Happy Veteran's Day!

I'm thankful for all of the men and women who have served, are serving or are preparing to serve our country one day. Without these men and women we wouldn't have the freedom we enjoy every day.

ok...here we go again..maybe?

Things never go as I plan them so I am going to quit saying I will be on more often because the more I say that the less I am available to get online. Anymawhoooo....

Today God gave us a special little blessing, it was supposed to be ugly, cool, and rainy but around 11 am the sun came out and we had a nice warm day. Another blessing we received today was 6 tiny new kittens from our beloved cat Snooki. Actually she is my youngest daughters cat but the rest of us claim her too. I haven't been around kittens in so long I forgot how precious they are, I can't stand the thought of separating them.

So did anyone see Good Morning America last week where they were talking about Greenback, Tennessee getting hit by a F3 tornado? That is about 25 minutes from where I live. The area hit is about half a mile wide and 3 to 4 miles long, the damage is terrible and we knew a few of the people who lost homes and or businesses. No one around here could believe that it was on GMA. You can click here if you would like to see some of the coverage from our local news station.

Up until a few days ago we have had temps in the mid to upper 70's which would have been a great time for some major Spring cleaning but I was too busy so today I got in gear and done about half of my cleaning, I will finish the rest tomorrow.

I think I will go for now, my eyes are getting heavy. Y'all have a beautiful day tomorrow.

my my how time flies

Once again it has been months since I have been on here. I rarely get online these days except to check email and of course Facebook so that I can stay in touch with my family and friends that I don't get to see regularly. Anyway....

A lot has changed in my life since I last posted on August 9, 2010. Chesney, my eldest, surprised all of us during the summer when she announced that she wanted to pursue a career in nursing. I was very pleased with this announcement because previously all she talked about was going into Criminal Justice which meant a lot of worrying for her dad and I due to the fact that the path she wanted to take was straight into the action of things. I am pleased she has chosen to give shots instead of shoot bullets. It seems she has chosen wisely because she has such a special way with the sick, especially those that are experiencing problems in the brain like dementia, brain cancer, and or alzheimer's . Bethany is just enjoying life at age 15 and looking forward to her drivers license in a few months, she is talking about interior design and photography for a career. Ty is getting ready to play his first year of Middle School football and he is very excited about it. He has grown so much that he is about a half inch shorter than me and his feet are bigger than mine, he literally seems to grow out of clothes monthly. In October, at his yearly well check-up, his dr informed us that he will probably never have to take medication for ADHD again, that was a blessing to hear. As for Shawn and I, we try to keep up with the chaos and go with the flow where ever it might lead.

This is just a quick, catch-up post but I will be back later with more, right now I have to get to my eye appointment. I didn't realize the time until my phone alarmed a reminder that I have to be somewhere in a few minutes. Y'all take care and I will return later.

and life goes on....

A lot has went on since last I posted. The last time I was here Chesney had just graduated high school and my father-in-law spent a rocky two weeks in the hospital, the vein surgery was a success, he is now getting around without a walker and preparing to have the right leg done which will be easier due to less blockage. Since then....

June 17th we spent a day in the mountains swimming and picnicking then on the way back we were hit by another car and my Chevy Equinox that I had only had for 5 months and 28 days was totaled. Exactly one week later we found out that my mother-in-law has cancer all over her body, it is in her blood stream. This week she will finish up her three week radiation treatments on the spots on her brain and the huge spot in her left lung. She will then get a two week break then do seven weeks of chemotherapy to get the rest of it, please keep her in your prayers.

We took our yearly beach vacation and the day before returning we found out that our beloved dog, Bentley, had been killed when my neighbors garbage man ran over him. Coming home was very hard because his death brought our emotions and a good dose of reality to the front of our minds and made us face the "what if's" concerning Shawn's mother. Since then....

