31 Days of Thanks:Day 2

Today, I am thankful to have my first draft for my literature review turned in!  I am currently working on my Master's degree in Elementary Education.  I'm in the Research class, which they say is the toughest one I'll have.   I'm glad this is the toughest one and that I'll be finished with it in December, yay!!! 

Today was a great day at church.  Lots of my Sunday school girls performed in the worhsip this morning.  They are such a blessing! 

This afternoon my wonderful husband worked around the house and cleaned up my car while I was busy writing.  I am definitely thankful for him!

Lastly, our fish fry at church tonight was a great time.  I love watching Vince explore new things and new people.  He's back in a "friendly" stage again where he'll go to most people.  He seems to especially like men.  I don't know if it's because they're funny, funny looking, or what! LOL

I'm glad I'm taking time to write these things down.  It's the small things in life that make up our life :)

31 Days of Thanks: Day 1

So today I'm linking up with the Nester and starting a 31 days series.  I am going to blog the next 31 days about taking moments in each busy day to notice the things around me that I am thankful for.  I think it is so easy to be caught up in the busyness of life that I often forget all I have to be thankful for.  I want to cherish all the cuddles and giggles with my baby, I want to get excited when my husband and I can have actual conversations!  I want to remember this time in my life and keep these memories.  I hope through this series I will also inspire some others to look around at what you're thankful for.

Today, I am thankful for time with family.  We took a family trip to Reed's Orchard to help my mother-in-law Sherry celebrate her birthday.  We had lots of fun!  Vince wore a "Bones" shirt with a light-up basketball on it.  Grant had a dancing skeleton in his college days and his parents still have it.  Its named "Bones" and now Vince loves to push it and dance with him.  You can see Vince pointing to his shirt in one of the pictures below.  We had a great time on the huge tube slides there.  They had a great incline so we went fast.  Vince rode down with each of us.  We shot out so quickly that there weren't any good pictures, but we loved it. 

See you tomorrow for Day 2!

Four years ago

Four years ago today, July 20, 2007, I had lunch with my Mammaw Eloise for the last time.  We celebrated her birthday at Catfish Dock, her favorite restaurant.  We are both very cold natured and had our jackets on in the restaurant.  I'd taken mine off for the picture outside.  I'll always remember how cold it was that day!  We laughed about never going anywhere without a jacket.  I would leave for a trip to Florida and receive word six days later that Mammaw had passed away.  The breath was knocked out of me.  It was totally unexpected and I couldn't even breathe when Grant told me.  He and mom had been talking on the phone back and forth that day.  I sensed something was up, and couldn't take it any longer.  Everything went through my head as to whether someone had gotten bad health news or a car accident.  I knew that they wouldn't be calling like this unless it was urgent. 
I've missed Mammaw constantly since she's been gone.  She was such a funny person and very easy going.  I hope I'm a lot like her.  As time goes on the pain isn't as bad, but it shows itself in new ways.  I wish more than anything that she could meet Vince.  Oh, she would just LOVE him.  I'd love to still be able to go over to her house and sit on the sofa to ask her about cooking, growing up, talk about crafting, and UK basketball.  I know she's in the best place of all, heaven.  She's getting to celebrate with Pappaw Fred and Jesus :)

Happy Birthday Mammaw!  I love you.

In Daddy's Clothes

Vince tried on some of Daddy's baby clothes at Grana's the other day.  Isn't he sweet?!

Vince & Kermit

We've been cooped inside for most of March.  So even though we weren't feeling our greatest, Vince and I caught a ride with Aunt Brooke and Grammy to go shopping yesterday.  Brooke was wanting to get her three boys some Adidas outfits and I looked for Vince, Grant and myself.  Vince ended up getting two pairs of khaki pants (a size for now and one for later), a safari outfit for our day at Animal Kingdom, and Grammy got him a first Easter onesie and bib.  I started and finished my search for a post-baby swim suit.  I also got Grant part of his birthday gift for later this month... shh!

While waiting on Brooke to finish up Vince got to meet a special friend to his Cousin Jake.  Jake was born 22 days after me and he was in love with Kermit when he was little.  Vince sat with Kermit a minute and I got some pics.  He is really content with being able to sit up and feed himself when we go out.  I'm glad of that because I like to go!






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Cheering on the Cats!

Our whole town (state) has shut down for the night...


We're cheering on our Cats! 
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A Good Morning

The cats won last night?

YES!!!!!

Spring is Here

We've had our front door closed all winter keeping the cold air out.  Vince was thrilled when I opened the door up to a wonderful Spring day!

RSV

Vince (and many other babies in our town) was admitted to the hospital on his 9-month birthday for RSV.  He was given breathing treatments around the clock, I/V fluids  and lots of Pedialyte (non-flavored) bottles.  We stayed Wednesday afternoon through Saturday morning.  The nurses and Dr. Billie were wonderful to us and we were so blessed by our local hospital.

Vince absolutely hated his I/V.  We kept this baby sock on it to try and keep him from pulling (or biting) it.  

Toys from home kept him a little bit happier.  We took the legs off his baby i-Pad we called it.  

He got lots of balloons and stuffed animals - he loved them!

A mommy's view

I am an official mom now... this is my view whenever I have to take a tinkle!  They always say you'll never have anymore alone time...