This has been a difficult week for a lot of families in the Rogers area. Late-afternoon on Monday, Lynn Bradberry passed away. She was Caleb's babysitter. Has been since the day he was born. She watched my neice, who is now 4, since the day she was born. She watched Kadey (9 yrs old) and Lexi (7 yrs old) for 2 yrs before they started school. She watched children in her home for 20+ yrs. Every child loved their "Nanna".
We know that God has reasons for his timing. Reasons we will never understand as long as we are here on this earth. Reasons we will one day understand, as we stand beside our Saviour in Heaven.
Lynn had a massive heart attack Monday around 4:30pm. God was watching over each one of the children she cared for. Her grandson and husband was there when it happened. God, I pray for Keagon right now. I pray, that you will give him a peace in knowing that his Nanna is with you, watching over him. Give him strength. Please do not let his heart harden over this.
Lord, I pray for Julie. She is really struggling with loosing Lynn. Lynn was just as close to her as her own mother. Give Julie peace in knowing she did everything she could to help. Lord, let her know that it was not her inability to resussitate Lynn, it was Your timing. Lord, let your grace fall all over this family. Lord, I pray that this brings each one of them closer to you.
The funeral is today at 2pm. Christy is going to watch Caleb for me during the funeral. Thank you, Christy. I just do not feel that it is time for Caleb to be at a funeral at the age of 2. He would not understand. Lord, thank you for the time you allowed Caleb to spend with Lynn. Thank you for also having Tracy prepared and in place to take over watching Caleb after Lynn left us here on earth. I know you have the plan for each of our lives. I love you, Father.
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ROGERS -- Lynn Sue Bradberry, 60, of Rogers died Sept. 17, 2007, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rogers. She was born Jan. 24, 1947, in Palestine, Ill., to Ruth Fowler and Bill Sparks. She enjoyed fishing and was a sports fan. She moved to Northwest Arkansas in 1982 from Oklahoma City. She was a Methodist.
Survivors include her husband of 35 years, Gary Bradberry of the home, to whom she was married Feb. 4, 1972; three sons, Eric Bradberry and wife Marcia of Bella Vista, Sean Bradberry and wife Julie of Rogers, Ryan Bradberry of Rogers; her parents of Palestine; one brother, Pat Sparks of Palestine; two sisters, Mona Bogard of Robinson, Ill., Beth Hawley of Rogers; six grandchildren.
Honorary pallbearers will be her grandchildren, Ethan Peterson, Kristi Bradberry, Tyler Kemp, Keegan Bradberry, Kacey Bradberry and Kenadie Bradberry.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Stockdale Funeral Services in Rogers, stockdalefuneral.com.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Rogers Freewill Baptist Church in Rogers with Lowell Sartin officiating. Burial will follow in Reddick Cemetery at Garfield.
Memorials may be made to Children's Shelter in Vaughn
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When I find a picture of her, I will post.
Friday, September 21, 2007
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Been a while
I know it has been a while since I last posted, but things have been a little crazy.
I will back up to when I last posted and get caught up on events taken place since then :o)
Thursday, August 23rd:
Caleb is going to spend a week at my mom and dad's! Mom and I met half way between her house and mine (Poplar Bluff, Mo) Thursday afternoon. We spent some time letting Caleb play at the McDonald's play area. He needed to get some energy out before getting back in the car again! He will have a great time - and I know that Mom and Dad will too.
When I got home, Sam and I went to see a movie. We went to see the movie Transformers. It was actually a really good movie. It is one we will be adding to our collection of DVD's for sure. We had a good time. It was nice getting out, just the two of us again. We haven't been abel to do that in a long time. We went to the late movie, so we didn't get home until 11:30 or so. But that was ok. We had a good time.
Friday, August 24th:
I got up around 8am and left for Ft. Smith. Loretta has her knee replacement done today. I got there around 10ish. Fred Jr, Dusty and Linda were in the waiting room. Candi was back in the room with her waiting on them to take her in for the surgery. Waiting is not fun. They finally started her surgery around 11:30. Around 1 they came out and said all went well and she would be in recovery for about an hour then they would move her to her room. I left and went to get me and Linda some lunch. After we ate, they came and told us what room she was going to be in. So we (Linda, Candi and I) packed up and headed to her room. I spent the day there with her.
After I left the hospital, I got in touch with Larry and Jane Plummer. They live their in Ft. Smith. He is the children's minister at FBC Ft. Smith. He is loving it. I went by and visited with them for a little while. It was great seeing them again. I haven't seen them in several years. They couldn't get over the fact that I had a 2 yr old and that I was married. Of course, all they remember is the little girl they knew in Forrest City :o) I am glad I stopped by to see them.
I finally headed home around 8:30. I would have been home around 10, but I took a wrong turn and was in Oklahoma before too long. Thankfully, Ft. Smith is only 10 miles from the Oklahoma border! I got home around 10:30.
Sunday, August 25th:
Sam got tonight off. He went to church with me this morning. After the choir sang, we left and drove back down to Ft. Smith to check on his mom. She was glad to see her son. Sam, Candi and I ended up playing Phase 10. It was fun. Loretta just laid their laughing at us. She was so loopy anyways, anything would have made her laugh! We spent the rest of the day their. We headed home around 6:30.
Monday, August 26th:
Sam and I went by a Medical Supply shop and got Reta's toilet stool for her. We went to her house and put it and her bath seat together. This way it was done when she got home from the hospital. Then we headed off to Branson for 2 days! Since his police department does security for hotels owned by Hilton, he is able to get the employee discount. So, we were able to get a room for $30 a night vs. $120 a night! We went to eat and drove around Monday night. The hotel had an indoor pool, so we went swimming. We were the only ones in their so it was nice.
Tuesday, August 27th:
One of the places there had an indoor water park. We had planned on going to White Water or Silver Dollar City, but they were both closed! We went to the indoor water park for the day. It was pretty neat. They have a HUGE bucket that sits on top of everything and fills up with water. Once it is full, it dumps all over you. They also have two tunnel slides (that was fun!), and a lazy river inside. Outside they have a toddler play area. The water is just deep enough in the middle to sit back and relax in. We had a good time there. That night we went and ate at Shogun's. It was Sam's first experience there. He really liked it. So did I.
Wednesday, August 28th:
We headed home around 9:30 Wednesday morning. Reta came home from the hospital Tuesday night. So, we went by her house and checked on her. Bro. John called me late Tuesday evening and asked if I could stop by to talk about the job as his assistant when we got home Wednesday afternoon. So, I met him at the church around 2 and we discussed the job. I start Tuesday of next week! (Monday is labor day). I am excited. I have wanted to work at the church since Gary needed an assistant. Unfortunately, we couldn't afford it financially then. I knew in God's time it would happen. :o)
Sam and I got back on the road around 3:30 and headed to mom and dad's for the rest of the week. We got there around 11:30 that night. Caleb was already asleep, and even though we both wanted to wake him up, we didn't...we let him sleep.
Thursday, August 29th:
Caleb slept until 10 am this morning. Sam heard him wake up and he went to go get him. Sam rounded the corner from the hallway towards the kitchen. Caleb spotted me sitting at the kitchen table and said "Mommy?!?!?!" Sam put him down and he ran to me and practically jumped into my arms. He wrapped his arms around my neck and just layed there for a while. I cried! Who knew that something like that would make you cry! We spent the rest of the day just hanging out. Sam and Caleb played on the 4-wheeler a lot. They both love it!
