Spring and Loving it!

I love, love, love this time of year, especially when it's beautiful with no storms!

I love our tulip tree and when I get to see it full with blooms, some years old man winter sneaks up on it and bites it back again and it's just not as pretty.

Not this year!

Greg wanted to cut it or move it when we added the screened in porch, I just didn't have the heart to so it's too close!

We enjoyed a wonderful afternoon, I set up a table to finish painting and just enjoyed the sun.

Our little friend, hung close but at least the Groundhogs didn't make an appearance!
Enjoyed the Creek and the buttercups..

Have I mentioned I heart my tulip tree!

My cowgirl rigged her a rope and lassoed the post all afternoon, she was just enjoying the day. Minus the bees that were out. She kept running off looking back waiting for them to fly away.

I moved to the front yard to work in my flowers and she followed. She is a sweetie.

I wouldn't let her try to lasso Sugar so her car was the next best thing!

Actually it was Kacey's, Greg and I got it for her first birthday.

Lots of babies have been pushed in it, and I can't seem to part with it, plus

our house always has babies visiting so it's great to have.

Hope you enjoyed the Sunshine!

Just Another day in Paradise!

BTW: Kacey is lobbying for a duck for Easter.... a duck, a real life quacking duck! Maybe I've got some kid years left after all, and I love it!

No Not Me Monday

Being Honest and living to tell about it.

I most certainly would NOT stay up late 2 nights in a row painting things for Kacey's room, no not me! I also, sure would NOT put up a table in the LR to paint on so I could do so and watch TV. I would Never take a chance on getting paint on my carpet like that...

I also would never take a picture of my child when she didn't want me too... After she had showered and braided her hair so she could sleep in braids to get a wavy look, Nope not me!

And that is also not rainbow chaser that she still sleeps with at 13 and has since she was 2! Never.

We are still NOT groundhog hunting and we do NOT feel like we are in a bad episode of Caddy Shack! Nope not us. This is the small one by the way.

I also, did NOT spend the weekend on an emotional roller coaster full of packing up stuffed animals for my oldest child. I did not cry through the whole process. Nope not me, then since one of the stuffed animals did NOT trigger a sweet Memory of my grandma I would Never go by their old house that someone else lives in and take a picture since the tulip trees were in full bloom while blubbering on the side of the road.. Nope not me.

I also, would never post this on Tuesday and back date it Monday!

NOPE NOT ME!

Happy Tuesday oops I mean Monday everybody!

TGIF!

Thank you Lord it is Friday!

and thank you for!...

the fact that Kacey knee has shown some improvement..

that even though it ran me late getting up, since Grace is going to be gone tonight after Greg left this morning she came in our room and said Mommy can you lay with me awhile..She loves to snuggle.. I laid there and enjoyed her wanting to be near me and prayed..

that even though all that went on, I went to work with curly hair but we were on time.. I know that was a blessing from you!

for my hard working husband who came home after working 10 hours and has been doing things around the house... I always get spring fever this time of year and he gets to put up with me and my honey do's!]

Thank you for our health and for my parents health. There are so many that are going through difficult times.

Thank you for my family...I've been blessed to be a wife and a mother and I don't want to ever take one second for granted...

Happy Friday all!

Never a dull moment! part III

Okay, after this I will really try to talk about something other than rodents for awhile... Make sure you scroll down and read part 1 and 2 before reading on.

This Morning, I asked Grace to run out to my car and get Kacey's ice bag out of the front seat, see with her knee she is supposed to be icing it 3 times a day for 10 - 15 minutes at a time. Since she is spending the night with a friend tonight she was surprisingly up and already ready.. I remember those days.. Those were the longest school days ever.

She came running in, momma there is something dead in front of your car! It has dirt on it..

I was thrilled, Man maybe he did kill it, it just died later...

I go to get in the car and I see it, I couldn't quite figure it out. I heard or thought I heard Kacey...

