Hammond Happenings

Clutz

2011-04-21T14:15:00.000-07:00

So last week at school I fell down the stairs and now I have a bruise on my hip, my knee and all down my shin.

(This one is on my hip)
Pretty huh? I'm very grateful I didn't break my leg!

But even more exciting is I got an iphone yesterday so now I can blog from my phone!!!!! Maybe now I'll update more often!

Interesting week

2011-04-16T09:00:00.000-07:00

Well just thought I would log on and update...

I have been quilting the last few weeks. Working on a Texas Flag quilt for Hans. Here are some pics:

I have also been collecting fabric for Brittany & Nolan's baby's (Peanut's) quilt:

I'm thinking of using burp cloths as some of the squares with ribbons and buttons.

I have been taking business classes and had a difficult test this week in Stats! Yuck! I fell down the staris at school Thursday...that hurt! I'll have some serious bruises next week.

I started volunteering for Susan G. Komen race for the cure here in Jackson and last Saturday worked a radio remote for registration at my local Kroger..and also at B&N, and again at Kroger on Friday when we had some strong storms blow through. There was a tornado that hit in the area, and we spent our time back in the back of the store rather than out front at the registration table!

I just got finished volunteering at the Race this morning, and found it to be rewarding and I am definitely leaning towards a career in the non-profit marketing sector. We'll see!

I also took some pictures at the Old Capitol Inn's courtyard during the survivor's breakfast just for fun.

A travel companion

2011-03-11T06:08:00.000-08:00

So we have decided to jump on the Flat Stanley bandwagon, even though the girls are 16 and almost 12. We are going to travel with a flat stanley type of idea but not sure what exactly it will be in the shape of. Then when we are done we will put him and all pictures into a book for prosperity along with "His/Her" stories. How fun!

Wow Why am I so bad at this?

2011-03-01T12:27:00.000-08:00

Hi! I'm back!
I have been so busy and came to check in!
I hope to get back in the swing of things with my blog but I guess only time will tell!
I have switched from Nursing to Business classes and hope to one day work at a non-profit planning events! Doesn't that sound fun?
I just want to find a job that I enjoy doing everyday, and that I'm good at!
The Family is great!
Now I have to go pick up the girls from school! See ya soon!

My blogiversary is today!

2009-01-23T16:59:00.000-08:00

Well 1 year ago today I decided to start this blog. I have been so bad about keeping in touch & writing here but when I look back I'll remember how busy I have been since Nursing school started....won't I?

So what's news lately...?
KT tirned 14! I can't believe it! She had to friends spend the night MO & EW. They ordered pizza & played Disney Scene it & phase 10 twist, watched movies & played wii. Then Saturday morning (her b-day) we went shopping for her new bed linens, and we went to dinner at Cheddars. Then Monday (MLK day) the 3 of us girls went to see the bedtime stories movie..it was better tahn we were expecting!

This weekend we are looking forward to our 3rd weekend in a row with no traveling.

I think i have carpal tunnel in my right wrist. Well atleast according to the test we have done in my nursing class, and that it hurts all the time & turns cold & numb when I type or write for too long. It has even awoken me in the middle of the night if my wrist gets bent while I sleep.
I'll have to have that checked out soon.
Other than that things are going along smoothly here.

The high school posted some pics of KT swimming...here is that link

http://rhshooter.smugmug.com/photos/381453562_GbLPf-M-1.jpg

New Year's resolution...

2009-01-09T14:04:00.000-08:00

To keep up with my blogs!
I'm sure you all understand the hectic life I lead because you also lead one but now that I ma back on schedule I will try to be better.
When last I wrote We left & spent the week of Christmas in Orlando @ Disney World & there are so many pictures to sort through. I will try to post a few here in the next few days but 6 days...there are alot of pictures.
We arrived in Orlando Sunday evening & went to Downtown Disney & ate at an italian restaraunt that was awful & very pricey! Great Disney store though!
Monday the 4 Hammonds went to Universal Studios..great fun! My favorite part was teh Mummy ride! KT & I rode it twice! (all inside) I aslo enjoyed the Jaws boat ride:The parade was good. I loved this snowman he was HUGE & we were right on the street:

Here is Katie with these "who" girls on stilts. The stilt thing was quite popular.I'm not a huge scooby fan but he was so cute as rudolf!

The next day we went to Universal Islands of adventure. This was KT's favorite day b/c of all the roller coasters! This was her favorite The Hulk!We even found a 3D roller coaster type ride that EM loved Spiderman

Jurrasic Park was here with rides & all kinds of dinosaur stuff.
Here is EM always the drama queen! She loves "hamm"ing it up for the camera. hahahaha

My favorite part had to be:
I loved the Dr. Suess stuff so much fun. We watched How the grinch stole Chritmas. KT & I met the grinch but our pics did not turn out... :(

Well that is the first 2 days. I'll be back soon to post a few more pics & stories of the rest of the week, & 2009 so far!

End of semester 1, and Disn*y coutdown has officially begun!

2008-12-15T06:21:00.000-08:00

Just a quick catch up post:
I am done with my first semester of nursing school! YAY! I survived when alot of other people did not, and I came out with a B!!! Which I am quite proud of!
I have made alot of precious friends, and am very blessed to have a group of people that are going through the same thing I am that I can talk to and vent with..Honey doesn't "get" it nor does he want to hear about any patients! I have been able to seen and do some cool, and some gross things. I come home dying to share & he's like uh....no thanks! SO I turn to my nursing school blog which I need to go update after this one. If you like cool & gross stuff check it out . There is a link on my side bar at the top.

So we will leave for Disn*yWorld sometime on Saturday...Honey will drive & wants to drive at night to avoid the majority of traffic. My parents, my niece, & my sister are also coming to DW! I will try to post pics when we come back. I may have to make several slide shows, and post them on slide*com which there is a link on my side bar to that page too!

I was chosen as room mother for EM's class & will spend some time this week getting ready for her Christmas party Thurs. afternoon, and KT is studying for her semester finals this week, & Honey is working hard as usual!
I'll check back in before we leave, hope everyone has a great week!

2008-12-10T07:01:00.001-08:00

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Headed to TX

2008-11-21T12:55:00.000-08:00

I am thankful for so much this season. You my friend are one of those many blessings!

Satan works overtime on Sundays

2008-11-16T16:25:00.000-08:00

Atleast that is how it feels today. I got up & went to church this morning (by myself) & went from church to the grocery store where after shopping for an hour+, I unload all of my groceries, and the lady in front of me basically throws a fit about some pharmacy coupons, so my checker left with the lady to go to the Pharmacy! About 10 minutes or so the manager comes over & I tell her what happened she clears the ladies stuff out of the register & starts with me.
After getting everyone to help me unload from the car into the house I start to put away the groceries and Honey says "hey why don't you defrost those dumplins in the freezer from last Thanksgiving" Ok...Call Cindy and get directions for the best thawing method. I need chicken broth..Ok I'll go back to the store. This whole time no one has eaten lunch & they are just sitting watching movies...meanwhile I am doing laundry & dishes & trying to figure out lunch for them. Then EM says I don't have a present for the bday party that is today at 5:00....
I head to the store get chicken broth, come home make spaghetti for lunch & start the defrost for tonight. After all that I get on the computer to finish my clinical paperwork. (All the while still doing laundry). Then take EM to get present & to the bday party it starts at 5:30 not 5:00..well atleat she's not late. Then KT & I head over to Kohl*s for Honey some socks since the socks I had to rush out & buy the night before his trip to St. Thomas "sucked" as he put it! I did however buy me & KT some sweat suits to wear to Disney! Shopping always makes me feel better!
Now we are at home eating chicken & dumplings YUM! and dressing YUM! I will leave to go get EM from the bday party about 7:10, and then head back & finish up the last load of laundry!
I just get so frustrated when it seems like I am the only one who does anything, except make messes..ya know? These people CAN clean up after themselves!
Thanks for the opportunity to vent!
I'm done, blog with ya later!

2008-11-15T17:48:00.000-08:00

So things have kind of slowed down as far as family matters. This is probably due to school taking up the majority of my time. Which you can read about here.
Well some things have happened this week. EM started karate Tuesday & Thursday nights. This is something her & her daddy will do together, that will replace gymnastics.SHe is really enjoying it so far. KT had her first sleepover since moving to MS. She is finally making friends & I am so glad. Her Friends name is the same as her sister so that is fun! Other than school I did not have much else going on. Honey's flight from St. Thomas was delayed so his connecting flight to JXSN was delayed. Then when I got to the airport (at 12 midnight) last night I was the only car parked at the unloading/ loading row & was made to circle the airport by JPD. WHATEVER so I go park & wait about 10 minutes then go back & there are about 8 cars parked in loading & unloading so I pull up & wait. Honey comes out leaves his breifcase & goes back in to wait for the other baggage. One of the bags was "lost" so I waited some more. I end up the only car waiting, and was made to move again. This is at 1 o'clock in the morning! I was not causing any trouble ( I know hard to believe) sitting minding my own business, no other cars around, plenty of room for anybody else to pull up and load/unload if necessary but NO I had to circle some more! RIDICULOUS! That JPD officer was lucky that I was just so glad to have my Honey home. ( I know I'm so scary! LOL) I am not a middle of the night person, and it took alot for me to not tell him what I was thinking. But I wanted to come home & sleep in my bed & not have my first jail experience! Especially in this city! So we got home about 1:30!
Ok now that I have that off my chest....whew I feel better!
Today we went to pick KT up from her sleep over & then went to Sonic for a late breakfast, and then shopping for a wedding present. One of the sales girls from Honey's work got married today at 4:00. So we went to Target! Oh how I love that store! I purchased the wedding present & wrappings! I even bought Amy's Christmas present, and a paint your own mini ornament kit. Then we came home and watched The Muppet Show DVD (which we got from Blockbuster online) Honey was so excited to watch with the girls & they really could care less, and he was so exhausted he fell asleep! (Honey & EM are watching the DVD now) We then went to the wedding & are now home. I have some more paperwork to finish to turn in Monday morning. I think I'll do that tomorrow afternoon!
Hoeny will go out of town again Wed & Thurs this week & then we will head to TX for My bday & Thanksgiving.
I hope your week is a blessed one filled with love!