Friday, August 30th:
We hung around the house Friday. It was nice to just relax for a while. Friday night, Sam and I took Caleb to Paglia's for supper. Then we went back to the house. We were going to go watch the football game, but it was just a practice game that started at 6pm. Sam said, "it just isn't football unless it is night time with the stadium lights and cool breeze blowing thru". Mom and dad had a wedding dress rehearsal to go to that night. On their way home, the Mike and Betty Miller called and said they were in town for the game (Glasgow played one of the scrimmage games that evening). So, they came over and visited for a while. I haven't seen them since we went to Disney World in 1992. So it was great to see them again. They even brought Caleb a truck and a book! That was really sweet of them! We had a good time visiting and catching up with them.
Saturday, August 31st:
Sam and I took Caleb to the Water park in Eddyville. It is about 10 miles from mom and dad's house. He had SO much fun! Our son is one dare-devil that is for sure. There were lots of other kids their that day. He watched as some of them went down the slide on their tummy's feet first, on thier tummy head first. You could see the wheels turning in his head..."I think I can do that!" So when the crowd of kids died down a little, he got brave and when down the water slide on his tummy- feet first! He loved it. He did this several more times. Then he finally enough courage to go head first down the slide. SOLD. He loved it! There was no stopping him then! We took him to the wave pool. He loved it too. He just loves the water! I am so thankful that he is not scared of the water! I don't know what I would do if my child was scared of the water! I love it just as much! :o)
When we got back to the house, Caleb took a nap. He wore himself out playing at the water park. When Caleb woke up, he and I went for a walk. Sam was out on the 4-wheeler out in the woods. Sam saw us walking when he was coming up from the woods and picked us up. We went over to the pond for a while. Sam wanted to fish with Caleb for a little while. So they did. Didn't catch anything though. We went back up to the house and sat outside and let Caleb play. He found the waterhose - apparently the water valve was not turned off - he hit the spray button and he began to water anything and everything around him. He had seen mom and/or dad put water in the dogs dish, so he filled it back up again. Then he watered his shoes and his pants. Then Patches (the 2 month old kitten) got a bath. She didn't stick around for too long! Caleb had fun with the water hose!
Saturday night we ordered a pizza for supper from Pizza Hut. Mom and Dad had the wedding that evening. By the time we got the pizza home, they were walking in the door from the wedding and the reception, so it was perfect timing. After I put Caleb to bed, we played Phase 10 and Mexican train. We have a blast playing games together. It can get ugly sometimes, but it is all fun!
Sunday, Sept 1:
We went to church with mom and dad. I sang "Lion and the Lamb" for the special today. I love that song! After church, we ate leftovers from the wedding the night before. It was pretty good! We got back to mom and dad's and I got us all packed up, car cleaned out and the car loaded up. We headed back for home around 2. We had a great time at mom and dad's. We always do! We got home about 9pm. Caleb didn't sleep but maybe an hour on the way home, so he did not argue about going to bed! In fact, none of us did!
Monday, Sept 2:
Caleb and I went and spent the day with Reta. Nothing too exciting happened.
Tuesday, Sept 3:
I started work today at the church. I am only working about 24 hours a week right now. In October that will go up to 30 hours a week. I am excited. I was a littel aprehensive as to how it was going to be, but after today, I know that all will be okay. I am grateful to Lynn (Caleb's babysitter). Since I am only working 24 hrs a week, she cut his weekly rate in 1/2. I don't know if we would be able to afford it other wise. :o) Once the hours go more than 30 hours, then her pay will go back up as well. I am very thankful that she was willing to do that for us. God is good!
Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday (9/4-9/6)
Nothing major happened these days. I went to work. I picked up Caleb from Lynn's. We went home. At Supper. He took a bath, went to bed. We got up the next morning and did it all over again ;o) I can tell you that my body was not use to having to get up in the mornings! I have gotten so use to sleeping in every day that my body was just dragging by the end of the week!
Sunday, 9/8
Since it was Grandparents day, I took Caleb to WM to get his grammie a card. We took it over to her. We spent a little while over there. Then John and Debbie were having an open house for the staff. So, we went over there for a little while. Got to see their house. It is beautiful! We came home and spent some time with Sam before he headed off to work. I had nursery duty that evening, so off we went back to church. Caleb had fun playing with the other kids their that night.
Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday (Sept 10,11 & 12)
Nothing major on these days. I went to work. Sam worked. Caleb went to Lynn's.
Side note for Wednesday: I heard back from a supplier who is wanting someone here part time to help with reports and light stuff. I meet with her and her boss Thursday of next week. I pray that this will work out. This will allow us the extra income needed. They are wanting to do the job on a contact basis. Meaning, I will bill them for the hours I worked and they will cut me a check for each billing. I will be considered self-employed on this job. I talked to Mom and Dad about that (dad is considered self-employed). I will have to holdout 15.675% out of each check. Dad said that I need to increase the pay from $20 to a minimum of $25 per hour since I will have to pay the full amount on taxes. They are only wanting around 20 hours a week, so it is something I will be able to do around my job at the church. I pray that this works out!
Thursday, Sept 13th:
This morning we had a Prism Music Workshop at FBC Bentonville. I met Bro. John and Debbie their. Cari Kaufman came as well. I had a good time. Getting to read thru new books being promoted. Jack Price is a hoot. He is the owner of Prism Music. I had a really good time!
Friday, Sept 14th:
Sam and I took Caleb to the Benton County Fair this afternoon. We met Ronnie, Christy and Briley there. Caleb rode a few rides. We looked at the Cows, Sheep, Pigs, Horses, etc. Caleb had fun. But he just didn't understand why he couldn't keep riding the rides as long as he wanted to! That was tough for him! But, we made it thru! We all went to Denny's and ate supper. Caleb walked thru the fair grounds (with his monkey, of course), so he had worked up an appetite. He ate 4 chicken nuggets, 2 mozerella sticks, and a bowl of applesauce with teddy grams! There was not much room left in his little belly after that meal!
Sam worked the hotels tonight. So, Caleb and I headed home. I gave him a bath when we got home. While he was playing, he pooped in the tub. I couldn't see anything b/c of the bubbles lining the top of the water, so I have no idea how long it had been in there! Gross! So, I emptied the water from the tub. Cleaned the tub. Then we took another bath to wash the poop off of him! By then, we were both worn out! He didn't put up too much of a fight going to bed friday night!
Saturday, Sept 15th:
We got up and went to the Fayetteville mall. I had to get Caleb some more footed pajama's. He has outgrown the ones that are a 24 mos! We had to by 3T's..and those won't last but a few months! He is growing up too quickly! I got a call from Christy Fast that morning as well. They found out they are expecting their 2nd baby! She was so excited, as am I. That will put about 28 months in between Briley and the new baby. Lord, I pray that Briley will adjust okay to having to share both mommy and daddy! That will be the hardest part for her!
Sunday, Sept 16th:
Sunday was church. One of the guys from the Sportsman Extravaganza spoke this morning. He was great! After church, we went by to see Reta for a little while. She is doing good. Other than that, not much else is going on.
