Pink eye, that is! Josh was blessed to wake up this morning to a full blown case of pink eye in both eyes. What a lovely way to start off a Wednesday morning.
Our wonderful doctor gave us an extra big bottle of medicine... just in case! I'm hoping he is the only sickie, but I also know that it would be just my luck to have it pass through everyone... especially when I am trying to get some things done around here. Never fails, does it?
On the bright side of things, my to-do list is shrinking slightly. This has been my week to get all the phone calls/visits made to get water, electricity, insurance, etc. taken care of before the move. Next week is the week we actually start packing, then we start moving in on the 8th. All the small, non-essential things will be moved in during the week, then the big stuff goes on Saturday. I just can't wait. We are all getting pretty danged excited around here... and trying not to let pink-eye ruin our fun!
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Looky, looky!
As I am sure that most of you have heard by now, we are moving! We found a cute house, and we are so excited to move in. And... we have tons of stuff to weed through and pack which we are not looking forward to!
I've had lots of decorating thoughts running through my head, and I can't wait to post pictures of everything when it is done. Until then, here are some pictures of my "blank canvas"... :)
This is the entrance way. I will be replacing the fake-o flowers with real ones, and I've been thinking of all kinds of things to do with this entrance each season.
This is the view from the front entrance into the dining room/living room. The front entrance is awesome hardwood flooring, and will be the perfect place for my table (see this post to see my table).
This is the view from the dining room into the living room/entrance/utility closet.
This is the beautiful wood-burning fireplace. I see trips to the farm for loads of wood ahead! :) I'm so excited, as well, to have a mantel to decorate!
Looking into the kitchen from the living room. I love the black appliances. I am going to have TONS of cabinet space, and a pantry!!
And this is the bathtub in the master bathroom. If this tub had jets, I may never get out of it on the weekends! Guess it's a good thing it doesn't then, huh?! ;)
The only fault we could really find with the house was the backyard, or lack thereof. It is pretty small, but we were told that we could put in a garden, so that will be fun. I see an herb garden right in the small patch here by the "back porch". We may have to do some raised-beds since the entire backyard appears to be red Alabama clay.
Well... there you have the nutshell tour. There are actually 4 bedrooms in this house. The kids are going to be sharing rooms again, and we are using the extra bedroom as an office/craft/game room. Once we are all moved in, unpacked and decorated I will be posting lots of pictures! Stay tuned...
I've had lots of decorating thoughts running through my head, and I can't wait to post pictures of everything when it is done. Until then, here are some pictures of my "blank canvas"... :)
This is the entrance way. I will be replacing the fake-o flowers with real ones, and I've been thinking of all kinds of things to do with this entrance each season.
This is the view from the front entrance into the dining room/living room. The front entrance is awesome hardwood flooring, and will be the perfect place for my table (see this post to see my table).
This is the view from the dining room into the living room/entrance/utility closet.
This is the beautiful wood-burning fireplace. I see trips to the farm for loads of wood ahead! :) I'm so excited, as well, to have a mantel to decorate!
Looking into the kitchen from the living room. I love the black appliances. I am going to have TONS of cabinet space, and a pantry!!
And this is the bathtub in the master bathroom. If this tub had jets, I may never get out of it on the weekends! Guess it's a good thing it doesn't then, huh?! ;)
The only fault we could really find with the house was the backyard, or lack thereof. It is pretty small, but we were told that we could put in a garden, so that will be fun. I see an herb garden right in the small patch here by the "back porch". We may have to do some raised-beds since the entire backyard appears to be red Alabama clay.
Well... there you have the nutshell tour. There are actually 4 bedrooms in this house. The kids are going to be sharing rooms again, and we are using the extra bedroom as an office/craft/game room. Once we are all moved in, unpacked and decorated I will be posting lots of pictures! Stay tuned...
