Pilgrims & a Man Mall

Yesterday was Bud's Thanksgiving Feast at his school. This year he and his classmates were Pilgrims.




He did very well this year compared to last year's feast. Last year he wouldn't wear his Indian costume or sing. He basically just stood there. THIS year, he got his costume on with no problems and sung...well, not all of the songs, but some of them..I'll take that. He really did a great job! After their little program we sat down to a wonderful lunch that consisted of turkey, dressing & gravy (yummy!!), green beans, corn, a roll, mixed fruit and chocolate pudding. It was delicious!

After lunch I wanted to get a family picture in front of the Christmas tree that was in the annex.

I love those babies!!

After we left the luncheon, David wanted to go see the new Bass Pro Shop that has opened up in Leeds. Here are pics from our "man's dream land/toy land shopping mall" trip.

This beautiful Christmas tree greets you when you first walk in.

There were all sorts of things to see....and no shortage of stuffed animals. The kids wouldn't go near the little black bear. They thought it was real.




He wouldn't go near the little black bear but didn't have a problem posing in front of this bear. Go figure!

They have this area upstairs where you can pay 50cents and pretend to go hunting. You get to shoot a *fake* gun and you get only twenty shots.


David helped the boys and then it was my turn.


I'm not bragging or anything, but I think a score of 225 is pretty dang good for a girl whose never been really hunting. (Whisper)I beat David's score..LOL!!

Only Because My Scanner Wouldn't Work

I'm just now posting this because I couldn't get my scanner to work until today~it's weird. Anyway, we went last Tuesday with M&M's in tow to the doctor's office to hear the baby's heartbeat. We all crammed into the tiny little exam room and then the nurse came in to check my blood pressure and to put the goo on my stomach so that she could detect the heartbeat. We were making sure the kids were extra quiet so that they could hear the heartbeat. They were so excited to be able to go to the doctor with us. The nurse smeared and smeared that jelly all over my stomach with no heartbeat found. I was getting a little nervous. So she sent in my doctor's nurse practitioner to see if she could find the hearbeat. So we waited and waited and waited. Still nothing. I was freaking out because I was thinking something was wrong with the baby because if the nurse practitioner (who is basically like the dr.) couldn't find it then something must be wrong. She told me that my placenta was probably in the front and probably muffling the sound of the heartbeat. She suggested that we come back in two weeks, UM excuse me??, two weeks?? I was thinking, I can't wait two more weeks if something is really wrong. How am I supposed to do that without the 'worsts' constantly going through my mind? Then I remembered that we were planning to go out of town and wouldn't be there that second week so in turn, I would really be waiting three weeks and how could I go out of town on a vacation to enjoy myself with this nagging thought that something could be wrong with our little baby?

I started to cry. I think I just felt so overwhelmed with the not knowing and the fact that we were all disappointed that the babies didn't get to actually hear the heartbeat. SOOO, sweet as she is, she said she would send me for an ultrasound to make sure that everything was ok.

We went for the ultrasound and just as she said, the placenta was in the front and muffling the baby's heartbeat and all looked well with the baby on the ultrasound. I was so relieved and excited that the babies got to actually see the baby's heartbeat on the ultrasound. They got to see the baby moving around too. I don't know if Bud or Boogs really realizes what was going on, but I know Meggy knew. She was really excited to 'see' the baby and often pats my tummy and asks, "Momma, do you think the baby is ok in there?" She really is so sweet!! Here is our little baby...

Prayer Request

This picture was taken 9 years ago on mine and David's wedding day.

Please be in prayer for both of my Ma~Ma's (grandmothers). My dad's mom, the one we surprised this past weekend for her 80th birthday and the one on the right, fell yesterday and broke her right arm and the doctor's said "she broke it good". And my mom's mom, who is 94 and on the left in the blue, has not been doing well. Her doctor's found a slow bleed in the back of her brain and there isn't anything they can do for it. She has been having some other issue's as well and just really needs our prayers.

My grandmother's are so precious. Both of them are so funny and just the sweetest ladies you'd ever have the chance to meet. Please keep them in your prayers!

Thanks!

It's Been a While

Oh my goodness, I sure haven't blogged in a while. I have been extremely nauseated and sick and by the time I try to sit down and blog about our life, I'm just too tired. But, we have had lots of happenings this month.

In my previous post before this one, I talked about how Meggy, Dee-deed and I had gone to the Christmas Village. I LOVE the Christmas Village and whenever we get home I am always more in the Christmas spirit. So that Sunday Meggy and I decided to put up the Christmas tree. Yes, I do realize that we haven't even had Thanksgiving yet, but we get to enjoy it a little bit longer than everyone else.

Meggy putting some of the branches on herself.

My Meggy..and please excuse my "red" nose. It's a pregnancy thing...has happened with the other three as well.

Of course, Ittie-Bittie helped too, just in a not so much kind of way.

We got the tree completely put together and I put all of the lights on but that's about as far as we have gotten. I do have the mantle decorated but no pics yet. Soon to come.