I think this gets us caught up for now! More later....
I will back up to when I last posted and get caught up on events taken place since then :o)
Thursday, August 23rd:
Caleb is going to spend a week at my mom and dad's! Mom and I met half way between her house and mine (Poplar Bluff, Mo) Thursday afternoon. We spent some time letting Caleb play at the McDonald's play area. He needed to get some energy out before getting back in the car again! He will have a great time - and I know that Mom and Dad will too.
When I got home, Sam and I went to see a movie. We went to see the movie Transformers. It was actually a really good movie. It is one we will be adding to our collection of DVD's for sure. We had a good time. It was nice getting out, just the two of us again. We haven't been abel to do that in a long time. We went to the late movie, so we didn't get home until 11:30 or so. But that was ok. We had a good time.
Friday, August 24th:
I got up around 8am and left for Ft. Smith. Loretta has her knee replacement done today. I got there around 10ish. Fred Jr, Dusty and Linda were in the waiting room. Candi was back in the room with her waiting on them to take her in for the surgery. Waiting is not fun. They finally started her surgery around 11:30. Around 1 they came out and said all went well and she would be in recovery for about an hour then they would move her to her room. I left and went to get me and Linda some lunch. After we ate, they came and told us what room she was going to be in. So we (Linda, Candi and I) packed up and headed to her room. I spent the day there with her.
After I left the hospital, I got in touch with Larry and Jane Plummer. They live their in Ft. Smith. He is the children's minister at FBC Ft. Smith. He is loving it. I went by and visited with them for a little while. It was great seeing them again. I haven't seen them in several years. They couldn't get over the fact that I had a 2 yr old and that I was married. Of course, all they remember is the little girl they knew in Forrest City :o) I am glad I stopped by to see them.
I finally headed home around 8:30. I would have been home around 10, but I took a wrong turn and was in Oklahoma before too long. Thankfully, Ft. Smith is only 10 miles from the Oklahoma border! I got home around 10:30.
Sunday, August 25th:
Sam got tonight off. He went to church with me this morning. After the choir sang, we left and drove back down to Ft. Smith to check on his mom. She was glad to see her son. Sam, Candi and I ended up playing Phase 10. It was fun. Loretta just laid their laughing at us. She was so loopy anyways, anything would have made her laugh! We spent the rest of the day their. We headed home around 6:30.
Monday, August 26th:
Sam and I went by a Medical Supply shop and got Reta's toilet stool for her. We went to her house and put it and her bath seat together. This way it was done when she got home from the hospital. Then we headed off to Branson for 2 days! Since his police department does security for hotels owned by Hilton, he is able to get the employee discount. So, we were able to get a room for $30 a night vs. $120 a night! We went to eat and drove around Monday night. The hotel had an indoor pool, so we went swimming. We were the only ones in their so it was nice.
Tuesday, August 27th:
One of the places there had an indoor water park. We had planned on going to White Water or Silver Dollar City, but they were both closed! We went to the indoor water park for the day. It was pretty neat. They have a HUGE bucket that sits on top of everything and fills up with water. Once it is full, it dumps all over you. They also have two tunnel slides (that was fun!), and a lazy river inside. Outside they have a toddler play area. The water is just deep enough in the middle to sit back and relax in. We had a good time there. That night we went and ate at Shogun's. It was Sam's first experience there. He really liked it. So did I.
Wednesday, August 28th:
We headed home around 9:30 Wednesday morning. Reta came home from the hospital Tuesday night. So, we went by her house and checked on her. Bro. John called me late Tuesday evening and asked if I could stop by to talk about the job as his assistant when we got home Wednesday afternoon. So, I met him at the church around 2 and we discussed the job. I start Tuesday of next week! (Monday is labor day). I am excited. I have wanted to work at the church since Gary needed an assistant. Unfortunately, we couldn't afford it financially then. I knew in God's time it would happen. :o)
Sam and I got back on the road around 3:30 and headed to mom and dad's for the rest of the week. We got there around 11:30 that night. Caleb was already asleep, and even though we both wanted to wake him up, we didn't...we let him sleep.
Thursday, August 29th:
Caleb slept until 10 am this morning. Sam heard him wake up and he went to go get him. Sam rounded the corner from the hallway towards the kitchen. Caleb spotted me sitting at the kitchen table and said "Mommy?!?!?!" Sam put him down and he ran to me and practically jumped into my arms. He wrapped his arms around my neck and just layed there for a while. I cried! Who knew that something like that would make you cry! We spent the rest of the day just hanging out. Sam and Caleb played on the 4-wheeler a lot. They both love it!
Friday, August 30th:
We hung around the house Friday. It was nice to just relax for a while. Friday night, Sam and I took Caleb to Paglia's for supper. Then we went back to the house. We were going to go watch the football game, but it was just a practice game that started at 6pm. Sam said, "it just isn't football unless it is night time with the stadium lights and cool breeze blowing thru". Mom and dad had a wedding dress rehearsal to go to that night. On their way home, the Mike and Betty Miller called and said they were in town for the game (Glasgow played one of the scrimmage games that evening). So, they came over and visited for a while. I haven't seen them since we went to Disney World in 1992. So it was great to see them again. They even brought Caleb a truck and a book! That was really sweet of them! We had a good time visiting and catching up with them.
Saturday, August 31st:
Sam and I took Caleb to the Water park in Eddyville. It is about 10 miles from mom and dad's house. He had SO much fun! Our son is one dare-devil that is for sure. There were lots of other kids their that day. He watched as some of them went down the slide on their tummy's feet first, on thier tummy head first. You could see the wheels turning in his head..."I think I can do that!" So when the crowd of kids died down a little, he got brave and when down the water slide on his tummy- feet first! He loved it. He did this several more times. Then he finally enough courage to go head first down the slide. SOLD. He loved it! There was no stopping him then! We took him to the wave pool. He loved it too. He just loves the water! I am so thankful that he is not scared of the water! I don't know what I would do if my child was scared of the water! I love it just as much! :o)
When we got back to the house, Caleb took a nap. He wore himself out playing at the water park. When Caleb woke up, he and I went for a walk. Sam was out on the 4-wheeler out in the woods. Sam saw us walking when he was coming up from the woods and picked us up. We went over to the pond for a while. Sam wanted to fish with Caleb for a little while. So they did. Didn't catch anything though. We went back up to the house and sat outside and let Caleb play. He found the waterhose - apparently the water valve was not turned off - he hit the spray button and he began to water anything and everything around him. He had seen mom and/or dad put water in the dogs dish, so he filled it back up again. Then he watered his shoes and his pants. Then Patches (the 2 month old kitten) got a bath. She didn't stick around for too long! Caleb had fun with the water hose!
Saturday night we ordered a pizza for supper from Pizza Hut. Mom and Dad had the wedding that evening. By the time we got the pizza home, they were walking in the door from the wedding and the reception, so it was perfect timing. After I put Caleb to bed, we played Phase 10 and Mexican train. We have a blast playing games together. It can get ugly sometimes, but it is all fun!
Sunday, Sept 1:
We went to church with mom and dad. I sang "Lion and the Lamb" for the special today. I love that song! After church, we ate leftovers from the wedding the night before. It was pretty good! We got back to mom and dad's and I got us all packed up, car cleaned out and the car loaded up. We headed back for home around 2. We had a great time at mom and dad's. We always do! We got home about 9pm. Caleb didn't sleep but maybe an hour on the way home, so he did not argue about going to bed! In fact, none of us did!
