Sunday, January 30, 2011

PARK TIME

 JUST A COUPLE PICTURES I GOT OF THE KIDS AT THE PARK YESTERDAY!

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY!

 YESTERDAY WAS SO BEAUTIFUL! THE WEATHER WAS SOOO NICE FOR JANUARY! I TOOK THE KIDS TO THE PARK AND AFTER NAP TIME WE WENT OUTSIDE TO RIDE BIKES! THE KIDS HAD A BLAST AND SO DID EM, ADAM, AND I WATCHING THEM! I JUST THANK GOD FOR THESE BEAUTIFUL DAYS AND PRICELESS MEMORIES OF MY CHILDREN!



 THIS IS CARTER'S NEW FAVORITE THING TO DO. RIDE DOWN THE DRIVE WAY ON HIS BIKE! I KNOW HE DID IT ABOUT 50 TIMES OR MORE YESTERDAY! IT WAS SO FUNNY!
 MISS SASSY CAN RIDE HER BIKE NOW!AT CHRISTMAS WHEN SHE GOT THIS BIKE SHE COULDN'T PUSH THE PEDALS AND A MONTH LATER AFTER TRYING EVERY DAY SHE FINALLY HAS IT DOWN! SO PROUD!


HE LITERALLY CARRIED HIS BIKE BACK UP THE DRIVE WAY EVERY TIME AFTER RIDING IT DOWN! LOL

Friday, January 28, 2011

SHOPPING DAY

 TODAY ME, MRS. JOAN AND THE KIDS WENT TO TUNICA SHOPPING FOR THE KIDS SOME NEW CLOTHES AND SHOES! I LOVE GOING THERE SINCE THEY HAVE ALL MY FAVORITE CHILDREN'S STORES RIGHT THERE TOGETHER! WE HAD A FUN DAY! THE KIDS ARE STOCKED UP ON CLOTHES, SHOES, AND MOVIES FOR A WHILE NOW, HOPEFULLY!
THE KIDS SHOWING OFF THEIR NEW RAIN COATS, BOOTS, AND BUG CATCHERS!
OH AND I GOT ASKED 3 TIMES BY 3 DIFFERENT PEOPLE TODAY IF THEY WERE TWINS! HA! 

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

A GREAT RAINY DAY

 TODAY WE WENT TO THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF MEMPHIS WITH OUR FRIENDS KELLY, ZOE, AND ZADIE! WE HAD A GREAT TIME!IT WAS A FUN THING TO DO ON A RAINY DAY LIKE TODAY! ME AND THE KIDS HAVE BEEN THERE BEFORE BUT THEY WERE SMALLER AND DIDN'T REALLY GET THE WHOLE EFFECT OF THIS PLACE. ITS A REALLY COOL MUSEUM! ALL HANDS ON TYPE STUFF TO DO! THERE IS A HUGE AIRPLANE AND SLIDE THAT I THINK WAS THE TOP PICK TO DO WHILE THERE. THERE IS ALSO A GROCERY STORE THEY CAN SHOP AT AND SCAN THEIR ITEMS AND CHECK OUT. THERE IS A FIRETRUCK WHICH CARTER LOVES AND A POLICE CAR THEY CAN GET IN. THERE IS ALL SORTS OF STUFF THEY CAN CLIMB ON AND DO! IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT! WE REALLY ENJOYED OURSELVES! ENJOY THE FEW PICTURES I GOT ON MY PHONE. I'M REALLY HOPING I GET A NEW CAMERA FOR MY BIRTHDAY!!! HINT HINT SOMEONE!








Thursday, January 20, 2011

IT'S SNOWING, AGAIN!

 ITS SNOWING AGAIN! ITS BEEN SNOWING FOR A COUPLE HOURS NOW. WHEN THE KIDS GOT UP FROM THEIR NAPS THEY WERE AMAZED BY THE SNOW! WE SOON GOT OUR SNOW SUITS AND GEAR BACK ON AND HEADED OUT TO TRY TO CATCH SNOW FLAKES ON OUR TONGUES! WE ARE NOW BACK INSIDE EATING POPSICLE'S AND WAITING ON DADDY TO GET HOME SO WE CAN GO BACK OUT! 

