tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14358657129693304002024-03-04T22:37:06.209-06:00updates on our gangUpdates on our ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00149264051615870570noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435865712969330400.post-34246054963598610062010-01-11T16:20:00.010-06:002010-01-11T17:17:20.416-06:00Warmer weather!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXjPXtbIJvXzfJT-uqG5q6bAF-Q-cc4FJVRwiPdRnpuMR2dWl9FSbPSOBebVM23T21dX37ZeTTntvRRP7r3S6oWcsieuBSmXdzrT5-w6DW8p75oh8B-fO-o6DwkJqRtX52wPn-WG9sRao/s1600-h/winter.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 235px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXjPXtbIJvXzfJT-uqG5q6bAF-Q-cc4FJVRwiPdRnpuMR2dWl9FSbPSOBebVM23T21dX37ZeTTntvRRP7r3S6oWcsieuBSmXdzrT5-w6DW8p75oh8B-fO-o6DwkJqRtX52wPn-WG9sRao/s320/winter.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425623993408413010" /></a><br /><br />Well, I guess the cold weather was here for a reason, if nothing else it should make me appreciate the warmer weather once it really warms up. I have always hated cold weather. I don't like winter or the way it gets dark so early. It depresses me along with alot of other people. I hate my dry, pale winter skin. I hate always getting a cold and seeing snotty nosed babies. One of the few things I like about winter is Christmas and that winter is when Griffin and Halle Grace were born. Oh how I long for warm, sunny weather!!!!!!!!!!<br />Oh another note it is a new year and I really didn't make a resolution. (Every year that I remember making one I never stuck to it.) The resolutions I have made in past years that I can remember...<br />1. To loose weight - I probably started making this resolution when I was around 20 and weighed 130 pounds. I did lose weight that year but obviously have struggled with this forever... I now weigh almost 50 pounds more than I did when I made that resolution. ( Oh to only weigh 130 again.. sigh)<br />2. To be better at cleaning my house. This one has only gotten worse too. I use to blame it on working and having children but right now I do not work and my girls are grown and married. My house is messier than when the girls lived here..<br />3. To throw away clutter. That one I have never accomplished. The only time I had an uncluttered house was the year after our house burned. We started over and had very little in the house for about a year. Unfortunately it is once again cluttered. I am a packrat and guess that is one trait I inherited from my Ma-Ma. Needless to say I do not entertain alot. And once I am dead and gone I really think the kids will remember the fun things we have done (and not dwell on the cluttered house)<br />4. To not worry so much. Another one I have never been able to master. I know it is wrong to worry but I have spent so much of my life doing just that. Over the span of my lifetime, worrying accounts for hours and hours of invaluable time that I'll never get back. I even worry about "why do I worry" But if I haven't been able to change it is 51 years I can't see changing it now. I know God is in control and I agree to not sweat the small stuff but for me it is just easier to know these things than to do them.<br /><br /><em>Well for what I have started for the New Year and hope to continue to do :</em><br /><br />1. I have started another Wed. night Beth Moore bible study and am doing my homework with it daily. Hopefully this will help me to be a better person. I hope to be more forgiving, more thoughtful and more motivated. <br />2. I invited a friend and her family to church and they are going! They went both Wed. night and yesterday and then thanked me for asking them. It was a great feeling and I vow to invite others. You know sometimes all it takes is someone making the step to invite someone. You just never know! I wish I could get both of my girls back in church and excited about it. (Prayers for this..)<br /><br /><br /> I went to my doctor about the knee (from my fall-fell from attic to the cement garage) The Dr. ordered an MRI and then sent me (today) to an Orthopedics Physician. Thankfully it is only some nerve damage and inflammation to the bursa. He said to continue to keep ice on it and elevate it. It has been 5 weeks and really hard to keep it elevated. I am just ready for it to be well! It is extremely swollen and sore. I can see the pain is less tan it was but it is still very painful and I eat Ibuprofen it seems. The Dr. stressed how very fortunate I am to only have mild injuries from this 10 foot fall. He said he has a new patient who has some spinal cord damage from only falling 8 feet. Every time I think of how much worse this could have been I again get a sick feeling and thank God for how things turned out. I do have this ugly scar on my head but I can live with that.<br /><br />This Saturday is Griff's second birthday. He got so very much for Christmas it is hard to come up with a thing to even get him. He loves to watch DVD's in the car so I will probably just get him a couple of those and some new clothes for spring.<br />Halle Grace will be one on February 7. ( which is also my birthday!)Her mommy is already planning something big for her first birthday.Updates on our ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00149264051615870570noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435865712969330400.post-22794663041665032852009-12-26T22:41:00.005-06:002009-12-26T23:20:24.250-06:00Smiles!Well, we survived Christmas and I am looking forward to a new year.. There are so many things I plan for the upcoming year. You just never know what lies ahead! <br />We went to Jessica's on Christmas Eve and had brunch and opened gifts. Everyone happened to be off work and since Danny worked Christmas Day we celebrated early. It was so much fun to watch Griff and Halle Grace open gifts this year. Griff will be two in January so this year he was so cute opening gifts! He would open one and say"WOW" or " oh look!" Halle Grace would just as soon to have played with the ribbon and paper but she sure made some cute pictures. This was her first Christmas and we had to catch some good pictures.<br />On Christmas morning Danny worked so I got up and went to see Carson and Griff's Santa stash. They both had so much fun and were excited! Naturally Carson was glued to his Wii trying out some of his new games. Griff was playing for a few minutes with each gift and throwing it down to look at something else. I left there and went to Michael and Jessica's and played with Halle Grace!<br />Noah,Nick, Marshall, Danna and Jerry were on the go to so many different places. They also went to Mississippi to Jerry's aunts so we will actually be getting together with them tomorrow after church. Those boys get so much as they have so many people buying for them. <br />Danny's mom has breast cancer (which has spread to her spine and brain) so Christmas was very sad for her. She did not feel up to visiting or doing anything with the grandkds this year. She really is having a tough time right now and I pray for her to not hurt so much and for the family to be at peace over making difficult decisions. I am suppose to take her to her orthopedics doctor on Monday. She also has chemo on Wed.and I sure hope she feels better and is strong enough for her appointments this week. It is going to be a tough time for everyone as she lives alone and she does not want to give in and leave her home. <br />I enjoyed visiting with some classmates last week. We plan to have another get together soon and hopefully even more can attend. It is so hard to imagine that I have been out of school so long. We all had fun and many stories from school were exchanged.<br />I love Facebook and seeing everyone Christmas pictures. Being "old" (per my grandkids..) I refused for years to get on facebook. However once I did - I am amazed at how many classmates and friends I have reconnected with!It is fun to see pictures and keep up with friends children and what is going on in their lives.