Thursday, June 30, 2005

Inmate Pen Pal

Yeah well I know how some of you feel about me writing this guy. And thats fine.

I got a letter back from him today. He answered my questions and seemed happy that I had wrote. He seemed to be really remorseful of this crimes. He said he had been praying that he would meet people in this area and that the Lord has answered his prayers. He said he's had 5 (including me) people from this area write him since the beginning of the year and all of them have been christians. He loves to read (what else can you do there?). He reads the Bible and other christian books. He just finished reading the purpose driven life.

He sentence has reduced from death row to life in prison without parole.

Now just to make things clear. I do not think this guy shouldn't have to pay for the crimes he committed. I do however, believe that the Lord has changed his heart... you can call it jail house religion or whatever but I going to give him the benefit of the doubt.

If you want to write him you can do so at

Mark Duke 2655
Holman 3700 3D7
Atmore, Al 36503

Ms. Petras Died

She died last night around 10:30pm. As far as I know the viewing will be Friday night and the funeral on Saturday... i don't know where or what time.

Wednesday, June 29, 2005

Prayers

Andrea Petras is not expected to make it another 48 hours. Please keep the Petras' in your prayers... their momma is their ROCK.

Funny Story

Hahahahaha

Heather and I went to Walmart around 9:30 last night... she ended up buying a comforter and some sheets.... she wanted to sleep in her new bed so she went home to wash all of it. This is the email I just got... enjoy


EMAIL FROM HEATHER..............
So after I got home last night, I decided to try and wash my brand new bed clothes. Well I put everything, sheets and all, into the washer and went and took a shower and started getting ready for bed. Well around 1:30 or so I walk out side my room b/c I hear what sounds like running water. So I went to check to see if my bed stuff was almost done. Only to find it RAINING in the basement. There was water every where, It was poring from the up stairs bathroom!So I put all my towels on the floor to try and catch all the water, and I rushed up stairs to stop the washer. Well, low and behold there was water an inch deep in there. I thought, for sure I'd broken the washer and was going to be in some deep trouble. I didn't know what to do, I grabbed more towels and soaked all the water up, except for the water that was behind the washer. I couldn't get to that. I got all the bed stuff out of the washer, which that comforter was super heavy when it was dry, so weighed a ton wet! I was really struggling to get it all out of there. There was water everywhere, the floor was silppery b/c of the soap, and I was soakin' WET!I finally got everything all cleaned up, and I put the sheets back in and finished washing them, then picked up the really heavy comforter and then finished washing that one. Luckly there was no more flooding, I was really worried that I had broken it! It took forever to dry all that stuff, I ended up going to bed around 2:30 or 3:00 this morning. Glad I got to sleep late:)anyway I thought I would share that with you since you said that I could wash all that in one load.....I'll know not to do that anymore!! :) I almost called you so see what I should do. But I figured I'd try and mop it all up and hope for the best! Oh- By the way....did you know that there isn't a single mop in the Brock house??? They only have those nasty sponge things!---they're worthless!!!

THE END

Hahahahahahaha sorry Heather!

Tuesday, June 28, 2005

Wardrobe disaster

So for this function we had to be at had a dress code for the graduates.... coat or jacket and shirt and tie... I knew in my head what we were going to wear... we should have tried it all on before or at least gotten it ready but I didn't! So when matt gets home we take a shower and start to get ready. I laid out his pants and shirt. He put on his shirt while I searched for his tie... the shirt wouldn't bottom at the top!!!! I said not to worry that we could cheat with the tie... but i couldn't find the tie!!!!! So after we looked everywhere I sent him to his parents house (just down the street) to borrow a tie and shirt. He was wearing black pants. He came back from his parents house with a BLUE oxford cotton shirt and a SKINNY NAVY BLUE TIE!!!!!!!!!!!!! I didn't hold back... i busted out with a big ole "you can't wear that!!" I asked him if he picked it out himself or did he have help.. he said his dad took it off his back to let him wear it... YIKES! So I called my sister and she was able to save the day. She let him borrow on of tony's shirts and tie. I was having difficulty with my outfit b/c I didn't have anything that fit me!!!! But we pulled it together and both looked nice.

