MY BABY GIRL IS GROWING UP!!

Yesterday I decided to take Peyton outside and see if I could get some pretty pictures of her. I am trying to make her own birthday invitations and I want a more recent picture of her. When I brought them in and uploaded them to my computer I was so excited... I got some really good pictures of her.. Her birthday is October 27th she will be 5 and I really don't know where the past five years have gone. When I lay down with her at night and we say our prayers and just talk before she falls asleep I always ask her how she got so big so fast her reply is "I eat way to much" She is so funny. I was watching the video that Jonnica put up of Tinslea and it just seems like yesterday when Peyton was that small. Sometimes I still think of her as being that small. Time has sure flown by and she will be starting school next year.
Well here are a few pictures of my beautiful girl !! ENJOY

A LITTLE BIT OF SUNSHINE FOR YOUR MONDAY

Chad has been practicing singing "Lost in this moment" for Heather and Laymonds wedding. So last night we broke out the karaoke and I video taped Chad singing " The Dance" by Garth Brooks. I know that I am of course a little Biased but I could listen to him sing all day and it wouldn't get old to me. I just wish he would sing more. Peyton is quiet a little singer herself. I will post her singing up here soon. Hope you all enjoy this video. It's not the best footage but maybe it will brighten your Monday afternoon..

IT'S TIME FOR AN UPDATE

It's been a while since I updated last so I thought I should take the time to do so. First just to share that I will be the proud aunt of another little boy in February. Yes, that's right Rob and Miranda are having another boy. They of course are excited to have another healthy baby and I know it will probably not be there last. They really want to add a girl to the mix. And I think Miranda will need that extra girl in the house. But I am so excited that Tristan will be able to have a brother so close in age to grow up with. I think that is great. He is so funny and animated I just love him so much. He will be turning 2 on Friday so on Saturday they are having a birthday party for him. So that will be fun. Peyton and him are best buds when they are together.. It is so funny. I am sure I will have lots of pictures to take of them next weekend.

My little brother (Ryan) got a new job at bobcat in Bowling green so I am glad for that it is paying him a lot more than his other job. Even though his other job was in morgantown. But with him going to school wat WKU it isnt that bad.

I have two doctor's appt's this week and I am not looking forward to either one of them. But I am going to try to be a BIG girl and not cry this time..LOL !!!

Until Next time

THE PAINTING OF THE BATHROOM

Well I went bold .....I just couldnt decide so I let Chad decide and we all know how men are they really just don't care. But I guess it will grown on me. It does look really good with the tile shower. I PROMISE !! LOL
And I added a picture of Peyton helping daddy scrub the porch in the rain yesterday.She is so silly.

~ I MET YOU IN MY DREAMS ~

I met you in my dreams last night, and so many things that I have wanted to say I was finally able to say. At first I was lost for words. So many things ran through my head. I have been waiting for nearly seven months to figure out just how to express my feelings and last night I was able to do so. I know that talking and praying about you before I closed my eyes last night sparked the dream but that is fine with me. I can dream of long conversations with you every night if it will help me to ease the hurt in my heart. You still came to me with arms open wide and full of life. You looked just like you did when we were younger back in our middle school years. You said "I am here now, tell me what you need" It gives me to chills as I sit here and type that. So many things I need and so little time to tell you in. I am so glad that I was able to see your smiling face again. Each day I think of you and it doesn't seem real to me. It doesn't feel as if you could be gone. I still have your numbers programed into my phone, I still have all your emails saved and from time to time I will read them to myself as I cry. So much hurt we expressed and so many secrets that I hold on to. You will never be forgotten by me and you will forever live in my heart.

As I sleep tonight I hope to meet you again, I will be ready to finish our conversation and I will be ready to see you smiling face.

I LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU LOTS !

MY SHOWER ....BEFORE THE PAINTING OF THE BATHROOM

HERE ARE THE PICS OF MY NEW SHOWER!!! IF YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR PAINT COLOR PLEASE LET ME KNOW...I AM STUCK!!

SO MANY THINGS THAT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT !!

Well I hope that you are ready to read a long post. I have so many things I want to write about so I am not sure where to even start. I may just ramble a lot so if I do I am sorry.