<br /><br />I am still in constant pain from my fall three weeks ago. My knee is still so very swollen and I am in constant pain. I hurt my arm, head, finger, leg and knee. I realize I am so fortunate it was not much worse (considering I fell about 10 feet to the cement garage) I had 6 stitches on my head and oh how much worse it could have been. I have concluded my climbing in attics is all over. I really think this is the worst accident I have ever had and being that I am 51 I am blessed. If I don't see a very big improvement by next week I am going to break down and go back to the doctor to see if I have messed up something in my leg. Hopefully it will start improving but it sure has been a slow go with it so far... I have tried to keep it elevated, heat on it and taken Ibuprofen for the past4 days but had very little relief.<br /><br />Thanks for taking time to read my blog and I hope everyone has a wonderful New Year!!Updates on our ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00149264051615870570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435865712969330400.post-87026931636643661312009-12-26T22:40:00.003-06:002009-12-26T22:41:21.394-06:00<strong><em>Bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. - Colossians 3:13 </em></strong>Updates on our ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00149264051615870570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435865712969330400.post-34729399484483327042009-12-19T22:53:00.004-06:002009-12-19T23:14:46.489-06:00Christmas!It is beginning to look alot like Christmas! All of the kids are super excited as they get a long break from school to celebrate Christmas. Tomorrow we are going to my nieces for our first family get together and I am excited. There will be close to twenty of us which includes two additions from last Christmas. The kids are so cute and will be fun to get them together. <br />I know I am wrong and I really try to do better but for me Christmas just isn't what it use to be. I do love getting everyone together and try so hard to help create traditions and memories for the grandkids. Our house burned a few years ago two days before Christmas and since then I have not even put up a big Christmas tree. That year all of my gifts were smoked and ruined, my tree was burned up and I spent Christmas in the Jamison Inn. We stayed there for almost a week and in a bed and breakfast until Easter week-end while our house was redone. It still makes me sick if I allow myself to think about it and I choose to try to block it out pretty much. I do realize how fortunate we were and how much worse things could have been. And I do thank God nothing tragic happened form that but it still makes me sick when I think about it... Despite this I am looking forward to family and friends and try to slow down long enough to be thankful for the true meaning of Christmas.<br />Monday I am having lunch with 10-12 people I graduated with and look forward to this visit. It will be short and everyone will have things to do afterwards but I am thankful to still have contact with several classmates.. Gosh I am getting old!!!Updates on our ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00149264051615870570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435865712969330400.post-46108517758154426892009-12-17T22:42:00.003-06:002009-12-17T22:56:44.431-06:00DecemberWell, I am really behind as usual... My blog is suppose to just be my place to benefit my family and true friends on what is going on in my life. One of my friends granny kept a diary for years..... It was more of a journal but she wrote in it daily and kept it beside her phone. She would put everything from the weather, birthdays, Dr appts, and Bible verses... Her family treasures those journals and when she died they did not fight over her valuables but enjoyed dividing her journals. She was a wonderful person and I would only hope my family had such memories of me. <br />I am again behind on what has been going on in my life. I hopefully will update again soon but for now.. just to let you know I am still alive (Thank you God!!) <br />My greatest treasures are my grandkids and I have enjoyed them so much in the last few weeks. Last night I had Griff and tonight Nick is spending the night. Today I had Marshall and Noah as well. I also took my mother in law to have her chemo treatment in Decatur and to another appointment. From a day of smiles and happy memories with grandkids to a sad surrounding of sick, drained cancer patients. Each one with his/her own story and all I could do was listen and talk to them. <br />Tomorrow I am going to Carson's Christmas party at school and he is so excited! They will be out of school for over two weeks and it seems like a long break to him right now. However it will swiftly pass him by.. just as life does.<br />This year has flown and I thank God for another year... Hopefully I will catch up soon...Updates on our ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00149264051615870570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435865712969330400.post-61782271055518112282009-11-23T21:34:00.006-06:002009-11-23T22:35:11.993-06:00Thanksgiving week!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIbHgTlnvH6WBGOw-xvi0KOkazgrimo5cx_iemxz4S9JKPg-nB7jpwym7cZmBSyIEpSTjkWmJkFlQf8VhtkG2TDbd9bjiThdMrWzD1c34zpwPitLQ-RhJ5-2vn3ba80-bojuUzO7AJR_I/s1600/santa+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIbHgTlnvH6WBGOw-xvi0KOkazgrimo5cx_iemxz4S9JKPg-nB7jpwym7cZmBSyIEpSTjkWmJkFlQf8VhtkG2TDbd9bjiThdMrWzD1c34zpwPitLQ-RhJ5-2vn3ba80-bojuUzO7AJR_I/s320/santa+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407523272965650338" /></a><br />Wow -has this year not flown by?? My week-end started out fun... Friday I went shopping then brought Griff home with me for a few hours..Saturday we took Halle Grace to get her first Santa picture made.. she was not afraid at all! After Santa picture we went and got pictures of Carson, Griff and Halle Grace together! Griff would not smile at all but hopefully we will get a few good shots from it.. : (<br />After pictures we all went and ate then I came home. A few hours later I began breaking out it hives all over! Itching terribly and it gradually got worse.. Saturday night was a very long night.... with no sleep. Finally at 7 am I called Connie and got her to take me to the ER. (Danny left for work 3 AM) Connie is always there for me... poor thing-I have drug her through so many things.... Anyway- we were at ER for 3 hours ! They concluded what assumed they would- an allergic reaction to who knows what... Gave me a couple of shots, a prescription of steroids and I was on my way... It has been a miserable 3 days but tonight I can say I feel much better. I have had two nights of little sleep,alot of itching and benadryl... I just hope it never happens again and can't imagine what caused it.... <br />Tonight I went and worked on our Relay For Life Christmas float.. We had 3 men who did our construction tonight and it should really turn out nice!! Relay For Life's theme now is celebrate more birthdays! The parade theme is The Reason For The Season... So we decided to make a huge birthday cake and put Relay theme on the side of it... and a sign that says "Jesus Is the Reason For the Season". Tomorrow I am going to paint the cake and do signs for it... We are also going to use the cake for our Relay For Life in April.<br />Thanksgiving is Thursday and we are all going to daddys for dinner. I have so much to be thankful for.. but mainly- my family, friends, and health. I thank God everyday for all of these.... <br />Friday I am going to Auburn with my sister and family plus Jess, Michael and Halle Grace. It is suppose to turn cold but I know we will have a blast!!!