Praise

Today we went to hear the results of Boogie's evaluation for the school system. He did qualify for speech therapy services once a week starting in October when he turns 3. That is a praise!! If he didn't qualify then we would have had to look into private therapy which can be costly. So thankfully he will continue to receive speech therapy services!! Thank you for your prayers!! :)

Toddler Property Laws

Say *I* if you agree...


*If I like it, it's mine.

*If it's in my hand, it's mine.

*If I can take it from you, it's mine.

*If I had it a little while ago, it's mine.

*If it is mine, it must never in any way appear to be yours.

*If I am doing or building something all the pieces are mine.

*If it looks like mine, it's mine.

*If I saw it first, it's mine.

*If you are playing with something and put it down it automatically becomes mine.

*And, if it's broken...it's yours.


**I**

He said MOO!!

I know this may not be a big deal to some, but if you have been keeping up with my Boogie's speech delay then you would understand why I am excited!! I had gotten up this morning and fixed the kids breakfast but didn't have time to make me anything, so after I dropped Bud off at school, I swung by Chick-fil-a to get me a little something to eat. As we were driving around the drive thru, Boogs saw their infamous cow and said "Loo mama(he doesn't say the "k"), a tow(sounds like cow)" and so I said "that's right Boogs, what does a cow say?" and he said like normal "oooooo" so I started emphasizing the "m" sound and then the "oo" sound and then put them together and he did it!! He said "MOOOO"!! YAYAYAYAYAY!!! I can't tell you enough how excited I am to hear that!! And so now every time I ask him what a cow says, he says "MOOOOO"!!!! :) I'm thrilled!! :)

Thankful Thursday

My friend, Rachel, decided to start something called Thankful Thursdays so here is my Thankful Thursday blog.

I am thankful for my husband who knows what it means to take care of his family. Because of all the rain we have had recently, he has been working a lot of overtime. In part because of what his work calls "service requirements" which means he works 10 hour days for 13 days in a row and then one off day, but also because he would work the overtime anyway to make sure that he is providing for us. He really is a hard worker and has a great work ethic. He never 'calls in' to work unless he is at deaths door with some sickness. He's a manly man and won't hesitate to let you know it. When we first met I was this shy girl who would let someone walk all over me and do everything I could to try and please anyone. Since I have been married to him I have become more confrontational (not in a bad way) and more aware of people that try to take advantage of me. I'm so glad for that because if I was still that same girl, then I would be every one's door mat. He has helped me to say 'no' when I needed to say 'no' and 'yes' when I needed to say 'yes'. Does that make sense?

I am also thankful for the three precious blessings in my life that I call my M&M's. It can be very stressful having three so close in age, but I am thankful because if I didn't have them in my life, my life would be so boring. They constantly keep me on my toes during the day and even into the night when one of them wakes up (as Bud did the other night) throwing up all over and down the side of his bed. Nice huh?? They also teach me about the mom that I want to become and help me to remember that life was once innocent and there is still some good left in this world. I see the good in the eyes of my children! I love being able to watch them grow and learn. I need to remember more to cherish each day as if it were my last because as I was reminded the other day, each day and breath is a gift of grace!

By the way, I haven't figured out how to "link" someone's blog or website into my actual blog yet, so could someone please clue me in as to how to do that?? Thanks! :)

Live Like You Are Dying

First of all I would like to just say Thank You to each of you, whether you are family, friends, bloggy friends or even someone I might not even know, for being such a blessing in my life in one way or another.

I had the opportunity to hear a great speaker this morning at my church. His name is Sammy Gilbreath and he is the Director of Evangelism for the Alabama State Board of Missions. He has an awesome story to tell and I wish each of you could have been there with me this morning to hear it.

I am going to try and retell his story so I hope that I have the facts correct. He found out some time back that he has the largest blood clot of anyone that the medical field has seen, sitting at the base of his heart and has an aneurysm also in one of the ventricles just waiting to burst. He was told that he could be apart of some research that involved surgery but to be warned that the other three patients that had been through the surgery had not made it. He decided to go ahead with the surgery and thankfully he made it through. He now has a defibrillator type of thing but that is only buying him some time. He was accepted to get on a heart transplant list but then told that a heart transplant wouldn't work for him (I don't remember him telling why the transplant wouldn't work), but anyway he had to go ahead and start making preparations for his family so that they would be taken care of when his time comes. His son wanted to make sure his dad would be there for his wedding and despite his doctors telling him he wouldn't make the trip to Louisiana for the wedding..he made it. He has gone skydiving, ridden bulls (real ones)as a way to tell others about Jesus and rides a harley into prison yards and tells those prisoners about Jesus. Now mind you, this man doesn't look like the typical man you would see doing those types of things. He is very clean cut. He talked about how he has changed his vocabulary to say " I get to do this and that" instead of saying "I've got to do this or that". That is how he lives now, knowing that at any minute and without any warning he could drop dead. You know, that is how all of us should think because God does not promise us tomorrow. Anyone of us could slip into eternity at any time.