It's been a while..

2008-11-09T15:27:00.000-08:00

So life is hectic here as it is with most of you! I will try to catch up on our "happenings" and be better at posting in the future!

Well maybe I should start from today & work backwards...
This morning we drove Honey to the airport so that he could travel with his work to St. Thomas. If you remember this time last year we went for a week to Curacao. This is the "sales incentive" trip for this year. I was unable to go due to clinicals this week...I'm quite sad about it but I knew going in to Nursing school that there would be sacrifices & this is one of them. I keep telling myself that one day when I'm a nurse I'll get him to take me back to St. Thomas on a vacation, and he'll know what to do & where to stay.. I can hope!
Then the girls & I came home & went back to bed. I took the girls out to lunch & then spent the afternoon looking at Disney stuff online for our Christmas trip to Orlando.
Yesterday, Saturday I watched college football ( glad I did not get to watch the Aggie game like I wanted too~ sounds like it was ugly!) I went to the grocery store & made Honey's favorite dinner & went to B&Noble to meet Karen Kingsbury! My favorite author here is the picture I took with her.
Then I had to go buy some last minute things for Honey's trip. And of course in the midst of all of this there was the normal stuff like laundry, dishes...
Last week was our first week of clinical Wed. we went to pick up our patient information & intro ourselves. Thursday & Friday 6:30 am - 3:00 pm first real days of nursing!!! I'll have to write details of these days on my nursing school blog..later!

Also Wed night was the annual Mistletoe ball, & after we got home at 10:30 I had 3 hours worth of paperwork to finish before I left for the hospital (which is 30 minutes from my house)

So basically I had p/u pt. (patient) from 1pm-5pm and then got ready for Mistletoe, then Mistletoe from 7-10pm, then paperwork 10:30-1:30am then alarm went off at 5am then clinical 6:30 - 3:00 then a nap then out for our 15th wedding anniversary home about 10 for another 2 hours of paperwork, then up at 5 again for another 6:30 - 2 day of clinical and another nap!!!

The week began with a test Monday morning, and class Monday night.

Last weekend I was suppose to stay home while the fam went to TX for Halloween weekend festivities but I decided on Thursday night to go with them! I missed my friends!! So Friday I spent the day of Halloween looking for a costume for the 2 parties we had in TX that weekend...Tip: on Halloween day there are not any good costumes left! We left about 12:30 headed to the Holmes' for trick or treating! Saturday we had an adult day at the TX renassaince festival, and to La Bodega for the Handy Halloween party!

Then 8 hour ride home after lunch on Sunday!

The week before that (10/27-10/29) Monday we practiced for check offs and went over clinical paperwork ( not fun!) then of course class that night. Tuesday class from 8-3 then Wed foley check offs ( these are pass/fail) I passed! I need to be more careful with my sterile field!!

I wish I had decided to go to TX Wed night or Thurs morning b/c I had all day Thursday off!

The weekend before this was the weekend of the state swim meet!

My MIL came to town Friday night.....I'll just leave it at that.

Saturday we left for Biloxi, we met my parents at the swim meet, KT had her fastest swim time to date and won her heat! She is ranked 4th in the state for all of the 8th grade, and 33rd in the state over all! BTW~ she swims on the high school team!

This is huge news for her! She has 4 more years of HS swimming & is well on her way to Olympic Gold don't you think? We stayed in Biloxi Saturday night & most of the day Sunday.

The weeks before this we I just had class & 1 more flu shot clinic. Everyone else it has just been normal stuff!

Honey got a promotion he is now General sales manager (which noone at work was surprised since he has been doing the job for sometime now. Not really more money but definitely the title can be used for advancement in the future!

Looking ahead: this week (while Hoeny is gone) we have class tomorrow 8-12 & 5-8 (Monday) then a health fair Tues 8-3, and Em also has her first Karate class Tues night... Wed meet new patient & the hours of paperwork... Thursday 6:30 -2:30 clinical day.... off on Friday!!!!!

Honey comes home @11pm. Saturday Honey has a sales associate that is getting married!!

Like I said life is hectic here..like I'm sure it is for all of you.

Well this enough for now!

I really will try to be better about posting in the future!

Now I'm going to check in on alll of your blogs...

Anniversary & Hershey

2008-10-15T17:31:00.000-07:00

Today is our 2 year anniversary in MS. The girls thought we should hold a memorial dinner instead of a celebration dinner, but I made dinner for the 3rd night in a row!
We are finally settling in here in MS. We hung pictures this past weekend. ( see picture below)We are finally making friends. I have a wonderful group of people in my nursing class & we are sticking together. I think we realize that unlike our families we can empathize, with each other b/c we are all in the same boat! I can see us already becoming a tight knit family with 25 ladies and 5 men.

Tonight we worked on this project for EM's 4th grade class.

She did a report on Milton Hershey & along with that we were to make a pumpkin that looks like the person in the report. We wanted to do Michael Ph..elps but we had to have a book to refer to and there have not been any written about his life/career yet! We were going to put KT's swim cap & goggles, and make some gold medals for the pumpkin..oh well. I'm going to go to the store tomorrow & buy a bag of kisses for her to take to her classmates.

I have had a pretty easy week, and realized that my vacation from nursing school has turned into a decorate, clean and catch up on house work time. I have really enjoyed my time with my family this week too!

Student nurse Hammond..It feels real now

2008-10-12T06:25:00.000-07:00

Now that I have actually had some "patients", and given some flu shots it feels real. It's not just learning about being a nurse or poking manequins.
I forgot to count how many flu shots I gave... but I'm guessing about 10.
I was so nervous! More than anyone else. I procrastinated getting started. Everyone else had given 3 or 4 before I got started, and my first little guy was so cute! He had parkinson's, so he requested his "non shaky" arm to receive his shot, and held his sleeve for me with this "shaky" hand so maybe it was difficult for him to tell that I was shaky too! It got much easier as I finished with each one. I asked each of them when I was done if that was ok, and all of them said "I didn't even feel it" so YAY!! I have definitely enjoyed a relaxing weekend with no studying.

Well I knew it would happen...

2008-10-09T17:35:00.000-07:00

I knew I would neglect my blog at some point during this crazy semester.
Here is just a quick update:
You saw that KT qualified for state YAY!
Em made the honor roll for this 9 weeks YAY!
Honey...well he's the same..wonderful YAY!
Me...I have been studying ALOT! And it seems to be paying off! I have a 85 average...YAY!!!
We are down to 30 people in our program! From 65!
Monday was test 5 and we had 2 check offs this week.
I made a 84.37 on the test. Tomorrow is considered mid-term and we had to have an 80 average before mid-term or we were cut from the program. Everyone knew what they had to make on Monday's test to stay in the program...It was a TOUGH day! I think we lost 14 people Monday! Then we had asepsis/wound check offs Tues. which is what the test was on on Monday. so no problem there but Wed we had Physical assessment check offs and we hadn't even looked at that stuff for 3 weeks since we took the test on it. We've been studying for the other tests we've had. I passed both check offs!!!
Check offs are pass/fail and you only get 2 chances to pass them if you don't pass either time you are out of the program!!!
I don't think anyone failed either check off this week. Whew! I don't think my emotions could take loosing anymore people right now!
I get to go to a nursing home tomorrow and give flu shots!!! A first for me! I'm PETRIFIED!
We also had a drug calculations test 2 weeks ago and this is also pass/fail, and you get 30 minutes. The trick is it's 10 questions and you have to make a 90 to be considered passing. I made an 80! I missed 2 for very stupid mistakes. Well our make-up for that is Monday. We had "remediation" today for the drug calc. and I made a 90 only missed 1 on the "pre-test". They said if we know this test backwards and forwards we should defitiely pass and should make a 100!
So with all that said I have decided to not study this weekend. Well maybe a little SUnday night, but I won't know what to do with a whole weekend with my family, and not traveling to TX.
The MS state fair is in town so we might do that!
Well, I huess that's all for now. I'll try to post and tell you how my flu shot experience goes!

Love ya'll,

Qualified for State

2008-09-27T11:07:00.000-07:00

KT's swim meet went very well today she qualified to swim the 50 freestyle at the state meet in Biloxi on October 25th. The state qualifying time is 31.69, and she swam it in 31.41.
She also swam the 100 freestyle and state qualifying time is 1:12.14 and her time today ( her first time swimming this in a meet in MS) was 1:14.90 so she has Regionals ( Oct 18th) to qualify for state in the 100.
On the bottom of one of her feet she wrote:
If you can read this you must be in 2nd place, & on the other foot she wrote eat my bubbles!
Here is the video I took of her swimming the 50 free:

Help!

2008-09-25T08:46:00.001-07:00

OK so this is what I have resorted to:

How else can I get them to remember to turn the light off in the bathroom when they are done? This is posted on the back of the door since b/c of their ages they shut the door when they go potty. I am not exaggerating when I say every time I walk past their bathroom, the light is on!!!! This morning they were getting ready for school and before we left I checked over my shoulder to see if the light was off and it was on! Probably b/c they kept the door open while getting ready, and didn't see my "reminder from the management"!

Any suggestions?