<br />Hope everyone has a good,safe Thanksgiving.Updates on our ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00149264051615870570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435865712969330400.post-37788485981788644412009-11-19T22:58:00.005-06:002009-11-19T23:31:17.106-06:00Week-end!I have had an exciting two days! Jessica had a teachers conference in Nashville an Michael had to work do Danny and I have kept Halle Grace.. she is so funny and growing up much to fast.Halle is nine months old and doing some of the sweetest things. She can say several words but refuses to drink from a cup or feed herself. It is so funny! You can give her a sippy cup and she will lock those lips and refuse to drink from it. She can pick up the smallest little morsel she locates but refuses to put it in her mouth. She also will not drink juice! We have tried everything possible and she will not budge... I can tell she is going to be determined -so much like her mommy! Which Jessica was walking, and even talking in two or three word phrases at nine months! ( I know people laugh when I say she was talking good at nine months but I promise she was!!) Anyway- back to H.G. - she was such an angel for us...I was determined to have her drinking from her cup in these two days but H.G. had other ideas... I did teach her to patty cake and she cried for me which melts my heart! OH and one of the words she does say over and over -happens to be Nana! Melts my heart!!! Danny tried to teach her to say Pawpaw and we finally got her to say it a couple of times... she has his heart as well.... She may possibly be our last grandchild and I actually would like to keep her a baby for a long,long time.... AS Jessica said the other day- she read somewhere.... you never see a child start school with a bottle so we will not stress over the cup situation yet..!! : ) <br />We took Danny's mom to have her port put in for her chemo. treatments. She then had her 2nd chemo treatment today. She has a long road ahead and it breaks my heart for her. Cancer is such a horrible disease and I so pray for a cure! I lost my mom when I was 23 and have lost so many friends and family members to it. Now my mother in law as well as my son in law; Jerry- his mom also has breast cancer. Prayers needed for them both...<br />Got a busy week-end and upcoming week ahead. Tomorrow I plan to go pick Griff up at daycare and bring to our house for a few hours.I miss the little stinker and seldom get to see him anymore... Saturday the kids are having Christmas pictures made. HG is also having Santa pictures -her first time to see Santa so it should be interesting! It doesn't matter if she cries I plan to purchase a picture of her seeing Santa for the first time! <br />Thanksgiving we will all go to my daddy's and then Friday is Iron Bowl- Alabama vs. Auburn... We are going to Auburn and I sure hope it isn't cold.... I also wish this game was Saturday instead of Friday- but oh well..... I am sure Bama will dominate but it still will be fun..<br />I am having problems with my pictures that I have downloaded - can't seem to load them to facebook or my blog... will work on it more soon...<br />Danny works at the airport and gets up in the mornings at 2 AM... I often find myself still up when he is leaving for work.... his days off are Wed. and Thursday -so tomorrow is his Monday.... So -goodnight.. going to hit the bed before he gets up to get ready fo his day....Updates on our ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00149264051615870570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435865712969330400.post-60410333825534505182009-11-16T16:37:00.003-06:002009-11-16T17:04:47.755-06:00November 16I have not blogged in awhile - life flies by so fast.... Here we are with November half over! When I was a child it seems all I wanted was to grow up and my mother use to tell me how I should enjoy being a kid and going to school. So funny- I told my girls the same thing and now find myself saying that to the grand kids.... <br />I had a busy week-end. When I worked at fpmi I met some friends I now treasure. I worked there for almost seven years and alot of things happened in the seven years. I often trained new employees and one I trained was Ms. Courtney. Courtney was (And is) hilarious... She had met a guy and always referred to him as "my friend" Her friend- BJ was on a kidney donor list and took dialysis three times a week.Long story short- BJ finally got his call and had his transplant, he and Courtney became more than "friends" and this past Saturday they had a magical wedding.I was a hostess for their wedding and it was beautiful. I know Courtney's mom is looking down form heaven smiling that her little girl is so happy.<br />Today is November 16 and a birthday of one of my best friends from high school. She and I have so many good memories and she has such a good memory! I can barely remember yesterday but Sandra could probably remember what we both were wearing on any particular occasion. She was there for the birth of Jessica and always listened when I had a problem. I still have a couple of Christmas ornaments she made for the girls when they were young. I had a very strict daddy but Sandra's house is one place he let me go to often. Sandra and I have drifted apart several times in our lives but always seem to reconnect. I am proud to call San a friend and hope she has had an awesome birthday with many more to come!<br />Also yesterday we had a surprise 50th birthday party for my lifelong friend Anita... I made lots of pictures and will download those and add later.<br />Noah was sick today and out of school so he spent the day here with me. We watched TV, talked, laughed and hopefully he will be able to go back to school tomorrow.He and I have always had a special bond... I love him so much!! (as I do all of the 6 grand babies I am fortunate to have)Updates on our ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00149264051615870570noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435865712969330400.post-79147807367082041092009-10-29T12:06:00.006-05:002009-10-29T12:55:29.509-05:00Spare the Rod....Do not hold back discipline from the child, although you strike him with the rod, he will not die. - Proverbs 23:13 <br />Well the above was the scripture of the day for me and I had to share... How appropriate!<br />I will post a bit about discipline as it was a topic at my house yesterday. Everyone can offer free advise on how they discipline children (or as most people who are NOT parents can say what they would do if that was their child..Amazingly the people without children seem to usually think they could write a book on discipline)<br />I have two biological children and as children they were as different as day and night. One I could tell to do something and that pretty much was all it took- she would do it. While the other would always have to ask why and give a defensive reason as to why not... It is now somewhat of a joke as to how I honestly think I spanked her most everyday until she was in junior high -and now I realize it was to the point it obviously did not help .... <br />I have five grandsons and one granddaughter. The older boys range from 9 to 13 and I have been a big part in raising them all. I could count on my fingers the number of spankings I have given to all five of these boys.Not that they are perfect but they do know the limit and not to push it.<br />But the youngest boy (will be two in January) already reminds me so much of my oldest and I think his parents are going to have a long road ahead in the discipline department. He is much like my oldest- I think he will be defensive and probably smile and do whatever it was that got him in trouble once again. I sure hope he proves me wrong...<br /><br />Times have changed! I just took a child development class and now they don't even recommend "time out" in day cares. They say timeout should only be to give a child time to calm down- not as a punishment.I am sorry but I feel children should be punished for inappropriate behavior. I would never even attempt to spank a child other than my grandchildren- but I also could not keep a child and not try to discipline them. All goes back to the Bible....<br /><br />I was raised in a very strict home life. I still feel my dad was a bit to strict on us but I can promise he had our respect and we were well behaved. I often wish he had been the parent of my oldest daughter - I think she would have still been a handful for him.... (ha!)<br /><br />We were made to all sit at the table together for dinner while daddy talked to mother about what happened at work that day. She would talk about what happened at home and we could chime in if we had something to add about our day. We ate whatever food mother had prepared and had to drink our milk before we finished our meal. To this day I hate milk- however I blame being made to clean my plate the reason I still feel I should eat it all -and am overweight! ha!!