Bethany and Ty started back to school last Monday (August 2nd) which in my mind is way too early. Bethany hates being at the big high school after attending the 9th grade academy last year, she is like me..she doesn't like to be in big crowds of people. Ty loves 7th grade and daily he is chattering on about trying out for basketball at his school. This is the first time he has wanted to play sports through his school, normally we play through our local Parks & Recreation. Ty also started football a couple weeks ago, this is his last year through Parks & Rec.

That is all I have time for right now. Y'all have a great day and I will be back tomorrow.

my usual update

Of course I haven't been here in a month but it has been a very busy month. Where to begin....I guess at the beginning. I mentioned in my previous post that my sister was getting married on May 1st and that happened. Shawn and I celebrated our 17th wedding anniversary on that day as well. What is even cooler about the entire thing is that Shawn was the Minister who performed the ceremony, it was the second couple my husband has married. On the same day of my sisters wedding and my anniversary was Chesney's (my oldest daughter) senior prom. Chesney was not able to attend the wedding because she was getting ready for prom, the sad thing is that we didn't get to see her after she was all done up for prom.

Six days after that my father-in-law had a procedure scheduled to find out about blockage in the veins of his left leg. Want to talk about a shocker, we found out that my FIL has an artery disease that has been ignored by his previous doctor for too long and is now going to take his life. His new doctor told us they could do a vein bypass in the left leg but that would only buy him some time, they said with a successful bypass he would have 3 to 5 years to live. First they had to make sure that my FIL was physically fit enough to survive the bypass surgery. It took five days but finally he was ready for the bypass. It went well, he was in surgery for a little over four hours but the bypass was successful. The next morning things started going downhill. You would think it was my FIL's leg that was not doing well but it was everything else that went crazy. His kidney function decreased big time, his blood sugar level was all out of whack, and his blood pressure was either too high or too low, then on top of all that his oxygen level dropped. It has been a rough couple of weeks but Dr. S told us that my FIL might get to home tomorrow. In the morning the are going to put my FIL under lightly to check the incision in his groin area due to some drainage. If everything looks good then he goes home and if not then they have to put him under a bit deeper and repair the problem. Of course we are praying for everything to be fine and for him to return home. Please keep him in your prayers.

Last night Chesney graduated high school..sniffle..sniffle. I am so proud of her and I can't wait to see what she does with her life, at the same time I am sad that my baby girl has grown up on me. There really hasn't been anything else going on because we haven't had time for anything since we have been at the hospital each day and most nights since my FIL was admitted. I have put my resignation in at work and next Thursday will be it for me there then I will come home and work on building my skin care/wellness business. I can't wait to be home again because I can keep in touch more often than I do now.

I need to go now and sleep awhile because after dropping the kids at school tomorrow I am headed back to the hospital.

Y'all have a great day!

Still alive....

Hey all! Wow, I have seriously got to come here more often. Actually in the next few weeks I will be able to come here more often because I will soon be working from home again however, this time I won't be working for/with my husbands business but my own and I will have to tell you all about that sometime this week. I miss you all so much but my time is stretched right now and when I have free time I have to use it to clean house and do laundry...all that non-fun stuff. My sister is getting married on my anniversary (May 1) so things will be busy until then. My daughter, Chesney, is graduating from high school in May also and somewhere in there Mr. B and I have to find some time to take a few days away for our anniversary. Anyway this was just a quick catch-up post and this time I will be returning soon. You all take care and I will see you soon!

peeking in quickly

Well here I am for another update. I am seriously going to have to make time to come here to post even though I only get online a couple times a week now and that is to check my email. Most people say that the internet is bad for you but I need to get back to my blogging, I miss it and I miss you all.

First of all I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving, a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year! In my last post I talked about Bethany getting her braces off on December 16th which was a year and four months earlier than expected and she did get them off, her teeth are absolutely beautiful. December was kind of a bum month for us because we all ended up with some horrible flu/stomach virus sickness that goes on for weeks,you might have the cold part or the stomach thing and God help you if you ended up with both at the same time. Around here everyone was calling it the Tennessee Crud, I don't know what it was but we all had it and it was rough. My husband, Shawn, had the stomach part first and dropped 10lbs in 3 days then of course the cold part started. I had the cold thing first then half way through ended up with the stomach part. The kids had both at various times so we are all now getting back to good health.

