HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hope you all have awesome plans to ring in the New Year but........... I don't. ha and I don't care. I am sooo enjoying myself. I have been in my P J's most of the day and now we all are lounging and most of us have clothes on. lol (I am talking about the girls not my hubby)
I do put clothes on my girls but if you just knew how most of our suppers at the kitchen table go you would understand.

Our night will go something like this, go to Bowen's to get a milkshake and bed by 9:00. Happy New Year!!!

Awww! The simple life. I am sure next year we will have something real important to go to. (fat chance)

Talk to you next year. HA HA. I know corny but I had to.

Christmas 08

WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS!!
I must say we had a great one. It was rush, rush, rush but it was peaceful.

Santa was good to the girls and gave them most everything they asked for and for me and Dwayne.... we got a candy cane in our stockings. lol (better than last year)

This year felt more like Christmas as a kid to me. We had our Hammonds get together at Maw Maw's this year. The past few years we felt that we had out grown her house and that she would feel better if she didn't have to worry about anything at her house.
I think all went well and I hope having it at her house made her happy too.
Some of you may know that her mind has been slipping the past year or so. It is so sad!!
I love her so much and have so many good memories of her and being at her house. It is just hard to handle watching her slowing getting worse. She is still the same most of the time, with a great since of humor but she may repeat something that has been on her mind 5 or 6 times in a 30 min. span.
I am so blessed to have a Godly grandmother that loves her family and everyone else just the same.

Following Maw Maw's we went to my mom and dad's to let the kids exchange gifts. Aubree got the cutest baby doll ( 1 of 8 she got for Christmas). It is so lifelike. It drinks water, burps, goes to sleep and when woke up she cries real tears.
Santa brought her a life size barbie and I thought she would love it but it scared her instead. lol I guess it was just a little too life like.
Alayna loved her heely's even though she don't know how to use them yet.
This was a fun Christmas!!!!
I will leave you with a few pics of our Christmas 2008.


Tea party anyone????

Dwayne reading the Christmas story at the Chapmans.

Dwayne and his three girls.

She loves that baby.

4 generations.

Christmas Tour Of Homes 2008

MY LITTLE SNOWMAN FAMILY. I GOT THIS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND THOUGHT IT WAS JUST TOO CUTE. IT WAS A BARGAIN. I THINK I PAID 2 OR 3 DOLLARS FOR IT.


I DECORATE THE BATHROOM TOO. THIS LITTLE TREE IS SO PRETTY LIT UP. IT WORKED JUST THE OTHER DAY AND WHEN I WENT TO PLUG IT UP FOR THE PIC IT WOULD NOT WORK. GRRRR!

THIS IS MY COLUMN OF PICTURES AND CHRISTMAS CARDS. I LOVE TO DISPLAY ALL MY CARDS AND PICS.

THIS IS AUBREE'S TREE. ALAYNA HAS ONE VERY SIMILAR BUT THE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING ON IT THIS YEAR TOO SO I LEFT IT OUT OF THE PICTURES.

THE BLUE BALLS THAT YOU SEE ARE DISNEY CHARACTERS AND THEY CHANGE COLORS. THEY ARE PRETTY!

THIS IS MY HUTCH IN THE BREAKFAST ROOM. ALL MY LITTLE NIC NAC'S JUST GOT PUT HERE BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WERE TO PUT THEM AND THEN I DECIDED TO PUT LIGHTS ON THE TABLE. I THOUGHT IT TURNED OUT CUTE TO BE LAST MINUTE.

THE TREE....... I LOVE THIS TREE. MAINLY BECAUSE I HAVE ONLY HAD TO DECORATE IT ONCE IN ABOUT 6 YEARS.

I LEAVE IT DECORATED AND MOVE IT UP TO THE ATTIC EVERY YEAR AND BRING IT BACK DOWN JUST THE SAME. I ADD SOME NEW ORNAMENTS EACH YEAR OF THE KIDS BUT OTHER THAN THAT IT IS THE SAME. I AM SURE I WILL GET TIRED OF IT AT SOMETIME BUT FOR NOW I STILL LOVE IT.

A STOCKING HUNG FOR EVERYONE BUT MOM AND DAD'D USUALLY ARE EMPTY ON CHRISTMAS MORNING. :(

THESE LITTLE TREES ARE SO PRETTY. IT REMINDS ME OF A WINTER WONDERLAND.