A new passion

2008-09-17T19:48:00.000-07:00

So you need to read my last post before you read this one or it will not make a whole lot of sense....
OK so you know how I mentioned the stuff about rules for being in line at the kids schools....?
Well yesterday (the morning after my post) I got into line at KT's school, a lady pulls in behind me, and then proceeds to pull out from behind me and get infront of me.....
KT and I turned and looked at each other...she knew I was about to blow a gasket! The pleading look in her eyes..the look that said please mom don't hurt that lady, and (deep down inside) the please don't humiliate me in front of my school look...that look is the only thing that kept me from getting out of my truck walking over to her car and telling this woman ~ from another country~ how we do it in Mississippi, and how we should do it in Mississippi, or any other state she were to move to! We do not cut in line, does she think this line of cars is just here for no reason..? Pull your mercedes driving BUTT around and get back at the end of the line (now all the way down the street)!
I refrained...those of you who know me know that I do have some of my dad in me, and it was TOUGH to stay in the truck!
Can you believe this happened to me, the morning after I told my bloggy friends about KT's comment? I think I have missed my calling as a crossing guard, and I hope one day when I am older, and have lived out all of the years as a nurse that I can muster, at that time I hope I still have the passion for school traffic that I have now...b/c I will be the best crossing guard I can be! I wish I had known of this passion of mine prior to nursing school! We need nurses in this country AND we need good crossing guards!! I wish I could do both, but I'm afraid the fact that I'm already in Nursing school, and that I can save lives, and make a better living for me and my family, has to out weigh my passion for CONTROLING school traffic! If there were a way I would find it but..alas I can only do one. Atleast for one more day my daughter can hold her head up high, and know she made it through another morning in line with out her mom making a total fool of her in front of her peers. There's always tomorrow!

Funny Girls

2008-09-15T12:06:00.000-07:00

SO I thought I would update wtih some "funnies" my girls have said recently...
~ I record on my phone things that I want to remember later for instance these:

KT says " You know smart people do not always do the right thing..take for instance Einstein..what's up with that hair? That was not a good choice!"

KT says" Mom you should grow up to be a crossing guard" (I yell at people while I drive especially in lines at the girls schools..people need to follow the rules, and not try to cut in line!!!)She says "maybe after you are a nurse, when you are old"
I said "no I need to do it now when I'm mean, not when I don't have kids in school I won't care about school traffic at the nursing home!"

EM is 9 and not nearly as witty as her big sister although she tries...we are learning about comedic timing, and when things are funny, and when they are no longer funny...you know that was so 2 weeks ago...
But here is something...
background first...Honey has been having movie marathons with the girls (when he can...) you know classics like all the Indiana Jones..all the Star Wars...all the Lord of the rings..) Most of them I worry about being appropriate but he does not and when I don't participate in the movie marathons I do not get a say...ANYWAY This past weekend was Jaws...I KNOW ...they are 13 & 9 appropriate....Idk!!
so Friday night was the first Jaws and I said and I quote " I don't know if that is appropriate movie material for both girls..maybe KT.......all 3 watch the movie. at the END EM says " I don't think that movie was appropriate for me...when are we watching the next one?"
They watched Jaws 2 on Sat afternoon and Jaws 3 Saturday night and Jaws revenge Sunday afternoon..Before movie 4 EM says "I wonder what happens in this one...I know someone gets eaten by a shark"

Em was standing out beside my truck one morning and said "Mom this spinner sure is dirty" (growing up in Houston we called those hubcaps) For those of you who are wondering...no I do not have spinners I'm deifinetly not that "hip"

KT says "wakey wakey eggs & bacy..( I assume from some TV show)

KT hates the rain..she must think she's going to melt EM says "KT it's like a shower with your clothes on"

That's all for now...Laugh with ya later!!

I guess she likes to snuggle?

2008-09-11T13:30:00.000-07:00

So this morning this is what I came upon when I went in to wake up KT: So if you can't tell what this is...it is KT surrounded by stuffed animals on both sides!! She is 13! I guess she likes to snuggle.

Cruise to nowhere

2008-09-05T15:19:00.000-07:00

I'm so glad to be back home and blogging.
As you may know I left MS last Wed. Aug 27 after class, and headed to TX. My dad drove in and stayed with the girls, and took them to school and then drove them back to TX Sat. We got up early Thurs and headed to Galveston to get on our cruise ship. The original itenerary was leave Galveston Thurs at 4~ sail all day Fri to Cozumel Spend all dat Sat ion Cozumel, and sail all day Sun, get in to Galveston 8 am Mon morning pick up the girls in CS and drive back home MS so that I could attend class Tues & Wed to prepare for the test Thurs. morning at 8 am.

Well needless to say Gustav had other plans for our cruise.
As we boarded the ship in Galveston we were handed a letter that said we would be going to Veracrux, Mexico instead due to the hurricane Gustav.
We set sail everything is going great except... I might as well mention that on Wed I had a sinus headache, and Thurs morning woke up with a sore throat that only got worse through out the day. Friday morning we wake up, and they tell us that we will be sailing to Progreso due to a tropical depression forming over Veracruz. At this point I took a dramamine due to my uneasy stomach (BTW now I have a sore throat and my nose is stuffy) The dramammine made me so sleepy that I slept most of the afternoon while everybody played outside at the pool.
Friday night I was definitly the party pooper. I was still a little drowsy, and felt awful. How terrible is that? To be sick and sea sick on vacation....yuck! This night (Friday) I put on one of the sea sick patches. The kind that go behind your ear.
Saturday morning we get up and dock in Progreso. It was sooooo hot! We spent the day hanging out on the beach. Atleast on Saturday I wasn't sea sick, just fwlt bad from not being able to breath and my runny nose. We get back on the ship, and head back to TX. Sunday morning there was an announcement that the port of Galv. was closed due to the hurricane and would not reopen until Wed. morning. So I franticly called my teachers, to tell them what happened, finally got a hold of one, and she said not to worry we would figure something out.
I called my parents and then kids were glad they would get to stay in TX for a few more days.
So we spent the next 3 days circling the Gulf. Our Capt went south of TX into the Mexican waters b/c so many people were sick from the huge waves caused by the hurricane. Finally Monday night I got some medicine from the ship Dr. and felt much better Tuesday!
We docked in Galveston Wed morning around 9, and after getting off the ship, and going through customs, we left Galv about 12, and headed back to CS. We picked up the girls and headed back to MS. getting in about 12 midnight.
Needless to say I'm so glad to be home again.
I will be studying all weekend for the make-up test I will need to take on Monday morning.
I'll post some pics tomorrow!

Olympic Opportunity

2008-08-22T07:29:00.000-07:00

So this was my first week of nursing school, and you can read about that here.
That has kept me pretty busy. I did have the day off on Wed. and was able to go to EM's school where a friend of EM's teacher, his name was Jeff Huffman, showed us his Olympic torch. He ran in the torch relay when it came to MS, before the Atlanta olympics. It was quite awesome to see it lit, and hear him talk about his experience. He mentioned to the kids that in 8 years if the Olympics come to Chicago they may have the opportunity to be in the olympics or to run the torch relay and that they can do anything they set their mids to, and to try hard etc... I was thrilled that I got to go. Here are some pictures:

We had parent orientation Tuesday night at EM's school, and last night I had to take KT to swim practice, and other than school that is about all we have had time for.

Honey & I are getting excited about our cruise to Cozumel which leaves next Thursday about 4pm. I will try to post before I leave and then I will definitely post some pics when we get back!

Have a good weekend,

Looking back

2008-08-16T14:17:00.000-07:00

I found some old picture cds, and thought I would share past memeories with ya'll

Look at that baby she was about 1 & a half.

Same Christmas at Honey's grandparents house

She loved those maraccas.

Blue & Darbi's ceremony before going to Zambia

Foundation of house before concrete

A trip to Galveston. Too funny...

I wish I could remember what she was doing here.

This is one of KT's brithdays. She wanted to go to Red Lob*ter

Which EM called Hot Lobber....

This is one of the birthday bashes held at IHOP
EM's graduation from pre-K
Christmas..don't remember what year
Fun huh?

I love shopping...

2008-08-12T07:12:00.000-07:00

even if it is for textbooks!
I have purchased all but 1 of my textbooks for this year.
13 for Nursing, and, 2 for my computer class.
I was able to buy this monster of a textbook. online for only $66. instead of the $136 it was suppose to cost. Look how thick that book is....

Then went and bought the other 12 at the bookstore for $643.
Then went back to the bkst. to buy the "bundle" for computer $40
thinking that I could find the other computer book online for less than the bkst price of $105. So I guess I will go back to the bookstore and spend another $100.

Here is what $643 will get you
(thank goodness for updated, higher limit credit card that came in the mail Friday!)The other good news is that these nursing books will last me the next 2 years, and I should only have to buy 1 or 2 each semester! So the price is not that bad when you break it up into 4 semesters! The other good news is I do not have to pay tuition due to a scholarship! That helps to afford these books! I also spent some money on some other Nursing student "help" books! I keep one in the car so I alsways have something "nursing" to read!

I also received these in the mail
What a fun day I had going through all my stuff!
I am definitely intimidated by the amount of info in all of these books!
But I am positive that I will pass and retain all that I need to, to become the best nurse I can be!
Only 5 more days!!!!!! I better get to reading!

Nursing school 12 days and counting

2008-08-05T14:38:00.000-07:00

Well today was the beginning of round 2 of Nursing school orientation. You can read more about that here.

Other than that we have just been hanging out, reading and getting ready for school. KT and I will travel to TX this weekend to pick up EM from camp, and then head back home Sunday. Homey will be stuck here at home working...awww too bad.
Then just one week of daytime quiet to read my chapters in Fundementals of Nursing textbook until I start school.
I'll write again soon.

I miss you still

2008-08-01T07:24:00.000-07:00

Three years ago my friend Kevin died. I miss him very much even now. Still 3 years later we do not have a convencing reason for his death. Suicide, I believe that knowing him the way we did that he would not have done this. Murder, this is more likely but there is not enough evidence. The case is still open , and I hope one day someone will come forward with some information but in the long run it doesn't really matter, he's still gone. Kevin's death has changed my life. There are so many things that losing him at 29 I now think about; my words to people, these could be the last words they hear from me, how do I want to be remembered? My decision to go back to school so that I am able to support myself if something were to happen to my husband, don't take the life God has given you for granted live every day. Love the people in your life- I am blessed to have many friends some read this blog, and were there for me during my grief Thank you, and I love ya'll!
His smile,his deep smooth voice, his crazy tatoos, his laughter, the way he hated it when you touched him with your feet (funny how I now really don't like it when people touch me with their feet) his son Ever, his widow Andrea, his daughter Kelsey, they way EM would call him her second Dad, his nickname for KT "pizza queen" from a memorable 4th of July, his willingness to drop everything to help me get my keys out of my car when I locked them inside, and his precious friendship with my husband (2 peas in a pod). My life was definitely better for having known him, and loved him, and I am truly blessed to have been able to call him friend. There are so many more things that I remember that make me smile, but the most precious memories I hold dear are my last moments with Kevin as we were leaving his house he hugged me as he always did, and said "I love you sweetheart".
I'll never forget you Kev-o I love you too!