<br /><br />On the bright side-in my case- the child who was the most rebellious,got the spankings daily and always seemed to be grounded turned out to be the most dependable, thoughtful person I know. She now teaches junior high school and I can promise has complete control of that class everyday. She is the mother of my youngest grandchild (and only girl) and heaven knows I hope her daughter has alot of her traits. But I still hope her strong will is not one of the traits she inherits.Updates on our ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00149264051615870570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435865712969330400.post-38310388947943282772009-10-24T19:46:00.006-05:002009-10-24T20:34:30.826-05:00OctoberWell only one week-end left in October! Where has this year gone? So much has happened in the past few months -some good, some bad. However I realize things could be much worse. And I do thank God for my blessings... <br />Last week Jessica was on fall break and I got to spend alot of time with her and Halle Grace. Friday we spent the whole day shopping and running errands. I am no longer much on shopping all day, however I enjoyed spending time with them both.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Um8Smung9Opno78Jowah6SqbeVYv5DzfqaW4LEfUeJ7rN-hwvAEB79JQzzib3Za_WBTLekP4ILijKRKujSemApY1bQu93v0t-U2rVccGsWaFRYr6QbIJQiFh4MkujQZmpubSy253-Mc/s1600-h/IMG00121%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Um8Smung9Opno78Jowah6SqbeVYv5DzfqaW4LEfUeJ7rN-hwvAEB79JQzzib3Za_WBTLekP4ILijKRKujSemApY1bQu93v0t-U2rVccGsWaFRYr6QbIJQiFh4MkujQZmpubSy253-Mc/s320/IMG00121%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396333858524214818" /></a><br /><br />I have five grandsons and not a one of them enjoys spending the day shopping with me. Now if the day is about them and includes a movie, going to eat or a sports outing they would love to go, however, not shopping all day. It seems Halle Grace is going to be her mothers clone as so far she has been the perfect child when we are out and about shopping. She will go from store to store and so far never been a minutes trouble. I can not wait until she is a few years older as I have waited so long to shop and buy for a little girl~<br /><br />Griffin has a stomach virus and I sure hope the rest of the family does not get it. Kristen has always been a germ free nut and has been going around with her germ-x and Lysol. I am the worlds worst to pick up a virus so I have stayed clear of them and plan to for a few days if possible.Poor Griff -he has been on liquids and meds for two days now. Kisses and prayers for him.<br /><br />Back to October coming to an end - as everyone knows October is known for Breast Cancer Awareness month. My mother in law has recently been diagnosed with breast cancer and I will be taking her on Tuesday back to the doctor to review her options as for treatments. Through facebook I have found one of my closest friends from high school is a breast cancer survivor and she and I have spoken about this a few times. As she stated - The patient is his or her own best advocate. I hope we make the right choices for treatment plans.<br />Also, last week my three oldest grandsons- Mamaw; found out she has breast cancer. She goes next week to discuss her options.Prayers going up for Wanda. She is the best Mamaw (next to me, of course.. he,hee)and those grandsons have really been upset over the thoughts of their world being out of sync with Mamaw being sick.<br />I lost my mother to breast cancer when I was only twenty three (and she was fifty) So many things that happen day to day- I have so many times wished my mother was here to be a part of.<br />I am very involved with American Cancer Society and would love to see a cure for cancer. Research has made it possible for many improvements in the past 25 years.<br /><br />Noah and Nick finished their last travel league peewee football game today. Next year they will probably play Jr. High football. It is bittersweet that they are growing up so fast. <br />Kudoo's for Marshall as well- he got 2nd place last week in his cross country meet in Scottsboro.. Go Marsahll!<br />While I am mentioning all of the grandkids- let me add that Carson won first place out of the whole third grade in a pumpkin creating contest. Pumpkins were handed out to each child in the school and directions were for them to design a pumpkin and return it to school. Carson chose to make a penguin out of his and it ended up cute. Will ladd pictures soon. Carson is one of the shyest kids I have ever known and he said when they called his name out as a winner he was embarrassed... It really is amazing how different children can be!<br /><br />Back to watching football and then reading my Sunday School lesson. It has been a "different" week for me and parts of it I really can't share on here. But my Sunday School lesson last week was one that I feel helped me through the week.Updates on our ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00149264051615870570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435865712969330400.post-46252243595902743422009-10-19T05:20:00.000-05:002009-10-19T05:21:16.294-05:00He who oppresses the poor to make more for himself or who gives to the rich, will only come to poverty. - Proverbs 22:16Updates on our ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00149264051615870570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435865712969330400.post-85268266181876470212009-10-19T05:04:00.003-05:002009-10-19T05:20:00.026-05:00Monday,Monday...Well, where has the week-end gone? Was a busy week-end as usual but ready to plunge into another week. Last week was fall break and it was either rainy or cold every day. I had boys almost every day and they had a blast playing together. I kept Griff out of daycare one day and he managed to stay on schedule (even took his long nap) He loves being with his big brother and constantly is hunting Carson!! Carson loves him so much too and I hope this bond only strengthens. <br />Jessica and Halle Grace spent two nights with us as Michael was working night shift and it is easier on her (and closer to her school) Halle is growing up - she is almost eight months old now- where has the time gone? I would love to keep her little as she may be the last baby in our family... (hopefully Jessica will have one more eventually) <br />Noah spent the night Thursday and we went to Huntsville and stayed with Carson on Friday. I took them to lunch and then they played on the Wii all afternoon. We had intended to all go to the Pumpkin Patch but it was sooooo cold- we decided against that. We picked Griff up from daycare and I took them to all pick out a pumpkin. Griff was precious and proudly picked his own little one. He was so excited and insisted on holding it while in his car seat all of the way home. I wish I had taken pictures but didn't even think till we got home. I did take a few pictures of the boys later and will post soon.<br />Jessica has fall break at her school this week and I think she is more excited than the boys were (when they were out last week) No doubt it will fly by too. I plan to go with her shopping today and look for a big girl car seat for HG. That carrier is to heavy with her in it now.<br />Noah and Nick play travel league football and Saturday was their last regular season game. We froze at the game and the boys played in the mud!!! ( Of course they liked that part of it) They won Saturday and will now get to go to the playoffs.<br />Marshall ran cross country Saturday in Scottsboro and actually placed 2nd overall.. Whooo -hooo.... Yea Marshall.... He was pumped up and excited as we all were!!<br />Danny gets up for work around 2 am and leaves at 3. Needless to say I was up this morning and now it is 5 am and I am going to try and nap for a about an hour.. We had planned to start back walking today so maybe one hour of sleep will help.<br /><br />Hope everyone has a good week!Updates on our ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00149264051615870570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435865712969330400.post-30484535826009443852009-10-07T18:01:00.005-05:002009-10-07T18:41:03.628-05:00SLACKER!!Ah.. I have on excuse.. I have been such a slacker... I still read updates daily on other blogs.. but I just NEVER blog anymore. I would like to say I will do better but the truth is - I probably will not. Let me recap part of the past 2 months....<br />Carson's birthday was Sept. 2- we had his party at Space and Rocket Center.. fun,fun,fun... He had lots of friends and family attend and it was a hot day.<br /><br />Nick and Noah are playing football and it has been a fun ear. Danny is helping coach the team and takes it wayyyyyyyyyy to serious....