in need of prayers

we just found out that Jasons grandpa is very ill. He is in the hospital because he suffered a heart attack. Now he is battling phenomena before they can perform open heart surgery. Please keep him in your prayers. In many ways he is like a father to jason and he is taking this really hard. We are packing and heading to North carolina in the morning to be with him.

10 things that made me smile

Today has not started off so well. I slept on the couch last night because my mattress makes my back hurt, and my room gets so hot. Not that the couch was much better but at least i wasn't hot. When i don't get a good nights sleep I'm a grump. I'm trying my hardest to recover and not let my bad mood poison the house for the day. I was listening to family life radio and this lady said when she has a rough day she sits down and writes a list of ten things that brighten her life. So I'm inspired to do the same because today has started out rough. Here it goes.

10 things that made me smile today

1) my girls slept in their own beds past 7 o'clock
2) Haley sat down for 30 min just writing letters and her name. I'm so proud that she is eager to perfect her penmanship
3) Maddy went poo in the potty!
4) Peyton had a beautiful smile on her face when i went to get her out of her crib. She was genuinely happy to see me
5)The sun is shining
6) I found a beautiful pair of shoes for 3 dollars that retail for 120 on a local yard sale web site!
7) My house is clean
8) I chatted with my always silly mom today.
9)Haley promised to help me make monkey munch.
10) It hasn't happened yet but i know jay will come home with a smile on his face no matter how hard his day was and greet me with a kiss.

I feel better already

shes at it again

My little explorer let curiosity get the best of her again. This time she put a whole tube of neosporin (im sure i spelled that wrong) in her hair. Ive washed it 8 times and its still slick and greasy. O well. I'm sure it will come out eventually. Until then she just looks like she needs a serious bath. What will she think of next. She is going to do great things with her curiosity one day. I just know it :)

splish spash

We got a pretty awesome pool this year. I can actually get in and stretch out with the kids actively splashing around me. The kids love it!. Its so great because we can actually be outside of the house and not melt. The humid here in Georgia is ridiculous so if you don't have a way to keep cool, you will be inside forever! And that leads to cabin fever which is never good. Im very grateful for this pool.

Its gone

I did it. Its gone. I cut it all off. And it feels so good!! The front could be a tad longer for my taste and the back needs to be blended a bit more but im happy over all.

all in favor say "I"

I am bored with my hair yet again. It wont grow past a certain point so growing it long is out of the picture. Its so hot that its always pulled up and now is starting to break off. I'm pretty sure I'm going to chop it off for the summer. Here is a picture of a cut that i really like. I even love the color although its pretty wild for what i would normally do. This is a picture from the salon that i love called High Maintenance. Would this cut look good on me? Would i cause traffic accidents if i color my hair this wild? I want honest opinions because Jason tells me anything would look good on me. Although that is really sweet, it doesn't help.

hes simply the best

The past two days have just been so nerve racking. My girls have just been testing me in every way possible. Peyton is going through the stage were she doesnt want to be put down. so she follows me around the house screaming and having a fit. Most days i can handle it flawlessly but the past two days have taken its tole on me. So my dear hubby knows how exhausted i have been and comes home with a "survival kit". First i read the card and here is what it says.
~Aleve headache medicine- for strength to last ALL DAY
~Wet ones- because you love the taste and to wipe off the ick so you can shine.( explanation at the bottom)
~ Ear plugs - for when things get a little too loud.

How sweet is that? It wasnt even much but it was the thought behind it. No matter how bratty or impossible i can be he always knows how to lift my spirits. He is my best friend, my rock, my love. And he is wonderful :)

*explanation for the wet ones- the reason he said i liked the taste is because one day i downed a cup of water that haley had dipped a wet one in. It took forever to get that taste out of my mouth. now even the smell of them makes me cringe. yuck

The big 5

My baby girl turned five while we were in NC. We had a chucky cheese party which was extra fun because we had the whole place to our selves. All the other kids were in school. It was a super special day for a super special girl. I cant believe she is five... **sniffles**

home from carolina

we returned from North Carolina a week ago. We had a grand ole time. First we stopped into myrtle beach and enjoyed our ocean front hotel 14 stories up. I could honestly live on the beach. I didnt want to leave. We stayed at jasons sisters house who graciously let us terrorize her house. Too kind of her. We stayed super busy while we were there. So many people to see and they each live 45 min away from each other. We stayed with jasons dad for a few days, hit up the beach. I warned jason to put sunblock on but he thought he was above spf30 and opted to get a "tan" instead. SO i refrained from acting like him momma and let him do his thang..... needless to say he paid for it a few days later. I swear i thought i was going to have to take him to the Emergency room. When his pain went away i rubbed in all the "i told you so's i could".. :)


we are back to our normal routine, enjoying the 90 degree weather. Life is good