Baby Shower Weekend

This weekend I had the wonderful pleasure of throwing my sister in law a baby shower. After opening baby shower gifts she got up and my brother was standing behind her and everybody told them both to sit down and we also suprised them with the wedding shower they didn't get to have because they were so far away. It was a great turn-out. I love when my family and friends get to mingle together and I have them both here at one time! Anyways, here is the pictures that I know y'all want to see.


{blue and yellow cupcakes}


{blue duckie punch, onesie cookies, gummy bears, pineapple cheese ball and crackers, choc. chip cheese ball(I just use as dip) with teddy grahams, pineapple tid bits, vegetable tray, watermelon baby cradle with fruit inside, chips and dip, chex mix, and carriage cake}


{cake, somebody else was supposed to make a belly cake for me but that didnt happen so I had to run to the store last minute and get them to make me this}


{blue duckie punch}



{onesie cookies}




{picture of the sister in law, but its blurry and the baby booties were trying to block her face..too bad you can't see the cuteness of the baby booties that were hanging over the table from the chandelier!


{baby bootie party favors..you can't tell how cute they are by this blurry pic..sry}

We had a wonderful time and they are happy about all of their goodies!

I think I did a pretty good job considering we had a 2 year old and a really bad 6 year old that we can't handle here while I was cooking and decorating and preparing for the shower. She told me she was going to bury me in the ground at one point in timw. We don't know where she gets this stuff but when my brother gets her his weekend she is so hard to handle and we area soo tired when she leaves. She doesn't want to listen to anyone and at this point we have no clue what to do. Apparently she doesnt listen anywhere else though because she constantly gets in trouble at school and her mom says that her parents wont keep her anymore because they can't handle her. We have no clue what to do, but we love her!

Alright well that was my eventful weekend, how was yours?

Wee bit Wednesday

{one} who's the funniest person you know?


Umm..I know plenty of funny people, or lets just say that a lot of people can make me laugh. One of the funniest people I know would be my best friend, Morgan.





{two} where you a Michael Jackson fan?


Not too much. I actually was scared of him, but I love Thriller and Billie Jean :)



{three}what was your favorite book as a child?


hmm..im not sure! I read lots of different books. One that keeps coming to mind is the book about the zebra and his underpants or underwear..lol


{four} what's the most delicious meal you have ever eaten?

hmm..this is hard. I make some mean meals and I've eaten some yummy meals. All I can tell you is that I seriously am craving some of my Mom's(my dad's moms recipe)dressing and some cranberry sauce and all that yummy stuff you eat for thanksgiving :)

{five} if you could eliminate one thing you do each day in the bathroom so you never have to do it again, what would it be?


I seriously hate shaving!


{six} if you could ask Barak Obama one question, what would it be?


Is it all you thought it would be?


{seven} what's the best place near you to get a drink?


depends on whether I want a cold or hot drink. I go to sonic for peach teas, cherry dr. peppers, and all kinds of yummy slushes, but if I want something hot like my fav. chai lattes or a giradelli dark chocolate extreme coffee thing or to try out different stuff then I love to go to books a million/joe muggs which is usually where my bestie and me go on Wednesday nights! We used to hang out at sonic all the time, but those days are over..lol..now its the drive through and go!





{eight} what kind of music can you just not stand to listen to?


I really like just about any type of music. I would say classical, but I was in band from middle school through highschool and I played the tuba, so I can't say classical or any of that kind of stuff, so I don't know if there is really a kind i cant stand or is there? I really can't stand this old time country music my brother in law listens to that adds 30 years to his age. I mean its for real oldie country like the kind you hear in old western movies..EEK!!


{nine} who and when was your first kiss?

in kidergarden on the play ground. my crush chased me around on the playground with all his friends trying to catch my friends who were trying to keep him from getting me. I got tackled and he layed on me..haha..how cute? too bad I have no clue where that boy is today..lol

{ten} what three things do you think will become obsolete in the next ten years?

DVD's, CD's, and probably books unless they find a way to make them out of something besides paper which comes from trees

Something that touched me

As I was reading a blog today I came across something that really touched me and compelled me to repost it!

Please go read this post!!!

Fall, Fall, Fall please hurry up!

I'm sooo ready for fall!!!



The pretty colors and leaves..





pumpkin pie...



pecan pie..



football games...





the fair ♥



candy apples!!!! YUM :)



funnel cakes :)



fried oreos!!!



halloween!!

trick or treating!!!

chili!!!

and my mama's sante fe soup!!!

Thanksgiving...



My mama's dressing!!

Lot's of birthdays, including my Mom and Dad's!

Cute clothes!

Boots!

Oh how I love fall and want it here sooo bad!!!

Busy Weeks

I am so sorry for taking a bloggy break! I have been busy, busy!

After going to NC a few weeks ago to get my stuff and pick up my brothers things, we brought back my sister-in-law, her daughter, and my nephew. We spent much of our week swim swim swiming as Vianne would say.