Monday, Sept 2:
Caleb and I went and spent the day with Reta. Nothing too exciting happened.
Tuesday, Sept 3:
I started work today at the church. I am only working about 24 hours a week right now. In October that will go up to 30 hours a week. I am excited. I was a littel aprehensive as to how it was going to be, but after today, I know that all will be okay. I am grateful to Lynn (Caleb's babysitter). Since I am only working 24 hrs a week, she cut his weekly rate in 1/2. I don't know if we would be able to afford it other wise. :o) Once the hours go more than 30 hours, then her pay will go back up as well. I am very thankful that she was willing to do that for us. God is good!
Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday (9/4-9/6)
Nothing major happened these days. I went to work. I picked up Caleb from Lynn's. We went home. At Supper. He took a bath, went to bed. We got up the next morning and did it all over again ;o) I can tell you that my body was not use to having to get up in the mornings! I have gotten so use to sleeping in every day that my body was just dragging by the end of the week!
Sunday, 9/8
Since it was Grandparents day, I took Caleb to WM to get his grammie a card. We took it over to her. We spent a little while over there. Then John and Debbie were having an open house for the staff. So, we went over there for a little while. Got to see their house. It is beautiful! We came home and spent some time with Sam before he headed off to work. I had nursery duty that evening, so off we went back to church. Caleb had fun playing with the other kids their that night.
Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday (Sept 10,11 & 12)
Nothing major on these days. I went to work. Sam worked. Caleb went to Lynn's.
Side note for Wednesday: I heard back from a supplier who is wanting someone here part time to help with reports and light stuff. I meet with her and her boss Thursday of next week. I pray that this will work out. This will allow us the extra income needed. They are wanting to do the job on a contact basis. Meaning, I will bill them for the hours I worked and they will cut me a check for each billing. I will be considered self-employed on this job. I talked to Mom and Dad about that (dad is considered self-employed). I will have to holdout 15.675% out of each check. Dad said that I need to increase the pay from $20 to a minimum of $25 per hour since I will have to pay the full amount on taxes. They are only wanting around 20 hours a week, so it is something I will be able to do around my job at the church. I pray that this works out!
Thursday, Sept 13th:
This morning we had a Prism Music Workshop at FBC Bentonville. I met Bro. John and Debbie their. Cari Kaufman came as well. I had a good time. Getting to read thru new books being promoted. Jack Price is a hoot. He is the owner of Prism Music. I had a really good time!
Friday, Sept 14th:
Sam and I took Caleb to the Benton County Fair this afternoon. We met Ronnie, Christy and Briley there. Caleb rode a few rides. We looked at the Cows, Sheep, Pigs, Horses, etc. Caleb had fun. But he just didn't understand why he couldn't keep riding the rides as long as he wanted to! That was tough for him! But, we made it thru! We all went to Denny's and ate supper. Caleb walked thru the fair grounds (with his monkey, of course), so he had worked up an appetite. He ate 4 chicken nuggets, 2 mozerella sticks, and a bowl of applesauce with teddy grams! There was not much room left in his little belly after that meal!
Sam worked the hotels tonight. So, Caleb and I headed home. I gave him a bath when we got home. While he was playing, he pooped in the tub. I couldn't see anything b/c of the bubbles lining the top of the water, so I have no idea how long it had been in there! Gross! So, I emptied the water from the tub. Cleaned the tub. Then we took another bath to wash the poop off of him! By then, we were both worn out! He didn't put up too much of a fight going to bed friday night!
Saturday, Sept 15th:
We got up and went to the Fayetteville mall. I had to get Caleb some more footed pajama's. He has outgrown the ones that are a 24 mos! We had to by 3T's..and those won't last but a few months! He is growing up too quickly! I got a call from Christy Fast that morning as well. They found out they are expecting their 2nd baby! She was so excited, as am I. That will put about 28 months in between Briley and the new baby. Lord, I pray that Briley will adjust okay to having to share both mommy and daddy! That will be the hardest part for her!
Sunday, Sept 16th:
Sunday was church. One of the guys from the Sportsman Extravaganza spoke this morning. He was great! After church, we went by to see Reta for a little while. She is doing good. Other than that, not much else is going on.
I think this gets us caught up for now! More later....
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
The little things they do make you laugh...
It is so much fun watching Caleb learn new things everyday. Everyday he finds something new to experience. Something we see as "not a big deal" - but it is new to Caleb.
Last night, Caleb discovered his goober (as we call it). Caleb was sitting in the living room floor, and he pulled out a clean diaper from his diaper bag. He opened it up and sat on it. He was running around the house in just a diaper - no clothes. Once he sat on the clean one, he started tugging at the one he had on. So, I just sat back and watched, letting him "figure it out" - or at least attempt to anyways. :o)
After sitting down and and messing with it for a while, he finally got his diaper pulled down a little bit. Enough to where you could see his but-crack just a bit in the back. Well, in the process of pulling his diaper - he spotted his goober. So he reaches in his diaper with one hand and with the other pulls the front of the diaper down just far enough to where he put his goober on the top of his diaper. He stood there for a minute - just looking at it. Then, out of nowhere, he takes off running - and then laughing as he was running. I guess feeling the breeze against his G was funny. I never laughed so hard!
So, the terrible 2's can be not so terrible at times :o)
Last night, Caleb discovered his goober (as we call it). Caleb was sitting in the living room floor, and he pulled out a clean diaper from his diaper bag. He opened it up and sat on it. He was running around the house in just a diaper - no clothes. Once he sat on the clean one, he started tugging at the one he had on. So, I just sat back and watched, letting him "figure it out" - or at least attempt to anyways. :o)
After sitting down and and messing with it for a while, he finally got his diaper pulled down a little bit. Enough to where you could see his but-crack just a bit in the back. Well, in the process of pulling his diaper - he spotted his goober. So he reaches in his diaper with one hand and with the other pulls the front of the diaper down just far enough to where he put his goober on the top of his diaper. He stood there for a minute - just looking at it. Then, out of nowhere, he takes off running - and then laughing as he was running. I guess feeling the breeze against his G was funny. I never laughed so hard!
So, the terrible 2's can be not so terrible at times :o)
Monday, August 20, 2007
Cleaning..
Another busy weekend - but then again - what weekend isn't busy? Friday morning Sam got up and had to take his patrol car to the shop for new tires. He also stopped by the hotels that LFPD patrols for to get our hotel discount for our mini-vacation next week. Once he got home we headed into town and met Loretta at her house. Loretta (mother in law) was told this morning that she was no longer needed at her job. She was quite upset - but I totally understand. So we spent the afternoon with her. Sam fell asleep on the couch (not much sleep) - I tried to get Caleb to take a nap, but it wasn't about to happen. Knowing that I had a busy Saturday ahead in cleaning her house, I decided to get started on it early! I cleaned out her cabinets and re-arranged them...neatly.
Loretta is having a total knee replacement done Friday, August 24th. So that is why I am cleaning her house.