A NEW CHAPTER

 I'M PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT YESTERDAY STARTED A NEW CHAPTER IN OUR LIVES! GENE GOT SELECTED FOR A NEW JOB AT WORK THIS WEEK! HE NOW WORKS STRAIGHT 8 HOUR DAYS! NO MORE WORKING NIGHTS, WEEKENDS, OR HOLIDAYS! HES NOW A MAINTENANCE COORDINATOR! GOOD THINGS COME WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT! WE HAD NOOOO IDEA THIS WONDERFUL JOB WAS COMING OUR WAY. ONE MINUTE WE WERE SITTING ON THE FLOOR PLAYING WITH OUR KIDS AND THE NEXT MINUTE GENE GOT 2 PHONE CALLS TELLING HIM HE GOT SELECTED FOR THIS JOB IF HE WANTED IT!  YOU KNOW, GOD ANSWERS PRAYERS IN A LOT BIGGER WAY THAN WE COULD IMAGINE! IF WE JUST PRAY AND ARE PATIENT, THEN GOD WILL BLESS US MORE THAN WE COULD EVER ASK FOR!   THIS IS LIKE A DREAM COME TRUE FOR OUR FAMILY! GENE WONT BE MISSING OUT ON SO MUCH ANYMORE. HE WILL BE ABLE TO TUCK OUR CHILDREN IN BED EVERY NIGHT. WE ARE SO EXCITED AND SO PROUD OF GENE! THIS JOB IS  LIL MORE MONEY AN HOUR BUT LESS OVER TIME, BUT WE SAY THAT GOD WOULDN'T HAVE BROUGHT THIS OPPORTUNITY TO US IF IT WASN'T RIGHT FOR US SO WE KNOW GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF US AND WE WILL BE JUST FINE OR EVEN BETTER THAN WE CAN IMAGINE! THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME IN ABOUT 8 YEARS THAT GENE HASN'T WORKED THAT CRAZY SWING SHIFT SO IT MAY TAKE A LIL GETTING USE TO FOR ALL OF US BUT ITS GOING TO BE SO NICE SEEING DADDY AT 3:30 IN THE AFTERNOONS NOW!
CONGRATULATIONS! 
WE LOVE YOU DADDY! YOU MAKE US PROUD!

FUN AT GRAMS AND PAPA'S

 THE KIDS WENT AND SPENT A COUPE HOURS WITH GRAMS AND PAPA LAST NIGHT WHILE GENE, MRS.JOAN AND I WENT TO SEE GENE'S UNCLE JIMMY IN THE HOSPITAL. THE KIDS ALWAYS HAVE FUN AT THEIR HOUSE. THEY ALL GOT IN THEIR FOOTED JAMMIES, MADE A TENT AND PAINTED NAILS AND TOE NAILS! BOO BOO AND DA CAME OVER TO PLAY ALSO! I'M SO THANKFUL FOR OUR FAMILY AND THE LOVE THEY HAVE FOR OUR CHILDREN!



Tuesday, January 18, 2011

HAPPY 21ST BIRTHDAY!

TODAY IS MY COUSIN MORGAN'S 21ST BIRTHDAY! MORGAN, EMILY, AND I USE TO BE 3 PEAS IN A POD GROWING UP! WE WERE ALWAYS TOGETHER, MOSTLY AT HER HOUSE, CLIMBING TREES, RIDING HORSES, HAVING HUGE SLEEPOVERS, WATCHING DISNEY MOVIE AFTER DISNEY MOVIE, AND PLAYING PRANKS ON HER POOR MOM! WE ALSO SPENT COUNTLESS HOURS AT THE POOL IN THE SUMMERS TOGETHER! WE HAD SOME PRETTY COOL DAYS TOGETHER GROWING UP!  WE SOON MOVED AWAY AND WE ALL GREW SOMEWHAT APART BUT WE STILL HAVE SOME GREAT TIMES AND MEMORIES TO TAKE WITH US THROUGH THE YEARS!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MO! HOPE YOUR DAY IS FABULOUS!!!

Monday, January 17, 2011

MY FAVORITE OF ALL TIME

THE KIDS AND I HAVE BEEN WATCHING THIS MOVIE OVER AND OVER THE PAST COUPLE DAYS! IT HAS TO BE MY ALL TIME FAVORITE DISNEY MOVIE EVER!!! I LOVE IT THE SAME AS I ALWAYS REMEMBER LOVING IT AS A KID AND MY KIDS LOVE IT ALMOST AS MUCH AS ME!

WHEN GENE AND I RENEW OUR VOWS ON OUR TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY, I WANT THE BEAUTY AND THE BEAST SONG PLAYED FOR US TO DANCE TO!

