Wow, sorry it's been so long since I posted, life gets kind of crazy around here with twin toddlers and working full time. I was recently promoted at work, couldn't believe it but i am SO excited. I am now an Exploring Executive for the Greater Alabama Council! I have to start and organize Exploring Posts around the counties which is basically Career Exploration Programs for male and female youth ages 14-20 who are interested in careers such as Fire/Police/Healthcare/Legal system/Technology/Communication/Radiology/Aviation/EMA/EMS etc.
To top if off, we also bought a house on the mountain, it's an older home but it's a brick split level with garage, then upstairs you have the kitchen/dining room off of that the living room and foyer and up stairs the main bathroom three bedrooms and another bathroom in the master bedroom. All of our free time is going to the house right now, I feel guilty because Collin and Ella are having to be stuck inside on these beautiful days or going to school full time now, but it has to be done, hopefully we'll be in our house by this summer!!! It's bigger than anything I've ever lived in before and I am so very excited, I'm thinking Collin and Ella will still share a room for a while longer and make the other room a play room/toy room for them for now. They need a space all their own they can pull toys out and play around and all I have to do is shut the door if company comes over, not like my house now where i'm embarrassed for anyone to come over we have clutter and toys up to our eye balls!! We painted the foyer and living room yesterday have to do a few more finishing touches and we are supposed to be getting our floors refinished april 1st.
I will post pictures soon!!
Monday, March 19, 2012
Monday, December 5, 2011
Book Report
Tonight I finished The Help... wow what a story. I was laughing and crying and ready to spit nails. This was such a beautiful bold story full of heroines left and right. We still have narrow minded people in the world today that think like some of the characters in this book. I cannot wait to see the movie but if you have not read the book yet I highly recommend it. The Help is a fast and easy read even though it has 32 Chapters do not let it scare you, they read fast and easy. It makes me want to write something powerful and scandalous haha maybe one day I'll get my chance to make a ripple in the water!! Until then, I'll just watch the movie!!!
Stealing Christmas
I don't understand where people get off stealing hope and dreams from children...
I know the world is getting worse by the minute, prayer and God are slowly getting elminated out of schools and lives, this is very bad and worth fighting for, but now on top of this which we should have known was only a matter of time, we have grown people telling children there is no such thing as Santa, if they even get gifts at all it is because of their parents....
What kind of monsters are these people? If we do not have the freedom to have faith or dreams or believe in magic, well then what kind of world is that supposed to be? Not a good one! There is so much evil here already, you can't even trust people anymore or help people out without being taken advantage of or worse... People turn on their own families because of drugs and alcohol.
Parents kill their children left and right because they thought they were a burden or some crazy voice in their heads told them too...
I think today more than ever we should encourage belief in magic, encourage our children's imaginations, help them to believe, create the magic that it is supposed to be. If we as adults would take the time to recreate our imagination too, and pull out that child that is still inside of us, there might not be so much hate in the world. I know we're busy and being grown is stressful, there is never ending bills, and an economy that is going downhill, people are still out of jobs, but take a few minutes a day with your child and let the magic and imagination take all your worries away. Explore the Christmas Story with your children, remember why we celebrate, and don't crush your sweet child's imagination. If children are left without their imagination, faith, hope and love, then they have had their whole childhood stolen from them.
It is our time to step up and show our children (THE FUTURE) that there is still good and hope left in the world, that we have to believe in something, there is magic don't let bitter people tell you there is not. Bad things happen but we have to believe that something good always comes out. That is why we need family, the true Christmas Story and yes even Santa Clause. Merry Christmas Everyone may this season be filled with Magic and Imagination... and GOD BLESS EVERYONE!!!
I know the world is getting worse by the minute, prayer and God are slowly getting elminated out of schools and lives, this is very bad and worth fighting for, but now on top of this which we should have known was only a matter of time, we have grown people telling children there is no such thing as Santa, if they even get gifts at all it is because of their parents....
What kind of monsters are these people? If we do not have the freedom to have faith or dreams or believe in magic, well then what kind of world is that supposed to be? Not a good one! There is so much evil here already, you can't even trust people anymore or help people out without being taken advantage of or worse... People turn on their own families because of drugs and alcohol.
Parents kill their children left and right because they thought they were a burden or some crazy voice in their heads told them too...
I think today more than ever we should encourage belief in magic, encourage our children's imaginations, help them to believe, create the magic that it is supposed to be. If we as adults would take the time to recreate our imagination too, and pull out that child that is still inside of us, there might not be so much hate in the world. I know we're busy and being grown is stressful, there is never ending bills, and an economy that is going downhill, people are still out of jobs, but take a few minutes a day with your child and let the magic and imagination take all your worries away. Explore the Christmas Story with your children, remember why we celebrate, and don't crush your sweet child's imagination. If children are left without their imagination, faith, hope and love, then they have had their whole childhood stolen from them.
