My Niece

Mum & Dad are keeping my little niece for one to two weeks depending on if my Mum is pulling her hair out by the end of the week. This is a picture of my niece and her little sister. I thought it was really sweet of my parents to get them both, their Mum is in the Military and is serving in Iraq. During this time the girls are staying at their other grandma's. I'm sure you have figured out that my brother is not married to their mother. Both these girls are so sweet - it's nice being able to spend some time with them. They live in Texas but while their mother is serving in Iraq they are in MS with their other grandmother, so Mum and Dad decided to get the two of them and bring there to Alabama. So everyday I go by and visit them - they are waiting on me to take them to the pool in the evenings, the things our Mothers commit us to hee hee I will share more photos later!

Weekend Pictures

This is my All My Memories Tote bag that I docorated this past weekend at the scrapbook party.

Trina and I - I'm forbidden to post the picture of Trina's reaction

when I knocked on her door for the party.

This is the scrapbooking group that I used to scrapbook with all the time.

I miss them all so much and I miss our crops together.

Weekend Excitement!

Friday, June 9, 2005 1:00PM
I have a secret.... hee hee We'll I'm sitting here and it's Friday lunchtime. My BF has no clue at all but I'm about to totally shock her tomorrow at her scrapbook party. She's been talking about "her" party all this week and I've had to keep my lips sealed!! I've tried the guilt trip on her telling her that I'm going to scrapbook in my corner and be all by myself and I will call her every hour on the hour. I'm so sneaky.... You have no clue how many times I have almost slipped up and made a comment about making plans to come to Houston. It's taken everything in me to guard everything I say because we talk every single day, email each other every single day and tell each other everything - so I'm pretty impressed with myself that I haven't slipped up yet! :-) I have known for two weeks that I am going to come to her party. I told her today at lunch that I have plans this evening with my parents and that we are doing dinner and a movie that way I can avoid talking to her this evening while we are on the road to TX. I hate to talk to her and have to keep this bundle of excitment to myself. She thinks my hubby is coming home tomorrow from a business trip, but what she doesn't know is he will be home late this afternoon. I must say I HAVE THE MOST AMAZING HUSBAND!!!!! He drove to North Carolina for a business trip because the last time he flew out there he was stuck in the airports with delays and spent all day long there so he said he would rather drive 5-6 hours vs spending all that time in the airport. SOOOOoo... the reason why I have the best hubby is he is driving in this evening and then we are turning around and driving to Texas another ten hour drive. I told him I would drive the first half so he could get some much needed rest.
I can't wait to see Trina's expression when she opens the door and I'M THERE!!!! I hope to have the camera ready to give you the reaction.... I feel somewhat better now that I have gotten that off my chest, just one more day to keep the secret from my twin!

4:30PM Friday - I'm about to leave work and go home and get ready for the scrapbooking party tomorrow! Trina still has no clue what's going on and I'm doing pretty good not letting it slip.

I have a surprise I have a surprise and Trina doesn't know.... stay tune for the picture..

MONDAY-
This weekend was sooooooooooooo much fun! I was so sneaky and I was so good at playing it up. I called Trina up on Saturday around the corner from her house at the Walmart and was telling her I was picking up some pictures to scrap that day. When I got to her house I parked on the curb so that she couldn't see my car when she walked to the door. I had my camera ready and I knocked on the door and waited for her to open it - it seemed like forever! She opened the door and I was wearing a baseball cap & glasses holding up my camera to take a picture. It took her a second to realize it was me and then I yelled I drove ten hours to be here with you!! We both hugged and screamed!!! She was sooo SHOCKED AND SURPRISED! I'm sure she will share her version on her blog. So I quickly took a shower and went over all the details of my little secret I had kept. She could not believe I was there! I was happy to also see my other friends as well. I had fun catching up with everyone and seeing Trina. I didn't get much scrapbooking done but I did get my memory tote bag decorated and started on a board book. I think I was just in awww... of being back in Texas and seeing my friends. I miss TX so much, it was so nice being there - the only think I didn't miss was the HUMIDITY! Oh my gosh, people in Alabama think it's hot and humid - they need to take a trip to TX!

I'm having issues with blogger this morning - I can't get any of my photos uploaded - I will upload shortly.

TODAY IS FRIDAY!!!!

