So Much To Do and SOO Little Time

So much to do and so little time...That is how I feel at any given time or even given day. As the summer approaches I am trying to get a lot done around the house..so that this summer it can be all about "fun in the sun", and day trips with the kids, just having a good summer doing a bunch of everything and a whole lot of nothing. A stay at home mother's job is never done. There is no time clock, sometimes no lunch, and it seems that some days last for weeks. If I am not sitting in car rider line waiting to pick up Tyler from school, I am being a soccer mom making sure that everyone gets to practice on time with all of their stuff, or doing the never ending pile of laundry, dishes(note to self call repairman dishwasher is broken) don't forget the parties at school were you need to bring cupcakes/cookies,cook dinner...on and on the list could go. The job is not glamorous and sometimes you do not get taken seriously, people think it is sitting around eating bon-bons all day and let me tell you its not! But I am VERY VERY BLESSED to be a stay at home mom...I thank God everyday !! I get to play, and love on my kids all day everyday. This job may not be glamorous but it has some GREAT benefits!!!

One of those days...argh!!!

Emily Klair woke up about 1:00 a.m. this morning and crawled in bed with us. For the next hour I laid awake watching her twitch, moan, and distort into all kinds of ways. It kills me to sit by and watch her have seizures. I can honestly say it tears my heart out everytime. I guess then I should have known by her night what this morning would be like. Emily Klair and I were getting ready for school and work, I was brushing her hair and talking to her about her day, I asked her to practice her memory verse for the preschool graduation. I did not get a response... so I started to get a little annoyed that she was not answering me. I told her please do not start this morning(she is not a morning person..I know I know she got it from me) we are having a good morning...lets keep it that way. Still no response from her, at this moment I am beginning to get really annoyed with her. I turn her around, and as I touch her she falls to the ground..lost all muscle control... I pick her up and it feels as if I am holding a stiff board. I have seen it so many times you would think that I would have picked up on it sooner...talk about feeling like mother of the year..here I stand yelling and being annoyed with her while her brain is misfiring signals making her miserable. After about 2 minutes of me holding her and talking to her...she finally comes too, and her first words are "momma I don't feel so good" and I know that she was answering me from 5 minutes ago unaware of what just happened. As she gets older she is able to talk to us and tell us what it feels like and what she remembers and what she doesn't. This morning she says she remembers me asking her to practice her memory verse and then she felt funny and she thought that she was answering me. I pray everyday that she will outgrow the seizures. I hate that days like today happen, but I am truly thankful that I have a God that takes care of us and loves us, even on days like today when I am a little mad, frustrated, and sad.

Having it over and done....PRICELESS!!!!

I really do think that time is going by faster and faster these days!! We are loving playing outside and taking trips to the park. Spring is one of our favorite times of the year. Although I already have a fish named Emily Klair wanting to know when can we go swimming??



Both of my children are growing up way faster then I would like for them too!!! Tyler is in to soccer right now and loves it. I just love watching him play. He is doing great in school but is ready for summer vacation and I can not blame him I am too... His teacher said he was the heartbreaker of 1st grade all the little girls like him!! (warren is having a harder time with this then I am...Tyler has a couple girls that call him..and he has already been asked to the movies by one..go figure they are in 1st grade people..come on there is plenty of time for dating and talking on the phone!!) We are getting ready to have his birthday party..I know what your thinking "isn't his birthday in Jan.?" and yes it is but he wanted to have a camo party and do outside things like capture the flag, obstacle course, things of that nature so we decided to not have a party on his birthday and just have a party in the spring!! I am really excited about it because this will be the first one he has really ever had. He has always opted for the one or two friends spend the night parties....so yeah me I get to plan a party!!! I love it!!





Today was a big day in the life of Emily Klair she is officially a big girl!! Warren and I took her to get her kindergarten physical today....(boy am I glad that I convinced dad he needed to go with me!!) She was so brave she let them do her eye exam, hearing exam and even poke her finger and no tears!!! Dr. Denney could not believe how big a girl she was and as he was leaving said.."the nurse will be in shortly to give the 4 shots, have a good day!" and that is when it happened..My sweet little Emily Klair turned into this monster that was kicking and screaming!! Thankfully daddy was there and he could help hold her down and once she got the first one and realized it was not as bad as she thought she was okay...but for a few minutes there I was not sure it was going to happen. If you know about everything Emily Klair has been through going to the Dr. should be second nature to her...sometimes it is but sometimes because of everything she has been through it makes it harder because she can remember the things that hurt and was not fun so needless to say to have this over and done with is...PRICELESS!! No more thinking about it, talking about it, or worrying about it!!! We are all ready for kindergarten...now if we can just get lower letters of the alphabet down!!hehe

As my children get older I am amazed everyday at what a blessing they are. Tyler is our sweet one and so kind hearted, he really wears his heart on his sleeve(not sure where he got that from..lol) and Emily Klair is a sweetheart too, she is so playful, and loving, but will tell you real quick if it was not done to her liking. She is also a prankster like her mom and dad...hehe!!! both of our children are gifts from God. I really wish they did not grow up so fast!!

Too beautiful for words...

I was looking through some old pictures that I was just getting off my camera and came across some pictures from one of my favorite places in the world. I have been going to Lake Guntersville for 15 years, first as a teen and now as an adult chaperon. It is one of my favorite things that I do on a yearly basis.

This year I got to take Emily Klair with me and she had a ball and was a very good girl. (only one minor incident with the campfire...lol) The kids were so sweet to her and she made some great memories of her own. In looking at the pictures I was amazed at how beautiful it was. I mean I go every year and it is exactly the same...nothing ever changes about it. But when I looked at these pictures I could not believe my eyes.

It is a very special place. Lots of people have made the decision to become apart of God's family at this lake. Some have gotten first kisses on the dock, some have been thrown into the icy frigid lake by groups of fun loving gentlemen,and who can forget the gum tree?? I think there is gum on the gum tree that is older then me, there have been haunted houses made in some of the old cabins, and some have been hypnotized and ate onions like apples (yes it was gross to watch!!), there have been serious talks and realizations of how real Satan is and how easy it is to fall into his traps. This place will always hold a special place in my heart.




While I was looking over some of the pictures of this trip I realized that this place is too beautiful for words. I now know that I have taken it for granted these last 15 years. In fact I also realized I take a lot in my life for granted. I have so much to be thankful for and so much in my life that is "Too beautiful for words" its time I realized it!!!

WOW are we really that old????

Warren celebrated his 31st birthday yesterday!! As you can see he is still just one big kid!!

That is one of the many things about him that makes him such a great husband and father...he does not take life too seriously.

We were talking last night and we have celebrated 16 birthdays together. (I do not feel that old!!) We have been through and lived through a lot together and I am thankful everyday that he was by my side through all of them.

So, as Tyler said yesterday "HAPPY BIRTHDAY OLE MAN"

We love you very much and you are appericated more then you know!!!