It is our time to step up and show our children (THE FUTURE) that there is still good and hope left in the world, that we have to believe in something, there is magic don't let bitter people tell you there is not. Bad things happen but we have to believe that something good always comes out. That is why we need family, the true Christmas Story and yes even Santa Clause. Merry Christmas Everyone may this season be filled with Magic and Imagination... and GOD BLESS EVERYONE!!!
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Tough Week
It hasn't been the best couple of week's for us but we're hoping it will start getting better soon. My sweet grandmother was diagnosed with breast cancer, but she's a tough woman and been through many heart breaks and trials, I know she will do just fine.
Jared lost his best friend of 30 years, we laid him to rest yesterday. He usually hates funerals but he was a pallbearer at this one, it was one of the saddest but heartwarming services I've ever attended, it was so full of life and love just as "Hopp" was. Boogie Mccain played Amazing Grace on his harmonica, but let everyone know before hand that he doesn't play gospel he plays Blues but because it was Jon, he would make a special attempt. There are no words to describe the beauty that came out of that harmonica yesterday. Every note I know made it to heaven to "Hopp". No one could keep a dry eye for that. At the grave side they had a man play the bag pipes as we said our final goodbyes to Jon. We stood in the cold watching his sweet parents try and hold it together for their baby boy. They are wonderful people and very strong, you can't help but love every one of them. I felt her pain as she had to tell her baby goodbye and I thought to my self, how can you do it, but I know so many people who have. Jared has never lived more than 2 miles from Jon most of his life, they have been friends even when they lost touch, they picked things back up like they never missed a beat. I know it will be an adjustment for Jared but I know he can handle it, he is strong and he thinks back to all the fun things they've done and smiles.
Last night I felt lymphnodes on Collin's neck and scared us to death luckily he is fine, he had a hard fall Saturday and has been getting over a cold so they are just doing their job and either helping relieve fluid from a bruise or fighting off the rest of his infection.
Monday Jared has to have his gallbladder out, I know this will be painful for him but he's already in so much pain from issues. I hope it will relieve all of his issues and he will be back to his old self again. I meet with my new boss on Tuesday, I hope everything goes well I am very nervous about meeting him. Hoping he likes me and everything turns out well!
I am just ready to get the next few weeks over with and get on with the Holidays!! The twins have already found their presents some of them and it's getting hard to keep them hidden!!! I cannot wait to see their sweet faces light up for Christmastime!!
I know I wrote a lot tonight, I have had a lot on me the past few weeks. I did not mean to write a book. Thank you to all who read and follow my blog!!! Love you all!
Jared lost his best friend of 30 years, we laid him to rest yesterday. He usually hates funerals but he was a pallbearer at this one, it was one of the saddest but heartwarming services I've ever attended, it was so full of life and love just as "Hopp" was. Boogie Mccain played Amazing Grace on his harmonica, but let everyone know before hand that he doesn't play gospel he plays Blues but because it was Jon, he would make a special attempt. There are no words to describe the beauty that came out of that harmonica yesterday. Every note I know made it to heaven to "Hopp". No one could keep a dry eye for that. At the grave side they had a man play the bag pipes as we said our final goodbyes to Jon. We stood in the cold watching his sweet parents try and hold it together for their baby boy. They are wonderful people and very strong, you can't help but love every one of them. I felt her pain as she had to tell her baby goodbye and I thought to my self, how can you do it, but I know so many people who have. Jared has never lived more than 2 miles from Jon most of his life, they have been friends even when they lost touch, they picked things back up like they never missed a beat. I know it will be an adjustment for Jared but I know he can handle it, he is strong and he thinks back to all the fun things they've done and smiles.
Last night I felt lymphnodes on Collin's neck and scared us to death luckily he is fine, he had a hard fall Saturday and has been getting over a cold so they are just doing their job and either helping relieve fluid from a bruise or fighting off the rest of his infection.
Monday Jared has to have his gallbladder out, I know this will be painful for him but he's already in so much pain from issues. I hope it will relieve all of his issues and he will be back to his old self again. I meet with my new boss on Tuesday, I hope everything goes well I am very nervous about meeting him. Hoping he likes me and everything turns out well!
I am just ready to get the next few weeks over with and get on with the Holidays!! The twins have already found their presents some of them and it's getting hard to keep them hidden!!! I cannot wait to see their sweet faces light up for Christmastime!!
I know I wrote a lot tonight, I have had a lot on me the past few weeks. I did not mean to write a book. Thank you to all who read and follow my blog!!! Love you all!