Heather got off work early so she could keep darcy for us. We were supposed to leave by 5pm but she called close to 5 to tell us she'd been rearended!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I felt horrible b/c i knew she was rushing to get to our house. But she and her car were both fine. She had a little bumb on her head b/c the sunvisor hit her. When we got home last night she said her neck was starting to bother her. I checked on her earlier today and she had stayed home from work b/c she was really sore.

I felt bad b/c when she got here we had to leave right a way. I forgot to tell her how to put together the bottle and where the diapers were... she was left in the dark but did really well. she's a smart girl! In case I didn't tell you enough I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU, HEATHER!!!!!! THANKS AGAIN!

Graduation Night

We had a great time at the Comedy Club. Mickey Dean was the entertainment and he was soooo stinkin funny. I was a little worried that mine or his parents may be offended but everyone seemed to enjoy him. He wasn't trashy at all... just funny... and old!

Matt is officially done with school and has a certificate to prove it. I couldn't be more prouder of my husband. For the last four years he's gone to school one night a week. School would last anywhere from an hour to four hours. After a long hard days work the last thing he'd want to do is be at school. Sometimes he'd have time to run home first but lots of times he'd have to go straight from work to school with no time for supper. During the last 2 years we've been married, expecting and gave birth... not to mention he worked A LOT of overtime. there were several months where he worked 4 ten hour days and 2 eight hour days... leaving no off time. School was not only one night a week but he also had homework and test to study for. He's been very focused and dedicated. I'm very proud of him. He's going to be taking his journeyman's test soon... hopefully he'll pass.

My Little Darcy Bug

Just a little update on what my baby can do now!

She can hold her bottle (when she wants too)
She can crawl.
She can sit up from a lying down position.
She can pull her self up.
She can stand for a long time when holding on to something.
She can clap.
She can say BoBo (bottle)
SHE CAN SAY MOMMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! bottle was first though :(

Monday, June 27, 2005

Graduation Day

My husband will be graduating tonight from the electrical program... He's been in school for the last FOUR years... one night a week. I'm so proud of him!!!! Tonight they are having a ceremony for him at the Comedy Club in Hoover. I think there are 12 or so in his graduating class... they started 4 years ago with about 30.

At the last minute I'm wondering if I should have some sort of party for him. We wished we could have invited more people tonight but they had a limit... not to mention it cost $25 per person! Maybe we can do something this weekend.... we'll see.

Silly Rabbit

Last night I was on the computer around 10:30pm. Matt had just gone to bed and I had started chatting with Vickie. I heard something that sounded like water but i couldn't tell where it was coming from... my back is to the kitchen sink and window. I got up to look but didn't see anything then I realized the curtains above the sink were pulled back and you could see in. I was a little scared b/c i couldn't see out but if someone was there they could see me. Well I came right back to the computer and told vickie about it. A minute later I heard something else. I felt like someone was watching me. But I couldn't move! So finally I yelled for matthew. He came out of the bedroom half awake. He was a good sport. He put on his pants and walked all the way around our house and checked under the back deck... nothing was there. I made him wait for me to turn off everything so I could go to bed with him. I told him thanks for not making me feel like an idiot. He said he wouldn't do that b/c he knows what its like to be spooked and he didn't want me to be uncomfortable. We laid down and prayed (we do this every night). I love to hear him pray... its so sweet! Last night we also prayed for Jonathan. He was heavy on both of our hearts after our phone call.

Sunday, June 26, 2005

An old friend called tonight

some of you may remember him... Jonathan Nelson! He went to kingwood for a while but was really just a trouble maker. He and Matt used to be best friends. Jonathan has spent some time in prison and has recently got out. We wrote back and forth with him about 2 years ago but didn't keep in touch. tonight the phone rings and I answered...

Me: Hello
Jonathan: Nicole??
Me: Yeah
Jonathan: Hey! It's Jonathan Nelson. I've been trying to get your number but no one would give it to me. I found it on Yahoo's people search. How are you???
Me: WOW! I'm great. Matt's going to be so surprised to hear from you... hold on I'll let you talk to him.

I gave matt the phone and watched his eyes light up. matt and I have talked about Jonathan a lot... and yesterday matt was going through somethings and found a letter from him with his picture... its just funny how God works.

Matt told him all about how we had changed and he was domesticated now. Jonathan said he was very happy for him. He's going to be passing through here at the end of July... he hopes to visit with us then. He told matthew he would be calling him back this week so they could talk more.

