The Kiddos

I stole these pictures from my pal Heather's blog. ;-)

Lauren and Hailey

The Cutest Little Boy In The World (Landon)

Friday Night...From Depression to Bliss

Friday at work, I was relieved to have my no-kid weekend quickly approaching. However, I was ultra depressed that I would be spending my no-kid Friday all alone. Jessie was going on a date, Mom worked until 10, and there I was all alone. Jessie came over to my house to get ready for her date after work, and the entire time I keep saying things like..

• I hate myself!
• I'll be alone for the rest of my life!
• Why doesn't anyone want to date me?
• I'm going to drown my sorrows in this chocolate milk!
• Etc.

Jessie found all of this amusing, especially because I've only been divorced for about three weeks now. I had two movies that I had planned on watching during my solo evening, and low and behold, my DVD player wouldn't work. I then shouted things like...

• I hate myself!
• Why can't things go right for me?
• I'm a loser!
• Etc.

I decided that I would just try to find something on TV and paint my fingernails. What a sad existence. :( Shawn picked Jessie up around 8, and shortly after they left, I received a call from my good friend Beth. She said she was thinking about going to the NQC after Isabella went to sleep. (PLEASE NOTE: Josh was home...she was not leaving her baby all by herself.) After scrambling to find something to wear, I fixed my hair and put my makeup on. Beth picked me up and we headed to the LOU to get our fill of some southern gospel action.

The NQC was sooooo much fun! Beth and I walked around the different booths, and she told me about alot of the groups. She told me who sang the songs that I would recognize, and we bought a few CDs. There were lots of interesting people walking around, and we came to the conclusion that God must have a really great sense of humor. ;)

We ended our evening by grabbing some fair-type food (nachos, funnel cake, lemon shake-up) and watching the groups that were on stage on the huge screen by the food tables. We got caught up on Jessie's date when she called, and made sure to let Jessie know that she should conduct herself in a way that she wouldn't mind if her date night was recorded and played in front of the church on Sunday morning. She said that Shawn was acting like a perfect gentleman.

Finally, around midnight or so, Beth and I finally left. We shut the place down!!! I really enjoyed myself, and appreciated that Beth thought about me when trying to find someone to go with her to the NQC.

Once I got home, Jessie and Shawn returned, and we stayed up talking with Mom until 2 or so. Shawn asked if he could have a juice bag, and I informed him to never say that ever again. He put a hurtin' on the kids' Caprisuns over the course of the evening.

I finally excused myself and hit the sack a little after 2. There is nothing better than sleeping with the windows open when it's cool outside. I love the weather we're having, and wish it would stay like this year round! Mom's birthday is Thursday (9/20), Junior's is the following Monday (9/24), and then Lauren's is shortly thereafter (9/26). I've got lots shopping to do, and I can't wait to have their parties!!! I can't believe Lauren is almost 6. It seems like yesterday that I was pregnant with her, and now, she's a prissy, girly-girl that is the smartest child alive. I'll try to get some pics posted of her very soon!

Thanks for stopping by the blog...TTFN.

Recent Happenings

It's been a while since I've updated the blog. Sorry to keep everyone waiting. I 'll try to never let it happen again.

Recently, Lauren took a broom into her room to clean her fan. While she was on the bed, she lost her footing, and fell off. My mom and I were in the living room and oblivious to any of this. Lauren came into the living room and told us about the fall, and said that something caught her when she lost her footing. She looked us so seriously and asked us what had caught her and keep her from hurting herself. My mom and I looked at each other with wide eyes, and the only thing I could think to tell Lauren was that every night we pray for protection over Landon and Lauren, and God is watching over her. Crazy stuff!

A few days ago, my good friend Jessica Durbin sent me a text message with a challenge that she was facing, and asked me to pray. I felt privileged to be asked to pray for someone. It may not seem like a big deal to some people, but it made me feel great!

Special thanks to the Spencer crew for moving Jessie's stove and refrigerator to my house. They are a great group of guys. What would I do without the Spencers in my life?

TTFN.