THANKS FOR VISITING MY HOME.

HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!


To participate or just to partake in the Christmas Tour Of Homes, visit BooMama!

fPhoto Friday or Saturday for me.

LOOK AT THOSE BIG BROWN EYES!!

THIS IS OUR CAT MO. BLESS HIS HEART!!! HE IS THE BEST CAT IN THE WHOLE WORLD AND IF HE HAD ANY SENSE HE WOULD RUN AS FAR AWAY FROM OUR HOUSE AND NEVER LOOK BACK.

SOME OF YALL HEARD THE OTHER NIGHT,OUR STORY ABOUT GETTING TURNED DOWN TO ADOPT A CAT. WELL......... THIS MIGHT BE WHY!

WE PLAY WITH OUR CATS AS IF THEY WERE BABY DOLLS. BUT HEY, IF THE STUPID CAT LAYS THERE AND WEARS THE SANTA HAT THEN I THINK HE ENJOYS IT, EVEN THOUGH HIS FACE DON'T SHOW IT.

MO'S FACIAL EXPRESSION IS PRICELESS. I AM SURE IN HIS MIND HE WAS SAYING CAT CUSS WORDS. IT'S A GREAT PIC OF ALAYNA THOUGH!

THIS WAS ANOTHER NIGHT, THE GIRLS PUT A TEDDY BEAR SWEATER ON HIM. IT FIT JUST PERFECT! I THINK THE COLOR BRINGS OUT THE COLOR OF HIS EYES, DON'T YOU??

WE LOVE OUR CATS!!!!

Out of the loop!!

So, I have been out of the loop for a whole week. Meaning, my computer got a stinkin' virus AGAIN!! So, I had to get my pooter fixed as Aubree would say.

I am so very behind in blog world. I have so much to catch up on and tell yall about. I love the tour of homes thing. I have to do that but I must say Deedra is the bomb. I haven't had time to look at any others but hers was beautiful. I love decorating, if only I had money running out my ears, I would have something christmasy in every corner.

Got to go for now, I have a trillion things to do before Alayna gets home (in like 10 minutes).

BYE

Pleurisy

In case, you don't know what Pleurisy is, like I didn't, I googled it.
Pleurisy SymptomsYou can have many symptoms with pleurisy. Chest pain: This is the most common symptom. The pain is generally a sharp, stabbing pain, but may also be a dull ache or a burning sensation. It is usually worse when you take a deep breath, cough, or move around. The pain is usually better if you take shallow breaths or lie on the side that hurts. Chest pain is what usually causes people with pleurisy to seek medical attention.

Let me tell you, if you have ever had Pleurisy you will know what I am talking about, if not you don't want to know. Cause....... IT HUURRTTSS!!!!!!!!!!!

I have had this cough and congestion that just will not go away, so, I finally decide to go to the doctor because my back and side was hurting when I would cough. The doctor just thought it was a pulled muscle from coughing. (this was on Wednesday) Each day the pain in my side was getting worse, even on antibiotics. So, the doc calls in pain meds and orders an x-ray on Friday.
I have to go all weekend long not knowing what is wrong because the docs office closed early and nobody bothered to call and let me know what the x-ray showed. (luckily it was clear)
So, today I go back to the doctor to let him tell me what everybody else had been telling me it was. He told me nothing really would fix it but time and then turned around and gave me three different meds. Which, I am not going to take because I hate taking medicine.

I thought I was pretty tough when it comes to pain (well minor pain). I always look when I get shots or I V's. None of that stuff has ever bothered me. I like giving blood, it just don't bother me.

UNTIL...... this piercing/stabbing pain I have had in my side for 5 days. I am here to tell you it hurts and it hurts bad. If I didn't have to cough or breathe for that matter, I would feel just fine.

Just thought I would update all those that have wished me well. Thanks

fPhoto Friday

This picture is just too funny to Not put on here.

Alayna, Aubree, and Paisley having fun in the snow.

Alayna and Kyler Playing in the snow.
Please visit Natalie at www.marriedtothepreacher.blogspot.com for more fPhoto Friday's. Thanks Natalie for hosting!


I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND!
I will, if I ever find out what is causing this terrible pain in my side. Hopefully I will get the results from my x-rays today if not, Monday.