Late night post.....hanging in there

It's STILL a beautiful evening! Cool and crisp....I've been sitting on my screened porch feeling the cool breeze. It felt good.....very good. I love my screened porch! I've always wanted one.....never had one until I moved into this home. Now, the thought of leaving it makes me sad. I know that I may not find a home that has one.....and, there are many other priorities to finding a home than a screened in porch. I would love to have another one....time will tell.

Well, as beautiful as today began.......we had a little detour in our regular schedule of LIFe!! I've been a Mom for 18 1/2 years now....AND.....a Mom of THREE sons!!!!! I have NEVER had to take one to the emergency room for stitches.....until today. Reed had an accident at school that required 4 stitches to his hand. He's okay....no damage really to his hand. We will survive. I will tell the story later....maybe on a scrapbook page....LOL!!! I took a picture of the stitches....nothing more. I think this page will have some HIDDEN journaling involved!!! BOYS!!!

Chris will be coming home tomorrow. I can't wait to see him. Not that I'm sooooooo tired of doing everything around the house....it's really not that. I miss him. I miss laying next to him at night......keeping him warm.

..........he just called.......I'm afraid that I keep telling him EVERYTHING that goes on in my day that he will stop calling as much!!! I can tell it all!!

.....Life goes on....everyday! Be happy......don't worry......hang in there!! It's hard, but we'll be together again soon.

Oh What A Beautiful Morning!!!

Oh what a beautiful morning!!! This is a dorky thing to say....but, I used to have a little jewelry/music box that played this tune. It had a little ballerina that turned as the music played. I think of that box every now and then.

It is pretty here today. I just love to get up in the morning and open the door to the screened porch and just feel the cool morning air! Reed doesn't like it..he gets cold. But, this old hot mama loves the cool, crisp air!!! The sun is shining and it's supposed to be in the 70's today!!! Whoooo Hoooo!! I plan on planting a few flowers out front. I had planted some several weeks ago, but the unusual cold snap got to them. I hate that...now, it will be several weeks before they take root and grow. Oh well!!!

Tomorrow is FRIDAY!!! Chris will be coming home!! Yeah, I know I hate to talk on the phone.....he calls a lot it seems!! He is lonesome for us, and we are missing him. I stay sooooo busy......my time seems to fly by so fast!! He is all alone, so I'm sure that he gets even more lonesome. He is so used to being with us and doing things. Last week, when he came home..........I talked his "head off"!! lol!! I saw the look on his face......I do like to talk "in person"!!!! .....the phone......nah. I sometimes think about him being gone.....I don't like being separated.....we do EVERYTHING together!! Chris has NEVER missed one of the boys ballgames...unless we have two at the same time and we have to split up. I can tell that he is sooooooo missing them...even the fighting amongst them and everything!! lol!! I pray all the time that is gone that God brings him back to us safe and sound each weekend. We will have been married for 21 years this May!!! In all of these years, we have never been apart for more than 5 days at one time!! And, then that would only happen like about 2-3 times a year when he would go to New York on business. I just start my week out thinking that he is on a buying trip to New York!! LOL!! Anyway, tomorrow is FRIDAY!!!!!! He'll be home!!

I am going to go upstairs and play in my scraproom for a couple of hours after I post today!! I have been on a buying streak!! Oh MY!! Chris is going to kill me!! ha! ha! ha!! He knows how much I love to shop....especially when I'm upset!!! Well, I'm not upset, but, missing him has gotten me in the mood to stay out of the house and shop more!! lol!! Anyhow, I'm going to go and play!! Might even do a page!!!! Today is a BEAUTIFUL day!!!!!!!

This is Cole playing Lacrosse. It is a combination of football/soccer..... a rough game at times.......he is loving his first year!!! This is in the tournament in Memphis this past weekend. He is the one in the red jersey. I feel a new scrapbook page coming on!!!!!

CHAMPIONS!!! My 3 sons!!!

This is a picture I took of Cole's team this past weekend.....I'm waiting on a pic of Reed's team and Brandon's.



Go Reed!!! I missed seeing you in your tournament this past weekend in Atlanta!! I'm so proud of you!!! You guys were awesome I heard!! CHAMPIONS!!!! I couldn't be 3 places at once though, and you quite understood that. Yes, I said 3 places!! Cole had a tournament in Memphis, yours was in Atlanta and Brandon's was in Birmingham.....whew!!! Brandon's team came in 2nd....lost to Mountain Brook team...I wished that I could have seen that one! Anyhow, I just want you to know how much I love you guys!! All 3 of you!!! It won't be long until we are back to normal!!! lol!!!!!!!!!! Oh I HOPE so!!!!!

Oh, here is a picture of me and my "Bud"!!! I'm sooooo happy to see him right now!! This was taken this Valentine's Day. Good to be with him!!!

Well, Cole and I arrived safe and sound in Memphis....Chris just walked in the door. We are going to get something to eat...I'm starving!!!!!!! I know that this picture of buttons has NOTHING to do with this post, but I just LOVED it!! I bought these at Wal-Mart!!!! My friend Kathy had some and I finally found them at our Wally world!!!!! Aren't they pretty colors!!! I'll be slapping them on some pages soon!!! Have a good nite everybody!