School starting already?

2008-07-31T14:16:00.000-07:00

Here in Mississippi the kids start school this Thursday Aug 7th! Crazy huh?
So I spent the day getting the kids registered for school. KT will be in the 8th grade, and EM will be in the 4th grade. I had to sign a new lease and take the schools copies of that plus 2 electric/water bills, and fill out paperwork. Then I re-enrolled EM in her gymnastics class. The good news is with my nursing school schedule I will not be able to pick her up from school and the gymnastics place has child care too! SO they will pick her up from school on Tuesdays and she will have her class at 3:30 which gives me enough time to pick up KT, and then pick her up when her class is over.
We will be headed to TX this weekend . Em has camp next weekend Fri & Sat 8/8 & 8/9.
KT's BFF is having her bday party so she will be with them all weekend, and I'm going to take my mom to see Mama Mia for her bday!
Then when we get home I will gear up for orientation next Tues- Thurs. and KT will gear up for School on Thurs. EM will miss the first 2 days of school...oh well!
Check back with ya next week!

Movie Monday night

2008-07-29T12:11:00.000-07:00

So we took the kids to seeJourney to the center of the earth

and my favorite line was:

"Haven't you seen a dinosaur before? Not with skin on it!"

LOL

Anyway good family adventure.

I think we are going to try and find it at the library and read it out loud on our road trips the next few weekends.

Oh Mama!

2008-07-25T09:03:00.001-07:00

So I went to see this yesterday:

Too cute! I loved it. It would have been a good girls night out movie but all my girls are back home....awww poor me

Anyway it was great if you get the chance go see it!
This was my favorite scene:

and this song was stuck in my head all day....

Yay!

2008-07-23T10:08:00.000-07:00

I get my truck back today! It has been in the shop getting it's rear end fixed for 2 and a half weeks! I'm so ready to go somewhere! The girls and I are freeeeeeee! Yipeee!

Mystery ER airs my cousin's story tonight

2008-07-21T11:57:00.000-07:00

Watch tonight on Discovery Health Ch at 7pm the Mystery Er episode they will air the story of the near fatal incident last Summer with my cousin Ryan Sewell. Thank you to those of you who prayed for our family & Ryan during that time. God is good!

Here is a very good article relating to the disease he contracted and his rock climbing.

http://www.khou.com/news/state/stories/khou070922_tnt_mysteryillness.fbb6ad64.html

Love to win things?

2008-07-20T21:00:00.000-07:00

Check out this blog and see if you can win this CUTE bag!!! I am...even though I never win anything unlike some other friends I know....Congrats Becky!!!

http://melissaroddey.blogspot.com/2008/06/did-someone-say-party.html

Thanks for the blog site Shelly!

Everywhere in Texas

2008-07-16T16:49:00.000-07:00

This is the one I was sent via email....

I like this one better, they slowed it down and the pics are clearer

Mud Fun

2008-07-16T12:15:00.000-07:00

So not alot is going on here...just us girls hanging out waiting foir the rear end to get fixed in my truck...so I thought I would post a very short video of Mark getting stuck in the mud on July 4th. That is me saying "oh no".

All caught up

2008-07-08T10:29:00.000-07:00

Well since I do not have a truck to get around in I have been stuck here in the house for the last day and a half so I'm all caught up with posting pictures to myslide.com.

You can link to this site from my side bar. If you have time and are interested there are some really great and entertaining shots on these slide shows.

Trouble, Muddin' & Sunnin'

2008-07-07T08:33:00.000-07:00

What an adventure! this weekend turned out to be.

So we leave Jackson around 3:30 on Thursday afternoon. West bound and down, loaded up and truckin! Around Vicksburg (30 or so miles from home) Honey's truck starts to act like it is running out of gas. Can't handle the hills and does not want to speed up past about 45 or 50. We proceed into Louisiana & get about 30 miles and decide to drop the trailer w/ Honey's mud truck off at a truck stop, and turn around head back home for my truck. This is about 5:30. Pick up my truck shift all of the luggage, etc..into my truck, and head back out... we have to stop and get gas, and we stop to get more filters for the gas tank leave agian about 7:00..then and as we get to the other side of town, he remembers that he left the hitch on his truck and we have to turn around and head back to his truck..finally leave about 8:00. We pick up the trailer at the truck stop in Louisiana, and hit the road at 9:30. We get about 5 miles down the road, and we lose all our lights except for head lights...no dash light, no trailer lights...we stop at the next truck stop, buy fuses, and hope that it was just bad timing and that we blew a fuse.... (it is 10:oo and I finally get some dinner), and literally we were getting on the on ramp and the fuse blows again no lights! We unplug the trailer lights from the truck so we atleast have dash lights,but we proceed to drive through Shreveport and get to our exit to TX, stop and re-rig all the lights, get on the road and into TX at 2 AM, and about 10 miles into TX fuse blows again. We unplug trailer lights again, and feel it is very late, if we get stopped we will just show the officer all of our receipts and say we are trying we just want to get to Lufkin, and fix it in daylight. Thank goodness we did not get stopped, and made it to Honey's dad's at 4 AM. A trip that would normally take us 5 hours took us 12 & 1/2! I'm so greatful we did not have the girls with us!! We get up at 7 and discover that the problem was a wire in the middle of the trailer kept hitting the trailer and shorting us out. He covers it with electrical tape, we meet our friends and head out to the mud park. He drives up a hill goes through about 6 or so mud holes and then hits this!

so after hauling this truck 12 & 1/2 hours he plays in the mud for 45 minutes, and now we have to replace the motor!!!! He was so dissappointed! We still had a great time!

Saturday we just hung out by the pool at Honey's dad's with 20 of our friends and family!
Sunday after everyone left he re-wired the entire trailer! On the way home Sunday afternoon, we discover that at some point in this weekend my radio went out so our 5 hour trip home was very quiet. We brought EM home with us but she slept most of the way. As we get into MS my truck's rear end starts to go out!!! Now we have 3 vehicles that need work!!! He drove his truck today and we will take it to the shop this afternoon, we think it just needs a new fuel filter, then we will take mine tomorrow, not sure what that will need, and the mud truck will just have to wait to get well!!!

KT is at camp and we will travel back to get her next weekend, and then we will be home for 2 weeks...all 4 of us!!!!

1 slide show ready

2008-07-01T17:02:00.000-07:00

The slide show of F~TX from Monday & Tuesday is up and running. Just click on the link on my side bar and it should pop up! I'll try to post the rest tomorrow after I get done with my criminal background check for nursing school.

Here are some of my favorites to get you interested...

Finally home

2008-07-01T10:34:00.000-07:00

Whew! What a week!

So I have ALOT of pictures and videos to share.

I will make several slideshows and I'll update when you can check those out.

I do want to share these 2 videos with you.

This next video is of the actual ride, and yes that is me screaming....

Fun huh?

More to come later.

I missed ya'll! I can't wait to see your blogs and catch up on what I missed!

Texas fun

2008-06-21T16:52:00.000-07:00

We are in Tx for our annual vacation with the heymans. This year we are going to Lake Austin and staying with friends, and then Monday & Tuesday we are going to Fiesta TX and then back to the lake Wed., then traveling to dallas on thursday, six flags Friday, (Honey's b-day) then back to CS Saturday for Honey & friend Mark's bday Saturday night. The we will be back (less the kids) for a week then back to TX for the 4th.
I should have lots to post on Monday after vacation, but I also have my orientation for nursing school that day so it may be in the afternoon!
See ya'll then!

Trying Something new

2008-06-19T15:22:00.000-07:00

So 7 days ago I decided I was going to give up drinking carbonated beverages. It had as been 7 days, and not even 1 diet drink...How awesome is that? When we go out to eat I have been filling my glass with 3/4 unsweet tea, and 1/4 sweet tea.

For those of you who do not know Mississippi is proud of their sweet tea, and should be delicious. (You know Brian Lewis is from MS...hence his great sweet tea, well that and he is very sweet himself!)

At home I have been having 1 small (kids cup) of milk, and have weened myself off of the oreo dunking in the milk which started the milk cup trend.

I have also beeen enjoying fruit juices like diet ot light cran-grape (my favorite) apple, and cran-pomegranite (kind of tart). These juices still have some sugar in them but I have tried to be good with buying diet/light versions.

Well I need to go finish making lasagna, and packing the girls bags for their next few weeks in TX.

Oh funny kid story.... Sunday in the car coming home from TX. we stopped and Honey said what do you want to drink and I told hime unsweet tea, b/c I was still trying the no carbonated drink thing, and EM says "Why? Diet coke doesn't have any carbs in it!" get it...? carbs..carbohydrates...carbonated...Honey & I have tried the low carb thing several times, and it was funny to me explaining that carbs were carbohydrtaes, and not carbonated sodas. Doesn't sound funny now that I write it..I guess you had to be there!

Mission Organization

2008-06-18T06:40:00.000-07:00

I love this show on HGTV called Mission Organization. Our apt. lease is up the end of July, and we will hopefully be moving. We are not crazy about the schools, and have had some trouble with some teachers the past 18 months. There are 2 districts with much better ratings at greatschools.net. If you are intrested in schools anywhere in the country this is a great site!

