Thursday, October 8, 2009

ZOO FUN AND BIG CHANGES !


YES, WE WENT TO THE ZOO AGAIN! DON'T ASK WHAT NUMBER OF TIMES THIS MAKES FOR US NOW THIS YEAR! ITS A BUNCH, THAT'S ALL I KNOW! BUT WE HAD TO GO TODAY BECAUSE WE HAD TO SEE THE NEW EXHIBIT, TETON TREK, BEFORE EVERYONE ELSE. ONLY MEMBERS GOT TO SEE IT THIS WEEK SO OF COURSE WE WANTED TO BEAT THE CROWD! AND MAN WAS IT WORTH IT! SEEING THE BEAR CUBS WAS SO NEAT! THEY WERE OUT SWIMMING IN THE WATER AND EVERYTHING! THEY EVEN HAVE FISH IN THE STREAM FOR THEM TO CATCH AND EAT JUST LIKE IF THEY WERE IN THE WILD! AWESOME!!! MOM CASEY AND HIS FRIEND MACKENZIE WENT WITH US! I THINK MOM AND I HAVE SAID THAT WE WOULD NOT GO BACK TO THE ZOO AGAIN UNTIL THE WEATHER GOT COOLER BUT GUESS WHAT...WE PICKED THE LAST HOT MUGGY DAY OF THE YEAR TO GO TODAY! IT WAS SO HOT AND STICKY! UGH!! SO WE PROMISED YET AGAIN THAT WE WILL NOT BE BACK UNTIL IT GOT A LIL COOLER OUTSDIE! SO NEXT TIME IT WILL PROBABLY BE SO COLD WE WONT WANT TO GO BACK UNTIL ITS HOT AGAIN! OH WELL! I THINK WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO GO TO THE ZOO BOO THIS YEAR! WE HAVE NEVER BEEN BECAUSE IT SEEMS SO EXPENSIVE EVEN IF YOUR A MEMBER TO GET IN. I THINK ITS LIKE $10 A PERSON EVEN IF YOUR A MEMBER! A LIL CRAZY I THINK BUT I'M SURE WE WILL GO THIS YEAR! AND IVE HEARD THAT AT CHRISTMAS TIME IT REALLY COOL ALSO! SO WE WILL PROBABLY BE AT THE ZOO AROUND CHRISTMAS TOO! MAYBE WE SHOULD JUST MOVE IN OR SOMETHING! LOL!
SO HERE IS JAYCIE TODAY HOLDING HER OWN BOTTLE! SHE AND CARTER ARE GROWING UP WAY TO FAST! ITS SO SAD TO ME TO THINK MY KIDS WILL BE GROWN BEFORE A BLINK OF AN EYE! THAT'S WHY ITS SO IMPORTANT TO GENE AND I TO DO EVERYTHING POSSIBLE WITH OUR KIDS AND TO SPEND AS MUCH TIME AS WE CAN WITH THEM! ONE DAY, WHEN THEY ARE TEENAGERS I'M SURE,THEY WONT WANT TO SPEND TIME WITH US AND THAT'S WHEN HAVING ALL THESE MEMORIES OF US DOING THINGS TOGETHER WILL COME IN HANDY! GENE AND I ARE CONSIDERING DOWN SIZING OUR HOUSE AND EVERYTHING SO THAT WE WILL HAVE MORE MONEY AND TIME TO GO MORE PLACES AND ENJOY THE SHORT TIME WE HAVE WITH OUR CHILDREN WHILE THEY ARE YOUNG. SO IF YOU SEE OUR HOUSE UP FOR SALE SOON, YOU KNOW WHY. WE DONT WANT TO HAVE TO WORK AND WORK AND WORK THE SHORT DAYS AWAY AND THEN IN 18 YEARS WHEN OUR CHILDREN ARE GROWN, WONDER WHERE ALL THE TIME WENT AND WHY DIDN'T WE DO MORE WITH THEM! DOWN SIZING JUST A LITTLE BIT WOULD OPEN A WHOLE NEW WORLD FOR US AND THATS REALLY WHAT WE WANT RIGHT NOW! GENE SISTER JUST MOVED TO ORLANDO FLORIDA AND WE SO WANT TO BE ABLE TO GO STAY WITH HER 2 OR 3 TIMES A YEAR AND TAKE THE KIDS TO DISNEY AND GO TO THE BEACH AND ALL THAT! WE LOVE TO TAKE ROAD TRIPS AND GO PLACES, WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO UP AND GO WHEN WE WANT WITH OUR KIDS! LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO WORK IT AWAY. GOD HAS REALLY BEEN SPEAKING TO OUR HEARTS ABOUT THIS! THIS HAS BEEN A HARD DECISION FOR US BUT GENE AND I HAVE COME TO PEACE WITH IT! WE WILL BE SO MUCH HAPPIER OUT OF THIS SUBDIVISION IN THE COUNTRY WITH A LIL MORE ROOM TO BREATH! WE ARE NOT 100% HAPPY IN THE SUBDIVISION, GENE HAS ALWAYS WANTED TO LIVE OUT IN THE COUNTRY WITH A LIL LAND. WE WANT TO BUILD A HOUSE SOMETIME SOON AND THAT'S OUR PLAN! SO GOD HAS CREATED A PATH FOR US AND WE ARE TAKING IT. WE NEED THIS CHANGE IN OUR LIFE AND HE IS GOING TO HELP US ALONG THE WAY! YES I KNOW ( ALL MY FAMILY READING THIS) WE HAVEN'T SAID ANYTHING TO ANYONE. WE HAVE BEEN JUST TALKING ABOUT IT AND PRAYING ABOUT IT AND I THINK THIS IS WHAT WE REALLY WANT TO DO! DON'T FREAK OUT! IT MIGHT TAKE A WHILE TO SELL OUR HOUSE SO WE MIGHT BE HERE FOR A LIL WHILE LONGER! WE ARE EXCITED TO BE DOING THIS! OUR CHILDREN ARE OUR FIRST PRIORITY AND WE HAVE GOT TO GET IT TOGETHER AND START ENJOY GOD'S MAGNIFICENT WORLD AROUND US! HAVING A BEAUTIFUL HOUSE IN A NICE SUBDIVISION IS NICE AND ALL BUT I'M ALWAYS FEELING LIKE ITS ABOUT KEEPING UP WITH THE JONES' AND I HATE THAT MORE THAN ANYTHING AND GENE DOES TOO! ITS ALWAYS ABOUT WHO HAS WHAT AND BLAH BLAH BLAH! WE WANT TO GIVE OUR CHILDREN THE BEST OF US AND THE BEST THAT THEY DESERVE. WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO GIVE MORE TO OUR CHURCH AND BE ABLE TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE IN NEED. WE WANT TO SERVE OUR LORD IN THE WAYS HE WANTS US TO AND TO DOWNSIZE IS THE FIRST STEP! WE DONT HAVE TO LIVE IN LUXURY TO BE HAPPY. OUR FAMILY MAKE US HAPPY. HAVING EACH OTHER IS ALL WE NEED. WE COULD LIVE IN A SHOE BOX AND BE JUST AS HAPPY CUZ WE HAVE EACH OTHER AND WE HAVE OUR GOD AND WE HAVE OUR HEALTH! SO THANK YOU LORD FOR SPEAKING TO US AND HELPING US FIND OUR WAY! WE ARE SO BLESSED AND SO THANKFUL!!!










2 comments:

  1. I always love reading your blog but tonight I was so sad. We haven't even gotten the chance to know each other and now you and Gene may be moving. I know you need to do what God is speaking to you to do but I really hope yall can stay next door. It's nice having Christian neighbors that look out for us and we know we can trust. I will keep yall in my prayers

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  2. I love living in the country... And the best part about building (or in my case, remodeling) is that you can make your house what YOU want it, and not have to work with what a builder has already built. I am happy for you, and hope everything works out for you and your family!!!

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