Half a Year & Half a Million

Most mommies are worried about what percentile this and percentile that, what name brand baby food is better, if they wear Baby Gap or Gymboree. Ya know I have no idea about any of that.. I cant even tell you what my little one weighs. What I can tell you is how blessed I am that in 6 months time we have made it this far and my baby is 100% healthy. I look at my little one and remember the night he was born in detail and never wish it on anyone... I sit in amazement that in 6 months the accomplishments he has made and that "they" said he wouldn't even make it thru the first night. I guess he has taken after his mommy just a little...with his "watch me" attitude. He came out a fighter and I am sure we have many years to watch him continue the fight.

On another note, I call Luke my Half a Million dollar baby... he is just that and prolly plus some after this next surgery. All the hospital bills have added up and I sit at night watching him eat and smile back at me... and I think of all the times I have laughed and said wow if I won the lottery what would I do with the money.. well I just spent the money I would have won ..and I can't think of any other thing in the world that would have brought more joy to my life than adding this kid to our family.
He was conceived the weekend we found out I didn't have cancer (that is another blog for another day) and I feel like that was gods way of saying here is my winning ticket for you to have. It was during a rough time when we needed the lottery and we got the winning ticket and the powerball, too.
Happy 6 month birthday sweet baby..... and we are so glad you are here baby UKE ( as Cooper calls you)

Finally Precipitation

After weeks and weeks of no rain and 100+ degree weather look what is headed towards us.... I hope it holds up as we need it. We had about 30 minutes of good rain earlier this morning but looks like more to come... hummm I am thinking work from home this afternoon and maybe a little nappy nap.
Bring on the Rain.....

Monkey See Monkey Do Disease

There is this disease going around in our hood, so look out it may be headed your way.. I am not sure all the exact symptoms. I just know it all starts when the for sale signs go up and the rumors start that there is money to be made and poof your neighbors disappear... Look for the first signs of the disease in your neighborhood they look like this.....

Mr.Sunshine called yet??

A few days ago, Big Kid as we will call him (aka Cooper) decides he likes to get up early he always has...we have always let him come into our room around 6 am cause I am not the mommy who lets the littles sleep in the bed with us. I came up with a Charlie Carr story and told him that we couldn't get up until the sun got up.
Cooper looks at me all confused and says:
"WHy?? Mommy??"
"Cause Cooper Mr Sunshine will call when he gets up and tell us then you will see the sky light up and we will know it is time to get up"
ok I am thinking for sure 30 min more of sleep here...
he lays back down to think about it think for a minute ...
drink a little juice
raises back up
"Mommy?" Mr Sunshine called yet?"
"No Baby now lay down"
he now decides to sing .."you are my sunshine....me happy....greyyyyyyyyyy ..Wub You"
I think that is all of the song he can actually say but I think he was going to sing until he showed up.
It wasnt long until I had to explain the moon goes down and the sun comes up...
Needless to say we spent the entire hour talking about the moo moo jumping the moon and the rooster getting up with the sunshine...
Finally when the sun came up Cooper did the sunshine dance
I am so excited for him but now it seems every morning he asks me

"Mommy Mr Sunshine called yet? "
Hummmmm does it matter Cooper??

God is Great, Beer is Good... and People are Crazy

Just when I thought it was me...being cooped up with sick kids, no time for mommy, a new job... I was loosing it. People were getting on my nerves.. I knew I had always had this thing that I always wanted to know why people do what they do when I dont' seem to understand their actions, so I normally just ask..I am pretty straight forward. Is it jealousies, competitiveness, wanting to BE the Jones, but for real, people cant really be raised like this...that used to be my moms answer to everything "they were just raised different honey" so I got in a tangent this weekend as my husband says "wound" up...I am just beginning to question peoples character around here I mean REALLY??? since that is the new word for the week although I wasn't using that word this weekend..
I took some mommy time to go get some vitamin D at the local fake and bake shop yes the tanning bed.. while on my way I had a god whisper that just explained it all for me and help me put it all back in place. I was listening to the radio and poof..... god whispered these words....
GOD IS GREAT, BEER IS GOOD ..AND PEOPLE ARE CRAZY..
Welp, that explains it good enough for me I guess... here is the lyrics to this song... I think I might just add this to the song God is great, Beer is good, and people is Texas are fu*kin Crazy..LOL. (of course not all of them but today ALL qualify..right?)


This old man and me
Were at the bar and we
Were havin’ us some beers and
Swappin’ I don’t cares Talkin’ politics
Blonde and redhead chicks
Old dogs and new tricks and Habits we ain’t kicked
We talked about Gods grace
And all the hell we raised
Then I heard the old man say,
“God is great, beer is good and People Are Crazy”
He said "I fought two wars, Been married and divorced"
What brings you to Ohio?
He said "Damn if I know"
We talked an hour or two
About every girl we knew
What all we put ‘em through
Like two old boys will do
We pondered life and death
He light a cigarette
He said "These damn things will kill me yet,
But God is great, beer is good and people are crazy"Last call its 2:00am
I said goodbye to him
I never talked to him again
Then one sunny day
I saw the old man’s face
Front page Obituary
He was a millionaire
He left his fortune to me
Some guy he barely knew
His kids were mad as hell
Huh but me, I’m doing well
And I drop by today
To just say thanks and pray
And I left a six-pack right there on his grave
And I said God is great, beer is good and people are crazy
God is great, beer is good and people are crazy
God is great, beer is good and people are crazy

Maxine

Well this about sums it up for me.... I love Maxine and I feel like her most days...I think I am turning into her at a young age... humm maybe that isnt so bad.

