A HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT!! MUST READ

Well guys, I have some extremely exciting news. I have some bad news but that can wait until tomorrow when I find out how bad it actually is.

Today I went in for a routine check up and was told they wanted to do an ultrasound to see how my Cyst looked. I was surprised because I hadn't expected it and Stephen wasn't there. So the ultrasound lady asked me if I wanted to know what we were going to have, and of course I couldn't say no, and I knew people would really hurt me if I had turned down the chance to see what Baby Griffis would be. SO we found out......:)




WE are pleased to announce that we are having a............................









GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




I'm excited to announce that Baby Griffis now has a name.

Addyson Faith Griffis

WE are so excited and our family is happy and this is just a wonderful day. I was so surprised but it was amazing because I could even tell it was a girl. She is a very active girl with a strong heartbeat..I just love her
I even had 2 viles of blood taken and it wasn't as bad as I thought.
God is good







Addyson Faith 16 weeks 5 days


Me at 16 weeks and 5 days (Yuck) This is me with a baby and a 19 cm Cyst

Today

I have to give blood today....

That's all

Cranky

I'm tired...

I have allergies....

I left my Christmas Cards on top of my TV instead of bringing them with me to work to mail.....

I have too much to do this weekend.....

Pray for me.......


5 months and 16 days.....

Another week gone by

Well we are all moved in. It was actually a great move, and Stephen and my family helped out a lot. I had the last box done on Sunday evening and I even had the Christmas tree and all the decorations put up. That was my favorite part. I'm enjoying it but Sammy has become more than just a crazy cat, he is possessed. We may end up having to get rid of him, I'm really sad about that, but my allergies are horrible and I'm miserable, he ping pongs around the apartment pouncing on the floor making all this noise, he bites and scratches and then at night he wants to sleep as close to your face as he can. He is driving us crazy. We really don't know what to do, I think he just needs to be outside and not cooped up.
I wore myself out moving so on Tuesday Stephen was off and I took off with him and we finished most the Christmas shopping and just relaxed. It was really nice to just take a day off during the week.
My best friends grandmother passed away last weekend and we went to the viewing on Tuesday evening and then mom and I went to the funeral yesterday. It was such a sad and touching funeral, she was loved so much. I just pray for all the family and friends because this is such a hard time for them.
It makes me think about how I would feel if I lost someone close to my heart.

I'm officially 4 months/16 weeks today...crazy how time is flying. I was going to take a picture today and I'm really sad because I have NO camera, so I dont know what I'm going to do. It makes me sad not to be able to see my progress even though I can see it in front of the mirror and with my clothes. I'll try to figure something out.

This weekend is going to be so busy, we have my work Christmas party on Saturday evening, then a graduation party to go to on Sunday afternoon and then Stephens work Christmas party Sunday evening. I'm already tired thinking about it.
Alright well I need to get back to work, thanks everyone for your recipes and for your encouragment, it's been such a busy week, and I'm glad I have people like all of you bloggers.

Have a great weekend!!!

I NEED HELP

I need some help and was wondering if anyone could possibly help me out.

I need some easy yummy semi healthy recipes.
I'm not good at coming up with things to make and am having a hard time finding good recipes.
so if you have a couple of your favorite recipes that aren't family secrets that you would love to share I would LOVE to try them.

I find it harder to be creative......i'm blaming it on the pregnancy.

I could use anyone!!!1

Thanks so much

15 Weeks and moving

Sounds like everyone is moving into a new place right before Christmas.
Well needless to say so are we. We found a small little apartment for the time being and are moving in starting tonight and lasting until the weekend. I'm tired thinking about it all but I also just want to get it done. It seems we always gain more stuff as we move from place to place. I'm ready for a solid house and no more moving around. Hopefully that will be before the baby is born next year. I'm praying, and I still have hope.
Anyways I may not be able to get on the internet this weekend, I"m not sure if and when we are setting it up at our new place. I 'll let you guys know how it went. Considering I can't lift heavy things and Stephen's ankle is still sprained, it should be quite interesting to see how it all works out. We will have plenty of help though, my brothers and Stephen's brothers are going to give us a hand.
Okay well I'm 15 weeks today, it's somewhat nerveracking because at 10 weeks 20 weeks seems so far, but now that i'm at 15 weeks, i'm 5 weeks until i'm half way....in some ways it seems so slow but yet I look back and can't believe I'm so far along.
I'm going toget ready to get out of here, but I wanted you all to know that even though I havent gotten my ultrasound I really believe I'm carrying a little boy.
It's exciting, and now i'm anxious to see what the u/s says.
In 1 weeks I'm going to post a belly pic....see how big i've gotten in 4 weeks.

PS:
I can't wait to feel him/her kick :)

3-day Meditation

3-day meditation

In God's plan are many things
man cannot understand.
But we must trust God's judgment
and be guided by His hand.
Sometimes HE asks us to give up
our dreams of happiness--
Sometimes we must forego our hopes
of fortune and success...

