It Could Have Been Us!!

Monday night, Tuesday night, and Wednesday was very scary and stormy.

We went to the storm shelter a couple of times.

Wednesday was devastating. Not for us....but for so many!

It could have been us!!!!

We stayed in the halls at school for all but about 2-1/2 hours. The siren would go off over and over, and the children grew very restless. I was a nervous wreck!

Norman came and got the girls around lunch, and they went home and got in the storm house.

We heard a roar...........a tornado passed over our town....................it so could have been us!

I can't imagine losing everything. We continue to pray for these communities. It has been said that is one (if not the top) of the most deadly tornado outbreaks

 in history.

The thing about not posting more often is the fact that I have around 30 pictures I would love to post. :)

Last week we did our usual stuff.......................Friday we were out of school. FUN!  Matt, Mae Mae and the boys came. We grilled out, and  then had our egg hunt at church.

 Ella Kate and Katelyn

Emma Klaire and Abby

I will finish up the last weekend's and this week's post tomorrow hopefully.

So until next time...........I hope you find much JOY!!!   Remember the tornado victims.

Smiles and Sweetie!

Well the last couple of weeks we have just kept going............. and loving this weather (except the storms!)!!! We have had some absolutely gorgeous days. It is so hard to come in ............we just want to stay outside...

 We had pictures made last Saturday. Aren't they priceless ????  :)

















These are the proofs..........I haven't got the actual pictures ordered yet.

This Saturday Ella Kate had dance pictures made, and then we picked up her friend Mclaine. They have a class pet named Sweetie. We got to keep him for the weekend. Fun, Fun!!!

This is a picture of Sweetie in the van after we picked up Emma Klaire from school.. ;)

Ella Kate, Mclaine, and Sweetie

                                     Emma Klaire's new flippers and her sweet little feet!

So until next time ......................... I hope you find much JOY!!!!

PERFECTLY NORMAL :)

Well the last two weeks have been busy/normal/perfect. I have got to where I read several blogs and keep up with several caringbridge sites. As a result................I have realized how my life is perfectly normal..................which is what I want. So many of the families just want a normal night at home..........cooking supper, taking baths, doing homework, etc,............all under the same roof. Thank you God for my normal/perfect life.

I don't like it when I don't blog because I honesetly can't remember everything we did the last couple of weeks.

Last weekend Emma Klaire was sick. She was just laying around, so I finally took her to the doctor. She ended up having an uninary tract infection. Bless her!! I stayed with her this past Monday, and she stayed at Memaw's Tuesday. She is much better thankfully.

Last Sunday Ella Kate was in her first Bible Drills. I forgot to take my camera, but a friend got a picture. So one day I will post it hopefully. I was so proud of her.

Ella Kate had her third grade musical Thursday night. It was super!!!

Friday night Norman and I had a date night....:) Olive Garden and a movie!

Saturday I cleaned the gargage while Norman did yard work and the girls played outside. The weather was glorious to say the least. Saturday late afternoon the girls and I went to the park for a little while and then on the mall to meet Bec Bec. That was lots of fun :)

Today was another beautiful day........church, walked, Wal-mart, church, etc.  Ella Kate went with the older children to watch the Associational Bible Drills. She will get to participate in that next year.

Hopefully I won't wait as long next time to update.  Remember to thank God for your normal/perfect days...I know I am so thankful.

We are suppose to get some reallly bad weather tomorrow. I am not looking forward to that. I wish I could just stay at home with my girls....but work/school beckons. Maybe it will just pass right over us.

So until next time............I hope you find much JOY!!!!!