Where did all this come from?

Tonight was Madi's "8th grade graduation formal". Let me break that down for you.
8th grade..didn't she just get her first tooth...or a training bra (BTW-Greg wanted to know more about the training bra or lack of that was going on with this dress tonight)
Graduation..from preschool?....nooooo..from kindergarden?..noooo..but from middle school..we will have a freshman in high school soon. That makes me have 2 in high school, 1 in middle school and 1 in elementary. Whoa!!! Sun, please stand still!!!!(more on that later)
formal..yep..they are having formals in middle school now. And I have the receipts to prove it.
Dress-$? Thanks GMaw & Pawpaw
Earrings$20.00
Pedicure $33.00
Shoes Number 1- $20.00 Greg made me return because she would receive nose bleeds from that altitude. And yes, he made me with a fever, suffering from strep throat get in the car and go buy Shoes Number 2 45 minutes before her date was picking her up.
Shoes Number 2- $35.00- Modest, but cute
Flower for date $10.00
Smile on her face- $Priceless

Madi has to do a speech at her graduation Thursday in front of the entire 8th grade student body, staff and parents. She read it to me last night, and I thought I was going to choke on my tears. The theme of her speech is "Sun Stand Still". The idea came from a series Pastor Furtick did last year. She speaks of all the tiny moments in her years at Queens Grant that make up almost 1/2 of her life. The funny times that she wants the Sun to Stand Still on so, that she can remember them forever. Wow! I told her not to look at me cause, I would be the mother in the room that was whaling. Please pray for her..she does not know if she can make it through without crying either. So many of her friends will be attending different High school next year.

As for me,,I am battling strep throat again...yep..went to the doctor today and this is my 4th time since December. She looked at my chart and added up that in the past 12 years I have had strep 3-4 times a year. So, she decided that it was time to take my tonsills out. Yep... 40plus year old woman is getting them out. If it helps me feel better than I will go for it.

Tomorrow we are having Wils and Olivia's birthday parties here at the house. Both wanted to delay their parties until the pool was open.So, Wils is from 12-2pm and Olivias is from 3-5pm. Boom, both out of the way. Greg says he has this one, because he does not want me outside, near food or anywhere near the children. Sure thing bossman!!!.teeheehee. OK, that's fine with me.

Going to Grandma's

My parents are at the beach house and we are off for a long weekend to visit with them. I love Carolina Beach. Greg and the kids are so excited. Memorial weekend marks the beginning of summer for us. It will be a kinda working one for me. I have lots of Chick-fil-A work to do on the laptop at night. But, it's all good, I will have my days..sun and fun.Hope you enjoy your holiday weekend, whatever you find yourself getting into!!

A sad day!

As I was driving to work today, I heard news that really shook me. Steven Curtis Chapman's adopted five year old daughter was struck by a car on their property and died last night. I could not image the grief that family must be going through right now. Please pray for this family as it seems as if it was a family member that hit her. They will be going through so many things in the next weeks. I found this site and enjoyed watching the utube tapes of Maria and family. Hope you enjoy too.

http://chapmanchannel.typepad.com/inmemoryofmaria/ make sure when it is through playing that you move your curser over the utube logo and it will show you more videos of the chapman family with Maria.

Look at this great family picture
http://www.stevencurtischapman.com/

One last post for today about the little man in my life

You gotta love a guy that will hold your mirror while you are putting on make up on the run.

This is Wil's favorite place to be...On his bed playing his xbox360. i still love his walls from his nursery even though he thinks he has outgrown it. It was originally a nautical theme and as he grew it became a western room.. now its just a guys place to play games, put together tons of legos and hang with friends.


Two weeks ago, Wil asked Jessica and I to trim his hair. You know stick the blade on and brush through, trimming it just like the barber would. Well...silly me did not know that Greg owned 3 different size blades. We grabbed one and off we went outside. Being the professional as I am, I went one swoop down the center of his scalp to...OOPs..Dang, we grabbed the wrong blade..we grabbed the guard that buzz cuts your hair. I looked at him and said"How you feel about a crew cut for the summer son?" "Mom, what did you do, Wils said". Oh Snap!! I began to explain that everyone will be wearing the "buzz cut" for the summer, It will be easy to maintain (like he's a boy, what does he maintain) I told him that every soccer player would think he was cool with the "David Beckham" look. I told him ALL the 3rd grade girls would think he was the hottest thing since sliced bread.I tried to say anything that would make him feel better and lets face the reality here folks, I was saying anything for my son, who is 9 years old, not to be furious with me. It did not help that I have these 3 stinkin daughters that made comments like-"You look like a cancer patient", "Yo, Chemo Boy", and "Oh Lord Wil, Mom screwed up your head". Thanks girls!! Anyway, I was ready to face the disappointment of Wil, when he ran inside and looked in a mirror and said these words" Mom, it's cool, I like it! Whew!! Did I dodge a bullet of what? This from the soccer playin boy that likes his hair to bounce. Then it made me think, I should be that kind of forgiving to those that make quick mistakes with me. He gave me grace and still loved me anyway, even if I made him bald. We sure can learn big things from little people. Gotta love em.

SSHHHHHH! 6 weeks old today!!