First of all I am very confused in the educational system in this area. I have really been struggling about this topic. I just dont understand how middle school staff can send a child onto the 8th grade after the mother has told them that she strongly suggests that they keep her in 7th grade. This child has been struggling in the 7th grade last year she was making d's and f's and three weeks in the 7th grade again this year they feel like she will be okay in the eighth grade. Please tell me how a student has done enough work in the first three weeks of school to know that they are making enough progress to move forward? The parent told the teachers some of the things that the child was struggling with like having a hard time telling time unless it was a digital clock, and the teachers reply was "well half the kids walking down the hallway dont know that" Come on now what are they teaching in schools now? That is crazy to think and that is not something I would be proud to admit if I were a teacher. The teachers were concerned with her being 19 years old when she graduates. WELL WHEN SHE FAILS THE 8th GRADE SHE WILL BE RIGHT BACK TO SQAURE ONE! It is funny to me how they can hold back a kid because of his athletic ability to help out the basketball or football team but, but when I child is REALLY in need of an education they dont want to. Is it because she is classified as special (not mentally retarded) but maybe a little slower than most? That is wrong. Every child should be given the same treatment and should be provided the same educational opportunity as all the other kids do.....I will fight tooth and nail with all these people in this school district to make darn sure that my child is given all the opportunities as everyone else.....

OKAY NEXT (LOL)

Chad got a call from JJ on Sunday. He was very upset and just needed to talk. He knows that he left us on bad terms when he was in and I think he is realizing that now. I am glad for that but I am also really tired of JJ thinking that he can lie his way out of everything especially to the one person who has been helping him get his life out of the mess it was in. But it didnt take long for him to stop paying his bills and letting his life hit rock bottom again.... SAD actually I couldn't imagine the way he feels. He is in Alaska and has nobody ..... He told Chad that they were sending him to Afghanistan in November for 6 months then he will go back to Alaska for a about a month and then he goes to Iraq for about a year.... He is really upset and freaking out. They are not allowing him anytime for leave to come home either and that is making it harder on him. He wants Chad to come there which is fine but we are trying to figure out how we could pull that off. Plane ticket is like $600.00. It kills Chad cause he knows exactly how JJ feels, he was there once before.

We have finally got out shower finished ......THANK GOD!!! It has been almost three months with no access to our bathroom we have all been using Peyton's which has been a nightmare...LOL!! But it was worth the wait cause it is beautiful. I do not have the walls painted I am doing that this weekend but everything is at least able to be used.... I am going to take my first shower in there tonight....YAY!! I will post pics up of what I have but rememeber I have not painted yet....

I went to the dentist today and let me just say it was no better than it was when I was 17 years old. It has been at least 8 years since I have been to the dentist.. I know that is awful and I am ashamed to admit that. But we have never had insurance until now. Thank God we have it now. When I went into the dentist today I was just expecting to get my teeth cleaned .....but that is not what happened. When they examined my teeth they noticed that I was in the early stages of gum diease and my teeth are going to need a lot of work. I automatically FREAK out.... I almost cried right there in front her but was able to hold it all in. They had to go in and clean my in, around and under my gums.... This is from a lack of flossing .... I brush twice daily but flossing was always something I lacked on. Maybe flossed once a month. They had to give me six shots in my mouth to numb me. (I thought I would die when I saw the needle) It hurt really bad and I wanted to run away. :(
After she was all done I could not move the right side of my face and I was so overcome with anxiety I just didnt want to talk. I got there at 8:30 this morning and an ledt at 11:00. I just wasnt prepared for all that today. It hurt and the bad part is I have to go back the 23rd to do the left side.... :(
The doctors office was GREAT so that helped but I still hate going to the dentist.. Now I have to make an appt for my gynocologist which I have not been to one of those in......lets see Peyton will be 5 in October......So I guess almost 5 years.... LOL!!
Yeah that is not funny but that is what happens when you don't have insurance. Oh well I am getting it all done so I wont have to deal with this stuff again..

I will tell a little funny story on Peyton....
We had just got home from eating last Thursday night and Peyton went straight to the bathroom (poor thing is like her daddy lol) I heard her hollering for me so I hollered back and asked her what she needed.... Her reply was "MOM,I NEED SOME TOILET PAPER, YOU KNOW MY BUTT CAN'T WIPE ITSELF" Yes my 4 year old shouted this out to me. I almost fell in the floor laughing at her. I looked at Chad and said "No she just didnt say that to me" I never know what she is thinking.

I hope you all have a wonderful week and I hope that I didn't bore you to bad.

~ UNTIL NEXT TIME ~

THANK YOU LAURIE

I SHOULD HAVE EMAILED HER A LONG TIME AGO..... THANKS BUNCHES LAURIE KEEN FOR PIMPIN MY BLOG AGAIN!!!! LOL!!!