<br /><br />Marshall is running cross country and his runs are usually on Saturday (same time as Noah and Nick's games) Of course everyone is going in different directions to take turns seeing them all.<br /><br />Carson goes to his dads every other week now and we miss him terribly. <br /><br />Griff loves his new daycare and is starting to talk in sentences and so much fun!He is so cute and has a funny personality..<br /><br />Halle Grace started going to daycare in Guntersville and the place is awesome! However - since she started -every single week she has missed at least 1 or 2 days... She had a cold,, fever..always something.. Hopefully it will get better.<br />She is growing up so fast... <br /><br />My friend Wanda had open heart surgery and they ended up doing triple bypass and they replaced a valve.Her heart in only functioning 20% and she needs our prayers. We have started going and walking in the mornings again at the soccer field/track. <br /><br />My mother in law has breast cancer. She had surgery three weeks ago and will soon start both chemo and radiation. I have been helping take her back and forth to the doctors and it is going to be a long process I am afraid. Please pray for her and all of the family during this time. She lives by herself and it is going to be tough for awhile. The sad part- she had a mammogram back in January and was told everything was fine. She found this knot a few months back and by the time they did surgery it was advanced and in most of her lymph nodes. Her surgeon now says it had to have been there back in January but somehow got overlooked on the reading of her previous test. That all seems very freak but it is what it is and in God's hands..<br />October is breast cancer awareness month- so ladies please keep a check. You should always be your own advocate!! I lost my mom to breast cancer when she was only 50 and I am very active in ACS Relay For Life. This year my friend Judy and myself are co-chairs for the Survivors for our local Relay For Life. More to come on this soon.<br /><br />Hopefully I wil update more often.. Will really try...<br /><br />I am going to Memphis this week-end with Sydale and friends to a Beth Moore conference. I am excited and know it will be fun. The next few weeks alot is going on and I need this conference right now.<br /><br />Love this fall weather.. HAPPY FALL YAWL..... and as Griff would say - tootles!Updates on our ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00149264051615870570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435865712969330400.post-3052185281494161582009-08-05T06:16:00.004-05:002009-08-05T06:20:53.492-05:00AugustWell, summer is again rolling right along.. School here starts next week and busses back on the roads.. Life is short and slowly slipping by. We need to live daily to its fullest and make each moment count. Today is to be another busy day... I am keeping grandkids, have a church picnic tonight and several other things going on..'<br /><br />Have a good day !Updates on our ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00149264051615870570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435865712969330400.post-10279060932840277262009-08-05T06:16:00.001-05:002009-08-05T06:16:36.037-05:00Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. - Matthew 6:33Updates on our ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00149264051615870570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435865712969330400.post-69494358206614482972009-07-29T22:47:00.004-05:002009-07-29T23:01:09.047-05:00Updates On Our Gang!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQ4EMSE5PmiCO88R_U7tRWVV79vf0pcw-d9UpskKfPDdycpV6UoMJUjKvr-pn03zJcowbR94n_PFmPYeCHMoUEO0m1qBNYGzxAwCwyIw2eyY7fIAaNASVdwv58dbngCDncsaBaiaNPgw/s1600-h/IMG_1443.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQ4EMSE5PmiCO88R_U7tRWVV79vf0pcw-d9UpskKfPDdycpV6UoMJUjKvr-pn03zJcowbR94n_PFmPYeCHMoUEO0m1qBNYGzxAwCwyIw2eyY7fIAaNASVdwv58dbngCDncsaBaiaNPgw/s320/IMG_1443.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364098307243284610" /></a><br />Well today was a "Griff day". I kept Griff at his house and he was an angel. He is 100% boy and can be as mean as a snake -but he is also one of the most loving little boys in the world. He got up early today and watched cartoons and then took a 2 hour nap. We went outside on a walk and had our "learning to talk" time. I have taught him to count to 5 and say so many things in the past few weeks. I love little ones and being able to teach them things is such a feeling. Griff starts back to daycare week after next and it is going to be sad for me. He lovessssssss staying with his Nana- although I know daycare will be good for him. I just wish I could be there too! ha...<br />Carson is with his dad this week and I miss him so much. Can't wait to see him when he gets back HOME!! <br />Noah and Nick have been practicing football for a couple of weeks now. This week they have practice 3 nights and are worn out from it. Only one more week before school starts so they all had better enjoy the next week. Hopefully I can take them all to do one last "fun" day before school starts.<br /><br />Here is the daily verse that popped up.... It is really amazing how often each verse seems appropriate for things going on around me at the time.<br /><br /><strong>Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is crooked though he be rich. - Proverbs 28:6 </strong><br /><br />Will update soon !!Updates on our ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00149264051615870570noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435865712969330400.post-71451163510853925922009-07-21T22:33:00.003-05:002009-07-21T22:42:48.210-05:00July 21...For all things are for your sakes, so that the grace which is spreading to more and more people may cause the giving of thanks to abound to the glory of God. - 2 Corinthians 4:15 <br /><br />Today is Danny's birthday..... the years are zooming by.. He had an eventful day _ I guess!! He worked in the yard and went to the boys football practice. Nothing he enjoys More than helping with whatever sports the kids are in at the time. Football season just around the corner....<br /><br />Please pray for a very close friend of Noah and Nick's. His name is Matthew and he was in an auto accident yesterday. He was med flighted and has a fractured skull and lost his arm right below the elbow. Matthew is 13, played football and was on the wresting team and it is going to be a tough road for him. He is in good spirits and the boys talked to him today. Just breaks my heart for everyone involved as I know this will be a challenge for Matthew the rest of his life. But- like other things that have happened all around us- it could have been so much worse. <br /><br />I kept Carson and Griff today and Jessica and Halle Grace came over for awhile. Griff is growing up so fast and talking non stop. He loves Carson so much and hugged and kissed on him alot today. <br /><br />Tomorrow is a busy day with lots of things going on. Updates soon!<br />Continue to check for update on KateMcrae and pray for her and family. Kate begins her chemo treatments tomorrow.Updates on our ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00149264051615870570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435865712969330400.post-88370577390618890802009-07-19T11:45:00.001-05:002009-07-19T11:45:24.383-05:00Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father who is in heaven will also forgive you your transgressions. - Mark 11:25Updates on our ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00149264051615870570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435865712969330400.post-39296463368301881852009-07-19T10:56:00.010-05:002009-07-19T11:41:32.366-05:00Vacation!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbrDCjJ_aO3gd56ec-5dC8xbzVTiZbiqGskd4YE7OQr8cPWixtGzVQ0WQIBbYq3cYhbme1vZstWKrFoBhCjP6RnlnkoaOrtIuuSABr6ng6wr1xjwFwA_hpGDiPmZcAovCxmwXIN_RAUWA/s1600-h/IMG_1512.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbrDCjJ_aO3gd56ec-5dC8xbzVTiZbiqGskd4YE7OQr8cPWixtGzVQ0WQIBbYq3cYhbme1vZstWKrFoBhCjP6RnlnkoaOrtIuuSABr6ng6wr1xjwFwA_hpGDiPmZcAovCxmwXIN_RAUWA/s320/IMG_1512.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360212285152887170" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhekgVhmJzWs-NwyeF5T1nV1-W5-Tzv-ovh9VPM7VJuxFiZAlg1jT6pW8YabCynvZqDDAOKb3iNYmRrL1PsCjbUrMRTtYzZCj5eZQOB_Zowvk6IsZq-vT2NhVMfHoktNcyYNIxN3voV0Uk/s1600-h/IMG_1391.