Last week the meteorologists had me all excited about the big winter storm coming through, I seriously thought we might actually see more than two inches of snow on the ground this time and we did see more than two inches, we ended up with about 3 inches in my yard and that is counting the two layers of ice underneath. I was very disappointed because I am a lover of snow and I like 6 plus inches when it snows. This weekend we stayed in the house because the roads were icy in spots and I was thinking that my kids have never saw a big snow, I have never got to go sledding with them either. That train of thought lead me to thinking that if it doesn't snow big between now and April then next winter we need to go somewhere that has big snow so that we can enjoy all the fun of snow with our kids. When I was a kid a big snow around here meant two feet or more of snow because at least 3 times a winter we would get a foot or more, I really miss that. They have snow in the forecast for next Friday and I am ignoring it. When I see snow on the ground then I will know my big snow has arrived.

I know this has been short but I need to go, my dryer is buzzing and if I don't fold those clothes now then I will have to do them when I get home from work tomorrow. With that I bid you good night!

the usual...another monthly update

It looks as if I didn't keep up my goal of posting more regularly on here but that is okay..life is crazy right now. As of October 26 I work two jobs now and I didn't go looking for the second one, it found me. It isn't as bad as it sounds because I really really enjoy my newest job plus it is only 8 to 10 minutes from home and I don't have to get up at 3am. I still work at the market one or two days a week but after Christmas I am letting that job go. A friend of mine, we will call her Mrs. S, owns a very nice consignment shop. She and I attended church together until my family and I started going to another church a couple months ago. Anyway, her employee found a higher paying job so Mrs. S called me and the rest is history. She deals in children's clothing, equipment, and maternity clothes. I have to tell you this is the nicest consignment shop I have ever been in, it is more like a boutique. Working in clothes and equipment is a lot better than food.

Other than the new job everything and everyone is great. We did get wonderful news Tuesday when I took Bethany to the orthodontist. In the beginning the estimated time for Beth to wear braces was two and a half years which put the removal date on April 14,2011 but Tuesday her orthodontist told her that her teeth moved faster and better than they thought so her braces will be removed on December 16, 2009. Her total time of wearing the appliances will be 14 months and 2 days. We are very excited!!!

Chesney is a senior this year and we put her order in for cap & gown and all that a couple of weeks ago....whew..wanna talk about a shocker. I am thanking God that each child only graduates high school once.

I guess I better wrap it up here, I have some pecan pies to make and some other preparations in the kitchen because tomorrow I am cooking a small Thanksgiving dinner for my mother-in-law. She is having surgery on Monday so she won't be able share in the eating of the meal on Thursday. I couldn't stand the thought of her not being able to have Thanksgiving so we are doing it tomorrow.

Hopefully I will be able to post again before Thanksgiving but if not I hope you all have a blessed day with your loved ones.

a small update

Obviously I haven't been around for a while and it isn't because I forgot about any of you. I have been without internet for the past month and a half. We had our internet through our local cable company until we received a bill for an ungodly amount for Pay-Per-View and OnDemand movies that we didn't purchase. The cable company does not want to remove those discrepancies from our bill so we took our business elsewhere. I wished we could have purchased our internet through AT&T because I use to have their FastAccess DSL when we lived in the rental house before building our current home and I loved their DSL but the port in this area is full so I had to view other options. We use Verizon Wireless as our cell phone provider and it just so happens that they have a new wireless device called MiFi that you can not only use at home with up to 5 computers but you can also take it with you and receive WiFi anywhere you go so long as you get a signal on your cell. Since both of my daughters have IPOD Touches and Laptops this is a great device for us however, the only down fall is that it is a bit more expensive than a cable modem or dsl, at this point the price is worth it to me.

