Thanksgiving in Pictures

Our Thanksgiving feast!



Thanksgiving dinner!



another shot of our feast!



We talked to my nieces and nephew in Kansas on the computer!

Todd spent his afternoon napping!!

Mrs. Pam has gotten this new game called Catan! It is a thinking game!! I love it!!

BLACK FRIDAY!!

Well, I know that I have a great husband when he is willing to get up at the crack of dawn and go shopping with me. (he really did not have a choice, but I wanted to give him his props!)



We got a lot of shopping done! We are actually finished with a lot of the people that are on our list! Todd could not believe all of the people that actually get out to shop that early in the morning!! I tried to explain to him that this is how women hunt!



Zachary coughed all night and he and I did not get a lick of sleep. Todd even got up a few times with him. We decided to take him to the doctor after lunch. She did a chest x-ray and said that everything was clear, but she did not like the way that his ears looked. We have been having problems with his ears for the last few months. One good thing about this whole sick thing, that we found out that our favorite pediatrician from Dothan has moved to Alabaster which is about 45 minutes from us. Dr. Buie has been the kids doctor since they were born, until we moved to Prattville. I have called the office and am hoping that we can be seen by him! I am so excited! I hate that we had to find out through Zach being sick. I have noticed a trend---last year the girls had strep throat, we actually went to Pri-Med Thanksgiving morning!

Well, we ended the day by playing some Wii and we are off to bed hoping that Zach will rest well and we can actually get some needed rest!

Thanksgiving!

1. I am thankful that Jesus died for me because I am not perfect and I need second chances.

2. I am thankful that I have parents that love me enough to believed in tough love because I needed it)!

3. I am thankful for my husband. We have been through a lot, but we have made it almost 13 years!!

4. I am thankful that I have three healthy and smart children.

5. I am thankful that I have great in-laws (even if they are going to Kansas for Christmas)

6. I am thankful that my children have gotten to know their great-grandparents and are old enough to remember them.

7. I am thankful that Troy (Todd's brother) made it home from hos tour in Iraq safely.

8. I am thankful that Todd has a job and that they work with him so that he can go to school.

9. I am thankful that Todd and I are in school and close to finishing.

10. I am thankful for all the little material blessings that I have and that gas is now affordable!!

Can't Wait for the Football Weekend!!

This weekend is going to be a big football weekend! The Prattville Lions play in South Alabama Friday night!! GO LIONS!! We will see you in Birmingham next weekend at the State Playoffs!!

As everyone in the state knows, Auburn and Alabama play Saturday!!






Finally on Sunday, the Tampa Bay Bucs play!





What a great football weekend......I just have to find time to catch up on some school work!

This Life As We Know It

Well, I just want to thank all of you for your prayers. I am extremely happy to report that Todd is back to work. They just got a big job and should have enough work to keep them busy for a while. I am glad because that was a little too stressful for me.

Well, the kids are out of school this week for Thanksgiving, so I am sure that we will be busy! We are planning to go to Dothan for Thanksgiving. Todd is going to take Zach deer hunting for the first time. He is so excited. He has even made a count down chart. I am sure that will be the highlight of his Thanksgiving break.

I have finally finished my first observation for school. I had to put in 20 hours of observation and I finished Wednesday. I have gotten my paper turned in and I am waiting for my grade! I have a lot of work to catch up on during the break, but at least I will not have the pressure of a deadline. I cannot wait until the end of the semester. I need a nice long break!

I think that Todd feels the same way. Boy, is it easy to get burned out! I just keep trying to see a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel. Next semester, Todd and I are taking all of our classes on Monday and Wednesday. I hope that by having days off during the week and a longer school weekend will help us stay on track. The only problem is that we both have late classes on Monday. We will not be home until around 8:00 on Monday night. I have a baby-sitter coming to stay with the kids until we get home.


Morgan had a field trip to Atlanta this past Thursday and I went with her. We had a good time. I had never been to the aquarium. I love fish and I wish that I could have just sat there and watched them swim and swim, but with a group of 6 sixth graders there was no time just to stop and look.

We also went to the Varsity and you will never guess who was there. TI!! Who is TI you ask? He is only the best rapper around right now!!! Don't worry I didn't know who he was either! That was the highlight of the trip for many of the kids though!


After lunch with a celebrity, we went to the WORLD of COKE , which I have helped build. They should have a room named for me. I love coke!!! The kids wanted to try all 64 flavors of soda from around the world! Morgan did it and then did not feel so well. We did not get home until 7:15, but we had fun.



When we got back into town, Todd told me that his parents were on the way from Dothan to bring Savannah a dress that his mother had been working on for a book report. Savannah was one of the American Girls, Molly. She was cute and the dress was perfect.


Last night, Jessica and I pulled on over on Alicia. Alicia and Ben's birthday are this week and since we are going to be gone and with the craziness of the holiday, we decided to have a little party for them now. We had it at DJ's new house and we really surprised her. I think that Ben liked his cake the best!! HOT PINK!


Well, that brings us to today. Zach and Savannah have not been feeling well and Zach coughed all night and kept us up. I am hoping that they feel better by the time we leave for Dothan.

Power of Prayer

Well, I mack this post because I do believe in the power of prayer. I also believe that God's answers are not always what I want or think that I need. I ask your prayers for my family as Todd and I struggle through this slowing economy. I know that a lot of us are struggling right now and that we all need prayers.

Todd doesn't make that much right now because he leaves work to go to school. Some days he comes in late and other days he leaves early. His boss has been very nice and works with him so that he can continueto go school. Well, for this pay period, he has not worked at all! He has gone in and then been sent right back home because there is no work right now. He is in the process of looking for a part-time job, but even that is hard because of his school schedule. With so many bills due and no paycheck coming, I a not sure what we are going to do.

I hope through prayer the Lord will continue to bless us and help us through this hard time!

Life in Pictures

Thoughts and Updates!!

Once a month Todd's parents get the kids for the weekend! I look forward to this time every month. While it is not that I don't love my kids, but I really look forward to spending quite time with Todd. It is nice for us to be together and not be Mommy and Daddy. On Saturday, we spent the day at home and watched football. Todd grilled hamburgers for us and we had a nice afternoon at home.

On Saturday night we went to this place in Thorsby called Halloween on the Farm. We went with out normal partners in crime, Ben and Alicia. They had planned to take their youth group. We all loaded, and I mean loaded, our van and headed to the Farm. They had a "haunted house" type thing. It was not really very scary. It was just pitch black with stairs and tunnels. I have figured out after being told a hundred times not to act scared. As hard as that is I just tried to laugh! After the haunted house we went to the corn maze! That was really fun with about 9 people trying to find their way with a flashlight that is going dead and 3 men out in the corn field trying to scare us. We had a really fun time. It was a nice, but weird getaway!!

I enjoy the time when we can reconnect! Morgan came home sick. She has been throwing up since last night! I hope that no one else gets sick! I am sure that it is a stomach virus that she probably picked up at school. While the kids were in Dothan they went to the Peanut Festival. Those two words bring back a lot of memories!! They had a great time.

Well, I had to work Friday for Zach's teacher. Friday was Halloween. Halloween meant parties! Parties mean headaches. I was so tired by the time I got home. I had an awful headache! The good thing was I was subbing for Zach's teacher, so I still got to go to his party! I am subbing for first grade again tomorrow.....Yeah Me!! Well, the next few weeks are going to busy for me. I need to work as much as possible and I have three papers due over the next three weeks, plus a midterm and soon finals!

Please keep our family in your prayers as we go through our journey of life!