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0tn1KZjN7-m0AarwKKZdomm4bDtvUriUjsU2O4vaRlGcTI07HLE6S4i9ogTBQjgd6Dx3ni44d1tKG3Kus7r2fB93utx1iVN0As_2KTDRaEqXPJuiWreiF7udnp1_pc60xnRYHMe8NfGo/s320/IMG_0021.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5360207811066304146" /></a><br /><br />We had such a blast on vacation -but back to the real world....<br />I have been busy with the grandkids (love my job!) and several other things going on.<br />Gotten hooked on silly "farm town" and just haven't posted.<br />Please continue to keep katemcrae in your prayers.. I can't even imagine what this family is going through. Her parents have such strong faith and it amazes me ! <br /><br />Nick stayed 3 days with us last week and I really enjoyed it. He came one day and just never was ready to go home.. Finally on Friday I told him we both needed a break.. Noah was here a couple of nights and I had Griff during the day. (and Halle Grace one day for a few hours) We had an awesome week and hopefully this week will be as much fun. Nick has already ask to come back for awhile. School will be starting soon so I guess we better enjoy these last few weeks. <br />My friend Connie and I went to a good friends birthday celebration at "The Melting Pot - BridgeStreet one night last week. I took a few pictures but haven't downloaded them yet. We had a great time and loved seeing old friends (not old in age- Ruth.. ha!) and catching up a bit.<br />Then last night I went to another birthday celebration for my favorite 15 year old! This girl I love to death and have known since she was a baby. Her older sister happens to be one of my very best (most dependable) friends in the world. I have enjoyed seeing miss K. grow up and I am proud of the young lady she is becoming!<br /><br />Going to post a few beach pictures and hopefully will update later this week.<br /><br />Life is good and God is good!Updates on our ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00149264051615870570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435865712969330400.post-69902194606414026752009-07-04T09:12:00.004-05:002009-07-04T09:27:19.175-05:00I am back!!Well- due to comments by some people - I had decided not to "blog" -but you know- I have decided these people are not to control my life or make my decisions and I am going to do what makes ME happy. <br />Alot has gone on in the past few months - and I realize if I had blogged regularly I could have kept up with it myself... ha! I can barly remember what happened yesterday.. so by blogging my REAL friends and family can keep up. So- if my blog bothers anyone- they need to just stay off of it.. : ) <br />I really need to just pray for people who don't understand and I am going to TRY to do that.... <br />The way I actually got into "blogging" my true friends know.. And my reason to get back into it- lead me full circle to my reason I started it. I still daily check updates on my "blog" world and for days have had such a heavy heart for someone I have come to know through this. So today I ask special prayers for a special little girl and her family. Please spread the word and pray for Kate McRae... Please follow this link and read the journal (from the beginning)<br />http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/mcraekate<br /><br />This family is taking a path they sure never expected to. I so realize God IS in control and at any given moment could take any of our loved ones away from us. It doesn't matter how much money you put out there, how many lies you tell, how evil you can be .... God is more powerful and controls it all. It scares me so and makes me realize how much closer to him I need to be.<br />Kate's mom has an amazing amount of faith even during this difficult situation they are going through. <br />I am sorry if this blog has people wondering where I am coming from (or going) just keep checking back for updates.. : )<br />On another note- tomorrow my family is off for a 7 day beach trip. I can't wait to have some "down time" with the gang. And afterwards I will update with new pictures... Halle Grace and Griff have grown so much and changing daily. The older boys all are just growing up- but will post new pics soon!!!!!!!<br />Happy 4th of July and again please pray for Kate and visit caring bridge...Updates on our ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00149264051615870570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435865712969330400.post-50795191589073553472009-07-04T09:11:00.000-05:002009-07-04T09:12:00.621-05:00Now may the God who gives perseverance and encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus, so that with one accord you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, accept one another, just as Christ also accepted us to the glory of God. - Romans 15:5-7Updates on our ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00149264051615870570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435865712969330400.post-91473655863082849302009-05-25T20:38:00.030-05:002009-05-25T21:48:43.097-05:00Memorial DayWell- I have been on a "blog vacation" it seems.. (Again) Alot going on and I just haven't taken the time to blog it seems.I have still checked in daily with my "blog friends" but haven't taken the time to write. I have gotten hooked on facebook games, been reading a book ( I seldom read) and working on Bible School things in what spare time I have. I have been keeping grandkids and been on the go!! This should be another busy week. It is the last week of school for Carson, Nick,Noah and Marshall.. as well as Jessica (who teaches!) I think she is more excited to be out than any of the boys are.<br />I am going to post a few pictures of some things that have been going on in the past week and a half.<br /><br />Mother's Day- <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGqMa-eFBD6uYcj39tB9Eo51ub01WPYA5r1ASlNhawGcP9FqCY0RTSfF11sH5Ayf5fKk5yC-j7qcBSLRlzZsSSkTXw7XtXEDaHTdQHsDSOPaD6ptCC3GKmVR8BcuOMiQUuc3bT-HRWiYg/s1600-h/IMG_1023.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGqMa-eFBD6uYcj39tB9Eo51ub01WPYA5r1ASlNhawGcP9FqCY0RTSfF11sH5Ayf5fKk5yC-j7qcBSLRlzZsSSkTXw7XtXEDaHTdQHsDSOPaD6ptCC3GKmVR8BcuOMiQUuc3bT-HRWiYg/s320/IMG_1023.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339944629485626050" /></a><br /><br />One of my Mother's day gifts.... my favorite! It has all three of their handprints on it.... ahhhhhhhhhh.........<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBoB9MbQzS4wAeo0Qzjd2TUo3ZMJZK2Y22z3xp8kCNh1-q51uM4mHb4s9DW-y_hKodD58fYqGgfpQOjNIeMx-QNDhaX89uE3sYHM8p2gbBSO-ToIsS9yW7-1RvYSqnEpRZ6DERk8msbm4/s1600-h/IMG_1010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBoB9MbQzS4wAeo0Qzjd2TUo3ZMJZK2Y22z3xp8kCNh1-q51uM4mHb4s9DW-y_hKodD58fYqGgfpQOjNIeMx-QNDhaX89uE3sYHM8p2gbBSO-ToIsS9yW7-1RvYSqnEpRZ6DERk8msbm4/s320/IMG_1010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339944626905888194" /></a><br /><br />Keeping Halle Grace - she loovessssssss her blankets and will not sleep without them! (and I love this...)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3sBqSLNrh7NnOYS8jeeCyYEPhcc-LklYR-q6usg-WfZMOD4Kp5AkL9ZT84dYjYw9mIVkHpxhI1Cgany_r6FPlPTU8MCq0jAtv2l_yXFLpzvrDQ_4RhWkjM3SukYG_022msEYw51Lokbw/s1600-h/IMG_1041.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3sBqSLNrh7NnOYS8jeeCyYEPhcc-LklYR-q6usg-WfZMOD4Kp5AkL9ZT84dYjYw9mIVkHpxhI1Cgany_r6FPlPTU8MCq0jAtv2l_yXFLpzvrDQ_4RhWkjM3SukYG_022msEYw51Lokbw/s320/IMG_1041.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339944621349331618" /></a><br /><br />This is just part of our morning walking group. We all try to go do something about once every couple of weeks. Last week we went to Wendy's and hung out by her pond/pool for awhile. Here are a few pictures. Her yard is so pretty- she works out in it alot. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXVHvXG2t61hRPyBQqAGpgASHPcF5bXTqrgz8BNheWexpbPtjOBeMu1jK-CPMh6RM5Gwhyphenhyphen33UyAD3tgn5BSnOu7QOkkZCBt7wFne4y7cBBR4xLgeBX7IKnIJTDNpgBpiaPB4qEnCZLV8U/s1600-h/IMG_1052.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXVHvXG2t61hRPyBQqAGpgASHPcF5bXTqrgz8BNheWexpbPtjOBeMu1jK-CPMh6RM5Gwhyphenhyphen33UyAD3tgn5BSnOu7QOkkZCBt7wFne4y7cBBR4xLgeBX7IKnIJTDNpgBpiaPB4qEnCZLV8U/s320/IMG_1052.