Fulcher Family

Happy 1st Birthday Camden!!!

2011-09-13T21:41:00.000-05:00

This day last year started like this..... YIKES

and ended like this.....

Well worth it.

The first few weeks..

Most recently.....

This year has flown by, kind of. I'm sure the next will go by faster!

Happy 1st Birthday Camden, We Love You!!

Stay tuned for pictures from Camden's 1st Birthday Party!!!!

The 11 Month

2011-09-06T20:43:00.002-05:00

August was a very productive month for one cute little boy. Camden was very busy, he grew two more teeth for a grand total of four, gave up his bottle for a sippy cup and started walking. He also started doing this cute little thing when he laughs, he throws his head back like you just told him the funniest thing ever. When in reality you just said, butter beans or girls quit fighting. Once he had me convinced that I'd missed my calling to be a comedian so.... I tried my skills out on the rest of the family. Turns out, Camden is very easy amused.

September brings more milestones, a few we can see coming and I'm sure a few that we'll just have to wait for. Tomorrow, Camden is having tubes put in his ears, hopefully this will remedy the problem of ear infections. Please say a little prayer that all goes well. One week later, September 14, he will turn 1. Yes, it did go fast. It seems like I was just waddling around Long Beach saying prayers that I would go into labor. I'll post some pictures on his birthday but for now you'll have to settle for this quick video of him walking. Feel free to watch it as many times as you like.

POST EDIT: Camden's surgery went well. He slept most of the day and was up playing all afternoon. Thanks for all the prayers!!

Five

2011-08-16T22:46:00.000-05:00

Is the number of days we made it until a fundraiser was introduced to my child. During the introduction they make promises of very cheap toys that could be purchased for far less than you spend on the actual fundraiser.

I have often wondered why they didn't just ask parents to make donations as an alternative to fundraising. Maybe they read this blog post and felt my disdain for fundraisers or maybe their child came home with wrapping paper to sell and they had an epiphany. This year they did offer to take your cash in exchange for absolutely nothing what so ever. Which I think is a wonderful idea. However, my child is particularly excited about a key chain she can earn by selling Entertainment Coupon Books. Please don't purchase one from that link unless you use a special code so she will get credit and move up the prize chain to ~~germ/dust catcher~~ stuffed animal.

A word to the wise, if you don't want to purchase an Entertainment coupon book, don't answer the phone when I call.

Fulcher Family Vacation

2011-08-05T22:51:00.001-05:00

Fulcher family vacation 2011 began with us retrieving the girls from the Neshoba County Fairgrounds. I thought they would be sitting on their suitcases waiting on our arrival, Farrah had been gone for a week and Norah two. True to fair form they were sleeping in. If you haven't been to the fair you should know it's ok to stay up past your bedtime, way past your bedtime and sleep late, late as you can sleep. Fair week is a week of it's own, I can honestly say I've never experienced or heard of anything else like it. I suppose that's why my girls love it. I'm guessing that Camden will join them one day.

Once we gathered all of our little children (this is what Farrah calls them), we headed to the beach. Camden had the stomach virus the week before vacation, since the girls were at the fair, we thought we had outsmarted it. It seems that the virus has a voodoo spell on our family, we could hear about it and start hurling. Norah caught the bug, we sanitized and luckily no one else went down. I'm knocking on wood as I type. I'm sure that virus is lurking somewhere laughing about who will be sick next.

The beach was nice, weather was beautiful. Camden didn't mind the sand, or the water. The girls enjoyed catching waves on the boogie boards and burying me and themselves in the sand.

We made it back just in time to attend Meet the Teacher at Madison Station Elementary. Norah is now a 3rd grader and is on the big kid side of the school. YIKES!!! She is very excited, I hope it last through homework hours. :)

Good times were had. Here are a few pictures from the week.

10 Years!!!

2011-06-16T21:58:00.000-05:00

Lance and I have been married 10 years today! This is a picture of the day we met. It cracks me up. Seems like yesterday.

Good times! I can't wait to see what happens in the next 10 years!

Our Newest Trick

2011-03-28T20:32:00.000-05:00

Day in the Park

2011-02-28T22:44:00.000-06:00

We enjoyed the weather this weekend and took few pics while doing so.

We are keeping our fingers crossed for more nice weekends. Cross yours too!

Mohawk

2011-02-27T20:42:00.000-06:00

Norah gelled Camden's combover up and gave him a mohawk today. Then she took his picture. I'm sure he'll get her back one day.

Famous Americans Day

2011-02-24T21:42:00.001-06:00

Norah's 2nd grade class along with 2 others put on a play for the parents. They dressed like their famous American and told us one fact about their American. They sang us a few tunes too, complete with sign language. Here are a few pics of Norah (she is Sally Ride and it just so happens that she is standing by Neil Armstrong) during and a video clip too.

2011-02-24T20:52:00.005-06:00

I am

sooo

tired.

I can't take it anymore.

Babies falling asleep while eating, always make me smile. So sweet!

Never thought

2011-02-08T21:01:00.004-06:00

Never thought I'd be in love with guy that had a comb over.
but.......

He is soooo cute and sweet!

Lift Off

2011-02-06T21:26:00.005-06:00

POST EDIT: Norah made a 100 A+ on her report and project. Here she is in her Sally Ride costume and her space shuttle.

This weekend we worked on Norah's latest school project. Sally Ride, is Norah's famous American of choice. She was the first woman in space. I told Norah that Sally Ride broke a glass ceiling and she said she didn't remember reading about that in the book.

Norah decided that a Space Shuttle would be the project to go along with her report. That meant we had to make a space shuttle. We took a trip to Michael's to look for... well, we didn't know what we were looking for. We (I) wondered around for about an hour just guessing why people would even go to this store, everything requires some kind of assembly. It is torture at its finest.

They should have a school project section for non crafty parents like me. You could walk up to the counter tell them what you want and they just go get it and give you some step by step instructions. The could also, for a small fee, do the craft with your child.

No really, all kidding aside, it was great fun. Norah only burnt me once with the glue gun. No one cried and the space shuttle is complete and ready for lift off Tuesday morning.

Carrots

2011-02-04T10:58:00.002-06:00

Camden had carrots for the first time last night Jan 3, 2011. They were a hit.

Morning Routine

2011-02-01T22:41:00.007-06:00

Our morning routine is getting better everyday. Here are a few pics of what it typically looks like.

Camden is ready and waiting on everyone.

Norah is always looking for her shoes.

Farrah always wants one last thing to take with her. She wanted to take that stroller and much more the morning this picture was taken.

Lance waiting for Norah. Weekday mornings are the only time that he is not a slow poke.

I'm usually trying to find where I put my keys and my phone. They are never where I left them.

What are your mornings like?

One Thing

2011-01-30T18:32:00.004-06:00

This is one of the things that I will miss the most about The Coast. The sun as it rises and sets over the Sound. If you get down that way you should sit and watch it.

Green Beans and a New Place to Sleep

2011-01-25T22:28:00.006-06:00

Tonight we introduced Green Beans. YUM!!

Maybe he will acquire a taste?

Camden also graduated from a bassinet to a baby bed. It was a big day.

At this moment he is sleeping peacefully in his new bed. Hopefully it will last all night long.

Camden

2011-01-24T20:27:00.003-06:00

Camden had his first bite of cereal about a week ago. Here is what he thought about it.

He is getting pretty good at eating it and we are planning on moving on to vegetables soon. I'll be sure to have my camera ready.

Farrah's Birthday!!!

2011-01-24T20:12:00.004-06:00

Farrah turned 4 on January 9th. She is very quick to tell you what 4 year olds can and can not do. I would provide you a list but it changes with her mood. Here are a few pictures of that sweet girl and her family and friends.

First Day of School

2011-01-23T22:22:00.004-06:00

Norah, Farrah and Camden all started new schools and daycares in the new year.

Norah is attending Madison Station Elementary and is loving it. Her class dances every morning!! How fun is that?

Farrah and Camden are attending Little Acorn Daycare. They are also loving it. Farrah's favorite part is getting a snack everyday for the ride home. I appreciate that snack too!

Here are a few picture of their first day.

Many Thanks!!!

2011-01-23T22:10:00.001-06:00

We have moved all of our belonging one more time. It's a good way to take inventory, moving every 18 months. We have allot of people to thank. Randall and Di let us move in to their house, Jessica and Taylor moved out and let us move in for two weeks during the transition. Letting a family of 5 move in for two weeks is quite an adjustment. We tried to be good squatters, But their were a few set backs, mom and dad got the flu, and Farrah got the stomach virus.

Quick Side Story...Mom and Dad came down to the coast one weekend and hauled some boxes that we had already packed back for us so we wouldn't have so much to move the next weekend. While they were on the way back a strap broke and a couple or 3 (we aren't really sure at this point) totes fell off the trailer. So they turn around to go get the things that fell off and somebody had pulled over and was picking it up. Mom was so impressed that someone would stop and help total strangers. Until the people jumped in their car with our stuff and speed off. Really?

The weekend we moved we sent all kids in different directions. Norah stayed with Billie and Gerald. She and the good witch Billie had tons of fun and put their imagination to good use. They wrote stories and went to the movies. Camden went and stayed with Meme and Big Pop, he got some one on one time in Quitman. I'm sure he was held all weekend. Farrah was sick with the stomach virus, we quarantined her with Di (who had the flu) for the weekend. I hated to leave them by themselves but they just had bad timing.

Randall, Randy, Peyton and Big Pop came to Long Beach and helped Lance load up all of stuff and move it. Then they unloaded it all for us. Billie and Gerald brought us supper (KFC) when we where unloading. Big Pop stayed the first night with us and helped us Clean and unpack the first day. We are very glad to be under one roof. Life is back to "normal" for us and we like it.