Kacey ~ GRACE it's a skunk, I touched it it's hard! (in her annoyed voice)
me ~ What.... you touched a skunk?
Kacey ~ MOMMA, I said a stump, I touched it, wood not a skunk (in her annoyed voice)
Me ~ oh, I thought you were smarter than that... sorry I guess my sinuses really have my ears plugged.
Me ~ (Kacey was gone last night so she missed all the excitement) I guess this groundhog thing has us all paranoid.
Kacey ~ (still in her annoyed voice) You think!
Grace ~ Well if it has babies, I'm not going outside anymore...

So I get to work and I'm telling a co-worker and another co-worker walks in my office.
Her ~ My son will come get them.
Me ~ really?
Her ~ oh he loves to trap, skunks, beavers, squirrel, chipmunks, raccoons.
Me ~ well that's neat, where does he release them
Her ~ oh he doesn't release them he eats them.
Me ~ do what?
Her ~ yeah, I took him to buy his own crock pot because I told him he wasn't using mine for those critters... You would be surprised and what all he caught in our house a Madison. He'll come if you want him too, he does live traps too.
Me ~ what does he bait them with, (just out of curiosity you know)
Her ~ sardines
Me ~ (laughing) are you serious.. Let me give Greg the weekend and I'll get with you next week if I need him....

OKAY GREG YOU HAVE TIL 5 Sunday or I'm calling in backup!!!! And I don't want to call raccoon eating man to finish the job so you wanted to go hunting this weekend what's the difference you say turkey I say Groundhog! Love you honey!

Never a dull Moment! Part II

Sorry for the Length!

Today I ran from work into Walmart and my cell phone rings..

Me ~ Hello

Greg ~ I've got news and your not gonna like it!

Me ~ (thinking oh no water leak.... something Horrible) What?

Greg - there are 2!

Me~ how big

Grace ~ (in the background) Now we have a Hammy and Cheese!

Greg ~ there both the same size.

Me ~ oh now it's March... do something and please tell me she didn't name the other one cheese!

Greg ~ what I'm I supposed to do.. I can't catch them out long enough to kill them and yes she named the other one cheese!

Me ~ where were they

Greg ~ in the backyard they ran back to the barn... what there one click......

he hung up and was gone...

See when I said it's march... that meant... after googling the other night I read where the Mate in Feb and March and after a short 31 day gestation period they have babies in April and May... So in less than a month we could have 8 of these suckers running around our yard and after 6 weeks babies are ready to be on their own so that is NOT cool!

Not cool at all. I did feel a little bad for telling him to shoot them..

so what else was I to do I called Krowe,

Me - Tell me I'm not a horrible person, I told him to kill them. there are 2 now by the way!

Krowe - NO, you ask this from a girl who posted a dead turtle on her blog, no way they have got to go!

Me ~ And they do foundation damage, and it's march and google says they mate in Feb and March and after a 30 day gestation period have babies in April and May...

Krowe ~ eeekkkk we are about to have an egg hunt and we don't want to loose any babies... I say they die!

Me ~ okay I feel better

Greg - You are not going to believe this it's kindof funny though.

Me ~ you didn't get it did you

Greg ~ no, but just listen. I shot at it, I was dead on it I'm not sure how I missed, It flopped to the ground and I was like YES! one down, and it layed still for about 15/20 seconds and got up and took off, I wonder if they play dead. There was no blood so I guess I did miss it.

Me ~ oh Greg, what if it has babies under our barn... Set a trap and then you can take them and release them somewhere else..

Greg ~ I don't know what to set a trap with, what do they eat..

Me ~ I don't know google it!

Never a dull Moment! Part I

This past Tuesday as we were leaving home for school! This is after I cleaned flower beds Monday night and looked over my shoulder ever two seconds to see if I was about to be mauled by a ground hog..

Kacey yelled, ~ Hey there it is..
Me ~ What where?
Kacey ~ In front of the barn
Me ~ Where? (Then it moves) That's it, give me my camera
Grace ~ Here, are you getting out with it,
Me ~ Its 50 yards away, I'm gonna get a picture......