End of the Week

I can't believe that tomorrow is Friday!!! I'll be on the road to Memphis to take Cole to a Lacrosse tournament. We don't know anyone on his team.......that's strange I know, but it's true! Reed will be headed to Georgia with his adopted Dad, Jim Henson. I don't know what I would do without him. He has been soooo helpful to me and just the kindest person I have ever met. Brandon will be here in Birmingham doing a tournament....I sure hope that he at least keeps the house "decent"!!! lol!!! Chris will be meeting me in Memphis on Friday nite. It will be nice to see him, but strange having our boys so spread apart. I actually get so nervous just thinking about it......I can't protect them when they are EVERYWHERE!!! I will be thinking of them constantly, and I'll be glad to at least be back home on Sunday with my 3 boys with me. I pray that God brings us all back together safe and sound. Everyone have a great weekend!!!

For "my Bud"

MySpace Glitter Graphics

Good Night to my "Bud".....I miss you something terrible!!!! I love you lots!!

Another Day Passing

It is a very cloudy and gloomy day today. I'm sitting here, surfing the web and NOT doing one bit of HOUSEWORK!!!! Just goofing off....watching television!!! It's great!! I'm even still in my pajamas!! Of course, I know that I have to soon get up off my tush and get a "little" busy! lol! I'm watching a lot of Lifetime T.V. and quite enjoying every minute of it!! It's about time to have lunch.....maybe then after that I will snooze a little....then, think about the rest of the day! I'm just bad! .....mostly hungry.....catch 'ya later!!!!

Thinking of Noah

Babies are just soooo cute!! This happens to be my great-nephew Noah. I have only met him once......but, I'll be seeing this little rascal more often once our family moves to Little Rock!!! He'll only be like an hour away from me!!! Maybe Christy and I will be able to hook up for lunch some days and I'll get to know Noah!!

I was just sitting here in my living room, YES!! in my living room on my wireless laptop!!! Yeh!!!!!! I'm feeling overwhelmed today.....just trying NOT to think about "how long" it will be before our family is back "together" again! We are not used to Chris being gone at all......we are together so much, and I miss him. I know that the boys do. It is strange getting up in the morning without him here. Talking on the phone isn't quite the same. We will be seeing each other on the weekends...well, most of us. The boys playing sports and going to out of town/state tournaments is very hard!!! Oh please let us sell our house soooon!!!!!

these are my nieces!! Shelley and her two daughters! They live in Hattiesburg, MS. I never get to see them, but now, through the e-mailing process, I'm enjoying her sending me photographs of them! Thanks Shelley!! I love you and miss you all!!

Time passes quickly!!

Here I am! A single Mom to 3 very active boys!! Well, not really a "single" Mom for real. Chris left for Little Rock, Arkansas after church this past Sunday. I'm here in Birmingham waiting until the boys finish school. I miss him terribly....but, don't want him to know just HOW much...who knows, maybe I can use this to my advantage!!! LOL!!!! No, really...I miss him when I sit down at night and he isn't close to me. Just to chat...be with each other....wind down until bedtime and get ready for a new day. I miss touching him in the middle of the night....shoving him so he won't snore sooooooo loud!!! lol!!! I miss his kiss in the morning when he leaves to take Reed and Cole to school and when he leaves for work. I miss having lunch with him on occasion. I have no energy left at the end of the day, always making a list of things to do the next day.

The boys have really been great.......it's only the first week.....how will I make it through the end of May? Brandon graduates May 23rd......then, I'm off to Little Rock that very next week, with Reed and Cole in tow. Brandon seems to think that he doesn't want to be a part of us anymore after Graduation. He wants to stay in Birmingham and hang with friends when he isn't working. That makes me sad....but, I can't make him come to Little Rock for the summer and miss out on being with his friends in Birmingham. I am pretty sure that he won't be seeing them as much as he thinks he will be. They will be busy getting ready for college, spending time with their families......I can't make Brandon see that though. He will be growing up a lot, (hopefully) this summer. He just may be mapquesting Little Rock...I hope!!!!! Especially when he runs out of $$$$$$ lol!!!

I have been so busy trying to keep the house ready to show! I will be so happy the day that we get a contract on it!!! I know that there is a buyer for every home, just wish that ours would come on and "get 'er done"!!!! This is the pits!! When I move, and after I un-pack....I plan on not cleaning for a solid week!!!!! LOL!!

Well, this short message that I intended on writing just turned into a long one!! I'm still alive......need to get back into the groove on the Scrap Etc. MB and I need to call a few friens......hang with me.....I'm here!!!!! (wink!)

I love this photo!!! Sally and I had a LOT of FUN!!!!

Will be back on sooooonnnnn!!!!!

I haven't totally left the human race...YET!!!! We have been in Little Rock since last Monday, looking for a house.....with 2 of our boys with us!!! That's HARD!!!! We have had some repeat people looking at our home today, (Saturday). I have sooooooo many cute and fun pics to put up from the Scrap Etc. Event!! I will, I promise!!!! lol!!! Don't give up on me!!!

St. Patrick's Day!

Did you have a Happy St. Patrick's Day? I did!!!!! I spent it with some girlfriends at the Scrap Etc. Event here in Birmingham!!!!!! Thanks girls for such a good time!!!!!!

Cyndi...this is for you........
This is Cyndi's Heidi Swapp products.....sorry I left out the book....enjoy looking at this until I get it all to you at the EVent!!!!!!

I cleaned up my scrap space!!! Still needs to be organized...but, that will have to wait until I move and I get some new furniture!!