Veterns Day

This year Aaron decided to come to work with me so we could go watch the parade. It was very emotional for me. I am proud that I live in the United States of America. I am proud that we are FREE. The parade lasted 2 hours. Aaron asked me why I had tears coming down my face. I told him that because of these great men and women that we can continue to live FREE.

Count Your Blessings

Count your blessings. That is something that is easily said and sometimes hard to do. I have been in an organized funk for several months now. As most of you know, we started a small home fix it problem that turned into totally rebuilding half of my house. I am beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Hopefully we are in the end stages of this fix it yourself project. I am so ready to get my house back in order so that I can get ready for the holidays. We have had lots of wonderful help on this project. So thanks are in order:
Darry (bonus-dad) is our contractor.
Pat lots of hard labor even when he was exhausted.
Mom for helping me with kids and food.
Dad for the loan.
Alana & Josh for paint and ceiling fans.
Mike for tile work.
David Turner, Gruder, Mike Huff, Joey Hill, Steve Hambright, Mr. Sapp, Chad Fikes, John Hodgens, Mike Forbes, Matt Hill for coming over and doing more work in 2 nights than we could have done in 2 months.
Mike Forbes for cooking dinner
Jenna Manners for painting
Ashley Hodgens for babysitting
Granny for the use of your travel trailer
Anthony Smith for helping pull up floors
Mr. Smith for doing our yard work while Pat was busy with the house.
I hope that I am not leaving anyone out.

You see I have a lot to be thankful for. Sometimes it is easy to get wrapped up in things like this. But we are so fortunate that we have 3 healthy children. Both of us have good jobs. We have a nice house and cars. We have food on our table. We have a wonderful church family. AND We have a Great and Mighty God who watches over us.

Pumpkin Patch 2009

Halloween updates

The weekend before Halloween we went to a Halloween Party at David and Shannon Turner's house. It was a lot of fun.

Aaron's Birthday

I neglected to post about Aaron's 12th birthday. I was September 23. I can't believe that he is so grown already. He is the best son a mother could ask for. He is a great big brother and does very well in school. He loves going to church and participating in the youth group and is an excellent pitcher in baseball. He is learning to play the trumpet. I am very proud of him.

A House Divided

Poor Anna Kate, everyone argues over whether or not she will pull for the Crimson Tide or Auburn. So until she is old enough to make her own decision, She will just have to wear both. She loves wearing her tutu that Shannon Turner made, although she just couldn't quite figure out what do to with her hands.

Aaron's Room

This was Aaron's Room last week.
This is Aaron's Room now. Hopefully by the time tomorrow ends all my floors will be back in place. All these home improvement are no fun at all. We are borrowing Granny's travel trailer for a shower and potty. Aaron is having a blast staying in there and calls it his Pimpin Palace. He was very excited when Tyler got to come over a night early last night. Both boys spent the night in there playing PlayStation until bed time. They are using walkie talkies to communicate with us in the house.

Alabama won last week against Va Tech. We are now off to a great 2009 football season. Oh and Auburn won against La Tech.(I put that in there for you Pat). My goal for the weekend is to get pictures of the kids in their football outfits so I can share next week. Have a good weekend and ROLL TIDE ROLL

Get Ready to Roll.........................

My family and I have been counting the days to the start of the college football season for months now. Tomorrow is the day. The day the 2009 Alabama Crimson Tide will take the field for the first time this year. This is not a gimme game, right out of the gate, we are playing a top 10 team. The excitement is mounting. It is time to get out the flags, hats and whatever else that you wear that lets others now that you are pulling for the TIDE. I have really been trying to teach Anna Kate to say Roll Tide, but she won't. I will have her saying it by the time the year is over. Will this be the year.....will we win another SEC championship? Will we win another National Championship? I hope so!!

ROLL TIDE ROLL

EWWWWWWW

We had a very productive weekend ripping out the floor in Aaron's room. However, this is what we found in one of the walls. Ewwww anybody know what kind of snake this is?

Beautiful!!!

This is what happens when you let your five year old cousin Reagan fix your hair. Priceless!

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

Our Nightmare is beginning..............

Tyler's room had a little dip in the floor. We thought no big deal, we'll fix it. This is what we found. Not a floor joist in tack. We are going to have to replace all the floor and Sheetrock in his room, Aaron's room and the bathroom. Since we are having to do the bathroom we decided to make it bigger and add closets in the boys bedrooms. We have tried to set us a deadline of Thanksgiving. My house is a wreck all the stuff from those 3 rooms is in other rooms of my hosue. It is awful. Thanks to our wonderful family, we aren't having to hire it done.

First Day of 6th Grade

I need help

I really like posting on my blog, but I am a technical failure. I really type out way more blogs than I post. I always get frustrated with my Pictures not being in the right spot, or some other stupid reason. With that being the case I usually just delete my post and sign off. If someone can offer some help, I would greatly appreciate it. Anna Kate's expression in the above picture is how I feel about blogging.....................HELP!