On the way to school!
Kacey ~ I think it is cool we have a groundhog
Me ~ I think it is uncool they can cause foundation damage to our house.. Have you walked in the front yard lately you sink.... from all the boroughs.
Kacey ~ He needs a name
Grace ~ Yeah, he does...
Kacey ~ Let's name him Hammy...
Me ~ Hammy??
Kacey ~ I've always wanted a groundhog named Hammy!
Me~ Oh yeah, I'm sure, what about Hoggy!
Kacey ~ Nope, Hammy. And I still think he is a mutant Mole!
Me ~ Moles are little
Kacey ~ That's why I think he is a mutant mole!

yep, never a dull moment!

Test Anxiety

Test Anxiety - If you are reading my blog and are a school teacher or a parent of a school age child you know the test I'm referring too. ARMT/SAT!

I love our schools and our teachers and our faculty but I would like to say, my kids have test Anxiety, so 2 notes home per child and a phone call from our principal later (through the automated system) , you are stressing my kids out!

My favorite part of the letters are the tips.

Eat a good breakfast ~ I feed my kids every morning, if they aren't hungry I still make them eat.

then we get notes saying they are going to feed them again at school and give snacks! Brain food! Really! I don't remember all that when we were in school. Have I just blocked it out?

Don't upset your child before school ~ No comment on this one, but it would be nice if our kids got that message every now and then....Don't stress your Mom before work!

Make sure they get a good nights sleep ~ anyway enough of that.

Grace got up this morning half asleep and half panicked she came to the kitchen with big tears coming down her face...

Grace ~ Momma I need clothes

Me ~ they are on your bed

Grace ~ Not those I need different ones

Me ~ Grace I picked them out what is wrong with them.

Grace ~ I need my new ones. I need 10's I have to be comfortable and my teacher said don't wear tight clothes.. I need to be loose!

Me ~ Grace, go put the clothes on that I put on your bed and then come back to me okay

Grace stumbled down the hall still crying

10 minutes later she comes in the kitchen all smiles.

Me ~ Well are those pants too tight.

Grace ~ Nope they are just right

Me ~ Baby I would not make you wear tight clothes to school test or no test.

Just do your best it will be okay.

Grace ~ I love you Momma

This conversation just days after the one I had to tell her she will do great but it will not keep her from going to fourth grade. So children and school administration I'm praying for you this week!

I love you all but seriously please stop stressing my kids!

Weekend in Review!

After a crazy hectic Thursday of carpooling kids. I learned many things.

The main thing is that with a car load of girls you are not going to get them all to agree to anything but pizza!

6 girls counting me! Me ~ What do you want for lunch?

Them ~ "I don't like Chick-fil-a"

"I'm a vegetarian"

"I'm not hungry"

Well after passing Cici's pizza and them deciding that was something they could all live with, we did a U turn.

I was home Thursday between carpooling/haircuts and more carpooling for 30 minutes between 8:30 Thursday morning and we got home to stay around 8 Thursday night, I was exhausted. A Mom's got to do what a Mom's got to do! It was my turn to repay some great Moms that have been helping me out!

Friday we slept late!!! Then we had tickets to the Long Branch Opry.

If you remember King Andrew from basketball season, he is in a band. Freshwater Creek!

A band of jr high students that are really good.

I was surprised, how good. I was impressed!

I was again blessed to sit with a row of giggling teenage girls. Shew I've done my time in the last week that is for sure! King Andrew played the banjo.

On Saturday Morning I took Grace to a 2 hour Softball practice. My hunting husband owes me big time! Then off to shop for Easter dresses and some church clothes. Seems both girls have grown out of everything! Kacey and I don't agree on clothes lately so I was happy we came away with some church clothes we both liked! Yeah!

And..... we are going to kind of match for Easter... Tell me that is not a victory!