Anyway, my son had a birthday since I last posted so HAPPY belated BIRTHDAY Ty! The last time I posted was on Bethany's 14th birthday and I am still in shock that it has been so long. I have to get with the program again because I miss everyone here in the blog community. Chesney, our oldest daughter, has been trying to decide between two different colleges for next year. I can't believe my baby girl is almost 18 and will be graduating high school on May 17, 2010....where did time go? I am so very proud of her and her accomplishments.

As for me, aside from working and football I have been trying to get the house the way I want it, you would think after two and a half years I would have it the way I wanted but not so. I sold all of my office furniture and we are going to build the next set because we are going to have an office/library instead of an office with a big bookshelf in it. I can't seem to find a style that I like that has everything I need so we are going to create it, what is better than customizing to fit your needs? Mr. B is getting really busy with work so I may have my very first big solo project ahead of me, either way I mean to get it all done soon.

Well I need to get off of here. It is a beautiful day outside and I am wasting it while I tap around on the keyboard. You all have a wonderful day and I will be around later today or tomorrow to catch up.

Take care!

finally, the wait is over

Hey all! Wow it has been so long since I have been on here. When I have more time I will explain why I have not been around but right now all I will say is "I don't much care for the cable company anymore and after today they won't much care for me either." Anymuhoooo.....I hope you all are doing well and I am excited to be back online. Until next time y'all take care!

back to school they go....

Hey all! Wow it has been a while and I apologize but things have been busy around here. Today the kids returned to school and I think it is way too early for them to be going back. Today is also my daughter Bethany's 14th birthday and what a happy birthday to her. Bethany loves school so she was excited to go back even though it is her birthday. I can't believe how time flies, Chesney is a senior this year, Bethany a freshman, and Ty started middle school......where did the time go? I am ready to get this first week over with and start next week so that we can find that normal, or as close to normal, routine.

Yesterday we found out that my cousins step-son was killed in Iraq on Saturday. You can read about it here if you want. I can't wait until they pull our troops out of that place, it will not be soon enough.

For the past few weeks I have only been working on Wednesdays and that is fine by me. I had a very rough time there for a bit and had to decrease my hours but now our business, along with most others, is slow.

This post is a rambling one but I thought I would take some time this morning to play catch up on here. I have so much to do today that I still haven't figured out how I am going to get it all done by the end of the day and still make it to Ty's football practice before it is over, I am Team Mom so I have to be there at least for a few minutes today to collect the final fees and paperwork to turn in. Bethany has been asking for a laptop for about two years now and today is her lucky day, I am going shopping for her requested "red" laptop. Actually Friday might be her lucky day if I can get a better deal then because we are having "tax-free weekend" next weekend and they usually have killer deals on computers.

So how have all of you been and what have you all been up to? I hate to cut it short but my dryer is buzzing and with everything to do I have to fold those clothes and get them put away before leaving the house this morning. Y'all have a great day and take care!

a bit of catch up

It has been a while since I have been here. The last time I was here I was hoping to be around more often but that hasn't happened, I still have hope. Thanks to all of you who have stopped by to comment, I promise I will be by sometime soon to catch up on you. Y'all take care and for those of you that pray, say a little prayer for me...things are a bit difficult for me right now and I don't even really know why or how.

weekend post...

Happy Mother's Day to all you wonderful mothers who read my blog. I hope all of you have had a good day moms, dads and non parents alike. Today was a good day for me starting off with a huge surprise, I was supposed to work today but after getting up at 4am (we open an hour later on Sundays) and driving into work I found out that we are closed for the day...YAY...except I could have slept four more hours. My manager tried to get in touch with me but my cell phone has bit the dust, something is up with the speaker because people can hear me talking but I hear nothing..oh well I will get a new one in a few days when I have time but for the time being I will just use our third line or "spare" as we call it.