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339947822305485266" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglIRdv7MaCokolI-BRrIFLHY4ceiuZDZBe7z9tqygV5HxeXi3fMFC8blE-b7QTh5SYdOzIRmeH4MmmmRV8WcW7yZ4SIGSP_Ymn5schrmYy5lbeEtAOgMwfBWNDkZ-RNfXJk8SkwD5oxYg/s1600-h/IMG_1057.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglIRdv7MaCokolI-BRrIFLHY4ceiuZDZBe7z9tqygV5HxeXi3fMFC8blE-b7QTh5SYdOzIRmeH4MmmmRV8WcW7yZ4SIGSP_Ymn5schrmYy5lbeEtAOgMwfBWNDkZ-RNfXJk8SkwD5oxYg/s320/IMG_1057.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339947813052316082" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgArtEtAQjtpX9VH7o73-9MzBuuvHqEV9ycc07JtUEVACL2ik8ESkKoRv1Kit88WJYINl9tzCQArFgkw06DZLX6ufMWJzVm3FbfeBQPjNgAN3dpbxt7z8XG7rOSyuYLcEPayR5iRsspN8Q/s1600-h/IMG_1063.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgArtEtAQjtpX9VH7o73-9MzBuuvHqEV9ycc07JtUEVACL2ik8ESkKoRv1Kit88WJYINl9tzCQArFgkw06DZLX6ufMWJzVm3FbfeBQPjNgAN3dpbxt7z8XG7rOSyuYLcEPayR5iRsspN8Q/s320/IMG_1063.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339947807487335826" /></a><br /><br /><br />Carson has been really sick with a viral infection. He went back to school for field day and here are a couple pictures from that also. They all had a fun morning!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfbJfyqcUGj1KJN_EFDbwigVRdw4qq3Y2ABC2x-IKQrhsNKjbDxkc1a40aZn3TCKc_JFjwXgpAVdCgf97cOcDSWpHJRKfn7G2xQ9Lfon5PjEd3ww7XK3tj5Oq2elTZVaytVihCnFGgUwo/s1600-h/IMG_1118.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfbJfyqcUGj1KJN_EFDbwigVRdw4qq3Y2ABC2x-IKQrhsNKjbDxkc1a40aZn3TCKc_JFjwXgpAVdCgf97cOcDSWpHJRKfn7G2xQ9Lfon5PjEd3ww7XK3tj5Oq2elTZVaytVihCnFGgUwo/s320/IMG_1118.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339949767028170274" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5nrSl6eVml5Ncj1kJfX51oUMGjZGITMAlrWvF_65c-hRpAKv7mzH3f2FfJthMBC2CbPCud-CdI8uiA-2YnrPck5R7XgagZ9za-1nA56n6ztw5U5aMh2wj4RDCxxM0sSAYisq8fk64F1Q/s1600-h/IMG_1092.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5nrSl6eVml5Ncj1kJfX51oUMGjZGITMAlrWvF_65c-hRpAKv7mzH3f2FfJthMBC2CbPCud-CdI8uiA-2YnrPck5R7XgagZ9za-1nA56n6ztw5U5aMh2wj4RDCxxM0sSAYisq8fk64F1Q/s320/IMG_1092.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339949764194137154" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3oB6sZBI7LsDd2gFCCbvVjmqczlbJ_6q5ssRdf6WRSnXuFW5Jw_8itGbeShPxcNmPemOiwHX1X7tpAtqPtGF2ElY5yQ5-mLfdAcIbPYnkB_vKZOVvAdZdqMI0GIRv0c53mvniZ2dXklE/s1600-h/IMG_1114.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3oB6sZBI7LsDd2gFCCbvVjmqczlbJ_6q5ssRdf6WRSnXuFW5Jw_8itGbeShPxcNmPemOiwHX1X7tpAtqPtGF2ElY5yQ5-mLfdAcIbPYnkB_vKZOVvAdZdqMI0GIRv0c53mvniZ2dXklE/s320/IMG_1114.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339949756402019986" /></a><br /><br />My best friend Connie and her husband were going to a little thing with animals at it and invited me to take the boys last week. Danny was at work- (he misses alot of things with the kids!) Anyway- Griff loved the animals! Here are a couple pictures of him . (Carson was not crazy over this trip... He had rather have been playing his games.. ha!)<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhewPRxi89VhStIWIsw9b5FgEafY10-1xw3uynYtEVUWkawC2wJVsaxT6gVmbDir8WQ20MSPLkFKI3pwP7rGnESJKDhYI0f4DsQVmuR4BlOLeRFo6DhvfYtlt2x6G4F9g4IW44Oiee1V6E/s1600-h/IMG_1139.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhewPRxi89VhStIWIsw9b5FgEafY10-1xw3uynYtEVUWkawC2wJVsaxT6gVmbDir8WQ20MSPLkFKI3pwP7rGnESJKDhYI0f4DsQVmuR4BlOLeRFo6DhvfYtlt2x6G4F9g4IW44Oiee1V6E/s320/IMG_1139.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339951526430640834" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkeybL8sho8n-7RoJikxee88JoLBo7bF30xzK6OXKKea1iVNKBlk12lnKShxWCVT0NAvMMtBsmWMaWFCQIg9fl5M9__KvUEdD_Euu_JQwSsiT34hH1bWGhO5NHEvDNhCQf2MiagKZAHDY/s1600-h/IMG_1154.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkeybL8sho8n-7RoJikxee88JoLBo7bF30xzK6OXKKea1iVNKBlk12lnKShxWCVT0NAvMMtBsmWMaWFCQIg9fl5M9__KvUEdD_Euu_JQwSsiT34hH1bWGhO5NHEvDNhCQf2MiagKZAHDY/s320/IMG_1154.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339951521367631698" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27IGOtOwyECJdGcGJXf0u2Glj6YfMLbBffJUzyrqXEx0NPf7ONSblXoPMfkvpWf-jJElMXzJ1xido9UqTxDYJxYLPUjZeRPaUpb8QIcYSvti20oqP0dWpOl2nyiXeRo2Ike8GXtgRtTc/s1600-h/IMG_1164.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi27IGOtOwyECJdGcGJXf0u2Glj6YfMLbBffJUzyrqXEx0NPf7ONSblXoPMfkvpWf-jJElMXzJ1xido9UqTxDYJxYLPUjZeRPaUpb8QIcYSvti20oqP0dWpOl2nyiXeRo2Ike8GXtgRtTc/s320/IMG_1164.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339951515599210994" /></a><br /><br />Sunday was Danny's family reunion and all of our kids got to go (which is unusual) We went to Sunday School since Danny was off (which is unusual too..) It was a rainy day but all of the kids had fun being together. Danny was thrilled to get to show off Griff and Halle Grace (since most of his cousins, aunts and uncles had never seen either of them) <br />After the reunion Danny and I took Carson and Noah with us to decoration where my grandparents are buried. Then on the way home we went by Pet Depot and to the Dairy Queen. Noah went to Kristen's for awhile to play with Carson and then they all came back to our house and played games. I had told the boys we would camp out in the tent possibly last night- but it was muddy and rainy so we put that on hold for a couple of weeks. They all have so much fun when they get together.<br />Today Danny took Marshall to a Memorial Day event in Guntersville, Kristen's family went to a BUGS event in Huntsville. I enjoyed a lazy day at home. Marshall came back and spent the day with us. Danny and Marshall watched movies and I read.Even though I am not working right now- I hate for the long week-end to end.<br />I have another busy week ahead. I am keeping Halle Grace a couple of days, going to a couple of events at the boys schools and going to walk some with the girls. A couple of the girls have taken jobs and it is sad to know we can't all be together. We have really enjoyed the time we have had.<br />Enjoy your week... Lots going on for me - keep us all in your prayers.Updates on our ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00149264051615870570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435865712969330400.post-3382969813231112352009-05-12T11:04:00.013-05:002009-05-12T18:58:26.021-05:00Springtime!Well- it seems to have rained for 40 days or nights straight..... I am so ready for pretty, warm weather and no rain for awhile. The weather forecast looks promising for the next few days....<br /><br />First of all- blogging can be addicting- although very few of my friends have I really gotten to love it as much as I do. I have several "blog friends" that even thought I don't daily post- I always check on their blog and get updates almost daily. It is addicting and you feel such a bond to these families and what they are going through. On a sad note-my heart broke as I learned this morning that baby Kayleigh went to Jesus last night after a courageous, but much too short, life. Please wrap your loving arms around this family as they mourn their amazing daughter's passing? I have read the blog on Kayleigh since she was born and it breaks my heart. But now this little angel will no longer hurt or have surgeries... she is in the arms of Jesus...<br /><br /><center> <a href="http://kayleighannefreeman.blogspot.com"> <img src="http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r208/jennisajoy/BLOG%20DESIGN/ONCEUPONABLOG/KaleighAnnbuttoncopy.jpg"/> </a></center> <br /><br />I had a good week-end. Friday I went and watched Special Olympics. Jessica teaches Special Ed. and I went and watched these kids. It was so touching to see them participate and the smiles on their faces.... I loved it! We should all slow down and not take things for granted! Here are just a couple of pics...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioRZrAFnYyhQ2o0NZBzujFdWtoWxvPy7JmVkifVI6iQavRYZ9cnfojvKLHPDzTEEtSuHVStAAsBzMWzrIz_XYB_wRzznaKfOEh6sJnMLH9fz2tr3Z2BCOISod1v_Xxwxeg1h_eBCpa5H0/s1600-h/IMG_0976.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioRZrAFnYyhQ2o0NZBzujFdWtoWxvPy7JmVkifVI6iQavRYZ9cnfojvKLHPDzTEEtSuHVStAAsBzMWzrIz_XYB_wRzznaKfOEh6sJnMLH9fz2tr3Z2BCOISod1v_Xxwxeg1h_eBCpa5H0/s320/IMG_0976.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334975255440118850" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHZeYXRst-7-V-bdQKZkjUacIW10l8QEEUdnsg6H2IUWDBWvNt5OPB0ikghSbp_-3eMhCE7OIvOlO5IaSJmaU3z0WDaCZZTJza_9mUwneawznImB7P3aHNgSjZF82ygbLMUD7XQ-l5R74/s1600-h/IMG_0977.