And then this last week my brother brought home my niece and him and his wife went to Tampa for the week so he could start looking for a house and getting things situated with his new job at the base. Apparently he got there and they had messed up his orders, so now he is here for a week and then back to nc to work until a few weeks into September.

Anyways, I had a 2 year old, a 9 year old, and an 11 year old to watch all last week. We had a good time swimming and going to the park and they enjoyed picking out meals to eat that they liked :)

Here's a rundown of last weeks meals (that the kiddos chose):

Monday: Thai Chicken
Tuesday: Pineapple glazed ham
Wednesday: Homemade Mcgriddles
Thursday: Homeade Pizza
Friday: out
Saturday:Birthday Party
Sunday: ribs/birthday party

Sorry I don't have any pics of any of those :(

We took the kids to fun park to pla golf and ride go karts on Friday before going shopping and they enjoyed it.

Then Saturday we did our usual morning breakfast and fla market fun with m grandparents. After lunch we headed to my cousin's little boys birthday party. All of the kids enjoyed it and it was everybodies first time meeting my new niece, Vianne, and they all loved her. She fit right in with all of the kids and had a reall good time. It was a water/diego party and all the kids had fun in all 4 of the pools and with the slipping slide. Some of the parents got out there with the kids torwards the end of the party and gave everybody a good show. Everybody was chasing everybody with water balloons and cups/buckets of water and the water hose was even gotten out. The kids had a fun time soaking the adults.
Then we went to my mom's favorite place out of town back where her parents live, Whataburger. My grandparents met back up with us and we all enjoyed our yummy food that was most definately not good for me..lol

Then Sunday we went to church. I was happy to have my sister and my nieces and nephew in church with me. I knew there was a song I wanted my sister to hear and I had to ask my grandma to request it. She did and it most definately touched everybody like I wanted it to. I love the way our church band sings "aint no grave gonna hold my body down" and I knew it had to be sung. It was an amazing church service.
Then we went home to have lunch and cake with my whole family to celebrate my Grandaddy's 76th birthday which is today! He had a wonderful birthday with everybody there! I love my grandaddy and hope to have many more years with him :)

We came home and cooked ribs and had a big dora birthday cake for Vianne's birthday! she turns 3 in a few weeks but would have a hard time celebrating it any other time because of all the moving and traveling and they wanted the kids there. She had a good time and has been enjoying all of her new toys :)

My sister and her boy and girl left for Nc this morning, but my brother and his wife and Vianne will be here this week. It is going to be another busy week. I start classes back on Wednesday and the baby shower is on Sunday.

I really need a recipe for a blue punch. Any suggestions?

Monday happy and sads!

I'm happy because:

~my babies are home! I've had my niece, Vianne, who is 2 and my nephew, Logan, who is 9 with me for the past week. I love having kids around! I've missed it. As most of you know I took care of Logan until he was about 8 and moved to NC. And my brother finished up work in NC and my niece, Chasity, road back with him. My brother, his wife, and Vianne will be heading to Tampa tonight to start looking for a place to live and so he can sorta kinda start work, but I have Chasity and Logan until next Monday :) YAY!! I've missed them!

~I'm home so that means lots of swimming everyday! I couldn't swim all summer at my sisters house and we only went to the beach 3 times. As Vianne says, "I like to swim, swim, swim!" :)

~I went to church yesterday like usual, but this time I had my sister in law, Logan, and Vianne with me. Of course my grandparents go to church there also. During church Vianne sat on the front row between my grandparents and it made me smile, because I used to do the same thing when we went to church there when I was younger. It was perfect and I was so happy we was able to make it to church and the kids were very good :)

~My mama is taking off half days this week, which means I get to spend lots of time with her and the kids before I start back to school nect Wednesday!

~I have been able to cook everyday and that has made me extremely happy. I love to make dinner and have it ready when my parents come home from work(well atleast when my mom comes home from work, dad eats whenever he gets home). I couldn't cook while I was at my sisters house, so I am soo happy to be in the kitchen again! I also love to play music and dance around my kitchen while I cook :)

~I also am happy because I went shopping at kohl's and got some new cute shoes and a couple sweater/shrugs to wear over my dresses when I go to church, and a new scarf and belt. And then i went to Rose's Sunday passing time until my Grandma got out of class and we could go eat and I found a pair of sandal heels for a dollar! Thank goodness for having small feet and being able to wear 6 nd 6 1/2's :)

~I've completed the invitations for the shower and got all the decorations and all the food planned out. I can't decide on games, any ideas?



Now for the bad:

~A friend of mine that I met through the church is headed to Lee University next week, but he had to deal with a horrible loss this past week. His grandmother went to see Jesus and although she is in a better place it is still hard on the family.

~A very loved lady of the church was diagnosed with breast cancer this week. She plays the guitar in our church band. Please keep her in your prayers.

