fairabeesdaughter

Heart Strings...

2010-06-03T08:20:00.000-07:00

Watched a movie with the kids last night, afterward no one was REALLY ready to go to bed!

My sweet son wanted to show me something he had made for me...

Mom's Mall

Precious little girl, eyes full of wonder.

May end up just like Mommy!

2010-05-13T08:03:00.000-07:00

I recently began an online Bible Study here. We are going through Strong Women Soft Hearts by Paula Rinehart. Really, really like this study! If you have the chance to check it out, you should!

A few pictures from a leisure learning class I took recently. When I took some of these pictures, I didn't really appreciate all of the beauty in them, (mainly because I was scrambling to set my camera on the right settings!) After looking through them, I became aware of the BIG picture... how beautiful God's creation is! So glad that He gave us this to enjoy.

2010-04-13T11:32:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I was out with my camera and caught this cute little squirrel (or kitty, if you are my daughter.. :) Just had to share...

2010-04-07T15:16:00.000-07:00

I love going to my parents home in Dry Creek, they live in my grandparents old house. I can remember being a kid and thinking how bored I was out in the country! Funny how things change as you get older. Now, I love sitting on the porch and watching the sunset. Or going for walks down the road. I love how you can look out on the field of flowers and see nothing but shades of yellow and blue. I know God was thinking of us when He created everything. I know He was thinking of me, and how I needed to be somewhere where I could feel the grass beneath my feet, and see the beauty of His nature.

Long Hiatus

2010-04-02T23:49:00.000-07:00

More than a year ago I blogged...how sad...So I'm back to reclaim my poor little page and brighten your day! I decided to share some of the things that I love, things that make me happy and thankful, and what better time to start back than Easter weekend? I am so very thankful for an Understanding, Compassionate, All-Knowing, Loving, Redeeming God! So there it is my friends! Have a wonderful Easter, thanking God for the Hope we have in His Risen Son!

Days 1-3 and 4 :)

2009-03-06T08:12:00.000-08:00

OK, so this sounded like so much fun, then I forgot, or better yet my family got sick! So, to catch you up, days 1-3 looked like wadded up kleenex all over the house, an entire pharmacy on my countertop, and a sick lethargic looking husband and son.

Now for Day 4 or 5 whichever one this is supposed to be...
Here is my daily ritual of coffee and computer time (8:30ish - ha!ha! who am i kidding it's all day:)

Ahh, and the never ending pile of laundry that needs to be folded. Still waiting for it to magically happen on its own.

My lovely children, one still not feeling great, the other being exposed to the magic of Elmo for the first time!! (10:00a.m.)

Breakfast time! Blueberry Muffins, thank you Martha White:) Notice the can of starch in the background...this is my life, one unfinished job to the next!(11a.m.)

Ironed clothes and attempted to do some homeschooling with a sick child, don't worry lesson learned!! (12 - 1:30)

Took the kids to the doctor to find out one had an upper resp. infection and the other has a virus that causes stinky smelly diapers shown here: 2:00 - 3:00

Put Liv down for a nap, sent Jude upstairs to rest and watch a movie and relaxed a little 3:00 - 3:30

Ate leftover pizza for lunch, started cooking supper and waited for the arrival of my dearest husband, while listening to my dear little one cry...picked her up shortly thereafter! 4:00 - 6:00

Made another pot of coffee, I love coffee:)

Ate supper (meatloaf with roasted potatoes and carrots!) Went shopping (needed to get out of the house:) Put kiddos to bed, and got ready for bed myself, however I'm still up and typing, and I must admit this last picture is making me so sleepy and glad that this is over for tonight!! Oh and for those that know me well, that ugly looking thing is my swiss cake roll pillow which I've had since the eighth grade!!

What's In a Drawer

2009-01-21T11:34:00.000-08:00

I have said before how opposite my husband and I are...Now I have proof:) As I was dusting the other day (which is quite unusual:) I found this...

Not just an ordinary night stand, with its two deep drawers, it contains this...

Lovely...

Now here is my night stand:

and the inside of my drawer...

Ta Da!!

