Finding some organic dinner

We have a lake behind our house which is visited by many geese year round.  A goose is a goose to me.  I might not know much difference between a goose and a duck!!!  Trey noticed some speckle bellied geese on the lake a flipped out.  He decided they'd be a fine dinner because they're ribeye of the sky, or something like that!  He shot them and had to go fetch some.  The dog and neighbors helped!



One night I found all my babies asleep in the bed together.  This hadn't happened in over 6 months.  Ford tried to crawl in there another night and the littles said, "NO!".  I think it was crowded.

Sister loves to color...

For the 100th day of school in 4K you get to make a cape with 100 things on it.  I ordered some flat buttons on Amazon and we hot glued those bad boys right on that cape!

She got my hair!!!!!!!!  It'll be a LONG, hard life!

Sweet cousin Dillie

My boys made All A's!!!!!  Poor boys get their tails ridden hard by this momma.  My parents should have stayed after my butt a lot more than they did!

Finally.... the 100th day!


A mom made me this canvas on the 4th day of fourth grade.  I reused it for the 100th!!!

Sister's class!

The Bit!

As if one night of organic dinner wasn't enough, they tackled another meal the next weekend!

Bitty hasn't killed a deer and the hunt is on!


On Sunday Trey took Bitty hunting and TA took Ford hunting.  Ford ended up with the buck.




Last weekend Annie got her first black eye.  We were playing at a friend's house.  She tripped in their playroom and fell into a little trampoline.

Show & Tell in first grade!

Ford came into my room today to say he felt like he would faint.  I called Puh and she kept him the rest of the day.  No fever,  No flu.  Red ears.....= early to bed!

Ballin

Well, just like that the second semester happened.  Not only did it happen, but we're two weeks in.  These are my babies the first day of the second semester!

Ford met his AR goal in my class.  This momma makes him do some reading.

Annie had some mysterious spots on her leg.  Its' eczema.


Arm too....

Last Sunday Bitty lost his first tooth at 7 years and 7 months old.


The next day he pulled the tooth next door!!!!  He's a man who likes to make money and pulling teeth is where it's at!

Last weekend Ford was limping around during his basketball game.  After some questioning, we decided to self medicate and put him in a boot for a week or so and see if that helps.

Trey was cooking on the egg and Bitty was helping.  I am not sure what a hairdryer has to do with cooking on the grill.  Man things!

Tuesday I slipped away for less than 24 hours to Jackson.  Trey and I attended the Governor's Inaugural Ball.

These....shoes!  They're cute but my feet hurt for TWO days!

My hot date!

Here's one of the singers from the band....forgot his name!

The next day I was sleepy.

Annie loves Ms. Pewe from school.

Today Bitty's basketball team had their first game.  We won.... 31-9!!!!

Four years later

I’m not an emotional person.   I’m very private about my feelings.  January 5th is not my favorite day.  I dread January 5th.  I dread all the days leading up to it.  It can make me emotional.  

January 5, 2016, my mother left this Earth.  For those of us still here it’s sad.  It’s heartbreaking.  There are days, still four years later, that I break down.  However, January 5 is also a good day.  It’s a sweet day and a day to rejoice.  Yes, my mother left me on that day, but she went to Heaven.  And Heaven for my mother and for me means, eternity.  It means no end....Eternal peace and happiness.  It means no more cancer, chemo, pain, or suffering.  It means everlasting life, praising God, love, and joy.  

I’m not going to lie.  I wish she were here.  That’s selfish, but I’m human.  I am upset she’s missed the last four years of everything that’s happened.  I need her still everyday.  So often I feel robbed that I didn’t get my mom long enough.  Thirty-three years wasn’t enough.  Why was her time here done???   I’ll not know those answers in this lifetime.  I will cling to what I have.  I have memories.  I notice mannerisms that I do that my mom did.  I have pictures, videos, and voicemails.  I had the best mom.  We had a wonderful relationship.  She loved me unconditionally, even in those unloveable teen years.  

She was prim and proper.  She was quiet and kind.  She loved big and gave the best hugs.  She was a submissive wife and a devoted mother.  She always made things equal and fair.  She went out of her way to make you feel special and loved.  

As I yearn to have my mother back, I am thankful that I did have her for 33 years.  I am thankful for our strong relationship and the legacy she left.   I could list a million things I’m thankful for but most of all and by far, I’m thankful for Jesus and our gift of eternal life.  

After Christmas and Ringing in the New Year

The day after Christmas Trey took the kids to the farm to do man things while I got my new phone activated.  After that two hour AT&T process, I met them to join in on the fun.

I got an Iphone 11 Pro Max.  I have no idea what that means other than I love the camera.








I know my time is limited with monogrammed outfits, so I got this jewel made for Christmas.  I love to shop on Amazon because it's easy.  This jumper came from "Hope & Henry"...I had it monogrammed locally.


Bitty wanted to make a pet rock.  He named him John Brantley Lamar, Jr.

Then he asked that I make him a house.

Complete with a window..

Annie likes to cook.  She got an apron for Christmas.  We made sausage muffins and brownies.




The next day we made porridge.  It consisted of a lot of junk from my pantry.

We always stay home on New Years Eve with our friends the Stills.




NYE is also the anniversary of Trey and I meeting.  This year marked #17.


Today we went to The Memphis Children's Museum.  It cost me $73 to get four people in and 3 carousal rides.   I had a small heart attack!


After we left there I took them to eat lunch.  Annie went to get a straw and told the young boy by the drink station, "Hey you filthy animal."  She came back to the table and proudly told me what she told this 13 year old looking boy.  I nearly died!!!!!  I looked up to see him staring at me like I was the mother of the year.  I waved and mouth, "I'm sorry."  I turned to fuss at Annie and told her to go apologize immediately.  The boys loved this naturally and were almost under the table dying of laughter.