October 11th-October 17th

This week was a busy one. October has been the busiest month for us. Thank God that we have received much rain to postpone some of our activities (softball) so that we could squeeze in some others.

Saturday/Sunday

Saturday was a busy day for us and Joey nor I could not be in all locations at the same time. Kristen was in Glen Rose at a band competition, I had girl scout camp training Saturday at Camp Kachina at Lake Belton, and of course Joey was working. As a firefighter family, that is generally the rule. When everything is happening, it is shift day for our firefighter. The band did great at competition and placed 1st all around. Kristen was so excited. I wish I could have been there to watch them. Camp training was great and I met several great ladies. It was so cold all day and that night. Thank God we had a break in the recent rains. He knew I would not be able to handle the day in the rain and cold. Jonathan and MaKenzie stayed the day with Nana and Grumpy (my parents) at the deer lease.

Sunday I got back home mid-day from camping. The younger two were still at my parents. Joey and Kristen were waiting for me at home. My parents wanted us to spend the afternoon at the deer lease with them, so we packed up and headed out. It was so cold and drizzly. I was so glad to see dad had a fire going.

Monday was a holiday for me and the kids and Joey was on his last day home from work. We all spent the day relaxing and resting. Since homecoming was approaching on Friday, I finished working on Kristen's mum.

Tuesday the regular rat races were on. It was single parent day with Joey at the firestation. After work, I rushed home to get MaKenzie ready and hit the door for softball practice. With the recent rains, our practice was held at the batting cages instead of the field. I was so glad to have been indoors out of the cold!!!! After practice, it was back to the house to feed kids and finish the days activities.

Wednesday was a nice relaxing evening at the house. Pitching lessons were cancelled due to the recent rains and the lanes had not dried out yet. Week 4 with no lessons!!!!!

The Ganns

Welcome to the blog for our family. We are the Ganns, consisting of Joey (dad), Deana (mom), Kristen (lovely teenage daughter), Jonathan (pre-teen son), and MaKenzie (the baby girl). With our ever so busy life, it seemed best to keep everyone up-to-date with our activities would be to create a blog.

To really begin our blog it only seems accurate to start with an introduction of our family:

Joey (the firefighter dad)-A dream came true in October, 2004 when Joey received the call of his life from the Fort Worth Fire Department. Since that date, he is proud (as I and the kids as well) to say he is a firefighter for the Fort Worth Fire Department!!!! He loves to play golf, trampoline football, backyard football, softball, and is actively involved in helping with any activities the kids are in. (except girl scouts, hehehe)

Deana-I currently work full-time for a District prosecutor as a legal assistant. The kids and Joey keep me busy. I guess you would say I am the typical soccer/softball/sport mom. The kids often think of me as their taxi as I transport them to school and activities daily. I am the co-leader of MaKenzie's girl scout troop and am trying to get a troop together for Kristen. Sometimes I wonder how I squeeze everything in.

Kristen-(typical teenager) She is the oldest of our children and sometimes, as older children tend to be, the most challenging. This year is her Freshman year in high school. Currently Kristen is a member of the Clifton High School Band.

Jonathan-(pre-teen) Being the middle child is definitely where he belongs, especially with an older and younger sister. I don't think I would have been able to handle a girl being my middle child. Football has been his life since he could walk. Heck, he started out being caught like a football. LOL Jon is glad he is finally in 7th grade football. Two weeks ago he came home and announced he had signed himself up for boy scouts. He also is a member of the Jr. High band.

MaKenzie- She is the baby girl of the family and tries to get away with everything she can. She is definitely daddy's little girl. Currently she is the child that takes up most of our time right now. Softball has consumed our family. She plays as pitcher on a select softball team in Waco called the Stingers.

Lady-Our precious dog given to us by Grady and Brandy. She was a stray they took in and later gave to us. So gentle and sweet, we could not have asked for a better natured pet.

Maxie Doodle Bug- The not so hyper Boston Terrier. Everyone is just amazed at how calm natured she is. The most interesting fact is she will not eat from your hand (at least not if I or Joey am around) nor will she eat from a plate lying on the floor. Having her around young children, we did not want her to take food from their hands. That is my biggest pet peeve with pets. So we trained her not to take food from anyone.

It is my goal to post at the end of each week the events and updates for our family. We'll see how that goes with the busy schedule. Hopefully, there will be pictures with each post.