Well not like matching dresses but all in the same color scheme... that will work!

One of Kacey's new outfits.

Grace loved this little outfit, Greg came in the bedroom yesterday when we were getting ready for church and was laughing, he was like they are going to think we have wild kids, look at those furry boots and that outfit.
Choose your battles honey... They are at least covered!

Covered and Happy!

And covered in prayer....

I used to think babies were hard, now I'm learning different.

Now, it's getting really hard...

boys

the fine line between being her friend and being her Mom

We are learning

We both have scars but we are learning.

One day at a time!

But I'm also learning that even our bad days aren't that bad.

It's still another day in paradise and

there is still no other place I'd rather be!

IT!

After an hour of googling every animal in the rodent family...

Beavers

gophers

moles

we have decided IT is a ground hog... A large ground hog...

Me~ no it's not a beaver look the tail is flat the one I saw had a bushy tail

Greg ~ what I saw was not a beaver

Me ~ I don't think it is a gopher either. Maybe a gopher and a beaver got together and that's what we got.

Greg a Bropher or a grover ~ hey I think it is a what's that thing on Feb 2?

Me ~ A ground hog?

goggle ~ Me ~ Hey I think it is.

Greg ~ Told you.

so mystery solved, the only problem is after some more googling we found out that Ground hogs are aggressive and will charge if they feel threatened. That makes a momma happy!

Just another day in Paradise!

Tuesday Rewind!

On Tuesday of this week Greg carried Kacey to Cullman and Grace and I had the evening to play. When we got home we came in and put or things away and then I went out to go back to the car and there it was in the backyard, as big and pretty as you please. He took off running to the barn.

Me ~ (calling Greg on the phone) Hey are beavers mean?

Greg ~ What

Me ~ Are beavers mean?

Greg ~ I don't know why.

Me~ Because there is one in our backyard, I'm going to look for it and take a picture.

Greg ~ Are you sure it was a beaver?

So Grace and I went on a beaver hunt. We with Camera in hand. Hunted the critter since Greg was a little unbelieving.

As we start on our adventure, I tried to get Grace to go first and she was not happy with that little idea! She started singing Going on a beaver hunt going on a beaver hunt I'm not afraid!

Bear hunt ~ Narrell style.

We never saw our friend again that day, although I got to thinking it didn't have a beaver tail so it might be a gopher... So maybe it was a gopher hunt...

although we didn't see the animal again we did have a nice walk...

We saw Sugar!

Sugar didn't have time for us!


We played at the creek. And yes that is my sweet daughter that at 5:30 in the afternoon still has pj's on. And heelys in a pasture... yep that's us during Spring break totally lazy... AND loving it.

We looked around the creek thinking beaver. Anyway.... IT was spotted again on Thursday by Greg so now he believes... Scary part, he isn't sure what kind of animal it was either. hmmmm

Happy Sunday

Picture Day!

I'm behind in blogging. Grace had picture day last week at school. Isn't she a sweetie!

Staycation and Osgood Schlatter Disease!

