Thankful Thursday 9

Thankful this week for:

1. My parents getting to come down for a couple of days to see the kids.

2. Getting to go out to eat with Jeremy for our anniversary. :)

3. 8 rich years with the wonderful man I am blessed to have as my husband.

4. The upcoming opportunity to see my Matlocks. :) [except Jon, :( he will be missed.]

5. Apple and Eve fruitables....Troy has no idea he is drinking veggies! ;)

6. V8 fusion....I can forget I am drinking veggies. ;P

7. Leftovers, so I don't have to cook after being in town all afternoon.

8. That we were able to wait out the rain in the car in town today, and not have to get soaking wet.

9. Stomp and Blue Man Group on YouTube. I heart Stomp!

10. This reminder to myself every week to find the little things in life that are blessings.



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Thankful Thursday v. 9

Thankful this week for:

1. Spending time with family. We have been in Athens for the week and got to see my family, who we don't see very often.

2. A couple of good swimming lesson instructors. The reason we are in Athens to begin with. I wanted the boys to take swimming lessons from someone I know and trust.

4. My brother and sweet sister-in-law who let us stay with them when we come up, even though we strow their house from one end to the other. ;)

5. Audrey sleeping through the night every night but the first that we have been up here! I was afraid she wouldn't do well sleeping by herself in her play pen, with no fan on, but other than the first night, she has done really well.

6. Some quiet time after every one else goes to bed to read my Bible and just have a little peace.

7. My sweet husband who stayed home all by his lonesome to work while we are out playing this week. :( We all miss him.

8. Everyone who has fed us while we've been here. ;)

9. A good friend who made the trip with me with her 3 babies under 3. Thanks, Hannah!

10. For some time away from the internet the past few days. It has been nice to not feel glued to my computer, even though I have missed seeing what is going on with my blogging friends!


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Thankful Thursday 7

Here is a list of this week's thankfuls:


1.  Troy had a good check up at the doctor on Tuesday.

2.  Troy did so much better with getting shots than I had anticipated!

3.  Ty had a great time at his little kindergarten camp on Monday and Tuesday.

4.  Volleyball on Sunday evenings. :)

5.  I am s--l--o--w--l--y getting caught up on some things around here.

6.  Beans, beans, and more beans.

7.  Some alone time spent talking to each of my little boys one day end of last week.

8.  Susan's yummy banana pudding!

9.  Friday - for a couple of friends. :)

10. A hard working man, even if it means I don't get to see him as much as I would like.


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Thankful Thursday 6

This week I am thankful for:

1.  Jeremy and I getting to go out last Monday kid-free for the first time in a year!

2.  A great couple to hang out with on that kid-free night (and who actually called and invited us out!)

3.  Nanny keeping the kiddos for us.

4.  Getting to spend the weekend with my family and having a great time with them.

5.  Time with the Matlocks, too! :) It had been too long!

6.  Fourth of July traditions, like chicken stew! Yummy!

7.  The chance to actually get some exercising in the past 2 days. I think it entertains the kids. Haha.

8.  Chocolate milk before bedtime.

9.  The fact that although there are so many areas I am failing in right now, God and Jeremy still love me.

10. Knowing that although I might be failing in those areas now, I won't always be.


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Thankful Thursday 5

This week's thankfuls...

1.  Rain to make our garden grow.
2.  That even though Audrey woke up last night, she went back to sleep without nursing!
3.  Seeing the joy on my boys' faces over a new movie. :)
4.  Watching my kiddos snuggled up with their daddy.
5.  Juice boxes.
6.  That I finally got caught up on my Bible reading!
7.  Garanimals.
8.  That we got our pool up!
9.  That so far Jeremy has had jobs coming in.
10. Finding a backpack FULL of pictures from junior high and high school and reliving some memories.


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Thankful Thursday 4 (on Friday)

This week I am thankful:

1. That Audrey is finally getting over some of her gag reflex and starting to eat more big people food!

2. For good ol' quartet singing to keep my spirits up.

3. For 800mg ibuprofen.

4. For a mom who willingly stays up with me the night before every one of my kids' birthday parties to help me finish their cakes.

5. For the rain that came just in time for our garden before we had to start dragging out the water hose.

6. That the rain is just a thundershower and no tornadoes!

7. For a sweet teenage girl who was sorry she is going to Six Flags tomorrow and couldn't babysit for me...and I mean truly bummed. lol.

8. That my sweet lifelong friend delivered her second baby girl safely last Friday!

9. That even though I am even farther behind in my Bible reading than I was last week, I have still been able to read a little bit every day and I know that all it will take is one good sit down to catch back up (if that is ever possible!)

10. For an understanding husband who has not complained too much about the basic house work falling behind as I have been cleaning out....more on that later. ;)



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Thankful Thursday 3

So I haven't been too good about this, but here we go...

I am thankful for:

1. Audrey getting a good report at her check up today.
2. Unexpected large quantities of yogurt thanks to a truck-driving friend. :)
3. Our new phones that have
4. Kindle! and
5. Pandora!
6. My brother and his wife expecting a healthy baby BOY (ok, so I was wanting a girl, but we will still love him ;) )
7. My chronological Bible, even if I am a night and a half behind in my reading.
8. Quiet time at night after the kids go to bed.
9. The not-so-quiet time just before the kids go to bed.
10. Volleyball with friends and "family" on Sunday evening.

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I Just Thought My Heart Beat Fast

Nothing like having a police officer knock on your door to make your pulse go up.