Not all of us can triumph
or rise to heights of fame.
And many times what should be ours
goes to another name.
But he who makes a sacrifice
so another may succeed
is indeed a true discipline
of our blessed Savior's creed.
For when we give ourselves away
in sacrifice and love.
We are laying up rich treasures
in God's kingdom up above...

For any sacrifice on earth
made in the dear Lord's name
Assures the giver of a place
in heaven's hall of fame.
And who can say with certainty
where the greatest talent lies
Or who will be the greatest
in our heavenly Father's eyes?
And who can tell with certainty,
in the heavenly Father's sight,
Who's entitled to the medals
and who's the hero of the fight?

-Helen Steiner Rice-

Feelings

I can't believe it
6 weeks and 3 days we will find out what our precious baby is!!!
I know i'm a dork and I'm counting down, but this is so awesome to think about.

I felt something the other day....it felt like my stomach did a sumersalt...i'm not sure if it was gas or the beginning of the fluttering....it was cool.
I'm excited for more of these feelings.

Test

This is a test, I can't check my blog and it's upsetting because I'm not sure if anyone else can either.
Let me know
Michelle

WEATHER

Current conditions as of 11:53 am CST

Cloudy
Feels Like: 33°
Barometer: 30.03 in and rising
Humidity: 79%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dewpoint: 36°
Wind: WNW 21 mph
Sunrise: 6:58 am
Sunset: 5:22 pm
42°High: 43° Low: 32°


IT'S FREEZING!!!!!

Forgetfulness

Yay! I finally have a valid excuse!!!!

Week 14: Forgetfulness (or, "Pregnancy Brain")
" Am I imagining this, or is forgetfulness a pregnancy symptom?"
Forget about it: Pregnancy forgetfulness isn't in your imagination. Like so many other pesky pregnancy symptoms, it's in your hormones (and there are studies to back that up — just in case your partner doesn't buy that there is a legitimate physical cause you neglected to pick up his prescription on the way home). Sleep deprivation can also play a role, as can the fact that you're constantly zapped of energy — energy your brain needs to stay focused. Even the most organized type A personality can take a disconcerting turn for the scatterbrained during pregnancy: missing important appointments, leaving the oven on, forgetting to respond to e-mail, misplacing the car keys…misplacing the car.…
To help stay focused, get into the habit of writing things down before you forget them. Keep lists of absolutely everything — of groceries to buy, phone calls to make, questions for your practitioner. Frequently checking a daily planner can also help (you can use your online pregnancy planner and take the What to Expect Pregnancy Organizer with you wherever you go). When possible, enlist the aid of those around you who are not pregnant to serve as your backup system (Honey. have you seen my keys?). Have your partner write down your important appointments so he can call you with a friendly reminder.
Most of all, try to keep your sense of humor about your forgetfulness. It's only temporary, and sometime after delivery, you'll notice your memory returning — although the fog probably won't lift entirely at least until your baby (and you) start sleeping through the night.
Here's to a memorable pregnancy!Heidi

Mishaps and baby talk

I hope everyone had a marvelous Thanksgiving!!! It was such a beautiful day, and a great day for Thanksgiving.
We did end up having one little mishap. Us girls were in the kitchen getting some of the last minute things together while the guys were outside playing football when all of a sudden one of my brothers ran inside to tell me that Stephen just hurt his foot. It seems that he had hit the only hole in the front yard and twisted it pretty bad. His ankle was 3 times the size that it should be. He kept it up for the rest of the day and I took him to the ER the next day to see if it was broken or just sprained. He ended up with an inline fracture that didn't move out of place, so they gave him a boot and he borrowed some crutches from a friend. So he's been hoping around here, laying down with his foot up, relaxing....while me, the pregnant one, has been doing everything for him. I thought it was supposed to be the other way around right now. LOL
No I'm somewhat happy to be at his beck and call getting his dinner and drinks and ice and swedish fish, and anything else he wants (needs). I love him. :)
I can't wait for him to be healed. ahhaha


Other then that it's been such a nice relaxing weekend. I got to see my family, and my sister and her husband and then we hung out with Natalie and Jason and Jackson who came in to visit from San Antonio. I'm not ready to go back to work on Monday, but that's the way it has to be.
Only one more month until Christmas and I am in no way ready.....I have such a hard time getting all of the gifts together, I'm wondering how it will all work out next year when i have a 6 month old to take care of too.
I'm so excited about that, I see Natalie and Jason take care of Jackson and I cannot wait to be able to have a sweet baby of our own. It's so unreal right now, mostly because I'm not really showing, the baby is not moving yet, and I don't know for sure what we are having. I can't call him/her by name, and I'm just waiting to feel this baby. Sometimes I'm just so happy, other times, I feel like it's all miserable right now......it's really been a bad 3 months, and I'm praying that this time goes by fast...maybe i'm not one of those people who enjoys being pregnant. I am one that loves the child, but right now, it's just hard.

