Happy Birthday to my man!!! He really is 33 this year:)
Do you guys remember last year when I posted Happy Birthday do him and I said he was 33? Well he really is 33 today!
We don't have much planned today. I think him and the boys are going to go fishing and I am going to run to KV to get some groceries and his bday present. Nothing like waiting till the last minute:) Then we are going to his mom's for fried chicken, mashed tators and the fixings (are you jealous andrea??).
So if you see Jared today give him a big fat kiss or spankin'!
Happy Birthday Babe. I love you more today than I did yesterday, but not as much as I will love you tomorrow!
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
"Rusty"
Every day that I take Braylon to the babysitter he wants me to call and tell my dad to pick him up in Rusty! What kid would want to be seen in a vehicle like this?? Braylon thinks it is the best thing in the world and can not wait to get in it. This truck that we named Rusty, was my Grandad's. My dad now has the privilege of owning and driving it. I do have to say that "Rusty" is quieter than any truck in town, gets around good for how old it is and can still spin rocks.
I just love that my kids are getting the chance to ride in something that their Great Grandad owned.
Do you have any idea where the name "Rusty" may have came from????
I just love that my kids are getting the chance to ride in something that their Great Grandad owned.
Do you have any idea where the name "Rusty" may have came from????
what do you think?
I had Mandie do some stuff to a couple of pictures that she took of Bronson. What do you think? I love them!
You will have to click on each picture to make it bigger to see what she has done!
You will have to click on each picture to make it bigger to see what she has done!
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Funny
This is something Jared would do to me! So mean, but so funny!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPSeuZWpknA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPSeuZWpknA
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
The tooth fairy has come!
I got a text yesterday from the school nurse saying "bronson just lost his tooth. he is so excited!". i was so happy for him, but on the other hand i was a little jealous because i wanted to be there when he lost his first tooth.
when i picked him up from school he had a little necklace around his neck with a plastic tooth hanging on it and in that little tooth box, was his tooth! he said "mommy, it didn't even hurt. mrs. jackson just pulled it right out!"
so he got his tooth put in his tooth box at home and got it ready for the tooth fairy, after he dumped the box and lost his tooth for about 5 minutes! that was fun! it was like looking for a needle in a haystack!
when i picked him up from school he had a little necklace around his neck with a plastic tooth hanging on it and in that little tooth box, was his tooth! he said "mommy, it didn't even hurt. mrs. jackson just pulled it right out!"
so he got his tooth put in his tooth box at home and got it ready for the tooth fairy, after he dumped the box and lost his tooth for about 5 minutes! that was fun! it was like looking for a needle in a haystack!
this morning he woke up and started eating breakfast and didn't even say anything about his tooth. i said "bronson did the tooth fairy come last night?" he said, i forgot to look!
lo and behold the tooth fairy did come. she brought him a dollar bill, 4 quarters and a letter!
he was excited!
this is what the letter said:
GOOD MORNING BRONSON,
LAST NIGHT WHILE YOU WERE FAST ASLEEP, I QUIETLY ENTERED YOUR ROOM, LOOKED UNDER YOUR PILLOW AND FOUND SOMETHING. SOMEONE IN LANCASTER TOLD ME YOU HAD RECENTLY LOST A TOOTH AND THEY WERE RIGHT! WHAT A FINE TOOTH IT WAS TOO. NOT MANY BOYS IN MISSOURI HAVE SUCH FINE TEETH. IT WILL SURELY BE ONE OF THE BEST IN MY COLLECTION.
NOT ALL BOYS AND GIRLS IN LANCASTER GET A LETTER FROM ME, BUT SOMEONE CLOSE TO YOU, AND I THINK YOU KNOW WHO I MEAN, SAID THAT YOU MIGHT REALLY ENJOY A NOTE FROM THE REAL TOOTH FAIRY.
LOSING A TOOTH IS A SPECIAL TIME FOR A YOUNG PERSON LIKE YOU BRONSON. IT MEANS YOU ARE GROWING UP AND SOON WILL HAVE NEW ADVENTURES IN FRONT OF YOU.
PART OF GROWING UP MEANS TAKING GOOD CARE OF YOUR TEETH. THAT MEANS BRUSHING EVERY DAY AND EATING THE RIGHT FOODS. IN APPRECIATION FOR LEAVING ME SUCH A FINE TOOTH, I HAVE LEFT YOU A SPECIAL SOMETHING TOO! I HOPE YOU HAVE FAIRY NICE DAY TODAY!