I normally don't post on the weekends and right now I should be in bed but the time I could have been doing laundry today I was sleeping instead and I needed that worse than I needed to do laundry. After church my family and I decided to watch a movie so I grabbed a blanket and snuggled up in the recliner to try and get warm and I fell asleep, actually to be honest I hit that level of sleep that is like a coma when you hear nothing and know nothing because you are sleeping so heavily. I never sleep like that but today I did and I sure feel better.

I don't know about your area but around East Tennessee the grass and trees are so pretty, they are very lush and so green from all the rains we have been having. Today is the first day in over a week that we haven't had at least one torrential rain storm move through and the sky is all cloudy and stormy looking right now so we may get rain before midnight arrives. We desperately needed the rain because we were still in drought levels in most areas from lack of rain the past two years. The kids are almost out of school, the 21st of this month is their last day. I can't believe that Ty is graduating 5th grade and Bethany is graduation 8th grade, this time next year Chesney will be graduating high school...sniffle. If ever I could give anyone advice it would be to those who have small children and those who do not currently have children but plan to one day..the advice would be.....enjoy them while they are small and under your feet because all too soon they will be driving and growing up and you won't know everything about their lives and where they are at all times.


Y'all have a great Monday tomorrow and hopefully I will be back with another post in a day or so.

long time no blog....

Hey all! How are all of you? Wow it has been over a month since I was last here to blog. I have been very busy with the new job and adjusting to my new time schedule. To those of you who left birthday wishes in my comments thank you! Friday Shawn and I celebrated 16 yrs of marriage. I am still wondering how those 16 years have flown by so fast, they have been great years and I am blessed to have Shawn. It has been crazy around here, it seems every night I am averaging 2-3 hours of sleep then getting up at 3am and working 8 hard hours then coming home and doing house work, softball, church, and anything else that pops up so it is hard for me to hit a regular routine right now and that is why I haven't been in blogland lately. I am hoping to get around to all of your blogs tomorrow because I will be home earlier than usual. Ty has an appointment with his doctor so I will not be working a full day tomorrow.

I miss stopping by all of your blogs and hope to be back into a regular routine that allows me time to do just that soon. Y'all take care!

update

It has been while since I have posted here and visited your blogs. Some things around here have changed since then. First of all on March 18 I started a job and I have to get up at 3:15AM so that I can make it there by 5AM. By the time that I get home each day and cook, clean and do all those lovely little wifely/motherly duties it is already time to go to bed and start all over, I am not getting much free time these days and when I do I try to use them wisely. Since posting last my eldest daughter, Chesney, turned 17 on March 18. Today I am off and we are going to buy Chesney a car because her Toyota Camry has died on us, several months ago actually the Camry wouldn't start and so far none of the mechanics we have taken it to can figure out what the problem is, I thought Toyota's were supposed to live forever? This evening I get the pleasure of taking my 13 yr old daughter, Bethany, and her friend prom dress shopping. I am willing to fork out the money today for the dress because I am sick of hearing about it, prom is over a month away.

With all that being said, I have to go now because I am wasting precious time that I could really use to get everything done. Y'all have a great day and I will be back soon!

A Celebration

Today is my husbands birthday and I wanted to give him a big shout out just to let him know I love him and I am thinking of him on his special day.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHAWN, I LOVE YOU!!

Y'all have a great weekend!

a day with no appointments....

Good morning! I have been super busy since I posted last Tuesday so I thought it was time since I have today at home with no Dr. or Orthodontist appointments.

Last week is like a blur to me because I was very busy with all kinds of appointments and errands. Friday Ty went for his yearly well check-up and to talk about getting back on the medicine for ADHD, he has been off of the meds for 1 year and 10 months. We decided to take him off the meds for the summer of 2007 and use natural foods, exercise and physical activities to keep him active and give him an outlet for all that hyperness he has. By the end of summer he could still sit and read a book without fidgeting and moving around, his concentration level was right on so we chose to keep him off the meds as long as possible. In the past few months we have noticed some of his "tics" coming back and in the past three months almost all of the "tics" have returned, his concentration level has took a nose dive straight down and we are seeing a lot of irritation, frustration and hateful attitude which stems from not being able to concentrate. We have worked even harder with him on school work and have even got him into math tutoring but still there are too many problems to over look plus the grades in his weekly folder and progress reports are really starting show how much of a struggle he is going through.

