Manic Monday

Was yesterday a Monday or what?  On a normal basis things run pretty smoothly around our home.  But yesterday was a doozie!  We spent Sunday afternoon getting Big10 all packed and ready to go to Camp with his classmates early Monday morning.  Hubby is still out of town, so it was just the three of us scurrying around to make sure everything was done and ready to go.  Monday I dropped the kids off at school, {Big10 was leaving the school at 8:30 to head out for camp} and made it to work a few minutes early.  Shortly after I arrived at work I received a call from the school nurse informing me that Baby G was throwing up and I needed to come pick her up as soon as possible. 

I realized not long after baby G and I got home that she most certainly had a stomach virus.  I immediately started to worry about big10, and I was just praying that he would not get sick too.  Then it happened. . .

Shortly after 7:00pm I got a call from the Camp to let me know that Big10 was fine, but he was sick and would need to go home.  I spoke to him on the phone for a moment and it was all he could do to speak without bursting into tears.  Of course I started crying when I hung up the phone.  He has been planning and looking forward to this trip for the entire school year.  He has not been sick even one day all year, and now he gets sick on the big day!

I calmed myself down, put our supper in the fridge, grabbed a garbage can for the sick ones, put G in the car and headed out for the 1 1/2 hour trip.  I had no idea where I was going, It was DARK and the wind was literally blowing so many leaves on the road and my windshield that I could hardly see.  Of course for a full hour of the drive I had absolutely NO cell service.  Not that I had anyone to call if I needed help anyway!!

I was a complete mess, thank goodness baby G fell asleep or she would have been scared to death. 

FINALLY I came to a gas station.  I was well into the next county before I reached the station.  Up until that point, it was just dark, empty roads.  Possibly the curviest road in America at that.  It just so happened that the customer in front of me lived across the street from the camp, so he was able to give me excellent directions.  I thanked him over and over and over, as if he had just paid me a million dollars.  In my mind, he had just saved my life!  After that, I made it to camp safely to get my boy.  He was already sleeping in the "health hut".  Bless his heart, he was SO sad about leaving.  It just breaks my heart that this happened.

Today we made a run into town to get big10's Halloween mask and the radio was talking about the severe weather situation continually.  They had mentioned a tornado watch for the remainder of the day.  On the way home they stated that Walker County was under a tornado warning, and that an actual tornado had been spotted.  The camp is in Walker County.

That little tidbit of information made the two of us feel better.  I am glad that he is here with me, and I do not have to worry about the weather situation.

In happier news, the husband is on his way home as I type.  This post was just interrupted with his phone call.  They lost his luggage, which means no bow hunting until it is returned. He is upset about it, it makes me happy because that means he has more time to spend with us and get caught up on everything that has happened over the past week.  You just don't realize how much can actually occur in a weeks time, nor how badly two parents are needed in a family.  We have missed him, and I hope he is feeling refreshed and ready to dive back into the chaos with us!!  I'd be willing to bet that he is NOT ready.



Thank Goodness It's Friday!!

It's finally Friday.  I thought this Friday would never get here.  The weeks seem so much longer and slower when I have a vacation coming.  I will be off work today, and Monday and Tuesday!!  It is such a relaxed feeling.

I got Big10 all packed and over to the neighbors to spend the night last night.  They left for the beach bright and early this morning.  We have the pleasure of dog sitting for the family that big10 is vacationing with.  Chloe is an inside dog, so she is actually sleeping over and we are loving her to pieces!!  Roxy stays outside, so we will just visit her at dinner time and give her a little food and love each day.

This morning I had parent/teacher conferences scheduled with both of the kids teachers.  They both went really well.  I am blessed to have two really good kids. (for the most part! :))  They are both fantastic students.

Now me and my girl are just hanging out at home.  She is playing with her babies, and I am about to start cleaning this place.  It looks like a bomb exploded in the kitchen.  On the agenda for later. . . .a really good dinner, a movie, and baking up some yummy chocolate cupcakes!!