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
22 years
Since my lunch with Sharon the other day, I have been thinking a lot about myself, and how I have changed over the past 22 years. I no longer have to perm my hair to get this curl... it just decided on it's own to become curly. I am not "high school skinny" anymore. Having kids will do that to you... and too many sweets and fast food dinners didn't help too much, either! My worries have certainly changed since high school. Back then I was worried over who I would date/marry... now I worry over the children that I have been blessed with and their happiness and well-being in this world. I always wanted kids. In high school I thought I wanted at least 6... now I am very happy with my 4. I remember thinking back then how old 40 sounded... now it feels so young! The older I get, the less older each age sounds. I really don't feel that I should be any older than 18, and it floors me to think that my oldest daughter will soon be 18.
I will admit to being a pretty vain person in high school - I think most teen-age girls are. I wouldn't step out of the house without my hair and make-up just so. I got over that being a mother. I still want to be presentable, and look my best, but I have discovered that there are more important things.
I used to get teased a lot by my family when I was younger for being a wimp. After seeing me give birth naturally to my oldest child, my mother told me that I could never be called a wimp again. I'm a stonger person, emotionally, as well. I still break down and cry over silly things sometimes, but I know that I am capable of dealing with hard things.
I have a much stronger testimony of the gospel now. I know that my Heavenly Father is always there for me... something that I wasn't alway sure about when I was younger. I have felt His presence and guidance more in my life. I have a deeper appreciation for Him.
I also appreciate my earthly parents now more than I did then. I didn't have the best relationship with my dad growing up. He and I just didn't relate to each other very well. Not too long after we moved back to Tennessee, my dad's job required him to travel a lot. He would be gone all week, then come home on the weekends. All he wanted to do when he was home was spend time with us. I had been home all week, and all I wanted to do on the weekend was get out of the house. I now regret that I didn't spend more time with him. I used to think my mother had very old-fashioned ideas and was out of touch with things. I didn't want her to try to give me advice... now I am so thankful for her words of wisdom. I have learned more about both of my parents and come to appreciate their ideals and opinions more. I am so thankful that they are both still here on earth and they are never more than a phone call away.
I have also been thinking a lot about the future, and what the next 22 years may hold. I am looking forward to seeing each of my children graduate high school and move on to college. I am looking forward to my sons serving missions for the church. I am looking forward to seeing each of my children married to wonderful spouses. I am looking forward to becoming a grandma... NOT that it should happen for a while... but I will be ready for it when it happens. I am looking forward to Barry and I growing together. We have come a long way in the past 18 1/2 years, and I know that we still have a lot of growing to do. I know that both good times and bad are on the way, and while I don't look forward to the bad, I know that I can handle them.
I sat down a while back and started making out my own "bucket-list". I am looking forward to crossing some things off that list in the next 22 years, and maybe adding a few more things to it.
I recently remarked on my facebook profile that I am content... and I am. I am thankful for my life, and all the craziness that comes with it. I am grateful for all the experiences that have made me who I am, and all the future experiences that will help to shape who I will become.
So... here is to the next 22+ years! I'm looking forward to it all!
I will admit to being a pretty vain person in high school - I think most teen-age girls are. I wouldn't step out of the house without my hair and make-up just so. I got over that being a mother. I still want to be presentable, and look my best, but I have discovered that there are more important things.
I used to get teased a lot by my family when I was younger for being a wimp. After seeing me give birth naturally to my oldest child, my mother told me that I could never be called a wimp again. I'm a stonger person, emotionally, as well. I still break down and cry over silly things sometimes, but I know that I am capable of dealing with hard things.
I have a much stronger testimony of the gospel now. I know that my Heavenly Father is always there for me... something that I wasn't alway sure about when I was younger. I have felt His presence and guidance more in my life. I have a deeper appreciation for Him.
I also appreciate my earthly parents now more than I did then. I didn't have the best relationship with my dad growing up. He and I just didn't relate to each other very well. Not too long after we moved back to Tennessee, my dad's job required him to travel a lot. He would be gone all week, then come home on the weekends. All he wanted to do when he was home was spend time with us. I had been home all week, and all I wanted to do on the weekend was get out of the house. I now regret that I didn't spend more time with him. I used to think my mother had very old-fashioned ideas and was out of touch with things. I didn't want her to try to give me advice... now I am so thankful for her words of wisdom. I have learned more about both of my parents and come to appreciate their ideals and opinions more. I am so thankful that they are both still here on earth and they are never more than a phone call away.