2009-01-16T20:16:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures to update you all. I got a new camera for Christmas and have had a blast. I wanted to post more, but Jason said no one would be interested in the blades of grass, or the piece of dirt, or the 500th million (in my son's terms) picture of my kids:) So enjoy these few...I'll be back!

2008-10-02T21:32:00.000-07:00

I guess I am bound to post blogs at really late hours, where normal people would say, don't, because you are tired and tend to ramble...but such is life for me right now. So, we went to the park today, and had a great time with some of my childhood friends. One even has a baby three days younger than Olivia! How cool is that eh? The babies had a good time laying on the picnic blanket, my friends son was just going to town with this little grunt thing, and then my daughter very solemnly and without looking placed her finger in his mouth, as if to shut him up! It was the cutest thing, he just started sucking away, and she lay there still with no expression and looking straight ahead! I have been so busy lately, yesterday for the first time I actually felt like my body was going through motions that my brain hadn't caught up to yet, or is it the other way around *(here I go rambling) anyway, I was on my cell with a friend, daughter was crying, my son was on the phone with a stranger, you know the normal "I have to go now before my kid gives out important information!" So tonight I thought I'd get a jump start, I love it when I have my coffee pot ready for the morning, something about just pushing that button makes my day! So, I get the kitchen cleaned and get my coffee pot ready, and start getting ready for bed, when I notice that all too familiar wake up smell...I had done it AGAIN, and turned my pot on!! Of course, I can't turn down a sip even if it is past my bedtime (ha! like there is such a thing lately!) So here I am typing away and rambling as I all to often do and enjoying my caffeine fix at midnight:)

Ha! I get tagged for the Quirky blog!!

2008-09-15T19:52:00.000-07:00

Six quirky things about me...(although I'm sure I could fill at least a page!)

1. Up until I got married I slept with my stuffed animal "duffy" (not a vampire slayer, a dog)
2. To this day I still sleep with my "swiss cake roll" pillow (constantly have food on my mind!)
3. I don't like sharing my "cold spots" when I go to bed, they are mine and I reserve the right to steal one from my husband if he messes with mine.
4. I get sleepy when I put my glasses on, since I wear contacts and only use glasses before I go to bed.
5. I own a fake laugh...hee hee
6. When I'm bored and trying to figure something out, I practice writing my bubble letter alphabet.

OK Sarah your next!

good times

2008-07-24T21:21:00.000-07:00

ok so it takes me a little while to post...for give me please:) if you take into consideration the amount of wasted time i spend trying to figure out how to say what i mean without sounding...well like i just woke up you'd understand. by the way, i'm really tired today. i do believe that people who aren't able to blow their noses yet (like my daughter) should not get colds. it's really disturbing to reach that milestone where your little one sleeps through the night, only to be thrown off by a cold, come on!

we spent a week out at camp pearl...what fun! jason was a volunteer in the boys dorm, (yeah, we're those people now, the old ones with kids!) camp has such a conglamoration of memories for me. i grew up there as a kid and later worked as a server. i see myself as that first time camper who couldn't wait to raid the canteen with my fifty cents. by jr. high it was all about boys-well to be honest that went on through high school. we (girl campers) actually got depressed to find out that we outnumbered the boys almost 3 to 1 most years. i mean gosh, now our chances of meeting that really cute guy who got into a lot of trouble and would have given most dad heart attacks were diminished! not to imply however that spiritual teachings were not absorbed. i still remember learning things about God that I didn't know (and yes...i guess i thought i knew it all) i was beginning to see Him in a new light, and what a relationship with Him looked like, and how living as a follower of Christ was not always easy...but He was always faithful. i love that place and how it always brings me back to where i need to be...

She's Here... and 6 weeks old already!