Last but not least, I have a picture to share from our last family outing.  This was one of my favorites.

I hope everyone has a great weekend!!

Halloween Mantle & other random news. . .

I wanted to share my very simple Halloween mantle with you all.

I made a trip to the Dollar Tree on Saturday and after spending about $3, this is what I did with the mantle.  It is very low key, but I like it!!  I am finally starting to believe that less is more.  (Sometimes!!)

I got a new glittery skull. . .

 And a black crow like the ones I used on the front porch.

 I am so pleased that my enthusiasm for decorating has rubbed off on my children.  This little girl in particular.  She had a friend over for the night on Saturday and they were both a big help with the decorations.

In other news. . . .I have been doing laundry and packing all night.  Big10 is leaving early Friday morning for his first trip to the beach without us.  This will be the first time he has been away on a real trip with a friend.  He is going with his best buddy CC, and his family.  I can't say that I am not a little jealous.  I really wanted to be going to the beach this weekend, but it just didn't work out that way for us.  I am a little worried about big10 being away, but I know this family will take good care of him.  He spends so much time with them, that sometimes they may think he is one of their own.  Tomorrow the boys will be playing each other on the baseball field, and then getting in bed early to get rested up for the early departure on Friday morning.

I have two parent/teacher conferences to go to on Friday, and then school will remain closed on Monday and Tuesday for fall break.  So I have a little mini vacation!!  I'm really looking forward to it!

Tomorrow is my Friday, Woo hoo!!!

Blogging. . .

***WARNING  Random Rambling to follow******

Well here I am blogging with no pictures to share.  I honestly don't have any new pictures today.  I am determined to continue to blog on a more regular basis though, so here I am. . . . .keeping my promise to myself. 

We had another baseball game Monday night.  Big10 played a double Monday night, and last Thursday.  Both days one of the teams that were playing after us were missing more than one player.  In order to keep them from forfeiting, Tanner volunteered.  Of Course!!!!  He lives to play baseball.  He was more than happy to do it.  Thursday night did result in another late night for me being eaten alive by mosquitos.  Maybe I've already mentioned that?  I can't remember, I haven't been able to complain about it enough yet.

I am excited to have a lot of new followers here at my new URL.  Thanks to all the great friends I've made at MBC.  What a supportive group for mom bloggers!!  Thank you to all of my new followers!!!

So, if anyone knows how to use the "pages" feature in blogger, let me know.  I want to create one of those bars across the top of the blog that directs you to the different pages, but I can't figure out how to work the feature.  It should be pretty easy, you would think.  Also, thank you for being patient with me while I work on the layout of this blog.  Right now it is such a plain mess, but I am thinking and planning "design" ideas.  Stay tuned!!

One more new development I would like to announce is the allowance.  Yes, the kids are working diligently to earn $5 a week.  Baby G is the best, she really loves cleaning and would do it for free.  As a matter of fact, she has done it for a while just for the pure joy of it all.  Now that she has realized she can get paid for it, she has kicked it into high gear.  I have not had to wash the dishes in almost a week!!  She is AMAZING!!!  I did not even know how to wash dishes as a newly wedded 19 year old.  She will make an awesome wife and mom some day.

Now I'm off to make supper and start the bedtime process with the kids.

Enjoy the rest of your week!!

Road Trip!!

That's right.  We are headed out bright and early this morning on a road trip.  For now, I will keep you in suspense as to where we are going.

Baby G is staying behind for the weekend and is pumped about enjoying all the game day festivities on the quad today, then she will settle in for a little Bama football action.  Good thing she is a Bama fan, unlike her daddy.

I hope you all have a safe & happy Labor Day weekend!!

I'll be back soon with photos from our trip.

Until then. . . .

Modern Day Cinderella

So, the weekend is basically over. . .ALREADY!!  The days just go by SO fast!