REALLY

This seems to be my new word REALLY??? Here is a fine example of how I got to use it today... It all starts with my husband this morning when I ask him if he saw the plant out on our front porch right in front of the window that I really like. It has holes in almost every leaf like a bug is eating on it...When I ask him if he has any of that powder to put on it to kill the bugs he asks Whyyyyy? (like my 2 year old) like he seems to not notice the big holes the bugs have put in each leaf that you can almost put your little pinkie finger thru he just thought it was dying.... cause of the heat he says... REALLY??? so a plant gets holes in it cause of the heat it doesnt just turn colors shrivel up and die anymore due to heat??? ... humm REALLY??

Cute Project

Since I have had no girls yet :0) I get to make cute gifts for little girls we know... so here is another cute gift I made for one of little Coops girlfriends.

It is one of those wrap around towels with the hood like I had when I was on the swim team and lifeguarding. I put her name in cute flower letters on the back. It turned out really cute.

Melanie Smooter

For those of you who don't know who Melanie is.. well let me tell ya.. Sweet Home Alabama is it all coming back? She is played by Reese Witherspoon and goes home after living in New York all dressed up and kinda in "Shock" of the behaviors of her home town people. So with all that said let me say I went home this past weekend and I think I turned into Melanie Smooter... not that I am some "Jazzy" dresser nor that I don't love where I come from, I was just in "SHOCK" I have never been that girl to really judge anyone we all have to come from somewhere right? Believe me I have had my fair share of comments about being from TN, my accent, and all the other stereotypes that are out there. Now that I have done the Southern thing of "bless their hearts" let me tell ya what happened... I went home to get my kiddos and while I was there a bunch of girls from high school all got together...and let me tell ya we invented "LOUD AND PROUD" I was first taken aback by the fact there is only really one so called nice place to hang out we go there to eat the eating section closes at 11 only to go thru a swinging door full of smoke to the "bar" area... well we get over there and yeah they have Waiter sections...What Really we cant join a table together for 20 plus drunk girls (let me mind you well into their 30s) you are worried about tips REALLY??? Then we get shuffled to the back yeah like old folks... right by the bathrooms. I think our table ran a tab up in less than 2 hours over $300 bucks... ok so yeah we were really drinking.. "REAL" southern girls do... so little dude runs over as the table of young chickens that took 4 hours to get ready was sitting behind us listening told us to "KEEP IT DOWN" again REALLY????? for gods sake we are in a bar we haven't seen each other in years and yeah we caused a lot of trouble back in the day but we were trying really hard.... We went on with our normal selves until yeah this side of the place shut down so we shuffled off to yet another bar. My point being we weren't in Dallas we were in small town USA tryin to have a little fun come on now... the other thing I would like to point out is REALLY???? those girls now a days maybe it is cause I have had a few babies and gotten a little louder and prouder..but it amazed me that they thought they were so high society and yet they have never even been out of the city limits. So here are a few pictures of the great night...... I just love these girls they sure keep me in check about what "Friends" REALLY are..... Texas dont know

Sad Sad Day

A sad sad day around my house... my big guy Justice had to be put to sleep yesterday. He got that Possums disease and just never could fight it off. 14 years of good times and great memories. It is amazing how we become so attached to our animals, but we do. I have been living in Texas for 10 years now and look forward to every trip home to see my big guy. He was such a blast to ride and would go anywhere. My dad, my brother and I all shared the great fun of riding him.. I showed him when he was a baby (2 & 3 yr old) and then we decided the woods were for us... my brother had a Boxer that would ride in the saddle on him. For him to have spent his whole 14 years as a Stud horse and to be able to do the things he did really made for a great horse. I hope to find another to fill his shoes cause I am sure ready to go home and hit the trails but we all know it will never be the same ride without Justice. Thanks Justice for all the great memories and fun times.. have fun in Horsey Heaven!!

Little Late Independence

My Hubby and I got tickets to help contribute towards the kiddos of the fallen soliders what a better way to spend your fourth of July right? Well it gets even better check out the entertainment for the night who woulda thunk it...look who it be...none other than little Miss Kelly Pickler. I know most have an opinion about her but being a southern girl myself I think she is precious and she put on a dern good show...she even did a Dolly Parton song.

I will have to say I was a bit disturbed that they never played the Star Spangled Banner the entire night and when they did get around to playing the Lee Greenwood song I was the only person standing.. come on people I know that isn't a Texas thang too. Anyway again god bless all those people out there who continue to fight for our freedom and to those families who have lost a loved one. god bless.

Lower that Eye Brow

Well as most of you know I live on Whysteria Lane and for 5 weeks now some of my neighbors have had a raised eye brow making comments and judgin a sista for shippin my kiddos off to Tn to visit NaNa and PaPa for 5 whole weeks, but let me say..it is time to go ahead and let your face go back to normal if you are readin this I am going to get my kids. Sheeshhh.
I am so excited they are coming home we have really missed the wittle toots, but I have to say..it has really been a super nice break. One doesnt realize what a mommy does on a daily basis. I have had time to myself and time to hang out with my hubby and time not to worry about rushing home to relieve a babysitter or even to really feel guilty. I have got to go to a happy hour or two, get pedicures, sleep in late, go to bed early, take baby gates down (now thats a big deal hehe) You know for all those who have judged I would say you should really try it some time...it is amazing what a breath of freash air will do it makes us MUCH better mommies and wifes cause we really do ALOT.

stretchhhhh out and enjoy!

I decided that my boys have all this blog space. That now mommy, wife, sister, daughter, friend, hummmmm and whatever other hat I wear on any other given day that I too needed a little space to vent if I have a bad day, or a space to post my little projects I find time to do to relieve stress or basically anything I want to use this space for..LOL... so if you are joining I hope you enjoy..