Update on Jessica

She's doing much better... She's not running a fever and hasn't puked since this morning. She spent most of the day in her room resting. She was able to eat some chicken noodle soup and some pasta for supper.

My Weekend

Cori and I had a garage sale Saturday morning..... we both came out pretty good. :) We packed up around 3 or so and I headed home. Heather and I went to get our nails done.... my nails have never been this long before!!! They look really good.

Around 6 or so we headed to columbiana... me, matt, jessica, darcy and heather. We went by Jason and Sanna's. There we hung out with them and the Underwoods. Just before dark we walked down to the Poe's to visit them.... I love columbiana b/c everyone lives just down the street... very small community. Then we all walked to the football field where they were finishing up Liberty Day... they had a really good band that played cover songs... then around 9 they shot fireworks. The fireworks are the best I have ever seen. Darcy actually loved the fireworks... they were loud but it didn't seem to bother her. After that us and the underwoods ended up at taco bell. We were home around 11pm.

This morning around 5am Jessica busted into our room.... she was running a high fever, chills and throwing up... yippee! I gave her a cold wash rag and some water. Matthew went to the store to buy some childrens tylenol... i know its something we should have in the house at all times but we didn't! He also got her some gatorade. I cooked Matt and myself a really big breakfast.... big for us it something besides cereal :) We had eggs, bacon and toast. I had never cooked bacon before.

I just finished giving Jessica a bath... I scrubbed her little body and back... washed her hair and rubbed her down with baby lotion... i put her hair in a pony tail.... after I was done she said in the nicest voice... 'thanks momma, that made me feel so much better... one day i'll have to give you a bath' awe.... she's so sweet. I opened the blinds in her room to let a little sun light in.... and put in a movie... she's watching parent trap... the new one.

Darcy doesn't understand why sissy can't hold her... everytime Jessica walks by she cries for her :)

Matt just went outside to cutt the grass... i'm trying to straighten up b/c i know my folks will be by soon to check on jessica.

OH BIG NEWS!!!!!!!!!! My dad fishes in deep sea tournaments all along the gulf... they won FIRST PLACE yesterday... Which is $15,000!!!!!!!!!! they have to split that among the team and put some back into the boat but my dad will still get a couple of thousand for himself... they really need it... i just hope they use it wisely! The year before last the won the big finale which was a huge boat... they sold it and split the money.

Friday, June 24, 2005

bored

can you tell??

whats everyone else doing???

Another Question

How many of you don't have a blog of your own but read other peoples blog???????? YOU NEED TO GET A BLOG TOO! Thats not fair!

Roll Call

I know there are peeps that read my blog (and others) without ever commenting... for some reason that bothers me... So if you don't mind just drop a comment that says Hi! I read your blog!

Do you guys read someones blog without commenting????? Thats sneaky!

For Fun???

What are you favorite things to do on the internet????

I jump from blog to blog hoping for something new.
I look for houses.... just for fun.
I read the spoilers for Days of Our Lives.
I read the news.
I play spades.
I sell stuff on ebay.

Matthew downloads music and that's all he ever uses the internet for.

Update

Nothing too exciting is happening here today. It's my last day to keep Zachery!!!! Yippee! I have already fed everyone lunch, bathed Darcy, put Darcy down for a nap, cleaned the kitchen and started supper for tonight! I've tried to call Cori... we're supposed to have a garage sale tomorrow and i need to make sure its still on.

Our weekend is going to be pretty busy... tomorrow is the garage sale, after that we've been invited over to the Poe's to hang out for Liberty Day. Liberty Day is in Columbiana... they have a bunch of vendors, a parade and fireworks that night at the football field... it was a lot of fun last year. Sunday is church and Sunday afternoon we have to go the a co ed baby shower for the poe's.

yesterday Jessica's dad called to speak to Jessica. He took her to Sonic and they talked for a long time. Before she left I talked to Jessica and told her that right now I thought we should hold off on the adoption thing... she seemed to be releived. I had told her several times in the past that this was a big decision that she needed to know for sure and at any time she could change her mind. But after he called yesterday she asked me if I thought her dad had changed and thats why he wanted to hang out with her. I told her that people do change and maybe it scared him to think she wasn't going to be around anymore. After she got back she told me a little bit about what they talked about. He said he was sorry for not calling her and coming by to see her... he said from now on he was going to be better at it. I'm really happy for the change. Matthew loves Jessica as his own but Jessup is her dad and as long as he wants to be a part of her life... we're gonna let him.

