Saturday, July 26, 2008
Vacation...here we come!
We are leaving for vacation in the morning. I am so looking forward to it. We will have 7 whole days of fun AND we get to see Anthony graduate from boot camp. Well, we will see you when we get home. Lots of love and many blessings to all!
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Savannah
A the beginning of the summer, Janessa and I went with her Girl Scout troop to Savannah. We had a great time, but haven't shared our pictures with many. Here are a few.....
This is Janessa on the Pirate Walking tour. He was a great sport and the girls really had a great time.
Janessa with her best friend.
This is Janessa on the Pirate Walking tour. He was a great sport and the girls really had a great time.
Janessa with her best friend.They are growing up so fast
Our kids are growing up way too fast. Last night they went swimming in the lake. All of a sudden, Brayden stuck his face in the water and actually swam about 5 feet with his legs and arms just a pumping. No one had showed him what to do or even told him to do it. By the end of the night both boys were swimming with their faces in the water for a good distance with life jackets on of course. I don't want them growing up this fast. I wish I could look away and they would stop, but I don't want to miss anything either. Unfortunately I didn't have my camera with me, but I will next time.
Saturday, July 19, 2008
The end is near.......
It is 1 am and I can't sleep. Janessa is at a sleep over with some friends from church and I'm worried about her. What is her blood sugar? Will she drop low? Did she take enough insulin for what she ate? Will she wake up in the middle of the night needing something to do with her diabetes? Have I taught her enough and equipped her to take care of herself? Have I taught her friend's mom enough? Does she need me? Or do I need her to need me? This stinks!
Ok, I've vented about diabetes, so moving on.....
Carson spent the night away from home last weekend for the first time ever! Besides with grandparents that is. He stayed over with his little buddy from church and had a blast. I was told he teared up once, but took it like a big boy. He will be five next month. Wow! Well, his best friend is back in town, so he wants to stay the night with him tomorrow night. Janessa's friend (his sibling) is coming here, so we are switching kids. I hope Carson does as well with him.
Tomorrow is a big day. We have to do all the school and vacation shopping, Vernon's dad is coming over for a cook-out for his birthday, Vernon and his dad and going on a Father/Son date to the Braves game, Carson is spending the night away from home and one of my best friends is coming over for the evening. I can't wait, but I guess I do need to get some sleep....
But just a few more things.....
Highlights of the week......
*Vernon fixed our AC unit and it only cost $55
*The kids went swimming in the lake twice
*We returned our library books and they were only two days late =)
*We implemented a few new rules including
No TV what so ever on days that start with "T" and the kids were great about it
(and the amazing thing is we already have pretty strict TV rules)
Family Night is now Thursday, but can't include TV (changed from Friday, which always seemed to interfere with something else)
Monday is Family Movie Night
*After much thought following the last two weeks of a parenting class (relationships vs. experinces is one topic) at church, I realized my children are actually doing OK on the relationship side and I'm pretty proud of that. I guess I can stop thinking we are not doing good by our kids, because we don't have them in all kinds of sports and classes or because they don't have that many big electronic toys such as Ipods, game systems, individual TVs or computers. I am so glad we have such great open relationships with our kids and we spend lots of time talking, interacting and listening to each other. (For now..I just hope and pray we can continue to keep it that way as they get older. We are going to try our hardest to say the least.) I do sometimes wish they had more experiences, but I'm going to stop beating myself up about it. They are allowed to participate in two sports per year plus scouts, so we will stick to that (and not get a second mortgage, haha-just kidding) I do, however, need to continue to cultivate their relationships with adults outside of family. Vernon finally sees why I'm always planning something for us to do with others, but we also trying to spend more time at home this summer.
(OK, can you tell I'm getting tired...slur...)
*I found some really good deals on shoes for school. Yeah!
*I figured out how to put pictures on my blog posts
*We made glob as our science experiment this week
*Vernon fixed my headlights on my van and they work great. No more worrying about traveling at night.
*And Vernon fixed his lawn mower and cut grass. Now we can find the sand box! haha Just Teasing!
*We decided to re-implement date nights. We use to do it a lot, but somehow life happens and you get away from it. Vernon use to take Janessa out all the time when it was just her and then even after Carson was born. Now we want to make it more of a priority.
*With that being said, We enjoyed our dates with our boys tonight!
*Not a highlight, but something that happened-Brayden went to the Asthma specialist and is now on 6 different meds and it seems more complicated than Janessa's diabetes, but I will do anything for my baby to be able to breathe.
*We decided to host a monthly get-together at our house beginning in August...more details to follow I'm sure.
*I was able to connect with 4 friends this week
*We finally made our goal for Callaway Gardens memberships...I can't wait to go.
*My father-in-law had a date tonight with a really sweat lady I set him up with. I can't wait to see how it went.
*We went to a very moving prayer meeting at church where I had the privilege to pray over my dad with the rest of the church. Wow, he has changed so much..... Please pray for him to find a lasting job soon. I REALLY am too tired to blog about my dad, but it is an AMAZING story. Maybe some other day!
*We are going to my parents after church on Sunday to go swimming and hang-out. I can't wait. I need a momma fix!!!!!! I'm such a momma's girl I know, but I NEED that time with my family. ALL my family. We usually all meet over there, including my brother and his family and my sister. And the pool is finally full and up and running..Yeah!
