Here is the picture from this year's Christmas card. Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Like a waterfall in slow motion, Part One
3 years ago
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Merry Christmas!
Here is the picture from this year's Christmas card. Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!Sunday, December 2, 2007
Here are some pictures
We went and saw Santa early this year. I don't know how many more pics I will have with Camden and the Jolly Old Elf so I am glad this one turned out good.
I am raising a "Gator Nation"! My Tebow wannabe and my cheerleader on Halloween at Aunt Kiki's.
We got a new computer and I thought I had all the pics on here already and apparently I don't so I will have to upload those pics later, I am sure Grace will have some HSM on Ice pics this week too that she will want on here.
Wow!
Wow! What a month we have had...first was the possibility of moving. I can now say that we decided to stay where we are, we will still plan on putting our house on the market within the next few months so we can find something bigger with my mom moving in but we are staying here, the whole school situation for the kids just did not sit well with me and that is the main reason we nixed the idea.
During our trip to Florida and Disney I hurt my foot. I did not think it was hurt too bad and continued about my business only to have aches and pains in my toes, foot and leg by the end of the day. I finally went and got it looked at, xrays showed no break but they wanted to MRI it just to be sure. That came back showing nothing so it looks like I did a lot of nerve damage. I have been in a "cast" boot since Nov. 15th. I will start Physical therapy on Dec 10th and see the Ortho Dr again Dec 13th.
This was the first Thanksgiving since my dad passed in February. We got through surprisingly well but it was still hard not having him here. My mom has started packing up her house too so she can be ready to move after the first of the year. Right now she will probably stay with Kathrine and Jared until we get stuff going with listing our house and finding something else. She still has not found a job and will lose her benefits as of Feb unless she gets a job before then. Pray she will hear from the resumes she has sent out or something will come along for her with benefits soon.
Once a year I become a single mother for a week while Chris goes to a conference in Las Vegas of all places. So he was gone this past week and this is the first time that nothing happened, it was a typical school week and the kids were good all week.
I got the tree up last week and decorated with all my snowmen. Now that Chris is back he can get the rest of the Christmas decorations down from the attic and we can get the rest of the house looking festive:)
Our anniversary is this Thurs the 6th. Hard to believe it has been 10 years already! For our anniversary I get to take Grace to see High School Musical on Ice and Chris is taking Camden out to dinner. We are going to see the Connells later in the month so that is our night out.
I am getting ready to get in the fudraising mode again. The school is raising money for new playground equipment and I am on the committee to come up with fundraising, this is separate from the PTO fundraising committee. Between now and March 14th I am going to eat, sleep and breath in the preparations that we have to do for our first major fundraiser. I will post more information on that after the first of the year.
Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and that you will have a Merry Christmas!
During our trip to Florida and Disney I hurt my foot. I did not think it was hurt too bad and continued about my business only to have aches and pains in my toes, foot and leg by the end of the day. I finally went and got it looked at, xrays showed no break but they wanted to MRI it just to be sure. That came back showing nothing so it looks like I did a lot of nerve damage. I have been in a "cast" boot since Nov. 15th. I will start Physical therapy on Dec 10th and see the Ortho Dr again Dec 13th.
This was the first Thanksgiving since my dad passed in February. We got through surprisingly well but it was still hard not having him here. My mom has started packing up her house too so she can be ready to move after the first of the year. Right now she will probably stay with Kathrine and Jared until we get stuff going with listing our house and finding something else. She still has not found a job and will lose her benefits as of Feb unless she gets a job before then. Pray she will hear from the resumes she has sent out or something will come along for her with benefits soon.
Once a year I become a single mother for a week while Chris goes to a conference in Las Vegas of all places. So he was gone this past week and this is the first time that nothing happened, it was a typical school week and the kids were good all week.
I got the tree up last week and decorated with all my snowmen. Now that Chris is back he can get the rest of the Christmas decorations down from the attic and we can get the rest of the house looking festive:)
Our anniversary is this Thurs the 6th. Hard to believe it has been 10 years already! For our anniversary I get to take Grace to see High School Musical on Ice and Chris is taking Camden out to dinner. We are going to see the Connells later in the month so that is our night out.
