Well, here it is.....the long-awaited new car. Our original plans were to get to Kentucky, get settled and then start car-hunting. Since we decided to build, getting settled took longer than expected, thus delaying the new car purchase. But, alas, it finally happened. After selling my Mazda 626 and getting into the Toyota Highlander, I thought I'd never drive a car again. But this baby is so powerful, it is a total BLAST to drive! I can't wait to get in it every day. Plus, it's loaded with all the amenities and has plenty of room. We cleaned up the Highlander and put it out in front of Marks' office......2 days later, it was SOLD and gone. When things happen like that, I'm convinced the Lord is handling it and I am SOOOOO grateful. I haven't decided on a name for my new baby yet, but I'm taking suggestions..... :'D
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Out With the Old....and In With the New
Well, here it is.....the long-awaited new car. Our original plans were to get to Kentucky, get settled and then start car-hunting. Since we decided to build, getting settled took longer than expected, thus delaying the new car purchase. But, alas, it finally happened. After selling my Mazda 626 and getting into the Toyota Highlander, I thought I'd never drive a car again. But this baby is so powerful, it is a total BLAST to drive! I can't wait to get in it every day. Plus, it's loaded with all the amenities and has plenty of room. We cleaned up the Highlander and put it out in front of Marks' office......2 days later, it was SOLD and gone. When things happen like that, I'm convinced the Lord is handling it and I am SOOOOO grateful. I haven't decided on a name for my new baby yet, but I'm taking suggestions..... :'D
In OUR plot of the Holler......
...........we've seen 8 deer, 1 fawn, 3 wild turkeys, numerous rabbits and birds, 2 rat snakes and a coyote. Nothing typical around here!!
Flash Backs
I know it's been a long time since I've entered a post. That's because, if you remember, I haven't been able to get my camera to transfer pics to my computer. By some miraculous event, I unplugged the dock from my computer and plugged it back it and, VOILA!!, problem solved!! So, I will flash back to fill you in on what's been going on around here........
Easter...Alysa Loves finding Easter Eggs and she loves coloring them too!
Visit from Mark's parents. Remember, this is where we went to a local opry house. They loved that. The next day we mowed the grass for the first time and the house smelled like wild onions for days (they grow in our yard, which use to be a beautiful pasture).
Mothers Day.....these are the beautiful roses Alysa and Mark got me. They also cooked me a fabulous steak on the grill....Mark grills the most awesome steaks!
Mark and I celebrated out 11th wedding anniversary on May 21. We went to dinner at a Japanese steak house and then saw a movie. But the best gift (besides the 11 years of wedded bliss) is MY NEW CAR!!! Sorry, I don't have a picture yet. I promise to get it posted soon! I got a 2009 VW Jetta TDI.....fully loaded, sun roof, leather seats (the front seats heat up for those chilly Kentucky days), satellite radio and Ipod accessible and LOTS of other bells and whistles. He is so good to me and even spoils me whether he means to or not. Ain't he a doll?!
Alysa started playing softball this year for the first time ever. She's doing great and is really loving it. She thinks she wants to pitch, or maybe even catch. Right now, she plays 2nd base and right field.
Me and several girlfriends from church did a quilted barn tour. There are barns all over Kentucky that have these quilted blocks on them...all different. We had a beautiful day to just drive around our area and look at as many as possible. I think my group got 16 in all. Beautiful!
Alysa's final awards ceremony and the end of 3rd grade. She made all A Honor Roll all year long, got Good Citizenship Award all year and got Perfect Attendance on some grading periods. We are so proud of her and are amazed our little girl is going to 4th Grade!!! WOW!!
The Friday after school was out, we took Alysa to Cincinnati, OH to see Taylor Swift and Keith Urban. Before the concert, we went to a local pizzaria (the girls and I while at Time Out for Women also visited this place....yummy!) and then walked across the Purple People Bridge, which crosses the Ohio River, to get to the coliseum. It was great! Right outside the coliseum, we were viewing all the tour busses and I asked a guy standing there how you get to the entrance. He gave us directions, as best he knew. Come to find out a little later on, he was Taylor Swifts' bass player!! Alysa recognized him when he walked on stage! I didn't care for Taylor at all, but Keith was out of this world, as always!! We had a great time together though. I love family memories like this.