Loretta, Caleb and I left the house. She needed to get some comfortable sleepwear (shorts and shirts) and we also had to go to WM to get her stocked up on groceries! Sam worked the hotels Friday night, so that is why he didn't go with us :o)
We left the house and I took her down to Catherine's in Fayetteville to get her sleepwear. Man, even when that place has a sale - it is still EXPENSIVE!!! Even with them being 30% off - they were still $27.99 each!!! That is just insane. It is no wonder fat people are broke all the time - having to spend so much money on a simple outfit will break anyone! Anyways...
From there we went to WM on Pleasant Grove. Loretta climbed into one of those motorized carts and Caleb and I pushed a cart for the groceries. 2 1/2 hours later we finally left wal-mart. She ended up spending $246 on stuff she needed - groceries, and just things she was out of - or needed for the surgery. i thought her eyes were going to fall out of her head :o)
On the way back to her house we stopped at Maria's and got our food to go. We got back to her house, unloaded the groceries. And we sat down to eat our supper. Once Loretta and I finished eating - we cleaned out the fridge. Wow - that was an undertaking in itself! I cleaned it with clorox - if it was removable from the fridge - it was removed and cleaned thoroughly! Once that was done and the groceries were put up it was 10:30. So Caleb and I headed home.
Sam got home around 3:30am. He slept until 11. We left and headed back to Loretta's. Sam cleaned her carpets. I cleaned out the rest of her cabinets - threw away 4 big trashbags full of stuff - 99% of it had been expired for years! I unloaded the dishwasher - and I ended up washing over half of them by hand again - along with the rest of the dishes that were dirty. I cleaned the counters, stove, microwave. Sam fixed supper (greasy taco's..mmmm...good) and I fixed brownies for dessert. That was delicious!
I cleaned the kitchen...again. then I swept and mopped the floors - bleach again. Her floors haven't looked that good in a long time!
Candi brought Jadyn over around 730. Caleb and Jadyn played long and hard together. 90 to nothing the whole time. I fixed them some mac and cheese - they ate just about every bit of it!
We headed home finally around 930. I was pooped. Sam was pooped. Caleb was pooped! I gave Caleb a bath and put him to bed. Then I went and took a nice, long, hot bath myself. It felt great! After that - I crashed. I don't even remember my head hitting the pillow! Only bad thing - I forgot to set the alarm in order to get up for church....and we all slept until 915. Oops. Totally meant to be at church!
We got up and got dressed and we headed down to Pa's for lunch. We just had sandwich stuff. And that was perfectly fine with me. Less to clean up! We left Pa's and we went to the Fayetteville mall for a while. Just walked around a bit. We left there and went to Best Buy in Rogers. Sam started looking at Carpet Cleaners. We wanted to check out some prices. So we went to Kohl's and looked at theirs. They had one on sale - but the bottom did not have any type of a "scrubbing" action to it. So we walked down to Linens 'n Things. They had one there to -but the container that held the water and soap was not very secure.
About that time - Gary and Betty Isenhower called and said they were in town and wanted to see us and Caleb. So we left and went over to their hotel room and we visited for quite a while. It was really good to see them again. I pray God will lead them to a church that will love them and take care of them. They are struggling so much right now. I can't imagine being Gary's age - and working at WM for a mere 8.60 an hour. They deserve so much more than that. I know that God always has a reason for each obstacle we are faced with. Sometimes knowing what to learn from it is the hardest part, I guess.
We had a great visit with them. I miss having them around. :o)
After we all ate at Fudruckers, Caleb, Sam and I headed to WM - looking at carpet cleaners...this time we actually bought one. They had the same one we saw at Kohl's for 169 and at Best Buy for 199 - for only 139. So we bought it. Then we came home. I put Caleb to bed. Sam put the carpet cleaner together. I cleaned the kitchen. Then Sam cleaned the carpets. We finished up at about 1130. Then as the carpets dried- Sam and I played Phase 10. he beat me...this time. There will be another :o)
I think that is about all that is going on for now.
More later :o)
Loretta is having a total knee replacement done Friday, August 24th. So that is why I am cleaning her house.
Loretta, Caleb and I left the house. She needed to get some comfortable sleepwear (shorts and shirts) and we also had to go to WM to get her stocked up on groceries! Sam worked the hotels Friday night, so that is why he didn't go with us :o)
We left the house and I took her down to Catherine's in Fayetteville to get her sleepwear. Man, even when that place has a sale - it is still EXPENSIVE!!! Even with them being 30% off - they were still $27.99 each!!! That is just insane. It is no wonder fat people are broke all the time - having to spend so much money on a simple outfit will break anyone! Anyways...
From there we went to WM on Pleasant Grove. Loretta climbed into one of those motorized carts and Caleb and I pushed a cart for the groceries. 2 1/2 hours later we finally left wal-mart. She ended up spending $246 on stuff she needed - groceries, and just things she was out of - or needed for the surgery. i thought her eyes were going to fall out of her head :o)
On the way back to her house we stopped at Maria's and got our food to go. We got back to her house, unloaded the groceries. And we sat down to eat our supper. Once Loretta and I finished eating - we cleaned out the fridge. Wow - that was an undertaking in itself! I cleaned it with clorox - if it was removable from the fridge - it was removed and cleaned thoroughly! Once that was done and the groceries were put up it was 10:30. So Caleb and I headed home.
Sam got home around 3:30am. He slept until 11. We left and headed back to Loretta's. Sam cleaned her carpets. I cleaned out the rest of her cabinets - threw away 4 big trashbags full of stuff - 99% of it had been expired for years! I unloaded the dishwasher - and I ended up washing over half of them by hand again - along with the rest of the dishes that were dirty. I cleaned the counters, stove, microwave. Sam fixed supper (greasy taco's..mmmm...good) and I fixed brownies for dessert. That was delicious!
I cleaned the kitchen...again. then I swept and mopped the floors - bleach again. Her floors haven't looked that good in a long time!
Candi brought Jadyn over around 730. Caleb and Jadyn played long and hard together. 90 to nothing the whole time. I fixed them some mac and cheese - they ate just about every bit of it!
We headed home finally around 930. I was pooped. Sam was pooped. Caleb was pooped! I gave Caleb a bath and put him to bed. Then I went and took a nice, long, hot bath myself. It felt great! After that - I crashed. I don't even remember my head hitting the pillow! Only bad thing - I forgot to set the alarm in order to get up for church....and we all slept until 915. Oops. Totally meant to be at church!
We got up and got dressed and we headed down to Pa's for lunch. We just had sandwich stuff. And that was perfectly fine with me. Less to clean up! We left Pa's and we went to the Fayetteville mall for a while. Just walked around a bit. We left there and went to Best Buy in Rogers. Sam started looking at Carpet Cleaners. We wanted to check out some prices. So we went to Kohl's and looked at theirs. They had one on sale - but the bottom did not have any type of a "scrubbing" action to it. So we walked down to Linens 'n Things. They had one there to -but the container that held the water and soap was not very secure.
About that time - Gary and Betty Isenhower called and said they were in town and wanted to see us and Caleb. So we left and went over to their hotel room and we visited for quite a while. It was really good to see them again. I pray God will lead them to a church that will love them and take care of them. They are struggling so much right now. I can't imagine being Gary's age - and working at WM for a mere 8.60 an hour. They deserve so much more than that. I know that God always has a reason for each obstacle we are faced with. Sometimes knowing what to learn from it is the hardest part, I guess.
