that we've bought pumpkins at halloween. We don't really do anything for halloween. For the past two years we worked at the Fall Festival thing at FBC Coushatta, and that was always fun, especially the penny throw for the little kiddos! Well, this year I begged Mike to buy two pumpkins so that we could carve them and make jack-o-lanterns. We had never done this together and I thought we should at least do it once. So, Mike came home from Wal-Mart the other day, after buying a new tire for his car, with two big 'ol pumpkins! We got out the knives and printed patterns for us to use. They turned out great!!! We had the best time, as you can tell from the pictures...

We started out with our two big, beautiful pumpkins.
Elpod did not care for the pumpkins at all!
We then began carving our pumpkins.

Fun stuff!

Our finished products!

laughter is good for the soul

Life is way too much fun for the McGraths...as you can easily see from the pictures below.
I was rummaging through some pictures of when my mom and dad made a trip over to pick up some furniture. They brought along lots of ski clothes and accessories for us to try on. We're going skiing at Christmas - YAY!!! Since Mike has never been skiing before, my parents are attempting to outfit him in some of our ski clothes. Well, my family is a little on the small in stature side, and Mike is a little less vertically challenged than everyone in my family, so to see him try on clothes that were made for short people - priceless and hilarious! We were able to get a couple of really good, warm things for the trip. Since our time trying on clothes was rather eventful, we goofed off with it and decided to take some pics. It was especially funny trying on warm, winter clothes when the temperature outside was about 90 degrees. Oh the joys of living in the south! Enjoy the pics!

flat tires and family life

Saturday morning Mike decided that we were due for a trip home. I enjoy trips home, they make me smile, but they always make me want to stay longer! So, we packed up like we were in a race and made our way to the boot.

October brings about some great things in our life - birthdays and football, both of which we thoroughly enjoy! Our quick trip home involved both of these enjoyments. NSU played some unknown team from Arkansas, whom they were supposed to easily whoop.

Too bad it didn't happen that way. It was a pretty pitiful display of athleticism on NSU's part. Thumbs up to the unknown Arkansas team, even though they didn't pull out a victory. At least we were able to come in for a home game. We also celebrated Mike's birthday (10/11), Mike's dad's birthday (10/1), and my mom's birthday (10/22). My dad and brother weren't able to join us for our birthday lunch, so we'll have to do it again. No complaints from me!

On to flat tires...
As we were driving away from the Seminary on Tuesday evening, we heard this awful sound coming from the rear of the car. We both knew it had to be a flat tire. We pulled over and sure enough - flat! El Cheap-o tires did it again. We'll have to go quality over quantity next time. So, we have to buy a new tire - I think.

Another day, another dollar...

lucky ducks

The past weekend was nice and relaxing. Saturday we slept late, which is always nice, and we worked on a little bit of homework-ugh-necessary evil! Then, we decided to head to the driving range for a little golf. It was supposed to storm all day on Saturday, but the rain cleared out by early afternoon, so it was great golfing weather. After our driving range fun, we decided to drive around Lake Benbrook. It was really low, but I bet it's nice when it's higher. Here's a pic.

Sunday led us to another church to 'try-out.' We've been looking for a church home for a while now, but I believe we're going to find one soon. The church we visited on Sunday reminded us a lot of FBC Coushatta, which is always a good thing. After church we decided to head to Arlington and take in the last home game of the season for the Rangers. While we were standing in line waiting for our tickets, this nice guy asked if there were any groups of just two. Well, I spoke up real quick and he just gave us two tickets. Lo and behold if those tickets weren't for section 37, row 7!!! We were sitting so close - for FREE!!! It was a awesome way to end the season. Here's a picture from the game.

Well, the weekend was definitely too short - always is!

all about saving a buck, or two, or three

So, I'm addicted to this blogging thing. I really enjoy it although I don't know if people are actually looking at it or not. Who knows! So - how cool is this - an anonymous donor gave all of the secretaries in my building money to go buy work clothes. Can I say - Woo Hoo!!! If you don't know, here at the Seminary we have to wear skirts every day (except Friday). Yep, that's right - I wear a skirt every day! Well, when we came over here, I think I maybe had two skirts in my wardrobe. I had to go buy quite a few so people wouldn't call me Josie Grosie for wearing the same clothes every day. Well, skirts don't grow on trees - or at least in this part of Texas they don't - so I had to spend money buying the suckers. Well, this anonymous person has given us money to help buy clothes! I'm shocked, impressed, humbled, and so very thankful! God is good...all the time! All the time...God is good!

Well, if you're reading this and you know anything about me, you know I really like to save a buck when purchasing anything. So, I thought I'd pass on my money saving websites that are oh-so-cool. These websites offer one deal a day at an incredibly low price. It's great, you should check it out...

And as always, I like posting pictures, so here's a new one. Maybe I'll have some more next week - we might go to the Botanic Gardens this weekend! =)

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http://www.midnightbox.com/
http://www.steepandcheap.com/
http://www.yugster.com/
http://www.bfiz.com/
http://www.buy.com/retail/clearance/todays_deals.asp?loc=14982&adid=17662
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As long as we've got each other...

The title of this blog sounds so mushy and gushy, but it's not about love at all.
It's about Growing Pains!
That's right - Growing Pains - the ever popular show with Kirk Cameron as Mike Seaver. Well, today in chapel, Kirk Cameron shared his testimony and the message that God has placed on his heart when he accepted Christ at age 17. Kirk is with a group called, The Way of the Master. I've placed a link to their website at the bottom of this blog. Anyways, Kirk spoke to us today about sharing the Gospel to people all over the world the way Jesus did. He spoke from his heart and you could tell. I was expecting some very eloquent speaker who used lots of theological terms that most of us do not understand. But, this was not the case. He was so real - nothing to make it pretty - he just told us how evangelism should happen and that people aren't taking their jobs as Christians seriously. People are dying and going to hell - we need to do something about it! It was an incredible message that I thought would never come out of Hollywood. Praise the Lord for people like Kirk Cameron.

Anyways - As long as we've got each other. We've got the world spinning 'round in our hands, baby rain or shine - all the time. We've got each other, sharing the laughter and love.

http://www.wayofthemaster.com/

life list

Our life list...

1. Obtain Master's degrees
2. Own land & our own home
3. Have children (or adopt)
4. Own our own business
5. Live in NW Arkansas
6. Grow a garden
7. Build a house with our own two hands
8. Go to Alaska
9. Visit every MLB/NFL stadium
10. Coach a t-ball/biddy basketball team
11. Go to NYC and see the 9-11 memorial
12. Pick out a dog
13. Run in a marathon
14. Visit every state
15. Go to Europe
16. Go to Australia
17. Bunjee jump
18. Go to a Florida Gator game in Gainesville
19. Own a drum set
20. Take surfing lessons
21. Lasix
22. Go family camping
23. Give our son/daughter Lincoln Logs
24. Ride in a hot air balloon

25. Learn another language

what cha know about this?

Hello, hello - from the Mcgrath family. this is our first attempt at creating a site that is devoted to us as a family and all the happenings in our life. it'll keep everyone updated on where we are, what we're doing, and how much we're enjoying life at the moment! at this moment - it's a lot. we'll both add posts to this thingy, and as time goes by, i'm sure you'll be able to easily recognize who is writing which posts.

i like blogging. it's fun!