We also were paid a visit from our dear friends, the Anderson Family. They were vacationing in Indiana and called to ask if they could come by and spend a few days with us on their way home. Of course, we were thrilled to have them! We had originally planned to take the kids to the water park, but the bad weather changed our plans. We ended up taking the kids to an open gym to play off some of their energy, then to lunch, then home for a brief rest, then to the movies! We had a great visit and are so happy they hadn't forgotten us.
Easter...Alysa Loves finding Easter Eggs and she loves coloring them too!
Visit from Mark's parents. Remember, this is where we went to a local opry house. They loved that. The next day we mowed the grass for the first time and the house smelled like wild onions for days (they grow in our yard, which use to be a beautiful pasture).
Mothers Day.....these are the beautiful roses Alysa and Mark got me. They also cooked me a fabulous steak on the grill....Mark grills the most awesome steaks!
Mark and I celebrated out 11th wedding anniversary on May 21. We went to dinner at a Japanese steak house and then saw a movie. But the best gift (besides the 11 years of wedded bliss) is MY NEW CAR!!! Sorry, I don't have a picture yet. I promise to get it posted soon! I got a 2009 VW Jetta TDI.....fully loaded, sun roof, leather seats (the front seats heat up for those chilly Kentucky days), satellite radio and Ipod accessible and LOTS of other bells and whistles. He is so good to me and even spoils me whether he means to or not. Ain't he a doll?!
Alysa started playing softball this year for the first time ever. She's doing great and is really loving it. She thinks she wants to pitch, or maybe even catch. Right now, she plays 2nd base and right field.
Me and several girlfriends from church did a quilted barn tour. There are barns all over Kentucky that have these quilted blocks on them...all different. We had a beautiful day to just drive around our area and look at as many as possible. I think my group got 16 in all. Beautiful!
Alysa's final awards ceremony and the end of 3rd grade. She made all A Honor Roll all year long, got Good Citizenship Award all year and got Perfect Attendance on some grading periods. We are so proud of her and are amazed our little girl is going to 4th Grade!!! WOW!!
The Friday after school was out, we took Alysa to Cincinnati, OH to see Taylor Swift and Keith Urban. Before the concert, we went to a local pizzaria (the girls and I while at Time Out for Women also visited this place....yummy!) and then walked across the Purple People Bridge, which crosses the Ohio River, to get to the coliseum. It was great! Right outside the coliseum, we were viewing all the tour busses and I asked a guy standing there how you get to the entrance. He gave us directions, as best he knew. Come to find out a little later on, he was Taylor Swifts' bass player!! Alysa recognized him when he walked on stage! I didn't care for Taylor at all, but Keith was out of this world, as always!! We had a great time together though. I love family memories like this.
We also were paid a visit from our dear friends, the Anderson Family. They were vacationing in Indiana and called to ask if they could come by and spend a few days with us on their way home. Of course, we were thrilled to have them! We had originally planned to take the kids to the water park, but the bad weather changed our plans. We ended up taking the kids to an open gym to play off some of their energy, then to lunch, then home for a brief rest, then to the movies! We had a great visit and are so happy they hadn't forgotten us.
Monday, May 18, 2009
TOFW....or Time Out for Women
Last Friday, me and 3 girlfriends took off for Cincinnati where we attended a wonderful womens conference called "Time Out for Women". Of course, there were plenty of other gals we knew there as well and I know some of my Louisiana gal pals went to the conference in their area. It was such a beautiful experience...so spiritual...we laughed SO hard one minute and then we'd be sniffin' the next. The time out with the girls was great....we stayed up late chatting, tried some delicious foods at some fun local restaurants and enjoyed hanging out together. But I do have to say, I was sure ready to get home and hug my family. I feel so blessed to have a wonderful hubby who supports me in doing things like this and covers all the bases while I'm away. And a precious daughter who misses me while I'm gone, but tries to look after her daddy (ie. she made grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup for his lunch with NO help). If I can get my photo issues worked out, I will post a pic of a group of us at the conference.
