the back door

i love this kid.....and by the way, i think his new name needs to be whizboy because he knows more stats than any other man i know - including my oldest brother!!! seriously, as we were watching the butler-duke game, i commented to hubby that i don't remember the last time a championship game was so close. whizboy rattled off the last game that was this close including the year, teams, and final score. i just laughed, i mean who knows that on the spur of the moment, and then was surprised when the paper the next day had the exact some stat! wowzers... anyways...whizboy is playing flag football this spring and loving it. 2 weeks ago he jumped up to block a catch and took a pretty hard fall, sideways, on his hip. he hopped up and looked at us with this huge grin! he is quite the "coach" and likes to call the plays. he has even drawn up a few of his own:) honestly, his ability to see the field and know what to do does amaze me. he just might be a pretty decent qua...

...you can see me!! and now i can see you!!! photos courtesy of princess

2 weeks ago princess came home with an invitation to her first slumber party! yikes? seriously, in 1st grade. *sigh* i guess she is just growing up. i could tell you that she was excited but that would be an understatement. she started packing that very day..... i have to confess to being slighly torn about this whole event. i mean, she cries like crazy at grandma's house before bed - how would she survive the night at a friends house without her momma? funny thing here - at home i can't stand her cries for momma at night, but i guess there is something to liking the feeling of being needed. so yesterday afternoon we dropped her off a friends house who volunteered to drop both the girls off at the party. she ran off with her friend and never looked back. seriously??? so this morning hubby picked up the 2 girls before church. they both ran right up to me full of giggles and smiles. i hugged princess and told her i was proud of her staying all night and asked if she cr...

...i am so incredibly in love with my man!

i truly believe that God is really stirring my heart these days. it is one of those times where conviction has set in, but along with it has come such a desire. a definite stirring of God. let me back up, although, if i'm honest, it is a rather circular thread God has been weaving. a few years ago, God introduced me to a young woman. she had some interesting insights into "motherhood" and at times i thought she might be a bit cuckoo! i mean, my ideals were the right ones, right? well, i spent some time with this friend, and while i didn't agree with everything and knew not everything would have worked for me, i came to a much deeper appreciation for her opinions on motherhood. for her desire to be with her kids. i mean truly be with her kids. it actually opened my eyes a little. or maybe God just used her to start this brewing in my heart. about a year ago i started reading some fun blogs. at first i was reading blogs that made me feel like a failure. how on earth cou...

...i had remembered my camera!! two weeks ago princess signed up for swim lessons at our local high school. this program is put on by the youth swim team and i had heard great things about it. she was so excited as she loves to be in the water and is getting rather frustrated with this momma making her wear floaties! so for two weeks we swam each night. i was so proud to watch her go from nothing to diving into the deep end and swimming to the side (i missed that night but this was what she told me!) i was out of town when they were having a mock meet for the parents. bummer....but when i called hubby to see how it went he let me know that they had moved it to monday! apparently one of the young un's from the earlier session had what we fondly called at camp, a baby ruth incident, leading to the closing of the pool and therefore one less lesson. in an effort to not short the kids (and parents) they added a day at the end. well, monday, princess woke up super pumped and very ...

so izziey b and i were having a great time. i'd been challenged and convicted to tears. i had laughed like a crazy woman and been wowed by some amazing stories. but as friday afternoon was winding down i had no clue what the road home was going to be like. we had a break out session from 2:30 - 3:30 on friday. the closing session was at 4:15. we checked out of the hotel in the morning and planned to drive north of nashville that evening. great plans right!? i had just called home to hubby to let him know all of that....then the call to izziey b. me: where are you her: um.....i'm in the bathroom me: pause her: i'm not feeling so well....i'll be there soon me: are you sure you are okay? her: yeah, i'll be there soon. okay...so i sit down to wait for her. it seemed to be a long time. now, honestly, i'm just thinking cramps, or the need to poop. we all know that feeling when gone awhile...when i finally see her, she is GREEN!! i mean GREEN!! i take one look and know...