Crazy Man!

As most of you know, I am the only girl in my family. I grew up with 4 brothers. Fun, fun! We range in age from 49 to 30. This is a picture of my oldest brother Donnie. He is absolutely hysterical. I don't think there is a picture of him that is "normal" even in his wedding pictures he is being goofy. So if you wonder why I'm goofy, you now know why. It's because of him and I'm telling mom. LOL!!!!!

Funny!

I saw this this morning. How funny!!!

Okay so this is how I imagine this conversation went:

Walmart Employee: Hello 'dis be Walmarts, how can I help you?

Customer: I would like to order a cake for a going away party this week.

Walmart Employee: What you want on the cake?

Customer: 'Best Wishes Suzanne' and underneath that 'We will miss you'.

STOP LAUGHING.....LOL!!!!

Why God?

So yesterday we received some very bad news that Katie Reider passed away after battling a rare tumor. You can check out her story at http://katiereider.blogspot.com/ You will here her amazing voice.

As you may recall, her mother died last August. This is what I wrote:

"I just lost a dear friend of mine to cancer. She had battled cancer for awhile and decided this last time that she would not have treatment because her quality of life was more important than quantity. I completely understand that decision but it's still hard. She taught me so much about God's faithfulness before and during cancer. She was one of those people that when you talked to her you knew she really cared about you and you knew that when she said she was praying for you she really was. From what I understand, her husband and son played and sang worship music as she went home to be with the Lord. How wonderful for her that she heard that as she left this earth and heard heaven's music as she arrived. I know that she is totally enjoying being in God's presense, I mean, who wouldn't. I'm also sure that God is so happy to be with her. Even in death, she is still an inspiration. She was a beautiful woman inside and out and she will be greatly missed. I love you and miss you Gaile."

I didn't know Katie like I know her parents but I've heard her sing several times and she was amazing. I'm sure she'll continue to touch lives.

Back to Reality

We pick up the boys today from camp and I am so excited. I really missed them. I missed them so much that my heart ached. The good thing that came out of it though was Billy and I got a lot of quality and quantity time together. It's nice to reconnect and get back to what brought you together in the first place. What I learned from this is Billy and I need to go out on more "dates" and enjoy each other because one day the boys will be grown and gone and it will just be the two of us again.

So with all that said, now it's back to reality. Now it's back to hearing the boys argue over little things, the boys playing with the dogs (the dogs missed them also), summer homework that they have yet to start, football camps and helping their uncle Troy and grandpa at the concession stands at Phillips Park and Landen Park. Tomorrow we will paint our living room, mow the grass and I'll go to rehearsal. Sunday, we'll go to church and I'll go to a baby shower.

Like I said back to reality but hopefully Billy and I can sneak in a little date....(wink, wink)

Camp

My boys are at camp this week. This is the first overnight, all week camp that they have ever been to. It's paintball camp at Pleasant Vineyard http://www.pvmcamp.com/. I'm sure they are having a blast but me not so much, I miss them. They have been getting on my nerves so much lately but now that they are gone, I miss them terribly! I can't wait for them to come home so I can give them a great big hug and a kiss. I guess this is what growing up is all about and I don't mean them growing up, I mean me, LOL! Hopefully by the time they are ready to move out of the house, I'll be ready for them to move out, LOL!

Beautiful

This is the same flower that has finally bloomed.

Isn't it beautiful? God is sooooo cool!

Trying Something New

I got a new camera for Christmas this past year and I haven't really played with it much. I've taken pictures but haven't messed with it enough to see what it can really do. I love photography, I wish I knew more about it and I wish I had a great camera but I am going to see what I can do with the one I have and see if I have an "eye" for photography. So I've taken these pics of a flower that is about to bloom from my flower bed. Let me know what you think, really, I want to know. Tell me which one you like better. I want honest opinions.....