We had a great visit with them. I miss having them around. :o)
After we all ate at Fudruckers, Caleb, Sam and I headed to WM - looking at carpet cleaners...this time we actually bought one. They had the same one we saw at Kohl's for 169 and at Best Buy for 199 - for only 139. So we bought it. Then we came home. I put Caleb to bed. Sam put the carpet cleaner together. I cleaned the kitchen. Then Sam cleaned the carpets. We finished up at about 1130. Then as the carpets dried- Sam and I played Phase 10. he beat me...this time. There will be another :o)
I think that is about all that is going on for now.
More later :o)
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Friday, 8/10 - Sunday, 8/12
I did not have the computer this past weekend, so I am playing catch up on my blogs for the weekend. :)
Friday was one of my good friends birthday. She is 5 yrs older than me. She and I have been friends since I was in the 2nd grade. One of my longest friendships. Misty and I met when my dad was called to pastor First Baptist Church of Forrest City, Arkansas. She lived across the street from our house. We became fast friends. Over the years we have lost touch with each other, mainly due to each of us moving around. But, this past January, I found her on the internet. The internet can be good for some things :) Since then we have kept in touch with each other. She has 3 children now. 2 girls and a little boy. I was able to take off and meet her in Little Rock a few months ago. Her mom was with her. We had a good time visiting and getting to see each other again. She will always have a special place in my heart.
Saturday was pretty laid back. We didn't do a whole lot. But he did start showing more interest in potty training. We went to the potty a lot today. And he actually made it to the potty twice before he went. So that was exciting. He is getting to where he is embarassed about wearing a diaper and just refuses to put a new one on. Sam and I are thinking about buying him some big boy underwear to see how he does with those. Saturday evening, I took Caleb for a walk. We walked 1.2 miles. It was hot. I waited until 8pm - when the sun was going down, and even though our street is extremely shaded, it was still quite hot. But, Caleb enjoyed it. He loves to be outdoors. He just sits back and looks and observes every little thing he can. I love it.
Sunday morning Caleb and I went to church. Sam is not able to go on the weekends he works. Today was promotion day for Sunday School. Caleb was promoted to the 2yr olds class room. Joey and Tracey Griffith and the Saunders teach this class. He brought home his first bag of "lessons" from Sunday School. It was so neat. I am glad that he will actually be learning more instead of just playing during church. So, since he is now in a Sunday School class, that means I will actually be getting up and getting us there in time for Sunday School. I know that I should have been doing this all along, but for what ever reason, I/We have not been. So that will be changing :o)
Sunday afternoon we all took naps. Well needed naps, too. Sunday evening I had nursery duty. I was in the infants room with Darla Grimm. It was good getting to know her better. Then after church, I met up with Loretta at Maria's in bentonville for supper. Man, I could eat there every day if I could! :o) Not much else happened that evening. Caleb and I came home after supper. I gave Caleb a bath - b/c he always gives himself a bath in salsa at Maria's :o) Then we both went to bed.
What a fun weekend, huh?
Friday was one of my good friends birthday. She is 5 yrs older than me. She and I have been friends since I was in the 2nd grade. One of my longest friendships. Misty and I met when my dad was called to pastor First Baptist Church of Forrest City, Arkansas. She lived across the street from our house. We became fast friends. Over the years we have lost touch with each other, mainly due to each of us moving around. But, this past January, I found her on the internet. The internet can be good for some things :) Since then we have kept in touch with each other. She has 3 children now. 2 girls and a little boy. I was able to take off and meet her in Little Rock a few months ago. Her mom was with her. We had a good time visiting and getting to see each other again. She will always have a special place in my heart.
Saturday was pretty laid back. We didn't do a whole lot. But he did start showing more interest in potty training. We went to the potty a lot today. And he actually made it to the potty twice before he went. So that was exciting. He is getting to where he is embarassed about wearing a diaper and just refuses to put a new one on. Sam and I are thinking about buying him some big boy underwear to see how he does with those. Saturday evening, I took Caleb for a walk. We walked 1.2 miles. It was hot. I waited until 8pm - when the sun was going down, and even though our street is extremely shaded, it was still quite hot. But, Caleb enjoyed it. He loves to be outdoors. He just sits back and looks and observes every little thing he can. I love it.
Sunday morning Caleb and I went to church. Sam is not able to go on the weekends he works. Today was promotion day for Sunday School. Caleb was promoted to the 2yr olds class room. Joey and Tracey Griffith and the Saunders teach this class. He brought home his first bag of "lessons" from Sunday School. It was so neat. I am glad that he will actually be learning more instead of just playing during church. So, since he is now in a Sunday School class, that means I will actually be getting up and getting us there in time for Sunday School. I know that I should have been doing this all along, but for what ever reason, I/We have not been. So that will be changing :o)
Sunday afternoon we all took naps. Well needed naps, too. Sunday evening I had nursery duty. I was in the infants room with Darla Grimm. It was good getting to know her better. Then after church, I met up with Loretta at Maria's in bentonville for supper. Man, I could eat there every day if I could! :o) Not much else happened that evening. Caleb and I came home after supper. I gave Caleb a bath - b/c he always gives himself a bath in salsa at Maria's :o) Then we both went to bed.
What a fun weekend, huh?
Trials...
I have always been amazed at how little things about our personalities are reflections of our parents. This past Friday, I receive an email from my mother-in-law telling me everything that Sam and I have done wrong in the passed year. She went so far as to calling her son an "ungrateful, egotistical, spoiled brat". Wow. What would cause a mother to speak so insulting of their own son? This was caused just simply because he did not take off work to drive to Ft. Smith for her knee surgery. I can see both sides of this. So, here I am, stuck in the middle...once again. She thinks he doesn't care b/c he didn't take off. His job (police officer) doesn't allow him the flexibility to take off whenever he wants. His job requires that he find a replacement for his shift. That is not so easy to do when you work in a small city. I get stuck in the middle. Obviously, I stand behind my husband. She says I should "stand up to him" and tell him what he should be doing (which of course is what she wants, not what is right for the situation).
So here I am, once again. Dealing with a woman, who is just scared, nervous and worried about the unknown and the known of surgery, who decides it is easier to take it out on loved ones in an extremely hateful manner, instead of just saying to her son - "I'm worried. I'm nervous. I'm scared".
So this brings me back to my first statement. This little "act" that my mother-in-law pulled on Friday - it is the same little "act" that my dear husband pulls when a big change is about to take place, or is taking place. Neither one of them will admit when something is bothering them. Neither one of them will say any of those 3 little phrases and actually talk about what is on their minds until after they have pushed people away. I figured all this out this past year. (Yes, it took me 9 yrs to figure this out about my husband and Mother-in-law) Sam started working full time as a police officer this past January. 2 weeks before he started, he starts getting irritable, ugly, hateful, etc. Finally, after putting up with it for a few days, I explode. Come to find out - he is nervous about quitting his job he has been at for 5 yrs. He is worried and nervous about the new job. Even though, it was just the "unknown" and the nerves of starting a new job. Everything is going along fine. March rolls around. It is 2 weeks before he starts the police academy. A few days of the ugliness, I explode. Same story as before. He is worried about starting the academy. So - here it is...2 weeks before mother-in-law's knee surgery, and she does the exact same thing!!!! Both Sam and his sister sull up, get mad, and the "I don't want to talk to her". So, here I am, left to analyze the situation (which I will admit that I was quite upset myself over the things she said and the things of the past that are continuously brought up over and over and over. That's another story though).