Big10 had his first practice for fall baseball bright and early yesterday morning.  I was lucky enough to convince the hubby to take him so that the girl and I could sleep in.  The minute I woke up I was regretting not being there for pictures.  Dang!  I should have sent a camera with hubs.

I did a lot of cleaning yesterday, like normal on Saturdays.  But this time I had a little break to go out to the salon and get my hair done.  The gray was coming back ten times stronger.  I did not get more red this time, just plain old brown.  But I love it!  G snapped a picture of me in all my new brown shiny hair glory for everyone to see.

I know I look happy there.  But it is just a mirage.  The remainder of my day was spent here. . . .

(nevermind all the dirty dishes on the kitchen counter!!)

Really!!  I hate scrubbing my floors by hand, but I have linoleum in my kitchen and it gets to a point, that this is the only way to clean them.  As much as I dislike this task, I did enjoy waking up this morning to a blinding white floor.

I even recruited a little help.  She lasted all of about 5 minutes. 

This chore is not for her!!

As you can see from the sun filtering through the blinds, we worked late into the afternoon doing this.

I did have a little time last night to complete a project I have been thinking about for the last two weeks.  Maybe I'll share it tomorrow.  It's nothing too wonderful, just a fixer upper.

I hope you are all having a great Sunday afternoon!!

I'm off to do some more cleaning I guess. 

Tuesday News

Today started out pretty good.  Nothing out of the ordinary happening with anyone in particular.  Baby G does have quite the cold, but she is dealing with it like a big girls do.  Big 10 is still getting up bright and early to head to the bus stop because it is "cool to ride the bus".

Around 4:30 I found myself getting pretty happy about my work day coming to an end. (as always)  And that is when I received the call from my panicking husband asking me where the bottle of Sting Away was.  I seriously don't know that it returned home with us after vacation, it is no where to be found.  He went on to tell me that Big 10 had been stung by 7 or 8 yellow jackets!!!!  WHAT?!?!  I really needed to be home for this!!!  Well, I don't know if you know this, but Ammonia is good for yellow jacket stings.  It is supposed to take the pain away.  And since I went on my "green" cleaning trip a while back, I had plenty of Ammonia in the laundry room.  It seemed to do the trick for a while.  He is still having a little trouble with one spot near his knee that is pretty swollen, but he is okay.  Thank goodness!!

About 20 minutes later I received another call from the hubby telling me that we have a Music Makers meeting at 6:30.   I don't know what my son does with the forms and information that he is supposed to bring to me, they must get lost on the bus or something.  Thankfully we went to the meeting though, because it was there that I found out that his after school practices start TOMORROW.  That boy!!  Also, I am very excited to share that they will be performing Aladdin this year for the fall musical.  I LOVE Aladdin!!!  The music from Aladdin is my favorite out of all of the Disney movies.  I can't wait!!!

I'm also pretty excited about volunteering to work on the set. . . . I am a dork like that!

Well, that's all we have going on for now.  Hopefully we will not receive anymore last minute information this week.  I'll keep my fingers crossed.

Updates. . . .

A lot has happened since my last post. B & I celebrated our 15Th wedding anniversary. Wow, that makes me sound old doesn't it? We had a great date night, thanks Nana & Paw Paw for keeping the kids & allowing us the time out. We haven't had a night out alone since December!!! It was so much fun!!

With all the messy oil in the gulf we have had to make some changes to our summer vacation plans. We have created a new route for our family vacation coming at the end of the summer.

Where are we going????

Hubby is not looking forward to the drive, but I am really looking forward to visiting a new beach. The kids are also BEYOND excited!!

In my last post I mentioned Big10's disaster with his tooth. It has been temporarily repaired. The break was so clean that they were able to bond the tooth back together. We are hoping this will get him through a few years and then we will take further measures to correct it.

Other than that, we are just having fun and enjoying the summer. And I have not had a lot of photography time. It has rained here A LOT, and I am ready to get out for a photo shoot.