Since Ty has been off of meds for more than a year he had to have a physical before restarting the meds and our insurance company wouldn't pay for the physical until one year had passed since his last well check-up. The insurance also wouldn't pay for the ADHD meds until he had the physical then our pediatrician had to do the entire Insurance approval on the meds. Ty's Dr. asked about the Daytrana patch he was using before and I told her that would be great because I have more control over how much of the medicine goes into his body where as with a pill I have no control over the amount in the body. What really impressed me was when she turned to my son and started talking the meds over with him to find out what he would prefer to take and what had made him more comfortable, of course he answered "the patch." As of right now we are awaiting the insurance approval then we will be back to meds again. I am not real happy that we have to incorporate the meds again but we have to do what we can because of his education. I don't want him to struggle constantly and even though I don't like him taking the meds, we have done all we can to help him and none of that is working anymore. I thank God that we have such a wonderful pediatrician to keep an eye on the entire situation. As far as the well-check up goes....he is as healthy as can be, a bit small still but not unhealthy small. The only Ty complained about after the check-up was the four vaccinations he had to have. Both of the girls had their well check-up on Monday and both received some vaccinations as well. The Dr. also sent the girls to the lab to get their blood drawn so that their choloesterol level could be checked and she ordered that both of them be checked for diabetes. Both high cholesterol and diabetes run on Mr. B and my side of the family.

We only have two more days of Spring football practice then we won't practice again until July. It has been fun especially since the temps have been in the mid to upper 70's. Yesterday we broke our record high of 78 when we hit 79, the bad thing is that tomorrow our high will only reach 45.

Bethany had an orthodontist appointment yesterday and as usual got raving reports on how well she is cleaning her teeth and how well they are moving with the braces. The tooth that was impacted in her upper gum that we had to have the tissue removed from has already moved down and taken it's natural spot amoung her other teeth, that was a huge surprise to me because I didn't think it would move that quickly.

I will try to stop by your blogs sometime today to catch up on all I've missed through my busy time. Y'all have a great day!

suggestions please

At church I teach the teens Sunday School class, I have noticed here lately that no matter what I do it seems my students aren't paying complete attention. Sunday was a bit different and gave me some serious encouragement because I have tried to create lessons of interest to them and I always try to get them involved so that I am not the only one speaking throughout our class time, sometimes they are up for talking and sometimes not so much. Sunday my lesson was titled "Living in the Sunshine" and my point was how we can live a positive life in such a negative world no matter what is said or thrown at us, I used Proverbs 15:13-17 for the first part of my lesson and Philippians 4:6-9 for the last part. I was so surprised when immediately after reading the scripture to them they started talking about incidents they have had in their lives that relate to the lesson. By the time the bell rang I still had about five minutes of teaching left but was out of time. The best part about Sunday was I only had two students in my class and they were my daughters. On those rare days when I am getting the students to interact my girls will say a little and that is it, they mostly let the other students talk. I have talked to my Pastor a couple of times about this and told him that maybe someone else needs to be teaching that class since my daughters were in there and I felt like they weren't interacting because I was the teacher and maybe they didn't want to say anything about what they deal with to me. Don't get me wrong my kids talk to me about things they deal with but there are some things where the advice from others would be put to use instead of my advice, my Pastor said to hang in there and continue to do as I was doing and if God wanted someone else teaching the class he would send them in.