BARE WITH ME!!!

I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET MY BLOG TO LOOK LIKE IT USE TO BUT FOR SOME REASON IT IS SET UP AS A TEMPLATE AND NOT AS A LAYOUT AND NOTHING I DO IS HELPING IT..... PLEASE IF YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS LET ME KNOW BEFORE I THROW THIS COMPUTER OUT THE WINDOW..... ;)

THANKS

Camping Pictures

Okay so the one's of Peyton crying is after I told her about Big foot...Again I still feel horrible but hey my daddy use to tell me those stories when I was her age... Poor baby of mine... And yes those are real tears no drama queen here...I think the other ones are pretty self explainatory..... The one of the tent is obviously the tent that Jeff bought that was to small...GOSH I CRACK UP EVERYTIME I SEE IT !!!! AND THE PICTURE IS NOT AS FUNNY AS IN REAL LIFE... I may have more later but I think you all can see the weekend adventures...

ENJOY














"SPARKY PLEASE STEP AWAY FROM THE BLOW TORCH"



GO HEATHER GO !! PUT YOUR HELMET ON LITTLE BUDDY LMAO


We look really bad here.......


PEYTON AND LAYMOND AND THEIR FISHING POLES (NOTICE LAYMONDS IS SCOOBY DOO)


PEYTON WILL KILL ME FOR THIS ONE, ONE DAY BUT I JUST COULDN'T RESIST!! LOL

PICTURES OF OUR CAMPING ADVENTURE.

If you haven't read about our camping adventure scroll down to the "Griswold camping trip" That will explain the pictures.

I wish I had one of the tree on fire .....that would have been GREAT!! LMAO!! Poor Chad would have heard about that forever...What am I talkin about Sparky will hear about it forever regardless....LMAO

I BELIEVE

A Birth Certificate shows that we were born

A Death Certificate shows that we died

Pictures show that we lived!

Have a seat . . . Relax . . . And read this slowly.





I Believe...

That just because two people argue,

It doesn't mean they don't love each other.
And just because they don't argue,
It doesn't mean they do love each other.

I Believe...
That we don't have to change friends if
We understand that friends change.

I Believe...
That no matter how good a friend is, they're going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.

I Believe...
That true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance.

Same goes for true love.

I Believe...
That you can do something in an instant
That will give you heartache for life.

I Believe...
That it's taking me a long time
To become the person I want to be.

I Believe...
That you should always leave loved ones with
Loving words. It may be the last time you see them.

I Believe...
That you can keep going long after you think you can't.

I Believe...
That we are responsible for what
We do, no matter how we feel.

I Believe...
That either you control your attitude or it controls you.

I Believe...
That heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.

I Believe...
That money is a lousy way of keeping score.

I Believe...
That my best friend and I, can do anything, or nothing and have the best time.

I Believe...
That sometimes the people you expect to kick you When you're down, will be the ones to help you get back up.

I Believe...
That sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be angry,
But that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.

I Believe...
That maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had
And what you've learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.

I Believe...
That it isn't always enough, to be forgiven by others.

Sometimes, you have to learn to forgive yourself.

I Believe...
That no matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief.

I Believe...
That our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are,
But, we are responsible for who we become.

I Believe...
That you shouldn't be so eager to find
Out a secret. It could change your life Forever.

I Believe...
Two people can look at the exact same
Thing and see something totally different.

I Believe...
That your life can be changed in a matter of
Hours by people who don't even know you.

I Believe...
That even when you think you have no more to give, when
A friend cries out to you - you will find the strength to help.

I Believe...
That credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.

I Believe...
That the people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon.



~~Until Next time ~~

Weekend with the "Griswold Family"

