The craziness of Life

Well I knew that it was coming. The craziness of life with school starting back. I am taking 4 classes this semester on top of working full time, and everything at home. Colton is in school, as well. So that adds to the craziness! However, it is somewhat fun at the same time. Colton had a project to do this week. My first project as a momma.. it was a lot of fun, and I really enjoyed it. This week in school they talked about "All about Me", how everyone is different and unique in their own way. So Colton's project was to make a poster board all about him. So I printed pics from the computer (I have plenty of those ) and then there were some things that the teacher asked that we put on there. Name, named after anyone, where he was born, who his family consisted of, favorite foods, hobbies, sports, and interesting things about his family. So off we were. I typed up all of that stuff, printed them off on colored paper and away we went at organizing the stuff on the poster. Colton helped by being my glue man. It turned out great, minus all of the time it took me to get the printer to work. I hadn't hooked it up since we moved, so I had to find all the cords and start setting it up. So I did that and it kept giving me errors. Well come to find out, it was already installed on the computer.. DUH!!! The reason I was thinking it had to be installed is because my father in law completely re-did the computer while we were on vacation, so I assumed that it had to be re installed.. ha, I was wrong...
Oh well... that isn't the point. The point is, it was a lot of fun to do the project. Life is crazy and stays busy but it is all worth it.

On another note, we are all carefully watching Tropical Storm Gustav that is headed this way. At first they were thinking it was going to follow in Katrina's path, but as it stands right now, it looks like it is going farther west! So we won't get the blunt end of the storm. But just in case, I headed to Wal Mart the other night to get stocked up on water, toilet paper, canned food and other stuff.. and lord was it a MAD HOUSE!! That trip to Wal Mart made a normal everyday trip to Wal Mart look and feel like heaven! Man I was so relieved to get out of that mad house!! Lines at the gas stations are horrible, which is a bad reminder of the lines after Katrina. Which by the way, hit 3 yrs ago today! Wasn't that a lovely experience. I can go the rest of my life, not having to deal with that again, and what we got here wasn't anything compared to the devastation between here and the coast! Makes you very thankful!

And then last, but not least... Tomorrow is the big day!!! Ole Miss football season starts... I am so excited, I am like a kid waiting to go on vacation!!! We are headed out in the morning after Ryan gets off work and we drop the kids off at my in laws! Thanks for keeping them Bryan and Debbie! We'll take the wonderful 2.5hr drive to Oxford, spend the day in the Grove tailgating with great friends and then head to the game. We not only are excited because it is football season again, but in anticipation of a new coach, Coach Nutt! We are looking forward to seeing what he has to offer the great faithful Ole Miss fans! It is such a great atmosphere up there. It all starts with the band marching in and playing Dixie and everyone in the stands waving the pom pom's!!! and the lots of cheers and the entrance of the football team!!! Anyway, I will share more of all of that when I post pics from the game. Until then... I have to get back to work!!

Happy Birthday Pop

Tomorrow is Pop's birthday. So we got together at Brandie's house today for cake and ice cream! Yum! We had a good time visiting... Here are some pics.

Pop and Pierce were eying each other in this one.



The birthday boy and the grandkids.






They were discussing Pop's age!

Too Much to Ask??

Ok, so last nite wasn't the best nite with the boys! Pierce was in a decent mood, minus his I want to be right with you at all times! Colton on the other hand, lord! It started when he got in trouble for being on yellow at school yesterday! Then it all went downhill from there. He cried when you talked to him, he would not listen and so forth! Nothing was right by him. So it made for a long nite!!Pretty much just a typical nite with us!
However, my thing is, is it too much to ask to have both of them in a good mood at the same time? It is that hard? How nice it would be to have both of them in great moods and not have to worry about one of them being ill! It would make for a much better nite!! Here is to hoping for a better nite tonight and good weekend!!!!

Hotty Toddy!!!

Yep, it is almost that time again! Ryan and I are so excited.. We look forward to football season as soon as it is over! We love going. We buy season tickets and try to go to most of the games. We tailgate in the grove with some friends from Rez Fire Dept. They are a lot of fun! We have taken Colton to a game and he loved it!! We haven't taken Pierce yet, but I am sure he'll love it as well! We are planning a trip to one of the games with both boys. Which will be a lot of fun. There is one downside to it. The seating. The seats, I am sure of, where made with a 6 yr old in mind. They are numbered, of course. But the space between the seats is only big enough for the butt of maybe a 6 yr old. So that will be interesting with Ryan, me and the boys! When Ryan and I go by ourselves we are so squished together. Its a real good thing that we love each other! We would be in trouble otherwise :)

This is the Beautiful Stadium!!




And our New Head Coach, Houston Nutt!!


I'll post lots of pics from the games and stuff once we kick off the season next weekend, Aug. 30 against Memphis!
HOTTY TODDY!!!!!!