Anyway the girls are home this week, and we will not all be under the same roof again until mid-July and then we will only have 2 weeks before we move, so we are getting ready. Yesterday the coat closet, and the hall closet both "catch alls" got a closet lift. Then both girls rooms...well lets just say we were busy girls! Today, their closets... I think the philosophy here was what mom can't see she won't know about...(they put away their own laundry)

Then I will start on my closet. I've already gone through our clothes, and have a big trash bag that I'm not sure what to do with, since I do not want to move them and really, really, really don't like to garage sale. I would have to move it all(b/c of being in an apt complex) and then have a garage sale, and the point here is not to move it! So all I really need to do is go through the shelf stuff. You know misc that I'm not sure where to put, or what to do with it but want/need to keep.

We already have 4 large plastic bags, and 3 kitchen trash bags (1 with just gift bags and tissue!) to throw away. We even have 2 plastic bags with school suppllies that we can recycle for next year!

Then tomorrow all I will have left to organize is the pantry, and I guess I can start boxing up things not used in the kitchen, and then under the sinks..mine & Honey's, the girls, and kitchen...whew that will be a job!

Well I better get some coffee & get started!

Father's Day 2008 Weekend recap

2008-06-16T13:03:00.000-07:00

Home from Texas, and our girls are home with us for the week! We missed them so much we were glad MIL had some scheduling issues and that we get them this week. The girls are enjoying the wii fit balance board today, and we had lunch with dad. That was a treat!

We had a fun weekend...with our dad's. We took Honey's grandpa out to lunch Saturday, and went to church with my dad Sun, and lunch with him afterwards, and then on the way home stopped at Honey's dad's for some swimming before we headed home.

We we to some friends for a Karaoke party Saturday night, and I posted a new slide show if you would like to see pics of that. (on my side bar there is a link to all my slide shows so far)

Here are a few to entice you to take a look at the slide show....My wonderful girlfriends!Karaoke with Me, Michelle, MacKenzi, Em, and Taryn

We told our father's with words and gifts how much we love & appreciate them! Just like mother's day though..we should do this every chance we get not just on the designated day. How precious life is, and I should do better at the daily affirmations...

I hope all is well with all of you! I will try to write more soon, but we have several errands to run thi sweek before our family & friend summer vacation next week!

Please keep a couple in Missouri in your prayers. They are in an adoption match with a young couple, and baby boy was born Saturday, and mom wants to place baby , and dad is unsure! Please lift all of these up in prayer. Thank you.

Here are soime pics of us with the dad's God has blessed us with.

Honey's grandpa with all 4 of us and Libby Honey's cousin

Honey's dad with Honey and girls

My dad and Em

Blog Block

2008-06-10T10:37:00.000-07:00

Well I have been up to a whole lot of nothing. That is why I have not written, and when there is absolutely nothing going on I have found myself in the midst of some major blog block.
My kids are in TX, I lay around and watch TV, and movies most of the day. Last week VH1 had the bachelor marathon everyday. There was a different bachelor season everyday...you know how I couldn't pass that up. Then when honey got home I was ready to go do something and he was tired from his long work day. It kind of reminds me of that 80's song "Friday Night Blues". "He's kicking he's shoes off she's putting hers on..." Then this weekend the apartments had a pool party, and I got sunburned. Now its Tuesday and I just went to the movie rental store and got The bucket list, Jumper, and the other boleyn girl. I read the book when it first came out, and have not seen the movie yet so that will be my afternoon, and evening since they are due tomorrow.
See how boring....We will be headed to TX for the next 5 weekends so maybe I'll have more to tell you about when I actually see someone other than my hubby.

Home from New Orleans

2008-06-02T09:01:00.000-07:00

Fun times were had in New Orleans this weekend with the Marshalls. We had a lot of laughs, alot of really good food, and enjoyed some good music. Here are a few pictures.

We're staying home this next weekend!!

Getting older

2008-05-28T09:20:00.000-07:00

So it occured to me today that I am closer to 40 yrs. old than 30 yrs. old.

I have always been proud of my age and honest if anyone asks b/c I feel I have been blessed by God for 35 & 1/2 years of life on this earth, and thankful every morning for all that He has given me. And besides didn't I hear the other day that 40 is the new 30?

I'm sure this is the type of older person I will be...don't you?

Memorial day and getting fit

2008-05-26T13:06:00.000-07:00

First let me say Happy Memeroial Day to my granfather , and my dad. My GP died the day before my dad turned 9. He died in Okinawa Japan during WWII. I remember him today the grandfather I never knew. To my Dad who served in the Navy and Navy reserves. And to those who have served since, and serve today. To those who have given their lives, either fatally, or come home injured or broken, or whole, and also to those who are family members...Thank You!

Moving on...

I bought a Wii fit balance board today. If you remember we bought a Wii several months ago, and it has been fun but not all I wanted it to be b/c I can't seem to afford more games, so we have just been sticking with the wii sports that comes with it. So today I bought the balance board. It was pricey but....it has yoga, aerobics, strength training, fitness with BMI, and weight measurements, and goals....So much fun! More fun than exercise has ever been thus far! Definitely worth the money for me to have fun, and exercise in my living room...and did I mention it's fun? Hopefully in a few months I can write to you and say I've hit my goals!! I need to loose atleast 30 lbs! I'll go on record and say I would like to do that by Sept. 1st. That is 2lbs. a week. It should be easier in the month of June b/c my kids will not be home to sabatoge my eating plans, and hopefully I will be on track well enough that I can stick with it in July and August too!

Here's to getting fit!

My day with P.D.

2008-05-25T19:04:00.000-07:00

By the title it sounds like I spent my day in jail huh? Too funny...

Anyway today was the day I drove to Harrah's casino and saw the "Personally Paula" show.

Here are 2 videos I took with my phone so the quality is not that good visually, but the first one she is being introduced, and says a brief hello, and the 2nd is as she is leaving I say bye paula thank you and she says thank you darlin....to ME! It's hard to see but you can if you try. Her hair is white so it kind of sticks out al little in the dark. I was only able to take 3 pics with my camera b/c the batteries died on me, and the pics from my phone were poor quality...

Love Ya'll and best dishes!

Home Alone

2008-05-23T16:21:00.000-07:00

Honey left with the girls for the weekend. Well he'll be back Monday night but the girls are staying in TX until July 1st. I'm taking advantage of the alone time, I went to see What happens in Vegas, and I rented Mad Money, Over her dead body, and Jane Austen book club.

A Total girl movie weekend.

Except for Sunday when I go see Paula Deen!

Have a good Memeorial Day holiday weekend!

Bunko Babe

2008-05-21T06:43:00.000-07:00

Well last night I was invited to sub for a coworker of Honey's, at another coworker's home for a bunko game. I had never played Bunko before, and it was fun! I actually got a bunko! However I did not win any moolah.

When we get settled or if we ever move back to TX this would be a fun monthly girls night out.
I'm also going to check into the left-right-center dice game.

It was nice to share a night out with some females, but it was strange only knowing 1 other person in this group of 11 ladies. I guess that's what happens when you live so far away from your friends. Speaking of friends...

I MISS YA'LL!!!!!

You tube Tuesday

2008-05-20T12:33:00.000-07:00

This is one of my favorite movie quotes, and one I use often...I usually refer to my husband as Honey around the house. Most of the time I'm getting ready to say something to him I usuallly pause (b/c I'm still thinking through what I'm about to say...yes sometimes I actually think before I speak..LOL) Anyway I pause and say Honey....? and either I or the kids will chime in and say where's my super suit? and then we'll have a good chuckle and I'll finish with what I was going to ask or say.This also relays back to the cartoon from just before Mother's Day.I don't know how to link to it from this post.
Well enjoy, and if you get a chance rent it or watch this great family movie again soon!

Angels and nuns

2008-05-18T11:55:00.001-07:00

We spent the weekend at honey's Dad's house, and Cindy (my step-MIL) told a story to me that I would like to share (with her permission). She is a massage therapist, and she was working on a client who was flying out the next day to Italy on vacation. As she was ending her massage she said a prayer (to herself) over her client that God would give His angels charge over her as she traveled, and when she finished she told her client about this prayer. Several days later through a mutual friend Cindy learned that the client had called to let them know she arrived safely, and that her plane was full of God's angels...... a plane full of NUNS!!! How great is that?

You tube Tuesday on Thursday

2008-05-15T15:16:00.000-07:00

Can you believe I missed you tube Tuesday....?
You know how much I love sharing these with you!

This one is dedicated to my Honey and those Honeys that belong to my friends,
that love Star Wars! You know who you are....!

Schools out for Summer...

2008-05-13T08:21:00.000-07:00

well for me anyway. I took my last final this morning. College Algebra, Yuck. The good news is no more math! Well except for med calculations...I wonder how hard that is....
Summertime will be filled with the pool, beaches, and Texas fun!

You know how much I love...

2008-05-12T16:27:00.000-07:00

Paula Deen.....

Well I just purchased a ticket to go see her at the grand opening of her buffet in Harrah's Grand Casino in Tunica, MS on May 25th! She will be speaking and taking questions from the audience,

so do any of you have any good questions I could ask if I got chosen to ask something? I'm so sad to be going alone but I didn't think any of my friends would be willing to drive atleast 8 hours to see me and then 3 hours to see Paula, and then back again....But if I'm wrong....come on!

Happy Mother's Day

2008-05-11T07:52:00.000-07:00

To all of you who are blessed to be called Mom, Mommy, Moma, or Grandma... I hope your day is filled with love, and blessings!

This is what KT gave me....OH MY.....some good looking stuff in here! If you can you must purchase!
These are my beautiful flowers from EM

And of course my tires from Honey! They are bigger than my other ones. I literally have to climb into my truck. I know I'm so cool...your jealous b/c I got new tires...

Love ya'll!!!! Hope your day is FABULOUS just like you!

2008-05-10T13:58:00.000-07:00

Grades & shopping...

2008-05-09T12:58:00.000-07:00

Final grades (3 out of 4 classes) 2 B's and 1 A

If you want you can check out my school blog to get the details (if you want to know how it all "went down" ..... so to speak)

So shopping cheers me up! I went and bought my Mother's Day present today...

I got 4 new tires for my truck! Well new to my truck...I so needed them!