YOUR SECRET FRIEND,
THE TOOTH FAIRY
LAST NIGHT WHILE YOU WERE FAST ASLEEP, I QUIETLY ENTERED YOUR ROOM, LOOKED UNDER YOUR PILLOW AND FOUND SOMETHING. SOMEONE IN LANCASTER TOLD ME YOU HAD RECENTLY LOST A TOOTH AND THEY WERE RIGHT! WHAT A FINE TOOTH IT WAS TOO. NOT MANY BOYS IN MISSOURI HAVE SUCH FINE TEETH. IT WILL SURELY BE ONE OF THE BEST IN MY COLLECTION.
NOT ALL BOYS AND GIRLS IN LANCASTER GET A LETTER FROM ME, BUT SOMEONE CLOSE TO YOU, AND I THINK YOU KNOW WHO I MEAN, SAID THAT YOU MIGHT REALLY ENJOY A NOTE FROM THE REAL TOOTH FAIRY.
LOSING A TOOTH IS A SPECIAL TIME FOR A YOUNG PERSON LIKE YOU BRONSON. IT MEANS YOU ARE GROWING UP AND SOON WILL HAVE NEW ADVENTURES IN FRONT OF YOU.
PART OF GROWING UP MEANS TAKING GOOD CARE OF YOUR TEETH. THAT MEANS BRUSHING EVERY DAY AND EATING THE RIGHT FOODS. IN APPRECIATION FOR LEAVING ME SUCH A FINE TOOTH, I HAVE LEFT YOU A SPECIAL SOMETHING TOO! I HOPE YOU HAVE FAIRY NICE DAY TODAY!
YOUR SECRET FRIEND,
THE TOOTH FAIRY
when i read the letter to him, he wanted to know who told the tooth fairy he would want a letter! i just ignored him and went right on reading:)
Friday, September 11, 2009
Tired little boy
A few weeks ago Braxton's baseball team had a fundraiser in Memphis. On our way over there Braylon fell asleep. Well we didn't want to leave him in the car with the windows down for fear of getting turned in! and we had lots of stuff to do so Jared just unbuckled the car seat and set it out by our tent. He slept there for over an hour, even through all the commotion. If you know Braylon well enough you know not to wake him up! He is an absolute bear and doesn't corporate to well.
Allergy testing
Wednesday we took Bronson to the allergy doctor to find out what he is allergic to. The poor kid has a lot of allergies. The doctor said he had an adult size reaction to the test and his highly allergic to several things. He is allergic to all weeds, grasses, cock roaches, dust mites, house dust and cats. He seems to think that he will develop more allergies as he gets older. He said since Bronson had so many lung problems when he was younger and now having so many allergies that he is a prime candidate for asthma. He thinks keeping him on 3 different allergy medicines a day and starting shots next week will help him tremendously and will hopefully keep him from getting asthma.
Bronson was such a trooper! He laid there like a big boy and let them do the testing and then he wiggled and squirmed for 15 minutes b/c it was itching so bad. But if your back looked like his did you would have been very uncomfortable too.
Bronson was such a trooper! He laid there like a big boy and let them do the testing and then he wiggled and squirmed for 15 minutes b/c it was itching so bad. But if your back looked like his did you would have been very uncomfortable too.
Football
Tomorrow is Braxton's first football game. Well it is actually a jamboree. He is so excited that he can't hardly wait. Last night he kept asking me, does this look good under my jersey? how about this one? what do you think I should wear under it?
So this morning when we were getting ready to leave I just looke at him and just couldn't believe how grown up he is. He is getting so big too fast. Before I know it he will be playing high school football and then graduating.
So good luck to the boys tomorrow in their jamboree!
So this morning when we were getting ready to leave I just looke at him and just couldn't believe how grown up he is. He is getting so big too fast. Before I know it he will be playing high school football and then graduating.
So good luck to the boys tomorrow in their jamboree!
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Grandparents
Tonight I was going thru Braxton's papers from school and I came across a story he wrote about my dad. It just made me so proud of him and of my dad. They are as close as two people can get. Braxton started calling my dad, Da, when he was little and it has stuck. So I just wanted to share what he wrote about him.
My grandparent is Da and he's pretty cool. He is about 5 foot 10 inches. Da has white hair, it is as white as snow, and it is about average length. He wears silver glasses but not very often. Da usually always has a smile on him. He is always happy. He is pretty stout, about as stout as a wall. His skin is kind of tough, but not quite as tough as leather, and has a little hair. He wears jeanshorts or jeans and usually a short sleve shirt. My grandpa is pretty handsome.
Then this is what he wrote on another paper:
Opening sentence: My grandpa Da is very kind to me and my brothers.