It's FRIDAY!! YES YES YES! I'm lovin it! This week has sorta been crazy and the DH wasn't even home to blame him-hee hee Monday night was dinner at Mum & Dad's it was yummm..., Tuesday Mum came over to my place to "help clean up" my place but we ended up watching Kingdom of Heaven & I did her toe nails - they soooo needed it. She does a plan color on her nails so I brightened them up and made them pop! They looked so good, not because I did them of course :-) Wednesday was dinner with Mum & Dad and abit of shopping, then home to clean up the house for my Mary Kay Party.

Last night was my Mary Kay Party! My friend Laurie became a consultant, so we did a skin care class! It was sooo much fun, talk about a bunch of crazy girls we were - I laughted so much I was crying. I would post some pictures of the party but I don't think some of the girls would care for me showing them in the bare with no make up. Below is a group photo of us afterwards. My friend did a fanatastic job and we had a great time and had fun pampering ourselves and drinking some wine. It was so much fun getting together outside of work and being able to let your hair done and laugh so much it hurts.

Grandma's Birthday

Today's post is dedicated to my Grandma! It's her birthday! I can't not tell you what an amazing woman she is. She raised five children and after all her children left home she worked on getting her college degree in Education and did it! She worked hard all her life and accomplished her dream of getting a degree. My brother and I used to go to my grandparents home every summer and spend several weeks there. We had so much fun, we spent time with my grandparents and the rest of the family (Uncles, Aunts & Cousins). Grandma and Grandpa didn't have anything grand as far as material things but the most important thing they had was their love for us. When I look back over my childhood I have such fond memories of being at my grandparents house! I couldn't tell you what they bought me for Christmas but I can tell you the fun we had at their house each summer.

I made my Grandma a card - I so can't wait for her to get it in the mail. She should get it today - I know she is going to be surprised. She loves getting pictures. I've never made her a card before so I know she is going to love the personal touch. Sometimes I get so lazy and I don't want to take the time to make a card but once I have done it - I'm so in love with it and sometimes I don't want to give it away. It makes me feel good to make a card because it means I've taken the time and thought for that person. The pictures are from the last visit my parents and I went to see my grandparents the end of last year. The other side is pictures of her home and the street that is named after Grandma's family.

Apprentice Winner

British babe Sean Yazbeck was the last man standing Monday night in Hollywood when Donald Trump brought his 15-week job interview to a close and crowned the fifth-season winner of The Apprentice. When Donald Trump announced “Lee you’re fired. Sean you’re hired.” Sean did not hesitate to reveal his joy by jumping out of his seat and up and down on the stage. It took a few seconds for him to settle down to shake Apprentice judge’s Caroline and George’s hands in addition to Mr. Trump’s and did not hesitate to give his on-screen crush, Tammy, a loving hug, after having proclaimed minutes earlier that he wanted to marry her. I was so excited that he won - I was rooting for him all the way! He has a great personality and a great motivator! Along with being the apprentice, he also won the Pontiac G6 - sweet deal! Now we will see if Tammy and him are really going to hit it off. He really cares for her and we will see if she feels the same! With all the season finale's coming to an end, I don't know what I'm going to watch anymore. I've been watching Honey We're Killing the Kids and they always talk about how much TV families watch, so I am going to try and limit my tv time - ha! we will see if that happens but I really want to give it a try. I find myself alot of times making plans around the tv schedule - that's pretty bad! So my goal for the summer is to limit tv time to a minimum 2 hours after work? Let's see if that works - I should use that time to scrapbook and get caught up!

Mistaken Identity

It's been 5 weeks now, and Wednesday a family learned that the daughter they had buried and mourned is actually alive and in a rehab facility. It is an unbelievable case of mistaken identity between their daughter and another fellow Taylor student who was actually killed in the tragic accident last month. I was totally shocked at this headline - I mean how could this happen? I cannot imagine what the families involved are feeling at this time. I'm so impressed with how positive the families are and they seem to really be rooted in their faith in God. I will pray for the families of all those involved in this incident. I believe God is the only one who can comfort these familier during this hard time. Reading alot of the sites and blogs, the family seem to be very strong and have a good support system and don't seem to be questioning the whys. I know God will give them peace and will provide them with comfort where there would otherwise be only hurt. If you want more information on this incredible tragedy and turn of events, click on the Taylor website ( http://www.taylor.edu/ ) or visit the blog of the VanRyn family ( http://www.lauravanryn.blogspot.com/ ).