~Another member of the church, a very loved man, who's wife is my Grandma's best friend passed away this week.

~My grandma's brother is struggling with cancer also. He has 6 tumors in his brain, some in his lungs, and other places(i'm not sure of the rest, but I know he has more). He is having a hard time.

Which leads me to my next sadness this week

~My aunts brother in law has been battling cancer also. He's been very strong and his daughter took him to Florida this past week hoping for a heeling and when he got there he turned for the worst. He stopped breathing and spent the week on machines. When asked whether he wanted to give up or fight by his wife infront of the doctors he was told to bight on the tube for yes and they said he bit down so hard. But sadly, we found out during dinner yesterday that they had taken him off of the machines and he had gone to dance with Jesus. When the call came in my grandaddy answered the phone. His body language told us all that something bad was being told on the other end of the line, my grandma started flipping out and jumped up checking the id called and telling him to give her the phone, he finally said it was my aunt and she sat back down, but we knew that Mr. G had passed :(

~Then, last night there was a really bad wreck here in town. Nobody knew right away who was involved, but we later found out that 2 teenagers that are friends with many of my friends ran a stop sign and hit another vehicle with a 30 year old man in it. The man died at the scene and the boys died before making it to the hospital. One of the teenagers had just become a father to a baby girl recently. The man also had two little ones that he left behind. It is such a sad dad here in town.

~As if that's not enough to make me sad, we are still planning on selling our house and moving somewhere else :(

~My dad doesnt want us to lose this house if something happens to him and wants us to be somewhere where he knows we are alright. He is scared that his friend that we rent the house from now would kick us out if something happened to him because that's just the type of person he is.

~My dad has been struggling also. It scares me. He wont go to the doctor, but he can't eat without choking. Anything he eats or drinks he chokes on. He has gotten to where he just doesnt want to eat and he has been very tired. We can't get him to go to the doctor, but he really needs to. I think I'm getting him to come around. He also needs another colonoscopy. He has had colon cancer in the past and is supposed to have a new one every 6 months to a year and it has been well past a year since he has had his last one. He also has to wear long sleeves and hats all summer (even though he works outside) because he has a constant battle with skin cancer. He just recently noticed some more really bad spots and is going to have to go to the doctor to get them taken care of. It worries me a lot. Please pray that I get through to him and he gets everything taken care of and whatever is causing him to choke is something that can be taken care of!

~Also please pray that I get through to my mom about going to the doctor also. She has not been to the lady doctor in more than 5 years I know for a fact. She really needs to go and she doesnt want to, but please pray that I get through to her.

~Also, (I know your thinking, "geez is this girl ever going to get done with all this negative", but I need to get it out) my grandaddy has not been himself. He had an ingrown toe nail back a few weeks ago and they gave him a shot for infection, but although it took care of the infection it made him really sick. Now he is not himself. Usually when we go to the flea market he runs off and leaves us and goes around 2 or 3 times before we finish and picks at us and rushes us, but now he drags behind and I noticed yesterday while we was at his house that he was stumbling a lot. Please pray that he gets better and comes back to his normal self. I don't like seeing him like this. He has a birthday next Monday that we will be celebrating Sunday with all of the family after church!

~An lastly, please also keep my grandmother in your prayers. She has been bleeding internally and they can't find the reason why. She has stints from an earlier problem and she really needs your prayers. They are running tests to find out what is going on.

Thanks for dealing with me through my happyness and sadness throughout this post!

Wee bit Wednesday

{one} what website do you spend the most time on?
facebook..lol



{two} what's the furthest you've ever travelled?
From Albany, GA to Minot, North Dakota or From Albany, GA to Syracuse, NY..Sadly I've never been anywhere out of the U.S. but I hope to one day :)



{three} what's your guilty pleasure tv show?
Ghost Whisperer



{four} if you had to give up one favorite food, what would be the hardest?
Salad. I could eat salad all the time. I love it!!!


{five} if you could become any fictional character, who would you be?
hmm...this is hard. I don't know anybody I would really like to be besides myself. Maybe Cinderella.



{six} what's your favorite season of the year?
fall. not too hot, not too cold. changing of colors. back to wearing cute clothes. fairs. football games. bonfires..the list goes on!!!



{seven} what's your biggest phobia?
umm I have a fear of crowds. They make me nervous and anxious and put me in a really bad mood and I feel like everyone is looking at me and they make me mad..lol



{eight} would you rather swim in a pool or the ocean?
pool can't stand the salt in the ocean..i'm going to be so sad if we get rid of my house with a pool and dont get another house with a pool. I love my pool. I've literally been in it everyday since I've came back from NC and it's pure heaven, and a great workout :)



{nine} what did you eat for breakfast today?
fruity pebbles with my little vianne :)



{ten} if you could only listen to one song for the next month, which song would it be?
hmm this is hard, i like tooo many songs, but i definately am loving this one right now



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