Thank you, thank you. thank you, for all your help. We couldn't have done it without you!

Next scheduled move is July 2012 give or take a few months.

2010 You're leaving so soon?

2010-12-30T07:52:00.009-06:00

What a year we've had? Most of it, we didn't see coming but it was all great. The girls got a little older and bit sassier. Little versions of ourselves. We added a new little guy to our family. He is super cute! Lance took a job in Jackson and was living away during the weeks. I found a job in Jackson to give Lance a break from having a break during the weeks. With the new year we will be in a new place starting new jobs and school. I can't wait to see (hand over eyes, peeking through fingers) what this year has in store for us. I'm just happy we will be doing it together.

Happy New Year!!!!
Love, The Fulchers

Milestones

2010-12-28T21:14:00.005-06:00

Camden gave me several things for Christmas. He began sleeping all night long and he started rolling over. The sleeping all night long has been SWEET!! I enjoy not waking up at 3 a.m. The rolling over well that is just FUN. He is very good to his mom, giving me all these gifts. I've attached a little video of the rolling over at the bottom of this post. Farrah had me shoot a couple of videos of her singing some tunes. Those should be coming soon so stay tuned.

In other news, I recently accepted a job in Jackson with the Division of Medicaid. I begin on Jan 4. Norah will start her new school the same day. Farrah and Camden will be attending daycare together. We found a house in Madison and hope to be settled soon. We are very excited about all being together again. We missed Lance a ton during the weeks for the past 6 months.

Enjoy the video.

FYI - I got Camden in the frame but for some reason Youtube is cutting into the frame some, so... it looks as if I totally missed his head. I didn't.

P.S. Try to ignore my baby talk, it sounds horrible, but the boy likes it. ;-)

Nervous?

2010-12-12T22:09:00.002-06:00

Have you ever been so nervous you could just pull your own hair out?

She even forgot what she wanted for Christmas when he asked. But they are both pretty sure they are getting something good.
Merry Christmas!!! We hope Santa stops at your house too.

Pumpkin Carving 2010

2010-10-28T12:05:00.006-05:00

We attended the Pumpkin Carving Party again this year. Thanks to Benny and Amber for putting on this shindig every year. It is super fun!!! We took Lance with us this time. He was out of town last year. He ended up being in charge of finishing the pumpkins the girls started. They turned out really cute... too bad they have already rotted. It probably has something to do with the hot and very very humid weather we have had lately. Anywho... they were cute while they lasted. Take a look for yourself.

Check back after Halloween for a peek at our costumes!

Camden

2010-10-22T21:37:00.002-05:00

Introducing.....

2010-10-21T09:00:00.000-05:00

Camden Webb Fulcher

5 weeks

Isn't he cute with those blue eyes?

Sorry it took me so long to blog. Going from 2 to 3 kids is quite the adjustment. 5 weeks in and I'm starting to actually take them places together. I discovered my car is entirely too small for 3 kids. I need a bigger ride like yesterday. Anybody interested in buying a Impala?

The girls are adjusting well to having Camden around. They really just want to pick him up all the time. Which makes me a bit nervous, especially because I see how they sling their baby dolls around. Norah likes to help out alot and Farrah asked to pet him all the time. Someone asked them if they were going to keep the baby and they both said yes. Which is great, around week 2, one of them said no.

Check back for less words and more pictures soon. I've got to go take care of this.

Toothless Second Grader

2010-08-09T08:45:00.009-05:00

Norah began 2nd Grade today. She woke up by her own alarm, got dressed and was ready to go with no prompting. It was bittersweet. She wanted to be on the curb to wait on the bus at 6:30 am. I held her off until 6:45am. The bus arrived at 7:13am. Hopefully after the first week we will get this schedule under control. She let me take all(ok maybe she said "enough already", once) the pictures I wanted before the bus arrived. Her sister however, was begging for the camara to come her way. When Norah was getting on the bus I asked for one more pic but she said no.... so I snapped as fast as I could and all I got was the hand. She wasn't having it.

I can't wait to hear about her day!!

Farrah cried because Norah got on the bus and left. She cried all the way to daycare. It was really sweet. She loves her big sister.

Norah lost her first tooth, last week. With the help of Di. It came out easy peasy. No tears, just excitement.

Baby Fulcher #3

2010-08-06T10:34:00.003-05:00

I had a ultrasound this week. The tech said that I had a good fluid pocket around his face so she switched it to 4D for me. 4D is still a little distorted but compared to the other it is amazing the difference. He is weighing 6.2 lbs at 33 weeks and 4 days. Which is quite big but not too big to worry about. His leg length is measuring 38 weeks. I think he is going to be a big baby.

So Who do you think he looks like?

Saying Goodbye!

2010-08-01T20:46:00.005-05:00

The nice ladies at Gulf Coast Research Lab, gave Lance a little going away party. They even asked me to stop by because they had some gifts for the baby. Very thoughtful, those ladies are. They originally planned to have a baby shower for the our newest babe, then... Lance announced that he was leaving them. They decided to combine the two for a a going away get together and a baby shower. With that combination and all their wit, they ordered a cake that would say Bye, Bye, Baby. Get it? I thought it was a pretty cute and clever idea. Here is a picture of the cake.

Ha! The bakery messed up the inscription. I think it is hilarious. It still cracks me up.

We had some fab food, Baby Fulcher racked up and they successfully put me in baby mode. I've been picking up baby things here and there since that day.

Thanks ladies for the great party! Bye, BABY!

Happy Birthday Norah!!

2010-07-18T21:07:00.004-05:00

Norah turned 7 on Saturday the 17th. We have been celebrating her birthday since May when we started with her party. We decided to have an early party due to low attendance in summer months. It worked and was a hit! She had a blast. We then went to the zoo last weekend for our family celebration. This weekend was the actual birthday and what is a birthday without cake, meal of your choice and presents. We also got to visit with the Kansas Fulcher's. She said it was the best birthday ever.

Perpetual Motion

2010-06-20T15:50:00.008-05:00

My favorite saying of all time is "If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans." This has rang true to me so many times in so many different ways.

Lance took a new job with the Department of Finance and Administration, in Jackson, MS.

If you are familiar with the Great State at all, you know that is not a commute that someone would make daily. Which brings us to yet another life change. Who says you shouldn't stack these things? We find, we work best under pressure.

We haven't quite worked out all the logistics yet. We do know that our home will be for sale. If you know anyone who would love to own a home in Long Beach, MS. Send them our way, please. Otherwise, you could just keep our family in your prayers that we make a smooth and speedy transition. That couldn't hurt a bit.

I will keep you updated with our progress.

Oh How I Love thee. Let me count the ways....

2010-06-15T17:16:00.005-05:00

I love watermelon. I especially love watermelon when I'm pregnant. It is amazing the amount that I can consume at one time. The girls and I have started a little afternoon ritual. We sit out back on the patio and share watermelon, while we shoot the breeze. It is quite delightful. You should buy a watermelon and try it. If you dolet me know, I'll come over and help you eat it.

While we are on the subject... There is one more thing that I love. Lance. Tommorrow, June 16, 2010 marks our 9th Anniversary. These nine years have flown by and have been anything but boring. It's been a blast. I can't wait to see what happens next. I'll keep you updated!!!!

Pink or Blue

2010-04-27T20:48:00.004-05:00

What are you having? Are you going to find out? Lately, these have been the most popular questions. Lance and I decided that we would not find out with this baby. We are going the SURPRISE route. Today I had my 19 week ultrasound. Everything is measuring great and the baby is measuring 12 ounces. Baby Jo Jo is was very active. I made it through the sonogram without shouting out, just tell me the sex!!!

I sat in the office waiting to visit with the doctor. I was patting myself on the back for a job well done. The nurse came in to ask me the routine questions. After she is finished with her dance; she congratulated me on having a BOY!!!!

I was shocked and excited to hear the news. The nurse felt terrible when I told her I wasn't going to find out. I actually heard her getting onto the sonogram lady for writing it in the chart. Don't worry about the nurse, I reassured her that it was OK. We are very proud that we will be welcoming a bouncing baby boy!!

Change

2010-02-01T18:30:00.000-06:00

It seems our family thrives on it. Change. We are always in constant motion.

We moved into our new home at the end of September. While we were unpacking we sifted through our belongings and shed the excess. It was very therapeutic. Really, you should try it. You actually feel a little lighter. Kind of like a spring cleaning done in October. As we sifted, the decision was made to rid ourselves of all those baby items we have been trucking across state lines. We are a blessed family of four. We are happy with our life, our home is filled with laughter and cries and most certainly love.

While all this it true, it seems that we have a bit more love to share. We are very excited that our family of four will be increasing in size. Party of Five, please. Our newest addition should be arriving sometime around September 18, 2010. I can't wait to meet him/her.

January 9th

2010-01-08T08:00:00.000-06:00

If you have talked with Farrah lately, you should know that her birthday is January 9th. She is telling everyone that she knows. We will be celebrating with a Dora party in very cold tempatures (for these parts). If any kids show up, these people don't move that fast when it is cold, I will have a bunch of 3 year olds in my house. I've already made a trip to the craft store to find something to keep them busy. I will post pictures after it is all said and done. For now I will leave you with one or two pictures from each year of Fairy's life.

We will start with the day she was born.

January 2008

January 2009

January 2010

Another fun fact about Janaury 9th....11 years ago on January 9, 1999, I picked up Lance in a bar. Just Kidding, Kind of. Here is a picture of that night. I had my camara with me, imagine that. And the rest is history.