Yesterday while cleaning I was thinking about that class and what I could do to get interaction out of them every Sunday and while thinking I noticed that the students have been more attentive the past couple of Sundays so that lead me to wondering what had changed for them and I started backtracking over previous lessons building up to this last one. Three Sundays ago the lesson I done was called "Stay Sober." The point in that lesson was the damage that can be caused by substance abuse of any kind and included in "any kind" I used the world as a substance that can control you. I talked to the class about staying in control of their mind, body, and soul and being alert so that they are ready to deal with what comes their way. I don't think that lesson was what made them start paying more attention, it was what happened when we went upstairs for the message. Once everything was done and it was time for our Pastor to stand in the pulpit to deliver his message my students, who all sit near me upstairs, were settling in to listen halfway then the Pastor read the title of his message. I have to say I was surprised myself and it gave me goose bumps. The title of his message was "Stay Sober." The Pastor used different scripture but the message was exactly as my lesson had been and my students were sitting there with big eyes and their mouths agape. I turned to them and whispered "isn't it amazing how God works when He really wants someone to hear something", from that moment on those students didn't hardly move, they were all caught up throughout the entire message.

The classroom that we are in was used as the Young Couples class a year ago until all the young "married" couples started splitting and going to the Womens and Mens classes. At that time I was teaching my class in the small balcony upstairs in the auditorium. In May or June I was told to start using the classroom that the Young Couples had used. There wasn't that many decorations in that classroom and since I didn't think it was a permanent room for us I haven't done much to remedy that but my students have been talking about wanting to decorate it and I have came up with an idea that I think they will enjoy, this is where I need suggestions/advice or whatever you want to offer. I want the class to get involved with decorating the room and I don't want to use ordinary art for the decor. My idea is to go buy some 5x3 or 4x6 unfinished wood frames that the students can paint themselves. I want each student to write down their favorite verse from the Bible and their favorite color then at home I will type up their verse and print it on colored paper to put in the frame, I also want them to write their names with paint on the frames and after a year they can take that frame home and we will do another one. Another idea is to also have them write about a time that they were dealing with a problem and how God came in and worked in their lives, these would be printed on printed stationary paper of their choice, matted and framed so that it can be a reminder to them and their classmates that God is real and He works on His own time not ours.

If any of you have any suggestions for decorating the room I would appreciate it. With that I am going to sign off and get busy. Y'all have a great day and thanks for listening to me go on about my Sunday School class.

it's March...almost Spring

I am waiting for warmer days because if winter doesn't pass on through I think I might freeze to death before it is over. I have been colder this year than any before so I am very ready to walk outside without the jacket/coat, jeans, long sleeves..etc. I know it will take more than a month for those warmer temps to get here and stay but at least we are closer than we were.

In news this weekend we all heard that Radio Legend Paul Harvey passed away, my prayers go out to his family and friends and to radio as well.

I am going back to work this week or next, with the economy the way it is and the fact that my husbands hardwood flooring business isn't that busy right now there couldn't be a better time for me to go back to work. This job kind of found me and I am looking forward to starting and getting in that routine. I will be working the perfect hours 5AM-1PM, yes I will have to get up at 3:30AM but I am a morning person so I am not worried about that. I won't have that much time to blog and that will probably go unnoticed since I don't get that much time currently. The good thing is that the flooring business is starting to pick up but the economy scares me so off to work I go and I am looking forward to it.

It seems that everyone around us got lots of snow this weekend and usually I would be wanting the white stuff as well however I am over it and thankful we didn't get any. Jackson, Tennessee which is about 4 1/2 to 5 hours West of us, had 12.5 inches dumped on them as well as many others East of us and the storm is still moving up the coast if I heard the forecaster right. Last night our church had a gentleman out of North Carolina scheduled to sing but he got stuck in Asheville, NC because of snow. We also have our yearly "Thaw Out" revival scheduled for tonight and tomorrow night, the preacher for that lives in NC also and we are hoping he can make it across the mountain in Asheville to get here for the revival.

Speaking of church, we have already ordered our VBS curriculum which means that VBS isn't that far around the corner...actually it will be here before we know it if time continues to fly as it has been.

