Only a few weeks left and the boys will be in school again. David will be in 6th grade and Jacob will be in 3rd. But before all the homework starts again we have a couple of summer activities left to do.
Next week the boys will go to Baptist Hill for Boys camp. This will be Jacob's first year attending camp. They'll leave on Monday morning and come back Friday afternoon. They're both really looking forward to a week full of fun! I'm looking forward to a week w/o them. Oh, I love them and will miss them, but this mama's ready for a break too! The following week is our VBS at church. So, we'll be there helping with it that whole week. Then the following Monday is the 1st day of school.
This coming Monday I'm going to the hospital to have a gastroscopy done. My stomach has been acting up again so my doctor wants to go explore the inside of my stomach and see what's happening. Hopefully she'll come up with something to give me some relief.
I'm having a garage sale this weekend too.
Well, that's all that's happening here!
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Some of my favorite pictures
Thought I'd post these pics. I took them at Roaring River State park last fall. See how much the kids have grown in less than a year!?!? Unbelievable how much they've changed!
Thursday, June 26, 2008
We're home!!!
Pictures posted are: Us with Brian's 2nd cousin Pam and her husband Danny....Brian, Jacob and Shamu....David and Emalee on the beach....the storm on brewing on the beach....David and Jacob greeting the ocean....Emalee's first haircut.
We're back from Florida and resting up now. We had a great time while we were away. We went to SeaWorld the first day. The Shamu show was great! The boys really enjoyed the show a lot and I video taped all of it so we can watch it over and over again. It was a long, hot day, but very enjoyable. They have a roller coaster that is is the best I've ever been on. Several loops and twists and very little jerking of the head of body w/it!!!
The second day we went to Kennedy Space Center. To be honest, I was a little bored there. However, the kids seemed to enjoy themselves and had fun riding something that mocked a spaceship take off. I stayed w/Emalee and missed that ride.
The 3rd day we drove down to Brian's 2nd cousin's condo. This was about 40 miles from Miami. We had a great time on the beach w/them and enjoyed visiting. They cooked us a fabulous Mexican dinner and we all stayed the night and went to the beach the next day too. It was a private beach with only about 25 people on it. It was really great because the next day we went to a public beach with thousands of people on it! We also got to see 3-4 water spouts. I thought we were leaving the tornadoes behind, but somehow they followed us! Our last day we went back to our hotel and just rested, swam in the pool, walked around Orlando a little bit, etc. We stayed right next door to the world's largest McDonald Playplace! It was very loud, crowded and very annoying, but of course the kids loved it too!
Emalee did really well on the flight to Orlando, but on the way back she cried about half the way home. Our fight was at 7:50 in the morning and we had to be at the airport 2 hours before take off. We woke up at around 4 a.m., so her routine was really messed up on top of being messed up already!!! She really likes routine and when something messes it up she's a complete pill!!! We had a crib in our hotel and she slept in it really well too! I'll post pictures as soon as I get some time to do that.
The second day we went to Kennedy Space Center. To be honest, I was a little bored there. However, the kids seemed to enjoy themselves and had fun riding something that mocked a spaceship take off. I stayed w/Emalee and missed that ride.
The 3rd day we drove down to Brian's 2nd cousin's condo. This was about 40 miles from Miami. We had a great time on the beach w/them and enjoyed visiting. They cooked us a fabulous Mexican dinner and we all stayed the night and went to the beach the next day too. It was a private beach with only about 25 people on it. It was really great because the next day we went to a public beach with thousands of people on it! We also got to see 3-4 water spouts. I thought we were leaving the tornadoes behind, but somehow they followed us! Our last day we went back to our hotel and just rested, swam in the pool, walked around Orlando a little bit, etc. We stayed right next door to the world's largest McDonald Playplace! It was very loud, crowded and very annoying, but of course the kids loved it too!
Emalee did really well on the flight to Orlando, but on the way back she cried about half the way home. Our fight was at 7:50 in the morning and we had to be at the airport 2 hours before take off. We woke up at around 4 a.m., so her routine was really messed up on top of being messed up already!!! She really likes routine and when something messes it up she's a complete pill!!! We had a crib in our hotel and she slept in it really well too! I'll post pictures as soon as I get some time to do that.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
7 more days before FLORIDA!!!
