Tootle-Bug

 
 
 

as I call her. Don't know why. She's just sooo darn cute that it's fun to make up funny names and call her. But I've called her "Tootle-Bug" ever since the first time I kept her when she was two weeks old. And look how big she is getting. My sweet Emma is sooooooooo precious! She spent last Friday afternoon with me and I couldn't have enjoyed it more!

Emma & her Nana

 

Luke & Jimmy

 

Asa the man!

 

We're back in the chicken business

 
 
 

Some of you may remember a few years back when Noah was in the chicken business. Well, now it is Andrew and Luke's turn. I think they bought like 40 something chickens/chicks last week. Oh, I am sure it was a GREAT deal not to be passed up (Noah was the broker in the deal).

my "motley crew" NOT!

 

the boys posing for a picture for an ad for Traci's shop to go in the football program. They are wearing shirts and hats she made for our school spirit shop, standing in front of lots of girly stuff which they didn't like.

No words are needed . . just Luke being himself!

 

Happy Birthday Mama!

 

We celebrated Mama's birthday a few weeks ago at Traci's house. Yummy food, crazy boys running everywhere and yummy cake! Happy Birthday Mama ! We love you!

update

ok, so I am a bad blogger! my laptop died AGAIN and so there are no pics to post again but I'll just give you an update on what's going on in our house.

-Rain and more Rain--thank you Jesus!
-Lots of horse--riding for Asa and Noah
-Getting ready for school--first day is Monday
-Buried my uncle yesterday--sad but good to see family
-Date with my hubby last night--Delicious Filet Mignon and the company was good too!
-Back in the chicken business--boys bought 40 last week!
-Cleaned my entire house last week (except Asa and Luke's room which I'll do today)

I'll be back with pics soon.

O - M - G!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have no words . . . . except I am sure that Michael Jackson will be next.

we're back

we just got home from our beach vacation. we had a blast! so cool that everyone is now old enough to play in the water together. we boogie-boarded til the cows came home! i will post pics soon. i only took 600!!!!!!!!

please remember this little girl, kate. she lives in arizona and was a normal, healthy 6 year old til 10 days ago when she was diagnosed with a brain tumor. The parents' journal entries are absolutely heart breaking. pray with all your might for this family!

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/mcraekate

new camera and MY allstar

the following three pics are taken with my new canon rebel and lens. so much fun to learn how to take quality pics. 
 
 




this young man, my friends, is MY allstar. Isn't he handsome? His team was 2-2 and placed second in the tournament. Andrew pitched and played catcher and was AWESOME at both. The boy LOVES the game. Seriously, Saturday night after the game, the entire ballpark was talking about how well he pitched. It was a proud moment for me! So proud for him!
 

Progress . . . we are FINALLY making progress

Windows . . . We've got windows! the front of the house.



 the back of the house.



so how long before we work on "The Porch Project" again? We shall see.

Father's Day 2009

 

He is a GREAT dad! simple as that!

 

GEAUX TIGERS!!!!!!!!!!!!

we just finished watching the LSU/Texas game. Yeah!!!!!!!!!!! after a close game and lots of tense moments, at the end of the game, Luke was jumping up and down saying, "yes, yes, yes!" insert pause here, then "we did win, didn't we?" yes, son. then more jumping up and down. he is so darn cute!

summer catch-up

so far, it's a great summer. andrew, asa and luke all finished their regular season ball a week or so ago. andrew made the 11 year old allstar team. asa and luke were both wanted but asa didn't want to play and I exercised my executive powers and didn't let Luke play. He was getting tire of the practices, etc. there were some pretty dissapointed coaches when they found out those two Abadies weren't up for allstars. just where do they get their baseball talent? There must be a great, great, great grandfather somewhere who was a baseball star!

today we picked blueberries at my cousin's; enjoyed chocolate milk shakes from the local food stand; we've eaten our share of snoballs so far this summer, too. i blanched and put up 4 gallon size bags of yellow squash thanks to some friends who are sharing their crop.

we are headed to the movie tomorrow, a museum on friday and then andrew has two scrimmage games this weekend so it will be a busy one.

life is good!

Birds

There once was a nest of baby birds in the tree above our swing.

 

One fell out and couldn't fly.

 

So we put Big Daddy up in the tractor to return the baby bird to its nest.

 

 

Edited to report that the bird and one ofits siblings just fell out and the mama bird attacked Andrew in the back of the head! I think that mama is trying to teach them to fly however this mama doesn't think they are ready.

(it's never a dull moment around here)

What's a scrapbooker to do when she can't scrapbook?

She finds other ways to be creative! I made these two pillows. The green one with a bird on a limb with leaves, took me a while b/c I hand embroidered it all which you can't see.

I made the red poppy one in only about 30 minutes. woohoo! I copied off of a pillow I saw on etsy that was $50!!! and this one cost me about $10.