So after she got home I emailed her dad... yep. I told him that I knew he wasn't the same person he was 10 years ago and neither was I so for the sake of our daughter we needed to get along. I apologized for the hurtful things I said on the phone the other week. It made me feel a lot better.

well thats about it for now.... the kids are outside and darcy is down for a nap... i'm gonna relax!

Thursday, June 23, 2005

My version

its pretty much the same as Heathers.

Go back to the post on May 30th... I'm back.

Last night the first thing Mr. B said was that he wanted matthew to treat him the same way he treated amy... if we're gonna ignore her than we should ignore him... HOW STINKIN CHILDISH!!! He went on to say that we need to handle this on in a Godly mannor and that we are still gossiping about it and talking bad about Amy... well i hate to disappoint you but I have a life and it doesn't revolve around her! Matthew told him that we only talk about it when something comes up... like a phonecall from him! They talked for an hour while heather and I waited for the chance to hear what was going on. Matthew got off the phone and tried to remember every detail of the call but failed :) He hit the high points and said that most of the time his dad was just repeating himself.

I'm so tired of this family drama ruining our day. Amy and I were never close before all this junk (junk being the lie she told and the hurtful remarks she's cont. to make) so we are not going to be best friends now. I have been and will continue to be nice to her when she's around but I'm not going to hang out with her in my spare time! I wish his dad would realize that Amy created this mess and she cannot expect everyone to treat her like none of this happened.... this is an ONGOING ISSUE WITH HER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Her personality is not of someone that i'd want to be friends with so why am i being pushed to make this giant leap and act fake. Everytime we think the problem is dropped (and yes we want closure) we get a visit from his dad or a phone call or something else happens. I just want it to go away... i have moved on but when its constantly brought back up its hard for me to let it go all over again!

Please be praying for my family. I'm tired of always feeling like my husbands father is trying to make me out to be the bad guy and i'm having to defend myself to my husband. I'm tired of him going to my husband bout me after we've told him over and over to come to both of us... i'm tired of after every call me getting upset and lashing out at my husband b/c his father's not here to hear it. I'm tired of everytime we put this behind us HE decides to stir it up again.

Move Soldier!

Zac brought over a slip and slide today. I just walked outside to check on them.... here is what they were doing... hahahhaha

We put the S & S down hill (a slope) and they're sliding down it and then doing an army crawl back up it while the other one stands over them and screams... move soldier! hustle up you wimp! and they're timing each other.... hahaha

I guess uncle Michael is inspiring them :)

D C Talk ROCKS!

Yesterday i was digging through old CD's and tapes.... I found DC Talk free at last. I had it turned up pretty loud... Jessica and Zac really liked it. I remember when I first got that CD, my mom rode around with her window rolled down and the music up so loud trying to be cool... i was more embarrassed!

Flashback.... does anyone remember when Izzy and Lee did the DC Talk human video to Hard way????? I do and it was stinkin hilarious!!!!!!!!!!

Wednesday, June 22, 2005

my silly husband

really i'm the silly wife. i got in bed last night around 1am... i always ask to see if he's awake... and last night he was... so i told him about my new found friend on death row. HE LAUGHED AT ME!!!! I don't think anything shocks him anymore when it comes to things i do or say. I told him that if he thought it was a bad idea then i wouldn't send the letter... he said it was okay. He asked me if i had asked him any crazy questions and I said no that I was waiting till the 2nd letter to do that :)
I was looking at the missing persons list in alabama and linked to the deathrow list. I browsed over it and was looking at the ages of everyone. I found Mark Anthony Duke... some of you remember his story. He and his friends killed his dad, his dad's fiance and her 2 daughters back in 1997. This happened in Pelham, just down the road from my sister. Well after I saw his name I searched the internet to make sure that was the same person. I found his website http://www.geocities.com/markaduke/?200521 It's really interesting. He keeps a journal and gave his life to Christ in Jan of this year. I decided to write him. I told him about myself and my family and tried to encourage him a little. I thought some of you might be interested. Don't be quick to judge... people can and DO change. He is proof.

