Tuesday!

Yesterday we had to go back to Little Rock.

I'm thinking about getting an apartment there. HA! Not really.

The new van had to have the tires rebalanced. Did I tell you we got a new van?

We did. We love it. We are getting used to a couple of things it doesn't have that our old van had, but all in all we love it.

But it took them an hour and a half to fix the tires. I had all the kids with me. And they are good kids, but finally I had to go tell the service dept that I had to go! They told me it would be just a few minutes. They were right. IF it had been much longer, we would have had to steal a car off of the lot. Even I can only be good sitting down for so long!

As soon as we got home from Little Rock we went to the pool. Of course.

And then to a Relay for Life meeting and baseball practice. Samuel made the All-Star team again this year. That boy just loves baseball. He practiced in his white ball pants last night. When he got home, they were brown. I don't know how many times I will have to wash them before they come clean. UGH!

It was a good day. I love good days.

A List

I have many things to say, but none of them really go together so I am making a list.
Here goes!

--I love the color of freshly turned over dirt. The farmers are preparing to plant their crops, and they are getting their fields ready. The dirt is a beautiful dark, rich brown. I remember 15 years ago not thinking like this. But over the years dirt has become beautiful to me.

--My mother has had a prayer answered. Nothing earth shattering. Nothing life or death. Nothing all that exciting. Unless you were one of the ones she was praying for. I am one of the ones, and it is has been a wonderful few moments for me to know that mother prayed for me, a prayer that would probably seem small to you. But it didn't seem small to God. He answered it and I never thought it would feel this good! Thank you mom!

--enema's should not be sold over the counter. They should only be given by medical professionals. And that is all I'm saying about that. (except that it wasn't me that received one! Thank heavens for that!) Did you notice that I didn't capitalize the word enema? I refuse to show it any grammatical respect!!

--There are rumors that the pool won't open this year. If you follow my other blog with my sister http://www.sistersabbyandjulie.blogspot.com/ you will know how much I love that pool. I'm going to have mother start praying that the board of directors will see to it that the pool opens! If it doesn't I'm not sure if I will survive the summer!

--I read the book of Obadiah today. What a gem of a book!

--I want to remind you that the little things you do for people go a long way. When you call someone by name it means a lot. When you invite someone to eat it warms their heart. When you show yourself friendly, you make a friend! Theres you some Bible!!!

--When I drink coke at bedtime I can't go to sleep. This didn't use to happen to me. I mean up until 6 months ago I could drink a coke and go right to sleep. But now, I'm up! I mean I'm writing this at 1:58 AM(did you know this time existed?). There is just something wrong with growing old!!

--Samuel cooked supper tonight. I made the batter for Aunt Janets sweet and sour chicken and he battered the chicken and fried them. All while singing a medley of Silver Bells (yes, the Christmas song), Livin on a Prayer, and She's a Maniac. I don't know why those songs. I didn't even know he knew the last two and I didn't know he knew all the word to Silver Bells.
He always surprises me. I'm afraid of the knowledge, mostly useless, that he has in that head of his. He has my heart, and he knows it!

Well those are 8 things that were on my mind. Aren't you glad I shared them with you! I plan to post a couple of recipes tomorrow (or later today, being that it is already today!) so hold your hats. Get ready to chow down!!

A new era

It is spring! Officially. I am so glad.

However, Samuel's closet was not. That poor boy didn't have any shorts or t-shirts that were decent to ride his bike in. So, off to Little Rock we trekked.

The whole family.

We ate supper, and it was good! And then we headed to Academy Sports. We love that store.

And then we went to Target and Old Navy. We got him a couple of things at Target (and I got some great Bermuda shorts, I can't wait to wear them!-but this isn't about me) but nothing at Old Navy.

And then we went to Aeropostale'. Let me just say that I am extremely intimidated by teenage clothing stores. The smell of Abercrombie and Hollister make me gag. And I really think the devil lives at Abercrombie. How else would they come out with the trash they come out with?
ANYWAY!!!
I had a coupon for Aeropostale' so I thought we would try it out. And I must say it was a very pleasant experience. There was no overwhelming cologne smell, no loud music, and the employees were so nice.
Samuel got a pair of jeans, and 3 t-shirts. He was, and still is this morning, so excited!

Its a new era for us, no more Childrens Place for him. It was sad when he outgrew Oshkosh and Carters but now to be able to move on to teenage stores. I don't know if my mama heart can stand it.

All that I have going for me is the smile on his face when he walked out with a sack full of clothes!
Children how they grow!!!