Tale as old as time
True as it can be
Barely even friends
Then somebody bends
Unexpectedly
Just a little change
Small to say the least
Both a little scared
Neither one prepared
Beauty and the Beast
Ever just the same 
Ever a surprise 
Ever as before
 Ever just as sure
 As the sun will rise
Tale as old as time 
Tune as old as song
 Bittersweet and strange
 Finding you can change
 Learning you were wrong
 Certain as the sun 
Rising in the east 
Tale as old as time
 Song as old as rhyme
Beauty and the Beast

Sunday, January 16, 2011

I LOVE A GOOD BOOK

I LOVE A GOOD BOOK. RIGHT NOW I'M READING THIS ONE. NICHOLAS SPARKS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE AUTHORS OF ALL TIMES! I CAN FLY THROUGH HIS BOOKS. I ALSO LOVE READING BIOGRAPHIES! I HAVE TO READ BOOKS THAT KEEP ME WANTING MORE AND MORE. IF THEY BORE ME THE LEAST BIT I DON'T EVER FINISH THEM. BIOGRAPHIES USUALLY KEEP ME FASCINATED BECAUSE I'M VERY INTERESTED IN HOW OTHERS LIVE! I LOVE THE LEARN ABOUT HOW PEOPLE GET FROM POINT A TO POINT B IN THE LIVES AND HOW OTHER PEOPLES MINDS WORK!
THIS WAS AN AWESOME BOOK! NO I'M NOT A FAN OF PLAYBOY OR ANYTHING TO DO WITH THAT KIND OF STUFF BUT HER LIFE STORY IS AMAZING. I THINK I READ THIS BOOK WITHIN 2 DAYS OR SO!
 THIS WAS THE LAST BOOK I READ! IT WAS A GOOD BOOK ALSO! I LOVE WATCHING HODA AND KATHIE LEE IN THE MORNINGS ON THE TODAY SHOW. I ONLY GET TO WATCH THEM PROBABLY ONCE A WEEK IF IM LUCKY BUT THEY ARE SO FUNNY TO WATCH!

IVE BEEN TRYING TO READ A LOT MORE. I NEED TO TAKE THAT SMALL AMOUNT OF TIME EACH DAY AND JUST READ! ITS GOOD FOR YOUR BRAIN AND MIND I THINK. RELAXING!
ANY GOOD BOOKS YOU WANT TO SHARE WITH ME? I'M ALWAYS LOOKING FOR A GOOD BOOK TO READ IN MY SMALL AMOUNT OF TIME I GET FOR MYSELF!

NAP TIME

OH HOW I LOVE NAP TIME AROUND HERE. I JUST PUT BOTH KIDS IN THEIR BEDS AND THE GO RIGHT TO SLEEP BY THEMSELVES AND THEN MOMMY GETS 2 HOURS OF ALONE TIME TO CATCH UP ON HOUSEWORK, BLOGGING, TIME WITH MY HUBBY (WHEN HES HOME ) MY SHOWS, WORKING OUT, GETTING A SHOWER( YES SOME DAYS I DON'T GET A SHOWER UNTIL NAP TIME) OR EVEN A GOOD BOOK. ITS SO NICE TO HAVE THAT TIME! I AM 100% DEDICATED TO MY CHILDREN ALMOST EVERY SECOND OF EVERYDAY BUT THOSE TWO HOURS MEANS SO MUCH TO ME! ITS LIKE I CAN JUST TAKE A DEEP BREATH AND BREATH! MY KIDS ARE REALLY GOOD KIDS BUT CHASING AROUND ANY ALMOST 2 AND 3 YEAR OLD ALL DAY EVERY DAY IS HARD WORK. I'M NOT COMPLAINING BECAUSE I LOVE MY JOB AND I WOULDN'T TRADE IT FOR A 9-5 JOB ANY DAY! I AM 100% DEDICATED TO MY CHILDREN AND STAYING HOME WITH THEM UNTIL THEY GET IN SCHOOL. WE WILL SACRIFICE ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING FOR ME TO BE HERE WITH THEM. WHEN THEY GET IN SCHOOL THEN YES MY HUSBAND WILL PROBABLY PUT ME BACK TO WORK : (  THOSE TWO SMILES ARE WORTH EVERY THING! CHILDREN ARE THE GREATEST BLESSING WE RECEIVE FROM OUR LORD!

Thursday, January 13, 2011

ALREADY?