Come January I'll be half way there, and more pumped then ever, so this is just a rough time right now. God is good though, and He gave us this great blessing. Stephen is so happy, he is always talking about him/her....and sometims he calls the baby a her, which is so sweet because at the beginning he was always calling my stomach Reese. He just can't wait for our healthy baby to make an appearance. I've never seen him so excited about something....it's a wonderful feeling. Okay enough, I'm just going through all these feelings and it's nice to jot them down for someone else to read. It really is a wonderful time right now.

I hope you all have had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend, and you didn't get too caught up in the crowds.

Christmas Jackson

My Favorite picture of Jackson

Week 12 Appointment

Dr. Apt went well today...nothing much went on, the heart beat was good and everything seemed normal. My next one is December 19th and I get to have blood taken to see if everything is alright with the baby. Like it's my privelage to get blood forced from my body. Oh well right. I did hear that I can't find out the sex of the baby until around January 15th. I'm anxious but I can wait, that's only 8 weeks from now. I can't believe I will actually be 20 weeks in 8 weeks, half over, wow! Anyways I just thought I would give everyone the update on my day. I only have 2 more days at work and then I'm free until the Monday after Thanksgiving. Whoo hoo.


Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Cravings

I just want to forewarn you all right now, that I am probably going to blow up like a blimp with this pregnancy.
People have been asking me if I've been craving anything lately....and I haven't really so far, but this weekend has been pretty wierd.
Friday evening I didn't feel very well so I pretty much did nothing, and then I got this huge craving for fried rice from this chinese resauraunt down the street....mmmmm goood. Stephen went and got me that and some soup...it was good.
Now today I'm trying to take a nap and all I can think about is James Coney Island chili, cheese and onion hotdogs. Usually I only eat corn dogs when I go there, but for some reason those sound soooo good right now. I'm going to send Stephen in a little bit. ha
My Dr. apt is tomorrow and i'll post any updates then.
Have a good Sunday evening.

My Sweet Baby

This is my BABY!

12 weeks

Okay so I did it.....I took a picture......I don't like it but I guess it will apease everyone.
Even though I officially turn 12 weeks tomorrow..here is my 12 week tummy. I know I'm fat.

12 weeks pregnant

Give me your opinion

Okay my little blogger buddies tell me what you think!

Addyson Faith Griffis

Faith= my great great grandmothers maiden name

My middle name: Lindsey= my great grandmother's maiden name


Reese James Griffis

James= my great great grandfathers name (i think it's 2 greats)

ARGHH

I HATE INDIGESTION!!!!!!


HOW DO I GET RID OF IT???? ANSWERS PLEASE????

2 things

Okay two things real fast.

FIRST:

I PROMISE I will share with all of you a belly picture...may not be a bare belly, but I'll put something up here by Thanksgiving at the LATEST.
My mother-in-law has the same camera...I just didn't want to tell you guys that....

SECOND:

I did forget about a prize, but yes there will be a prize for the winner of the baby game...I'm not sure what exactly, haven't thought that far, but the winner will get something...so keep the guesses coming!!!


Have a good day.

Hint to the Baby Game

Here is a little hint:

Michelle born on August 25th, 1981
I was 3 weeks early
7 pounds 3 1/2 ounces
20 inches long


I'm not sure on Stephen I'll edit this later when I ask his mom.
I believe he was around 7 pounds also.

Hopefully this will help.

Also think about this
My parents have 4 boys and 2 girls
Stephens parents have 3 boys
I wonder if I'll ever get a girl. LOL

A BABY GAME

Okay guys I have a simple game that everyone can play.
I got this website from Lindsay (Thanks Lindsay) and thought it would be fun.
What you do is go to the following web site:

http://www.expectnet.com/game.php

type in the top left corner under name of game
BabyGriffis

You will then be able to put a guess in on weight, length, gender and birthdate.
Let's see who will actually get the closest.
thanks guy!

Remember anyone can play!