2008-06-04T09:36:00.000-07:00

You know the saying time flies when you are having fun? Well time has flown and yes, there are fun times, but after 6 years of bliss...it's all coming back to me now!! Let me explain, poopy diapers...no problem...spit up...no problem...trying on a billion cute little girl outfits...no problem for me!! Getting up at 2am and 6am... woohoo, listening to your child cry because they are tired and do not want to take a nap...problem...mastitis...problem...going to the ER at 11pm for a cath to find out you don't have a bladder infection...priceless! So there that sums it up pretty much. Olivia is doing great, Jude can't get in enough kisses and has been a big help, I am getting used to the ironing pile growing bigger, my son not having clean underwear, eating out waaaaay to much to the point every restaurant knows your order. Oh and grocery shopping!!! We bought a new stroller and car seat, and get this...the car seat doesn't fit in the front part of the buggy...something about safety issues!! So first time by myself, I"m pulling to carts around Walmart at 9pm on a Sunday night...good times:) Being that this is the second, I am reminding myself of how quickly it goes by, and even if my son goes commando every now and then (ok maybe only once) it's building character right?

We Are Having A...

2007-12-04T20:50:00.000-08:00

Little baby girl!!!!! So very excited, thought that I should post this, since I gave so much attention to my football issues!! (which by the way, God must have worked a miracle because we won and are somehow going to the NCG!!!!) Back to my big story though, we are very blessed and excited. Our son is ok as long as she can share his room, (which I think is so cute, because he hasn't experienced a crying baby at 2 am yet!)

Serious Issues

2007-11-26T07:33:00.000-08:00

I haven't posted in a while, thought I would keep this thing going a couple of months at a time!! Unbelievably, I am going Wed. to find out if we are having a boy or a girl. My son wants a brudder and a sister...not gonna happen at the same time for me!! Ok so now I will get on to the bigger issue, which is why I think girls and football don't mix. For the last several years, I have gotten "suckered" into watching LSU football, which isn't a bad thing, in fact when we lived in Montgomery, is was a sweet reminder of home, so of course I became emotionally attached as all good women with hormones would do. But, being pregnant changes everything, if my baby comes out deaf, and emotionally disturbed I'll know why! I find myself yelling at a television screen, coming close to nervous breakdowns, and heart attacks, and then the big one actually getting depressed over a loss. Now guys can watch, get upset and move on...not me, my whole week, month, year is ruined. I actually want to cry over losing our seniors and not seeing them next year..I know, I need help!! Should be interesting to see how I am doing after going to Georgia to watch them play this weekend, Yes, I am a glutton for punishment:)

Mom's Song

2007-10-03T09:31:00.000-07:00

This is so good, if you haven't seen it already, give it a look (that's country for watch it:)

http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/ver/223/popup/index.php?cl=4274384

Middle Name Thingy

2007-09-11T08:06:00.000-07:00

D - disguisingly beautiful

A - afraid of throwing up, and anyone else who is

W - witty, or clutsy, but that doesn't start with a w

N - nice to people with candy

2007-09-03T21:12:00.000-07:00

So it's been so long since I've posted. I think it's post-I can't post a picture on blogspot syndrome. I almost forgot how to post a blog! I think that time is healing though, who knows maybe in the future I can post something meaningful or worthwhile...or not:) Either way, I know you will all be proud at the effort I am putting forth!

uh huh?

2007-06-13T06:16:00.000-07:00

ok so one of the big disadvantages of having a mac is trying to load pictures on blogspot....up until now i have used my husbands pc laptop which has now been sold so...any suggestions would be kindly appreciated!

Are you a child of the 80's?

2007-05-30T17:30:00.000-07:00

You Are 76% A Child of the 80s

Not only did you experience the 80s... you are practically an expert.
You should be totally stoked!

Are You a Child of an 80s?

continued...

2007-05-03T20:14:00.000-07:00

if there are seven other people who actually read this, and have yet to be tagged..here ya go!

wag the tag

2007-05-03T20:04:00.000-07:00

here it is the seven random things you are dying to know about me...

1. i am a horrible procrastinator
2. i often mispell words
3. i can be quite melancholy
4. i have a huge underground pimple on my chin
5. i am a people pleaser...if that's ok with you?
6. i love, love, love music
7. i'll let you know later...(hence #1)

Can't Sleep and Going Crazy...A Child's Fairytale

2007-04-28T06:28:00.000-07:00

Here's another blog about my son...guess I have a theme going!