Twenty Ten

2009-12-30T19:08:00.004-06:00

Welcome to 2010!!! Doesn't it seem like we were just partying like it was 1999? It does to me. I wonder what my resolutions were that year? I make resolutions and then they I forget them. That's how it works, right?
This year I have a whole lot... But I'm not making any promises. I'll share my short list with you guys...

1. Get myself and my family more involved in Church.
2. Exercise more often.
3. Run in 3 5K races.
4. Paint every room in the house (If anyone wants to help call me)
5. Take more photographs

That is just my short list. I could go on and on but I won't bore you with the details. What are your resolutions? Really, I want to know.

Merry Christmas Ya'll

2009-12-25T21:21:00.004-06:00

Santa and his reindeer made their way to Long Beach and he was good to us. This conversation paid off.

The girls got everything on their list and more.

Lance and I got some great gifts too.
Some think this is were Christmas ends....but not for the Fulchers, we are just warming up. We have 3 more stops to make, Benton, Louisville, and Quitman. I hope you all are having a great Christmas. Be safe and enjoy your time together. Here is a slide show of some of our festivities, enjoy.

Pumpkin Carving

2009-10-26T13:11:00.006-05:00

We carved our pumpkin this weekend. Our new neighbors. Yes, you read that right. We have new neighbors because.. we bought a house! YIPEE!!!! We are still getting settled, painting and what not, so hold onto your shorts. I'll post pictures soon.

Back to my original story.... Our neighbors invited use to their annual pumpkin carving party. It was a grand idea!!! We had a blast. We loaded up our pumpkin in the wagon and headed down the street. Once we arrived, we got to work and before you know it, between use three girls (Lance was away with work), had carved a masterpiece. There were other activities going on as well. Just to name a few, hair painting,cookie decorating and of course snacking(check out Farrah's face, she mostly snacked).

Notice the finished product(spider pumpkin)when it's lit. Not too shabby.

Have you ever been to a pumpkin carving party? Any special plans or parties for halloween? Tell me all your plans and ideas. I just love Halloween.

GO Rams!!!

2009-10-23T10:13:00.005-05:00

Norah started cheering for flag football this year. She is a Ram and loves it. Go Here to enjoy a little video.

or just watch it below.

I Won!! I Won!!!

2009-09-01T22:20:00.005-05:00

I am super excited to announce.... I won the Binder Give Away from The Mom at My Litter of Six. If you don't read this blog, DO. It is filled with great finds and deals galore. The Mom is a super saver, coupon clipper and she is also a talented artisan, as she makes jewelry. Head over to The Silver Cottage to see her wares. If you want to see her pull my name out of a bowl, click here. Thanks for the great prize. I can't wait to save all that money!!!

Homemade Oreo Cookies

2009-09-01T22:00:00.000-05:00

Last week Farrah went and stayed with my parents in Benton. While she was being spoiled rotten, Norah and I had some one on one time after school. We decided to try to make Homemade Oreo Cookies that I found over at Mommy's Kitchen. She always has some great recipes on her site. We enjoyed making these and eating them together. The hardest part was waiting on the cookies to cool so we could ice them. Did I mention they were super yummy!! In fact, one day I ate 3 cookies for lunch instead of a meal. Here are some pics of our creation. Check out Mommy's Kitchen for this recipe and more.

She has her own apron. She is boss.

She was very precise on the size she liked her cookies.

Placement is no joke. Evenly spaced please.

Hannah Montana pitched in and helped us flatten our cookies.

I skipped the whole icing part. My hands were sticky. We made our filling pink. It's our favorite color. They were delicious. In fact just looking at this picture is making me hungry.

And on the Third Day

2009-08-14T07:48:00.005-05:00

There was a fundraiser.

Really I'm not kidding. The third day of school they sent a Sally Foster fundraiser home. The accompanying letter read something like this:

I know it's a new school year, you and your family are getting adjusted to new schedules, home work, and after school activities. In your spare time do you mind trying to beg everyone you know to buy wrapping paper. In case you need some incentive, we have already given your child a brochure with 10 different levels of dollar tree items Ranging in cost from .10 to 1.00. We enlarged and enhanced the pictures of the toys to make them look very appealing. Depending on how much you sell your child could get 1 or all of these cheap toys. Do Not try to outsmart us by visiting the local dollar store. We have already secured all these toys from every dollar store here and in surrounding areas.

Thanks for making this fundraiser a success. PTO

OK, OK. That is not what it really said. But basically, that is what it said. Anyone interested in buying some wrapping paper or other delightful items ? Feel free to contact me. If I don't hear from you, don't be surprised when you unwrap one of these items for your Christmas present. We want all the toys on that list.

Are you soliciting any products yet?

Summer is officially over!!

2009-08-07T08:34:00.005-05:00

The summer is over and school has begun. We are trading our swimsuits for school clothes and our summer activities for pencils and books. Norah learned to swim and can ride her new big bike like a pro. Farrah uses the big girl potty and is riding the tricycle better, she can actually reach the pedals. So I'm going to call it a successfully fun summer, that went by too fast.

School started Wednesday. The first day of first grade. It was so much harder than taking Norah to kindergarten. This year I took her in only because I had to help carry her school supplies. We found her class room and her seat. I got her settled and went to give her a hug and kiss and she said, in a hushed voice (I didn't even know she had a hushed voice) "Go, I'll see you later" and kind of shooed me away with her hand. I felt like she left me hanging on the hug and kiss. That was much harder than dropping her off at kindergarten when she didn't mind me giving her a hug or at least she didn't shoo me when I did.

How was your first day of school?

My Little Sweet Norah is 6!!!

2009-07-22T13:14:00.009-05:00

First off, I want to say I have been slacking with the blog for several reasons.
1. I have been busy with summer activities and
2. Norah has decided she doesn't want a thing to do with this blog. She often won't let me take her picture because she says "you will put it on that stupid blog."

So I have been trying to ease up a little and let her miss the blog or forget about it for a while. After the little break, I'm back in business, afterall she gives me alot of material to share with you. Her sister is also giving her share too.

I haven't heard the words "Do not put this on your blog" lately. I even said a couple of times, "let me take your picture and I'll put it on the blog" and heard no protest... I don't want to jinx this but, I think it was a small phase we were going through.

Back to the original post. Norah is 6!!

I really can't believe that she is SIX, seems just like yesterday that I was holding a cute baby in the hospital not having a clue what to do next. I remember crying the day my mom left our house to let us be a family of 3.

Six years later she has grown so much and I don't think that we have ruined her life yet. But don't ask her, she has her own ideas.

We decided to have a swimming party this year. We didn't invite many people just a few. The night before the party Norah said she hoped a lot of people showed up because she would like to spend her birthday with friends. I had only 1 firm RSVP and thankfully they have 3 kids. After having a flashback of a skating party I had when I was younger, where only Chami Strain and her little brother Chip showed up. Thanks Chami and Chip, you are great friends. I went into the same story my mother gave me, about how summers are busy and alot of people are out of town on vacation and if not alot of people came it would still be o.k. She just looked at me. She wasn't sure what to think.

The day of the party arrived. Norah very excited that she would be having a party in her honor today. We had 4 quest total that includes no family members. Both sets of grandparents, and of course me, Lance and Farrah. Norah seemed very satisfied and had a great time. She got tons of gifts. Farrah even got a few.

Later that night we headed to Florida for vacation were we stopped at FudPuckers for supper on the way in. They sang Happy Birthday to Norah over a bowl full of ice cream while she grinned and giggled. She enjoyed her day.

Norah is Moving Out

2009-06-24T08:30:00.001-05:00

After supper last night, Norah was very upset that she didn't get her dessert. She thinks the Rule about finishing your supper, STINKS. She decided that she would take up residence somewhere else. She politely declined any assistance in getting packed. When asked where she was going she really hadn't decided yet. Lance's rendition of Midnight Train to Georgia was not helping matters. After a lot of thinking while making trips back and forth to the bathroom, she even packed toiletries, she decided she would just move to Farrah's room. It was a less hostile environment in there. Here is a pic of her with her suitcase in her sisters room. She decided she would smile because she liked it better at her new place.

Has one of your kids ever decided to move away?

Schools Out for Summer

2009-05-21T09:30:00.000-05:00

I picked up Norah from school yesterday and summer vacation officially began. Her report card read "Promoted to 1st grade.". I cried. She looked at me like I lost my mind. Really, it goes by so fast. Norah , Farrah and I headed to Benton. I have a conference in Jackson and the girls get to spend some time with their grandparents. The fun began as soon as we arrived. We fished. Norah was pulling them out of the water. She didn't want them to get near her once she caught them. Farrah, petted every fish Norah caught. I hope you have a great summer and catch a lot of fish too.
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2009-05-13T10:14:00.001-05:00

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Taylor Swift Concert

2009-05-05T23:59:00.002-05:00

We decided to suprise Norah with tickets to the Taylor Swift concert in Biloxi on May 2, 2009. We told Norah about the concert the week before. I must say it was very helpful bit of leverage throughout the week(But I would never use anything like that as leverage, I'm just saying.... it would have been). She was very excited and couldn't wait. She loves Taylor Swift and can sing most all of her songs. Farrah can even belt out a few lines. It is too cute to see them singing.

Concert night finally arrived. Meme and Big Pop came up to keep Farrah.

Meme help Norah get ready by putting some Taylor Swift curls in her hair.

Lance, Norah and I headed to the concert. Norah was so excited. She couldn't wait to get to our seats.