It's been a crazy start to or Spring break Staycation! Between Kacey's Sinus infection and then knee pain it's been a whirlwind. Monday night we had Movie night and Grace got to pick the movie! We watched Hannah Montana says goodbye. Last night Grace and I went on a gopher hunt... yes, another story for another blog post! Greg carried Kacey to Cullman to her trainer. Long story ~ longer. During Basketball, Kacey had some knee pain from time to time but nothing major. It would hurt, get better hurt get better, but nothing severe. Monday she went to HAC to play tennis for fun/then she and Morgan went to the park and played for awhile. Nothing official, just playing... Never did she complain but she probably played for 4 or 5 hours total on Monday. Then last night at warm ups she complained... Well the guy who works with her is an awesome Christan man and leads by example. He works to strengthen and train athletes to keep them injury free and when she wasn't right in warm ups he evaluated and sat her out.. She was NOT happy. He let her do the upper body straightening but nothing to do with her legs. When it was over he told Greg to have it checked as soon as possible something wasn't quite right. So that leads to today... We went to the Dr this morning. And for the first time since all this started she got up and walked and said, Momma it hurts to straighten my leg... After x-rays and being evaluated she was diagnosed with Osgood Schlatter Disease, well let me first say when our Dr. rolled that of her tongue I felt sick... I thought WHAT we came in with knee pain and we are leaving with a Disease, but she quickly explained what it was and I would like to say I think I could find a better name for it. Praise God, that the name sounds much worse than the illness. It is basically when the child hits a growth spurt the tendons and bones are growing so fast they are weak, and throw in an overactive teen and you get inflammation where the bone and tendons connect below the kneecap. I'm thankful it isn't worse and with some TLC she'll be fine! She'll have to continue with the trainer longer to help develop the muscles in the back of her leg to hopefully help as well. Now if I can just sit on her long enough to get her to rest to begin to heal! I've never heard of Osgood Schlatter Disease but everything they sent home with us says it is pretty common in young active teens. I guess we learn something new everyday! Thank you for praying for her and please continue to pray for healing.
Happy Wednesday!
From Just another day in Paradise.

Sometimes!

Sometimes

When I don't expect seeing it!

Among all the

wet bathroom floors after bath time

every uniform washed

Green marker on the walls

tattle tailing

toothpaste smeared in the sinks.

Polly pockets in every room of the house

glitter hair spray and lip stick

whiny voice

mud tracked in the house

stained clothes and missing socks

basketball games

Softball games

Tennis matches

Carpools

Sidewalk chalk

Grubby fingerprints and smudges

webkinz

Rainbow chaser/Brown sugar

loud Music

Hannah Montana

Birthday parties

karaoke

Wii match

Episode of Andy Griffith

Dora

Barney and Telatubbies!

I see the Young Ladies they are becoming and I am

nothing less but blown away that I have the honor and privilege

of watching them grow and mature into young ladies.

And simply the opportunity to be their Mom!

Thank you Lord!

So Long Insecurity you've been a bad friend to us! A Proverbs 31 Woman!

Well I've finished and have started listening again. There were lots of places through this journey I had to be honest and say, WOW that is me... I DO THAT>>>

I listened and would rewind and listen to some parts again. I would be so hung up on what she was saying I would miss the next part. I finished this book on tape in 7 work days and I'm almost half way through again. A long commute has some advantages! I love Beth's teachings and I love her real life examples she gives in the book, she isn't just writing the book she is a real person with real struggles..

I wanted to share some passages from the book....

I wrote a bunch down while I was going through the study and keep them on index cards in my purse. I've been able to pull them out and read through them at times.

My favorite and one of her main points throughout the book was from Proverbs 31. I love these passages because they help me strive to do better. After I read this book I went on to buy a commentary for the bible just on Proverbs and have been studying it.

She is clothed with Strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come. Proverbs 31:25.

I can laugh because I know who holds the future...

But He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness," Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses so that Christ's power may rest on me. 2 Corinthians 12:9

And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Proverbs 3:5-6

He will not fear bad news; his heart is confident, trusting in the Lord. His heart is assured; he will not fear. In the end he will look in triumph on his foes. Psalms 112:7-8

One thing that stands out about this verse was when she was speaking of having fears... She never followed them through til God prompted her to do so, He laid on her heart to let her greatest fear come true in her thoughts then what.... Then what. She said she would cry~ say things she shouldn't then she would fall on her face to God and get up and dust herself off and keep living. We tend to look at the what ifs and see the bad but never picture yourself on the other side... His grace is sufficient.

I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have trouble But take heart! I have overcome the world. John 16:33

And my God will supply all your needs according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19

I pray today you can laugh at your future...

Happy Monday!

Weekend in Review!

Wow! Weekends go by way to fast!

