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Weekend Reflection

We've been blessed with a good week! However, our next week is looking even more promising because we're heading to the beach!!!! YEEEAAAHHHH!

• Monday--Enjoyed the day at home with my daughters!
• Tuesday--Work day! Not a lot going on at work....just seeing patients in the hospital and in outpatient.
• Wednesday--Work day! I met a friend for lunch that I went to college with. She and her husband are in the military. They just moved back here from California and are about to have their first baby...a girl! It was so nice to get to visit with her! We went to church after work!
• Thursday--Work day! Drove home after work! By this time in the week, my oldest is saying, "I want to go to my house" and "I love my house". It's hard on the girls to be away from home during the week but we don't have much longer! My husband's graduation is just around the corner!
• Friday--Spent the day playing outside, watching Veggie Tales with the girls and cooking dinner...hamburger steak with gravy, creamed corn and rolls! YUM!
• Saturday--My mom came over around lunch time and played with us! My dad came over around supper time. We grilled hamburgers and enjoyed time together the rest of the night.
• Sunday--My dad is flying out on a business trip today and my husband is studying for a mid-term. My mom, the girls and I are going to hang out at home a little while and then go to town!

I hope everyone else had a great weekend! We're heading to the beach this week! I'll have pictures to post when we get back!!

Toddler Talk

While counting money in my oldest's "Hello Kitty" purse....

Mommy: "What are you going to do with all this money?"

Oldest: "I'm going to buy some POWERED doughnuts."
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While sewing with my 72 year old MIL...

Oldest to her Mamaw: "When you get older you can sew but right now you're not big enough."

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Oldest to Mommy: "Your toenail polish is making my bottom hurt. I need some cream for my bottom."

**Where does she get some of this stuff?**
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Talking with oldest about going to the beach (or the "big water" as she calls it)...

Oldest: "I'm gonna catch crabs when I get to the big water."

Mommy: "You are? What do crabs look like?"

Oldest: "Like oatmeal, grits and porridge."
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Mommy: "What do you want Santa Claus to bring you for Christmas?"

Oldest: "I want him to bring me candy, balls to throw in the air and cake."

**She gets the sweet tooth from me!**

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Weekend Reflection

Wow--my weeks seem so busy. My husband keeps saying, "I've been waiting on you to post something else." I've been having a hard time finding time to do so but here it is...finally!:)

• Monday--Hung out with my girls at home.
• Tuesday--Work day! Today was birthday lunch at work. The theme was "appetizers". I made Mississippi State Sin Dip. You can see the recipe here.
• Wednesday--Work day! Today was staff meeting during lunch. It's harmless but boring!:) I had a massage right after lunch! It was WONDERFUL! We went to church after work. I ended up staying in the nursery because the person scheduled to do it didn't show up.
• Thursday--Work day! It was a good day! I ran errands at lunch and the girls and I came home after work. It's always nice coming home after being gone for 2 days. My MIL came home with us.
• Friday--My husband's family came over. We grilled out and just hung out together.
• Saturday--My husband and my nephew are going to the University of Alabama campus to hang out before the Alabama vs. Georgia game. The women are all going to Target!!:)

I hope everyone had a great week!

Football, Dedication and B-day Cake

Wow--was that an exciting game or what!!! My husband & I went to the Alabama vs. Arkansas game Saturday night! I couldn't have asked for a better game for his birthday. It was a nail-biter all the way down to the last 8 seconds when Alabama scored the winning touchdown!

The next morning, our youngest was dedicated in church...

After church, we had her "one year old" birthday party"...

Enjoying pizza

Making a mess of her birthday cake

My oldest scarfing down pizza as fast as she can

Jenna and her husband, B.

Jenny and her husband, dh

It's Gonna Be A Busy Weekend!

Tomorrow is the big game!!! If you read my previous post, you probably already know that I bought my husband Alabama vs. Arkansas tickets for his birthday. He's a die hard Bama fan! The game isn't until 5:45 pm but we're going to the quad early to experience all the pre-game fun (food, games, music)! My favorite part is the Million Dollar Band. I was a band geek in jr. high and high school so I always look forward to that. Different sections of the band will be at different places on the quad playing before the game. Of course, I love when they play at half-time. I'm sure my friend, Jenny , is gagging right now over all this Bama talk since she is a die hard MSU fan.