Once seated, Lance bought us popcorn and drinks. He is such a sweety. While waiting for the concert to begin, this guy stopped and gave the 3 girls beside us tickets for the pit area by the stage. Then he just walked off. Wouldn't that be a fun job, finding random people to suprise with better tickets. The girls couldn't believe it and sat and talked it over for a while and finally decided to find their new designated spot. After they left, I wondered out loud what made the guy choose those girls out of all the people in the colisium. It might have been the fact that three of them were sharing two seats. Very devoted friends.. letting another share their seats. It is a grand gesture (depending on your love for Taylor Swift). While these thoughts were pondering through my head. Lance lets me in on a secret that we, us, He, Norah, and I were never prospects because we weren't the look they were looking for..for the beside the stage seats. I don't know exactly what they were looking for but I pretended he was only talking about himself. Norah and I would have done wonders for the scene.

Ok back to the concert. It started and they had a opening act for the opening act. Gloriana started out the night. Norah very upset that they were not Kellie Pickler or Taylor Swift. During set changes Lance and Norah found the T-shirt stand and made it back in time for Kellie Pickler's first song.

During the set change Lance noticed there was a stage up a little from us and they keep shoeing (really I'm not sure if shoeing is the correct spelling, sorry) away anyone around. It was very obvious they didn't want a crowd of people there. When Taylor finally took the stage. Norah and I made our way up to the stage and waited. To our suprise during one of the costume changes Taylor appears in the crowd sings a song and then walks through the crowd to our stage.

We were so close. After she sang 2 or 3 songs (it gets blurry)she came down and was saying hi to some fans.

This picture is so blurry because when I put my camara down she was right in front of me. Right in my grill. Sorry about the camara in your face Taylor.

She took off one her bracelets and gave it to Norah. Very exciting. Norah also acquired a guitar pick during this venture. Prized possesions these are.

Norah holding up her arm to show the bracelet Taylor gave her.

The concert was very good. Lots of interaction with the audience, costume changes and a great show. It was very long and Norah could barely keep her eyes open by the end of it. She wore her t-shirt for 3 days. I had to coax it off her to wash it. She asked to wear it again this morning and I wouldn't let her. I'm sure I'll hear the same request tomorrow.

Oh and in case you haven't heard. Lance is now a Taylor Swift fan!

A New Home!!!

2009-04-19T11:31:00.004-05:00

We have been searching for a home since we moved to the coast. We actually thought we bought one earlier in the month only for the realtor to call us the next day to say the paperwork was not signed, it was only a verbal agreement and the seller decided to take the house off the market. We kept looking and finally found one. I told her I wanted a call when all offers and agreed upon price was signed by the seller. She called yesterday and we have a new house. We took the girls to see it. They picked out their rooms and ran around in the back yard. We are so very excited!!! Here are a few pics.

Easter 2009

2009-04-14T08:57:00.002-05:00

Happy late Easter to everyone. I'm a little late with this post but have been trying to get my photos ready. They will be coming soon. So hang in there. I'll update the post when they are ready.

We had a wonderful Easter filled with eggs hunts and candy. We went to Benton for Easter. The Easter bunny found us there. Although Norah was quite confused how he knew where we were, we didn't even leave a note. Norah woke up at 4 am asking if he had visited yet. I told her it was way to early and begged her back to sleep until 6 a.m. When they saw their baskets, they both agreed the Easter bunny is COOL!! We got dressed and went to Church in Benton. There was no snow this year. We weren't freezing cold in our spring outfits. That was nice. But we did miss our Iowa family. We spend the last 2 Easters with them and the Fulcher's in Iowa.

They called to wish us a Happy Easter and give us some great news. There will be a new Fulcher for Easter next year!!! They are having a baby!!! We are super excited and can't wait to get our hands on their little bundle of joy!! Tina is due around the end of October. Did I mention that we are soo excited. Congrats!!!

Spring Break 2009

2009-04-06T12:38:00.003-05:00

Norah is taking holiday this week. We dropped her off yesterday with MeMe and Big Pop where she will spend the first part of her week. She is then off to Benton to stay with Di and Randall. She plans on visiting Aunt Billy while she is there too. I'm sure she will have a blast. I received this email from her this morning.

Hey Mom & Dad

We thought you might like these pictures.

From Norah

She beat Lance at checkers yesterday at Cracker Barrel. When we got to Cracker Barrel MeME and Big Pop had Easter baskets ready for the girls. The third picture is the office Norah set up at MeMe and Big Pop's house. The last picture is Farrah when she and Lance spent a few days of their spring break in Quitman.

Go Fly a Kite!

2009-03-24T20:00:00.000-05:00

It has been such beautiful weather around here. We decided to go to the beach to fly kites on a Sunday afternoon. It proved to be very entertaining for all.

We lost one kite and I got some good excercise chasing it. To have long legs, I'm very slow. Last I saw, it was floating over Hwy 90. All I found was the string holder, no string attached. Kite gone.

We had a great time.

Opening Day

2009-03-23T13:57:00.004-05:00

It's official. Softball season has begun. We partook in opening day ceremonies on Saturday. We then played in the opening day tourny. Double elimination.

Go Rockets!!

We made 3 games. Which, let me tell you, is enough for 5 & 6 year olds. During the 3rd game, Lance and I both had to talk to Norah about the importance of participation. She decided 2nd inning she was just going to sit on the bench while her team mates took the field. After some talking and a little threatening she picked up her glove and walked s-l-o-w-l-y onto the field. When she finally made it to her designated spot, she allternated between twirling around in circles and filling her glove with dirt and then pouring it out. For the most part she had a good time. We have another game tonight and she has not protested against it. We are hopeful.

These are Norah's ready positions.

Batting and singing chants in the duggout seem to be the favorite parts for Norah. She is all smiles.

Farrah can't wait to have her chance.

Against Our Better Judgement

2009-03-02T23:24:00.000-06:00

Yes that's right that is a new batting helmet and softball glove you see. We signed Norah up for softball. She is very excited about the pink batting helmet and very worried her jersey might clash. We went out on Saturday to throw the ball and see what hand she would use. She writes left handed but she threw the ball right handed. She really wasn't bad. I think that it might hold her attention if she likes the other girls playing?? Who knows really?

When we went to get a glove she was very set on getting the hot pink fake leather flashing glove. For real it flashed....at that moment I had a feeling. I finally talked her into the nike glove made of real leather, it had a good feel and it was complete with a pink nike swoosh (my selling point). At one point she decided that she would just have the pink tennis racquet at the end of the isle. Really...because you are signed up for softball not tennis. So the decision was made that when she starts playing tennis this summer she will get the pink racquet.

Stay tuned for softball updates (and maybe tennis?)

Oh yeah! Lance signed up to be assistant coach. This is going be fun.

Throw me some beads Mister!!!!

2009-02-09T14:01:00.014-06:00

You guessed it. It's Mardi Gras time here on the Coast. Something that he haven't experienced before(Except that one time in college but that is a whole different kind of story). We recently attended the Ocean Springs Parade. We had a blast. Norah and Farrah got sooo many beads and throws. The key is cute little kids. Farrah had so many beads that she could barely move. Norah had so many she started shedding them because they were so hot. It was very warm for a February day. I even got a small sunburn on my face. I was unprepared for the heat.

These people get crazy about Mardi Gras. I took one picture of this guy and his friend. I like to call him the grand wizard of Mardi Gras because of his hat. He told me he has bags and bags of beads at home from Mardi Gras past and would have more "if Katrina wouldn't a got em". Really he keeps those beads and throws and stuff. I can just imagine a room full of germy stuffed animals and nasty beads sitting in bags, hanging from hooks and very disorganized. I was actually plotting the exit of the beads as I caught them.

Some people take off the beads and put them in a bag so it appears like they haven't caught that much. I'm quessing so they will get more. Here is a picture of a little boy across the street from us. This is about half way throught the parade and I know this kid has more than this. Oh and that he has his shirt off.... Well that just cracks me up. And the fact that he looks mad. Kyle Fulcher would appreciate this picture of a kid from the coast.

After the parade was over we ended up with a truck load full of crap!! As we were pulling away, Lance and I looked at each other and were both thinking the same thing. What are we going to do will all of those beads. The economy is bad, you hate to throw stuff in the garbage. We vowed to find someone riding in another parade to give all of our stuff to.

Notice the empty truck before the parade started

After the parade.

The Grand with alll his loot. He was very excited about all the "rare" beads he got. I didn't tell him that everybody there had those same beads soo I didn't think they were too rare. But what do I know this is my first Mardi Gras on the coast.

Me and my girls. After seeing this picture I had to reevaluate my choice in sunglasses.

Lance and the girls.

Some shots during the parade

Farrah made her own Mardi Gras hat and fell fast asleep on the way home. I have no doubt that she was dreaming of moon pies.

I hope everyone has a safe and fun Mardi Gras. The kids are actually out of school for this event. If anyone wants any beads, keep your shirt own and let me know I'll send them your way.

Happy Mardi Gras Ya'll.

Exploreum

2009-02-09T14:00:00.000-06:00

We had a three day weekend in January and decided this would be a good time for a trip to Mobile, Alabama. Mobile is only about 50 miles for us so it is completely doable for a day trip. Our destination would be the Exploreum. They have exhibits and an IMAX theatre. We talked it up on the way over. You know to get the kids excited. We were very disappointed that we couldn't get in the IMAX because a company had rented it out for the day for only their employees. Upon hearing this news I expressed my dissatisfaction to the lady at the ticket counter and let her know that we had driven 50 miles with two small children. Unfortunately she could give two hoots about our trip and what I thought, then she went on about her business. Even without the entertaining IMAX we managed to stay at the Exploreum all day long. We were going to stop for dinner but the kids didn't last. They both sacked out as soon as we got in the car. It was a fun day for all. Here are a few pictures.