Tuesday, June 21, 2005

nada

I bought this stupid battery charger at Walmart last week and used it for the first time the other day.... it didn't charge my stinkin batteries!!!!!!!!! i'm so upset... I took my camera to the pool today b/c i didn't take a picture of darcy in her first big pool while we were in georgia... but NOOOOOOO the stupid batteries were dead! I spent $14 on that thing! I'm gonna try it again before I take it back... maybe i didn't plug it in good enough or something... well thats what i'm hoping anyways b/c i really need to post some things on ebay and i need my camera for the pictures.

Yeah, so we went to the pool today with Kelly and Will. It was me, darcy, jessica and zac. What an experience to say the least. Actually it really wasn't that bad. We had to go to Kelly's house first to eat lunch and I thought i was gonna pull my hair out... zac was really roudy and I felt bad for bringing him with me... but she knew he was coming and she invited us anyways... maybe she regreted it later :) He kept asking a zillion questions and just being aggrevating. Once we got to the pool he and jessica were fine. Darcy loves the water!!!!!

okay so heres my complaint for today. Sunday at church this lady asked Matt to hold something for her b/c she didn't have any pockets... well he forget he had it and left with it... its a gift certificate she was gonna give to another couple. Well she called us Sunday afternoon and wanted me to bring it to her at her work (she waits tables). I told her that I couldn't b/c i had my entire family over... well then she said she was gonna come by and get it monday.... but matthew was on the computer all afternoon andshe couldn't get through... when she finally got through we had left the house and she left a message... she didn't sound too happy. So then she called me this morning and said she was going to call me this afternoon. Well a little later we left to go swimming so I taped it to our back door.... well i don't know her number and she didn't have my cell number so when matt got home she had left another message... so i called her back and said i was sorry that i had hoped she'd call my cell phone and i could tell her it was on my door... she asked me if i was going to be out tonight and i told her no... she said she was hoping i could bring it to her at work... but then she said she'd call me when she got off and maybe she could come by tonight... i know she's frustrated and i understand.... but i'm a little annoyed that she asked my husband to hold something for her... and that she now thinks its my responsibility to get it back to her. Do you think i'm being a butt??? be honest!

Monday, June 20, 2005

A new week

Well I've got Zac this week. I'm supposed to go swimming with Kelly one day but not sure which day yet. I'm hoping this week goes by fast. If it were just Jessica and Darcy, I wouldn't have a problem taking them somewhere but Zac is a handful.... I'm afraid to be in public with the kid! At the moment they are watching Sponge Bob and Darcy is taking a nap.

I've gotta run to the post office when Matt gets home... we've been selling some CD's on Ebay... i've gotta come up with our beach money by the end of the month.

Matt's Father's Day

The girls got Matthew a pocket watch and had it engraved on the back... it said.... To Daddy with Love - 2005. He loved it!

We actually made it to church.... late but heck we were there! We kinda missed out on the beginning... our church is having a jerusalem (yeah i can't spell) market place thing all week... its outside and you go from tent to tent to learn about the different things back then... neat. Since we missed the instructions we just joined the underwood's tribe... we visited Cori in her Candy tent.... great fudge :) hahaha and then did a few other activities... Darcy peed on matt and they both were soaked so we left. I actually needed to get home anyways b/c my parents were coming over for lunch. We rushed home and everyone helped pick up the house. Then my parents arrived and we started the grill. My sister and her bunch came over just as we were about to eat... they had already eaten. We all sat around for hours and chatted... finally my sister's crew left and we ended up playing spades until 8pm.

Over the course of the day I had 4 or 5 cups of coffee... not good! We had bought a bunch of the different flavored coffee creamers and I wanted to taste them all. When Matt and I laid down around 10:30 I couldn't relax. My whole body was tense and i felt like I was gonna puke... my heart was racin... the whole nine yards. I laid there and tried to calm down... my hubby prayed for me and shortly after I was fine. Matt said I wasn't allowed to drink coffee anymore :( I normally am NOT a coffee drinker.... but Sunday I was.

