Friday Fill-In

Thank you to Sabrina, for posting these on her blog to give me some ideas!

1. Paying it forward at Starbucks was my last random act of kindness.

2. Greece is another place I want to visit.

3. Have faith in matters of the heart.

4. Coffee, tea or water, please!

5. Sometimes people just have to take separate paths.

6. Our children remind me that there is pure happiness.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to meeting my newest nephew, Jackson, tomorrow my plans include Dylan's first t-ball game, cleaning the house, and the Bayou City Arts Festival and Sunday, I want to have the usual family day - this Sunday it's church, Easter party for the kids and probably some photography!

Nostalgic...

I was laying here and remembered I started a blog when Raegan was 3 months old and updated it every now and then to help myself remember the little things the kids did, that I may not remember as they got older. (The last post was December 2007). It brought tears to my eyes...they are getting so big, and it just brought back so many memories. Here are a couple of the posts:

Raegan - November 11, 2007 - 11 months old.
"First steps at 9 months. Walking well at 10. Got 7th tooth (next to bottom left) on November 1st. Started saying momma and dadda about a week after she turned 1. Still doesn't say it alot, but every now and then. Dr. said if she's not talking by 15 months we'll do early childhood intervention to help her out. Says bye bye and waves. Just started doing :pretty eyes" today. Very fun to be around - when she's in a good mood. Loves her big brother dylan. Momma's girl. Still nurses - which is fine with me...not quite ready to wean my baby yet. Finally sleeping through the night on October 22nd. Started October 17th with letting her cry it out. Finally on the 22nd she slept - so did i. She still wakes up every now and then, but she whines for a little while then goes back to sleep. She's a drama queen!! Loves to snuggle with me. Loves to play with her toys and walk up to me, hug me, then goes back to playing. Likes to eat. Very inquisitive. Super sweet. My princess. "

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Dylan - February 11, 2007 - 2 1/2 yrs old.
Loves to have fun. Has a bit of a temper. Affectionate with mommy. Loves his sister. Loves Thomas the TrainLoves Sesame Street - Elmo Street as he calls it. Loves to play outside. Loves to terrorize Callie and Joey. Ask him what his sisters name is - Raegan james filla. Loves to sing the alphabet...likes it even better when him and mommy are dancing in the kitchen while singing it. Grumpy when you wake him from a nap. Fully potty trained for a month now. My precious boy - I love him so much.

T-ball has begun!

I realized I haven't posted on here in awhile, but it's because I wanted to post about more upbeat happenings in our life, and not the sad, blah ones. Today was the perfect day to start back up! Dylan started his 2nd season of t-ball today, and I must say...He is good! He played last spring, and played soccer in the fall. Raegan went with me so Daddy could do some yard work and fix the sink. I must say, she wasn't on her best behavior. She cried and cried and cried just about the whole time we were there. She finally stopped about five minutes before practice ended. I called Daddy and left him a message of her screaming...I wanted him to hear how she gets, because I think she only does this with me. So I had to take some pics of her throwing her fits, and of course Dylan playing his game. She wasn't too happy with me when I brought the camera out...Imagine that! :)

It's been a rough day.

When I finally decided to start a blog, I wanted to blog about happy, fun stuff, but this week hasn't been that way. I had my tubes tied today. That is all that was supposed to happen in the beginning, but ended up having to have a diagnostic D&C and a biopsy done on a suspicious area. I wasn't sure if I wanted to share this with the world, but I just want to get my feelings out, and what better way, right?!? I was very apprehensive and nervous about having all this done. Just knowing that now I won't be able to have anymore children, makes me sad. I don't want anymore, but it's still sad. And obviously when they woke me up after the procedure, it must have hit me, because David said I woke up bawling and they had to give me more medicine to calm me down. I am okay with it all now. Now, I just hope the biopsy comes back negative, which I am sure it will. One of my incisions is through the belly button and it hurts pretty bad right now. My husband has been absolutely amazing at taking care of me. I also have the best friends and Mother a girl could ask for, and I am so thankful for them. On a sad note, Sammy, my stepdad, called me Tuesday night and told me PawPaw wasn't doing well, and they didn't expect him to live much longer. He died today around 2:00 pm. He is going to be missed tremendously by all who had the pleasure of knowing him. I became a part of their family when I was 18 years old, and they took me in as though I had always been in their family. He lived an amazing life and I admire him with all my heart. I have been attending church regularly again, and it has been one of the best things I could have done. I can now understand the phrase "Giving it to God." - through all the turmoil of the last few weeks, I can appreciate and confidently say I am giving it to God. I am truly blessed.

Pay it forward

I have had a really stressful week this week, so last night I decided to have some retail therapy...and Starbucks. I went to Target and stopped at Starbucks to get my yummy Espresso Truffle. I was looking for my cash, and the cashier told me the customer before me left $5.00 and I could use it. I politely told her no, figuring maybe it was her tip. Then she told me the customer before me left it for the next customer. My first experience with paying it forward. It was just what I needed after the last few days. So, I decided to continue it, and I left $5.00 to pay for the next customer's coffee. I left with a big smile on my face. It felt so good to do something nice for someone not expecting it.

"It won't be like this for long"

I just love this song by Darius Rucker. Every single time I hear it, it makes me stop and think. I realize that time is just flying by and my babies are growing up way too fast. I can't believe Dylan will be 5 and in kindergarten this year, my baby girl will be three, and Mason will be 14. And, very soon I won't be able to have any more...permanently. I am trying to take more time out of our chaotic schedules to spend more quality time with our children, and as a family. They love going to the park, the zoo, the museum, church, or just out in the backyard. And just hearing them laugh and have fun...it just melts my heart. Granted, we do have our moments when they drive me absolutely nuts, but my children are definitely my pride and joy, and I hope they will always know just how much I love them.