After I reply with what the true problem is, all is well. For now anyways.
So here I am, once again. Dealing with a woman, who is just scared, nervous and worried about the unknown and the known of surgery, who decides it is easier to take it out on loved ones in an extremely hateful manner, instead of just saying to her son - "I'm worried. I'm nervous. I'm scared".
So this brings me back to my first statement. This little "act" that my mother-in-law pulled on Friday - it is the same little "act" that my dear husband pulls when a big change is about to take place, or is taking place. Neither one of them will admit when something is bothering them. Neither one of them will say any of those 3 little phrases and actually talk about what is on their minds until after they have pushed people away. I figured all this out this past year. (Yes, it took me 9 yrs to figure this out about my husband and Mother-in-law) Sam started working full time as a police officer this past January. 2 weeks before he started, he starts getting irritable, ugly, hateful, etc. Finally, after putting up with it for a few days, I explode. Come to find out - he is nervous about quitting his job he has been at for 5 yrs. He is worried and nervous about the new job. Even though, it was just the "unknown" and the nerves of starting a new job. Everything is going along fine. March rolls around. It is 2 weeks before he starts the police academy. A few days of the ugliness, I explode. Same story as before. He is worried about starting the academy. So - here it is...2 weeks before mother-in-law's knee surgery, and she does the exact same thing!!!! Both Sam and his sister sull up, get mad, and the "I don't want to talk to her". So, here I am, left to analyze the situation (which I will admit that I was quite upset myself over the things she said and the things of the past that are continuously brought up over and over and over. That's another story though).
After I reply with what the true problem is, all is well. For now anyways.
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Thoughts...
God has always been good to us. Even when we didn't have a clue where he was taking us, we followed Him and He has always taken care of us. With that said, this past April, I lost my job at Alco. Business was bad and they had to let some people go...that meant the one on the bottom of the totum pole had to go. That meant me. The Lord knew what he was doing. We didn't have a clue. But that was okay. Since the end of April, I have been at home with Caleb. I love being at home with him. I have really enjoyed getting to watch him and spend time with him. However, we can not survive on Sam's salary alone. Unemployment has been our life saver. I never thought I would be on unemployment. God knows when it is time to humble your spirit :o)
Anyways.
The jobs in the vendor world are slim pickens. There is a very big part of me that would like to do something completely different. Completely away from WM.
So, here are the options I have: a) our music minister is looking for a new assistant. He is suppose to call me to discuss further. b) go to school and become a nurse.
Option A is something I could start immediately. Option B would give me a lifetime of jobs - anywhere. I would have a degree. Down side to this one would be - school. Paying for school. Attending school. It has been 9 yrs since I have been to school. I think I would like it. Sam says to go for it. But I am a little scared.
I guess if I am not offered the job at the church, I will persue the degree for nursing.
Nervous.
Don't know what to do.
Don't know if I can do it.
Can I go to school, and be a mom and a wife?? Will they suffer any by me going to school?
So many questions, not enough answers.
Anyways.
The jobs in the vendor world are slim pickens. There is a very big part of me that would like to do something completely different. Completely away from WM.
So, here are the options I have: a) our music minister is looking for a new assistant. He is suppose to call me to discuss further. b) go to school and become a nurse.
Option A is something I could start immediately. Option B would give me a lifetime of jobs - anywhere. I would have a degree. Down side to this one would be - school. Paying for school. Attending school. It has been 9 yrs since I have been to school. I think I would like it. Sam says to go for it. But I am a little scared.
I guess if I am not offered the job at the church, I will persue the degree for nursing.
Nervous.
Don't know what to do.
Don't know if I can do it.
Can I go to school, and be a mom and a wife?? Will they suffer any by me going to school?
So many questions, not enough answers.
Busy and Long Weekend
What a weekend! We celebrated Caleb's 2nd birthday this past weekend. Mom and dad drove in from Kentucky last Thursday. They didn't get in until around 8. I got home from WM about 10 minutes before they got to the house. I had to get some groceries - cause I was all out :o) We fixed bacon and mater sandwiches for supper. MMMMMMMMhMMMM are they ever so good!
Daniel flew in from Charlotte, SC on Friday. (He loves the benefits of working at the airline). After we picked him up from the airport, we went to Maria's and ate lunch. I could eat there every day if I could! Then we went to Hobby Lobby. Mom and Dad are getting Sam's Police Academy class picture and his diploma matted and framed for him. That is his graduation present from them. It shoul be ready on August 14th. I am excited to get it. I bought a few "fern" plants to put in the top shelf of my fireplace. Give it some "life". It looks really good. Sam, Dad and Daniel took off to Best Buy (sam wanted to buy the movie 300) and then they went home. Sam and Daniel were working off of very little sleep at this point. Mom, Caleb and I did some more shopping. Got more stuff for the birthday party. Then we took Caleb home - it was way past his nap time :o) Once I got him to sleep, Mom and I headed off to WM again. I swear, that place gets 1/2 of my paycheck!!! It seems like I am there every other day, if not every day! Anyways. We got back home and we got to fixing supper. Mom and Dad brought more veggies from their garden...yummmmm. We had corn on the cob, cornbread, purple-huled peas, grean beans, potatoes, fresh sliced maters. Man - that stuff is GOOOOOOD! We finished off the night by watching 300. That is an awesome movie!
Saturday was the birthday party at 2. Sam and I went to get Caleb's cake at 11. Beautiful. Amazing. Once I get the pics developed I will post some on here. We had a house full and lots of fun. I ordered a cake from Rick's Bakery in Fayetteville. The party's theme was Elmo. So I had them make an Elmo cake. OH MY GOODNESS! I was absolutely amazed over this cake! It was PERFECT. (picture will go here later).
Caleb is a very loved little boy. Briley, Christy, Ronnie, Hallie, Jason, Heather, Jadyn, Justin, Candi, Kara, Gale, Grammy, NeNe, Big Daddy, and Uncle NoNo were all here. He got lots of clothes (mom is always more excited about the clothes than the kids are...hehe) and quite a few toys as well. Briley got him a big 'ole dump truck. It is big enough for him to sit in - and he does...and then expects me to push him around in it :o) But it is fun. Hallie got him some really cute clothes from Old Navy - and some of the COOLEST shoes ever!! Mom can't wait until he can wear them :o) Jadyn got him a night-time bear. It lights up and changes colors. He has slept with it every night so far. Kara and Gale got him some clothes. John Deere clothes to be exact. Grammy got him some movies (veggie tales, tom & jerry movies), some clothes and a Sand & Water Table. It is pretty neat. We are going to break it out tonight and let him play in it...outside on the deck of course :o) NeNe and Big Daddy got him some clothes (bought his easter outfit for next year - it is adorable) and a tricycle! He loves the tricycle!! He can't quite reach the peddles yet, but it won't be long and our house is going to be a race track! What fun to look forward too! Sam and I got him a sit 'n spin (Diego is on it -one if his favorites right now) and a guitar. It is small enough for him to hold. Where you would "strum" there is an opening that has sensors so when you stick your hand in there it starts to play music. He is so funny with it. He just walks around the house carrying it, occasionally playing and dancing around. It is too cute.