I did get some good ones of my Tiger Lilly's that are now blooming.

Still LOVING it!!!

Memorial Day Fun

We decided to spend Memorial Day out on the lake. This was a great opportunity for me to try out the new camera with the zoom lens. Here are some of my favorite shots from the day.

Blurry perfection. . . .

My little man is growing up so fast!!!

Pretty princess. . . .

Blurred background. . . .

and then the exact opposite. . .this camera is so fun!!!

And, baby G learned a new trick today. She now knows how to ride the knee board like a little pro.

I could hardly breathe the entire time she was on it!! But this little dare devil LOVED it!

I hope you all enjoyed your Memorial Day!!

Fun in the Sun

This weekend we had some beautiful weather.  Our Saturday was taken up mostly with one last morning baseball practice, and one last game for me & Big10.  BabyG & dad headed out to the lake on that day to test out the boat and make sure all was well.  Sunday afternoon Big10 and I joined the party.

Big10 got reacquainted with the knee board while babyG enjoyed a relaxing ride on the tube.

They love the water!!  Going to the lake is one of the few things that we can all agree on.

It sure is hot already, but I love Summer!! 

Rainy Days

The past two weekends have been R-A-I-N-Y!!  Last weekend our baseball games were rained out on Saturday, but it was beautiful on Sunday for Big10's party.  Saturday night he had a cople of friends over to spend the night, and while I was outside checking for funnell clouds I got this picture.  Does everyone walk outside when the tornado sirens start going off?  I don't know about y'all, but that is how it is done in our house.  Everyone runs outside and starts looking at the clouds. :)  Crazy, huh?

This weekend has been another messy one.  This time the rain held off long enough for us to play ball every night for the past three nights.  But today has just been a rainy mess.  But, I did get some cleaning done around the house, and I had a BIG help from the hubby.  He is SO good at cleaning, so much better than me!!  I don't know how he does it, but he starts and finishes before I even figure out what to do first.

Well, I'm glad this rainy Sunday is almost over.  Tomorrow it is supposed to be sunny at 85 degrees.  Perfect weather for a field trip with my baby girl.  I'll be back sometime this week with some fun pictures from the trip.  Y'all have a good week!!

Friday again. . .

Well, here it is. . .Friday again. I have not had alot of time for blogging this week. Lately the days seem to be passing even faster than normal. That is not a good thing. Where is my life going, I don't even know that I am really living it!!!

What have we been up to?

BabyG made it through the whole night of her first slumber party. However, she almost fell asleep while cheering at the basketball game the following day.

We are now planning our very own slumber party for babyG's 6th birthday!! I LOVE planning parties and I have so many ideas that I have a little list going.

We have decorated for Valentines day. I've purchased gifts for my Valentines. We addressed cards for classmates that will likely never be delivered due to the "snow day" today. Big10 purchased a Valentine gift for his girlfriend. {That's a big one!!!} The first of many I'm sure.

Yes, we had a "snow day" today. I actually had to work the majority of the day, so I missed all the fun in the snow and got no pictures of the kids enjoying it!! This makes me very sad.

So, that's about it. I have alot of projects coming up that I can't wait to post about, so keep an eye out for them. I have several "home improvement" projects to tackle. And of course, all the birthday jazz. Right now I am off to attempt to make a tissue paper flower.

Have a great weekend!

Honey do's. . . ..

Hallelujah!!! Hunting season is ending this weekend, and I am really glad. This means I have weekends with my husband back. That is, until turkey season rolls around in March. I have been busy working on my list of Honey do's that we will start on next weekend. Atleast, I hope!!

Here are a few of the things that are the most important to me right now:

{1} Clean the garage. . .put up all those Christmas decorations that are sitting in the garage!!!

{2} Clean and organize the attic. We have ALOT of stuff up there that just needs to go. Including alot of baby girl clothes that I hope I will get to pass along to a special friend.