He talked about valuing the promise of life. How we should value spiritual blessings rather than physical blessings.

He talked about how we can't stop living because of something that we can't control.

He talked about how we need to value the gift of grace. Every day is a gift of grace, every breath is a gift of grace and every life experience is a gift of grace. Grace is never given in advance...God gives us enough grace for that day.

He said that we need to learn the value of remembering.

We need to learn the value of a clear conscience. A clear conscience can only come from God. We shouldn't come to God and say "IF I have sinned I am sorry"..we should just say "I'M SORRY"...no if's. This also applies to anyone you have hurt or offended.

He also said something that hit home with me. If your loved ones were to slip out into eternity right now, what would you wish you had said to them? WOW!!! That is one reason why I stated at the beginning of this blog that I was thankful to each of you because I wanted you to know that even though I may not see you or talk to you often, you are a big blessing in my life..everyday!

I know I haven't done justice to his story, but maybe someone is reading this and thinking about their life and how they should live. Maybe someone is thinking how they would spend eternity because we are not promised tomorrow or even another minute. We are only here minute by minute because of God's grace to us.

He played the first verse of this song during church and I just wanted to share it with you....maybe it'll get you thinking (as it has me) to live like you were dying.

He said I was in my early forties, with a lot of life before me
And one moment came that stopped me on a dime
I spent most of the next days, looking at the x-rays
Talking bout' the options and talking bout' sweet times.
I asked him when it sank in, that this might really be the real end
How's it hit 'cha when you get that kind of news?
Man what did ya do?
He said

Chorus
I went skydiving
I went rocky mountain climbing
I went two point seven seconds on a bull named Fu Man Chu
And I loved deeper
And I spoke sweeter
And I gave forgiveness I'd been denyin'
And he said some day I hope you get the chance
To live like you were dyin'
(Lyrics by Tim Mcgraw)

What would you have looked like?

I saw this website from a fellow bloggy friend and thought I would check it out..pretty funny!!

This is what I would have supposedly looked like in 1952.


And this is what I would have supposedly looked like in 1990.


I think it's hilarious!! If you want to see what you would have looked like then here is the website...www.yearbookyourself.com

Let me know if you decide to try it out!!

New Kids and Zip Codes

Ok, so I was a child of the 80's and a teenager of the 90's and loved each decade!! I loved the 80's for their movies and music and the 90's for some of the tv shows. Allison and I were dedicated New Kids on the Block fans...Joey was my guy and Jonathon was Allison's. We had every cassette tape, poster, trading card, big button, blankets, other memorabilia and I also made a scrapbook of New Kids stuff. We even drug our big brother to a concert...LOL!! I could have sworn that Joey looked right at me in the midst of all the other girls while hanging out of his tour bus as they were pulling away.....I'm serious, he was.....no, he really was...really! Anyway, to say the least, we were heartbroken when they decided to put an end their boy band. Deep down in the depths of my soul, ok so not really down that deep, I always hoped they would get back together. Maybe because those days of my life seemed so much simpler. No drama at that point that I really knew of. Those days were innocent. Just a bunch of little geeky jr. high girls squealing at the gyrations of a group of high school boys. We loved it! Oh, let's not forget those awesome rat tails they had going on....except for my awesome Joey! Hee-hee!
Well, my long time dream has finally come true...they are back together!! I am so excited!!

Now I'm not saying that I will run out and buy their cd or happen to go to a concert of they come around here, but maybe for old time's sake...I will. Who knows?

Also, on the same lines a show aired on tv that Allison and I loved watching...I'm sure you know it..Beverly Hills 90210.

We were avid watchers. It doesn't mean we always agreed with the shows content or how stupid we felt some of the story lines were, you have that with every show on tv, but we loved it none the less and hated if we had to miss an episode. We would even tape the shows on VHS if we were going to miss them...Aha, the things you do when you are young...Oh wait, don't we still do that sometimes with shows now that we might miss only with Tivo or however it's done now??(I don't watch too much tv at night anyway so there's no need for me to tivo or do whatever it is that the cable thingy does..LOL)
Well, Allison and I were once again heartbroken when the cast decided to end the show on it's 10th season. :( No more Brandon~Kelly~Dylan drama...no more Donna and David and no more Steve with his shenanigans.

But now, they have decided to bring back a newer and updated version of the show.

I didn't like the fact that the main characters are not twins or even biologically related. And the "friends" group seems to be a bit bigger then the original. Of course I watched the two hour season premiere just to see how the show would be portrayed and to see if I could see any of the original cast. I was excited to see "Kelly", "Brenda", "Nat" and I saw the premiere for next weeks episode and "Kelly's" mom is going to be on there. I was sad to read that some of the other main characters have chosen not to appear on this version of 90210 but a few is better than none! I also noticed that some of the kids in the show were supposed to be the teenage kids that were portrayed in the original. So that was neat to see how they incorporated some of the old story lines into the new. I don't know if I'll continue to watch this new version but my interest are definitely peaked. I still like the old ones better!

Anybody else want to admit they were a New Kids or 90210 fan??