My new ride!

 
 
 
 

after much thought regarding the terrible gas prices . . this is my new ride! don't you love it? it gets 65 mpg and is just what I need. Just kidding. this is jimmy's new farm truck and i suppose i wil use it to go run errands, etc. we affectionately call it "the rice rocket."

Father's Day

The boys and I took Jimmy to a MS Braves game in Jackson for Father's Day. Jimmy was very surprised and we all had a great time. It was a first for all of us, to go to a minor/major league game.








It melts me heart to watch him with our boys. He really is a SUPER dad! As I watched him throwing to ball on the field with the boys, I realized just how lucky they are . . . to have a father who loves them, plays with them, teaches them by example on how to live life, a father who loves God and is showing them by example how to live for Him. And I realized how lucky I am that the father of MY children is all of that.

Happy Father's Day Jimmy. We love you!

P.S. Who is that skinny man?

Firt for a Goddess

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that's what is says. so it must be meant for me, right? you know my blog has been way too serious lately, so i had to add this . . . . i acutally found a razor that doesn't give me bumps, cut me, or leave me with a rash. so are you a goddess? try it if you dare!

Beach Trip

 
 
 
 
The boys and I along with my sis and her two boys, went to the beach last week. We had a blast! I am truly a beach person. could live there. it's a little hard to relax while playing lifeguard to six boys, but I still enjoyed it. We took a day trip to Pensacola to the Naval Air Museum. It was fanstastic!!!!!!!! I am hoping we can go back again this summer and take Jimmy with us this time.

We are the Champions!

 
 
 
 


So cool! Andrew and Asa's team won the league championship last night! this was a long time coming for our family. For the past 5 or 6 years, one the boys' teams has been in the running for the championship and it has come down to the last game and we have lost. so this was super special for us! Asa had another super game. He has complained all season about playing outfield and no matter what we have said to boost him up, he just has not been happy out there. However, last night, just like the last game, he has caught a super fly ball for an out, making the whole ballpark roar, and also hitting a super ball to the outfield, getting a triple with the bases loaded! Awesome for an 8 year-old playing on a 9 and 10 year old team. So he got the game ball for the third time this season!!!!!!! can you just see the grin on "Smiley's" face? it was pretty big last night. Both boys made all-stars, different teams. so we will be busy the whole month of june. thankfully, asa's tournament will be here. andrew's will be in Walthall County.

we are headed to the beach next week for a much needed R&R.

we are having a super summer so far!

MOther's DAy

Mother's Day was great for this mother. After church, the boys and Jimmy took me to my very fav place, Mike Anderson's in Baton Rouge. Yummy! then we went to the levee at LSU and looked at how high the river is/was. So peaceful and a beautiful day. Then on to my other fav place--Baskin Robbins!!!! SUPER Yummy! Thanks boys for I am the lucky one!

 

 

 

 

Lukee the Graduate!

Luke graduated from Kindergarten!!!!!!!!! wow!!!! isn't he really old enough for that? time is flying by. He was a bit nervous however after it was over with, he said, "that wasnt' as bad as I though it would be." His class was precious playing the hand bells, "The Star Spangled Banner" and "Let There Be Peace on Earth."

Watch out First Grade! Here he comes!



 
 
 
 

Awards' Day!

 
 
 
 

The boys racked up at Awards' Day. Andrew and Asa both got the same three awards: straight A's, Best Citizen of the Class, and Highest Reading Award. Andrew had 235 points of the required 45!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Asa wasn't far behind. Andrew received a check from the school for being the student with the most AR points in reading! woohoo! so proud of my boys. The Best Citizen Award is the one I am most proud of!

pics from last weekend and update on Kono

first of all, after a few days at our house, Kono has gone to live with another family. He did not like Josie too much and our house is really too small for two inside dogs. So we gave her to a little girl that we know that really wanted an inside dog. I sure hope they fall in love and it works out.

Secondly, here are the pics from last weekend.


Inside the beautiful Opryland Hotel -- amazing!









Me and Heidi Swapp!














Me and Joelle!













Me and Jenni Bowlin!









Me and Monique McLean!