Look at my sweet luv muffins. They are six weeks old today. They are the cutest dang things. Everyone is doing well. The boys are extremely healthy. Chip has gone back to work, after 6 weeks home on family leave. Lindsay, well what can I say..she does not sleep, eats on the run, feeds them 24-7, is a trooper and is in need of prayer. Keep her in your thoughts, for you mothers out there that wondered how you ever made it through the first three months.. just imagine if there were two of them and only one of you. God knew what he was doing by giving me one at a time. We love you Lindsay.









Look at those sweet faces sleeping.
This is sweet Whit below-Parker did not want any close ups that day. They are getting tired of Aunt Paige always stalking them with the camera.

My goodwill finds!

I love goodwill and yardsales. Not all the time, but an occasional browse. Its like going to an antique store, you never know what you will find. It maybe junk or it maybe treasure. This flower arrangement was orginally two that Olivia and I took apart and re-arranged. Total cost was $5.00. It goes great in my bathroom







This is a wicker shelf that I got at a recent yard sale for $5.00. It goes great beside my bed. It holds my favorite books. If you look closely, you will see that they are my 10 books that are my goal to read this year. I think if they are close to me, that maybe I will grab one before I fall into bed each night. Nah!!! Also, pictured is my lampshade that I found at goodwill for $1.99 . I think I will go to hobby lobby and get black fringe or feathers to hot glue to it to make it a little funky looking. (Yea, I didn't make my bed, what's it to ya! A girl needs an invitation to climb back into it sometimes...)



Here is my fav find for the month. Waverly black toile curtains for my bedroom. I found two of these for ...are you ready...$1.99 each. I was so excited. I also found blue ones that I gave Mom for the beach house.



This is my fun, gold, glittery candle stick that I spray painted beige, I thought it was cute.$.99











I know that plaque thing is hard to see, but it was also .99cents and gold and glittery. I loved the cherubs on the front, so I took it home and spray painted it too.

Thanks to the GMaw & PawPaw

I love my parents. They are so good to me and my children. Last week they took the girls shopping for a bathing suit for the summer. Each girl came home with two. What a big financial relief off me. As they all posed for the camera, I wondered though...Where is the rest of the suits? I mean for real, I hope they got them on a super dooper sale or something ,cause they only got half of the material intended for the bottoms. What I thought was too low, they said felt comfortable. I kept trying to pull them up on the sides which made the bottoms looks ridiculous. Seriously though, my girls are growing up. Jessica is 16, Madi will be 14 next month and Olivia is 13. Madi is already taller than me and I don't much think the other two will ever make it to 5ft. We do come from short stock you know.

Today is a great Saturday

Today I woke up early and went to some yard sales. Though I did not find a lot, I did meet a very interesting woman. She lives here in Mint Hill. We hit it off and she even asked if we could go to lunch one day. We had many similar likes. It is amazing how much you can find out about someone in a 10 minute yard sale visit. I then was off to meet my dad and mother in law at Wils soccer game. It was a beautiful day and Wil even scored a goal. After the game Greg, Wil and myself went to lunch with Wanda(MIL) and it was great.
After lunch I went to Marshall's and purchased a new bedspread to match my curtains I found at goodwil. When it is all done, I will post a picture. I also went into Hobby lobby where I lucked up on a deal for some cool wooden, ornate scroll looking things that I hung over the windows in my room.
Since then I have enjoyed a quiet afternoon at home. Straightening, surfing the web for my next project, and watching Greg till the garden. I also planned out what all I wanted for him to buy at home depot this afternoon.
I found some really cool gold glittery candle sticks at goodwill this week and I am getting ready to go outside and spray paint them beige. I am looking for ideas for our very old outdated fireplace. If you have any ideas comment me. I am thinking of removing the buck stove and painting the brick. Cross your fingers that Greg will let me.
Tomorrow after church, we are going to our family reunion. We typically only go every 5-6 years. This year my grandmother asked that everyone come. She is getting older and we are going to try to get some pictures with the family. She has 12 grandchildren and I think around 18-20 great grandchildren. I will have to check on that one. I am looking forward to seeing my favorite cousin" Angela". She lives in Raleigh and I am glad that I will be able to see her tomorrow.
hope you all have a wonderful weekend

Five Weeks Old. So cute!!!

Parker

Whit is now bigger than Parker

Whit just needs a little snack




Whit loves looking at the picture on the wall of the old family church


Whit is telling Jessica all about his day

Parker wonders why Madi is showing him her teeth

this is one of my very favorites. Whit is always putting his hand up. We think he will be a preacher because he is always in the Amen position.

Look Who is 40!!!!

Of all the bajiliion pictures I have of my children, I did not have one of Olivia and Greg. Here is my girl after soccer practice.


Me and the kids did not think this day would ever come. Greg has finally reached 40!. He has been 39 for the past several years. I am picked on all the time from him that I am older. Well look in the mirror buddy. You have arrived. We are celebrating his birthday on another day here at the house, because he is coaching tonight, Jessica has work. Madi is going to a baseball game, Olivia has soccer practice, so does Wil, Chip is at Navy reserves, Dad is at the beach, Mom is spending the night with Lindsay and the boys and I am not about to cook and have cake alone. So, we will celebrate this momentous occasion when everyone is home. Have a great day, Honey, you deserve it!