Save Sumatanga

I saw the most disturbing headline in yesterday's Birmingham News. IT broke my heart and had my eyes welling up with tears. Camp Sumatanga is in trouble. I spent many weeks here as a child and teenager every summer. It is my happy place. We used to say that "God loves the World and Sumatanga is where He kissed it." I am not sure how at this point to get involved in the Fund Raising, but that is my mission today. I can not let this camp be shut down and others not get to enjoy it. Please Pray for Sumatanga.

Thank You

Sunday is Father's day and I want to take this opportunity to tell Pat thanks.

Thanks For:
Being a good dad to Tyler and Anna Kate
Being a good step-dad to Aaron
Being a good provider
Working so hard to make our house beautiful
For taking our family to church
For cutting Granny's grass
Making me smile
Being my Boaz


Happy Father's Day!!!!!!

Proud Mama

Yesterday was Aaron's fifth grade awards days at school. He swept the awards. He got 10 total.

1. Inducted into Beta Club
2. Science Olympiad
3. Safety Patrol
4. Highest GPA Average in Social Studies in the whole 5th grade
5. A-B Honor Roll.....1 point kept him from all A's
6. Choir Award
7. President's Award of Educational Excellence...with this award he got a letter signed from President Obama
8. Good Citizenship
9.Fifth Grade Super Scholar
10. All County Choir Award


This makes a mama proud

Playing

We went to the playground after Madelyn & Reagan's softball game last night. Anna Kate loved it!!

My Front Door

When I got home from work last night, this is what my front door looked like. It made me smile. I love you, Pat!!

What we have been up too

ROLL TIDE ROLL

On Saturday we carried the kids to meet Gene Stallings. He was very sweet. Aaron was so excited.

So it has been a while......

I know, I am not good about writing my blog. I have good intentions, but sometimes I am just LAZY. Ok, I am lazy all the time. I stay so busy with work, family, baseball, housework, coupon shopping, homework(Aaron) and the list goes on. I did want to share a few pics of our trip to Snow Mountain, aka Stone Mountain. We had a great time. We didn't take Anna Kate with us because we needed to spend some quality time with the boys. You never know what you are going to get when you have 2 pre-teen boys in the car for 3 hours. They told alot of "dirty" jokes. Made comments about bodily functions. They think it is soo funny for me to tell them that they are gross.

It Won't Be Like This Long by Darius Rucker

This is the sweetest song. It is so very true.


He didnt have to wake up
He'd been up all nite
Lay'n there in bed listen'n
To his new born baby cry
He makes a pot of coffee
He splashes water on his face
His wife gives him a kiss and says
It gonna be OK

It wont be like this for long
One day soon we'll look back laugh'n
At the week we brought her home
This phase is gonna fly by
So baby just hold on
It wont be like this for long

Four years later bout four thirty
She's crawling in there bed
And when he drops her off at preschool
She's clinging to his leg
The teacher peels her off of him
He says what can I do
She says now dont you worry
This will only last a week or two

It wont be like this for long
One day soon we'll drop her off
And she wont even know your gone
This phase is gonna fly by
If you can just hold on
It wont be like this for long

One day soon she'll be a teenager
And at times you'll think she hates him
Then he'll walk her down the isle
And he'll raise her vale
But right now she up and cry'n
And the truth is that he dont mind
As he kisses her good night
And she says her prayers
He lays down there beside her
Till her eyes are finally closed
And just watch'n her it breaks his heart
Cause he already knows
It wont be like this for long
One day soon that little girl is gonna be
All grown up and gone
Yeah this phase is gonna fly by
He's try'n to hold on
It wont be like this for long
It wont be like this for long

Weekend of Savings

I had a great weekend of coupon shopping. I saved $85.25 and spent $63.93. And I still have a 5RR left. WHoo Hoo I will post pictures tomorrow.

Want to rent a FREE movie

Pat and I have just recently discovered Red Box Movie Rentals. My sister told me a while back that I should try them and I just never did. I have found a way to get a FREE movie rental for one night. Go to redbox.com and click on get a FREE movie. They will ask for your email address and will send you a code for a FREE movie rental. TRY IT!

Back on the Saddle Again

I am trying to get back in the saving money mode. I have been very neglectful since about September and my cupboards are bare. So, I am getting out my scissors and my binder and I am cutting coupons tonight.

** Last night I went to walmart and got a free movie rental from Red Box. It was not great, I rented Step Brothers. It was very crude and we didn't even finish it.

I did get some Free Oreida Steam and Mash Potatoes last night a $3.79 Value. Whooo Hooo I am headed back on the right track.

Happy Birthday Anna Kate

Anna kate is one today. Where has this year gone. It has been so fast.

FREE SUAVE

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After a two month break from my coupon shopping it is time to get back into it full force. I am tired of wasting money when I can get things for FREE!! I will be back with all my saving results.