*And #1 is Carson learned to ride a bike without training wheels in like 10 minutes flat!
Have a great week!!!!!
Ok, I've vented about diabetes, so moving on.....
Carson spent the night away from home last weekend for the first time ever! Besides with grandparents that is. He stayed over with his little buddy from church and had a blast. I was told he teared up once, but took it like a big boy. He will be five next month. Wow! Well, his best friend is back in town, so he wants to stay the night with him tomorrow night. Janessa's friend (his sibling) is coming here, so we are switching kids. I hope Carson does as well with him.
Tomorrow is a big day. We have to do all the school and vacation shopping, Vernon's dad is coming over for a cook-out for his birthday, Vernon and his dad and going on a Father/Son date to the Braves game, Carson is spending the night away from home and one of my best friends is coming over for the evening. I can't wait, but I guess I do need to get some sleep....
But just a few more things.....
Highlights of the week......
*Vernon fixed our AC unit and it only cost $55
*The kids went swimming in the lake twice
*We returned our library books and they were only two days late =)
*We implemented a few new rules including
No TV what so ever on days that start with "T" and the kids were great about it
(and the amazing thing is we already have pretty strict TV rules)
Family Night is now Thursday, but can't include TV (changed from Friday, which always seemed to interfere with something else)
Monday is Family Movie Night
*After much thought following the last two weeks of a parenting class (relationships vs. experinces is one topic) at church, I realized my children are actually doing OK on the relationship side and I'm pretty proud of that. I guess I can stop thinking we are not doing good by our kids, because we don't have them in all kinds of sports and classes or because they don't have that many big electronic toys such as Ipods, game systems, individual TVs or computers. I am so glad we have such great open relationships with our kids and we spend lots of time talking, interacting and listening to each other. (For now..I just hope and pray we can continue to keep it that way as they get older. We are going to try our hardest to say the least.) I do sometimes wish they had more experiences, but I'm going to stop beating myself up about it. They are allowed to participate in two sports per year plus scouts, so we will stick to that (and not get a second mortgage, haha-just kidding) I do, however, need to continue to cultivate their relationships with adults outside of family. Vernon finally sees why I'm always planning something for us to do with others, but we also trying to spend more time at home this summer.
(OK, can you tell I'm getting tired...slur...)
*I found some really good deals on shoes for school. Yeah!
*I figured out how to put pictures on my blog posts
*We made glob as our science experiment this week
*Vernon fixed my headlights on my van and they work great. No more worrying about traveling at night.
*And Vernon fixed his lawn mower and cut grass. Now we can find the sand box! haha Just Teasing!
*We decided to re-implement date nights. We use to do it a lot, but somehow life happens and you get away from it. Vernon use to take Janessa out all the time when it was just her and then even after Carson was born. Now we want to make it more of a priority.
*With that being said, We enjoyed our dates with our boys tonight!
*Not a highlight, but something that happened-Brayden went to the Asthma specialist and is now on 6 different meds and it seems more complicated than Janessa's diabetes, but I will do anything for my baby to be able to breathe.
*We decided to host a monthly get-together at our house beginning in August...more details to follow I'm sure.
*I was able to connect with 4 friends this week
*We finally made our goal for Callaway Gardens memberships...I can't wait to go.
*My father-in-law had a date tonight with a really sweat lady I set him up with. I can't wait to see how it went.
*We went to a very moving prayer meeting at church where I had the privilege to pray over my dad with the rest of the church. Wow, he has changed so much..... Please pray for him to find a lasting job soon. I REALLY am too tired to blog about my dad, but it is an AMAZING story. Maybe some other day!
*We are going to my parents after church on Sunday to go swimming and hang-out. I can't wait. I need a momma fix!!!!!! I'm such a momma's girl I know, but I NEED that time with my family. ALL my family. We usually all meet over there, including my brother and his family and my sister. And the pool is finally full and up and running..Yeah!
*And #1 is Carson learned to ride a bike without training wheels in like 10 minutes flat!
Have a great week!!!!!
Friday, July 18, 2008
My heart swells with pride
My kids had two of their friends over today. They haven't seen each other all summer, because they were visited their family up north until two days ago. These two kids are basically Carson and Janessa's best friends that just happen to be siblings, thank goodness.
After playing in the lake, they were having a brownie that the girls made earlier. Carson's friend Alex was telling us about someone he met. I only caught bits and pieces, so I'm not sure who it was. Alex then says... "Hey, you might know him, he's a Christian."
It makes my heart swell with pride knowing that my kids' friends know that we are Christians!
Well, Janessa is on her way to a slumber party and Vernon and I are taking the boys on dates, so got to go for now!
After playing in the lake, they were having a brownie that the girls made earlier. Carson's friend Alex was telling us about someone he met. I only caught bits and pieces, so I'm not sure who it was. Alex then says... "Hey, you might know him, he's a Christian."
It makes my heart swell with pride knowing that my kids' friends know that we are Christians!
Well, Janessa is on her way to a slumber party and Vernon and I are taking the boys on dates, so got to go for now!
Sunday, July 13, 2008
My ring!
I forgot to mention the beautiful anniversary ring and cross pendant my wonderful husband gave me for our anniversary.... I know he reads my blog, so thank you again and I love you very much!
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