Monday, May 11, 2009
What a Happy Mothers Day
This is how my Mothers Day weekend went.....Saturday morning Mark and Alysa went "mommy" shopping. They came back with a dozen beautiful pink/peach colored roses, which I promptly put in a vase and water. Alysa found the perfect place for them on the table in front of the kitchen windows . Later that afternoon, she went to a local arts fair with a friend while Mark and I did housework, researched cars and did yard work. It looks beautiful! Sunday morning, I woke up to sunshine streaming in through my window. I was promptly handed 2 beautiful cards - one from Mark and one from Alysa. Alysa's card had a recording of her telling me she loved me and that I was the bestest, greatest mommy in the world, followed by a kiss. We all went to church and then returned home to find I'd received calls from Perry and Wes (which I returned) and to have a deliciously grilled steak, very tasty salad and rolls, which we ate on the back deck where we enjoyed the sounds of the birds and the stream peacefully flowing. We later went on a bike ride through the neighborhood (I love riding my bike!), visited with neighbors and then came home so Alysa and Mark could wash my car. We capped off the day by hanging out at our friends, the Jasinskis, and playing an exciting game of Hand and Foot. It was one of the most enjoyable and relaxing days I've spent in a long time. I love my family so much and I am so grateful to have 2 grown boys who don't forget me, who still call me mommy and seem to appreciate my role as a parent more now than they did when they were younger. And I'm grateful, too, to have Alysa around to miss me while she's at school, to give me tons of hugs and kisses and to be my best gal. Plus, I have the best husband - so thoughtful, sincere and humorous! I'm so wonderfully blessed and so grateful for a Father in Heaven who has provided all these blessings, and the atoning sacrifice of my Savior and the gifts his life and death has afforded us all.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
FRUSTRATED!!!!!
Can I just take a minute to vent please? I have new pictures on my camera I want to upload onto my computer. Problem is, when it gets time to transfer FROM the camer TO the computer, the entire Kodak program shuts down and WILL NOT transfer the pics!! I am so aggrivated! I've tried over and over and even rebooted my computer several times. I'm not enough of a computer geek to be able to figure out the problem. I'm hoping it's my camera because it's an older model and I want Marks!! His is new and has a great zooming lens. Anyway, that's why I haven't made any new posts lately...I can't upload pics to go with them. If anyone has helpful ideas, I'm all ears!!
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Been Gone.....
I know it has been a long time since my last post. Honestly, I had to look back at the most recent pictures to remember what we've been up to around here. Here are some of the highlights. First, was the trip to Texas Alysa and I took to visit Wes, Wendy and the grand babies...and other family too. Of course, we had to make all the usual stops at our favorite restaurants......Pizza King (pizza and salad with the most awesome house dressing), Jalapeno Tree (mexican with warm, freshly made tortillas and melted butter.....my mouth is watering even now) and Swanners for the best burgers EVER!
Wes, Wendy, Skylar and Briley
Skylar at her Chuck-E-Cheese 4th birthday party
Briley (8 months) enjoying his first spaghetti dinner...toddler, of course.
My sister, with her 2 oldest girls, Raney and Randi.
This is a 4 generation photo with my dad at the top of the mountain, my sister and I just beneath him, 4 of our 6 children and the 2 grand babies. Awesome! We were at a nearby park having a picnic and flying kites...and blowing bubbles! Great day!!
Wes and Briley....like father, like son.....too sweet!
Before we went to Texas, Alysa "cheered" at a special basketball game that her class played against another 3rd grade class. Not to sound mean, but we SMEARED 'EM!! This is a pic of Alysa and her bestest bud, Andrea. More to come......
Wes, Wendy, Skylar and Briley
Skylar at her Chuck-E-Cheese 4th birthday party
Briley (8 months) enjoying his first spaghetti dinner...toddler, of course.
My sister, with her 2 oldest girls, Raney and Randi.
This is a 4 generation photo with my dad at the top of the mountain, my sister and I just beneath him, 4 of our 6 children and the 2 grand babies. Awesome! We were at a nearby park having a picnic and flying kites...and blowing bubbles! Great day!!
Wes and Briley....like father, like son.....too sweet!
Before we went to Texas, Alysa "cheered" at a special basketball game that her class played against another 3rd grade class. Not to sound mean, but we SMEARED 'EM!! This is a pic of Alysa and her bestest bud, Andrea. More to come......
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