Pictures from the Beach

These are all pictures from the beach!!

Picture of My Family....minus my husband :)

This is a picture of all of us at Orange Beach! Wish I was still there! This is my brother, Dorsey....my mom, Barbara.....my sister, Jeanna....me and Ava....my nephew, Blake....Hunter.....Makayla......my nephew, Drew.

Mixed Feelings

Well, we got to Jackson, MS from Orange Beach, AL last night around 6 o'clock. We had a really good time and my sister turned FORTY yesterday!! Happy Birthday Sis! Makayla thought that the condo was our new home.......that is a nice thought! We did a lot of resting and had a good time as a family. Hunter was so excited to be with his cousins, Blake and Drew.

Alright, well I have mixed feelings about Shannon not working in Texas anymore. I will miss my friend Erin and her dear family VERY much!! It makes me very sad at the thought of not seeing her anymore for a while. I really liked living in the greater Houston area. There is so much more there for me and the kids to do to spend time together. Don't get me wrong....I like being in my house with my stuff, but a part of me wishes that it was in Houston. For my friends here, don't get me wrong, I love seeing you guys, I just really feel comfortable in Conroe!!

I am so glad Shannon is back

It has been close to the longest two weeks of my life. Shannon flew in on Saturday morning and not a moment too soon. Ava's acid reflux started acting up again and it is very difficult to see your baby in so much pain and not be able to do anything about it! Anyway, things are better now! Saturday after we picked up Shannon, we went to meet my step-sister, Melissa and her family and went to a pumpkin patch and then to the Katy Rice Harvest Fesitval in downtown Katy. The kids had a great time.

Last Friday my friend Laurie took Makayla to Libby Lu. She wanted to look like Sharpey from High School Musical.

We will be leaving for Gulf Shores on Saturday morning. We are so ready for the beach for a little while. We will leave there and head to Jackson for a few days before going to Starkville for Joey's murder trial. Not really looking foward to that!
On a lighter note, Shannon found out that this job should be over soon, which is not good for so many reasons. It sucks to finally met another female that I have such a connection with. She (Erin) and I have become really good friends and she has helped me out so much!! Last Thursday, she cooked supper for us and it was delicious!! I am sad at the thought of leaving so soon after meeting her.

The other reason that it is not good is finacial reasons. We have not had consistant income because of Shannon going to school and this trial coming up. It is uncertain if there will be any work for awhile after this job ends....really not a good thing.
Yesterday we went with Erin and her boys to the Houston zoo. About 1/4 of Houston's population was there, but we had a really good day!

Well, until next time. We miss everyone and love everyone very much!!

Thank God for Good Friends

I dearly miss all of my friends back home, but I have met some really genuine friends here. Laurie (the one who lives here on the campgrounds) was nice enough to schedule me a haircut because she knows that I would not have done it otherwise. Her husband, Mark, kept Hunter yesterday afternoon so that the girls could go have a few hours of girl time. I got my haircut....short....and Laurie gave me her expert advise on some new clothes. I can't remember the last time that I bought myself some new clothes, but it felt really good.

Erin, my dear friend that I met at the park, has kept me busy the rest of my time. She is one of the sweetest people that I have ever met! Hunter played baseball with her son, Tyler, on Saturday for about five hours. He really needed that time with other kids! She was gracious enough to let Hunter play at their house for a few hours while I got Makayla and Ava down for a nap......and yes, I took one too! We stayed over there until about 7 Saturday night. It was really nice! She also told me about a Bible Study that she has been going to on Monday mornings. She was not able to go this morning, but I went. I didn't know what to do with myself having all three kids in childcare and having two hours with other women.

Oh, and last Friday I took the kids to a local county fair......it is nothing like the Jackson fair! There was more livestock there than people. The kids had fun, but they would not make it on a farm!

I will post pictures of our new friends soon!

Anyway, hope everyone is doing well and please keep us in your prayers!

Life is.......

Well I will let you fill in your own blank. For me life right this moment is challenging. You want to leave a good legacy for your children, but what does that intel? I feel as though I am constantly correcting them, but am I over correcting them? I want them to have good morals and values, but I don't want them to remember me as a nagging mother. I am trying to learn to let the less important things pass....although it is difficult to determine what needs to be corrected and what needs to roll off my back. Uhh...why didn't they(whoever that is) tell me parenting was so hard!! I am trying to take it all in stride and enjoy the little moments that so many people let pass by. I just question myself....a lot.
Anyway, on a lighter note, I met a friend today at the park (I know...I sound like one of the kids...huh?). Her name is Erin and she has three kids. She has given me soooo many resources to get plugged into. I think God really knew what I needed. At this point I think she is an angel. She told me about a playgroup that meets two to three times a month, a weekly bible study group (WITH FREE CHILDCARE), MOPS that meets every other Friday, another baseball league for Hunter, and a Girl's Night Out Group!! Wow!! I finally get to use my calendar again!
Anyway, I think that I will go to sleep now. I hope everyone is doing well and know that we miss everyone!
Until next time....