 ITS SO HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THIS TINY PRECIOUS LIL BOY IS ALREADY THREE AND READY TO START SCHOOL! WHERE DID THE TIME GO? MAN, DID ME AND GENE'S LIVES CHANGE SO MUCH WHEN HE WAS BORN! BEING PARENTS IS AMAZING.
SO, WE WERE HOPING TO GET CARTER INTO PRESCHOOL THIS MONTH BUT SINCE THE WAITING LIST WAS SO LONG THEY CALLED AND TOLD US HE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT AND START IN AUGUST. WE ALREADY HAVE THE APPLICATION SO IM JUST WAITING TO GET A FEW FORMS SIGNED AND THEN HOPEFULLY HE WILL GET IN. WE ARE WANTING HIM TO GO TO FIRST BAPTIST IN COVINGTON. ITS CALLED TIPTON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY. NOT ONLY IS IT A PRESCHOOL BUT ALSO THEY HAVE KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 2ND GRADE NOW AND THEN THEY ARE SUPPOSE TO ADD ANOTHER GRADE EACH YEAR ALL THE WAY UP TO 6TH! GENE AND I REALLY WANTED TO PUT OUR CHILDREN IN PRIVATE SCHOOL AND ARE HOPING TO BE ABLE TO WHEN THE TIME COMES ALONG!
SO THATS WHATS HAPPENING IN OUR LIVES AT THE MOMENT! GOD HAS TRULY BLESSED OUR FAMILY!

I LOVE THEM !!!

NOT SO GOOD PICTURE OF THE KIDS BUT GOOD ONE OF GENE AND I ! THESE THREE ARE MY WORLD AND I LOVE THEM SO VERY MUCH!

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

MISSED VERY MUCH!

TWO YEARS AGO MONDAY, I LOST MY FAVORITE UNCLE. I KNOW HES WITH JESUS NOW AND HES NOT SUFFERING BUT ITS STILL HARD LIVING WITHOUT HIM! YOU ARE MISSED AND LOVED SO VERY MUCH, DICKIE! I KNOW YOU ARE RAISING HELL UP THERE. CANT WAIT TO SEE YOU AGAIN! LOVE YOU!!! XOXO

HELD BY NATALIE GRANT

Who told us we'd be rescued
What has changed and
Why should we be saved from nightmares
Were asking why this happens to us
Who have died to live, it's unfair

This is what it means to be held
How it feels, when the sacred is torn from your life
And you survive
This is what it is to be loved and to know
That the promise was that when everything fell
We'd be held

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

 JUST WANTED TO SAY CONGRATS TO THE AUBURN TIGERS FOR WINNING THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP THIS YEAR! THEY WORKED HARD AND GENE'S 15 YEAR DEDICATION TO THIS TEAM FINALLY PAID OFF THIS YEAR! THIS WAS ONE HAPPY HOUSEHOLD COME 11:30 MONDAY NIGHT! IT WAS A WILD RIDE BUT SO WORTH IT! THEY DESERVED IT!!!

ONE LAST TIME

 YESTERDAY SAM CAME OVER TO PLAY AGAIN WITH THE KIDS FOR A FEW HOURS. WE TOOK THE KIDS OUT ONE LAST TIME TO PLAY IN THE SNOW BEFORE IT ALL MELTS AWAY. THEY HAD FUN MAKING SNOW ANGELS AND HAVING A SNOW BALL FIGHT!

FIRST SNOW 2011

 SUNDAY NIGHT WE GOT OUR FIRST SNOW OF THE YEAR THAT AMOUNTED TO ANYTHING. THE KIDS WERE SOOO EXCITED. THEY HAVE BEEN WAITING AND WAITING FOR SOME SNOW TO STICK ON THE GROUND FOR THEM TO PLAY IN. FIRST THING MONDAY MORNING WE GOT UP AND ATE BREAKFAST THEN GOT READY TO HEAD OUTSIDE TO PLAY. NOW, IF YOU HAVE TWO SMALL KIDS YOU KNOW ITS NOT AN EASY TASK TO GET ALL THREE OF YOU READY TO GO OUT TO PLAY IN THE SNOW. ITS 2 SNOW SUITS, 2 PAIRS OF GLOVES, 2 LAYERS F CLOTHES UNDER THE SNOW SUIT, 2 PAIRS OF SOCKS FOR EACH, HATS, BOOTS, JACKETS, AND THEN THE 2 LAYERS OF CLOTHES FOR YOU, JACKET, 2 PAIRS OF SOCKS, BOOTS, GLOVES, SCARF, HAT, AND OF COURSE THE CAMERA!!! MADE ME TIRED JUST TYPING ALL OF THAT. BUT WE MANAGED AND HAD A BLAST PLAYING IN THE SNOW. ENJOY OUR PICTURES.

 WHEN GENE GOT HOME FROM DUCK HUNTING THAT MORNING WE HEADED OVER TO MY MOMS TO PLAY IN THE SNOW WITH THEM AND EAT SOME YUMMY STEW.





 AND OF COURSE WE HAD A SNOW BALL FIGHT THAT GENE JIMMY AND CASEY REALLY GOT INTO!
 AND THEN WE HEADED IN TO TAKE NAPS AND BE LAZY.

THANK YOU LORD FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL SNOW! I'M ALWAYS AMAZED BY YOUR CREATIONS!!!