BUSY SEASON

The past week has been super busy.

52 hours worked this past week.

Saturday's schedule

 Lowes Girl Scouts worked on woodworking badge

Took my niece and nephew shopping for their Christmas. I chose to take them to lunch and let them pick out some of their presents. We came upon the grand opening of The Monkey House in Springdale. A new bouncy play place. It was free admission so we went in for about an hour and they loved that. I ended up buying them all t-shirts and the owners and staff were so very nice.

I left them with their Grandmother after I was told I was the best Aunt ever!!!

Coco and I stopped at IHOP for supper before coming home. Love breakfast for dinner.

Stopped in Hobby Lobby and found too many treasures. I bought one of my Christmas presents from Scott. It is a gorgeous chalkboard. Pictures to follow soon.

Sunday I woke up with a sinus headache and too late to make it to church service. After water, tylenol, gatorade and a nap the headache is gone.

Watched too many Christmas movies on the Hallmark channel.

I did put a roast in the crockpot for dinner.

Couple loads of laundry.

Scott went out to do his Christmas shopping. Came home and hid the gifts. Such a good man, he always gets me things he knows I want or need. He doesn't just go pickup a piece of jewelry or something to put under the tree. I am a lucky woman and so very thankful that God chose him for me!!

It is now 11:17pm and I should be in bed.

It will be another busy week with lots of overtime. Trying to close as many loans as possible before the end of the year.

Have a great week!!!

TWELVE IN TWELVE

I see all these posts on babies and toddlers where Mom's post about their growth. I do a scrapbook page each year for Colby so I thought I would do one here to help me remember.

 

I find a lot of these photos on my phone.

Most popular thing to do at her age. Lots of them include the tongue hanging out or lips puckered up.

I have no idea where this trend came from but I wish it would be over soon.

Some days she will surprise me with her spontaneity. Some days she is going to die of embarrassment because I looked at someone. Maybe I do car dance just to rile her up.

 

Unusual day when she wanted to do a photo shoot on our square.

She is growing up so fast

 

First day of 7th grade. Wow I am amazed at the changes this year has brought.

Boyfriends, drama, smarty mouth, independence, opinions, struggles, etc.

She had her first "real" boyfriend for a couple of months this year already.

That was a struggle for her Father and I as to how to handle her holding hands with a boy at football games and seeing texts and hearing I LOVE YOU'S. Which cracks me up but I remember those days when you loved everyboy that even looked at you.

 

With all the drama I am very proud of her and the way she has handled some of the issues that have come her way. So many changes and emotions.

We are very close and I love the nights she comes home from the ball game and wants to tell me all about what happened. She will call me after school to tell me things.

I pray that she continues to make good choices and we continue to have a close relationship so that she always comes to me with questions and concerns.

 

Love this girl!!!

ELECTION DAY

 

 

"It is impossible to rightly govern the World without God & the Bible."

George Washington

 

 

 

VOTE TODAY

AMAZING DAUGHTER

I am so proud and amazed of Coco.

When I walked in and saw these notes on my weight scale I was brought to tears.

 

 

It says:

 

This right there

 

Yeah THAT

it doesn't show you

 

REALLY

love you

 

it doesn't show

The amazing

person you are

 

it doesn't show

How increadibly

smart and creative

you are

 

it doesn't show

how loving and

caring and  positive

you always are

 

it doesn't show

how beautiful

you are

 

OR

How you are the

best Mom ever!

 

I heart you

 

I have gained ALOT of weight in the past few years and I am trying to lose. I didn't meet my goal this week and I made a couple of comments this weekend about not meeting my goal this week.

I showed her a dress I want at Old Navy when I lose.

We didn't have a major conversation or anything so it surprised me when I saw these notes taped to the scale this morning.

 

I am so so proud of her, encouraging me and teaching me how to be a more caring person. She is just precious to me. These notes are something I will treasure forever.



ABBI LANE AKA ABSTRACT

  

I haven't blogged about Abbi Lane since we got her last year.

She has brought so much joy and pain to our home. She is still not completely potty trained which is so hard...

She is known by so many different names too, Abbi, Abigail Breslin, Abstract, Abstractinator, Abbs, Abigail, puffalumps, sissie, Abinator

 

This photo is from November 2011

 

 

 

This was taken September 2012.

This is the sweetest thing. She needs a haircut and I am ashamed to take her back to her regular girl. She got pancreatitis a while ago and was really sick for while so we have gotten off track with the groomer. I think I will take her somewhere just to get her cleaned up before getting her back on schedule.

 

I love her little under bite.

How could anyone not love this face? It is impossible

 

She was Coco's Christmas present but Scott has already told Coco that we will keep her when she goes off to college and when she gets out of college we will get her a new dog because this one isn't leaving us!!

Hahahahah Yep we love her!!

SATURDAY

I spent the day in Elkins today to watch my niece

do a little cheer.

 

 

K Bug 

 

She and her friends did a great job.

 

It was also their Homecoming.

KBug was voted by her peers as

Queen 2012

 

It was the cutest thing. Brought back memories of my Coco having the same honor several years ago.

 

Another reason we went is because they were playing our hometown today. I was a divided fan for both teams. I went to junior high in Elkins so my sister and I walked around the old school and it brought back so many memories of 7th and 8th grades. Funny how some things haven't changed a bit!

 

Coco has her first little beau! He was also at the game today because his little sister cheers for our school. I finally got to meet him, much to her embarrassment. You know everything is embarrassing to her now. Cracks me up!! I may just do it on purpose just to get her riled up.

 

Now we are watching our Razorbacks beat Kentucky!!

Our team may be coming out of their slump!!

Also playing in a driving rain in the 3rd quarter, winning 49 to 0!

RIGHT NOW

Whats going on right now:
1 I am still getting over a severe case of bronchitis
2 Must be having a Lupus episode because I can't seem to get enough sleep this week.
3. Scott is in the throes of deer hunting
4. He bought a new muzzeloader and scope
5. He felt bad so he bought me a new laptop  woo hoo
6. there is a lot of craziness with a tween girl
7. especially one with a little boyfriend
8. working on getting Coco into piano lessons
9. Still working lots of hours at work
10 Still loving my job. Lots of perks that make the long hours worth it
11. Watching Survivor but not as exciting as I had hoped
12. Just finished reading Diary of Anne Frank throughly enjoyed it
13. Girl Scouts is just getting started. Excited for our year
14. Going to see Toby Mac on Friday
15. Football season, our HOGS are not doing so well but I am still a
      a fan through thick or thin.
16. Scott and Coco have been going to all our school ball games. I
      usually don't get home in time to go with them
17. Starting to feel the pressures of Holiday time.
18. Loving this cooler weather.
19. My in-laws just reserved our house in Destin for next June.
20. I have about 8 months to lose about 80 pounds. How I do not
     know but that is just 10 per month I can do it I can do it

That is what is going on in my life!!!
Feeling like I need to get a life, we haven't really done anything really fun and exciting in a while!!!