WORDLESS WEDNESDAY~ Probably the last post for 2009. Some Christmas Pics.

Preperations YAY!

Only one more day until the big jolly guy comes. Very Exciting! Last night I went to Big Lots and got a steal on some table clothes and plates and all for our Christmas dinner. Then took my little helper Irey to the grocery store and got everything on the list to make our supper. Then went home and started the 1st of the preperations. I boiled the eggs for the deviled eggs, mashed up the filling, mixed up my sausage ball mixture (so all i have to do it roll them into balls and bake) baked some cookies, cleaned out the frig, did all the dishes, sorted out all dry ingredients for the casseroles, & sliced some olives and onions. Oh yeah and seperated all the gifts into piles as to which goes to which family. I have never made a Christmas Dinner or any kindo f dinner for 10+ people before but I can tell you at first i was nervous, but now I'm pretty excited. Tonight i am planning on making the rub for the ribs, wrapping some more presents, and cleaning up the house. I'm hoping Popop will let the boys spend the night so i can get more done without them messing up behind me ;) ...I'll post pics of the process later

Well, like brother like brother...

So last night I was in the kitchen cooking preparing for some christmas things and Irey and Cole were playing in the living room- wrestling. Irey comes running into the kitchen holding his mouth. I thought he had to throw up or something so i held him over the trash can and pealed his hand off of his mouth- BLOOD. Then i noticed one of his front teeth hanging by a thread. I grabbed a wash cloth, wet it, and shoved it into his mouth, when i did I accidentally knocked the tooth out the rest of the way and it fell onto the kitchen floor. After searching and stopping the bleeding we found the tooth and now Irey is missing one front tooth just like Cole. LOL they really do everything together, even loose teeth! I will post a pic tomorrow it was too late to take a pic and Irey was still a little upset...silly boys.

A visit to taco bell results in a visit from the Tooth Fairy

So my youngest son Cole, 5 yrs old, has had a wiggly tooth for a pretty long time just refusing to pull it out. It was one of the ones on the top front. Yesterday is had gotten to an extreme snaggle situtaion. The child looked like something was wrong with him. He would close his mouth and the tooth would be poking through his lips-gross. Still, he refused to pull it. So everytime i wiggled it I purposely loosened it more. We did a little shopping yesterday with the boys and went to Taco Bell for lunch. Cole was eating his soft taco and ever time he bit into it that tooth got a little bit more snaggely ( if thats a word . By the end of his first taco- he usually eats 2- it was bleeding a little bit. Justin and i tried not to make a big deal but told him if he kept eating with out pulling the tooth he would end up swalling the tooth and then the tooth fairy wouldn't be able to take his tooth. He starts crying and was afraid it was going to hurt to pull it even though Irey told him it didn't hurt- I pulled Irey's tooth before too. So i took him to the bathroom to have a talk with him. I sat him on the sink and wiggled it while he cried. I told him if he kept on crying i would pull it, he kept crying, i grabbed the tooth and pulled. tooth removed. no pain. no blood- well a tiny bit. Cole didn't even know the tooth was gone until i showed it to him. Then we got a little wet paper towel in his mouth and left the bathroom.....only to findo ut that everyone in the dining area could hear Cole crying and screaming. Who knows what they thought i was doing to him lol, now he's toothless and looking so cute. I will take pictures today to post. He spent the night with Ms Ann last night so I hope the tooth fairy remembered to come over there!

A little broken down.

So i received this email from my Grandmother with a forwarded story and it really kind of hit home for me. I need to remember to have faith like a child and remember the important things in life. I worry about things, its what i do. And apparently lately I've been extra negative and that is not what should be happening right now. I am a happy newlywed and pregnant :) and it's Christmas time this is supposed to be the happiest days of my life and I am letting LIFE get the better of me. Well no more, I am just going to wait until Jesus picks me up and lays me in a mud puddle, get up and dust myself off and move on. I am Blessed beyond measure and Highly favored, no more pitty parties. I will survive this and many more battles. There is a plan for me and my family and this is just part of the plan....I must have faith and be patient for the next part of the plan. Things will work out. They always have.

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JESUS & THE MUD PUDDLE
(You gotta believe a 6 year old)

Howard County Sheriff Jerry Marr got a disturbing call
one Saturday afternoon a few months ago.
His 6-year-old grandson, Mikey, had been hit by a car
while fishing in Greentown with his dad.

The father and son were near a bridge
by the Kokomo Reservoir
when a woman lost control of her car,
slid off the bridge and hit Mikey
at a rate of about 50 mph.
Sheriff Marr had seen the results of accidents
like this and feared the worst.
When he got to Saint Joseph Hospital ,
he rushed through the emergency
room to find Mikey conscious and in fairly good spirits.

'Mikey, what happened?' Sheriff Marr asked.
Mikey replied, 'Well, Papaw, I was fishin' with Dad,
and some lady runned me over,
I flew into a mud puddle,
and broke my fishin' pole and I didn't get to catch
no fish!'

As it turned out, the impact propelled Mikey about
500 feet,
over a few trees and an embankment and in
to the middle of a mud puddle.

His only injuries were to his right femur bone,
which had broken in two places.
Mikey had surgery to place pins in his leg.
Otherwise the boy is fine.

Since all the boy could talk about was
that his fishing pole was broken,
the Sheriff went out to Wal-Mart
and bought him a new one while he was in surgery
so he could have it when he came out.
The next day the Sheriff sat with Mikey
to keep him company in the hospital.
Mikey was enjoying his new fishing pole
and talked about when he could go fishing again
as he cast into the trash can.
When they were alone Mikey, just as matter-of-fact, said,
'Papaw, did you know Jesus is real?'

'Well,' the Sheriff replied, a little startled..
'Yes, Jesus is real to all who believe in him
and love him in their hearts.'

'No,' said Mikey. 'I mean Jesus is REALLY real.'

'What do you mean?' asked the Sheriff.

'I know he's real 'cause I saw him,' said Mikey,
still casting into the trash can.

'You did?' said the Sheriff.

'Yep,' said Mikey. 'When that lady runned me over
and broke my fishing pole,
Jesus caught me in his arms
and laid me down in the mud puddle.'

a family day, finally.

Christmasy Projects...

So i am trying to think of a good Christmasy project I can do with the boys this weekend. We actually may have Justin home on Saturday (if all works out) and we want to do a family project with them just not sure what to do. Maybe gingerbread houses, maybe making ornaments...just not really sure. Any suggestions??

In need of some uplifting...

I have been through soooo many different crazy situations in my short lifetime and claim to be a pretty wise individual because of those sometimes horendous situations, however, hormones can take over your mind and control you like a robot. Or just make you cry. Today, they just made me cry. I am not a cryer or a particularly emotional person, however, news from my boss brought me to tears. Now, really there was no need to cry but never-the-less tears flowed. And when comforted by co-workers more flowed.......

It is a struggle weekly at my place of employement. Every week we are hit by one peice of bad news or another. This week, the powers that be have decided to change our pay schedule and pay two weeks behind instead of one, therefore in January we will be without 1/2 of one of my paychecks. :( Not fun. I know things always happen for a reason and the He will provide and honeslty always has, but I still am shaken and upset by this entire ordeal. My sweet hubs is up for Promo in January and praying he gets it. He soooo deserves it.

I know and have faith that all work out the way it should be, but for now, I'll just cry.

Ok, no more tears for today. I will not cry anymore today. I will watch movies and eat cookies with my kids and all will be right in the world again ;)