A Long fun week

Alright I've been asked to update and I believe that means more then just pictures. So much has gone on this past week, it's been a crazy 7 days.
Last Friday we left at 8:30 in the morning after picking Wade up from class and drove straight to GA. We got in to my Grandmother's house about 9:30 and met up with the rest of my family who had left the day before. We stayed up talking and catching up which was really nice.
Saturday and Sunday was spent shopping and hanging out with my Grandmother and seeing my Uncle. It was so pretty there, I actually didn't think that trees could be differen't colors. Fall in GA is gorgeous, I'm waiting on some pictures from my brother. My camera went on the frits right before the trip so I'm depending on everyone else to send me pictures.
Monday we got up early and left for TN which was a beautiful drive, we went through North Carolina and up through the mountains. We were so far up the mountain we saw ice, it was so pretty. We spent Monday-Thursday going into town, shopping, eating, relaxing, sitting in the hottub, playing pool, checking out the sights, and some more shopping, and just having a good time with the family. Even though it rained on us, we still had a good time. Not as cold as I would of liked but it was pretty nonetheless.
Friday morning we all got up and got ready to come home. Dad, Mom, Kristen, Dennis, Dustin and Josh were planning on staying in a hotel while Stephen, Wade, Ryan and I were planning on driving straight home. On the way we decided to stop in Gulfport to visit my Aunt, Uncle and cousins who were on a missions trip for the people who went through Katrina. They live in Indiana and we thought that even though it was an hour out of our way we couldn't pass the chance up to see them. It's so sad to see all that happened in Gulfport and even sadder to see how many people were yet without a home. But yet the Casinos were up, tell me about getting their priorities straight.
We got home Saturday morning about 3 am...it was a long long drive.
That's our trip, it was great and tiring and all that jazz.
Since we have been back it's been hard on me, I'm tired and not feeling well. My brother came down with something and I think I might of caught the tail end of it. It's hard getting in the groove of things when you have not had any kind of schedule for the past week.
I'm almost 12 weeks along and I had to move my Dr. Apt to next Monday the 20th because I was so swamped at work today. I never should of made an apt right after getting back from work. Anyways so hopefully the Apt after this one will be the one where we find out what we are having. That would be so exciting!!!!! Right before Christmas, what a Christmas present.
I've been told I'm getting a baby belly, I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not right now. I feel like I shouldnt' be showing....but I guess everyone is different. When I get a camera to work I;ll take a belly picture for you all. Maybe...hehehe
This week will be so busy. We have our Thanksgiving luncheon at work on Thursday, and since I'm pregnant I've signed up to make all these wonderful things that I want to eat. LOL
I also have my review that day, I'm nervous about that. Friday I have a meeting luncheon at Saltgrass, I know such a hard week...on top of that I have all this work to do. Next week should be a little easier.....we get thursday, friday, saturday and sunday off. Happy Thanksgiving!!
Well I'm going to finish watching Heros, I love that show.
I hope you have a blessed week.

We are back HOME!!!

It's the Family!!!! Love the view


Mom, Dad and the "kids"



The Siblings at Ober Gatlinburg


All the "kids"

PS: if you can tell I'm not fat yet :)

Some more pictures

Stephen on the Alpine Slide at Ober Gatlinburg



Ryan and I


Dustin and I


Kristen and I



Stephen and I at Cades Cove


Joshua and I


The Family at Cades Cove



Joshua and I



Stephen and I

Fun Times

This is what happens when your husband goes with your brothers, brother-in-law and dad to visit your uncle to watch a Georgia Bulldog game.
Do I need to keep an eye on him more or what?

VACATION!!!

I'm in GA and it's COOOLLLDDDDD. I love it.
Took us 11 hours....but we made it.

Prettiest boy

So I HAVE to do it again, I have to post a picture of the prettiest boy ever.
Jackson Powers

10 Weeks

Well I'm finally 10 weeks along, crazy how time seem to be going to slow but then on the other side it's going so fast. Before I know it I will be half way there. I'm already hoping for a fast pregnancy, my back is already hurting.....LOL
I can't believe that in maybe 6-7 weeks we can find out what we are going to have...that seems so crazy to me. I'm starting to feel a little better, I don't think I've come home and crashed at all this week, so that is a huge improvement for me. I'm actually pretty pumped that I'm feeling better. I hate feeling like my body just can't do anything else. It still is very hard to get up at 5:30 and work til 4, but I'm praying it just becomes a routine again. 2 more weeks until the end of my first trimester, it's just around the corner. I have another Dr. App on the 13th of November, I'm not sure what they are going to do since this is my 2nd apt, so if any of you remember can you please give me a heads up, I like to know before I get there. LOL I hate Dr.'s
Well Stephen, Wade and I are leaving tomorrow at 7:30 on our journey to GA. There we will stay until Monday and head out to TN for the Chalet. I believe we will be back home on the 10th. I'm so excited and happy that it's finally almost here. There is just so much stuff going on that it will be nice to just sit back and enjoy a nice vacation. I hear its like in the 30's and 50's right now....I love cold weather.
Please pray that our drive up there is good and we have no problems.
I can't procastinate any longer as I have so much work to do before 4.
I hope everyone has a nice week and the weather continues to be beautiful!

Happy Birthday Dear

Today is my wonderfu, sweet, loving, adoring husbands 28th b'day.
He is everything i've ever hoped for and everything i've ever needed.
Stephen,
I thank God for you daily and for the love that you have given me.
I can't wait to see what a wonderful father you are going to be to our child
I know we have so many more years down the road to be together and to be a family.
I know God has a special plan for us and we just need to trust him. Thank you for
being the man that I need and no matter what I'm extremely proud of who
you are and who you are becoming.

Happy Birthday sweetheart, I love you.

A little update

Okay so I have gotten some good ideas on baby names.

We are still almost positive about the girl name (Addyson Kailee)

But here are some ideas that I got from some people and I'm going to try them out.

What do you think about these three names?:

Reese Parker
Reese Ashton
Reese Andrew

I want to thank everyone for their help and I would love some more ideas to go with Reese. Stephen pretty much has his heart set on Reese for a first name.
I'm sure we can find something good to go with it.

i'm secretly praying for a girl ;)

So i'm getting kind of thick around the middle and it's in this stage where you don't want to look fat but you aren't big enough to look pregnant, it's frustrating. Especially when your normal clothes feel like they are closing in on you.......so uncomfortable...:(
Also did any of you get the question of the day "how are you feeling?" all day long when you were working while pregnant?
Do they want the truth that i'm sick to my stomach all day long and miserable, ready to fall asleep at the drop of the hat....or do they want me to say "i'm okay"?
I think i'm going to hurt the next person that asks me that question.

