Easter Pics and Grace Community Kids!

EASTER 2008

So my friend Jimell has sent me some pictures of Maddi and me at the Easter Egg Hunt.. yes, go ahead and laugh and wonder what in the world I am doing in this picture.. I sure did. But this was a fun, beautiful day! I wish I had had them so these posts could be in order somewhat, but HEY, WELCOME TO MY LIFE--:) it's fun!

Upate and Random Information

Hello Everyone!

There is not really much going on in our world other than the usual... Work, School, Church, doggies... oh yea... Jibber is gone... the beautiful lab we had for a short while.. he is gone, but not forgotten... and now we have Buddy-- an absolutely adorable little Beagle. Maddi adores him and Jake is enjoying having a "smaller" guy to push around.

I am looking forward to the Mother's Day lunch at Maddi's school in the next couple of weeks and then I am going to be going on a field trip with her class in May as well! I sometimes really would love to just be available to do all those things... but the few I get to do are special.

Maddi is becoming such a wonderul young lady. She is beautiful and smart and sassy as you can possibly imagine and then some!

I just love this picture of her.

Oh! We did go to Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg for Maddi's Spring Break. We only went for a couple of days, but really had a great time.

us in the car:)

loving the SNOW!

Maddi at Wonder Works!

Maddi and me with a picture of our lineage

Maddi with the bubble maker... I love this of her face!

So yeah, that's pretty much it lately... and no, I am not dating or engaged or getting married... just in case anyone asks you.

Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey -The Greatest Show on Earth

We went to the circus on Saturday, March 29. It was so much fun. For just a couple of hours, I was a kid again! I have always loved the circus and been amazed at the beauty of the people and the animals... I still am!

Maddi got to see the wonderment for the first time and it was so much fun watching her and Kristopher and Aidan and Courtlyn be amazed at what they saw!

The white tigers were just breath-taking. Such gorgeous animals...such strength, such grace... but yet they can destroy you with one swipe of a massive paw!

The elephant--so adorable and so H U G E-seemingly docile and sweet-with a kind of sad look-but again, the wild animal could have taken us out with one stomp!

The ladies, the gents---just such pretty people... so talented, so fun!

I hope at least once you get to enjoy the circus--and if you have children, take them and get the closest seats possible-it's WORTH the money!

Family

I have been slowly adding tidbits to this new page of mine and thought today I would add some family shots. You will see, Stephen, my brother, Trudy, my mom, Ron, my dad, Becca, sister in law, Aidan and Kristopher, nephews, Kaila and Kennedy, nieces, and Maddi and myself! Enjoy!

New Beginnings!

me today as a brand new student :)

I must admit that I am pretty excited about a new adventure I have begun just today! I enrolled in a medical transcription course. Sounds crazy I know, but I have been really needing to bring in some extra money and with things not so very comfortable with my job and what could or could not happen at the upcoming General Assembly ( this ought to be a bad word) . I just did it! I enrolled and I am going for the gold! I hope to be reporting good news in the months ahead! I have always said further education was not up my ally especially at my age, but this is the way for me right now... who knows where it will take me. But security and stability is very important for me. And I am the only one that is going to give it to me.

So here we go!

This is what I do every day. I have a wonderful daughter, Madeline Claire that lives with me (top left corner) and two really cool puppies (top right, and bottom left, just in case :) and then my angel that it is in our hearts and minds every day-Hailie Madison, right in the middle! Then the mug in the bottom right is me...