When we got home I decided to email the the Exploreum to ask them to put days that the IMAX would not be available on their website. To avoid this happening to someone else. So I heard back from them and they sent us 4 passes for the exhibits and the IMAX. So we will be visiting them again soon. Thanks Exploreum!!!

Memaw and Poppop

2009-02-04T21:12:00.005-06:00

Have I ever mentioned how much we like having Aunt Mary (memaw) and Uncle Stancle (poppop) around. It's good to have them close by. They are really great!! Farrah loves to eat their white donuts and kiss their dogs and Norah loves to watch their television (it's big) and play with her office supplies (she has her on office there). We all enjoy their company. Here are a few pics one of Lance eating cake at their house and one of Farrah stuffing her face full of donuts at their house.

My hat

2009-02-04T20:34:00.004-06:00

Farrah found a hat and put in on and started singing this song...... I like my hat, I like my hat, I like my hat..... but much cuter. It was really cute sooo I ran to get the camara to record it. Of course she wouldn't perform like she did before but she gave me a little bit. Please ignore my annoying voice and my unmade bed in the video.

Oh yeah don't forget to pause the music at the bottom of the page.

Summer Camps and Such

2009-02-03T07:48:00.004-06:00

At our house, Summer break is fast approaching and have been talking about the different activities Norah might want to participate in during the break. The first being softball. The flyer has been on the fridge for about a week. She has mentioned in the past that she might want to play.

After a short discussion last night she decided she would give it a try. So I get out the flyer and start reading out loud that we will be responsible to provide shorts/pants and a helmet with a mask. Norah says "a what?" me, "A helmet so you won't accidently get hit in the head" Norah "What about my hair" me "It will be in a ponytail", Norah "The only way I will wear a helmet is if it is pink, purple or blue" Lance "Maybe we should rethink the whole softball thing" Norah, "Yeah"

So she is a girly girl. I didn't tell her she would have to take out her earrings during the game. We decided to let her think about it and revisit the subject next week. I think I already know her answer.

She doesn't really like to get dirty. She prefers to be pampered.

Guilty Pleasures

2009-01-21T08:26:00.003-06:00

I have a confession to make. I have several guilty pleasures for example..... drinking coke. That stuff is GUD good and fattening. Therefore, I try not to buy it. If it is in the fridge, that is all I drink until it is gone.

I also will spend hours reading blogs, of people that I don't even know. Crazy!!

Facebook. Really? How old am I? Wait, Don't answer that. Lance was talking about his my space just this week and I told him he was behind the times myspace is old news and facebook is in. Really??? Should I know these things?

Another is.... I love, love, love to watch Rock of Love .

It really is horrible. Bret Michaels has horrible hair extensions and eye liner. Which wasn't so bad when he was the lead singer for Poison but really shows that he has out lived his moment(or not, he has a t.v. show) and is living in the past. The girls on the show are HORRIBLE, sometimes I cover my eyes I'm soo embarrased for them because they are just plain Trashy. I even think of their mothers and hope they or their friend don't watch VH1. and then... I say a little prayer that I teach my kids how to be respectful, moral human beings. But I always watch again next week.

That is enough for today, I can't tell you all my secrets.

Look what we saw

2009-01-20T20:31:00.003-06:00

O.K. You know how you get those emails with multiple pictures of strange and odd things, redneck like pictures, unbelievable snow fall and others. Well... I don't have any of those. I do however, have picture of a car with a minature little jeep on top. I just thought it was funny and we passed this car about 100 times on the way home one day. so I took a couple of pictures, in hopes of entertaining you. I couldn't resist.

So....Here you go...

It might have been funnier in person. We were tired and delerious from a long weekend and a long drive home. What do you think?

Cold Weather

2009-01-15T21:30:00.002-06:00

It is cold here. Notice cold was not capitalized. We were actually wearing shorts last weekend. It got up to 53 today. I talked to Tina today and it was -21 in Iowa. I have to admit I miss the snow a little but not the bitter cold. Tonight there will be a hard freeze and is suppose to be cold for a couple of days. I'll let you know how cold it actually get, I'm sure it won't be too tough. I hope that it gets warmer for all our friends in Iowa. I'm sending sunshine your way. Hope everyone has a great 3 day weekend.

Birthday Party Time

2009-01-11T09:42:00.005-06:00

I wish I had a video of Farrah singing happy birthday.. because it is tooo cute. She had a great birthday. We took cupcakes to school to share with our new friends in the 2 year old class. We had a party yesterday with the grandparents and our adopted grandparents Aunt Mary and Uncle Stancle (mamaw and papaw). The neighbors came by too. Farrah enjoyed opening all the presents. She ripped through them so fast I wasn't sure who gave her what. Norah even had a stash of presents to open. I'm not sure how that worked out but she ended up with some great loot too. Birthday cake and ice cream to follow!!

Flaming candles we found, Farrah doesn't like. She screamed Friday night when we stuck some in her cupcake and sang happy birthday. Then refused to eat the cupcake. She was less afraid of the flames at the party but still wasn't pleased with the fire on her cake. Norah was close by to help her extinguish the scary flames and all was well.

Happy Birthday Farrah!!!

2009-01-08T22:34:00.003-06:00

I can't believe that Farrah is two years old. My little baby is 2. Really I could type it one more time so you could actually feel the emotion but I'm going to try to spare you. It seems like it flew by as much as I miss having a baby, Farrah is at such a fun age. She says new stuff daily and has us cracking up all the time. I just finished making cupcakes for daycare. She has already moved up to the two year old class.. it is so bittersweet. I don't have a baby anymore. Ok I must say it once more... I can't believe Farrah is two years old. Here are a few pictures for you to see how much a kid can grow in 2 short years.

Back to the Grind Stone

2009-01-05T20:26:00.007-06:00

Today we went back to our regular lives. The one were we go to work and school. Blah Blah Blah.. Everyone was very tired tonight, we had no trouble getting the girls to sleep. Ok.... I take that back Norah just came in here and said she couldn't sleep... she was just fast asleep in her bed. Here a few pics from the weekend. I couldn't resist putting that apple in Farrah's hand when she fell asleep in the snow white dress and Norah is a cowgirl cheerleader. she loves her new boots!! Norah is playing Wii with that crazy look on her face and Farrah is singing some High School Musical with her sister.

My computer is acting crazy, I'll post the pictures in a bit. I have to go get a little girl to sleep.

We wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!

2009-01-01T21:38:00.004-06:00

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas Holiday and a Happy New Year!!! We did and are still enjoying it for a few more days.

Our Christmas was a mad rush, we had 5 Christmas that we participated in. Blessed we are with family!! We started off at Uncle Stancle and Aunt Mary's house. This was our first year to visit them for their Christmas festivities. It was fun, every age got to play dirty santa. I was sure to explain the rules before we arrived, I was afraid Norah might not like how it turned out but she got a princess jewelry set and since the majority of kids were boys and her sister and Mary Bradley who is only 18 mths old. It really wasn't an issue. Farrah ran around like a mad women (this is normal.. she has a lot of energy) It was great fun.

We headed to Quitman and spent a day with Meme and Big Pop before heading over to Louisville. Everyone but Kimberly and Christopher were able to make it. They were missed. We again ate good and had great time visiting.

Back to Quitman for Fulcher Family festivities. This time with Kyle, Tina, Landon and Laurel. It was great to see them, we have really missed them. The kids had fun playing with each other. We ate alot and visited even more.

Then to Madden to visit Mawmaw Hillman. We left a little early to visit. Mawmaw was doing well. Later that night the rest of the Hillman's joined us. Everyone was present and accounted for (which is quite a feat.. there is a lot of us). We hung out as long as we could. Kids fell asleep in the car before we were out of the driveway.

We arrived in Benton around 1 am. Norah helped me sprinkle some food for Santa's reindeer and then went straight to bed, we didn't want to miss the big guy. He came after we all settled in and dropped off some wonderful toys. The kids were very excited to see their take.. Norah looked at Farrah's first and had this weird look on her face until she realized it wasn't hers and then made a turn to see the prized Hannah Montana Beach House. After about 20 minutes of looking she finally saw her IPOD which was a hit. She and I were really suprised she didn't see it right off. It took all I had, to not point it out and let her see it on her own but it was worth the wait. Farrah was impressed and let out a "wwoooeee" She too got a doll house, and a baby doll. She particulary liked the dora potty seat and insisted on carrying it around with her. At one point it was even on her head.

After a few days of visiting with the Jenkins we started our way back but decided to take a detour. We were on our way to Stark Vegas and took another detour at Louiseville. We eventually made it to Starkville for a short time and then back to Long Beach. We were dreaming of sleeping in our own bed.

We had a great Christmas and got to visit with alot of people. We enjoyed it all.

We hung out with the Brady's on New Year's Eve, we made it home around 11pm. I got in bed around 11:40 with Norah and was watching television. When I glanced at the clock I was very impressed at the late hour at which I was awake and the fact that I would see the new year come in. So excited that I fell asleep and the next time I looked at the clock it was 8:10am. Missed it again. Which lead's me to my new year resolution... 1) see the new year come in. There that will do it, I'll get em next year.

Today we had black eyed peas and cabbage. You don't want to mess with tradition. Norah wasn't sure what cabbage had to do with money or if she was even interested in the money if she had to take a bite of cabbage. She decided one bite of each would be plenty. I ate my fair share and must say it was pretty tasty. We are sure to have some good luck and cash come our way. I would not refuse either. Happy New Year!!!

Merry Christmas

2008-12-17T22:58:00.003-06:00

This video makes me smile. ;)

You may want to pause music at the bottom of this page. The video has music too.

