Wordless Wednesday

Taste and see.....

I can't believe I haven't posted about our wonderful Ladies Day at the Smithville Church. It was an awesome weekend. My BFFs and I traveled all the way to The 'Ville for fun, relaxation and time with our God! Our Ladies Day was centered around Psalm 34:8..."Taste and see that the Lord is Good...." It was all centered around coffee (of course) and time with our Lord. Tawana, Becky and Mom had it all decorated so pretty...we were SO impressed! It was such a privilege to be there...the church where I grew up....to share with them a little about what God has done in our lives. They were so loving, so sweet, so friendly, and getting to introduce my friends from my church to my other church family was priceless! Needless to say, we were all super nervous but so glad to be there. We had prayed for months, prepared for months and were more than ready when the time arrived. It was an amazing experience and one that I hope we can experience again. You never know where we might turn up. HA! Here are just a few pictures from our fun weekend. Not in order, of course because blogger isn't being nice today. :)

The girls in The Ville...Main Street, USA!

The weekend wouldn't be complete without lunch at Nana and Poppi's

My 3 mothers! Becky, Tawana, and my Mom

Taking time for a photo after our lessons!

The 2 most important women in my life!

Eating at Pockets! YUMMY!

Remember this picture? I had it on a post at the beginning of the school year. This was when he was SO excited about being in band. So excited about playing the trombone. Now, not so much. If he could throw that thing out the window he would. If I didn't pay monthly on it I would let him. He is so frustrated with that thing, and to be honest, so am I. All year he has practiced but probably not to his full potential. Now that school is almost out it's finals time and the final is playing a few scales. Easy, right? Well, for my son...the worry wart...he says he can't do it and he doesn't know them very well. WHAT? So, he is cramming a years worth of band into one week. He is going in for extra practice with tears in his eyes. He hates playing in front of all his friends so obviously band is not for him. ha! He hates when his schedule gets messed with..well, excuse me! Bless his little heart and BTW, the hives have started.

Pray for my Reidster....

Blackberry pie??

I know..we are goofs. Troy couldn't believe I was having Macy take a picture of us holding blackberries. But, I am so proud of my blackberry bush. About a year ago, I took a couple of little bitty sprouts from my Dad's blackberry bush and brought them home to plant. Well, the sprouts sat in the car, sat in the garage, sat outside and then a few days later....planted. I thought that thing would never make it. Especially when we got Tucker, our crazy black lab. I just knew he would dig it up or eat it. Even thought it has thorns on it...nothing stops my crazy dog! Also, I am not well known for having a "green thumb". Now, my sweet mother-in-law, now she has a "green thumb". Her back yard is beautiful! So, two years later, that little bush that I forgot about, watered on occasion and stepped on a couple of times is now producing yummy blackberries! Now what do I do! :) Blackberry pie, anyone?

It's me....can you believe it?

So, here I am again. Bad, bad blogger. Why in the world is it so hard to document my crazy, hectic life...well, maybe because its crazy....and hectic. Now, I am so far behind I don't know whether to scratch my watch or wind my butt. (I just had to! That's a quote from Weezer from my favorite movie Steel Magnolias) Anyway, that's how I feel. Just keepin' it real!

I feel like my life is flashing before my eyes. I have an almost 13 year old. I can't believe he will be in the 7th grade. I remember when I was in the 7th grade...just like it was yesterday. I remember my crush...who broke my heart, BTW. I remember wanting a SW*ATCH watch SO bad...and getting it for my 13th birthday. I remember riding my bike all over town. I remember my mom redecorating my room while I slept in her bed and waking up that next morning in my new yellow gingham room. It was great..I felt so grown up. And now, my baby is where I feel I was just yesterday. My, I am sappy tonight. All that to say, everyone was right when they said to enjoy the little things.....

Reid is keeping us busy with baseball. His team is doing ok. We are on a little losing streak right now, but it is still so fun to watch them. Reid has been pitching and is doing really well. One game he pitched 65 pitches the whole game. That's really good...my sweet hubby told me! HA HA His daddy just bursts with pride. So do I. I really am proud of Reid. He works really hard with everything he puts his mind to.

Macy will be in the 2nd grade. Now, my memory is really bad. My sister can remember things that I can't. She's not right. ha! Needless to say, I do not remember being in the 2nd grade. I can't for the life of me remember my teachers name. I can't remember if I was at Brown Primary or at the old Central School. I can't remember what I was in to at the time. Some things just aren't clear. Now, what is clear is that I was loved. Alot. I remember being at Nana and Poppi's everyday after school. Eating all their food and watching The Brady Bunch is one of my favorite memories when I was little while I was waiting for my mom. I remember Mom pulling up to Nana's everyday to get us. I remember seeing her car out the glass door. I remember all the hugs. I remember the feeling of warm fuzzies in knowing how much I was loved. I hope my kids feel that from me.

Macy keeps us busy with dance. She LOVES it! She got her 4 year pin this year...that was a BIG deal! Her recital was last weekend. Against my better judgement I did the mother/daughter dance with her. It really was fun and I hope she can look back on it one day with a smile. A good memory.

We had a member of our family leave us....that would be Troy's 1993 Honda Accord. To that I say GOOD BYE! Not only was I glad to see that thing go, Reid was really glad. I think it was getting a little embarrassing to see his Daddy pull up to Jr. High in that thing. haha! It shook so bad when you stopped that I always needed to make sure I had my support bra on when I drove it. LOL...No, really. It felt like the engine was going to fall out at any minute. So, now, my hubby is sportin' a new...well, new to us...2008 Nissan Maxima. The family is happy...now, we fight over who will drive it. Oh, and now when we pull up to CLIS there is always a boy, or two who need a ride home. :)

Hopefully, I can post some more pics soon....and some more "going ons" in our crazy, hectic...but FUN life. If I can remember. Until then.

Fun game....

Use the first letter of your name to answer each of the following questions. They have to be real, not made up (if you can help it). If the person before you has the same first initial, you must use different answers. You cannot use any word twice and you can't use your name for the boy/girl name question.Have Fun!

1. What is your name: Heather
2. A four Letter Word: hand
3. A boy's Name: Harry
4. A girl's Name: Hillary
5. An occupation: hair dresser
6. A color: hunter green
7. Something you wear: hat
8. A food: hot dogs
9. Something found in the bathroom: hairballs
10. A place: Hawaii
11. A reason for being late: hateful drivers
12. Something you shout: HELP!!!
13. A movie title: Harry and the Hendersons
14. Something you drink: hot Chocolate
15. A musical group: Hannah Montana
16. An animal: Hippo
17. A street name: Heather St. :)
18. A type of car: Hummer
19. Something scary: heart disease
20. Ice cream flavor: is there an ice cream that starts with an H?? Can't think of one...can you?

I tag all my readers! :)

Fire*proof

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3b2jw1rjBc

(sorry I couldn't get the video to load so I had to do the link)

See this movie, and watch this video...it will change your marriage, your life and your walk with our Heavenly Father. It's a great date night movie, too. :) And who doesn't L-O-V-E- Kirk Cameron?? Come on...Take the Love Dare! I double dog dare you. Enjoy the music video...it rocks. If you need a copy of the movie...you can borrow mine. I'm serious.


I know it has been a while since I posted. Things are still crazy around here..fun but crazy. The kids keep us busy and we love it. Between baseball, basketball, dance, church, girl scouts, girl scout cookies, and Troy's crazy schedule I can hardly keep up. Sometimes I don't know if I'm coming or going. Hopefully soon I can post some fun pictures of the happenings in my house...I have quite a bit to share. It's just all jumbled up in my brain for now. :)

Have a great day. :)