Ask A Way Wednesday: "I want to know about Texas."

Rose left a comment two weeks ago on my post "Ask A Way Wednesday." She wanted to know a little about the great state of TEXAS

Hope you enjoy!!!A Little History:
“During the period of 1519 to 1865, parts of Texas were claimed by six countries: Spain, France, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the United States of America, and the Confederate States of america. Texian settlers launched the Texas Revolution in October 1835. The Alamo is located in San Antonio. It is where Texas defenders fell to Mexican General Santa Anna and the phrase "Remember the Alamo" originated. The Alamo is considered the cradle of Texas liberty and the state's most popular historic site.

The Revolution ended in April 1836, when Mexican President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna was captured after the Battle of San Jacinto. For the next nine years, Texas governed itself as an independent country, the Republic of Texas. In 1845, Texas was annexed to the United States, becoming the 28th state."

Fun Facts About Texas:
1. Captital: Austin
2. Nickname: Lone Star State
3. Motto: Friendship-The Word “Texas” comes from a word used by the Caddo Indians meaning "friends". It is friendly here...we wave, we hug, we look you straight in the eye and say, "Hi!"
4. State Flower: Bluebonnet

5. State Animal: Armadillo
6. The King Ranch in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.
7. Austin is considered the live music capital of the world.
8. Dr. Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885. The Dublin Dr Pepper, 85 miles west of Waco, still uses pure imperial cane sugar in its product. There is no period after the Dr in Dr Pepper.
9. The worst natural disaster in United States history was caused by a hurricane that hit Galveston in 1900. Over 8000 deaths were recorded.
10. Texas possesses three of the top ten most populous cities in the United States. These towns are Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio.
11. El Paso is closer to Needles, California than it is to Dallas.
12. More land is farmed in Texas than in any other state.
13. More species of bats live in Texas than in any other part of the United States.
14. Texas is the nation's leading producer of oil, natural gas, beef, sheep, goats, wool, cotton, rice...and, oh yes, watermelons.
15. Today, approximately 20 million people live in Texas, only slightly outnumbering its 16 million cattle. Texas today is also home for about 2.5 million deer and 200,000 alligators.
16. The land area of Texas is larger than all of New England, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois combined. Texas is 7.4% of the nation's total area. It extends 801 miles from north to south and 773 miles from east to west.

More on where I live in Texas coming soon!!!

***It is not too late to get your ???'s in for "Ask A Way Wednesday" where the readers get to decide what we talk about every Wednesday. You can ask about anything and everything. Check back here next Wednesday to get an answer to Paige's question.

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Please!!!

You know you want to. Ha!!!

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Biggest Loser - One more week!!!

This is the LAST WEEK OF THE BIGGEST LOSER CHALLENGE - BLOGGIN' STYLE!!!

Psalm 37:23-24 NLT

"The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He DELIGHTS IN EVERY DETAIL OF THEIR LIVES. Though they stumble, the will never fall, for the Lord holds them by the hand."

I just thought this verse was extremely encouraging. There is NO DETAIL of my life that God does not care about...not even one!!!

WOW!!!

To know the Creator of the Earth, ELOHIM, loves me that much cause a flood of peace to just wash over me!!!

It's That Time:

Name: Dawn

Weight +/- : Lost 3 pounds =)

Goal for the last week (let's all finish STRONG):

I want to try and do the "30 Day Shred by Jillian" every day and drink at least 80 oz. of water a day!

Prayer Request: Ronnie and I are looking for a church home. Sundays are VERY hard for me because I miss my old "church family". God has been directing our steps, and it was His will that we leave our old church. However, I am ready to get "planted" somewhere SOON!!!

Your Turn:

Did You Hear That?

Did you hear the roaring of the engines at your house? You should have...my ears are still ringing. SURPRISINGLY, I loved it; I REALLY LOVED WATCHING THE BOYS FACES DURING THE RALLY. We went to the Monster Truck Rally in Lubbock last night.

This truck was the best, but had a mechanical problem after the first round. Ronnie and Jim discussed the "problem" last night, but my knowledge of monster trucks, engines, and suspension is extremely limited, so I am going with the broad term "mechanical problem" Ha!
(Yes, the truck's name is "Nasty Boy". I told Drew they probably named the truck "Nasty Boy" because it was so dirty. =)

The blue/pink one was Ronnie's pick from the start, and it ended up doing the best after the blue truck bowed out. Kade picked the red truck because Red is his favorite, and Drew picked the green truck (bottom pic) because he loves John Deere.
Kade, Drew, and Haydn (Amanda and Jim's son) watching the trucks. They played in the dirt most of the night with their own toy monster trucks. Ronnie, Jim, Amanda and I enjoyed "people watching" as much as we enjoyed watching the trucks. It definitely was entertaining.
Loud engines, smashing cars, near crashes/roll overs, and wheelies made for one awesome night.
I have a feeling this will be the first of many truck rallies for me.
I LOVE IT!!!

***If anyone has the following books feel free to send them to me: Monster Trucks for Dummies, Engines for Dummies, Hunting for Dummies, Guns for Dummies, etc. I have a feeling this "Mama of two boys" is going to need to get "educated" on these subjects. =)