I am getting ready to get in the fudraising mode again. The school is raising money for new playground equipment and I am on the committee to come up with fundraising, this is separate from the PTO fundraising committee. Between now and March 14th I am going to eat, sleep and breath in the preparations that we have to do for our first major fundraiser. I will post more information on that after the first of the year.
Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and that you will have a Merry Christmas!
Monday, November 12, 2007
Moving?
Whatever shall we do? There is a possibility that we could be moving. Yep, watch out Charlotte the Partin's could be heading your way!! It is not something that we HAVE to do but something that we have the opportunity to do if we want. Chris and I have been down looking at the area and so far I have not seen an area that really jumps out at me. I want an area with good schools and the same small town feel like we have here in Wake Forest/Youngsville. Grace cries everytime it is mentioned to her and Camden is kind of like "Yeah, I would not mind moving." but it does not sound very convincing.
Some pros are that I would be closer to several friends in the area or within a couple of hours of there. Asheville is not too far and I have family there. Chris really wants to go because of several other opportunities it could open up for him besides his job. I just do not know whether I really want to go. My mom has not found a job here yet and she is waiting to decide if she is going to live with us or Kathrine after we decide what we are going to do. Please keep us in your prayers as we follow what the Lord has for us to do and that we make the right decisions.
Updates on the kids...for Halloween Camden was a Florida Gator football player (that's my boy!!) and Grace was a Florida Gator cheerleader (that's my girl!!), yes, I am "laying the foundation for a Gator Nation" For her dance classes Grace got to dress up and she wore her Ariel wedding dress and hair extensions that she got on our Disney trip. I will post Halloween pics soon.
Grace was VIP of her class this past week and had to take pictures in to share with the class and fill out a little questionaire about herself. Camden has been learning about space and astronomy and I accompanied his class on their field trip last week to Morehead Planetarium, yes, I actually stepped foot on the campus of UNC. The entire 3rd grade went and on a whole they were very well behaved. If you get a chance to go the Magic Tree House film is great and the kids loved it!
It is hard to believe that Christmas is right around the corner. Luckily the kids have not asked for the entire toy store like in years past but it also means that I will have to get a little creative when it comes to their gifts this year. Have a great Thanksgiving and I will post pics in the next few days!
Some pros are that I would be closer to several friends in the area or within a couple of hours of there. Asheville is not too far and I have family there. Chris really wants to go because of several other opportunities it could open up for him besides his job. I just do not know whether I really want to go. My mom has not found a job here yet and she is waiting to decide if she is going to live with us or Kathrine after we decide what we are going to do. Please keep us in your prayers as we follow what the Lord has for us to do and that we make the right decisions.
Updates on the kids...for Halloween Camden was a Florida Gator football player (that's my boy!!) and Grace was a Florida Gator cheerleader (that's my girl!!), yes, I am "laying the foundation for a Gator Nation" For her dance classes Grace got to dress up and she wore her Ariel wedding dress and hair extensions that she got on our Disney trip. I will post Halloween pics soon.
Grace was VIP of her class this past week and had to take pictures in to share with the class and fill out a little questionaire about herself. Camden has been learning about space and astronomy and I accompanied his class on their field trip last week to Morehead Planetarium, yes, I actually stepped foot on the campus of UNC. The entire 3rd grade went and on a whole they were very well behaved. If you get a chance to go the Magic Tree House film is great and the kids loved it!
It is hard to believe that Christmas is right around the corner. Luckily the kids have not asked for the entire toy store like in years past but it also means that I will have to get a little creative when it comes to their gifts this year. Have a great Thanksgiving and I will post pics in the next few days!
Monday, October 15, 2007
Some vacation pics
Camden at MGM
Bok Tower Gardens
Grace's fave attraction
the kids with my beloved Crooked Lake
The Swamp
Not wanting anything to do with Sleeping Beauty
Camden, Dad and Mickey
My little Parrothead!
Dinner in the Hundred Acre Wood
The one pic we did get with a Princess
face painting at Animal Kingdom
Gatorland
Gatorland
Loving life on the beach at Crooked Lake just like mommy used to.Busy busy busy!