The floral yellow ones I ordered off of esty.com and they were only $10 a piece and very well made. They came all the way from Indonesia!

Here's to being creative!

 
 

so thankful for my life

You know, sometimes life is going so fast that I don't take the time to really appreciate what I have. I don't mean the material things. I mean my LIFE, my SITUATION, my NORMAL life, my HEALTHY life, my FAMILY, my SAFETY, my KIDS, their LAUGHTER, my HUSBAND and the list goes on. I experienced a life changing event this weekend that I do not wish to elaborate on, however it has really opened my eyes and I will say that I am viewing EVERYTHING differently. I am so blessed in so many ways. Its amazing that I named my blog several years ago however "More Than Blessed" has never described the way that I feel about my life more so than now.

Always remember that someone somewhere is hurting and needs a friend. That someone somewhere needs an extra hand; that someone somewhere is lonely and just needs a few minutes of your time; that someone somewhere is asking for help; that someone somewhere needs to know that its gonna be okay. We may not be able to fix all the problems of the world but a kind word, a kind deed, a helping hand is a good place to start.

Thanks for listening to my sermon. It's been very therapuetic for me.

catch up

Terry, this post is for you . . . .

We've been super busy and soooooo enjoying the first few days of summer vacation. Most days we've had ball practices and games. Lovin' that! The boys have been fishing a few times. Yesterday, Luke's team played and lost 28-22 but an AWESOME game! Noah had his third rodeo and that was fun to watch too. He tied his goat but didn't place and missed the calf in break-away roping. But the smile on his face said that it was worth it. He LOVES the rodeo competition!

Jimmy is busy cutting, fluffing and baling. It is never ending. It has rained this morning which means he gets to spend the day with us. YEAH!!!!!!!!!

Busy week coming up with games every night except Wed. I am working three days which means our new sitter, Diana is coming over. The boys LOVE her! Yeah on that one too!

TA, I promise to keep you better informed!

Asa the pitcher

Asa FINALLY pitched in his game to night. He was so nervous and so proud of himself. He struck out three or four batters, walked a few, and made several outs from the pitcher's mound.

 

 

 

Andrew hit his FIRST EVER OUT OF THE PARK HOME RUN
tuesday night and . . . . . I missed it! I was in Woodville at Luke's practice game.
I am so sad that I wasn't there to see it but Andrew's joy made up for it.

X

ok, I had to do google for x words. very interesting!

x-ray - the obvious x word.

Xanax - sometimes I think I need one. Sometmes I KNOW that others do!

Xerox - the word used for copying. I remember in high school, making "xerox" copies for my teachers.

XXXVIII - my age

Xanadu - reminds me of Olivia Newton-John

baseball pics of luke -- yet to be edited

W

WEST -- that part of the US that I never been to and would love to. hopefully one day.

WATERMELON -- love it!

WOMAN -- proud to be one.

WISDOM -- something that my daddy has.

WEATHER -- having some bad weather right now.

the letters of me continues

after almost 1 1/2 years, I am going to finish the "letters of me" game that missy and I are playing. so, missy, don't forget to email your answers to me.

V

Victory - as in winning a ballgame. feels really good when the boys win a game.

Vision - I am thankful for my sight.

Vietnam - a senseless war that is very interesting to me.

Vinegar - love it with olive oil on my salad.

Virgin - we won't go there unless you are talking about the olive oil on my salad.



now you try coming up with five "V" words. you may have to break out the dictionary.

Easter Sunday

 

(Someone needs a cut and color)

We had a GREAT Easter with my parents. The boys hunted eggs and we played horseshoes. Who knew that my dad a horseshoe champion? It was fun!

Baseball has begun

All three of my baseball players have started their seasons. And all three teams have WON their first game. Yippee! We are enjoying watching them (although it was FREEZING tonight).

and I am so darn excited because no one has practice tomorrow. we actually get to come home and just chill! yeah!!!!!!!!!

7 things

I've been tagged by Anne-Marie and Joelle. So here goes.

I've been tagged! Here's what it entails:
1. Link to the person who tagged you. (I don't know how to do that)
2. Share 7 things that people may not know about you.
3. Tag 7 people to share 7 things and link to them.
4. Let them know they have been tagged.



1)I am extremely un-atheletic and quite spastic when it comes to sports however LOVE watching my boys at any sport.

2)I can eat my weight in chocolate on any given day.

3)I wish I had the funds to adopt a baby girl from China.

4)I LOVE shoes!!!!!!!!!! a girl can never have enough!

5)I wear "grandma drawers." (is that too much info?)

6)I wish I could play the piano so that I could sing AND play at weddings, etc.

7)I have always wanted to go on a cruise, however after watching "Titanic" and seeing what REALLY happens when a ship goes down, I can't see me ever going.

I tag:

1)Traci
2)Missy
3)Terry
4)Sharon
5)Aunt Maxine
6)Leslie
7)Benita

and just because, I am adding
8)Robyn