Random Thoughts

Enjoying a wonderful Spring afternoon!!




Damon's favorite thing to do!! "Mom, I can't go ride because I'll be gone for an hour and think it's only been 10 minutes! And we're leaving in 30 minutes so I'll be really late!!!" LOL!!!!




Dakota loves playing games on my ipod. If i can't find it - I know who to find!!!

Dylan's first drive home from the DPS!! He is all smiles...

......but Dad looks a little worried!!!!! LOL!!!!

Summer's Coming!

We only have a few weeks left of school.......this is the time of year that I am so very thankful that I do not work in the summer!! We have some fantastic memories from the time that I get to stay home. As my boys get older it makes these times even more precious to me. I thank the Lord that He has provided a way for me to be home with them!

These next 2-3 weeks are going to be so extremely busy........but yes, we can see the light at the end of the tunnel!!!! Calmer, slower days are coming!!!!

State inspection!

We had our State Inspection done this morning here at the preschool! I always get nervous when this time comes around. Yes, I am a perfectionist at heart and I hate having ANYTHING written wrong against our preschool. BUT I have learned throughout my years that she will ALWAYS find something. She is a precious lady and I love her dearly. I have known her for years and she always talks very openly about her family and whatever she may be interested in at the time. I have learned so much from her over the many yearly visits she brings my way...... We of course did very well on this visit. She always tells me what a great preschool facility we have and how the teachers are wonderful. (i already know this but it is great knowing that someone else sees it too!). So now we are good until next time (Mar-May sometime)!
If only she would tell me when.....then I could have some coffee, sodas or maybe even some donuts waiting for her..........it couldn't hurt!!! LOL!!!!

Our Preschool Graduation is just around the corner......we are getting very excited about the summer coming!!

Unchartered Waters

Yes, I know it's been awhile! I think I have been preoccupied with all the many changes coming our way! Where do I start????
*I now have a 15 yr old son that has a "girlfriend" - this is fine with Jeremy and I and I couldn't be more proud of Dylan. He has pretty high "standards" when it comes to his friends and for himself too.
*Driver's Ed??!! Are you serious?? He is really old enough for this?? I'm not saying he is not mature enough - it's just that he is and always will be my "baby" - and yes we have started DE classes!!
*I didn't think the day when we would be "truck shopping" would come so quickly. We have set a budget for him and we have been "looking" to see what this budget can get him.
*We are trying to find financing for the house we are in - we know God put us here and now we just need to get it finalized. Prayers are needed for this. It is such a huge burden for our family.
*I am now working another part-time job! It is such hard work - but I really enjoy it. The people that I work with are amazing and very encouraging - and I know God put me here because I am in need of some major encouragement as we go through these changes.
*We are adding a first and second grade to our preschool at church. It is a very exciting time - but again many changes to take place! Alot of work and juggling for me as we venture into this.
*Planning a trip to Florida with some friends - this will be a MUCH NEEDED break! the boys have never seen the ocean and its been many years since Jeremy and I have. I love vacations with my wonderful fam! We always have so much fun together!
OK......... I think you get the idea!! We are experiencing MANY changes - some exciting - some scary! I keep hanging on and just take it one day at a time!!!!!

A "Normal" Week?

Well, I started this week saying how excited I was to finally be having a "normal" week.......hahahahaha.......I haven't been to church in over 3 weeks so on Saturday night I said "yay, I finally will get to go to church!" Well not exactly......woke up with Kota not being able to move his head AT ALL!! He was in so much pain. He laid on the couch and DID NOT MOVE! If you know my Kota you will know that he never is still for more than a couple of minutes!! Not a bad thing, just who he is!! A dear friend brought us lots of good stuff including a "tens" machine - which Kota called the "defribulator"!!! Lol!! Did everything we could think of all day Sunday - but to no avail - he woke up Monday still in bad shape so I called Memaw and she got him in to the chiropractor - long story short - he was hurt alot more than just his neck! He was having muscle spasms starting at his hips up his back all the way to his neck!! He got "worked on" but his neck was too swolen for it to be worked on. What an ordeal that has been - he's finally doing better today - we think it probably started with him doing weight lifting at school!
Back track a little to Sun night and Jeremy and I are woken by Damon who has 103 fever and is shaking from head to toe uncontrollably! He stays with us all night which means we were worried sick about him and didn't sleep........took him to the Dr first thing on Mon morn...........he has strep and his white blood count is off the charts!! His poor body was fighting this so hard and this is why he was shaking.......he had no symptoms other than a headache on Sun night before bed. He ended up getting a shot (which he was not too happy about) and other meds.......he is now too feeling better. I am so releived to see them both feeling more like themselves. It always gets me "down" when any of my babies are hurt or sick - I guess that is the Mother's Love that God gives us.
So it's only Tues and wow what a week it has been already!!!!! Soooo I guess I'll hope for a "normal" week next week!!! Lol!!