So that is that...I only have 6 more days of work before vacation and I'm so looking forward to it.
That is what is pulling me through these next 2 weeks.....
Other then that everything is GREAT!!!!
Until next time, have a great week.

Such Sweet Pictures!

Okay so I have to brag just a little.
My friend sent me two pictures that I HAVE to post because they are the most adorable pictures in the world. They have the cutest little boy. Such a beautiful family, and the sweetest I might add.
This is Jason, Natalie and Jackson (he is almost 5 months)



This is of Jackson he is so cute!!

I'm tired

So I have to tell you that getting up at 5:30 every morning for 5 days straight every week is really hard when you are pregnant and you feel sick ALL day long. This part has really drained me and everyday I get home at 4:30 I end up sleeping til 6 and then it's off to bed by 10 again.
I feel like i'm worth nothing right now, and I'm praying that the next 4 weeks go by really fast.
It's wierd thinking about being pregnant, but after I heard the heartbeat and saw our little baby it became more real. I still can't believe it's really happening. Today at work the CFO asked me if I was pregnant and I told him yes and he gave me a hug and congratulated me. For a minute there I thought he was going to rub my tummy. I'm not sure if i'm going to like that very much, especially when I get really big. A friend from work is going to get me a shirt for Christmas that says " It's not a genie in a bottle so don't rub me". I think that would be hilarious.
Anyways I just thought I would share my thoughts while I was still awake. Please pray for me, as I'm having a really time working feeling like I do.
Thanks for everyone's comments and thoughts and prayers, I appriciate it all so much.
You guys are awesome!!!

Names

Well since I told you we were going to have a baby I might as well tell you the names we have been thinking about.

If it's a girl we would like to name her:
Addyson Kailee

If it's a boy we like the name:
Reese
Ashton

But we don't have any middle names for those.
If you have any idea please feel free to share!
Thanks for the many congrats and the prayers, we both appriciate it all so much.

Have a great Hump Day.

The Cat is now out of the bag!

So we've been keeping a secret from all of you bloggers since October 2nd and finally we are ready to share it with the world.
Stephen and I are expecting our first baby!! Crazy I know...it was a HUGE shock to us as well.
We found out on the 2nd of October but I couldn't get into the Dr. until today and so after looking at everything and seeing that the baby is just fine, and the heart beat is strong and he/she is just wonderful we decided it was time to share this wonderous news. Aside from being sick for the past 3-4 weeks, it's been a blessing upon us. God is amazing and I know that He has been waiting for just the right time for us to be parents, and this is it. Please pray that everything goes according to His plan and we have our perfect little baby next year.
I'm officially 7 weeks and 5 days. ( I thought I was farther along but the measurments say this) and we are due May 31, 2006.

There is some bad news, or some down news as I like to call it. I was informed today that I have an almost size of a football sist on my right ovary (14cm). I'm really nervous about this, but the Dr. is going to keep me under watch. I'm going to have another ultrasound around 15 weeks..so I will probably get a couple more than usually. I'm excited about that because I can see the heartbeat again. It's uncomfortable and the Dr. said I may need a C-Section when the time comes if the Sist is still there so they can take out both the baby and the sist at the same time, I'm praying it goes down like she thinks it will.
So please pray that everything works out there. She said it won't hurt the baby but I will be in some pain if it does rupture. Some great news on such a great day huh?
But we are excited and can't wait to see what God has for us.

Thanks for reading this and being excited along with us. Thrilled cannot explain the feelings we have now. For now here is a picture of our little blob aka our little baby bean.

Just a small night post

It's late, and I'm tired and I'm ready for my vacation. Only 13 more work days and i'm free to relax in the mountains.
I can already picture it:

Sitting in the hottub staring at the nightlights of the city with the mountains in the background while it's crisp and cool outside with some hot chocolate. Now that's a dream come true.

Well I have a big long day ahead of me tomorrow so I'm going to hit the sack. I'll post more tomorrow. Sleep tight all of Ya'll.

A case of the Monday's

This weekend was a nice relaxing one for us. It's nice to have those once in a while.
There was quite a bit of drama going on, but I guess you can't always have a perfect weekend.
It was fun nonetheless.

The rain has really been coming down today, it's a mess outside.
It actually took me and my car pool buddy 30 minutes to get into the parking lot at work today. We were in the area, just couldn't figure out how to get in without going through high water. I thought, this is crazy, why are we fighting to get in to have the chance to get stuck....we are sooo smart.
Hopefully we will get to leave early because we are in a bad flooding area, it would be nice to take off a bit early.
Nothing new going on, just wanted to take a break and post something, I'll try to post more tomorrow. I hope everyone stays dry and remember if the water looks high don't try to drive through it.
Have a great Monday.