1. Interesting: ex. he wrote a song
2. funny: ex. because when you are unhappy he cheers you up.
3. caring: ex. he takes you places and helps you with your problems.
Closing sentence: That is why I think my grandpa is funny interesting, funny, and caring.
I just couldn't help but smile and get a little teary eyed when I read those. What a sweet little boy he is and what a great dad I have and what a great DA that the boys have. I am so glad that they will have so many special memories of him someday.
p.s i typed the story just like he had wrote it. punctuation marks and spellings.
My grandparent is Da and he's pretty cool. He is about 5 foot 10 inches. Da has white hair, it is as white as snow, and it is about average length. He wears silver glasses but not very often. Da usually always has a smile on him. He is always happy. He is pretty stout, about as stout as a wall. His skin is kind of tough, but not quite as tough as leather, and has a little hair. He wears jeanshorts or jeans and usually a short sleve shirt. My grandpa is pretty handsome.
Then this is what he wrote on another paper:
Opening sentence: My grandpa Da is very kind to me and my brothers.
1. Interesting: ex. he wrote a song
2. funny: ex. because when you are unhappy he cheers you up.
3. caring: ex. he takes you places and helps you with your problems.
Closing sentence: That is why I think my grandpa is funny interesting, funny, and caring.
I just couldn't help but smile and get a little teary eyed when I read those. What a sweet little boy he is and what a great dad I have and what a great DA that the boys have. I am so glad that they will have so many special memories of him someday.
p.s i typed the story just like he had wrote it. punctuation marks and spellings.
Friday, September 4, 2009
What to do
we are having trouble with braxton.
when people told me to, "just wait, it only gets worse" or "wait until he is a teenager", i thought oh it can't be that bad. well!, i was wrong!!! it has happened and he isn't even a teenager yet.
all week we have been having trouble with him not telling us he has homework or that he has a test until about 8 or so at night. we have sat down and talked to him about it. we have told him that when you get home from school you are to do your homework right away. well this hasn't happened. i am not going to sit there and baby him and say "braxton do you have homework tonight, do you have a test tomorrow?" he is old enough to be able to tell me what he has, i can't read his mind!
so last night and this morning has set jared and i both off! to make a long story reallly short. he lied to me and never studied for one of the tests. so needless to say he is in trouble and jared is going to have a talk with him. i am not getting through to him so it is time that jared tries again.
he has been acting like a totally different child than before. he is being mouthy, mean and just downright bad all the way around.
he is grounded from all the gas powered vehicles and can not go with one of his friends this weekend and will be cleaning (deep cleaning) the house all wknd long. if he can't get straightened up then he will be watching football from the sidelines and won't be playing in the game.
jared is going to talk to him tonight and see what is going on and see if he can't get to the bottom of his attitude.
so wish us luck and pray for God to give me patience. i have none!
i know this is just the beginning but i am wanting to get a hold on it now so maybe it won't be so bad later.
when people told me to, "just wait, it only gets worse" or "wait until he is a teenager", i thought oh it can't be that bad. well!, i was wrong!!! it has happened and he isn't even a teenager yet.
all week we have been having trouble with him not telling us he has homework or that he has a test until about 8 or so at night. we have sat down and talked to him about it. we have told him that when you get home from school you are to do your homework right away. well this hasn't happened. i am not going to sit there and baby him and say "braxton do you have homework tonight, do you have a test tomorrow?" he is old enough to be able to tell me what he has, i can't read his mind!
so last night and this morning has set jared and i both off! to make a long story reallly short. he lied to me and never studied for one of the tests. so needless to say he is in trouble and jared is going to have a talk with him. i am not getting through to him so it is time that jared tries again.
he has been acting like a totally different child than before. he is being mouthy, mean and just downright bad all the way around.
he is grounded from all the gas powered vehicles and can not go with one of his friends this weekend and will be cleaning (deep cleaning) the house all wknd long. if he can't get straightened up then he will be watching football from the sidelines and won't be playing in the game.
jared is going to talk to him tonight and see what is going on and see if he can't get to the bottom of his attitude.
so wish us luck and pray for God to give me patience. i have none!
i know this is just the beginning but i am wanting to get a hold on it now so maybe it won't be so bad later.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
A new beginning
WOW!
I have been reading the blogs that Andrea posted on one her latest posts. It has me thinking, wondering, questioning and all sorts of emotions.
It is amazing to me how much I take for granted.
Why do I yell because they left their dirty socks on the floor or why do I keep staring at the computer screen when they are saying "mommy, watch. mommy, watch me."?
