Flashback Friday

Flashback 9 months ago. Here is Sallie Rose looking so cute at 2 weeks old. It is amazing how much she has changed. Still cute though!

Bring on the Rain, the other side to Poor Me

I really like this song, it helps to get through tough days if you think like this and hearing her sing it is even better.
by Jo Dee Messina


Another day has almost come and gone
Cant imagine what else could wrong
Sometimes Id like to hide away somewhere and lock the door
A single battle lost but not the war (cause)
Tomorrows another day
And I'm thirsty anyway
So bring on the rain
Its almost like the hard times circle round
A couple drops and they all start coming down
Yeah, I might feel defeated,I might hang my head
I might be barely breathing - but I'm not dead
Tomorrows another day
And I'm thirsty anyway
So bring on the rain
I'm not gonna let it get me down
I'm not gonna cry
And I'm not gonna lose any sleep tonight

Poor Me!

Just when I start feeling sorry for myself, because I have too much going on, I don't see my husband enough, we are working so much but still don't have any money and I live so far away from my family, this is what I think:

I have a husband who is so great and works hard to support his family

I have a healthy baby and all my family is healthy

I have a great family that when I do see them, I cherish it so much and we have so much fun

I have a great house, hell I have a house

We have food in our refrigerator and clothes in our closets

Hell we have closets, seems like a small thing to be grateful for, but that means we have shelter over our heads

Kevin and I both have a job, ok 2 each, but we have jobs!!!

We might not have money to do extracurricular activities, but we can buy our baby food and diapers and splurge on ice cream every once in a while :)

I don't have a lot of friends here in Savannah, but the ones I do have are pretty spectacular

I have the freedom to go to Church on Sunday and the freedom to not go to Church on Sunday when I just want to relax.

This list could go on for miles, but you get my point. I have been feeling sorry for myself a lot lately and I suppose it is just because I am a little tired from helping with the properties, but I still have such a great life. This will all slow down soon and I just have to keep going through my list to remind myself that I got it going on! Thank you Lord for all you have given me.

Jekyl Island

Saturday we were invited by one of my BFFs, Natalie, to Jekyl Island with her family. Her Mom and Dad rented a house on the beach for all their family. She has 3 older sisters, which two of them are twins. The twins both have 2 boys each, one has twin boys. They range in age from 6 to 10. They are sweet, well behaved boys, but still boys. They use the bathroom with the door open, they talk about "nuts", they yell, run everywhere, and love sports. They were all a lot of fun to watch.

Sallie of course loved watching them. She played a little with them too. They referred to her as "Super Baby". I would hold her up and sneak up behind them and she would "scare" them. They found it quite amusing, as did Sallie and I. We didn't get to stay very long, because of Kevin and my second jobs, the properties. Kevin had to show an apartment today and of course we both have to work tomorrow. Being away for one night was enough to lift all of our spirits. I am so grateful for Natalie as my friend and I really enjoy being around her family. They always make us feel like we are at home.

I don't know what it is, but in the picture above, I think Sallie Rose looks so much like my sister, Tara. Beautiful, of course.

Kevin was so excited to give her a watermelon. He thought she would just dive face first into it. She did a little, but by this time she was already a little tired.

Sallie Rose is 9 Months

Sallie Rose is 9 months old. She crawls, she says "Momma", "Dadda", "Dah" (which is dog we think), she loves to sing and dance. I just realized just this morning that she has 4 teeth on the top and of course her other 2 bottom teeth. Now, I really know why she has been so grouchy. That has to hurt.

Sallie Roro has been on a plane to Texas, which she did very well. She is adorable and funny. She loves to make her best friend, Susan, laugh all the time. They have such a good time together. Sallie waves bye bye to any and everyone. She sings along with me when I sing to her at night. She loves so many new foods: cantaloupe, yogurt, watermelon and cheese.

I can't believe she will be one year old in just 3 months!!! Best 9 months of my life!

Here she is on the morning of her 9 month birthday!

For Real?

Just because your wheelchair has four wheels, does not mean you can "drive" on the road with the cars. Does that wheelchair have insurance for when you rear end me?

Crawling

Sallie Rose is crawling. I wouldn't quite call it crawling, but for lack of another word, we will say crawling. She crawls with one leg and tries to walk with the other. She is moving, I guess that is all that matters. Yeah Sallie Rose!!!!

Ok, people, I tried. I tried to be patient and wait for the video to upload, but darn it how long must I wait??? I will try to upload it somewhere else and see if that works. For now, just picture little Sallie Roro scootin along on her knees, just as happy as can be.

Flashback Friday (2 days late)

This is my cousin and one of my lifelong best friends, Grace Davis Calvert. I love this picture, because I think it looks so much like her daughter Betty Beatrice. Grace thought her baby was a chunky baby, but Grace was too. Chunky babies obviously turn into beautiful adults, because Grace is tall, thin, and gorgeous. Miss you G!

This is from 1983 and this is my Mom, me and our playdate group. Grace and her Mom are on the left. The boy on the right was my pageant partner and he threw me down on the stage. Darn you Chester Hutchinson, you lost me my crown.

Here are the three of us playing. Christmas time evidently.

P.S. Sallie Rose is crawling as of Monday. Hopefully, I can download a video.

We are Back!!

Well, we are back. I am always sad to leave my family and Texas, but we were ready to get home to our own beds and Kevin of course. We had a wonderful time and I actually did some relaxing and got a little bit of sun.

Texas is so great for a number of reasons, but one of my favorite parts about "hill country" is the river access. My Mom and Jim live in Kerrville and the Guadalupe runs right through town. You drive your car, unload the cooler and some towels and walk right into the warm river. Dad and Patty live in Llano and it is the same thing there. Easy access. So, any day that we didn't have plans, we just put on our suits and went to the river. Two days we spent on a boat and jet skis on Lake LBJ. Nice.

Sallie Rose rode her first horse, Bearclaw. She also started waving her tiny little fingers when people would walk in and out the door and she can now pull herself up to a sitting position when she is lying down. A lot happened in one week. I think so much happened that on our last day, Sallie Rose just cried anytime someone would look at her. She needed some alone time.

We made it home safely and when we got home Kevin had bought us flowers and nice cards. AND THEN, when I got in bed, I pulled back the covers and there were a ton of Reese's cup under my sheets. That definitely makes me happy to be home.