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHZeYXRst-7-V-bdQKZkjUacIW10l8QEEUdnsg6H2IUWDBWvNt5OPB0ikghSbp_-3eMhCE7OIvOlO5IaSJmaU3z0WDaCZZTJza_9mUwneawznImB7P3aHNgSjZF82ygbLMUD7XQ-l5R74/s320/IMG_0977.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334975249902975010" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Sunday I had an awesome Mother's Day.Danny worked and then went to visit his mom -and I took Carson to church. After church we all met for lunch and I got to spend time with my girls and their families. They got me the sweetest gift - will post pictures of it (once I download em)<br /><br />Saturday was one of my very best friends ( Connie) birthday - she turned 50! We had her a little birthday party, meal... Connie is one of those friends who I can honestly say I could call on at any time- and she would come running. I value her friendship more than she can EVER know. And I hope we are both around along time.<br /><br /><br />I got up this morning and went and picked up Carson and Griff and took them to school/daycare. I went and walked with my "walking buds" and since I am up and out anyway- sometimes decide to go get the boys and take them- such an extra touch to start my day!<br /><br />Going to meet Michael is another hour to get Halle Grace for the afternoon. I hope she doesn't have "a colicky" day and look forward to seeing the little miss.<br /><br />Opps.. forgot to mention- last Thursday I had the kids and took them to the park. Jessica met me and picked up HG- but had to include a picture of her from earlier... <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheqZ1jg7bWYXrKK8PiCqdjLoEC1-CYJALkkXsdmu8eQN7VM0MgC0H2E9qDMpO3wwatSTKQwLlbJfIUqACzi5RvjGfPgP5-QqSn4wllyNxAhfYXtMqzqNB2cvpHKg7SnScbk5Jg_VWRXKI/s1600-h/IMG_0948.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheqZ1jg7bWYXrKK8PiCqdjLoEC1-CYJALkkXsdmu8eQN7VM0MgC0H2E9qDMpO3wwatSTKQwLlbJfIUqACzi5RvjGfPgP5-QqSn4wllyNxAhfYXtMqzqNB2cvpHKg7SnScbk5Jg_VWRXKI/s320/IMG_0948.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334978094494530994" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDyTHQ3Vt9CNPee9fp7_KITMFcN1VYMIRuuPIlEWEjixoZ9FB3t_TzUNjxc6T4MUFLqUQKTQIFXG4XDyImqiNTR9bEqb6o420hYI9LQKdBbLWi0QEcdxxdesgRCZdLa0NCNIBjSxZ3HI/s1600-h/IMG_0953.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVDyTHQ3Vt9CNPee9fp7_KITMFcN1VYMIRuuPIlEWEjixoZ9FB3t_TzUNjxc6T4MUFLqUQKTQIFXG4XDyImqiNTR9bEqb6o420hYI9LQKdBbLWi0QEcdxxdesgRCZdLa0NCNIBjSxZ3HI/s320/IMG_0953.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334978087040950834" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMGXmB9-lzkuNvUcyHOfq7rqYRZfv6Klhyphenhyphenr5pgr7BWyir5dCq9-GGcdEDLdiuJdROo9RW7NWcpFoTIPpA933qvzpF742xNh5WEfvfoZiRMhFcVMfnhfqm6tgGOCwopGrJ-gbapMGnrURA/s1600-h/IMG_0929.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMGXmB9-lzkuNvUcyHOfq7rqYRZfv6Klhyphenhyphenr5pgr7BWyir5dCq9-GGcdEDLdiuJdROo9RW7NWcpFoTIPpA933qvzpF742xNh5WEfvfoZiRMhFcVMfnhfqm6tgGOCwopGrJ-gbapMGnrURA/s320/IMG_0929.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334978081829349106" /></a><br /><br />Noah and Nick have a ballgame tonight-hopefully they will win- or at least play good... Updates soon.Updates on our ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00149264051615870570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435865712969330400.post-29784773647637746072009-05-07T22:22:00.005-05:002009-05-07T22:43:49.814-05:00Another week has flown by.........Well, it is already Thursday and where has the week gone?<br />Last night I took Carson to church and I went to my Bible Study. We had an awesome study and as tired as I was before going- I was glad I went.<br />Today I kept Halle Grace again. I went and met Jessica at the school where she teaches and took her back home with me. She had an awesome day and I was sooooo glad! The day seemed to fly by and it was soon time to take her back to her mommy. I went and picked up both Carson and Griff and I took all 3 little ones to the walking trail in Guntersville. (Which is right in front of the school) Jessica has a short meeting after school so we sat at the picnic tables till she got out. After she left I took the boys to the playground and we also fed the ducks and went down to the lake for awhile. It has rained so much and was so muddy but we had a good time. Carson begged to take them back one day soon so they can play even longer.<br />I made a few pictures but haven't downloaded them yet - hopefully I can add them soon.<br />Tomorrow Jessica has Special Olympics and I plan to go and watch and possibly help them out some. If I could do anything it would be to work with kids with disabilities ( or maybe St. Judes) Anyway- Jessica teaches Special Ed. and is very passionate about her job and students. I have always taken an interest in this and look forward to Special Olympics tomorrow. I plan to make pictures and will update hopefully over the week-end. <br />I have another busy week-end and hope it finally is sunny again.<br />Carson has missed church for 2 weeks and ask me yesterday- if I was sure he would finally get to go back to church and how many more days. It makes me happy to know he loves it so- and I hope he continues to look forward to church.<br /><em><strong><br />Proverbs 22:6 (King James Version)<br /><br />Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.</strong></em><br /><br />I know I don't have alot of control over things but I do feel I will never regret taking him to church. When HG and Griff get older I hope I have the opportunity to have them involved in church and I hope they enjoy it as much as Carson does now.<br /><br />Oh and tonight my nephew, Corey graduated (again) He will officially be a Physical Therapist and has worked so hard to achieve this goal. I am so proud of him and know he is ready to finally start getting paid for the work he does! Corey and Lindsey have the new baby (Myles) and Lindsey is a PTA ( Physical Therapy Assistant) She will be going back to work soon also- but hopefully only part time.Updates on our ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00149264051615870570noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1435865712969330400.post-70493793627061462822009-05-04T21:18:00.004-05:002009-05-04T21:52:12.681-05:00Not Me MondayWelcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by <a href="http://www.mycharmingkids.net">MckMama</a>. You can head over to <a href="http://www.mycharmingkids.net">her blog</a> to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.<br /><br />This is my first time to do the "Not Me Monday" and I doubt I do it often but here are a few for today.<br /><br />Jessica did not have to go to work this morning and I did not get up and drive to meet her and pick up Halle Grace. I didn't then go pick up Carson and take him to school...<br />Then H.G. did not have her "tummy issues" and cry probably 3 hours today.. Then I didn't load her up- go pick up Carson from school, take Carson to the orthodonist, go pick up Griff -and bring them all 3 home. Danny and I didn't swap up bouncing H.G. while the other played with Griff on the swing set. And I didn't make Carson do 3 pages of homework, feed the boys McDonald's, give them all 3 a bath before Kristen got home at 6 pm.<br />And I am sure not going to be glad when HG outgrows this "colic" No- not me.....<br />Poor, poor baby (and poor, poor parents!) I really did not almost cry several times today just because Halle Grace was.<br />Jessica did not seem to call 6 times to check on the baby today and everytime she called- the baby didn't happen to be crying at the top of her lungs.... She wasn't upset that she had to work today- and I sure wasn't wishing she wasn't working today!!!! Nah......<br />And No- I am not wondering why in the world I am glad I am not working now so I can watch the grandkids more...<br />I am not glad it is time to go to bed and I am sure not worn out from a busy day.. NO- not me!!!<br />Oh but I am sure not so in love with this "colicky" baby - and Mr. Carson and Griff. And I sure don't wonder how I ever lived before they came along..... Nah........<br />( But- oh I didn't just tell Kristen today to please consider having her tubes tied.. ha!) Nah- not me... : )Updates on our ganghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00149264051615870570noreply@blogger.com1