Saturday, June 18, 2005

Midnight

For the last several hours we've been watching TNT. First we watched Into the West... its a miniseries... then we started to watch Dances with Wolves but Matthew just went to bed (the movie still has an hour and a half left)... poor guy he's tired! He worked today and we have to be at church in the morning. I feel sorry for him b/c we're having church outside and I know thats the last place he wants to be. They're having some kind of old world thing where we supposedly go do different stations and learn about what Jesus did back then. Its going on all week long.

Well I guess i'd better go to bed myself.... good night all!

Don't forget to call you daddies tomorrow and tell em happy fathers day!

Daddy let me play! Posted by Hello

look at the cutie pie! Posted by Hello

army crawl Posted by Hello

I love my family Posted by Hello

Aren't they cute!!!! Posted by Hello

I'm back!

Geez... i skip a day and i get these nasty emails... my goodness folks... get a life!!!! just kidding!!!! I love it that everyone wants to read my blog b/c I'm the same way with other blogs.

Okay... so lets see... Friday I kept Zac.... duh. Well it was a little better b/c Cori, makea (did i spell her name right??), Aimee, Luke, Kelly and Will all came over.... we had a pool full :) I really enjoyed everyone coming over... i love my friends and wouldn't trade em for the world!!!!! After we played in the pool we came inside and just chatted.... the kids played and we had 'girl time'.... from what everyone said... zac is just a normal boy and apparently i'm not used to boys being boys.... i guess thats true :)

My sister offered to keep the girls friday night so matt and I could have some free time... beleive it or not we passed up the offer. Matt worked saturday so we really couldn't have done much. Besides that Jessica didn't want to go... she said she's sick of zac... can't blame her... me too! We ended up renting PPV.... we got Benji... stupid movie! We ate carmel chocolate cake with vanillla ice cream.... yummy :)

Today Jessica had a soccer game this morning. They lost... its okay though b/c they played really good... Jessica scored a goal or 2. The other team was horrible.... their attitudes sucked! They were very aggresive... they trashed talked big time... these are kids!!!!! This one kids father (not a coach) was very ugly and obnoxious... he was coaching the coaches!!!! I wanted to go off... in fact I did show my butt one time and made a fool of myself. Let me explain... this league doesn't keep score... no referees... its laid back (or supposed to be).... well this one kid on the other team kept screaming hand ball... we have the one guy on our team that has been playing soccer since he was 3.... he uses his arms to stop the ball (apparently you can use the upper arm but not anything close to the elbow) okay so this other kid keeps screaming hand ball and we have to let them kick off... so a kid on the other team touches it with their hand... well there I go screaming HAND BALL!!!! Well i didn't see where they let us have the kick off so i'm screaming hey that's a hand ball ... and finally the other coach says yeah... i let them kick.... so i started laughing and said... sorry i 'must have blinked :)

Jessica had a huge cheering section... me, darcy, my mom and dad, matt's mom and dad, his sister and heather... oh and nana her other grandmother... after the game nana asked her if she wanted to spend the afternoon with her... I said it was okay.... even though I really needed to take her to get a fathers day present for matthew but I didn't want to tell her no... i love nana and don't want her to think she can't spend time with Jessica... as far as I'm concerned she can go over there anytime she wants to.

I talked Heather into going shopping with me :) Thanks heather!!!! Althought I might get her in trouble... we ended up have to waste 2 hours while I waited to have my fathers day present engraved.... i got matthew a pocket watch... for some reason he's always wanted one.... okay so back to heather getting in trouble... we went to express and she got a 'few' more things. She's so funny though.... she doesn't like anything thats low cut... i was trying so hard to talk her into getting these 2 tops that were sooooo stinkin cute on her but she didn't get em b/c 'they show too much'.... hahaha girl show it!! She ended up getting some other really nice things. Then we went to Kirklands.... FYI that store is not big enough for a baby stroller!!!!!! I was knocking over stuff and Heather was picking it up... Darcy wanted a bottle and she let us all know it! Luckily the watch was ready sooner than expected and we got out of there!

Then.... after i dropped her off I came home and made a grocery list... I invited my parents over for lunch tomorrow... my mom and I went to the store to buy all the goods... she paid for some of my groceries... thanks mom (even though she don't read my blog)! Now I'm at home... we're cooking spaghetti and just chillin out tonight.

I'll be at church in the morning :)

Happy now! I haven't disappeared! love you all! really i do :)

Thursday, June 16, 2005

OH MY WORD!