Why do I rush and rush to make sure the laundry is done or the house is picked up or the dishwasher is unloaded? Why don't I say to heck with it and sit down and play with them, snuggle with them, talk with them? Why am I not rushing and rushing to get every moment in with them that I can?
From my perspective I think I have to make sure this gets done or that gets done because I won't have time this day or that day because we are so busy. But what if something would happen to them. Wouldn't I wish for one more day with them? Of course I would. I would be wishing I would have sat down and talked to them about their day, listened to them or watched them when they kept saying "mommy, look or mommy, watch this", or layed down with them and snuggled in real close with them until it was time to go to sleep.
So why am I not doing this? Because I have never just sat and thought about it. I take them for granted. I think, "that won't happen to me". But it could. It could today, tomorrow or never. So I need to live each day to its fullest and like it is the last day of my life or theirs. I need to talk to them, play with them, snuggle with them, laugh with them, talk to them about God and most of all love them with all that I have.
I need to do all of this everyday and then when they are asleep, then worry about the laundry, the dishes and the house. Then I can go to bed and think, "wow, what a great day! i just spent every moment I could with them and got the house work done." What an amazing feeling that would be.
I need to get more in touch with God. So when I need the strength or comforting for whatever reason, I will be able to take it all to Him and not think twice about it. I will need Him the rest of my life so why not get closer to the one I need the most?
So thank you Andrea for leading me to those blogs. They were so sad, but exactly what I needed to read so I don't take my life and my kids for granted.
So if you haven't had a chance to read the blogs that Andrea talked about in this post, then go do it when you have a minute. It will make you stop and think about your life and your kids and what those people would do to have just "one more day with their child".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UWx-shGM0g Click on that link (don't forget to mute my music on my blog first) and listen to that song. It was played at a friend of mines, husbands funeral, and it is the absolute truth. Don't take one more day for granted. Don't someday look back and wish you had one more day to try and do something over. Live each day knowing it could be your last and that you accomplished everything in that day that you wanted to accomplish.
I have been reading the blogs that Andrea posted on one her latest posts. It has me thinking, wondering, questioning and all sorts of emotions.
It is amazing to me how much I take for granted.
Why do I yell because they left their dirty socks on the floor or why do I keep staring at the computer screen when they are saying "mommy, watch. mommy, watch me."?
Why do I rush and rush to make sure the laundry is done or the house is picked up or the dishwasher is unloaded? Why don't I say to heck with it and sit down and play with them, snuggle with them, talk with them? Why am I not rushing and rushing to get every moment in with them that I can?
From my perspective I think I have to make sure this gets done or that gets done because I won't have time this day or that day because we are so busy. But what if something would happen to them. Wouldn't I wish for one more day with them? Of course I would. I would be wishing I would have sat down and talked to them about their day, listened to them or watched them when they kept saying "mommy, look or mommy, watch this", or layed down with them and snuggled in real close with them until it was time to go to sleep.
So why am I not doing this? Because I have never just sat and thought about it. I take them for granted. I think, "that won't happen to me". But it could. It could today, tomorrow or never. So I need to live each day to its fullest and like it is the last day of my life or theirs. I need to talk to them, play with them, snuggle with them, laugh with them, talk to them about God and most of all love them with all that I have.
I need to do all of this everyday and then when they are asleep, then worry about the laundry, the dishes and the house. Then I can go to bed and think, "wow, what a great day! i just spent every moment I could with them and got the house work done." What an amazing feeling that would be.
I need to get more in touch with God. So when I need the strength or comforting for whatever reason, I will be able to take it all to Him and not think twice about it. I will need Him the rest of my life so why not get closer to the one I need the most?
So thank you Andrea for leading me to those blogs. They were so sad, but exactly what I needed to read so I don't take my life and my kids for granted.
So if you haven't had a chance to read the blogs that Andrea talked about in this post, then go do it when you have a minute. It will make you stop and think about your life and your kids and what those people would do to have just "one more day with their child".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UWx-shGM0g Click on that link (don't forget to mute my music on my blog first) and listen to that song. It was played at a friend of mines, husbands funeral, and it is the absolute truth. Don't take one more day for granted. Don't someday look back and wish you had one more day to try and do something over. Live each day knowing it could be your last and that you accomplished everything in that day that you wanted to accomplish.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Labels
Labels would be so nice right about now. I have been looking for pictures of my walls so I can show Amy the colors of them. But I can't hardly find any b/c dumb me should have been labeling my posts and then I would have been able to go RIGHT to them. So maybe I should start now and slowly but surely go back and label all of my posts. that does not sound like a fun job!
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