K-3 Teaching!

Wow! How the time has flown - I have been substituting teaching in our 3 yr old class - and I have thoroughly enjoyed it! I have never taught 3 year olds - what an experience they have been. Every day one of them will say something (whatever pops into their head at the moment) that will just keep me laughing all day long!!! Our regular teacher has been out for the past 6 weeks taking care of her precious new addition: Mallory Gwen!! I sure have missed her - she is one of my dearest friends - and I was so used to talking with her on a "daily" basis!! Yes, I know she only lives down the block from me - but I wanted to give her plenty of time to herself, her family and the new baby!!! Anyway, this is my last week to be the "teacher" - just trying to think of ALL the ways I can "spoil" her class before she returns next week!! She will just LOVE me for it - I know!!!

Honest Scrap Award!!!

Wow!! What can I say?? Many thanks to my friend the Journaling Gina !! O.k now I have to tell 10 things about myself.....

1. I am ever thankful for my salvation and the sacrifice that my Savior has made for me! The perfect example of "unconditional love" that I can always look to. He is my Protector, my Friend, my Father and my Provider! Thank you Lord!


2. I love to be with my family! They are so amazing - I have so many great memories of all the great times we have had together. I have been told that those memories are "priceless" and all other "things" are just that - THINGS! This has proven true in soo many ways!


3. I love to read. I don't get much time to do it these days - but I try to squeeze in a good book every once in a while. I'm not real particular in what kind of books - they just have to be good enough to keep my attention!


4. I love to scrapbook our family photos! It is so fun for me to do this with Jeremy - he is so very creative and we really enjoy doing it together - whenever there is time. We haven't done this in a long while - maybe some day we will just pull it all out again?? Again, I don't get much time to do this, so it is evident in that I am just now getting to Damon's birth pics!


5. Helping others is something I really enjoy! I want to see where God wants me to be and who I can help each day. I'm not saying that I am always in this mindset - but I really enjoy the days that I am!


6. I love to be called "Mom" "Momma" "Mommy"! Those words are not just words or names to me.....they are sounds of my blessings of Love!! I am so blessed to have 3 wonderful boys!! They are so loving and encouraging to me and they don't even realize it. I am still amazed at how God would bless me with them.....I just hope I can fulfill all that He wants me to be.


7. I want to be anywhere Jeremy is. It doesn't matter where or what he is doing. I could be working with him, watching Cowboys football, cooking together or just driving and talking. Our love has grown so strong over the past 15 years and I see it growing still each and every day. We have been through hard times and wonderful times together and now we can't see anything that we can't go through together. He is my very best friend and I will go whereever he leads.


8. I love to plant flowers every Spring and Summer. I love to work in the flowerbeds and to keep them up all summer long.


9. Dinner on the patio is one of my favorite things. We usually do this in the Spring and the Fall when the evenings are nice and we can really enjoy each other. Jeremy will grill up something really yummy and we sit there for hours just talking.


10. "Best part and worst part of your day?" The boys always ask these questions at dinner......we have great conversations about our ups and downs of each day. I think this is a special part of their day to be able to share and also hear about our day too.


I am passing this award on to:


The Kirkpatricks


The Caldwell Journey


The 4Baiers

Erin March

The Pierce Tribe