If you keep up with my sister's blog then you would know about her cat Skootie-Pootie. When Allison moved out she couldn't take Skootie with her at that time so she left her here with us. Well, Skootie decided to get out of our fence and was gone for three weeks. We had all pretty much decided that Skootie had gone off to die somewhere and we were all very sad because Allison has had Skootie for 17 years. Well all of a sudden the other day, Skootie showed up on our back porch. We have no idea where she had been that whole time. She had lost a lot of weight and her hair was really matted and had something stuck in it. It smelled like oil or something that might be in a garage so we are wondering if maybe she got stuck in someone's garage. Anyway, Allison was so excited that she was back and has since come to get Skootie and take her to her new home.
This was right after she had come back home and she was being sooo loving. NOT typical of Skootie and she was singing...well, some people call it purring.


We also celebrated David's 33rd birthday on the 11th. The kids decided to help me make and decorate his cake this year.



I had to get the oil changed in the van before we left on a trip to see my extended family in Georgia. Thank goodness this dealership has a kiddie area....kept the kids busy the whole time!!




As I said, we took a quick trip to visit my Georgia family. They are the best and we always have so much fun with them whether it's on my dad's side or my mom's. We went over there for a special reason..my dad's mom, Mama at the brown house (what we called her when we were little) was turning 80 and so my aunts and uncles decided to throw her a surprise birthday party. She didn't know that we were coming. She just thought that my dad and Judi were coming to visit.





While we were there celebrating my grandmother's birthday, my aunt Susan decided to surprise David with a cake too. Since David is a BIG Alabama fan and decided to "rub it in a little" when Georgia lost to Bama, she saw it fitting to "rub it in a little too" with his cake.

David wondering "What's going on?"









We had such a fun time and have even contemplated moving over there to be closer to family.

I went to MOPS yesterday and had such a good time, especially when I found out that I won this.

A Fun Day!

Today was fun! Meggy & I met Dee-deed and we got some breakfast and headed down to the event that I look most forward to every year. Christmas Village!!! I think this year was the biggest. They had over 700 booths and it literally took us from 10:00a to about 2:30p to walk through it all. We saw all sorts of crafts and creations and of course looked at other things and thought 'Now how come I didn't think of that?'. I saw some very cute things but with the limited amount of money I had to take with me, a lot of the cute things were ooohhhed and aahhhhed over but left hanging on the racks. I love the children's clothes down there and especially the smocked dresses but I can't bring myself to pay $70-$80 for one dress. I even saw the cutest pj gown and it alone was $44. I had to try and explain to Meggy why I couldn't pay $44 for one single gown. We saw all sorts of things from clothes to Christmas decorations to soaps to personalized items and even some type of hammock thingy. This is definitely a girlie show because there weren't too many guy things to look at. One particular item that always had people standing in lines was the dip and soup tables. We tried so many dips and I think I even walked away with nine different types of dips. Some herb garden,crab,cheesy bacon,veggie and then some dessert dips, chocolate covered cherry, strawberry and pumpkin pie. I can't wait to eat some of those. They will be great with some sliced apples or mini vanilla wafers! I also had to get a "hot" dip for David. You know, the kind only men can eat because us silly women would be screaming for a gallon of water. I ended up getting him two different kinds and he'll probably be the only one eating it. He likes that kind of hot stuff. Meggy got to play with special bubble wands and make some big bubbles and she even got to sit down and color some pictures for one of the local radio stations. But when it came down to turning in her picture so they could hang it up, she didn't like that idea and so wanted to take her picture with her. I think the thing she was most excited about was seeing Santa Claus. She didn't like the idea of going and sitting on his lap so we just stood off to the side so she could get a good look at him. She couldn't wait to tell David about it.

All in all it was a great day and we had a great time...that is until I came home and was so nauseated that I threw up. Hey, at least I didn't throw up at the Christmas Village.....that would have been really gross and embarrassing since I tend to be sick in a not so nice way. LOL!

You Get What You Get

This is what happens when you get a little bit of rain and have to drive past two Lime Plant entrances to get where you are going.


Nice huh?

A Reminder for All of Us

Just a reminder of WHO is in control!!

Who taught the sun where to stand in the morning?
Who told the ocean you an only come this far?
Who showed the moon where to hide 'til evening?
Whose words alone can catch a falling star?

Well I know my Redeemer lives
I know my Redeemer lives
All of creation testify
This life within me cries
I know my Redeemer lives

The very same God that spins things in orbit
He runs to the weary, the worn and the weak
And the same gentle hands that hold me when I'm broken
They conquered death to bring me victory

Now I know my Redeemer lives
I know my Redemer lives
Let all creation testify
Let this life wihtin me cry
I know my Redeemer, He lives

To take away my shame
And He lives forever I'll proclaim
That the payment for my sin
Was the precious life He gave
But now He's alive
And there's an empty grave.

And I know my Redeemer, He lives
I know my Redeemer lives
Let all creation testify
This life within me cries
I know my Redeemer lives

*lyrics by Nicole C. Mullen*