Whats going on

Its been a little while since I posted! Everything is going good. The transition to being at grandma's is going pretty good. Minus the fact that the boys are having issues. I think that they are thinking since we are at grandmas the rules don't apply like that did when we lived in our house. WRONG answer!! And then you have school starting which is always an adjustment. So between the two, the boys haven't been the greatest, but I am staying hopefully that once they get used to the routine of being in school that the rest will calm down too! I am staying busy at work, scanning things and throwing away things for our move the first of December. Work is moving to a new building beside One Jackson Place downtown. It is going to be so nice! We are all excited, but the work to get ready isn't all that exciting! Ryan is staying busy working extra shifts. We are trying to get bills paid off and the money from extra shifts is very good. However, it is starting to feel like he is back working 2 full time departments, which stinks!! He is a great husband to do all of this so that we can get back on our feet! I, on the other, am getting ready to start back school myself on Monday!! I will be taking 4 classes, 2 physical classes and 2 online classes. I am not a fan of online classes at all, but that is the only way that I can do it with working and going to school. I'll do the same thing in the spring and in May I will be done!!!! YAY!!! It will have all paid off... I can't wait!!

Thankful!

As every day passes by, I learn to be more and more thankful for my sweet boys. They are truly a blessing! Yes, they drive me crazy; they don't always mind; yes, they fight with each other all the time, but the truth is, that I wouldn't know what to do without them! I can't imagine life without them! They are growing up so fast though! Hard to believe that Colton is 6 and Pierce is close to 4! Man how time flies. I see now why my parents and family wanted to put a brick on my head! To keep me from growing up so fast!! You blink your eyes and they are older, bigger, taller, and more independent than you really want them to be!! I remember wishing for them to talk, to walk, to be potty trained! Well both of them are all of that and a lot more! I miss the rocking them and stuff! But at the same time, I am looking forward to all of the fun family stuff that Ryan and I get to do with them now that they are getting older! I also have a great husband that I wouldn't trade for the world! He always makes sure that we are taken care of and have what we need and want!! He works all the time, and does way more than he should sometimes... ok, a lot of the time! He has been great and kept the boys this summer to keep us from having to pay daycare, or grandma having to keep them all the time. And now he is pulling extra shifts left and right so that we can pay off some bills! He doesn't have to do all of that, but he choses to, and for that I am very thankful more than he'll ever know. He is the greatest and I truly appreciate all of love support and everything he does for our family. We have the best marriage that I could ask for, and I thank god for that everyday! I also have a great family that is always there for me when I need them. Whether it be to talk, or watch the boys or to help me do something, they rarely tell me no! They are truly a blessing as well!! Not to mention I have the best friend a girl could ask for! She knows who she is, and I wouldn't trade her for anything either! We have been through so much, but it has only made our friendship stronger! I have a great circle of friends too, they are terrific!
So to everyone, THANK YOU!!! You all are a blessing!

On the Road Again.....

We loaded up this past weekend and went to Monroe. We went to see Ryan's great grandma, Mamaw Eppie, as we call her! We hadn't seen her in about 4 yrs so we decided it was overdue for a visit. She was so excited to see us! She couldn't believe how big the boys had gotten. It was a great trip. She just turned 92, and looks great! Its not often that grandma's get to see their great great grandkids. We also got to see Ryan's Aunt Myrna as well. It was great to see her too! The boys had a great time too!

Back to School

It is hard to believe that it is time to start school again. Summers fly theses days. Colton starts back this Friday, Aug. 8! It gets earlier and earlier each year. He went to Rouse last year, but since we have moved in with Grandma, he will be going to my Alma Mater, Richland. He is going to Kindergarten again. Ryan and I thought that it would benefit him to get another year of Kindergarten in hopes of preparing him for "big school" as Colton calls it. He seems to be OK with the idea of going back to Kindergarten again. I am sure he'll have a great time. He said the other day that he was excited about it.
Pierce starts going to daycare on Monday, Aug. 11. This is the first time he has been to daycare since Nov. Grandma was gracious enough to keep him from Nov until now. she is the BEST!! He will be starting a new daycare, so we are optimistic about it. I am sure that he'll love it once he adjusts to it. He knew everyone at the other one, so that will be new and trying, but he is a very outgoing child, and once he realizes that everything is OK, he'll do great. He'll start K3 in Sept. His birthday catches him.
As for me, I don't have to go back until the 18th! 2 more weeks off before starting crazy land again. I took a summer class online this summer, and I just couldn't get myself into it. I guess because I really wanted the time off. I still don't know my grade for that class yet. I am taking 4 classes this fall, and I'll take 4 classes in the Spring and I'll be done! I am so excited. All of the stress and other fun stuff that comes with working full time, being a wife and a mother, and going to school will have paid off!
The boys have had a great summer. Ryan kept them along with my niece Ashleigh, and they had a blast. We also took our first family vacation, which was a lot of fun! Look forward to many more of those.
So we are gonna enjoy our last few days of no school and they'll we'll be in full swing for another school year!