I am getting it together...

Dalton says that she is no longer my little baby... I had to officially cut the cord this year, and send her to Kindergarten! And boy did it HURT me! She can say what she wants, but she is STILL my baby! She was such a big girl until her mama had a little meltdown in the class room, and when she latched on to my legs crying I knew that I had to suck it up or it was gonna be really bad....

She LOVES Mrs. Harper so far.... the day we went to orientation she leaned down to Dalton's level to talk to her and Dalton latched on to her and hugged her... I melted right then and there!!! I know Mrs. Harper from way back then as a person, and she has always been the same sweet talking lady every time you saw her.

I shut down shop for a while to decide if I wanted to close my blog all together or not. And after all the personal emails that I got from the bloggy friends alone checking on me to make sure that I was ok... I have to keep on going! Thanks so much girls for letting me know that you care. I have a lot of changes going on with me, and one of those things is a personal decision to cut down on computer time and phone time. I am not on the phone a lot due to work, but my time when my girls are not at school is much more important to me now. I check a lot of blogs, but don't always have the time to comment... I am trying to fit everything in and it is HARD! Thanks for hanging in there with me peeps!!!!


Beth, I thought you would have been here by now... Promises, promises.. well, threats actually, but dang it woman I knew you would just show up one day! LOL

AND HERE WE GOOOOOOO.......

Dalton had her mind set that she wanted a new hair cut for school!!! Here is the back view.... And here is the side view, and if you know her you know that she LOVES her fancy earrings!

So don't think she was going to her first day of K without a new fancy pair on! I just knew MO would hook a sista up! LOL And Avery... she is getting so big! I can't believe that when I took Avery for her 1st day of K.. Heavy D was less than a week only and was in a tiny carrier....

I was still fine at this point until I walked back inside to get my purse, and there was a text on my phone from Ms. Pam... At that time I thought.. OMG I am NOT going to do so well at this today!! And of all things.. Lee was working days!

My 11 year old 6th grader, and barely 6 year old K...... WOW! So hard for me to believe!

This is going to be a great year... full of new things for us all! I know I have alot to update on, and if the picture uploader thing will cooperate then maybe I can get caught up some!!!

Getting ready to hit the road...

I am turning over a new leaf people! I had a new years resolution to do some things for myself this year BESIDES going to the dentist or my gyno-ca-logicial appointment! Yes, I do play pokeno one a month, but should I really even count that 2 1/2 hours that flies by? I mean it feels like I am there like 15 minutes! So, I would say NOOOO!!! So, with that being said... DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!!!!!!

I am going to NEW YORK CITYYYYYYYYY!!! Avery's dance teacher has workshops there, and she needed me to hold her hand on the airplane! Seriously! She is a BASKET CASE!!!! And then I needed a running buddy cause don't think I was going to sit there for 3 days watching gay men in leotards do their thang.. no thanks! So, my well traveled SIL is going too! We have big plans while there too! I can't not WAIT!! Oh, we leave tomorrow afternoon!

Now I am sure that I will have LOTS to share! Just so you know I am so deep into motherhood that I have only been away from my kids...um, not much EVER!!! Like to let you see what I mean Dalton went to Papaw Robert's house with her daddy last year to hunt while I was here with Avery for school. And Avery just has stayed a night here and there at friends houses. So, I wonder who this is going to be the hardest on!?!?! I am looking forward to it, and know that I will have LOTS of great stories to share when I get back! I have told myself that I can NOT feel guility about this trip!

Did I DIE? Noo...

But thanks for checking on me! Gonna try to do better... I PROMISE!

So, here are somethings that have been going on...

1. Dalton lost her first tooth... It was the day that we had her league softball party here... About 10 minutes before the party actually started and the drama started SOOO Lee had to pay her $5 to let him near her just to pull it! She could take her tongue and push it completely side ways out ! GA-ROSS But, even w her little bit of drama Avery is still the winner in that department! Ta-RUST me on that one! Good LAWD!

2. We are finally done with our traveling softball.. not really we, but good grief when I go to every single happening I can get away with saying WE! We played in Monticello (only about 45 minutes away) in the State tournament and got 4th. Kinda glad we ended up with that or there would have been an invite to go to Texas and the girls have to stay with HOST families... I would have to hope that by me being perched in their front yard in a TENT would not have been an issue. I would have only bothered them when I needed to potty... or to check on my 11 year old baby.. OR unless I got like really hot and needed to come in and take a breather in the ac... other than that I am sure that I would have been totally fine with letting my child stay in a complete strangers house! YIKES!

3. Everything is finally over... no more league softball or dance for 2, gymnastics or traveling softball... Is it really over? PINCH ME! And if I am dreaming... DO NOT WAKE ME!

4. We went blueberry picking on Father's day and it was just.. well, how do you say it!?!?! Oh, wait! HOT AS HELL! It was so hot that I did not even THINK to get the camera out.. Like we worked like a bunch of freaking DOGS to get what we got and I am not even joking... My daddy was having a really hard time and normally he is a trooper in the heat! Up in there picking and the sun shinning on you and no breeze makes for a not so fun trip! I ended up getting a little sick that day actually... It was horrible! Heat index that day was 106*!!! BUT, there will be another trip because I do not have enough berries to last me until next year! Yes, I am a piggy when it comes to those fresh blueberries!