{3} Clean the carpet in the bedrooms, it is disgusting. He is SO MUCH better at this than I am!

{4} Paint the front door and either paint or replace the shutters. Color of choice? Black. And then I will add one of those cute "Welcome" decals to the door that I have been seeing all over blogland for the past year.

And then of course I have a few things planned for my own list. I MUST do some sort of window treatment for my living room windows ASAP. I want to try to do some of the no sew versions that I have seen. I would also like to give the guest bath a new look. This is also the kids bathroom, so I'm not sure if I want to update it and keep it youthful, or give it a more mature look. Still thinking on that one. And most importantly I want to make the kitchen more kid friendly. This should be pretty simple really. I just need to make it a little easier for them to help themselves. They are a little too needy, I think it is making them lazy daisy's. I have worked on this a little tonight. As always, suggestions are welcome and much needed.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Does anyone miss me?

I must apologize for going almost an entire week without even one little blog post!! My dear friend Brandi emailed me to make sure I was still alive and well. I am, and I have SO many pictures to share with you. The only problem is that I cannot locate the cord that hooks my camera up to the computer. When we moved the desk into the living room after Christmas, the cord went missing. I do not live in a mansion people, but I have searched up & down & all around and I have no idea where this thing could possibly be!! The worst part. . . . . I don't really remember what it looks like. {Electronics, sheesh!!!}

**TIME FOR THE UPDATES**

We have been busy little bees around here, running all over town to practice's and games. Basketball and cheering are going well. We have managed to find yet another sport that Big10 is good at and in love with. BabyG is also doing well with her cheering, she is learning alot and most importantly getting over her "stage fright".

I have partially tackled one of my resolutions by joining the gym. But we have been on the go so much that I have only worked out once so far. I am hoping to get a steady schedule in place starting next week.

If you haven't heard, Alabama won the National Championship game & my little Bama girl was the happiest baby girl on the planet. {I imagine you would have to be living under a rock not to know this news} However, you may not know that the city of Tuscaloosa is basically in an uproar of sorts because they are not having a parade. They have a "celebration" scheduled at Bryant Denny this Saturday, but no parade. My friend/co-worker, Julie & I did a little research on this today and apparently they had a parade back in '93, and people really want to keep the tradition. I don't think any of the celebration plans are going to change though.

Speaking of living under a rock. . .remember the email I mentioned from BFF Brandi? That is when I found out the exciting news that she is expecting baby number four. {yes, FOUR. . .4!!} Please join me in praying for a healthy baby GIRL. Brandi is WAY outnumbered already!!

And finally, I have a new baby nephew. He arrived yesterday at 2:47pm and he is perfect, healthy, and the most beautiful baby around. I promise he fell right out of heaven.

Now, I am going to search some more for this camera cord. Wish me luck and stay tuned for some pictures!! Have a good week!

My Optometrist is NOT happy. . .

This afternoon I had an appointment scheduled for an eye exam. My first one since 2007!! Needless to say, the doctor gave me a little slap on the wrist. I absolutely could not wait another minute to go, I have been down to one pair of contacts for about 7 months now. . .NO SPARE. . .NO BACKUP GLASSES!! I am happy to tell you all that I will have a new pair of funky, cute black & pink glasses in about a week. The doctor did tell me that it will take a significant amount of time wearing my glasses to get my eyes back into shape. He says I have "blood vessel growth" on my cornea's. Apparently when you wear the same pair of 2 week disposable contacts for months at at time, it robs your cornea's of oxygen. I somehow did not remember this fact from the two years that I worked for an Optometrist myself. So, wish me luck on repairing my cloudy cornea's!! I did however, escape having my eyes dilated. He was not too happy about that either, and demanded that next year I MUST have it done. I have not allowed him to dilate my eyes since 2006.