Friday when I got home I had a sick baby! Kacey was running a fever had a headache and her throat was hurting. We had a very quite evening. Saturday morning we still had a low fever so we made a trip the HPA ~ Dr. Stuart. Her throat looked horrible so he thought strep/Mono... The minute he said Mono she started to cry. Mono would mean 6 weeks of no activity and she loves her sports so she was about to make herself even more sick! But thank you Lord, no Strep and no Mono, she had a sinus infection being made worse by the mouth piece they inserted on Wednesday, that was what seemed to be causing the blisters... Poor Baby...

So we are on an antibiotic and back on her Allegra/Nasonax for the duration of Spring pollen!

Once we got home she piled back in the bed and slept. Greg and I did some shopping. We also got some Rowe time on Saturday night where we actually had the birthday Pizza and played a partial game of Rook in which the ladies were winning! :-) And I topped today off with a 2 1/2 hour nap!

Have a good week!

Spring!

This warmer weather has been wonderful, yesterday we decided to take a walk and get out a little. Kacey had gone to Cullman so Greg, Grace and I went to the school to walk the track. Grace loves riding her bike and decided that is what she wanted to do, the first lap around the school she was in front of us and took off through the mud puddles and we thought nothing of it, she would go so fast mud was slinging up the back of her shirt. As Greg and I got closer to one of the puddles we could see a pot hole in it. We pointed it out to her so she wouldn't hit it...

Greg ~ Grace let me see your bike and I'll see how deep it is!

After he hit the hole, wide eyed ~ I'm glad she didn't hit that as fast as she was going she would have been hurt...

Grace ~ It was a God thing I didn't hit that Crock pot!

Greg ~ I think you mean Pot hole..

Grace ~ oh yeah!

Come on Spring we are so ready for you!

Thankful Thursday!

Thankful Thursday and Clarification!

My post on Monday pm about Kacey's tennis, I just wanted to go back and say that I am aware that I had a comment that thought I was taking it a little to far. Saying I wanted to throw up. SO... here is the deal, for me it wasn't about winning or losing. Your gonna lose from time to time, it's part of life, I was worried about the amount of time she was on the court, an hour and 40 minutes is a long time to be constantly moving and mentally draining at that. Most of her matches have been maybe 30 minutes. And to see her with sweat and tears, it's hard for a Mom to watch. I think about how our heavenly Father watches over us wanting to help and we don't let him. For me it was about wanting to help and can't. After the match was over she told me the whole time she was saying Philippians 4:13 over and over in her mind. Then she said if it had tied again, I might have had to tell her she could have it, I don't think I could have went on... We've always told the girls in everything you do just do your best and never hang your head... So for me it wasn't just a match, it was my baby... We love them unconditionally Win or lose! So if you took it wrong, I apologize...

I ended up going private because I started the blog so I could do the electronic Scrapbook and have a way of keeping memories... So I apologize for asking you to log in and I may not keep it this way forever, just for now.

Now moving on! I'm thankful this morning for:

Our beautiful family...

Laying in the bed reading with my baby girl....

Hearing my oldest baby laugh...

Our friends.....

Our Church family....

Our jobs....

Our cars....

Our home....

I'm thankful for God's forgiveness and Amazing Grace....

Happy Thursday!

Also, if you think of it this week, send up a prayer for Kacey she had her Mambo Jet Mouth appliance inserted yesterday and poor baby, she is miserable, and it has changed her speech, we are praying that as she adjust to it things will improve.

Spring!

What a difference a week makes!

Happy Tuesday!

Since Church was cancelled Sunday afternoon we had a nice evening of fun.

That is until Greg was beating Kacey in basketball and she wasn't too happy with him. Grace wasn't happy with either of them at the moment!

The clouds at sunset were beautiful!

Sometimes my children don't play well together, imagine that!

But they love each other...

Happy Wednesday!

OH MY WORD!

Oh My Word, can I just say that!

Well OH MY WORD!