I thought I would share a pretty rose I found on google.com

Happy Birthday to my brother

I have one quick post and then I'm out for the night.

Today is my brother Ryan's 18th b'day. I can't believe he is 18 already. It seems like he was just this little red headed kid who hated it when I pulled his hair. The little boy who always threw himself on the floor screaming when he didn't get his way. The little boy who was in his terrible two's for many many years. I really felt for my mom up until he was probably 15 or 16. He has turned into this amazing man of God whom I really look up to. It's funny i'm 8 years older and I look up to him, I never would seen that coming, he is supposed to be looking up to me. Ha
Well today is special non the less and I love him as much as I can love my brother plus a little more. I'm blessed because he can always cheer me up and encourage me and just listen to me rant and rave. Yes he is very special to me.
I love you Ryan and Happy 18th B'day.

PS: Now you can meet me for lunch!!!!!!!

Here is a picture of him and his wonderful girlfriend. I love this one.

Try it-It works!

Another day for my tear off calendar:

Stop wishing for things
you complain you have not
And start making the best
of all that you've got

Helen Steiner Rice

Miracles

The word of the day on my tear off calendar:

Miracles are all around within our sight and touch and sound.
-Helen Stener Rice-

That is so true, there are miracles everwhere.

Happy Monday

Last year of High School

So my brother-in-law is graduating from High School in May.
I remember when I met Stephen's family, John was only 12 or 13. Time sure does fly.
I really like this picture.


John Class of '07

My favorite show!!

I LOVE THIS SHOW!! IT WAS SO GOOD TONIGHT!!

Some Great News!!

Okay so I have some really exciting news.....









No I'm not pregnant.......





No we didn't buy a house.....



No we aren't moving.......



Now I didn't get a new job...............




BUT


I got a new car
If any of you knew my Saturn was giving me a LOT of problems so I fixed that and we sold it.
Here is my replacement vehicle:



My new 2003 Honda Accord LX

Jackson in his Astro outfit



Stephen and Michelle

Oh how the weekends go by.....

Alright so I guess it is time for an update from me.

We went to San Antonio this past weekend to visit Natalie and Jason and baby Jackson. He is the sweetest baby in the world and also the cutest baby BOY in the whole world. :)
On Saturday Natalie had to go sing at a wedding and so Stephen and I babysat Jackson for about an hour and a half. I was holding him and he was trying to sit up so I sat him up against the couch and got this cute picture of him holding the remote to the TV and one little finger on a button along with his other hand on the top of his baby bottle. He looked like a little man enjoying his Saturday off. Too bad it was on Stephen's cell phone or else I would of posted it here, I was so proud of that picture. LOL
We really had a wonderful time up there, i love seeing how much Jackson has grown between the times we do see him. The next time probably won't be until Thanksgiving and by then he will be 6 months, how time flies by. Thanks Natalie and Jason for having us, you guys rock.

My car was also in the shop on Friday again......I was told to sell that car fast before it fell apart on me....I thought it was doing that right now. So Stephen and I are in the process of deciding on what to do. Hopefully God will point us in the right direction.

There is really nothing much going on, just the same old things on a day to day basis. We have about 6 weeks until our vacation and I'm so ready for it. It's been a long year.
Alright well I need to get to work, it's a Monday again and another week has begun. I hope everyone had an enjoyable weekend and have a good week.

Steve Irwin

'Croc Hunter's' last moments caught on tape
Steve Irwin pulled stingray barb from heart before dying on Great Barrier Reef

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14675529/


What a sad day it is for his family, friends, and most people around the world.

Happy Birthday to MEE

It's my BIRTHDAY today!!
I love birthdays, and I love my Birthday, BUT
I hate that I'm 25, I just feel old.

So far I have recieved a million dollar bill
and a Porche, except it's still in the box
so I'm going to need to take it out before I
can drive it.

Plus my department is going out to Salt Grass today for
lunch in just a few. And tonight Stephen and I are going
to Red Lobster...and I'm leaving work at 3pm.
Pretty nice day so far.

Alright i'm off for lunch!!!

The Weekend

We went to San Antonio this past weekend and here are some cute pictures.





Me, Stephen, Jason and Natalie



Natalie and I


Sweet Jackson

Today is a special day

Today is a very special day, today is my brother Dustin's 16th b'day.

Here is that good looking 16 year old:



I'm so proud of you and I love how you are just the crack up and always make me laugh. I love you!

Howdie

I know it's been a while, but not that much going on in our life.

I do have a date with the dentist on Wednesday, it's something i'm NOT looking forward to.
I MAY need a root canal, they won't know til they get in...plus the tooth is in the front SO those shots are the worst. I know it sounds crazy but I had NO idea that I had one that bad.
So pray they don't have to hold me down as they try to numb it, because shots are not my friend.

Our cat is insane, seriously he's worse then a little kid!

How?????

"Not Guilty by reason of insanity", yep that makes so much more sense after a mother drowned her FIVE children one at at time.
The people know how the government works thats for sure.
How can you be NOT GUILTY after what you did?
It's a good thing God is the judge.