Only 7 more days before we board the jet for Florida. We're all very excited! I'm getting a little overwhelmed thinking about what to pack, but I'm sure I'll manage. We've never flown anywhere with all 5 of us, so this will be a new adventure. This will be Jacob's first flying experience!
We'll be going to Kennedy Space Center, SeaWorld and the Beach! Brian has a 2nd cousin that lives about 1.5 hours away from Kennedy and we'll be visiting her one day also! She's working on getting us a condo on the beach for one night also even though we have our hotel booked already.....it'll keep us from back tracking the next day if she gets us a condo. Exciting, huh?
We'll be going to Kennedy Space Center, SeaWorld and the Beach! Brian has a 2nd cousin that lives about 1.5 hours away from Kennedy and we'll be visiting her one day also! She's working on getting us a condo on the beach for one night also even though we have our hotel booked already.....it'll keep us from back tracking the next day if she gets us a condo. Exciting, huh?
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Happy Birthday Brian AND Congrats to David!!!
Happy Birthday to my husband, Brian! You're 15 years older than you were when we got married....and 18 years older than when we first met! wow! How can that be??? I hope you have a great day today and wish you many more b-days! I love you!
Congrats to my Olympian, David! He's been in Fort Leonard Wood w/Brian today at the Jr. Olympic State track meet and just won 1st place!!! Great job!!! If he's 1st in our region then he'll advance to Nationals again. We'll keep you posted!
Friday, May 30, 2008
Oh Where, Oh Where is my Stimulus Check???
According to the IRS website we should have gotten our Stimulus check electronically deposited as of May 16.....Today is May 30 and we not seen hide nor hair of it!!! So, I've decided to write a song to the tune of Oh where, oh where has my little dog gone to humor myself as I wait.
Oh Where, Oh where is my Stimulus check
Oh where, oh where can it be
I've been waiting for months
and it's taking so long
How long, how long will it be?
Oh where, oh where is my Stimulus check
oh where, oh where can it be
I've checked my bank account
for the past 14 days
I think Uncle Sam forgot about me!
Oh Where, Oh where is my Stimulus check
Oh where, oh where can it be
I've been waiting for months
and it's taking so long
How long, how long will it be?
Oh where, oh where is my Stimulus check
oh where, oh where can it be
I've checked my bank account
for the past 14 days
I think Uncle Sam forgot about me!
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Memorial Weekend
We had our Sunday School over last night for a backyard BBQ! We had a lot of fun, good visiting, and of course, food. Two of our newer couples were able to come which is always exciting. The kids jumped on the trampoline or played on the swing set while the growns up all sat in chairs and visited. Emalee just crawled or pushed her shopping cart all over the back yard.
After crawling all over the yard Emee was so filthy that I gave her a bath with Laura Carlton before they went home. Laura's mommy is pregnant and tired, so I thought I'd save her the trouble of bending over the tub for at least one night this week.
This morning we went to church. Kara and I were able to sing the duet we've been working on for a few weeks now. I think it went really well. We made it through w/o crying, but I don't think there was a dry eye in the congregation. Our church recorded it. I'm not sure if it will be on the web site or not, but if so, you can go to www.jabc.net and click on today's sermon to hear us sing. It'll probably take a few days for it to be loaded to the site.
Tonight we're going to a BBQ for David's SS class. It's a farewell to the kids that are moving up to the youth group...David's one of those! I love BBQ's, but I am getting tired of hamburgers and hotdogs. I'll have to cook something complete different for dinner tomorrow.
Well, that's all for now!
After crawling all over the yard Emee was so filthy that I gave her a bath with Laura Carlton before they went home. Laura's mommy is pregnant and tired, so I thought I'd save her the trouble of bending over the tub for at least one night this week.
This morning we went to church. Kara and I were able to sing the duet we've been working on for a few weeks now. I think it went really well. We made it through w/o crying, but I don't think there was a dry eye in the congregation. Our church recorded it. I'm not sure if it will be on the web site or not, but if so, you can go to www.jabc.net and click on today's sermon to hear us sing. It'll probably take a few days for it to be loaded to the site.
Tonight we're going to a BBQ for David's SS class. It's a farewell to the kids that are moving up to the youth group...David's one of those! I love BBQ's, but I am getting tired of hamburgers and hotdogs. I'll have to cook something complete different for dinner tomorrow.
Well, that's all for now!
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