Like mine needs any help breaking the speed limit.

You automatically think the worst. Someone has had an accident or something else really bad.
(Also keep in mind my house is almost half a mile off the road, so chances are he isn't at the wrong house.)

Not at my house.

He just knocks on the door and says "Jeremy's not at home, is he?" No, I'm sorry, he's not. He hands me his business card. "If you don't mind tell him to call me. I had talked to him about getting some gravel." I sure will. Sheesh. Alright, heart. You can slow down to your normal speeding and get out of the reckless driving zone.

You just never know what is going to happen here.

Did I mention it was right before I was about to get in the shower, so I had my hair all pulled back, make up smeared under my eyes...you know. The works when you are a SAHM of 3. And the boys looked like little orphans. They both were in just a pair of shorts and had been eating oreos and koolaid. You can only imagine.

P.S. The boys were not concerned at all that there was a police officer at our house (possibly due to the fact our brother-in-law is a police officer), but were very concerned about the unmarked car he was driving not having lights on top of it. Go figure.

A Week to Remember

Wow, what a week we had.

It all started out as a normal week. School, work, Ty had his first eye dr. appointment. Yep, he's getting glasses. He won't have to wear them all the time, but the more he wears them the better, Dr. R said. So, we are waiting to hear that they are ready.

Then came Wednesday.


It started off pretty much as usual. I was laying in bed letting Audrey nurse and Jeremy was about to get up and start getting ready for work. Around 5:30 or so, I guess. I'm not sure. There was a nice little thunderstorm going outside. Jeremy's cell phone rang, and it was Pam, our preacher's wife, saying she was about to come over bc of the bad weather. (We have a big basement so at our house bad weather = block party!) Jeremy jumped up and started getting dressed. I decided I'd go ahead and let Audrey finish nursing and then get dressedPam is a little storm-nervous, so she always comes way before it gets bad. Well, then things started happening fast. So fast in fact, I'm not sure what order everything happened in. Our boys woke up and were headed downstairs (they are early risers, anyway), and then the power went out. It was looking really nasty out there. Jeremy's parents showed up, and he went up the driveway and got his aunt to bring down here. He got a call from Pam saying there was a tree down across the road and she had to turn around. It got pretty bad here for a little while. Then it looked like it was going to clear up for a while. Everyone went home with promises of being back later in the day when it got bad again....And it did.

This turned out to be one of the worst storm systems to come through in a LONG time. I think since 1932, they said. North Alabama got a swarm of tornados in about 5 waves of bad weather, hitting the same towns and communities over and over. And middle Alabama got one pretty bad tornado, too. It was so reminiscent of a year ago (almost to the day) when the storms came through Albertville and tore up jack, only more widespread. Most of North Alabama has been without power for a while. Ours just came back on last night. Some places had their water declared undrinkable. Last I heard there were over 300 deaths from this system, with 2/3 of them in Alabama. Hundreds of homes and businesses destroyed.

It hits close to home for me, not only because my hometown got a lot of bad damage, but because this is the second year in a row my home escaped by less than mile. Both times we have had trees down in our pasture. Last year, there was a line where the tornado touched down just a couple hundred yards from our house, in the pasture. This time, some neighbors had barns completely destroyed. It got bad enough this time we got in the storm room, not just the basement. Jeremy's cousin and sister watched rotation start forming directly over our house. Thankfully, it didn't touch down here, but it was one that did so much damage in Guntersville and north as we watched it move away. Last year our power was out 3 days; this time, 5. But we are so blessed and thankful that everyone in our family is alright.

The good news is, the state of Alabama and the country have come together beautifully in refief efforts. Alabama the beautiful will be back on her feet in no time.

In other news, Audrey crawled for the first time AND got her first tooth yesterday! That, the power coming back on, and the news of Osama bin Laden's death made yesterday an extraordinary day.

Thankful Thursday....Week 2

So, since we were in the hospital last week, I missed Thankful Thursday. Hence, this labeled week 2. Also, you may see a theme to this week's list...Anyway. If you want to join in the fun and read some more Thankful Thursdays, check out Curious Georgi!


1. Our wonderful doctor who honestly cares for our kids.
2. The nurses and other staff who cared for my sweet baby in the hospital.
3. The medicine and medical technology that helped diagnose and get her better.
4. My sweet husband, who stayed home with our boys while I stayed with Audrey.
5. My mother and mother-in-law for helping while Jeremy was working.
6. Our wonderful church family who has been bringing us supper this week so I have one less thing to worry about while taking care of my still recovering baby.
7. All of our friends who pray. James 5:13-18
8. Sometimes bed-sharing.
9. The conviction to try to stand for what is right.
10. The people who will back me up when I take that stance.

Thankful .Thursday....Week 1

So, here is a new thing....Every week I am going to think of 10 things I am thankful for and share them with you. I got the idea from Curious Georgi. :) Here goes!

1. Cloth Diapers. 'Nuff said. :)
2. The ability to function on just a couple hours sleep for several days in a row.
3. The wind up swing. Really. It's a mommy's best friend when you are trying to cook or grab a few minutes to your self.
4. That all 3 kids took a nap at the same time once this week! Hallelujah!
5. Jeremy's job. Both, because he has one, and because he can pretty much take off whenever he needs to.
6. Sweet boys who love being big brothers.
7. Good reports from the doctors.
8. Visits from friends. :) Sometimes you just need it.
9. Visits to family.
10. Chocolate milk. It's providing a large percentage of my calories right now.