Saturday evening we went to the Promenade Mall and then to Rack Room Shoes (mom and dad needed new tennis shoes). Then we came back home and fixed mater sandwiches again. You just can't go wrong with a tomato sandwich. Then we broke out the Dominoes for a little Mexican Train. we always have fun playing that game. And it is one that doesn't get old - b/c every game is different and you never know who is going to win! We finally went to bed around 1:30.
Sunday morning dad got up to take Daniel back to the airport. He got there in time to find out that he was not going to be able to get on the first flight out of xna, but they secured him a seat on the next flight leaving at 6pm. So on their way back to the house, they stopped at Krispy Kreme and got some doughnuts. I haven't had those in a long time!! They were good!! We all got dressed and headed to church. Sunday was Dr. Tom and Peggy Hatley's 15th anniversary at Immanuel Baptist. So the day was planned around thanking them for their time and service. The church gave them a vacation to Hawaii. Peggy's dream vacation ever since her and Tom were married. It was sweet.
After church we went to Chili's to eat. Bro Joe Atchison met us there. He is so sweet. After lunch, we headed back to the house. Mom and dad needed to get on the road. They were going to Danville for Sunday night services and to visit friends from Danville. Sam and I took Daniel back to the airport. His flight was delayed, but they finally left at 7pm. After that - Sam, caleb and I CRASHED. We were so tired. But we had a blast!!
Daniel flew in from Charlotte, SC on Friday. (He loves the benefits of working at the airline). After we picked him up from the airport, we went to Maria's and ate lunch. I could eat there every day if I could! Then we went to Hobby Lobby. Mom and Dad are getting Sam's Police Academy class picture and his diploma matted and framed for him. That is his graduation present from them. It shoul be ready on August 14th. I am excited to get it. I bought a few "fern" plants to put in the top shelf of my fireplace. Give it some "life". It looks really good. Sam, Dad and Daniel took off to Best Buy (sam wanted to buy the movie 300) and then they went home. Sam and Daniel were working off of very little sleep at this point. Mom, Caleb and I did some more shopping. Got more stuff for the birthday party. Then we took Caleb home - it was way past his nap time :o) Once I got him to sleep, Mom and I headed off to WM again. I swear, that place gets 1/2 of my paycheck!!! It seems like I am there every other day, if not every day! Anyways. We got back home and we got to fixing supper. Mom and Dad brought more veggies from their garden...yummmmm. We had corn on the cob, cornbread, purple-huled peas, grean beans, potatoes, fresh sliced maters. Man - that stuff is GOOOOOOD! We finished off the night by watching 300. That is an awesome movie!
Saturday was the birthday party at 2. Sam and I went to get Caleb's cake at 11. Beautiful. Amazing. Once I get the pics developed I will post some on here. We had a house full and lots of fun. I ordered a cake from Rick's Bakery in Fayetteville. The party's theme was Elmo. So I had them make an Elmo cake. OH MY GOODNESS! I was absolutely amazed over this cake! It was PERFECT. (picture will go here later).
Caleb is a very loved little boy. Briley, Christy, Ronnie, Hallie, Jason, Heather, Jadyn, Justin, Candi, Kara, Gale, Grammy, NeNe, Big Daddy, and Uncle NoNo were all here. He got lots of clothes (mom is always more excited about the clothes than the kids are...hehe) and quite a few toys as well. Briley got him a big 'ole dump truck. It is big enough for him to sit in - and he does...and then expects me to push him around in it :o) But it is fun. Hallie got him some really cute clothes from Old Navy - and some of the COOLEST shoes ever!! Mom can't wait until he can wear them :o) Jadyn got him a night-time bear. It lights up and changes colors. He has slept with it every night so far. Kara and Gale got him some clothes. John Deere clothes to be exact. Grammy got him some movies (veggie tales, tom & jerry movies), some clothes and a Sand & Water Table. It is pretty neat. We are going to break it out tonight and let him play in it...outside on the deck of course :o) NeNe and Big Daddy got him some clothes (bought his easter outfit for next year - it is adorable) and a tricycle! He loves the tricycle!! He can't quite reach the peddles yet, but it won't be long and our house is going to be a race track! What fun to look forward too! Sam and I got him a sit 'n spin (Diego is on it -one if his favorites right now) and a guitar. It is small enough for him to hold. Where you would "strum" there is an opening that has sensors so when you stick your hand in there it starts to play music. He is so funny with it. He just walks around the house carrying it, occasionally playing and dancing around. It is too cute.
Saturday evening we went to the Promenade Mall and then to Rack Room Shoes (mom and dad needed new tennis shoes). Then we came back home and fixed mater sandwiches again. You just can't go wrong with a tomato sandwich. Then we broke out the Dominoes for a little Mexican Train. we always have fun playing that game. And it is one that doesn't get old - b/c every game is different and you never know who is going to win! We finally went to bed around 1:30.
Sunday morning dad got up to take Daniel back to the airport. He got there in time to find out that he was not going to be able to get on the first flight out of xna, but they secured him a seat on the next flight leaving at 6pm. So on their way back to the house, they stopped at Krispy Kreme and got some doughnuts. I haven't had those in a long time!! They were good!! We all got dressed and headed to church. Sunday was Dr. Tom and Peggy Hatley's 15th anniversary at Immanuel Baptist. So the day was planned around thanking them for their time and service. The church gave them a vacation to Hawaii. Peggy's dream vacation ever since her and Tom were married. It was sweet.
After church we went to Chili's to eat. Bro Joe Atchison met us there. He is so sweet. After lunch, we headed back to the house. Mom and dad needed to get on the road. They were going to Danville for Sunday night services and to visit friends from Danville. Sam and I took Daniel back to the airport. His flight was delayed, but they finally left at 7pm. After that - Sam, caleb and I CRASHED. We were so tired. But we had a blast!!
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
My baby is 2!!
Today is a special day. My baby boy is 2 years old today. I am just in awe of him. He is learning so much on a daily basis. New words. New actions. Each of them reminding me of how much and how closely he watches everything we do. It is also a simple reminder of how God watches over us. There are so many times you don't think he sees you (he = baby boy) - and yet he does. Just like God sees everything and carefully watches over us, even when we don't think He is there.
God has truly blessed Sam and I with a precious baby - who is now a toddler!
Sometimes I just sit back and watch him as he is playing with his blocks or "reading" his books. It is just amazing. He is seeing everything for the first time. Figuring out how the blocks go together for the first time. Seeing how far he can "push" mom before he really gets in trouble. Riding a bike for the first time. So many firsts. I wish there was a way to capture each one.
More later on. Time to give baby boy a bath!
God has truly blessed Sam and I with a precious baby - who is now a toddler!
Sometimes I just sit back and watch him as he is playing with his blocks or "reading" his books. It is just amazing. He is seeing everything for the first time. Figuring out how the blocks go together for the first time. Seeing how far he can "push" mom before he really gets in trouble. Riding a bike for the first time. So many firsts. I wish there was a way to capture each one.
More later on. Time to give baby boy a bath!
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