Terrible Speller

Look who we got to babysit tonight!

This little guy makes me so happy. The kids adore him too.

Isn’t he a cutie!

He was the perfect new model tonight as I tried out my new lens!

We got in last night from spending several days at my mom’s house. So here’s some random tidbits from my time away.

Saturday my favorite (and ONLY) girl cousin graduated from UGA. We celebrated with family and friends that night with a cookout at her parents house. I got to hang with these cousins and these friends and this friend as well. We had a great time.

My man came in town for the party and also to be with me to celebrate Mother’s Day! So, Sunday we went to our old church. (wow - I have really missed that place) and then we met my parents for lunch at where else but Longhorn’s (our family favorite). There I ran into a guy from grade school. Pretty crazy seeing him since my most dominant memory of him would be - all his friends in my first grade class holding me against the playground fence so he could come up and kiss me. lol. After lunch my man headed home and we stayed behind. (I still get teary eyed every time he leaves!)

I was so happy to be at my mom’s house for Mother’s Day. I am very fortunate that we live close enough to travel and see each other often, something I know I take for granted. My mom really is amazing. She has the biggest servant’s heart of anyone I know. She loves to pour her life into others and there is nothing she wouldn’t do for a friend in need. Thanks mom for being so good to me … I love you!

The next day we attend a funeral for my grandmother’s husband who past away this last Friday. It was a beautiful service and my dad sang. I loved hanging with my family afterwards. I wish I had taken pictures. We’re hardly ever all together and I am kicking myself for not capturing and preserving the moment with my camera.

I know these next couple of weeks will be hard for grandmother as she transitions to life being single again. Grandmother - I know you read my blog … you never comment : ) but you’ve admitted you read it … I am thinking and praying for you and I know this loss is hard for you - harder than I could ever imagine. I love you.

Well… its back to normal day to day stuff. I am off to teach a math lesson.

I answer the phone, “hello.” My friend replies, “Are you crying?” … “no I am not crying it’s just that my nose is so stuffed up” … you know it’s like hard to chew your food because you’re so dependent on supplying your lungs with oxygen through your mouth … that’s the only way the air can make it in … or even make it out … so your lips start burning … cause they are so chapped … and then they start peeling … like you can peel layers off … and your nose is raw … cause I am too cheap to buy some kleenex … and we only had one roll of toilet paper left … so I used paper napkins instead. ugh.

My girls we sick last week. I realize now, I probably should have been more sympathetic.

I am so over it. I just want to breath normally again!

Anyways. I’ve been editing more photos and I keep coming across this one. Every time I look at it I love it more and more. It’s my middle child. Her feet look so sweet.

My sweet mother in-law is in town, per #3’s email request that she come and spend the night. She suggested that my man and I have a date night while she and the kids went and grabbed some pizza. Of course we took advantage of her offer but before we headed to the restaurant, I asked that my man be a client and allow me to do a photo shoot. The hubby wanted us to explore an abandoned textile mill down by the train tracks, a place that he and Jonathan had shot months ago. We park, head across the tracks and crawl through a big hole in the chain link fence. As we step on the grounds of the mill, a single train engine rolls by. The engineer smiles and waves … and we wave back. Thinking nothing of it, we enter the building. It was kinda creepy, trash and debris every where. Random noises … pigeons flying through the rooms. Finally I begin to relax and we get some shots. As we exit the building to shoot on the outside, we see a cop come and park right behind our car. My man hides us behind a huge post and we hope he’ll just go away. No, not the case. He has his gun drawn and he’s cautiously making his way around the building. So, we come out waving our hands in the air, smiling big, trying to look like the nicest most innocent people he has ever laid eyes on. We meet him on the tracks (his gun still out but being held down at his side) and give an explanation as to why we were trespassing. He got our names, birth dates and address and told us the railroad had called it in as a burglary in progress. He gave us a short and sweet lecture, stated he was not going to “charge us” with anything and we then all walked back to our cars. As we were about to leave a man in a truck pulled up to talk to the officer. Guess who the man was … the train engineer that gave us that friendly wave. I mean, come on. It was obvious we weren’t there to steal anything (a camera in my hands and around my neck the entire time) plus there is nothing to steal, so I thought. Crazy. I mean, what would I have done if he had arrested us???

Well here is some of my favorite photos from our date night. Remember, I am for hire now if anyone needs a photographer. I am shooting my first family next week. I will post pics when I am through. I can’t WAIT!

I say, “Go find a pencil.” The kids say/whine, “I can’t find one.” or “I found one but it doesn’t have an eraser.” So I search and look and search. ???? Where have they all gone? It’s crazy, they just like disappear!

My husband says, “Honey, I can’t seem to find a pen, do you know where one is at?” My reply, “umm, not real sure where one is.” The one I just used yesterday to pay the bills has already gone missing.

Where do these things go?

My guess, our socks have been conspiring with my pencils and pens to escape and run away, hoping I will go mad by leaving those few unmatched socks behind that I hold on for years. One day I will find them all hanging out together like in some secret spot, all lounging around and laughing that I just keep going out to buy more while they stay hidden from view and being used!

Well, I couldn’t go one more school day searching for a writing utensil … so, we hit Office Depot and stocked up. Now … let’s see how long these babies last!

not sure about it at first but now I am LOVING it.
My hubby, who began to read it weeks ago, placed the book in my hands and asked me to try and catch up with him. I have spent some time in it today and I am slowly getting there. There is so much to take in, so much to think about.

Last night we were able to have our first discussion about it and I can’t wait to share our thoughts again tonight.

I really don’t want to say too much, except … READ IT! If you think you’ll hate it, READ IT, if you think you might love it, then READ IT, if you think you’re indifferent about it … go on and READ IT! If you are wondering what all the hype is about it -READ IT!!!!!!

Go ahead READ IT … and then email me what you think! I know it’s controversial, remember, it’s fiction- a fiction character’s own personal experience with God, and it’s not the gospel (of course!) but I am enjoying it so far.

I got a full night’s sleep! Whoo-hoo!