Almost the weekend

Well it's official one more month until I'm halfway to 50. I know I know I sound like such a pessemist. I'm usually so optomistic so this is odd for me to be acting this way. I see myself turning 25 and 30 doesn't sound as old as it did back when I was 18. I look back and I thought I would be married,have 2 kids by now, own my own home and drive the car of my dreams. One of those things came to pass but I guess it's not the right time for the other things. That's alright I 'll wait, it's just that waiting is NOT a good quality that I have.

Not much else going on here, just work and work and work.
I told you guys that we got a kitten and that he was soo sweet. Well he still is sweet, that is when he is sleeping. No really he is cute and loveable but sometimes he can be a little brat. I call him my little brat cat. For instance he keeps trying to push the keys on the keyboard....you say to yourself he probably is just trying to walk across it but no I tell you this cat is smart. He knows I dont want him on the laptop so he hides behind it and sticks one paw around and tries to type keys...but he misses so he peaks around the corner and tries to find the keys. It's hilarious. He also likes my mother-in-laws dining room table downstairs. She doesnt like it so much that he walks on top of it and knocks the centerpiece over. So we have started keeping him in our room with the door shut....well every time you even crack the door he tries to get through it and sometimes he is FAST. He will run downstairs and hide under the table because he knows we are coming after him. It's quite humerous at times, but times when I'm trying to just relax and he is biting my fingers or biting my toes.....and then of course the times when you are trying to sleep and he walks on top of your face. Yep it's great having a kitten, I think you should ALL get one.

Alright well I feel like I'm chasing after a little kid (I guess techinically he is my baby) so for now I need to go find him....Stephen opened the door and he escaped. Have a great evening.

I dyed my hair brown....

A Cute picture that was sent to me

Christmas 2004

Things go round and round

I think I might of confused a few people about our upcoming vacation.
We aren't going to TN until the late fall, for now we are just sticking around
home and taking care of things that need to be taken care of.
Which will be nice because we will just get to relax and do whatever we want.
I'm excited about not having to get up at 5:30 in the morning anymore.

This week has been very stressful on me, my car started acting up and jerking every
time it went from 1st to 2nd gear. We took it in and they flushed out the transmission
and that didn't solve the problem, it just made the problem worse. Instead of just jerking
from 1st to 2nd it started jerking from 2nd to 3rd gear also. So I took it in yesterday and
they had to replace a valve of some kind. I have my car back and I'm so grateful that it's fixed, a little sad at how much we had to spend to fix it but none the less hopefully it will last until it's paid off next year. I hate car problems, it's just something you can't get around.
Atleast I have had my car pool buddy and she has been extremely understanding
and has driven every day this week. Oh how i'm grateful for kind hearted people.

So my car is taken care of and I can now drive it with a peaceful mind and I'm going to pray that nothing else happens to it, it always seems like one thing after another, especially when you think you have gotten ahead. Oh well God provides and for that I'm extremely blessed.

Tomorrow is my last day for 10 days, I have gotten just about everything that I need to get done at work. I have a few things left tomorrow, and then smooth sailing next week.
It would be awfully nice to not have to work, yes that would be great fun.

Alright i'm going to get some things done, if you all don't remember last year how obsessed I was with Big Brother 6, look out for this year. Big Brother 7-All Stars starts tonight!!!!! Whoo hoo.
Have a blessed weekend.

Sweet Surprise

So I got Stephen a present today. He lost his cat (it's a very sad story) so I surprised him with a little kittie. We love him, he is SO sweet.

Here is our sweet Sammy

Some news

I have some exciting news....we are going on a family vacation. I'm so excited because we will be staying in the mountains for almost a week.



So the countdown is on! Whoo hoo....TN here we come.

Also friends of Stephen and I just had their second boy the day before Fathers day. Jack Gabriel. Here is a picture of their two sons: Caden who is almost 3 and Jack who is almsot a week old...so cute





Thats about all that is new in our life...I hope you all have a great weekend.

Life is good

Well it's been a while since a real post so here it goes.
Life is really busy lately. Stephen has gotten a temporary promotion until the end of August, he will be a fill in manager at one of the stores until it closes down at the end of August. It's a good step in the door so this will give him the opportunity to move forward come September. He is not looking forward to the drive but it's only 2 months. I'm really proud of him.
A major accomplishment for us is that we signed up for a membership at a gym and we work out every evening after work on the weekends. I'm really excited about getting into shape.
You should be proud, it's hard when you are tired after a long day of work.
God has been really good to us lately, well all the time really. We only have 2 more months until our major credit card will be paid off, and then we can start saving for a house. That makes me excited, becuase I can't wait to have our own place.
Work is work, nothing new there....just every day things. But thats all right, it pays the bills.
Well the heat has finally gotten worse, I hate it with a passion and hopefully one day we will live in TN, I love that state.
Alright well I have a meeting in an hour and I need to get things accomplished. I hope everyone has a happy friday. Have fun this weekend.
My sister and brother in law are coming down tomorrow, so i'm happy about that, havent' seen her since May...maybe one day we will be semi close again.
until next time....

