Ambition

We live out in the boonies and have lots of farmland around us.  My son got some cotton from a neighbor for a project and took the seeds out.  He says he's going to save them for when he grows up - he wants to be a farmer.  He said that these are all he needs to start growing cotton.  He also has several other bags of different seeds that he's collected.  He definitely got his love of growing things from me.  There's just something satisfying about feeding your family with something you've grown yourself.  Having a garden is no easy task, but rewarding.  He also got his frugalness from me as well.  He says that the more seeds he saves now he won't have to buy later.  Smart boy! (Nevermind the fact that the seeds will probably be rotten by then.)

His ambition warms my soul to the core.  I love that he is passionate about something so good.  I'm sure he'll change his mind many times over before he's grown, but the fact that he's making plans makes me happy.

It's a Sick Day Here

All three of my little munchkins are puny so I'm in Super Mommy Gear.  I hope they feel better soon because I don't want them to miss Disney on Ice next weekend.

I Have a Problem...

Everytime I go into a store I have to try on ALL the hats.  I don't know why, but I do.

It's The Little Things...

This is my favorite time of day.  Right now it's late in the afternoon when the kids are quiet watching TV.  I'm sitting at my desk working.  The sun shines through our big Magnolia Tree and fills my space with a soft glow.  I love that tree. I fill it up with tons of bird feeders.  It brings me joy.

That may seem silly to some, but I've come to enjoy the little things in life.  It's the little things that can mean the most or can make the biggest impact.  What can I say?  It doesn't take much to entertain me.

Critters

I love the critters I find in my yard.  I give them all names.  This little guy's name is Sphinx.  It's not an original name since he's a Sphinx Moth, but chances are I've probably named him before anyway - probably something like Bob. 

Fun Day

Today was Family Day at my hubby's work.  They had tons of airplanes, helicopters, a petting zoo and lots of kiddo stuff.   My daddy retired from the same Airlift Wing that my hubby is with so he was with us today to enjoy the fun.

 Madison was trying to give me a peace sign, but she was wearing my gloves which were too big for her.

 Madison and Conner were loving the small "horsies."

Conner sportin' Poppy's hat.

 It was cold! I'm a wuss in cold weather.

 Mmmm....yummy cupcakes - all over her brand new pullover.

Tyler and Mitch checking out a plane.  Mitch was telling Tyler in great detail how it worked.

 Mitch cheezin'

I Don't Think That Goes There...

I walked into my room and found this.  Hmmm....I wonder who did that.

Life Is All About Choices

Our life is completely made up of the choices we make.  I know...we've all heard that before.  I sit here thinking back to just 5 years ago.  I would soon be entering into my last semester in college.  I was finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.  That Bachelor's in Biology that seemed so hard to get was going to be mine!  It was a LONG, hard road as I was a single mother working up to 48 hours a week (night shift at that.) 

Years before I had watched a movie called "Outbreak" and I wanted more than anything to be an Epidemiologist for the CDC in Atlanta.  I wanted to be in the action and be a part of something big.  And that became my plan.  I was Atlanta bound come May 2006 when I had that beloved degree in my hand. Well...we all know that the ACTUAL paper doesn't come until months later.  However, the symbolic degree they hand you worked just fine for me. 

Come January 2006 I took on 21 hours so that I could graduate that semester.  I was in a zone - a get the hell out of this college zone.  Dating and partying were not in the cards for me.  Then I met Wesley.  I still remember it like it was yesterday.  We had a lab together and became lab partners on the first day. We just clicked.  I didn't want to start dating anyone - I had plans.  He said he didn't want to either.  So we agreed to just be friends.  We spent every waking moment together and the being "just friends" thing was hard.  Then one night he showed up at my house and said that he couldn't live with just being my friend.  And that's when I made the decision that maybe this Atlanta life wasn't exactly what I really wanted.  Maybe, just maybe, I wanted to be a part of something else.  I was in love and now wanted nothing more than to be with him - I wanted to be wherever he was. 

I chose to stay in the quaint city of Savannah.  Now, we have 3 absolutely beautiful children who fill our lives with so much joy and peace and a very happy marriage.  I look back and think - Pffft...Atlanta Schmanta...who needs it?  I have the love of a man who adores me and is home with me every night.  He also thinks it's cute when I get sassy.  Those kinds of guys are really hard to come by. ;o)

I was driving down one of these beautiful Savannah roads yesterday and looked up through the moss laden trees at the sun peeking through.  I had to take a picture.  And I realize just how very happy I am to have made the choices I did.  I love living in Savannah and now can't really see myself living anywhere else.

All Hallow's Eve

'Twas another great year of Trick or Treating.  As I sit here with a pile of empty candy wrappers on my desk I must say that I seriously need to lay off the Kit Kat's!  Geez!  They're gonna catch up with me after awhile. 

We were a strange sight this year.  I dressed as a cat, Mitch was Jason from Friday the 13th, Madison was Minnie Mouse and Conner was a tiger.  Wesley chose not to dress up 'cause he's a fuddy dud. ;o)  And the only bad thing about my costume was my long tail - I kept whacking people with it on accident.  Oops!

I hope everyone had a great time!

A Great Night Out

 My bestie, Kim, called a couple of weeks ago and said "Pick a day and time.  Make Wesley keep the kids.  You and I have a birthday date!"  I love her.  Not only because she answers my 20 calls everyday, but because she knows me and loves me just the same.  I can be quite the freak of nature at times and she takes it with stride all the while telling me that I am normal and that it's all good.  She's the one I would call at 3am saying "Hey!  You up?" - "I am now. What's up?" - "Let's go to the Waffle House.  I'm hungry"  She'd say without a second thought "Give me a sec to get some clothes on."  Yeah, she's cool like that.

We went out to LongHorn Steakhouse and ate like a couple of little piggies.  Diet be damned!  Then we made a quick trip to Wally World admiring all the interesting folks in their costumes.  Good times!