After the game (which will be really late), my husband and I will be stopping by a friend's house from work to pick up my youngest daughter's b-day cake. Here is the picture I gave her to copy:

My youngest is being dedicated Sunday morning and then we are having her "1st" birthday party right after church! I'm looking forward to all this fun that we have planned!

BTW, my friend, JennaG , has a birthday this Saturday! She is going to be........older than me. :) I wouldn't really tell her age. She actually shares a birthday with my husband. Go wish her a very happy birthday!!

This & That

Today has been a little frustrating for me. I enjoyed having my girls with me all day but I'm so tired of being sick. I've been having hot flashes all day, I'm clammy and I can't quit coughing. I'm not running fever--just feeling yucky. I enjoyed getting out by myself to go pick up Mexican food for our supper. I turned on our Christian radio station and it really lifted my spirits! I don't get much time alone, but when I do escape in my car by myself, I enjoy some good worship time.

My husband's birthday party was really fun! We enjoyed good times with friends and family. I'm including some pictures but they didn't turn out so well for some reason.

My husband and oldest blowing out the birthday candles! My husband requested a strawberry cake that my mom makes! It is absolutely wonderful! I have posted the recipe on my food blog in case you want to try it!

Opening some much appreciated cash for his birthday!

Opening a gag gift from Jenny and dh . The name of the book is "Walter the Farting Dog". There is an ongoing joke amongst our friends re: my husband's ***ahem*** digestive system. ***ahem***

Jenny smiling for the camera!

From left to right: Jenny, dh, my husband and JennaG . JennaG tried quite hard to avoid pictures but was ultimately unsuccessful!!:)

From left to right: my youngest, my SIL and JennaG's husband, B.

A very fuzzy picture of Jenny's dh and my husband enjoying some football and homemade ice cream.
My gift to my husband....2 football tickets to the Alabama vs. Arkansas football game next Saturday! We're really looking forward to that!!

Weekend Reflection

This has not been my best week. The Lord was good to me but I have not felt well. I have actually been sick since last Thursday. Both of my girls and my mother had the same thing but they have recovered more quickly than I have.

• Monday--Sick but went shopping with my mom and my girls. While out, I dropped my wallet and by the time I retrieved it, someone had stolen my debit card. I had to fill out a police report, cancel the card and order a new one! Ugh!!!!!
• Tuesday--Still sick. I had to call in to work and stay at my parents house. I was just too ill to go home and take care of the girls by myself.
• Wednesday--Still sick but slightly better. Still stayed home from work and wasn't able to go to church.
• Thursday--I was just well enough to get up, put my clothes on, take the girls to the baby sitter and go to work. I still didn't feel well but made it at work until the middle of the afternoon.
• Friday--We've come over to my parents b/c we're having my husband's birthday party tomorrow. My grandparents have come over. The Coach for Life family and the Jenna's Joyful Journey family are coming to the party! I'm looking forward to seeing them!

Hope everyone else had a great week and has a wonderful weekend!

Nothing But Her Skivvies and Cowboy Boots

We went shopping this weekend and stopped in The Children's Place (I love this store!). My oldest saw this pair of cowboy boots and would not let them go. I was a softy and got them for her. She has not gone one day without wearing them. She wears them with dresses, pants, shorts and, of course, just her skivvies.

Holiday Fun

The weekends are usually my times for blogging but this weekend was different. We spent the weekend at my grandparents house out in the country.

We did a little fishing for bream...

Here is my Papaw's pond...
I had to post a picture of my husband fishing with a Barbie fishing pole so that Jenny's dh and Jenna's B. could see it!:)
We caught a little one...

A medium size one...

And a big one...(Notice our excitment!)

We also played in the dirt...

Wore a toilet seat around our neck...(I did not personally participate in this one!)

And around our head...(Or this one)

Played in the water hose...

A lot...

Played in Mamaw's flower beds...

Played in the bucket of rain water...

Got stung by a red wasp...


And spent a lot of time with family...

It was a good weekend!