My sister calls me today after she's dropped off Zachery to ask if I can help her out anymore... I thought to myself what does she mean??? So I said "you mean after these 2 weeks??" she said yeah. I wanted to scream... turns out that something is going on with her babysitter (who is 15 and happens to be Tony's cousin).... she said her mother in law came into work and said she needed to find a back up plan... so of course she calls me! I told her i'd let her know later... my answer is definetly NO! But just trying to figure out how to tell her is my problem... cause I know she'll be mad and then everyone will start telling me how i'm selfish and never want to help anyone else out.

Once I came out of my bedroom around 10:30 jessica said zac was hungry... i said okay well go eat some cereal... she said he couldn't eat our cereal b/c it wasn't good for him... I was like 'what?' yesterday he brought his own but didn't bring it today and apparently frosted flakes isn't good for him per his doctor. So We had an early lunch. My sister said she was going to send stuff with him to eat but she didn't send anything... so far he's had raviolli and a bologna sandwich... its 10 minutes till 3 and I haven't heard from my sister... she's supposed to get off at 2:30!

I took a shower around 12pm so I could run some errands... as I was getting out of the shower Jessica bust in my room to tell me zac's crying and can't breath... I'm thinking what in the heck is going on????? Well, turns out he's in the bathroom and is constipated! He's in there screaming and kicking the wall! I'm thinking to myself what i'm I supposed to do about this? So I call my sister who tells me sometimes he gets an upset tummy when he eats bad stuff... she said i just needed to calm him down... the whole time i'm thinking this kid needs to get his butt beatin for pitching a fit! But finally he calms down and comes out of the bathroom.... 10 minutes later!

I've had a pretty productive day... I ran some errands that needed to be done last week. I also sent off my ebay stuff that had sold!!!! yippee! well thats enough for now!

Wednesday, June 15, 2005


Justus... Tiff and Sam's baby... he's much bigger now! Posted by Hello

May of last year... I was pregnant... now 3 of those girls are pregnant! Posted by Hello

Matty at my apartment... 2002 Posted by Hello

Matt and his kitty kat Sam! She's loves matthew... she's a jealous cat. Posted by Hello

Miss Priss listening to her new cd player while playing her new gameboy Posted by Hello

Jessica and her new baby doll she got for Christmas 02 Posted by Hello

matt is taking the tree out... yes he has on oven gloves Posted by Hello

Jessica ... Christmas 2002 Posted by Hello

Jessica and Darcy Posted by Hello

Hey mom! c'mon in the waters great! Posted by Hello

Jessica couldn't understand why I couldn't take her picture... silly girl! Posted by Hello

Whatcha lookin at? I'll bite your head off! Posted by Hello

pee pee in the bath tub... pee pee in the bath tub.... whee that water's warm Posted by Hello

Splish Splash I was takin a bath! Posted by Hello

Got milk? Posted by Hello

What does is mean to lead?

Webster says to lead is to go with or ahead of so as to show the way; guide. Most of you know I've been a leader of a small group at Celebrate Recovery. As a leader I have to not only talk the talk but walk the walk.... and i've failed to do so in some areas. I can give you excuse after excuse but honestly they don't matter. I haven't been in church on a regular basis since Darcy was born and I don't make time to read my bible... yes I pray but that's not enough. Today I was told that I could no longer be a leader unless I was attending church regularily. I could have gotten mad but I didn't... I love Celebrate Recovery and all my 'girls' there. I'm thankful for the accountability in leadership. I was given the option not to go tomorrow night to the meeting but I didn't think that was fair. My girls wouldn't know that I'm not there b/c I haven't been going to church... they'd just assume I was sick or something. I want them to know that I'm not leading the group b/c I'm not living up to leadership standards. How can I tell my 'girls' about living for the Lord if I'm not giving it my all. So I'm going to the meeting and I'm going to tell my girls is more than talking the talk... its living it out in your every day actions. Just like I couldn't be a leader if I was drinking b/c the goal of CR is to be alcohol and drug free and free of any addiction. Addiction being anything that has control over you life. ( Webster says addiction is to give or devote (oneself) persistently or habitually. ) I just wanted felt like I should share this with you guys. Whether you're a "leader" or not... you're still and example of Christ and I know that at CR I am sometimes the only "Jesus" they see so I have to be all that I can be before them and the Lord.