First off I am a BAD mother since the kids started school in July and I have yet to post their First Day of School pictures. Next this fundraising stuff at the school got the best of me, I had no idea what I was in for when I agreed to co-chair. Everyday I would find out something new that was part of the job, like heading up the Fall Festival and all that it entailed. Luckily that all ended on Sept 25th, that was a very long day, and then we hit the road to Florida on Sept 27th. We finally returned from our trip Saturday night Oct 13th.
Our trip was a lot of fun and we got to see a lot of people in Lake Wales (my hometown) and of course 5 days consisted of the Wonderful World of Disney. The day we got to Orlando we took a trip to Gatorland, the kids really liked watching the trainer "wrestle" the alligator although neither would get their picture taken with the gator (his mouth was taped shut). Our first day of Disney was at the Animal Kingdom where the kids got their faces painted, we saw the best show "Festival of the Lion King", and we rode several rides including the Expedition Everest rollercoaster...I was fine on that until it went backwards and then I was sick for a day and half afterwards, won't be doing that again. Camden LOVED it though and would have gone again if we had let him.
Day two was Magic Kingdom, since we had a storm roll in the night before and lasted until lunch time we did not get there until 1pm or so but we stayed until the park closed so the kids could see the parade and fireworks. Grace begged to go in the Haunted Mansion with Kathrine and myself but once inside she was ready to leave. She covered her face the entire time and then burst into tears once we were outside and the ride was over. Camden rode Space Mountain twice with Chris and Jared and LOVED it just as much as the ride the day before. Although we did not have reservations we were able to get into the Crystal Palace for dinner and got to meet Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Piglet and my fave Eyeore. Camden gladly got his pic taken with all of them but Grace hid under the table anytime they came near the table. We ended with the parade and fireworks, I want to fly from the top of the Castle like Tinkerbell!
Day three was MGM where Grace saw High School Musical up close and the stage show of Beauty and the Beast. Camden and I rode Tower of Terror, that one actually got to him a litttle.
Day four was Epcot where it rained the most of the week we were there. The kids both got to talk to Crush at the Turtle Talk show and enjoyed Innovations east and west.
We took one night and went to First Baptist Mulberry where friends of ours had dinner for us. (my dad was the pastor there for 5 years) Another night we met my cousin Kelli for dinner at Margaritaville, we got to meet the boyfriend who was nice for a Florida State fan.
The rest of the trip was spent in Lake Wales out on Crooked Lake where my uncle and aunt have a weekend home, I used to live out there and enjoyed watching the kids love playing in the same lake that I grew up playing in, it brought back many memories. We had dinner with my friend Jamie and her husband , son and mother and then we took another day and took the kids to Bok Tower, it was great to see her again after so many years and her little boy is hilarious! We also drove the kids up Spook Hill, it was Grace's favorite part of the trip.
My cousin Ray and his wife Dawn and son Dalton came out and the kids loved playing in the lake together, it was a lot of fun to see them hanging out with one another. We also got to see my grandfather and his wife and spend some time with him.
Our trip ended with one last trip to Magic Kingdom so Grace could wear her new princess dress and hair extensions and have her picture taken with all the Princesses. Once we got there and got the dress on we waited 45 minutes to see Cinderella, Belle and Sleeping Beauty only to have Grace have a melt down once in the room and cry and refuse to have her picture taken. Camden did Space Moutain one more time and Splash Mtn again too and we ended the trip with a ride in the nose of the monorail where the kids got copilot cards.
On our way home we came up I-75 and detoured through Gainesville so Camden could see "The Swamp", the football stadium at the University of Florida if you did not know what I was talking about. We drove around campus and then headed for Atlanta where we spent the night and then had lunch with my college friend Jenna and her husband Brent. It was great to see Jenna again and we had a very enjoyable lunch, catching up on everything. We then headed home.
Grace has decided she wants to move to Florida and live on the lake, still trying to convince Chris. Although we did see 5 acres for sale and he said he would buy it if they gave him a red tractor to go with it, I am sure we could work something out. Who knows maybe we could start our own citrus business down there and one day you could be drinking Partin Orange Juice!