So, in my budget I have set aside some $ for me to get myself a little something special once every 2 weeks. Sometimes I save up my "allowance" and get something not so little, yet not big either. But I almost always buy something on sale. For example... 3 weeks ago, Penny's had a buy 1 get the next for 88cents. The girls got some Summer clothes and I spent my $ on 2 cute shirts and a pair of capris. Last week I wore 1 of those cute new shirts and last weeks $15 black pants, to dinner with Honey's boss & coworkers . The pants were on sale for 50% off of course! So this week even though I spent more than my normal amount it was all on sale!

Side note...my husband loves brand new socks! If it were financially reasonable he would never wear the same pair of socks twice...

Well I feel the same way about panties! I love new, pretty panties! I know TMI...

So I went to VS today and bought a new bra and panties and saved like $28!!

I love to tell and hear stories of big savings..(like B's from a few weeks ago)

Bring on the savings brags!!!

I can't wait to see what ya'll got for Mother's Day!

Even though you will not "see" what I got I know you share in my excitment...I'm not so bummed about the B's anymore!

I also found a uniform store with on sale scrubs at the mall...is it too early to buy some scrubs?

Whew...

2008-05-08T11:29:00.000-07:00

OK 2 finals down 2 more to go.

A&P I needed 100 to maintain my A in the class....missed 1 (that I know of)

so that would put me at a 89.4 average...hopefully he'll bump me up.

W. History needed a 90 to make an A in the class...

feelin good about this one..I'll have to wait and see.

I'll update ya when I know.

Back to studyin for Micro..WOOOO HOOOO!

(Have I mentioned I really don't like Micro?)

I need a 90 to maintain my A in the class!

I guess all of this should be on my Nursing school blog. Is this stuff boring for ya'll? Should I just stick to the family stuff?

GOOD NEWS!

I feel better!

The shot the doc gave me finally kicked in yesterday afternoon.

( just in time for a major study day!)

2008-05-08T04:28:00.001-07:00

In my distress I called to the LORD;
I called out to my God.
From his temple he heard my voice;
my cry came to his ears.
2 Samuel 22:7

Strep and finals

2008-05-06T15:59:00.003-07:00

Well the good news is I don't have strep just a bad sore throat. I went and had it checked out today b/c this week last year (finals/Mother's Day) I did have strep throat.
Tomorrow I will spend the day studying for my 2 finals on Thursday, and the one Friday morning. then I have a break until my last final Tuesday morning.
Plenty of time to make all A's and rest right?
Well here is your You tube Tuesday I know you love 'em!
Another favorite Wedding Dance!

Happy Cinco De Mayo

2008-05-05T16:20:00.001-07:00

This would be me in Mexico
This would be the group who went to Mexico for Cinco De Mayo 2006 (I think)

Ok so this is either sad or a good thing...

I don't have anything interesting to post.

I had to revert to Cinco De Mayo

(which they don't even celebrate down in Mexico)

But the trip we took there to celebrate CDM was a blast!

You know us Hammonds...

any reason to go to the beach and vacation with our friends.

Maybe next year it will be Happy October 2nd who knows....

I want to know.....so I'll tell you

2008-05-02T14:34:00.000-07:00

If you could get rid of 1 item your husband owns what would it be?
My Husbands 'ramcharger" a big ugly brown truck.

What is your favorite vacation spot? I really liked New York, and I like the beach with the family.

what has been your favorite blog post? I enjoy posting the You tube Tuesdays..can't you tell? I enjoyed Becky's 80's one
(yours & someone else's)

What would you want your last meal to be? The meal I had at Paula Deens a little of everything PD's fried chicken, bbq ribs, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes,and def peach cobbler for dessert and may a little chocolate cake. Oh and a strawberry milkshake and a glass of Lewis sweet tea to washit all down!

Favorite book? Though none go with me by Jerry Jenkins

Favorite hymn? Amazing Grace

Favorite verse? Jer 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

If money were no object:
what kind of car would you drive? Decked out Ford Edge, VW Bug convertible if I was not hauling kids around

what charity would you donate to? Breast Cancer, MS for Suzanne, Adoption agency in B/CS, and the International Missions.

where would you travel? Everywhere...I want to see and learn about all of God's created places.

where would you live? Lake Austin, or Lake Travis

Would love to know what you think...

I REALLY want to know..

2008-05-01T11:11:00.001-07:00

So I have some questions for you.
Either reply with a comment to this post or post your answers on your blog.
Here we go...
If you could get rid of 1 item your husband owns what would it be?
What is your favorite vacation spot?
what has been your favorite blog post?
(yours & someone else's)
What would you want your last meal to be?
Favorite book?
Favorite hymn?
Favorite verse?
If money were no object:
what kind of car would you drive?
what charity would you donate to?
where would you travel?
where would you live?

I'll post my answers tomorrow.

See ya'll tomorrow!

You Tube Tuesday Charlie!

2008-04-29T10:46:00.000-07:00

You HAVE to check this one out!!
How can you not laugh or atleast smile....
CHARLIE....!

Movie Monday

2008-04-28T15:32:00.001-07:00

LOVE this one! I watched it Saturday during my chick flick weekend!

Talladega weekend

2008-04-28T11:37:00.000-07:00

Honey went to Talladega this weekend with a friend & some clients from work.

Here is a video he took at the race.

Looks like fun! Next Monday the video will be of him driving in a local race at the "Jackson Motor Speedway."

The girls and I just hung out and watch girl movies and played guitar hero.

Hope ya'll had a great weekend!

Friends...

2008-04-25T14:04:00.000-07:00

I have been thinking alot about friends lately.
I know that my friends and I have had conversations in the past about friendship and its different seasons. I just want all of you who read this to know that I love and appreciate each and everyone of you.
You have each brought something special to my life. No matter where our friendship stands right now, I miss all of you, and it truly makes me happy to keep in touch with you through your blogs. This blogspot has turned into friendship notes to you, instead of the personal journal I thought it would be, and I'm so glad for it!
If I have ever done anything to you in the past that disappointed you or hurt you, I am sorry!
I have been a bad friend to some of you at times, and I regret all the time lost.
I am glad that I have so many happy times to look back on with all of you, and I look forward to more of those one day in heaven! Of course hopefully we can get together before that too!
I will leave you with the verses that I have been recieving that have sparked this long, heartfelt post.

John 15:14-15
You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.

Proverbs 17:17
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity

(I should have posted the following with yesterdays post about my ACL.)

Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work:
If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!

3 years ago today...

2008-04-24T13:03:00.000-07:00

I tore my ACL jumping on the trampolime at the Hodges. As I sit here indian style (yeah) I remember the day, and can complain about my living situation at the time, (with MIL) building the house and scrubbing the floors getting them ready for stain, or that Daisy just had 9 puppies....BUT I'll just remember that when I truly needed my friends they were there! I'll alsways remember Susan climbing onto the trampoline and letting me lay in her lap and cry like I was her 4 year old daughter...and I'll remember Honey carrying me out of the house and I was worried that my underwear was showing and that he was going to hit my leg on the wall. Then there is the fact that Honey didn't really think I was hurt and kept telling me to stop acting like a baby, he was not taking me to the ER (this is while I am in the truck refusing to get out). Then how about how sick I got from all the pain meds I took on an empty stomach! Then the next day Honey took me to the ER, and cute Doc says "well we don't see any swelling or anything conclusive on the x-ray!" It wasn't until 2 weeks later that the nurse calls after my MRI and says "Yep torn smooth in half!" HAH! Surgery was great again my friends are awesome! Hey G do you remember when you and S came to the hospital...and ya'll had to leave suddenly b/c I didn't want to throw up in front of you...Pleasant thought I know...Anyway... again AWESOME friends!

Then of course B came by and brougt me a sweet bag full of goodies..I think I still have the bag, but not the magazine, or the goodies..LOL

Well thank you to those of you who were there to hold me up on my one good leg when I needed you! Your the best!

I'll leave you with this picture: pretty huh?

Lve ya'll!

Wednesday Reality roundup

2008-04-23T19:00:00.000-07:00

So if you know me, and are not just a blog stalker (do I even have any of those...?) you know that I LOVE Big Brother. With the finale on Sunday night it is Adam vs. Ryan, and I have loved Ryan since the beginning.....GO RYE BREAD!!!

And since my honey works for Fox we of course watch American Idol (we would watch AI even if he worked for...well....any where else)

I have been rooting for my favorite BROOKE!!!!! GO BROOKE!!

We also love Jason Castro since we are from CS and he is an AGGIE!!!

I also really liked Carly and she was Katie's favorite! What an amazing voice!!

Definitely have to purchase all of the remaining contestants cd's.

So Go Brooke, and Ryan!!

You Tube Tuesday on Wednesday

2008-04-23T14:08:00.000-07:00

Since I missed You Tube Tuesday with all my excitment.. I thought I would post this today.
Do you think this is the type of nurse I'm going to be?

I GOT IN....

2008-04-22T11:36:00.000-07:00

Doesn't she look like me?

I just got my acceptance letter to the Associates Degree Program at my school!!!! I am finally one step closer to being a nurse!!!!! I'm soooo excited (can youtell by the !!!!!!!) I can hardly type!

I will write more later I have to go pick up Em from school! Yipeeee go me!!!!

Savannah photo recap

2008-04-21T08:42:00.000-07:00

What a great weekend in Savannah, GA! Here are just a few pictures.

If you want to see the rest you can choose the link for my slide page at the sidebar, but until then here are a few to tide you over.

Lunch Yummy!
My dinner plate "southern style buffet"

The fried chicken was AWESOME!!!

And those mashed potatoes tasted like starchy butter! Fabulous!

All of it was great actually!

Happy to be at "The Lady & Sons"

Mom and girls at the Forsyth Park Fountain

Where the Forest Gump Bench sat in movie

Savannah River Boats

Tybee Island Lighthouse

Girls in the Atlantic Ocean

Look out Savannah

2008-04-18T07:51:00.000-07:00

This is amazing to me! I received an email with the bible gateway webpage and a list of "emergency numbers" (verses for certain needs) when I clicked the link for leaving on a trip

this is what appeared:

Psalm 121
1 I lift up my eyes to the hills—

where does my help come from?
2 My help comes from the LORD,

the Maker of heaven and earth.
3 He will not let your foot slip—

he who watches over you will not slumber;
4 indeed, he who watches over Israel

will neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The LORD watches over you—

the LORD is your shade at your right hand;
6 the sun will not harm you by day,

nor the moon by night.
7 The LORD will keep you from all harm—

he will watch over your life;
8 the LORD will watch over your coming and going

both now and forevermore.