Ok stopping at #4 tonight because tomorrow I am taking my little women to Monroe! We gotta get up and get w the program in the am! Avery has been working for Lee and with me and Dalton has tooth fairy money burning a hole in her pocket!

Oh, one more thing.. My BFF came from a quick visit last weekend and we were in the pool. I had on my 2 piece... Don't worry I am NOT one of those gals that thinks it is cute to plaster pictures of myself in a 2 piece all over the internet! But as we were sitting on the steps talking Dalton goes... um, mama you need to check yourself! I was like WHAT? She kinda said it again very softly and pointed to my boobs... This kid is so funny!!!

Wordless Wednesday

So behind...

We finally have some things coming to an end... WHEW! Dance recital was Sat night.. and it was great! But, ya just neva know when ya gonna run into a pair of camel toes! Good Lawd have MERCY!!!! LOL

Gymnastics is over too.. not that we have even had a class since I paid back in April. So, I will be getting some money back on that! Avery has been very let down (4 times!) over that so I don't know if we will be back there next year!

Things have been nuts around here the last couple of weeks! Not to mention that my stupid piece of crap 10 year old laptop decided to KICK THE BUCKET! Trust me.. you don't even want me to go there! I mean WHY NOW!?

We got our pool open, and we are so excited! We took the cover off a while back, and it looked PERFECT! This may not be a big deal to you, but this is the first time for us to open it up from the winter so Lee was super excited! Dalton is still even able to wear a 12-18 month bikini!!! It was the first bathing suit that she wore to the beach... I THINK! Lord knows that I have slept since then and I could be wrong! This kid will be 6 in Aug.. and let me just point out to you that she gets her petite figure from her mama! LOL Ok, get up out of the floor.. the Joke for the day is OVA! We have some big things we are working on in getting things in order around the pool this year.. so much so that LEE has even been talking about landscaping... LEE IS THAT YOU!??! I have NEVER heard him say some things about the flowers...I need to check and see if he has fever with those fits? I mean could this be some of his feminine side coming out? What the heck?

I have a lot of pics to look at and try to get some posted! LOTS! Oh, where to start?

May 14, 1972

Tomorrow is my... well, I can say that I have reached the age that I gotta stop and FIGURE out how old I am! (Actually, this has been going on for a few years now! LOL) You kinda stop keeping up after that 18 and 21 for some reason. Sad I know, but the funny thing is that I don't feel the numbers that I will say after I stop to do the math... 37! The numbers do not phase me in the least.... It is what you make of it. And I love my life, and the people in it.

At 37 I find myself very happy. I am a "BUSY" happy right now, but maybe after Sat night some things will slow down and I will get back to blogging. Here lately I save my time for my girls, family, and special friends. Funny how you learn what is important to you. Between league softball, and dance for 2 kids, gymnastics for 1, and traveling softball for 1... practices, extra practices, games, out of town games and everyday work and living... I have been meeting myself coming and going. It has been nuts... especially when you are married to a shift worker! But, it is a good NUTS!

I have so many pictures to share, so will have to choose where to start! I hope everyone is doing well... I appreciate everyone checking on me! I have just been SO busy! Dalton graduated Wee School last night, and I am so proud to post that she stood up on that stage and acted like she had some raisin'! I could not get over how some of those kids acted... A LOT of them really! I could not deal with these kids on a daily basis. Let's just say that I would have purchased that margarita machine that I have been eye ballin a LONG time ago! Lawd have mercy!

Gotta run and get busy for a super busy day tomorrow! I promise that I will be back SOON and on a regular basis!

Oh, PS I was actually born on Mother's Day. Funny how things have ended up with that. You just never know what turn your life will take. Appreciate what you have.. you never know when it will be gone...

Happy 250th blog post to meeeeee!

Well, this is not the way that I wanted to handle my 250th blog post! I had it all planned out, but obviously my antique computer had other plans... trust me when I say that you don't want me to even go there!

So, driving home yesterday (without my co-pilot in the back.. dang it!) I see this car coming out of a local tobacco mart.... I almost broke my neck and had a dang wreak trying to do a do a double take... SERIOUSLY! The girl.. that had to be in her twenties... was SUCKING her THUMB! I nearly had a STROKE! Needless to say sista better be glad that I did not have my camera or I would have chased her down like I did the man in Crossett that likes to wear a dress! HE was in Wal-Mart one day and lets just say that I could not help myself! LOL Jerry if you are reading this... What's up? and where you been man??? I have not seen you lately! Jerry even came to my garage sale once.. Avery was about 3-4 and that is a another story all in itself! Oh, and I should point out that he loves to wear GREEN! NOT kidding! There's a bird! So, back to my thumb sucking story! Can you imagine if dalton would have been in there with me! Oh my WORD!!!! This is almost as good as the footed pj's that I found at Target that would fit ME! But, I can tell you that I would have made a big statement if I would have bought those to have worn to our pajama pokeno night!

Oh, been doing coupons... Got my dish washing tablets the other day.. I bought 2 packages! It was like $9.50 before coupons and $3.50 afterwards! Go MEEE!

So, Beth E and CATHY BROWN! You can settle down now cause I POSTED! Thanks to everyone else checking on me... I am BUSY! Between all my work, kids activities and everything on going I have been meeting myself coming and going! I am loving this weather too.. what about you? Our goal is to get the pool cover off in the next few days!

Have you ever seen anything that has shocked you?