I have also been thinking a lot about the future, and what the next 22 years may hold. I am looking forward to seeing each of my children graduate high school and move on to college. I am looking forward to my sons serving missions for the church. I am looking forward to seeing each of my children married to wonderful spouses. I am looking forward to becoming a grandma... NOT that it should happen for a while... but I will be ready for it when it happens. I am looking forward to Barry and I growing together. We have come a long way in the past 18 1/2 years, and I know that we still have a lot of growing to do. I know that both good times and bad are on the way, and while I don't look forward to the bad, I know that I can handle them.
I sat down a while back and started making out my own "bucket-list". I am looking forward to crossing some things off that list in the next 22 years, and maybe adding a few more things to it.
I recently remarked on my facebook profile that I am content... and I am. I am thankful for my life, and all the craziness that comes with it. I am grateful for all the experiences that have made me who I am, and all the future experiences that will help to shape who I will become.
So... here is to the next 22+ years! I'm looking forward to it all!
Friday, January 8, 2010
Bestest
This is a picture of me and my best friend from high school, Sharon.
We were the bestest of best friends. We met when I was 12 and had just moved back to Tennessee after living in Idaho for 8 years. I was the very scared new kid, and she and I just seemed to click. We could always be found at one or the other's house. We spent hours together on the phone. We laughed and cried over stupid boys together. We even made up nicknames for boys we liked so no one else would know who we were talking about! You name it, and we pretty much did it together: beauty pagents, cheerleading, BETA club, Student Council, Yearbook, had almost all of our classes together and we were pretty much inseperable. That is, until our senior year of high school when we started to drift apart. I will accept full responsibility for that, as I let a boy come between us. After graduation we lost touch completely... until 22 years later when we found each other on facebook! We chatted up a storm and made a lunch date. It was so much fun seeing each other again. She lives about an 1 1/2 hour away, and we plan on keeping in touch, both through facebook and trying to get together more often.
As I was cleaning up some stuff today, I came across several more pictures of us together. I thought that I would share some... others are just too embarrassing! :)
This is us in the 7th grade. The kid between us is Stacey... not really sure what he was doing here in this picture! Megan was laughing at me over my suspenders... hey, they were in fashion in the 80's!
Us again in 7th grade. This is the Jr. High Cheerleaders Homecoming "float". We got to ride on the firetruck when we got into high school, but I don't really have a good picture of us then.
We are Juniors in this picture... on the pep bus on the way to a football game. Don't you love those glasses?! A few months later I finally got contacts, and wished that I had them much earlier.
This is a newspaper clipping of us. Ha!
And last, but not least, a picture of us together from yearbook staff.
I wish that I had taken my camera with me when we met for lunch. She is still just as beautiful, and I would love to have an updated picture of us together. Next time!!
We were the bestest of best friends. We met when I was 12 and had just moved back to Tennessee after living in Idaho for 8 years. I was the very scared new kid, and she and I just seemed to click. We could always be found at one or the other's house. We spent hours together on the phone. We laughed and cried over stupid boys together. We even made up nicknames for boys we liked so no one else would know who we were talking about! You name it, and we pretty much did it together: beauty pagents, cheerleading, BETA club, Student Council, Yearbook, had almost all of our classes together and we were pretty much inseperable. That is, until our senior year of high school when we started to drift apart. I will accept full responsibility for that, as I let a boy come between us. After graduation we lost touch completely... until 22 years later when we found each other on facebook! We chatted up a storm and made a lunch date. It was so much fun seeing each other again. She lives about an 1 1/2 hour away, and we plan on keeping in touch, both through facebook and trying to get together more often.
As I was cleaning up some stuff today, I came across several more pictures of us together. I thought that I would share some... others are just too embarrassing! :)
This is us in the 7th grade. The kid between us is Stacey... not really sure what he was doing here in this picture! Megan was laughing at me over my suspenders... hey, they were in fashion in the 80's!