Employee photos

THEY SUCK

Jackson David

Here is a picture of Jackson 3 days old, he got so much cuter.

God has brought another baby into this world.

Congrats to Jason and Natalie on the birth of their son
Jackson David
Born on Sunday, May 28th at 4:15pm.
Weighing 7lbs 8 ounces and 19 1/2 inches long.

Both mom and dad and baby are doing great. Talking to both of them you would never of known they went through 40 hours of labor and no sleep on top of that. They are just beaming with pride.

Jason and Natalie, he is beautiful and I love all three of you so much. I can't wait to see you guys on the 10th.

TP

Stephen and I decided to watch both of the X-Men movies before we see the 3rd one tomorrow.
So it's a little after midnight when this movies finishes and we head downstairs to throw a load of laundry in the dryer. I go to get a drink of water and as we head back toward the stairs Stephen turns the lights off. As I'm passing the front window I see something swaying in front of it...of course I just got done watching X-Men so this sort of freaked me out. I go to look out the window and I see the yard across the streat filled with toilet paper. I mean these trees are huge and the toilet paper is hanging from the tops of them. I look closer and see about 10 kids running around the yard along with the get away car down the street. I walked out side and stood stunned when I think about how much fun the neighbors were going to have when they woke up on their Saturday off to find a mess of a yard.
I stood there laughing thinking, should I of done something about it? Nah, it's all good and fun and I'm sure one day when we have kids and they are old enough to do it that their father will be driving the get away car.
Who knows they may be thankful at how much toilet paper they now have, save some money on that.
Thought I would share my midnight story with whoever might just be awake at this time.

And the Winner is.....

TAYLOR HICKS!!!!



Here's one good looking man

AI

PS:

I voted 645 times for Taylor....he rocks, and I hope he wins tonight on American Idol!
Got to love the unlimted text messages.

Hey Hey Hey

A friend of mine (*cough cough Natalie*) said I should blog more.....I don't have much going on.
I'm not pregnant, I'm not moving, I'm not going on a trip, I'm not changing jobs, I didn't win the lottery, so no there isn't much going on around here.

I am working for what seems like all the time...I feel like I'm living my life at work, how sad is that? My brother just got a new truck, it's simply awesome. It's a 2000 black F-150, access cab. So we can ALL fit in there. Leather seats and all, it's really great. I think thought I'm going to stick with the smaller cars, which reminds me, I want to get a '07 Toyota Camry or a '07 Honda Accord...anyone have any thoughts on either of those? I wouldn't get one for another year, but I'm trying to decide, they are both good cars..and I won't go outside Toyota and Honda.

My friend Natalie and her husband Jason are getting ready to have a baby, a baby boy named Jackson David (unless they change the name at birth) Any day now, i'm so excited and nervous for her at the same time.

Okay must get back to work, is this good for everyone reading this????

Such a sweet picture

This is probably the cutest picture ever...but then again it's my brother (Ryan) and his girlfriend (Elsa).

Tired and Worn out...

I'm tired...and my feet hurt....and It's been an extremely long week.
I'm done for the day....totally done, I'm not working anymore...
Not even if someone sticks something in my inbox....not even if I feel the need to clean it out....Not even if it drives me crazy...I'm done working for the rest of this week.

Only in America....
Go Figure.

Wade's view on Community college life....

These were posted by my brother Wade on his site. I thought they were really funny so I thought I would share. Enjoy!

12 things I've learned from going to community college... (All true)


12. If you haven't written in your mandatory daily journal all semester, just scribble some stuff down as fast as you can while the teacher is checking them at the end of the year, and you just might pass...
11. If the guy next to you cuts up a sheet of paper into small pieces and then asks for a pencil that writes really small...he could be writing down things that he might want to look at during an closed book exam...
10. Some girls just don't have time for breakfast, so they bring Orange Juice with them to drink during class. You can hear the slurps across the classroom as they are sipping on their GALLON CARTON of O.J.
9. When the kid next to you brags about getting a 20 on a test, then it's time to change seats.
8. When the teacher asks you what you've been reading in the past week to further your knowledge, emails from your friends is not an acceptable reply.
7. Don't help the barely english-speaking guy next to you use the word "Reprehensible" in his paper...the teacher might write it on the board and ask him if he knows what it means...
6. Some Asian people have trouble saying the "f" word, which makes it really funny when they still use it in half of their vocabulary.
5. Watch out for the guy that argues with your government teacher on why he should be able to carry his licensed hand gun on campus...
4. When a maintenance guy is working in one of your classrooms...don't touch anything as you walk by him, because you might nock apart the desk he just put together and then he'll give you a dirty look everytime he sees you for the rest of the semester.
3. Don't start up a chess game during class, the teacher might not like it...
2. Don't make fun of your teacher in class...they can have fast come backs...and theirs is usually better than yours...
1. When you're proofreading someone's paper and at the end of a sentence it says... "(For an example see picture on pg. 50)," it just might be possible that they might not have written that paper...