Other than that, not alot is going on here. The kids are in day camp this week, actually their last day will be tomorrow. They will be out with their dad next week until school starts back on Thursday. Today they went swimming at one of the indoor pools, and tomorrow they are going to eat lunch at a Pizza place. Fun times, they are LOVING it.

Also, I have a new blogging spot. I have relocated the desk into the living room. I have just given up on trying to have a nice, decorated living room. It's just not working for me. 2010 is the year for being functional in this home.

Last but not least, this weekend the highs are supposed to be in the thirties!!! WHAT!? Are you kidding me James Spann? Isn't this the deep South???? It looks like I may very well be spending the first day of the new year by the fireplace in my pajama's. I'll keep you posted.

Busy B's

Wow, we have been so busy this weekend that I feel like I just need a time out so I can breathe! That is what I am doing now.

It all started for me with Friday. We had our year end inventory at my work scheduled for this weekend. Of all the weekends, it had to be the weekend that we celebrate Thanksgiving with extended family, the opening of New Moon, the end of the season football party, and the hubby's birthday. Luckily, I was not required to work today (Saturday) due to overtime limits. I did work Friday night until about 7:30. After I left work, I ran by the church to pick Big10 up from his monthly Bible study and then we headed to Wal-Mart to pick up the things that I needed for our family Thanksgiving lunch. This morning I woke up bright and early to start cooking. I was in charge of the Mac & Cheese, and I also made Hashbrown Casserole for the first time. The casserole was a success and I will definitely make it again sometime soon. We left early from the family gathering to make the hour and a half drive back to our side of town to arrive at the football party fashionably late. The boys played football almost the entire time!! They grilled hamburgers and hot dogs and also had homemade fries and onion rings. Of course, I could not even look at the food after eating such a big lunch. When it got dark they had a HUGE fireworks show. I'm not sure that these fireworks were even legal, they were GREAT!!!

After the party the boys came home to watch Fred Claus. (Have I ever mentioned that I ♥ Vince Vaughn in a major way?!?) BabyG is spending the night with Nana tonight, so I had a night to myself and took advantage of it. I made a quick trip to Ulta to pick up some more makeup, and I walked into Old Navy just to look around. Well, Old Navy has their puffy vest on sale for $10.00 right now!! I have been wanting one for a while, but did not really want to spend $30 on something that I might not wear that often. But hey, $10 is right up my alley, so I got one in Brown. Yay!

Tomorrow is the hubby's 35th birthday, so I will get up early to make a surprise cake for him. Then I have to meet my MIL, aunt, and babyG to head to Trussville for my SIL's baby tea. I think we are stopping for lunch on the way. So, tomorrow should be another busy, but fun day!!

I hope everyone else is having a great weekend as well!!

Is anyone else out there, just itching to get your Christmas decorations up? Maybe I am behind????

SEC Saturday

I know all you football fans know that we have two big Alabama games going on tonight, and they just happen to be on at the same time. So the hubby has a plan. Of course our main game of choice will be Auburn vs. Georgia, but we will also tune into the Alabama vs. MSU game. It looks like a football party for us tonight!! So, I have the chili cooking in the crock pot. . . .

And the living room is set up and ready to go!
The kids are so excited to have two televisions in the living room. BabyG has been watching them both all day!!

What else is going on here? Well, the boys are out hunting for a big buck today. This is the youth gun hunt weekend in our state and they could not wait to get out there!!
Lastnight Big10 had his first school dance. He had a really good time, he had a "date". All the boys asked girls to go to the dance with them, but of course they split up into boy groups and girl groups right when they got there. Big10 said he did talk to his date some, but they did not actually dance. I asked him what she wore and if she looked pretty and he said. . . ."I don't Knoooow!! I can't judge stuff like that, I'm NOT Simon!!!" What?? We haven't watched American Idol in several seasons, so I don't really know where that one came from. I do know that he gets really embarrassed and does not like to discuss girls with me. Hopefully that will change by the time we really have girl issues to discuss.
Now I am getting ready for a quick trip to Target to buy new (badly needed) pillows for the kids beds. And then I will return for the big football bash!!!
Roll Tide!!
War Eagle!!