Poor little Jude, has broken out in eczema on his hands, so the doctor prescribed him an oral steroid to help get rid of it. (I might mention that he never addressed the side effects). Poor little mom and dad discovered the side effects till 1:00 a.m. when their son couldn't quit hopping, bouncing, running, laughing, talking, crying, singing, and dancing! Then poor little mom had a thought, and Benadryl came to the rescue...it only took 30 minutes to get into his system, then all was well...for a little while...

Kids

2007-03-23T07:16:00.000-07:00

Those of us who have them, have plenty of stories to tell. One of mine goes like this...
After learning about Jesus' death on the cross in Cubbies, my son started drawing pictures of three crosses with Jesus in the middle...on EVERYTHING. He was so facinated by the story, that after playing outside for a while one day, he came in and asked me to write something down...on his paper with three crosses. As I was "transcribing" what he said, my son reminded me that day, how God can work in even a four year old's heart! When we were done, Jude begged me to go outside with him and see what he had done. There, next to the street, was a tiny little cross made of popsicle sticks stuck in the ground, and his paper with the crosses laying next to it. This is what it read: "Jesus love you too! You can go to heaven too. It would be very good if you went to heaven...love Jude

Kids...gotta love em':)

2007-03-13T14:27:00.000-07:00

Two by Two
I got this from -c
Two Names You Go By
1. mommy
2. melbel - only on the computer:)

Two Things You Are Wearing Right Now
1. jeans capris
2. green shirt

Two Things You Have in a Relationship:
1. loyalty
2. love

Two of Your Favorite Things to Do
1. eat
2. go clubbing..jk.(my terminology might date me!) i also like to go to the movies, which we rarely do now

Two Things You Want Very Badly At The Moment
1. to have already worked out
2. a box of ding dongs

Two Pets You Had
1. dogs
2. cat

Two People Who Will Fill This Out
1. Michelle (so she won' t ever quit stalking me...?)
2. it's a toss up:)

Two Things You Did Last Night
1. surfed the net
2. rearranged my sons room

Two Things You Ate Today
1. toast
2. salad

Two People You Last Talked To
1. Enterprise Rental Lady
2. Jude

Two Things You're Doing Tomorrow
1. getting ready for Cubbies (AWANA)
2. NOT eating

Two Longest Car Rides
1. to Portland, OR (3 days - when i was a kid)
2. Alamaba - Louisiana (8hr)

Two Favorite Holidays
1. Christmas
2. Easter

Two Favorite Beverages
1. Dr. Pepper
2. Sonic Cherry Limeade

Sophie Scholl

2007-03-06T20:29:00.000-08:00

If you haven't seen Sophie Scholl The Final Days yet, you really need to watch it (maybe not while being emotionally unstable:) Of course, I am a history buff and really take interest with anything about the WWII era, so I may be a little biased, but to me, it was outstanding. Oh, it does have subtitles, but that's great because most of us have lost our hearing due to children and husbands...just kidding...:)

http://www.sophieschollmovie.com/

"Market Girl"

2007-02-21T20:40:00.000-08:00

Growing up in Louisiana you'd think I would be used to the traditions of Mardi Gras. However, I still get surprised when I see just how many people come out for their chance to catch some beads. We found ourselves joining other families this year in the children's parade (so as to miss all of the heavily intoxicated party goers who've spent the night by the road in their r.v.'s for the "big people's parade")It didn't take long for Jude to realize that yelling brought about those shiny purple and gold necklaces, (and while not understanding fully what we were saying when we said Mardi Gras) it was with great joy that he yelled out as loud as he could...Market Girl! What a day:)

Bob La Blah

2007-02-21T13:00:00.001-08:00

I have recently created a Myspace page, not to be cool, but to check in on my little brother...right? Anyway, I never knew how addicting it could be, I have changed my background twice, music four times, and pictures, well those take forever to post. So anyhow, a good friend told me about Facebook, and of course I had to try that too. My husband wonders if I'm gonna make it, my son learned how to fix his own pb&j (which is kind of interesting) and after talking to my very good friend Michelle, I'm on to bigger and better things...my blog:)