This May I will have two graduations to attend, my son Ty will be graduating from the 5th grade and my daughter Bethany will be graduating from 8th grade, I can't believe that this is the last year I will have a child in elementary school. Chesney will be a senior next year and I have no clue how I am going to handle all that. Don't get me wrong I am very proud of my daughter but it feels like our time with her has been short, time has seriously flown by and now she is a young lady making plans to further her education and setting goals for her life. It seems just yesterday she was a tiny baby girl coming into my world.

Well, the floors aren't going to clean themselves so I need to sign off and go take care of my house work. Y'all have a beautiful safe day and God Bless You!

just for laughs....

Good evening all! Today I bring you a joke that was emailed to me, some of you may have read this before but until today I never had...ENJOY!

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(please note that this is not meant to offend anyone, I simply thought it was cute. Nor is there a meaning towards my husband, I love my husband very much and I am blessed to have him, snoring, farting and all I love him just the way he is and wouldn't change him if I could)

INSTA​LLING​ A HUSBA​ND

Dear Tech Suppo​rt,​

Last year I upgra​ded from Boyfr​iend 5.0 to Husba​nd 1.0 and I notic​ed a disti​nct slow d​own in the overa​ll syste​m perfo​rmanc​e,​ parti​cular​ly in the flowe​rs and jewel​ry appli​catio​ns,​ which​ opera​ted flawl​essly​ under​ Boyfr​iend 5.0.

In addit​ion,​ Husba​nd 1.0 unins​talle​d many other​ valua​ble progr​ams,​ such as Roman​ce 9.5 and Perso​nal Atten​tion 6.5, and then insta​lled undes​irabl​e progr​ams such as NBA 5.0, NFL 3.0 and Golf Clubs​ 4.1.

Conve​rsati​on 8.0 no longe​r runs,​ and House​clean​ing 2.6 simpl​y crash​es the syste​m.​

Pleas​e note that I have tried​ runni​ng Naggi​ng 5.3 to fix these​ probl​ems,​ but to no avail​.​

What can I do?

Signe​d,​ Despe​rate


DEAR DESPE​RATE,​

First​,​ keep in mind,​ Boyfr​iend 5.0 is an Enter​tainm​ent Packa​ge,​ while​
Husba​nd 1.0 is an opera​ting syste​m.​

Pleas​e enter​ comma​nd:​ ithou​ghtyo​ulove​dme.​html and try to downl​oad Tears​ 6.2 and do not forge​t to insta​ll the Guilt​ 3.0 updat​e.​
If that appli​catio​n works​ as desig​ned,​ Husba​nd 1 .0 should​ then autom​atica​lly run the
appli​cations Jewel​ry 2.0 and Flowe​rs 3.5.

Howev​er,​ remem​ber,​ overu​se of the above​ appli​catio​n can cause​ Husba​nd 1.0 to defau​lt to Grump​y Silen​ce 2.5, Happy​ Hour 7.0 or Beer 6.1.
Pleas​e note that Beer 6. 1 is a very bad progr​am that will downl​oad the
Farti​ng and Snori​ng Loudl​y Beta.​

Whate​ver you do, DO NOT under​ any circu​mstan​ces insta​ll Mothe​r-​In-​Law 1.0 (it runs a virus​ in the backg​round​ that will event​ually​ seize​ contr​ol of all your syste​m resou​rces.​)

In addit​ion,​ pleas​e do not attem​pt to reins​tall the Boyfr​iend 5.0 progr​am.​ These​ are unsup​porte​d appli​catio​ns and will crash​ Husba​nd 1.0.

In summa​ry,​ Husba​nd 1.0 is a great​ progr​am,​ but it does have limit​ed memor​y and canno​t learn​ new appli​catio​ns quick​ly.​ You might​ consi​der buyin​g addit​ional​ softw​are to impro​ve memor​y and perfo​rmanc​e.​ We recom​mend:​

Cooki​ng 3.0 and
Hot Linge​rie 7.7.


Good Luck Babe!​

Tech Support

You all have a great day, be safe and stay warm!