It is always nice to go out with my family and enjoy a long weekend. Well I have to say that was always the case until this weekend~Lol. First let me just say that I did enjoy myself but I thought it would be nice to share my weekend. Friday I took a vacation day from work and we loaded up the truck and hooked up the pontoon boat and headed to rough river lake. Peyton was so excited about camping she didnt stop talking the whole way there. When we got there the lake was still pretty calm not a lot of people on friday which we were glad. We reserved a spot to park the pontoon in the water so we didnt have to pull it in and out all weekend. Then we went and backed it in to the water and it started right up. Then when Jeff went to put it in gear it died.....ARGGHHH! This is where the fun begins..... Jeff can not get it to stay started so he is trying to get to the dock when he hollered at Chad (cause he was pissed off) Chad pulls on the rope and nearly pulls him to the lake!! They acted like a bunch of idiots...So me and Peyton went to look at the fish by the marina. (which by the way were HUGE) they finally got it pulled to the dock and we dedcided to go set up our tents. We got our tent set up and got the truck unloaded. Jeff then started to set up his tent when he finally got it set up Chad and I looked at each other and started cracking up. Jeff had bough a one man tent but it was a junior size for a kid. It was about as long as Peyton.... LOL!!! So we aired up the air mattresses and he went to put his twin size in there and it wouldn't even fit. by the time that he got it wedged in the tent his feet were elevated ....LOL!! As I am typing this I am cracking up thinking about it... :)
Then Peyton and I went down to the beach area while they tried to figure out what was wrong with boat. We were the only ones there. So that was nice. It was VERY relaxing to just sit there in the sun and watch the boats go by. Peyton didnt like the fact the there were fish swimming by her she about freaked out. She tries to play country girl but bless her heart she just cant handle all of the country... We played there for probably three hours and then Chad came back to get us. He said they got the boat out of the water and took it to the "Dam boat Repair" funny name but that is exactly what I thought about that boat. So all we could do was wait. We went back to the campsite and peyton played at the park the rest of the night (which was like 10 steps from our site) We went and got showers which I hate doing at campsites I never actually feel clean. But I at least got all the sand off of me and smelled better.
We roasted marshmallows at the fire and then sat and talked. This is when Chad noticed the ants that were all around this tree next to our tent. He then thought it would be smart to burn the ants off the tree with the blow torch....CAN I JUST SAY DUH!!!! We didn't think anything about it and we got in the tent about 10 and eventually fell asleep. I woke up the next morning and Chad was looking at the tree I asked him what he was doing and he said "I stuck my head out of the tent last night about midnight and the tree was on fire" Of course I started laughing hysterically. I asked him what he did he said he poured coke on it and then when that didnt work ran back and fourth to the bathroom about 10 times and finally got it out. What is funny is it took it several hours before it actually started burning. I told him that the blow torch was not such a bright idea...
Saturday morning still not boat the guy kept telling us all that was wrong with it.But he didnt know if it could be fixed or not.. Poor Chad was so mad he just wanted to fish off the boat. We went for a ride to the Falls of rough area which I thought was a big thing but quickly learned that it wasn't. It is a very pretty area but not much of any falls... oh well it was a nice quiet area anyway. Then Heather and Laymond came and went out to fish in their boat they were only out there a little while because all the boats moving so fast they couldn't fish. So me Chad and Peyton were swimming at the beach area for a couple hours and then Peyton took a boat ride back to the dock with Heather and Laymond and then to the campsite. We sat there the most of the day Peyton played her little heart out and we just relaxed and goofed off. We went to the dam for a fishing adventure which lasted a whole twenty minutes.. Water was to low we kept getting hung on everything.
That night Peyton wanted to hear ghost stories I told her she would end up crying and I wasnt going to tell her any...Well she is just like me and would not hush so I told her the story my daddy use to tell me about Big foot (not a good idea) bless her little heart she was so scared she cried and cried and Laymond scared her and then she didnt want to camp anymore and I told her it wasn't real and she kept repeating that over and over again to her self.... I felt so bad...She is not hearing anymore stories from me. I called my sister Saturday to update her on all the drama of the trip she was laughing so hard she couldn't even talk. She is the one who gave us the new name "Griswold Family camping trip" Chad = Clark(sparky) LMAO, Jeff=Eddie(the one with the metal plate in his head), I am Ellen the wife and Peyton is Adry. We are definetly the Griswolds this weekend. After I realized it I called Chad Sparky the rest of the weekend and of course Peyton did to which made it even more funnier....... We picked up the boat Sunday morning only to find out it needed a new motor....HMMMMM THAT'S NICE !! Luckily the guy only charged $75.00 for all the time he had it. Then we get to Caneyville and Sparky looks at Eddie and says "we didn't strap down the boat" NICE JUST NICE!!! The weight of the boat and one rope from the front is all that was keeping it on.....

IT DIDN'T MATTER THOUGH WE WERE ALL TOGETHER AND THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS!!!

HERE'S HOPING FOR A BETTER ADVENTURE NEXT TIME.

Pictures will be posted soon.... Check back for another good laugh

Hope you all enjoyed my chaotic weekend....There is always more where that comes from.

Until Next Time