Ok I have typed enough, I will post pics of the trip later today so keep and eye out for them!
Our trip was a lot of fun and we got to see a lot of people in Lake Wales (my hometown) and of course 5 days consisted of the Wonderful World of Disney. The day we got to Orlando we took a trip to Gatorland, the kids really liked watching the trainer "wrestle" the alligator although neither would get their picture taken with the gator (his mouth was taped shut). Our first day of Disney was at the Animal Kingdom where the kids got their faces painted, we saw the best show "Festival of the Lion King", and we rode several rides including the Expedition Everest rollercoaster...I was fine on that until it went backwards and then I was sick for a day and half afterwards, won't be doing that again. Camden LOVED it though and would have gone again if we had let him.
Day two was Magic Kingdom, since we had a storm roll in the night before and lasted until lunch time we did not get there until 1pm or so but we stayed until the park closed so the kids could see the parade and fireworks. Grace begged to go in the Haunted Mansion with Kathrine and myself but once inside she was ready to leave. She covered her face the entire time and then burst into tears once we were outside and the ride was over. Camden rode Space Mountain twice with Chris and Jared and LOVED it just as much as the ride the day before. Although we did not have reservations we were able to get into the Crystal Palace for dinner and got to meet Winnie the Pooh, Tigger, Piglet and my fave Eyeore. Camden gladly got his pic taken with all of them but Grace hid under the table anytime they came near the table. We ended with the parade and fireworks, I want to fly from the top of the Castle like Tinkerbell!
Day three was MGM where Grace saw High School Musical up close and the stage show of Beauty and the Beast. Camden and I rode Tower of Terror, that one actually got to him a litttle.
Day four was Epcot where it rained the most of the week we were there. The kids both got to talk to Crush at the Turtle Talk show and enjoyed Innovations east and west.
We took one night and went to First Baptist Mulberry where friends of ours had dinner for us. (my dad was the pastor there for 5 years) Another night we met my cousin Kelli for dinner at Margaritaville, we got to meet the boyfriend who was nice for a Florida State fan.
The rest of the trip was spent in Lake Wales out on Crooked Lake where my uncle and aunt have a weekend home, I used to live out there and enjoyed watching the kids love playing in the same lake that I grew up playing in, it brought back many memories. We had dinner with my friend Jamie and her husband , son and mother and then we took another day and took the kids to Bok Tower, it was great to see her again after so many years and her little boy is hilarious! We also drove the kids up Spook Hill, it was Grace's favorite part of the trip.
My cousin Ray and his wife Dawn and son Dalton came out and the kids loved playing in the lake together, it was a lot of fun to see them hanging out with one another. We also got to see my grandfather and his wife and spend some time with him.
Our trip ended with one last trip to Magic Kingdom so Grace could wear her new princess dress and hair extensions and have her picture taken with all the Princesses. Once we got there and got the dress on we waited 45 minutes to see Cinderella, Belle and Sleeping Beauty only to have Grace have a melt down once in the room and cry and refuse to have her picture taken. Camden did Space Moutain one more time and Splash Mtn again too and we ended the trip with a ride in the nose of the monorail where the kids got copilot cards.
On our way home we came up I-75 and detoured through Gainesville so Camden could see "The Swamp", the football stadium at the University of Florida if you did not know what I was talking about. We drove around campus and then headed for Atlanta where we spent the night and then had lunch with my college friend Jenna and her husband Brent. It was great to see Jenna again and we had a very enjoyable lunch, catching up on everything. We then headed home.
Grace has decided she wants to move to Florida and live on the lake, still trying to convince Chris. Although we did see 5 acres for sale and he said he would buy it if they gave him a red tractor to go with it, I am sure we could work something out. Who knows maybe we could start our own citrus business down there and one day you could be drinking Partin Orange Juice!
Ok I have typed enough, I will post pics of the trip later today so keep and eye out for them!
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Still here!
Ok we have not fallen off the face of the earth...just been on a vacation to the "Happiest Place on Earth!" for the last 2 1/2 weeks. I will post pictures of the trip soon and tell you all what we have been up to.
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