The weekend was amazing--not just on the scrapbooking level but also very inspiring--to be the best woman, mother, wife, friend that I can be. Life is short! Live everyday. also, to you scrapbooker out there who say you can't find the time to scrapbook (remember that thing you love to do), well, I learned from those women that we are already over-committed, so add that to your list. and just do it! find the time and scrapbook. Tell the story only you can tell because when you are gone, that will be all that is left of you, your story that you have documented. so what do you think? it surely inspired me.

another addition to our family

omg! this is getting crazier by the minute. i feel like i live in animal kingdom! my sweet daddy offered jimmy a "puppy" for the boys. his friend raises Brussels Griffons (i had never heard of the breed) and wanted to get rid of some of them b/c they had too many. so Jimmy picked up the "puppy" yesterday who happend to be two years old!!!!!!!!! and is the ugliest thing i have ever seen. look at the pic and see for yourself. it has to be an inside dog b/c they can't take the heat and it eats special food and treats! oh my, they gave the dog to the wrong family b/c our dogs eat wmart food and no treats and pretty much have to sweat out the summer! this is crazy!!!! and now we HAVE to get Josie fixed and SOON! We looked on the internet and saw the female puppies sell for $1200 and male puppies for $600. geez!!!! maybe we should think about using him for a stud. however where the hell would i find another Brussels Griffon? what in the world! this is my life! geez!

What a weekend!

The ScrapEtc. 2008 Event was an amazing experience for me. and for many reasons. Amazing, Fabulous, Incredible, Relaxing, Super Fun, Hilarious at times, Crazy at times, Overwhelming, Creative, Learning Experience, Informative, Wonderful . . . and all other positive words that I can't think of right now because i am too tired to think. I will post pics and more about the weekend later.

Birth Day at our house

Three of Andrew's rabbits had babies in the night. One had 6, one had 7 and the other had 3, however I am not sure if she is finished or not.

Also, Asa's baby horse was born last week on tax day. The mama won't let me get close enough to take a picture however when I do, I'll share with you. He named her Cisco, after the horse on Dances With Wolves, however I wanted him to name her something cute like Daisy. nope, he had the named picked out and was using it whether it was a boy or girl.

castration at its finest!

warning!!!! this post may be more than you want to see. ok, you have been warned.

yesterday was castration day at our house. the four bull calves that andrew and noah are raising were made into steers, wild west style. my daddy used to do this however he used a squeeze shoot to hold the calves still. we just used a rope, a horse and three strong little boys. it was a sight to see. Jimmy roped them and Noah and his horse pulled them down; andrew sat on their heads, asa held their back legs. I tried to help however didn't do a very good job and have a pool of blood under my thumb nail to prove it. enjoy the pics!








the funniest part was Jimmy telling the boys. . . "if you ever come home with an earring, this is what I'll do to you to make you a girl so you can wear it." i told my daddy and he said that JImmy should be ashamed of himself for scaring the boys like that. I assure you he is NOT!





now i am akin to thepioneerwoman.com

Castration at its finest!

Play Ball!

Last night was the first game of the season for Andrew and Asa. It was a GREAT game for all! Everyone of our boys hit the ball atleast once! Asa stole a few bases which is new to him and Andrew got an out at home--awesome play! This is just the first of many games this season. Can't wait.

Luke's first Tball game is tomorrow. He is so looking forward to it and so am I--but for different reasons. This is our last season of TBall. Yeah!!!!!!!!!!

the interesting grave

along the trail is Taylor Cemetary. There are two lone graves, one of a child and the other of Asa Taylor who lived in the early 1800's. There aren't many Asas around so we found this interesting.

The Family that Rides Together, Has Sore Butts Together

or atleast the mama does! after months of JImmy saying that he was going to buy a horse for me so that I could join them riding in the forest, he did it and so i now have no excuse. man, I sure enjoyed those quiet afternoons when they would go riding and leave me home alone. anyway, her name is Tippy and she is a good horse--just my speed. she is a buckskin with a few specks on her butt b/c her mama was an appaloosa. other than needing a pedicure, she's pretty cool. told jimmy i want a nicer bridle and she needs some footwork. luke and i rode double and did fine. in fact, we are planning to ride again this weekend, at our house, not in the forest. the Homochitto National Forest is only about 20 mins from our house and has many horse trails. It was a beautiful ride and the weather was perfect.

ps if you won't to see just how much weight you have gained and how big your ass is, saddle up and let someone take your pic!

the boy can read!!!!!

I just finished listening to Luke read a book for his homework assignment. He has been reading for quite a few weeks however it just hit me today . . . the boy can read!!!!! really read. he hates it though! nothing like the other three. they love to read and sometimes even get told to put the book away to do what they were told to do. anyway, how is it that my baby is old enough to read? it just doesn't make sense. He was just a tiny baby yesterday. Time is going by waaaay too fast! How can we stop it? guess we can't so i am going to make a greater effort to enjoy the everyday. how about you?