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This video makes me smile. ;)

Pea Soup and Elf on the Shelf

2008-12-17T13:51:00.005-06:00

The weather here is nice and warm. Unlike it is in Iowa. I have reports that it has been snowing snowing snowing. Here we have had fog for the last 3 day. I have never actually seen pea soup but, based on the expression it is not transparent. So if you have pea soup weather be careful, visability is very low. To all you Iowan's drive safe in all that snow.

Now on to other topics. We recently recieved a gift from the Doggett Family. The Elf on the Shelf Our little elf, who we named Amy, has been watching over our family to report back to Santa every night about our behavior during the holiday season. You know the good and bad list. This little elf has come in awful handy and I often remind the kids that Amy is watching. So if you haven't seen these check them out they are tooo cute. Thanks Doggetts for the great gift!!!

Mer Mag Christmas Giveaway

2008-12-16T14:12:00.003-06:00

One of the blogs I follow, Mer Mag, is offering a Christmas giveaway. Just follow the instructions and post a comment here and you can win a free personalized portrait!

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

2008-12-15T22:48:00.005-06:00

was the one with my sweet angels in it. Ok. Ok I know I sound like that parent but, they were stinking cute. See for yourself.

Snow Day????

2008-12-11T10:03:00.003-06:00

It is snowing in Mississippi. Not much but no less, snow. It however, is not snowing in Long Beach, Mississippi. But you would not know it if you talked to anyone. They are all a little frantic and a lot excited that it is snowing close to us and have high hopes that it will actually make it to us and we will bask in a winter wonderland. I think the only angels they will be making today are sand angels. It isn't even really cold here. It was 38 when I got in my car this morning. I didn't put on my jacket, my sweater is enough. When I got to work I found that I was the only one who thought it really wasn't that cold. One of my co-workers told me she broke out her winter jacket that she has had for about 10 years and only worn 4 times because it is sooo cold. She saw 4 snow flurry's and called at least 10 people about it.

Our friend Scott Ebke who also recently moved to the Hattiesburg from Iowa this summer emailed us pictures of his house, they actually have snow. I've included these pictures. He reports that everyone seems to be freaking out in Hattiesburg too.

I'll be sure to take some pictures if it does snow here but I wouldn't hold your breath.

It's been a while....

2008-12-09T22:11:00.002-06:00

Since my last post. I left you with me torturing my kids(and Lance..he insisted I added his name to this sentence) to get the perfect picture. Well....we were headed to see Santa clause the Saturday after Thanksgiving, I checked to make sure I could take a picture with my camera and I could. I was going to use that picture for our Christmas Card. It would be perfect I wouldn't have to keep both of them still because Santa would do the work for me. While they were awing at Santa's presence and telling him what presents they wanted I would snap the most perfect picture making you wish you were there to witness the magic.

We got 5 miles down the road and Farrah vomited on herself, Norah, my mom, her snoring teddy bear and anything else that was in a 5 foot radius. We had to make a stop, toss the bear, disrobe both girls and then ride back with the stench for 5 miles. It was horrible. I'm telling you they vomit every time I try to take a picture. Turns out that Farrah had to rota virus. she was sick until Thursday. It was terrible. Luckily no one else caught the virus.

I again tried to capture this moment at the mall in Gulfport only to find out no camera's were allowed and they didn't offer the 1 picture they sold for $25 in a digital format. What world are they living in??? So I offered to buy the over priced picture but take it myself. The $25 would be all profit. They would not go for this. I had to take a look around to make sure but the mall was empty.. we were the only ones there to see Santa. Their business was not booming. The economy is bad and they would not let me pay them to take a picture with my camera. That is terrible. The picture would have been perfect because for about two minutes they both sat still on his lap looking up at him. But I refused to let them take the picture. I was going to be stubborn too. I will have to keep that picture in my head.

So we headed out to the arts and crafts festival in Biloxi and what do we find. Santa pictures for $7.... you get what you pay for. He was in a Santa suit but very thin and very young. Apparently Santa found the fountain of youth. But I could take all the pictures I wanted and they would even take one for me and mail it to me. They were very accommodating with trying to get the perfect shot but I think Farrah could tell this wasn't Santa...she wasn't in awe like before just whiney and a little scared looking.

So after all that, still no picture. Lance was getting very testy at this point and said that I was being "ridiculous". I don't know what he is talking about, had he just held those people back at the mall.. I could have had a great picture and been at home addressing envelopes.

Later that afternoon while watching the football game. I had the girls pose for me about 200 times. Farrah would just plain refuse to smile or even look at me. Norah would pose all day long. She loves to take pictures and look at herself. There is no getting the two of those girls to smile at the same time. I finally decided two separate pictures is not the worst thing in the world. I have managed to get a Christmas card printed and have of them addressed. So you should be receiving yours soon. If you have recently moved. Feel free to email me your new addy jenj22@hotmail.com

Since then I have taken some really cute pictures of them playing and even stuck some Santa hats on them for some of the shots. They turned out great. I'm using those for next year.

Christmas Card Maddness!!!

2008-11-19T20:55:00.010-06:00

It's that time of year again. You know the time that you bring out all your decorations, shop like a crazy person and torture your kids until you get the perfect Christmas card picture. Yes that time is here. I decided that this past weekend I would dress my kids up, brush there hair, and make them smile for the best Christmas card ever. The time would be Saturday afternoon, I had a couple of sites picked out for our photo shoot.

Friday after we get home, we are playing and having a good time. When Farrah decides to stand up on her Gator and it rolls out from under her. Head first on the sidewalk. She had a knot that swoll up soo big on her forehead.

So Saturday we decided not to take the pictures. We did however, go visit Aunt Mary. she had a pace maker installed (??Not sure if you can say installed?) last Monday. She is looking great. Like she never had surgery. She is still recovering and isn't feeling great all of the time. So keep her in your prayers while she is on the mend.

Sunday Norah tells me she isn't hungry and doesn't feel that great. Pictures at 4pm. We can't be late. We hang out, take naps, pictures our going to be great because my kids are rested. We get up and get dressed and off for pictures. The few smiles I got from Norah were pained and I don't think I got a smile from Farrah. We gave up, it was cold no one wanted their picture taken.

When we get home, Norah vomits. Yep, I made my kid that didn't feel good get up and get dressed to take pictures and she had the stomach virus. Farrah woke up Monday night with an ear infection. Poor babies we stayed home Monday and Tuesday. Today we were all back at work, school and daycare, feeling alot better.

Now where and when can I take that perfect picture???

Here are a few more pics from the weekend.

My super heros.

Trying to get curl in that hair is not an easy job. Norah says in her thick southern accent "Momma you better not put that picture on that blog you got." I just couldn't resist.

My Guitar Hero. Again, I couldn't resist.

Our Future Rock Star

Our Budding Artist.
If you think this is good, you should see the picture she drew on the wall.

Neglected Blog

2008-11-14T14:08:00.002-06:00

I am sorry to admit that I have sorely neglected my blog. I have however, become a blog lover, I check everyone's blog often and I even read about(we will say a few) family's I don't even know. These bloggers are faithful and have huge audiences. One that I find particularly touching is http://blog.cjanerun.com/ Here is a little background info on it.

Stephanie and Christian Nielson of Mesa, Arizona were critically injured in a small plane crash in August.

Since then, Christian, 29, has been recovering from burns to 35 percent of his body and is now home, continuing his physical therapy. Stephanie, 27, was burned over 83 percent of her body and remains in critical condition at the Arizona Burn Center.

Stephanie had a popular blog, nieniedialogues.blogspot.com, that chronicled her life as a mother of four.

Now, Stephanie's sister, Courtney Kendrick, is caring for Stephanie and Christian's children: Claire, 6, Jane, 5, Ollie, 3. Another sister, Lucy Beesley, is caring for Nicholas "Gigs," 2.

Courtney and her husband, nicknamed Chup, are the parents of a newborn, whom they call the Chief. They live in Provo, Utah.

Courtney has continued Stephanie's blog, updating the family's story at cjanerun.com, a blog she has been writing for four years.

So... you can see how this is touching. If you read the post you'll probably be addicted too. I just thought I would share one of my favorites with you.

As for my blog, I pledge (scout's honor, fingers in the air) to be more faithful to being, at least, a weekly blogger.

Halloween & Peter Anderson

2008-11-01T20:54:00.004-05:00

Trick or Treat smell my feet give me something good to eat. If you won't I don't care I'll just pull down your underwear. This is what Norah learned at school this week. I wonder what section that will go under on the report card. We have been patiently waiting for the big day. We decorated, carved our pumpkin. Norah really didn't want to touch the "stuff you scoop out" but was into the helping carve. We ended up with 2 very nice jack o lanterns. Halloween finally got here so our little princesses dressed up like nice witches. We went over to a friends neighborhood and knocked on some doors. We never threatened to pull anyones pants down and ended up with more candy than a family of four should consume in a year.

Today we went to the Peter Anderson Festival in Ocean Springs. Peter is the less celebrated brother of Walter. We had a great time. We played games. Had a face painted and ate some fatting food as if we needed after all the halloween candy.

A Win for the Bulldogs!!!