Tuesday, June 14, 2005

Celebrity Justice

Do you think his fame had any part of him getting off??

Canceled

her game was canceled b/c the other team's coach had a death in the family. She ended up having practice... the knats (sp) were so bad I spent the whole time waving my arms around trying to keep them off of me.

After soccer we came home and ate left over taco's... we had them last night again for lunch and then tonight for dinner... thank God there's no more!!!

ON MY NERVES

First of all let me say that I love my nephew! I'm grateful that my family is close (in every aspect of the word). However, I'm going to pull out my stinkin hair!!! OR HIS! I agreed to watch him over the next 2 weeks. I'm going to be paid $200 for 2 weeks... I figured HECK i need the money... 2 weeks won't kill me... what was I thinking?! I've heard the boys will be boys excuse till i'm ready to barf! I've been around lots of little boys but he is by far the most energized and undisciplined kid i've ever been around!!!!!!!! He's 7 years old and he acts like he's 4! But I can't blame him... its his parents fault! They need to discipline him!!!

I grew up with Tommy Staggs... my parents and his parents were best of friends... we took family trips together and spent almost every weekend at each other's house while our parents played cards till the whee hours of the morning. We would fight like cats and dogs after too much time together... Zac and Jessica do the same. Jessica is very bossy!!!! She's used to being alone (with Darcy's she's gonna have to get over that quickly). When Zac's here she's constantly entertaining him. He doesn't know how to sit and chill like Jessica likes to do. I heard them fussing earlier and I called them in the living room to find out what was going. Jessica blurted out he's annoying!!!!!!!!!!!!! I couldn't agree more but I had to play peace keeper. so I gave them this long speech about trying not to get on each other nerves and not being so bossy. It didn't work too well. At this moment Jessica is hiding out in her room while Zac is jumping all over my living room while making blast off noises... Matt's home too now... my sister gets off work at 2:30 or 3pm... its 4 pm and she just called to say she has to run to auto zone... I'm at my whitts end and today is only the first day of my 2 weeks! Please pray for my patience. I would love to send them outside but they complained that it was tooo hot ( I don't doubt it). I laid Darcy down earlier but she got woke up by them (probably him) dropping something that made a loud boom.

WELL I'M AN IDIOT... as i'm sitting here i realized Jessica has a soccer game at 6pm so i need to go find her uniform and get everyone ready. she has to be there at 5:30!

bye for now!

Boring

well compared to crystal's blog mine's pretty boring these days... hahaha... man i'm glad that's all behind us... everybody rallied around crystal and was ready to go to battle for her but it turned out to be a misunderstanding.... so here's my apology to Aunt Diane... i'm sorry for jumping the gun. I love crystal very much and over the last years our relationship has had its ups and downs... I feel very protective of her and her feelings... we've really gotten closer lately and I truly love her to death. I think I played a big part in the ordeal b/c I probably put a little more fuel on the flames that didn't really need it. People feed off of others reactions and mine wasn't so nice.

Monday, June 13, 2005

Jackson got off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can you believe that mess????????? I really was hoping that he would be sent to prison. I don't know him and I don't know all the details but this man has been accused of this over and over again... maybe he's an easy target i dunno... but i think he's a child molestor and he should go to PRISON regardless of his fame! What do you think???

P.S OJ'S GUILTY TOO!

Sunday, June 12, 2005

Another movie

we rented ppv tonight... we got Darkness.... it was creepy but didn't make much sense. I was going to go to the store tonight but now i'm not feeling so hot. My ears are really aching. Jessica still isn't home... they stopped at crackerbarrell in Greenville but it took them forever to get their food so last i heard they were between jemison and clanton.... i expect her home in the next 30 minutes or so. Man, i miss her!!!!! My sister has asked me what i'm doing for the next 2 weeks... her babysitter is going out of town this week and next week has cheerleading camp. I really don't want to keep him for 2 weeks.... the kid eats like crazy!!!!!!!!!! I can't afford to feed him!

This pic is blurry but its really cool Posted by Hello

they stood like this FOREVER... I was right in front of him but I had to keep turning around b/c I was laughing and a few times he'd laugh too Posted by Hello

Michael's Platoon Posted by Hello

that's his Drill Sgt and him in the back ground Posted by Hello

That's him in the middle Posted by Hello