Us again in 7th grade. This is the Jr. High Cheerleaders Homecoming "float". We got to ride on the firetruck when we got into high school, but I don't really have a good picture of us then.
We are Juniors in this picture... on the pep bus on the way to a football game. Don't you love those glasses?! A few months later I finally got contacts, and wished that I had them much earlier.
This is a newspaper clipping of us. Ha!
And last, but not least, a picture of us together from yearbook staff.
I wish that I had taken my camera with me when we met for lunch. She is still just as beautiful, and I would love to have an updated picture of us together. Next time!!
Friday, January 1, 2010
... and a Happy New Year!
It's been a busy week...
We had a wonderful Christmas. We spent Christmas Eve with our dear friends, the Sparkman's. Barry looks forward to Momma S's Italian Sausage on white bread all year long! Christmas morning was spent at home with the kiddos, and enjoyed lazily opening presents. After a yummy breakfast, we went out to the movies (The Princess and the Frog... very cute, BTW!), then over to the Callahan's for Christmas Dinner. Dawn hosts this event every year, and we enjoyed spending the day with family. The day after Christmas the kids and I packed up and headed out to the farm to visit my family for a few days. We had a great time... even staying an extra day to go bowling together.
We came home on Tuesday (except for Meg... she is spending the week with her grandparents) and spent the rest of the week running errands and working around the house. We have enjoyed sleeping in, and staying up late. Kayti and I made a run to downtown to a fun antique shop and Harrison Bro. on the square. The boys have played tons of video games (and I have actually let them without giving them grief about it). Last night we celebrated New Year's Eve... and we we able to have Barry home with us. He usually has to work, but this year he was able to work from home, and party with us. We had a big buffet of finger foods: buffalo chicken nuggets, cheesy tater tots, steak/chicken fajita quesadillas, chips and dips, chocolate chip cookies. We took all the Christmas ornaments off the tree, and replaced them with New Year's wares. We ate, watched movies, and stayed up to ring in the new year. Today has been a really lazy day... we have pretty much stayed in our pj's all day. We did take down the tree and clean up the living room. It's always bums me out every year to take the tree down.
We have truly been blessed this year, and we are so very thankful to Heavenly Father for those blessings. We are looking forward to an exciting 2010, and wish the very best to you and yours as well. Happy New Year!!
We had a wonderful Christmas. We spent Christmas Eve with our dear friends, the Sparkman's. Barry looks forward to Momma S's Italian Sausage on white bread all year long! Christmas morning was spent at home with the kiddos, and enjoyed lazily opening presents. After a yummy breakfast, we went out to the movies (The Princess and the Frog... very cute, BTW!), then over to the Callahan's for Christmas Dinner. Dawn hosts this event every year, and we enjoyed spending the day with family. The day after Christmas the kids and I packed up and headed out to the farm to visit my family for a few days. We had a great time... even staying an extra day to go bowling together.
We came home on Tuesday (except for Meg... she is spending the week with her grandparents) and spent the rest of the week running errands and working around the house. We have enjoyed sleeping in, and staying up late. Kayti and I made a run to downtown to a fun antique shop and Harrison Bro. on the square. The boys have played tons of video games (and I have actually let them without giving them grief about it). Last night we celebrated New Year's Eve... and we we able to have Barry home with us. He usually has to work, but this year he was able to work from home, and party with us. We had a big buffet of finger foods: buffalo chicken nuggets, cheesy tater tots, steak/chicken fajita quesadillas, chips and dips, chocolate chip cookies. We took all the Christmas ornaments off the tree, and replaced them with New Year's wares. We ate, watched movies, and stayed up to ring in the new year. Today has been a really lazy day... we have pretty much stayed in our pj's all day. We did take down the tree and clean up the living room. It's always bums me out every year to take the tree down.
We have truly been blessed this year, and we are so very thankful to Heavenly Father for those blessings. We are looking forward to an exciting 2010, and wish the very best to you and yours as well. Happy New Year!!
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