2008-10-26T21:48:00.004-05:00

Go Dawgs!!! We finally got to see a win. Which made the drive home better. We had a very full weekend. Friday we went to Quitman. Norah, meme and I then went to see High School Musical 3. It was good. We give it 2 thumbs up. Saturday we got up and made our trip to Starkville. Meme made the trip with us for some tailgating fun. She made the girls some cute little jumpers to wear to the game. After hanging out at our tailgate for a while. We went to the Doggett's tailgate for Anna Katherine's 1st Birthday Party. She is soo cute but she wasn't very happy about the eating the cake (as pictured). It seems that she was a little tired so she took a nap instead. After partying it was back to the tailgate to get ready for game time. I say that like you can take two small children into a football game with ease. But it is not that easy, there are trips to the bathroom, gathering of the stuff to take in, which is debated several times, there is stuffing the purse full of stuff to occupy the kids through the entire game and finally getting to the game with all the stuff, and kids in tow. After the win, we loaded up and headed back to Quitman for the night. We headed back to the coast this morning. We also went to a Fall Festival at the church this afternoon. We had a good time but are very tired. I wish I could stay home tomorrow and rest.

Halloween Sneak Peek

2008-10-20T21:33:00.003-05:00

We had a dress rehearsal for halloween!!! The girls love their costumes. Can you tell by the grins?

Kitty Kitty

2008-10-19T22:23:00.008-05:00

Here are a few pics. Some are old. Most are this weekend. The girls and I went to Benton this weekend. My parents had some new kittens and one of them let Norah get close enough to catch and torture all weekend. As you see both girls loved, Snowball Angelfish, Norah named her. She knew it was a girl because it is white and just looks like a girl kitty. She asked to bring it home about 140 times. We did not come home with it.

the one with norah in the sleeping mask. she likes to wear this at night. the first time i tried to get her pic she woke up and them posed some shots for me but this one is authentic, i snuck back in and got it after she had fallen into a deep dreamy slumber. With the help of the mask, of course

Taylor

2008-10-19T21:59:00.004-05:00

I took a some pics of Taylor this weekend. Here are a few. She is soo cute and easy to take pictures of. There is also one with my girls, they think Taylor is too cute too. Jess, I'm sending you a disk in the mail(snail mail) with all the pics. Enjoy.

School Pictures and Fall Holiday

2008-10-16T08:44:00.002-05:00

Norah had fall break from school Monday and Tuesday. Meme came down and keep both girls for those 2 days. They had a great time. Norah got her school pics back yesterday. Here is a peek at them. Have a great rest of the week.

Another weekend gone .

2008-10-05T20:01:00.005-05:00

This weekend was a relaxing weekend that went by far too fast. We didn't do a thing on Friday night. Saturday, my parents came down we had lunch at Shaggy's it was very good. Really nice day to sit by the beach with the breeze. It felt great. We then just hung out and eventually went out to eat for supper. My parents headed out this morning after a stop at the docks to pick up some shrimp. We enjoyed their visit, it was fun and they brought us a lot of nice treats from their trip to Boston. Thanks for all the loot.
After they left, We went to the park, let the girls play and had a picnic. When we arrived at the park, we saw, Marlin Miller of Florida, the Katrina tree sculpture artist was there working on his latest art project. He even gave me a wave after about 20 pictures. I promise I wasn't stalking him. It seems that he draws a crowd. People would stop get out take a picture or two and leave. Others stood and watched him work. After he left, I'm supposing for a lunch break, people would stop by and just admire his work. He was back at it wokring hard when we were leaving. I've included some pictures. I also included some pictures of the tide during Hurricane Ike (they were on the memory card I downloaded today). It came up to Hwy 90, which is where we live. You can see waves with is quite unusual for the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Lance actually got two days off of work because his office is right by the water and he couldn't get to it. He enjoyed his time off. He also enjoyed driving his truck through all the water. I have to admit it did come in handy even though the original purpose was to trek through the snow.
The other picture are of the girls playing at the park today. We had a great time. The girls played so hard they fell asleep before we made it back home.

2nd Annual Stomach Virus

2008-09-29T11:07:00.004-05:00

This past weekend was the year anniversary of the Stomach Virus that took our family down. Well...Low and behold..Farrah started puking Saturday night. Was ill all day Sunday and threw up again Monday morning. So I stayed home with her in the morning and Lance came home early so I could work 1/2 a day. I had been at work, no lie, 15 minutes when the phone rang and it was the elementary school nurse telling me that Norah was on the playground puking. So I go get her and deposit her with my other sick child. Lance tells me he isn't feeling so well. I am having flash backs. Farrah seemed to back to normal today so I took her to daycare. The daycare called at 2:30 and told me she hasn't had a wet or BM diaper all day long. I dropped her off at 8am. I call the nurse and they insist I bring her in instantly. So I take her in to see the doc and she can't find anything wrong, tells me just to take her home and fill her full of milk and she would call me later to see how it is going. Really??? I was expecting more. She did have a wet diaper and a BM before bed time. The doc called and will call again tomorrow and hopefully I will have alot to report to her.
Norah is back to normal and will be going back to school tomorrow. Of course, this will be under protest. Lance however, is lying in the bed moaning. He seems to be taking like a man. I have not been sick, knock, knock (me knocking on wood) Hopefully by Thursday morning we will all be back on top.

On another note, our friends in Iowa, Stacy and Darren Koontz, just had there first child. Ashlyn Morgan Koontz. They texted me a picture but I'm not that advanced to get it off my phone and onto my computer. Just know that she is one of the cutest little baby's I've ever seen. We send our congratulation their way and hope to see them soon.

A few pics for you

2008-09-04T21:02:00.005-05:00

I just thought I would share a few pics of the fun we had during evacuation. The first two pics of my future weather girls are from our trip to the Lynn Meadows discovery center. I just thought they were appropriate, Norah got the hurricane in the right place. Farrah on the other hand was using a different model that had the hurricane going more east. She will clearly be the one working for the weather channel, they are always off. Norah had a few scratches on her face, she fell off the jungle gym at school Friday afternoon. She is very happy that all wounds have healed nicely and didn't leave any scars. Farrah loves to eat figs and also enjoys picking them off the tree with her pap pop. The last picture is of Farrah showing her teeth to everyone, a trick her uncle Randy taught her.

Gustav is Gone

2008-09-03T20:41:00.004-05:00

Gustav is gone and we finally made it back home today. The storm hit on Monday. Tornadoes and bad weather from the storm on Tuesday. Roads were closed. Hwy 90 was closed until 10 a.m. today. The governor of the great state ,Haley Barbour, asked that residents not go back until Wednesday. So we headed back this morning. We found our apartment was just as messy as we left it. I figured if the storm was going to wash it away, why clean it before we leave. Thankfully the storm did not wash it away and we had to fold the laundry when we got here. We almost have our bags unpacked but have not stashed our get out of town totes too far back. We have Ike and Josephine too watch out for. Thanks for all the prayers. Keep them coming, I hear hurricane season last through November.

Our Bags are Packed

2008-08-29T08:34:00.004-05:00

We packed up some of our most favorite belongings last night and will head out this afternoon. You know it is really hard to decide which of your things you would like to salvage. What stuff, is your favorite stuff that could not be replaced if it was washed away? It really seems cut and dry until you walk around and look at everything. We basically packed pictures, important documents and clothes for everyone and the Stella's. Really you can't take everything. We are going to park my car at a friends house, they live by I-10. So we should be good. We will then keep an eye on this storm from a safe distance. Hopefully we will be able to unload our select items back into our apartment of stuff not deemed important enough to move. People at work are relaxing a little and predicting that it misses us. This is a better atmosphere because earlier in the week when they were freaking out. They had me biting my nails. Oh I forget to mention gas prices..Gas prices around here (and I'm sure around your area too) are shooting up like crazy. Lance paid 3.41 yesterday morning and I paid 3.65 yesterday afternoon.

Gustav Update

2008-08-28T13:44:00.004-05:00

Not much to tell. Gustav's path looks like it is moving west more towards LA. But that would still put us in some pretty bad weather. Everyone has begun preparing. We have taken pictures of all of our belongings in our apartment and packed all the stuff we thought we'd like to see again. We will be leaving town Friday afternoon. Here is a link to some pictures of our apartment complex after Katrina.

http://ahandtoheal.com

Please pray it doesn't hit us.

Gustav

2008-08-27T14:49:00.002-05:00

It seems that Gustav is heading in our direction. Everyone around here is preparing. They are really making me quite nervous and crazy. There are rumors circulating that Jim Cantore has checked into the Imperial Palace. This has rumor has spread like wildfire. Enough so to result in empty shelves at the Walmart. After further investigation, from the Sun Herald, it seems he is not in town. We are planning on being in Benton for the weekend so we will be O.K. We will however be taking our pictures and important documents with us. Keep the path of Gustav and the Gulf Coast in your prayers. I will keep you posted.

Summer Fun

2008-08-26T21:32:00.004-05:00

I haven't posted in a while but we have been busy. We have been enjoying the warm weather and having some summer fun on our weekends. I've included some pictures from one of our trips to the pool and a trip to the Crosby Arborium in Pearl River County. The pictures of the spiders(all diff. spiders) are only a few that we saw, there were soo many and they were BIG. We also took a trip to the Lynn Meadows Discovery Center in Gulfport. It's an interactive children's museum, the girls loved it. I have to admit it was pretty fun. Norah started dance class and loves to wear her leotard and ask daily, if it is the day. Which the day is Thursdays so... it is mostly NOT the day. Other than that we have been just trying to dodge some hurricanes!!! Thankfully we have been successful. We plan on getting to some MSU football games the during September and are very excited about it. Maybe we will see you there. Take care.

knock on wood

2008-08-13T21:58:00.003-05:00

I am knocking on wood as I type. I have put Farrah in her bed at bedtime for the past two nights and with minimal crying she has gone to sleep. No climbing out of the bed and hitting the floor. Just lying down and going to sleep. I do have to admit that I miss holding her at night but she was getting where she wouldn't let me hold her that much she just wanted to get up and play. So she is sleeping soundly in her right this second. or it could be the cough syrup she is on. No, I'm going with, I've broken the cycle and it shall work from here until she goes to college.