So long FB. . . .

I just wanted to take a moment to let you all know that I am totally fed up with Facebook!! Besides the fact that I waste entirely too much valuable time looking at pic's and status updates of people that I have not seen in 15 years or more, my account is always giving me fits. Almost every time I log on, it gives me some kind of error, not allowing me to send messages, write on walls, view pictures, etc. What's the point of having an account on Facebook if it is not even going to allow you to stalk people that you never see anymore???
So, I just took the big leap and deactivated my account. Maybe I will not miss it too badly.

Besides that little tidbit tonight, not alot of other stuff is going on this week. BabyG had her follow up appointment with the Orthopedic doctor yesterday and he said her arm appears to be healing, and she should be able to have her cast taken off for good next Monday. She also came home in a new red cast and requested that I draw an "Alabama A" on it for her. Of course I did it right when I got home. She did not have anyone at school sign the new cast today. . . .the excitement must be over.

Now I am off to finish the dishes and wait in line for the dvr'd shows. As soon as the hubby is done watching House, I need to watch the new episode of 90210, and The Hills. Yes, I am entirely to old to be watching either of these programs, but I am addicted. I also think I am too old to be listening to Miley Cyrus and The Jonas Brothers, but I have grown to love them!!

Hope you guy's are enjoying your week!!

Weekend in Review

Wow, the weekend just flew by didn't it? It rained alot here and we had some pretty cool weather. Another good cold football night on Saturday. The Rams won 16-8 over Hubbertville.

Big10 had a couple of really good plays this time.

The two team pictures that I have this time are just a little blurry, sorry. I'm not sure why they turned out this way. Here are the boys getting ready to break through the sign. This has always been my favorite part the football game, all the way back to high school. The boys are just always so pumped up when they come through the sign! It's cute to see.


Here's a shot of babyG. Yes, she picked out her own outfit, and she was FREEZING before the night was over. Her crazy mom forgot to bring her hoodie.

After the game, Big10, babyG, me, and Nana (my mil) went to McDonalds for supper.

The kids played on the playground there like they had never been to a McDonalds before. I guess they just couldn't get enough of the cold that night!!

We also picked up a few things for our Halloween porch. I saw a picture featured on another blog that I want to duplicate. But it rained so much that I have not had an opportunity to put the decorations out. As soon as I get all this done, I'll share pictures. I promise!!

So, stay tuned. What all are y'all doing for the holidays? Do you decorate for fall or Halloween? Or both? I love EVERY holiday!!!

Thanks & a walk down Memory Lane

I want to start out by thanking you all so much for your opinions on the new layout!! I worked really hard on it, and am so glad that you all are kind enough to leave sweet comments. I have been encouraged so, that I may even try to tackle the label cloud this weekend. MAYBE!!

Also, I have gathered a few followers here. (Who doesn't love new followers?!?) Thanks again for your support!! I LOVE blogging, and use this as a kind of personal journal/scrapbook to record memories. It is even more special now that I have some friends in the blogging community that are following along, one memory at a time! I ♥ y'all!!

Today I took a stroll down memory lane. I ran into TWO people that I went to high school with!!

One came into my work and I just happened to walk out into the showroom and he so casually said "hey Tina." What?!!? Who? I recognized him immediately, we were actually pretty good friends in school. Come to find out he has been in and out of the store a few times and knew that I was there, but just never came by the office to say hello!

Then tonight at gymnastics, one of the other mom's asked me "Why do you look so familiar? Where did you go to high school?" What?!!? Twice in one day?? She has two daughters in babyG's class, and I actually graduated with her older sister. It excites me that I haven't gotten so old that people can't recognize me anymore!! Speaking of getting older, this Saturday is my birthday!!! I am getting older by the minute, but LOVING it!!