The Winner Is...

Davene. Well, since Davene was the only one to enter...she wins it! Congrats! :) I hope that you enjoy the paper. I will have to talk to you and figure out a time that we can meet up and I can give this to you. :)

New Year...

This new year has already been exciting and the first month is not even over. I have decided to make a list of some of the things that I am praying for. Part of me is hesitant to list "things". After all, I am so blessed, who am I to ask for more? But that's just it. I am blessed, and God desires to bless, so I'm asking for more. Some of these things may never come, my requests may change, the blessings may show in different ways. That is all okay. When I lived in Mississippi I attended a Sunday School class that the Pastor's wife lead. She was talking about learning to pray for things, and although I do forget some of what she said, I remember her saying to not be afraid to ask for the little things. "Don't be afraid or ashamed to ask for that pair of shoes..."

So while some on this list are needs, some are just wants...

~I want to bless others through whatever means I need to at whatever time I need to.

~More work. I want the business that I work for to be blessed beyond measure, enough work to keep us busy.

~Healing for my skin. I developed horrible excema 3 months after Kaylee was born and it has never let up. It's bad and it needs to go.

~A laptop. Our computer works just fine, so this is more a want, but it would make some of my work easier...

~A new house...

~To find really good deals at yardsales this summer. I know, when my husband reads this he is just going to laugh. Everyone now picks on me for my affection for yard sales. But no one can argue that I have been able to save tons of money by shopping that way. Last year I was able to find some incredible deals on clothes for the kids, and I want the same this year. I view these deals as blessings. I have some bigger clothes for Logan, but Kaylee is about out of her clothes to move into which means that I am going to have to find almost all of her summer clothes...

There are other things that are on my heart, of course but they are not things that I feel are open to be shared at this time.

I look forward to watching God move.

Logan

The other day while Kaylee was sleeping, I decided to take advantage of Logan's great mood and take some pictures. It started out as just having some tummy time, and when he started cheesing it up, I broke out the camera.

I was hoping that he would be lifting up off his tummy a lot, and although he can do that, he decided to lay there and suck his thumb. He is still trying to figure out the whole thumb thing, and I am not sure if at this late time he will actually be a thumb sucker. (He likes his soothie.)

I love this first one...

My First Ever...

Blog Giveaway...

I have an extra-large stack of very thick paper. Someone blessed me with more than I can use and I would like to pass some blessings along. Now you might wonder why I would choose this for a give-away. Well, I know that several of the blogs that I read are written by mothers who have children who they homeschool and such. This paper would be perfect for craft projects, etc... So, if these people read my blog it might be perfect for them.

I was inspired to do a give-away by Davene, and although mine may not be quite as exciting, for those who are trying to save money, but still do fun things with the kids, this could help out.

Due to the weight of the paper, this give-away will only be available to those who are close enough to me that we can meet somewhere or that I can drop it off at your house.

Who knows? If many people are interested I might draw more than one name... :)

I will reveal the name on Tuesday... :)

West Virginia Christmas Trip

We love to go to WV to visit family. It is usually a marathon trip, trying to visit as many people as possible in just a short amount of time. This year we had another day to add to the trip which was really nice.

Still...it always seems like we can't visit as long with people as we would like to, but at least we are blessed to be able to go.

Here is Nanny with the kids:

She always spoils them...okay, everybody spoils them, and we love it. They get things that they do not normally get at home, get to do things they don't normally do...it's as it should be. (Like being able to walk around with an ice cream cone, in the house, with no help...)

Mamaw, Grandaddy and the kids:



This is Nanny's sister, Viola Burns. She is one of the sweetest, giving people that you could ever meet.





You know those things she gets to do that she doesn't at home? Yup...eat a sucker...by herself...in the house...I kept trying to tell Nanny that she didn't have to let Kaylee eat it by herself...that it could be taken away...that we could eat it in the kitchen (at least...or maybe outside with the dogs...)but no, "she's okay...let her have it...she's having fun...

Yeah, this is why we need great-grandparents to spoil us! Because mommy and daddy would never let this happen!

More Pictures:

My 12 Year Old...

I mean, almost 2 year old.

I never know what thing Kaylee is going to do next. The other day Adam was watching the kids and getting them ready while I was taking a shower and getting ready myself.

Kaylee was doing a little getting ready herself.

She had been playing with some cups that I was getting rid of. She was walking around saying, "More coffee."

Note: Kaylee loves coffee. Now, she doesn't get a lot of coffee, and when she does it is normally milk with a tiny splash of decaf coffee...but she loves it and if allowed would drink it every day, and with not so much milk, thankyouverymuch!

Back to the story...Adam walked into the kitchen where Kaylee was holding her cup up to the coffee maker getting herself some. And get it she did. There was about an inch of coffee in the bottom of her cup.

We have one of those coffee makers that does not have a pot, it makes it into a chamber and then you press a button to dispense into a mug...

Since this event we have pushed the coffee maker back out of reach. :)

That Thang...the start

Ok, so the whole story behind Ginger Bread's house...

When I was little my cousins made gingerbread houses every Christmas. I remember always wanting to make one. ...but I never did...

Adam picks on me that I was deprived as a child. Honestly, I really don't think that I ever told my parents that I wanted to make one. I also think that my desire to make one came from my love of candy...just a guess. :)

Anyway, being a big kid myself I wanted to make one this year. Kaylee enjoyed it as well. **wink**

Where to Start?

I must say that these past few months have not been what I thought they would be in terms of blogging. There are times that I start a new post, only to scrap it because I can't think...Other times my mind has been too filled with other things to type.

That said, I am going to try to catch up, but not how I originally thought. Things may be out of order, but at least they will be captured here for my memories, after all, that is really why I am doing this whole thing. My blog doesn't have to be perfect or like that of others that I visit.

So here are some pictures from our pre-Christmas visit from Mammaw and Grandaddy. We don't get to see them as much as we would like, but Kaylee loves them and remembers them...Logan will too when he is older.

What Do You Do With that Thang?

So really, what do you do with the gingerbread house (or as Kaylee calls it, Ginger Bread's House) when you are done with it. The obvious would be to toss it in the trash without another thought...but around here we tried a more fun option...








To be honest, they didn't get to eat the entire thing. They took a few bites and then it went into the trash. I didn't want two sick doggies...