Then I read my friend Gail's blog regarding a tough day, and the use of this verse.

Across the world God gives us the words we need for every situation.

We are leaving for a weekend trip to Savannah, GA this afternoon. I will write and post pictures hopefully Monday.

I know B just a national traveler aren't I?

But why not visit some places that we would never have the

opportunity to travel to if we were home in TX?

My girls are excitied about going to yet another state they have never been to!

I hope to meet Paula Deen! We will be eating at "The Lady & Son's". I hope sh's there!!

Tax day Tuesday

2008-04-15T19:16:00.001-07:00

I found it amusing that this was my verse for today from Daily Bible Verse:

Give everyone what you owe him: If you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor. Romans 13:7

And this was my verse from yesterday:

Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also because of conscience. This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God's servants, who give their full time to governing. Romans 13:5-6

Movie Monday

2008-04-14T14:20:00.000-07:00

I need to rent this one and waych it again.

What a love story!

Mississippi Saturday Night....

2008-04-13T15:58:00.000-07:00

You remember the old song Louisiana Saturday Night....Well this is Mississippi Saturday Night...LOL...trying to be funny...did it work?

So last night we happened upon The Jackson Motor Speedway. A dirt race track having their opening night races. We found where alot of MSians like to go on a Saturday night...interesting people watching.... With almost all amatuer racers it was pretty entertaining well for all of us but Em, she was bored...? Any way here are some pics, but they are quite blurry, they were going pretty fast!! It was alot of fun! We are looking forward to going back again soon. Something to do besides walk the mall and go out to eat! We need some friends....

Funny (to me) story...

As we are walking up to the stands KT says..."why did you bring your binoculars dad? It's not like it's a circus and we have to sit up at the top." I said "I don't know...have you ever been to one of these?" LOL...Get it??

Circus -MS dirt track? Well I LOL!

Honey is so cute with his 4-yr-old-like actions! KT really did have a good time!

My funny kids

2008-04-10T18:28:00.000-07:00

So the girls & I are riding along in the car after gymnastics today, and KT says" mom I'm on chapter threen"(meaning chpt. 13 of the book she is reading, but you know how words sometimes just don't come out the way they are suppose to)...Em says "oh that would be a pretty name for a girl." KT & I looked at each other like "oh my".

Does this strike anyone else as funny or have we just been in Mississippi too long?

I love cows! Did you know that? I'm sure you will see these cartoons again.

Wayback Wednesday.....

2008-04-09T07:03:00.000-07:00

This is at Parkway....how I miss those days

I love this picture of Em...she use to love to smile like this

This is one of the trips to the oil ranch

I LOVE this picture of Em pouting at the Oil Ranch

See Leigh in the background? with only 2 kids....those were the days...as we pray for Elijah

You tube Tuesday 3

2008-04-08T10:24:00.000-07:00

Wisdom will enter your heart...

2008-04-08T04:39:00.000-07:00

With 2 tests today and 1 tomorrow, this was my verse of the day:

Proverbs 2:10-11
For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul.

Discretion will protect you, and understanding will guard you.

I also find it well suited b/c my A&P test today is on the heart.

Storm damage

2008-04-07T14:29:00.000-07:00

So here are some pics of some of the damage done by last Fridays storm.

This is just about 2 miles North of where we live.

That is a car under the gas station's collapsed awning. Scary!

Looking forward to tomorrows you tube Tuesday!!!!

See you then.

Another day in the closet

2008-04-06T18:47:00.000-07:00

Here in our area we had really bad weather on Friday.
The electricity went off right after they announced on the tv that there was a confirmed tornando on the ground on the street that Em's school is off of.
So not only am I in the closet (Kt's closet is the most interior, and remember we are on the 2nd floor of the apartments) so I'm in the dark wondering if a tornado comes will this dresser next to me and all the storage boxes in the top of her closet fall on me, and what about the lady who just ran into the closet on the floor above me...and what about my youngest child who is at school, and is this tornado headed across the interstate toward the other childs school...
I had already talked to hubby and (weather came from his direction)asked him if he was on the lowest level in an interior room and he said "no we are standing in the lobby watching it rain." So I said "well I'm in the closet look for me under the dresser, storage boxes and Kt's dirty clothes."
Well after a period of time I came out of the closet, (LOL) and decided to head towards Em's school since there seemed to be a break in the heavy rain.
After retrieving both kids from school we headed home to find the elctricity still off.
Honey came home, and about an hour later the apartment manager lady was outside and said the elctricity would not be back on until late Saturday night.(This is about 6pm Friday evening.) So I said to Hans why don't we go ahead and got to TX? I can be ready in about 15 minutes. I had done laundry all morning and still had clean clothes laid out for everybody. So we loaded-up and hit the road to his Dad's in Lufkin since it would only take us about 5 & 1/2 hours instead of 7 & 1/2 hours to CS.
We just got home about 7:30 tonight(Sun), so tomorrow I will have to go to the store and replace all of the ruined stuff in the fridge.
I have some pics of some damage from the storm that I'll post, maybe tomorrow!
See ya tomorrow!

PS.... Hi Melissa! Thanks for commenting!
Hello to Gail I know you stalk my blog too!
and the #1 commenter award goes to...
BECKY!!!!!
Thanks to all of you! You make me feel special!
Is there anyone else checking my blog out?

Gas Prices....

2008-04-04T06:31:00.000-07:00

I borrowed this from my local radio station's blog!

Price Of Gas Around The World

Hong Kong $6.25

Rome, Italy $5.80
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia $0.91
Kuwait $0.78 What I paid for gas today 4/4/08 in Ridgeland, MS

Laurel, Mississippi. Who Cares?! Not going anywhere.

Slide shows

2008-04-03T16:01:00.000-07:00

I deleted the slide shows from the posts and place a link to all my slide shows on the sidebar. Have fun!

The baby girl turns 9

2008-04-02T10:32:00.000-07:00

My precious baby girl turns 9 today. What a joy! So full of drama, loves to sing, very outgoing, loves everybody, especially your big sister. I'm so proud of you and look forward to watching you grow into the woman God has planned for you.
Weighing in at 8 lbs & 11 ozs and 21 inches long. Thankfully, by scheduled c-section on Good Friday at 8:30am. She wasn't due until April 9th...can you imagine how big she would have been with 7 more days to "incubate"...
Katie was 4, Hans was 24, and I was 26 years old.

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jer. 29:11

You Tube Tuesday 2

2008-04-01T14:00:00.000-07:00

SOOOOOO Funny!

HMH Crawfish Boil 08

2008-03-31T08:57:00.000-07:00

Whew! What a weekend!
SO the 3rd annual HMH Crawfish Boil / Em's birthday celebration was a success! No drama, nobody got drunk and acted a fool....and fun was had by all! Here is a slide show of pics from the party.

Wikipedia Wayback Wednesday

2008-03-26T16:28:00.000-07:00

This week in history

March 23, 1775 - Patrick Henry ignited the American Revolution with a speech before the Virginia convention in Richmond, stating, "I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!"
(We are related to Patrick Henry through Hans' mother's side of the famiily!)
1985- Billy Joel marries model Christie Brinkley
1961 - Elvis Presley records "Can't Help Falling In Love"
1963- Johnny Cash records "Ring Of Fire"
1947- John D Rockefeller, Jr. donates New York City East River site to the U.N.
1924- Greece becomes a republic

March 24
Gail Lewis Born!!
Harry Houdini (1874-1926) was born (as Erik Weisz) in Budapest, Hungary.
1958 -Private Elvis Presley (serial number US53310761) is inducted into the U.S. Army
2002- 74th Academy Awards-Oscar Ceremony, Whoopi Goldberg hosts, A Beautiful Mind wins Best Picture, Denzell Washington and Hallie Berry win lead acting awards

March 25
1942- Aretha Franklin, born in Memphis, Tennessee
1947- Elton John, [Reginald Kenneth Dwight], born in England
2006 Buck Owens ("Act Naturally"), singer, dies
1961- Elvis Presley appears in concert for the last time in eight years (a benefit for the U.S.A. Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii)
1960- Roy Orbison records "Only The Lonely"
1958- Ray Charles records "Georgia On My Mind"
1965-Sarah Jessica Parker, born in Nelsonville, Ohio

March 26
American playwright Tennessee Williams (1911-1983) was born in Columbus, Mississippi.
1944 - Diana Ross (Diane Earle) is born in Detroit.
2000 - Phil Collins takes home the Oscar for best original song at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles, earning his first golden statue for "You'll Be In My Heart," from the soundtrack to the Disney animated feature "Tarzan."

March 27
1995- 67th Academy Awards - "Forest Gump," Jessica Lange and Tom Hanks win
1986 - Disney-MGM Studio Tour ground breaking
1980- Mount St. Helens becomes active after 123 years
1973- 45th Academy Awards - "Godfather," Marlon Brando and Liza Minnelli win Marlon Brando turns down Oscar for best actor in support of Indians
1866- President Johnson vetoes civil rights bill; it later becomes 14th amendment

March 28
1972- Elvis Presley records "Burning Love"
1960- Brenda Lee records "I'm Sorry"
1977- 49th Academy Awards - "Rocky," Peter Finch and Faye Dunaway win
1885- U.S. Salvation Army officially organized

March 29
1980- The Bee Gees are sued by a Chicago man for Plagiarism over the tune "How Deep Is Your Love" (they win on appeal)
2001- Elton John, David Crosby and Paul Simon are among those who perform at a tribute to the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson in New York City

THAT WAS FUN!!!! I can't wait for next week! I may have to find a way to add a daily history site on the sideline......I know you think I'm a dork!
It's ok....I agree!