Norah brought home some words that we have to help her sound out and she has to recognize by sight. I have discovered that I did NOT miss my calling as a teacher. Lance on the other hand is very patient and teacher like. So, I gave him the official title of Homework Helper. He is stoked.

1st Day of Kindergarten

2008-08-06T22:03:00.004-05:00

Norah began Kindergarden today. Can you believe she is old enough. It seems like she was just born. We made it fine, we were both very brave. But I did worry all day about how it was going. I was so anxious for 2:30, I couldn't wait to hear how her day went. It went very well. She seemed to enjoy it and made some new friends. Here is a picture of her right before we left this morning. Notice the pose, we can't seem to take a picture these days without this pose.

Two Months Down

2008-08-06T21:27:00.007-05:00

OK, we made two months on the coast on August 1st. All is well, I think we are as settled as we will ever be in our apartment. We have been quite busy. Farrah changed daycare and is loving it. She reaches for them when I drop her off and is always playing and having fun when I pick her up. Which makes me feel good. She is also talking up a storm, saying new things daily. My favorite so far is "you're cute" and "love you".
Norah attended Bible school at Mississippi City Methodist Church and stayed the afternoons with Aunt Mary and Uncle Stan. She also stayed the week after with them. She had a wonderful time. I think Lance enjoyed it just as much as Norah because when he dropped her off in the mornings, Aunt Mary had breakfast for him. He told me she had real biscuits, not the frozen kind. Aunt Mary and Uncle Stan have been really great to us since we got here and our kids love them. They even call them mawmaw and pawpaw.
The next weekend we went up North to visit Pappaw Randall, to see how he is recovering from his knee replacement. He was doing well, making more progress daily. Before we know it, he will running races. We spent one night at the Neshoba County Fair that weekend. Norah stayed at the fair for the whole week. Lance, Farrah and I went back, stayed the last night at the fair, and attended the Fulcher Family Reunion the next day. We then had a chance to spend the night with Grandmother. We enjoyed our visit. We then made our way back to the coast. Summer is coming to an end. Norah starts school on Wednesday. I can not believe she is in Kindergarten. I've included a slide show of some of our July activities. I hope you enjoy.

Climbing out of Bed

2008-07-08T22:10:00.002-05:00

OK. Farrah has decided she does not like to be put in her bed to go to sleep. she rather be rocked or go to bed with us. She cries like crazy. If she does go to sleep and we put her in her bed she wakes around 2 or 3 a.m. and ends up in our bed. Sunday we were going to try to put in her in her bed and let her cry it out and she climbed out. Last night she slept with Norah and did fine until around 4 a.m. Tonight we tried again and she was having nothing of sleeping with Norah. Norah informed me that she just could not sleep with all that crying. I tried to put her in her bed she climbed out twice. For her safety, I see a bed in our future. If any of you pros have any advice feel free to offer it up. Sweet Dreams!

Fourth of July

2008-07-07T22:19:00.003-05:00

Independence Day!!! You've got to love it. For some reason it is one of my favorite holidays. We spent the day in Benton with the Jenkins family. We ate some tasty ribs and all kinds of sides and deserts. We also had Watermelon. What is the Fourth of July without Watermelon. It was good to see everyone. It is the only time of the year that we see most of them. We also had a small early birthday party for Norah with my parents and Randy's family. My dad is having a knee replacement this Friday, so they won't be able to make the party here. So keep him in your prayers. On the 5th of July we visited Grandmother's in Louisville where we ate some bbq lunch and hung out with the Fulcher side of the family. The girls played hard all day. We then traveled to Quitman. We went to church with Lance's family and then spend the day hanging out. We finally made it home last night. Kyle and Tina spent the night with us and flew out this morning. I've posted some pictures of the weekend. Enjoy. Oh yeah!! We live in MS now, we will take visitors anytime.

Daycare Woes

2008-07-07T17:50:00.002-05:00

Well it seems that we will be changing daycares once again. Farrah has seen her fair share. Gypsy she will be. Our day care gave us a 30 day notice last week, they will be closing their doors. We have several options for Farrah and she will most likely start her new daycare next week. Norah will finish out the month at the current daycare and will only have 3 days until school starts. Lance and I will work out those days between us and then we will have a kindergartener. I can't believe my baby is going to be in Kindergarten.

Ears and Daycare

2008-06-18T22:20:00.002-05:00

I know I haven't posted in a while. We finally unpacked our final box over the weekend. When I say final box, I mean all that I am done all the unpacking I will do. There are still some boxes stuck in a closet or two but for all I care they can stay there. Last week Norah, Farrah and I went to visit my parents for a few days before we got back to the real world. On the way we stopped at Libby Lu where Norah had her ears pierced and a Hannah Montana Makeover. She was really brave and did not even flinch when her ears were pierced. They even had a malfunction with the gun on one ear. Not a peep. She was very excited and even more so after the makeover.

Lance's parents came down over the weekend and keep the girls while Lance and I had a night away to celebrate our 7th anniversary. We went out to eat with some friends, Renee and Jeremy, and had a great time. Sunday morning we all ate a Father's day brunch at the Island View. It was really good. Happy Late Father's day to all you fathers out there.

Monday morning I started my new job and Norah and Farrah started their new daycare. I think we were both excited and a little hesitant. Norah and Farrah both seem to be having a great time at daycare. Work is boring so far, just orientation. I hope everything continues on this track.

Here are a few pics of Norah/Hannah Montana, A few of the girls in Benton. and last but not least. The first day of School At Long Beach Academy. It was always tradition to take a picture the first day of school every year. It is fun to look back of those pictures of Randy and me. I hope will enjoy it one day as much as I do.

New Chapter

2008-06-09T15:06:00.002-05:00

OK! We made it to our new home. For at least 12 months. Which is longer than we have been anywhere since we left MS. Farrah is 17 months old and has lived in 3 houses and 1 apartment. We are teaching her the gypsy lifestyle.
I must admit I miss Iowa, and all of our friends. We have most of the boxes unpacked and have met some neighbors. They have a 3(almost 4) year old Norah plays with. We haven't really explored the area that much we have been trying to get unpacked and settled.
We have been to the pool alot. It is nice to have a pool in walking distance. Farrah loves the water and is not a bit fearful. Which scares me because she just dives in and can't swim a lick. We went to the beach over the weekend.
Funny story. Norah asked to go to the pool or the beach the first full day here. My mom was still here helping us unpacked and said she didn't bring her swimsuit because she did not know she would need it. Norah got this look on her face and said " The name of this place is Long BEACH, of course there is a pool" She didn't know how my mom could miss such an obvious fact.
It has been great having Norah back but she has been spoiled by both sets of grandparents and doesn't like not getting everything she wants instantly. But she is getting adjusted and has been to bed at a decent hour at least 3 nights this week.

I put together a slide show of pictures I've taken since we arrived. The beach is right across the street from our apartment complex. It is walking distance. The pool is also right here. As you can see, we have been playing alot. We have on more week of play before I start work. The picture of Farrah eating the corn is funny. I cut her corn off the cob and put it on her plate but she reached over and grabbed Norah's cob and started eating it. Like she knew what she was doing. She has lived in Iowa the majority of her life.

Almost There

2008-05-28T23:12:00.002-05:00

We are almost there. I have the boxes packed. I will pick up the truck keys tomorrow. The troops will begin arriving around 6pm tomorrow night. We will load the truck all day Friday and hopefully, knock that out. We have a small informal get together with the neighborhood to attend. We will head out bright and early Saturday morning. It will be a grand caravan, two moving trucks, my car, Lance's truck and my mom's car. So keep us in your prayers as we make this move. If your in Long Beach on Sunday, give us a call we will be unloading a truck or two. Norah will meet us in Long Beach. We can not wait to see her. We are really missing her and don't think that we could make it much longer. See you soon!!!

SOLD

2008-05-22T20:53:00.002-05:00

That's right!! We sold our house!!! Yeah!!! We feel very relieved that the house is sold. I knew it would sell. I love it so why shouldn't someone else. We will be moving into an apartment in Long Beach, MS. Once we get settled and learn the area, we will look at buying there. I hope that we find a neighborhood as great as the one we have here. Lots of good people with kids the same age as ours. I've been trying to talk some of the neighbors into moving to MS so we could start a neighborhood just like this one, but have no takers yet.

Today will be last unofficial day at work. Yeah!!! Tuesday will be my last official day at work, I using leave time. Which means I have to get packin. I hope to have everything packed up by the time the crew arrives to load the truck. Then I plan on sitting back and pointing. ;)

Missing Norah and Lance

2008-05-20T23:54:00.002-05:00

Well Farrah and I are missing our other half, Lance and Norah. It won't be much longer now. We are winding down things here, letting everyone know that we will be gone soon and packing boxes. Farrah has found out that she can open the bottom drawer in the kitchen and climb in. She fits just perfect, she loves to sit in it while I'm cooking. I have a picture and will get it posted soon but not tonight. Continue to keep us in your prayer as we prepare and make our move. Our house continues to show regularly. I'm expecting an offer any day now. Thanks for all your prayers and support.

New Job

2008-05-16T23:19:00.002-05:00

OK, I got a job in MS. I will be working for South Mississippi Regional Center in Long Beach. I start on June 16, our 7th anniversary. We have a moving date. We will move the weekend of May 30, 31, and June 1. We are getting closer to getting home. I'm getting excited, anxious and a little stressed. I turned in my notice at work this week. I will work through May 27, that leaves 6 working days for me. We still haven't sold the house. So I'm asking for continued prayers and thanking you for the prayers already said for us. Have a good weekend.