Daddy's Girl

Friday night was a night full of mixed emotions! We dropped Walker and Brody off at Tucker's house for his birthday party. Me, Kevin and Avery were going to go to Athens to the BBQ cook-off that Kevin's boss was participating in to eat dinner. Troy asked if Avery could stay with them and that would give me and Kevin some time alone. We don't get that very often, so it was nice being able to talk in a normal tone and not having to talk above the screams of 3 kids. :) So we went. The food was great! Shaun, you are an awesome cook and you make the best shrimp around! I called Troy to check on Avery, and he said she was sitting on the potty. Now you should know that she showed the slightest bit of interest about 3 months ago and then just said NO all the sudden. So I let it go and thought I would just let her start back when she was ready. I'm on my 3rd kid now, so I'm not panicked at all. So I'm sitting there talking to Troy on the phone and he yells, "She peed, she peed"! Or something along those lines.... I was so excited that she actually peed, but then again I was sad because she did it for Troy of all people? Nothing against him, but what in the world was she thinking? Anyway, I'm proud of my little Avery for doing that. We pick her up later that night and she's all hugged up on Troy and won't have a thing to do with her daddy. I can see the absolute heartbreak on his face. He tries to play it off, but I can read him like a book. We take her home and she only wants me. Kevin can't get her out of the car, take her in the house, rock her to sleep or anything. She won't have any of it! The next morning Troy brings the boys home, and Avery is still asleep. He asks to wake her up, and we let him. He takes her straight to the potty and sits there with her for a good 7-8 minutes waiting on her to potty. It was actually very sweet, but still killing her daddy on the inside. About 10:00 that morning, she finally gives in to her daddy. All is well! The day is saved and we can continue to have a good weekend. Thank goodness because he was getting hard to handle!

Kids say the darndest things!!!

Kindergarten has been an adventure, to say the least. Walker has learned so much in these months, and I am very proud of him! They write sentences and spell the words out based on how they sound. As I was going through Walker's book bag last night, I came across some sentences that he wrote yesterday. Here is what he wrote, along with the correct interpretation.

"I see a pig"

"I see a pruty dog" ( I see a pretty dog)

"My Dab is niss" ( My Dad is nice)

"My dog is clen" ( My dog is clean)

AND DRUMROLL PLEASE...............

"My mom is drty" (My mom is dirty)


Yep, I'm dirty. I asked Walker about it to make sure I was reading that right, and I could tell by the little monster grin on his face that I was. When I asked him why he thought I was dirty he just shrugged his shoulders, smiled and ran off. But I don't take offense to it. I think it's cute!!! So parents, be prepared for what lies ahead when your children go off to school!!!!

Happy Birthday!!!!

Today is Kevin's 33rd birthday! He's becoming an old fart like the rest of us. His birthday is a little bittersweet though because he is a pall bearer at Donald's funeral today. I'm hoping a trip to Sarge's tonight will make up for it! For his birthday, I got us tickets to see Rodney Carrington when he comes to Huntsville. We can't wait to see it! He is so funny! A little raunchy at times, but funny nonetheless. So HAPPY BIRTHDAY Kevin...

What does that dream mean?

Have you ever had the same dream over and over? Or at least a dream that has to do with the same thing? I have had a reoccurring dream for as long as I can remember about a tornado. It's in the same house, with the tornado forming in the same way and coming from the same direction. My house in the dream is quite large with a basement, which can be accessed by stairs or a chute of some sort. Strange, I know. Well, in my dream last night, we had over 200 people trying to squeeze into my basement to take cover from the tornado. And then some out in the greenhouse??? I don't think that glass is gonna protect you!!!! Anyway, the tornado came and the last thing I remember is everyone scrunching down to take cover. I have no idea if anyone lived, died or what? I hate this dream....

When it rains, it pours...

We got the news this morning that Donald (Kevin's friend mentioned in a previous post) passed away early today. It saddens me that his life ended this way. I don't know his religious beliefs or if he was saved by God's grace, but I can only hope that he was. Kevin was upset when I told him. He just recently lost his grandmother, and that hit him terribly hard also. But we cling to the things we do have and the hope that we will see them both when we die. Please say a prayer for this family....

Brody and his best buddy Ryan! I call them Trouble 1 and Trouble 2 (you know, like Thing 1 and Thing 2). They are so cute!

Weekend Wrap-Up

It was another busy weekend for us! Both boys played ball in Ardmore Saturday morning. Walker's team won big, and Brody's team lost their game. They lost by 7 runs...sounds like a lot, but it really wasn't. The other team is all 6 year olds, and Brody's team only has one player who has every played before and 3 four year olds on the team. So I thought we did extremely well! And they had a good time!
Our sweet babysitter Jessica kept Avery for us so she didn't have to get out in the cold. They had a great time together. She painted Avery's fingernails and toenails a flourescent orange, which Avery loved! She has been showing them to everyone and saying that "Jeka" painted her nails! It's so cute...
We had a surprise birthday party to attend for one of our friends, Chris Hughes, on Saturday night. He was so suprised! I think he had a good time! All the kids were there playing together so that gave us adults time to socialize, which is so nice. :)
We had church on Sunday, and then we all took a much needed nap. During dinner that night, we got a call from my friend Christie saying that her cousin Donald was in ICU on life support and would not make it long. This was terribly upsetting to Kevin because he and Donald were best friends through elementary and middle school. They took him off life support last night, and I have not heard anything since. So please keep that family in your thoughts and prayers!
I also want to mention Matthew Wiese. I have not been able to go visit him in several weeks. I feel bad about that, but with sick kids and school and ball, I just have not had the time. But I have got to make a more concerted effort to get over there. I still pray for him daily and think about him all the time. They need help with giving him his physical therapy every night. If anyone is interested, please let me know if you can help, and I will put you in contact with the right person. I promise you that you will feel God's presence when you walk in that house and you will most definitely receive a blessing. Continue to keep Matthew and his family in your prayers.
Off now to do a little work....