Kacey played singles today and since you never know what time they are going to start I get to the the courts around 3:30 and she didn't start until 5:20 and she finished at 7... was it a tennis match or a marathon... They were very evenly matched, it was fun and nerve wracking to watch. Let me start by saying it is soooo differant from basketball, where you have a referee and they call the game. In tennis the players call it. Right or wrong and spectaturs can say NOTHING>>> Wow! Can I just say that Kacey had to win her match tonight twice... But what doesn't kill us makes us stronger and that is another thing, In basketball I can talk... Do you know how hard it is for MoM to watch Tennis for over an hour and a half and not talk or encourage her at all. I lean, like I think it is going to help... But it doesn't. I want instant replay!! She was winning at one point 7-4. She ended the night with a 11-9 win.

I felt like I needed to throw up!

Especially since Kacey's match was the last one still going and her Coach comes up to me and says don't tell Kacey but matches are tied 4 -4. Her match decides the final... GREAT!

and I'm a stress eater. I've informed Kacey that she can't stress me that way every time or I'm going to weigh 800 pounds! Once we left we went through the McDonald's drive thru and Kacey got a chicken select meal, fries, Dr. Pepper and a McFlurry

I got a happy meal and a Carmel sundae!

I don't take a lot of pictures while she is in matches just because I'm afraid it will make her nervous! So Most of these were taken while she was in warm ups. It was dark for her match!

Arab won the match 5-4 versus Cullman!

JV Girls are now 4 - 0! Way to go girls.

I did snap this on my camera phone when her tennis Coach was giving her a pep talk when she was getting a little flustered!
Now, I'm going to take a hot bath and a pamprin and sleep on it!
Just Another Day in Paradise!

Basketball Award night

Last Monday night Grace received her Basketball award from her sweet Daddy and Coach. I didn't get a picture of him presenting because I was helping him with the trophy's. She LOVED her Daddy coaching her. And he loved getting to spend so much time with her. If I've not mentioned it lately, he is a pretty terrific Dad!

Saturday!

Tennis, Tennis, Tennis!

After dropping off our car to get worked on.

We started today at the Tennis courts at 8:30!

Arab vs. Hazel Green

Kacey played doubles with Kelsey and they won!

10 - 6!

Oh, I would love to show you pictures but thanks to my sweet 8 year old. My camera was locked in our car along with our blankets and ......... the key to the car..

Yep, Greg called my Dad and he came by our house got the extra key and brought it to us... I'm so thankful for my Dad, he rescues us often! Thanks Daddy!

Then we went and picked the car up and was at home for a whole hour before we were back at the tennis courts for Kacey to play a on team challenge match.

She won a very hard played game 10-8!

During the match she backed up and stepped on a ball that was on the back of the court and twisted her ankle but she is okay. Since it was a team challenge we the parents aren't allowed to be close so myself and the other Mom were in cars in the parking lot but we could see. When she fell and screamed out though we took off, Thank you Lord it is only a little sore.

So finally home at 4 after a drive thru Sonic for Happy Hour!

I'm one tired/windblown/ear aching Momma!

Happy Saturday!

Friday fun!

Instead of doing a weekend wrap up I think Friday deserves a post of it's own. Friday was a busy day full of

leaving work late

a wreck that backed up traffic

flowers that weren't done

a naked bird

pee in the floor

white sauce from Walkers

cell phone challenges

Tennis challenges

and a few white lies that that I've since repented of.

But it was so worth it... We had a lot of fun.

My sweet running errands husband! He is the best by the way!
My Dad was stressed over the door that gave an open view of the room we were in so he rigged the flag so it would block her view.. It worked.

And yes, she was surprised!

My sweet parents.

Paige and Kristi

Birthday girl!

And look what we found on the wall of the room we were in, there are old newspaper articles framed on the wall, we found one with my sister and one with Greg's Papaw Narrell! How cool is that.

They actually spelled his name wrong. But we know who he is NARRELL!

Happy Birthday Krowe I hope you had a good one!