I am NOT sleepy!

By the way-it is not me who is screaming I am not sleepy; it is these children who claim they are not tired even though everything in their being is saying they are! What is it? Why do they feel the need to buck a manditory rest time? Introduce me to an adult that would pass one of those up!!! Anyways, today marks the friday before Greg (the man child) enters highschool. I have a newborn and a highschooler. Who would ever had imagined that?!? We went to eat at Liz's where ya at diner-awesome! We had a great brunch and talked about the anticipation of entering highschool and how I feel like he needs a dream.... You know - a hope for the future. A plan to keep him on track - how I wish my parents would have instilled that in me! How I remember wandering around aimlessly as a teenager. I hope my children will always know what they were meant to become, the great plan the Creator has for them... Gives me chills, tears me up-Oh the depths of where I once was and into the light I am running towards now! We don't know the plans He has - but we know they are for our prospering and not for harming-for our good...Ahhhh! I feel like telling the kids that as I am trying to convince them they need to rest! Instead it often involves yelling, bribes, an impaitence. Anyways - this is what I am not sleepy looks like now....

Great Friends

I love to have a reason to go out and spend some time with friends! There is just something special, exciting and rejuventating about it-kinda like a really good sermon-where you leave and it is so real and soul nurshing. We (I) am a creature who loves to be in fellowship with others who are walking the same path with similarites and I feel so blessed to have great friends who are so understanding to commune with. Tonight we have the chance to do such communing with The Lane Johnson's-a childhood friend of Dan's (whom I feel like I have been knowing forever as well)-Fun times! They are in town and planning to move here soon-it will be so nice to have them close! Yummy grilled shrimp kabobs and grilled chicken tacos add a couple of great friends, cheesecake with chocolate peanut butter sauce plus a few screaming children and you have an instant thursday night to remember. By the way did I mention my newest love..Camille? She is getting so fun with all of her smiles and coos-and easier with her naps! Lily and Hayes are growing anxiuos for school to start along with their many other activities! Lily will try 3 new things this fall- dancing (citing!) soccer (doubly citing!) and choir (I know she will love this one!) Poor Hayes.... I am not sure we will have much time for an activity for him...
Iam glad he will just be turning three. Hayes-what a sweet fun little buddy... When I think of him all I do is smile! That is exactly how I feel about all of our friends too...

August 5th 2009 'cause we got alot to say!

I feel we are the heat of the summer and although this is my most favoritest time of year I can't really live it to the fullest because of our newest bundle Camille.... I am throughly enjoying her sweet coos and smiles but still am longing to layout in the heat and get some color! And the good Lord above knows I need it-the little sleep magnifies the black circles that this shining golden sun used to hide soooo well... Lily and Hayes are feeling the over airconditioned days as well... We are a strange crew-who like to layout and sweat and then dive into the lukewarm pool! We are so blessed to have acess to a beautiful pool at Mimi and PoPo's out in Goodbee.... It is like a southern Paradise! Anywho-I must go-Camille's hungry cry from the crib and Lily and Hayes fighting over a cleaning spray bottle are beconning me and Yes-it is all about earning a dollar around here - we truly believe in child labor! I really enjoyed my first post!