You tube Tuesday 1

2008-03-25T19:23:00.000-07:00

one of my absolute favs....

Too much....

2008-03-24T09:19:00.001-07:00

so I have too much for one post of what I want to share with ya'll today so I am going to have to organize(you know how I love to organize) it all somehow to last throughout the week so you have to keep coming back for more...no pressure for me to make this so fantastic that you won't be disappointed huh?
So...first things first...I hope everyone enjoyed their Easter...
We were in Texas for our 2nd of a 3 week in a row stint of Texas weekends!!
Now all 4 of us are back in MS, and getting back on schedule.

I have been reading all of ya'lls posts about how wonderful your husbands are...this is not that kind of post...don't get me wrong my honey has come along way in 15 years, and is a wonderful man, husband, and father but again not that kind of post....
I thought I would share a little of his insight into what is really wrong with me....
He says to me on the way to Texas Friday night, and I quote " I know why you are in such a bad mood all the time...crazy must hurt" my response.... "I love you"
I have learned when I can't think of anything nice (or witty) to say in return I just say " I love you" and smile very sweetly!

So the other thing I want to tell you for today was something KT (13yr. old) said yesterday on the way home...she asks "do humanitarians eat humans? you know like vegetarians eat veggies?" LOL then she says "I guess they would go to eat kids free night instead of kids eat free night"...LOL I thought I would cry I laughed so hard...
Of course no offense to any vegetarians, humanitarians, or cannibals!!!!

1 more thing... HAPPY BIRTHDAY GAIL!

I can't wait for tomorrow...see ya'll then!

Via Delarosa...Sandi Patty

2008-03-20T13:41:00.002-07:00

New Again

2008-03-20T13:41:00.001-07:00

2008-03-20T12:50:00.000-07:00

Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb had to be sacrificed. Luke 22:7

Over 160mph....

2008-03-17T09:17:00.001-07:00

WOW! What a way to end Spring Break!

Hans, the girls & I went to Dallas this weekend. We met up with some friens on Saturday at the hotel, and went to Dave & Busters for dinner. Our girls and the Holmes' boys were the only kids. Kt my 13 yr. old hung out with Drew the Holmes' 13 yr. old....totally weird for me!

Anyway, moving on...There were about 25 of us total.

Lots of fun was had by all!

Sunday afternoon was when the guys were scheduled to participate in the Richard Petty Driving School Rookie Experience. This was Hans 5th time, and Jared's 2nd, and nobody else had done anything like this before. Then I was told I could ride along in a race car with a professional, and go faster than Hans could drive....um let me think about this...YES! I'm TOTALLY in!

SO much fun! Can't put into words.

When Ed (my driver) asked me what the best part was I said that I got to go faster than my husband! (The one who flies over Louisiana!)

I have a slide show posted below (well it's actually the next post...up there^)but warning it is quite long....but very entertaining....atleast for me, you may not think so & I'm ok with that!

Hans & I drove home last night and got in about 1AM, and I had a Micro test at 8 this morning...I know I missed 2 we'll see how bad I really did on Wednesday!

The girls rode home with Jared and are spending Mon-Wed with MIL in San Antonio, and then will be with my dad until we go back to TX and get them on Saturday.

So when I'm done with school everyday, it will be so quiet..until Hans gets home. LOL

It will be nice to have some me time, and go on lunch dates with my hubby,(maybe even a dinner date or 2 if I'm lucky)but I will be ready for the kids to be back before too long!

2008-03-13T09:46:00.001-07:00

So I feel kind of lazy...all I've done for the past 4 days is sleep, read, & play Wii.

What a Spring Break! I could blame this on the fact that my kids are at school and have SB next week, or that I needed the rest, but do you ever feel like doing absolutely nothing? Does that make me lazy? I still took my kids to school, I still made dinner etc.. but I do not feel like Iaccomplished anything by the end of the day. It's weird I'm looking forward to getting back to school. I think that may be due to getting closer to the end of the semester, and closer to finding out if I am accepted to the ADN program, and will officially be in nursing school. Well I've missed blogging so I'll be back tomorrow...after I study for my Micro test for Monday!

This is where I wish I were this week: an all inclusive resort swimming pool in Cancu Mexico.

Wii did it!

2008-03-09T15:02:00.000-07:00

We finally found and purchased a Wii today.

The friends we stay with when we are in in TX got a Wii for Christmas so we have been wanting one since then but everywhere in town has been out. We went in to Best Buy to return something we bought last night and they had a table set up with about 20 Wii on it...So that is what some of us have spent our afternoon doing. While Dad and Em are actually down at the pool. We played in the snow yeaterday and today they are at the pool....just doesn't seem right does it?

Well here are some pics of Kt and the newest member of our entertainment group.

Hopefully I will loose some weight...my arms are already sore. Well, it will be fun trying...

Snow Day

2008-03-08T21:08:00.002-08:00

As we woke up this morning...we had an accumulation of snow. The girls first snow! We new that further north towards Memphis we would be able to play in it & possibly build a snow man...so we got in the car and headed north.....below is the slide show of our snow day including building 2 snowpeople, (a 3rd snowperson was built in Memephis but I took pics on my phone and did not save to this slide show but there was a total of 3 snowpeople today), also numerous snow ball fights. After leaving the dam at Enid Lake we headed north to Memphis since it was only another hour. We ate on the famous Beale Street at BB Kings Blues club with live music and an 86 yr. old guitar player...he was quite talented... Then we left to make our last snowperson on the way to the car and finished the fun off with a last snowball fight that mom lost. Then we headed home. The last pics in the slide show are of when we went back by the snowpeople and what was left...AWWWW!

Funny from today:
Katie said, and I quote... "so dad why do they say not to eat the yellow snow?"
I laughed until I cried, and then had to explain...

Spring has sprung

2008-03-06T10:28:00.000-08:00

Spring Break has officially started for me! Yipee!

It is beautiful outside today..high of about 70 degrees with a chance of snow tomorrow night.

Yes I said snow...in Mississippi. 36 or so hours from 70 degree weather. Funny how growing up living in Texas the joke was always "If you don't like the weather wait around a few minutes It will change..."

check this out:

http://www.wjtv.com/gulfcoastwest/jtv/home.html

Ok so maybe we won't get this much but you get what I'm saying.....

It has snowed here in Mississippi twice since we have lived here.....both times Hans and I were out of the state. The first time all 4 of us went to TX, and the 2nd time Hans & I went to Florida.

This time we will atleast be in the state of MS....we'll see if it happens and if it does if it will happens in the hours I am awake!

I'll keep you updated...but for now I'm going to go enjoy the beautiful, sunny day the Lord has given me.

"This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it." PS 118:24

Wayback Wednesday...

2008-03-05T15:50:00.001-08:00

Em @ soccer 2005
KT @ swimming 2005
Our house in TX 2005
Our friend Kevin 2004

Miss you Kev-O

Can wayback by only 2 years?

I'll have to work on some waaaaay back...

Strange Sightings

2008-03-05T15:02:00.000-08:00

Ok so today I viewed a few strange things: well strange to me anyway....

~So as I'm driving to the post office there is a SUV in front of me and were just cruising along then these 2 birds start flying across in front of the suv, the second bird ran into the side of the suv. Feathers go flying and the bird lands dead on the other side of the street.

A dive bomber bird commits suicide right in front of me.....haven't ever seen that before.

~While trying to recooperate (sp?) from this tragic incident, Em and & I are out in front of KT's school in line for kid pick up, and along side of us goes this yellow school bus with boys standing up changing clothes....while the bus is going down the road in front of the middle school at pick up time.....hum...haven't ever seen that before.

These may not seem out of the ordinary for any of you but I was caught of guard.

These things got me to thinking of other strange things I've seen recently...

~like for instance beavers

I had never even seen a beaver in real life until about 6 months ago we were driving down the road by Hans' work and there was a beaver dead on the side of the road. The family talked about never seeing a beaver before and we went on with life....then the last time we were in College Station we were over by castlegate subdivision and what do we see....a beaver dead in the middle of the road and neither TX or MS are the beaver state...hahaha.....weird huh?

~So, my next one is....we were in Shreveport on the way home to TX, and we were at Whataburger (of course) and while waiting for our food, we see a Fire truck next door at the gas station, getting gas. I was like "I've never seen a firetruck getting gas before don't they have their own pump at the fire house"....? I thought for some reason they did...the guy used a purple laytex glove to pump the gas so we had the conversation as to why he would need to use the glove and we came up with that if he were to get gas on his hands, and had to go to a fire that could be bad for him....anyway just not something you see everyday I thought. Of course now we see them all the time at the gas station.

~So, next is while we were on vacation in Branson for Christmas 2006 I took the following picture:

I thought it was funny that it says "do not pick wildflowers or vegetation" in front of a bed of dead grass and what use to be vegetation ( I would guess)

~Ok so then Jared sends me this picture of what I found out later to be a water buffalo he shot while hunting..... in College Station...when is the last time you saw a water buffalo in College Station? ( I immediately thought..." everybody's got a water buffalo yours is fast but mine is slow, where do you get one I don't know but everybodys got a water buffaloooooo~Veggietales~ silly songs with Larry) I would post the picture but I deleted it b/c when would I ever want to send someone a picture of a water buffalo~that wasn't mine of course? hahahaha..there I go being funny again...did you catch it...ok moving on.....

~So we went to IHOP in Bryan one time and they were out of bacon, and chocolate milk...on a saturday morning...? Not cool

~So then one time we were at Wendy's on one of our trips to TX, and they were out of Beef patties...no burgers...AT Wendy's....again not cool

~Last but not least today I was angered by a woman in front of me b/c her small children were in the back seat..not in their seat belts! Probably 5 & 6 or 7 years old! Not only were they not in their seat belts but one of them kept eyeballing me and giving me dirtylooks!!! The onther one had her entire head out the back window!!!!! Ok I'm done venting..

So have you seen anything strange lately? Or am I the only one? I am in Mississippi...