Monday, November 21, 2011
No news is good news
I was blessed with a wonderful, beautiful mother. I was only allowed to have her presence on earth for 11 years but they were long enough to know how much she loved us and cared for us. I've grown very close to her mother over the past year, we've always talked and kept in touch but Collin and Ella have brought us closer together. She's always available to run to the store with me, or just sit and listen to me talk while Collin, Ella and I sit on her porch and eat breakfast. She takes over the stroller in town and tells everyone they are her twin great grandchildren and I'm her twin granddaughter. She always says" I believe it takes a special person to be chosen for twins." She listens to me on my long drive to work at night, and gets so excited when I call or bring the kiddos over to play. She's always ready with a snack or food, or ready to go out and eat. I love her so much and have enjoyed every minute we spend with her, I wish I could do more, and help out more like she helps me out.
So tonight I am going to pray, I am going to pray that she is okay, that this is not a cancerous mass they have found in her breast but just extra tissue or something that is not harmful. She is so brave and said well my daughter and husband went through it, if they can I can too. She is a strong and stubborn woman, and she will not let anything much get her down. She gets lonely and sad at times, which after 60 something years of marriage to the sweetest man ever put on earth, I can't blame her for getting sad and lonely. I love to talk with her and she says you just made my day, it warms my heart when she says it. I'm blessed to have her in my life, I know she misses my mom as much or more as I do. Sometimes I remind her of mom, some days I'm to stubborn to be like her haha. Either way she is a blessing and I give her all my love and prayers for tomorrow.
Here's hoping that no news is good news!!!
So tonight I am going to pray, I am going to pray that she is okay, that this is not a cancerous mass they have found in her breast but just extra tissue or something that is not harmful. She is so brave and said well my daughter and husband went through it, if they can I can too. She is a strong and stubborn woman, and she will not let anything much get her down. She gets lonely and sad at times, which after 60 something years of marriage to the sweetest man ever put on earth, I can't blame her for getting sad and lonely. I love to talk with her and she says you just made my day, it warms my heart when she says it. I'm blessed to have her in my life, I know she misses my mom as much or more as I do. Sometimes I remind her of mom, some days I'm to stubborn to be like her haha. Either way she is a blessing and I give her all my love and prayers for tomorrow.
Here's hoping that no news is good news!!!
Friday, November 18, 2011
1st Sentence
Today on Nov 18th 2011, Collin said his first sentence!! We were looking through a magazine together and he saw a model and said "Mama, what's that" it was so sweet! He and Ella are both so curious always asking "what's that" and pointing, they have so many words they say now, Hello, byebye, daddoo, mama, pawpaw, mawmaw, ball, happy, see that. It's so funny to watch them figure things out and ask questions. I asked Collin the other day if he was going to ask 20/20 questions his reply was uhuh, in other words umm yes of course mom haha. One day I will probably look back at this and say wow I couldn't wait for you to talk, now you will not be quiet for anything!! :)
~Loving my smart kiddos~!!!
~Loving my smart kiddos~!!!
Thursday, November 17, 2011
On the Mend
It's been one long week but I think Collin and Ella are finally on the mend, I certainly hope so, I am one tired mama. Just got them down for a nap and seriously thinking about taking one myself, I have so much to do though I probably wouldn't sleep.
It's nice to see them getting back to normal, they had a fever this morning but it's broke and they have been running around the house eating cheese puffs!! Finally got them some spaghettio's and now with a full tummy they are sleeping. Hoping the meds have finally kicked in and they are fighting off whatever this infection is, this is the longest they have ever been sick, they started with a cold over 15 days ago and have had a fever for 7 days now. Ready to get them well and back to normal!!! Although it has been nice rocking and cuddling with them again. Doesn't look like we will get to make Santa pics on Sat though, guess I will be taking them to the mall later on and paying a small fortune but it is worth it, can't wait to see if they will like Santa or scream this year, my bet is on screaming lol we will have to see!!
Will keep you updated!
It's nice to see them getting back to normal, they had a fever this morning but it's broke and they have been running around the house eating cheese puffs!! Finally got them some spaghettio's and now with a full tummy they are sleeping. Hoping the meds have finally kicked in and they are fighting off whatever this infection is, this is the longest they have ever been sick, they started with a cold over 15 days ago and have had a fever for 7 days now. Ready to get them well and back to normal!!! Although it has been nice rocking and cuddling with them again. Doesn't look like we will get to make Santa pics on Sat though, guess I will be taking them to the mall later on and paying a small fortune but it is worth it, can't wait to see if they will like Santa or scream this year, my bet is on screaming lol we will have to see!!
Will keep you updated!
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