We're Getting There

Wow, what a past couple of weeks!!

Friday we had all the carpets and furniture steamed cleaned and changed the living room and our bedroom around. I also bought new lamps for both rooms and we are loving the new look. So fresh, modern and clean looking. I really didn't want all those white bedrooms, but I have to say that the look is really refreshing and bright.

As you know, last weekend we took out 3 of the 4 dead pine trees. Today we took out the last one. Actually I only did a little, it was Jamie who did all the work. And he did it in between rain and hail storms. It looks SO nice. Jamie even rounded out the stump and put stone all around it and then set the bird bath on top of it All that's left to do is to fill the pond in with the dirt we'll dig from the poles for the deck and then mulch. It's so exciting to see all this coming together. I've waited so long for those damn trees to be taken out!! Maybe I should've bought Jamie that chain saw years ago!! LOL

Here's a picture of the nature center.

Happy Mother's Day

First, to my Mom - I Love You and thank you for making me the woman I am today.

Second, to my daugher Corine - you have three beautiful children and I love them all so much.

Third, to my daughter Marchelle - you can't see your child yet, and you can't feel your child yet, but you can hear your child and to you, I say, Happy 1st Mother's Day. I am looking foward to meeting my new grandbaby.

Fourth, to my step-Mom, my mother-in-laws - you are all inspirational to me. You too have help me to be the woman I am today and I thank you for believing in me and supporting me.

Fifth - to the rest of my extended family and friends, Happy Mother's day to you, I hope your day was great.

My day was hectic. First, I woke up at 230 am to Scout being downstairs drinking water and her tags hitting her dog dishes. It was like an alarm clock going off that I couldn't shut off. My first thought was that she was going to get sick b/c alot of times when she drinks too much she throws up. So down the stairs I went to let her outside. Well, by that time I was wide awake, so I turned the coffee pot on and stayed up. I did lay down on the couch around 5 am for about an hour till I heard Jamie stirring.

We took showers and off to breakfast where we met my long-time friend Robin, two of her boys, Tyler, Todd and his wife Julie and our other friend Jen, her husband Frank and their daughter Anna. We had a great breakfast and lots of laughs.

When we left there, Jamie and I went to BJ's, Lowes, the car wash, and the flower shop. Off to home we headed and when I opened the door, Jeana was standing there! What a surprise!! Her car wasn't in the driveway which is why I didn't know she was there. She drove home from Buffalo with a friend of hers to surprise me. But, the surprise was on her b/c our chore for the day was to take down 4 dead pine trees!!

We did get down 3 of the 4 tees. Let me tell you how tired and sore I am!! I coudn't even think of cooking dinner so we bought and Jeana went and picked-up Chinese. It was good!

I am exhausted and it's just after 8pm and I'm ready for bed!

Too all the Moms,
I hope you had a great day!

Baptism

This was Saturday morning at Alyssa's baptism. She is such a happy girl. She smiles all the time. I have never seen a happier baby. Here she is with Mommy, Daddy and Godparents Moriah and Jimmy.

T-Ball

This is Michael's Tball game we went to on Thursday night. We arrived in NC around 5 pm and by 6:45 we were on the field. This brought back so many memories of watching Benny play so many years ago. The kids are all distracted by a blade of grass blowing in the wind. They didn't know where to run once they hit the ball. It was too funny to watch. I had alot of fun sharing this moment with the family.