Will I be?????

Will I be a politician’s wife? The odds definitely seem to be in my favor at this point in the race, but time will only tell. Right now Trey is still running unopposed and it would be magnificent to keep it that way. If no one else qualifies by June 1 Trey will be the man for House of Representatives District 8.

I have been asked several times if we will be moving to Jackson and the answer is no. Trey will be down there while the legislature is in session from January until about the end of March of beginning of April. We will still hold residency  here in Mayberry.

Last Tuesday lots of sweet friends and supporters threw Trey a “Meet and Greet” fundraiser here in town. We were very pleased with the turnout and hope that all continues to go well between now and the election in November. Thanks to all who helped last week!!!!!

 The politician

 The entertainment

 The cook

 The Lamar Family

 Gran and Ford

 Trey making his speech

 Ford enjoyed the party

 Bobba and us

2 year stats 2 weeks late

I am tired of looking at clothes for Ford and them being $50.00 an outfit or having some goofy saying on there.  I had to take matters into my own hands.  I decided to buy some material and have a friend make him some clothes.  This is one of the outfits he is modeling while at the doctor for his 2 year check-up.

Eating a snack

 Cookies make waiting more fun

 Painting

 Our project

On Sunday Ford and I went to Tupelo to have lunch with some of my family.  One of my cousins was graduating from high school and my aunt had us over for lunch.  Trey couldn’t make the trip because he was in a golf tournament so I had the pleasure of making the journey alone.  Ford only asked 47 times “Where going momma?” 

Ford and his Great Granddaddy

 Ford and his Great Grandmother

 He was entertainment for all

 Another outfit I had made

 BoomPa and Gran

Ford’s two year stats:


Weight: 27.6 lbs. 25-50th percentile
Height: I lost the sheet!! 25-50th percentile
Shoe size: 6.5 to 7
Clothes: 24 months
Diapers: Luvs size 4 during the day and Pampers Dry Baby size 5 at night


Food and Drink: We have graduated from the bottle, but we still have a paci!!! He drinks whole milk from a sippy cup.
Ford prefers salty over sweet.
He loves chips, French fries and peanuts.
Like any good man he loves steak.
Ketchup is his favorite condiment.
Unlike his momma, he is not a big fan of bread. If he has a hamburger it will be the meat only (with ketchup of course).
Lucky Charms are his favorite cereal. For breakfast we have cereal, yogurt, cinnamon rolls, or muffins. Not very exciting… I am a working mom. No time for waffles or pancakes.
He calls green beans, snakes

Interests: His number one favorite thing to talk about is tractors. He wants to ride his new tractor daily. We usually do and he wants to pick up sticks and leaves to put in his wagon.
He also likes trains, planes, helicopters, 18-wheelers, books, crayons, remote controls, keys, telephones, the broom, and 4-wheelers.
He loves to talk about Trey’s and Pop’s yard toys. Such as: their tractors (riding lawn mowers), bubbles (push lawn mowers), weed-eaters, blowers, edger’s, air pumps, etc. All of these items are extremely loud and it makes him want to panic. He just wants to talk about them.
He hates loud noises. If we are outside and something is loud he cries to go inside. He also will nearly knock you down when something is loud so you will hold him.

Educational: He can count to ten.
He knows the colors, red, blue, green, yellow, orange, pink, white, purple, and sometimes black and brown.
He can spell his name. He thinks all letters say F-O-R-D!!!
We are currently learning the ABC’s.
He wants to learn so badly. He is constantly saying, “Momma, what’s that?”
He talks non-stop.
He will start pre-school 2 days a week in the fall.


Other info: He knows where he lives.
He knows when his birthday is and how old he is.
He knows my first name, Trey’s, Puddin, and Pops. I think he might know Gran and BoomPa’s too.
He rarely forgets anything, regardless of how long ago it happened.
He has recently begun calling me “Baby Momma”
He calls Trey "Uncle Daddy"

A handicapped turtle

A friend that I taught school with in Jackson sent us a Flat Stanley.  Some of you non-teachers don’t have a clue what I am talking about, but he’s the little guy Ford is holding.  There is a book called Flat Stanley and part of the reason for reading it is to send Stanley to people in the mail and learn about the geography in their area.  Ford thoroughly enjoyed his visit.  He even ripped off one of his legs. 

On Saturday we went to the Memphis Zoo.  I do love a good zoo!!!  While en route to see the animals I decided that it looked as if rain was in the forecast and Trey disagreed.  I asked him to check on his phone (mine is 1999 style and I don’t have the internet) to see if bad weather was coming.  He said it wasn’t going to rain so we went.  What do you think happened???? 

Ford’s favorite thing at the zoo, the Buddha man.

He was THRILLED when he found his belly button.  My child LOVES a belly button.  He asks to see most peoples and will even yank your shirt up without notice.  It can be rather embarrassing. 

Yes, you guessed it.  It started raining less than ten minutes after we walked in the zoo.  When it started raining hard I said it’s time to go!  Trey of course had on closed toe shoes, long pants, and a warm pull-over.  Ford and I dressed according to what I saw on weather.com… 81 and SUNNY.  I was cold and wet, as was Ford.  I told Trey it was time to get the car and I would run and go get it.  I took off running in my flip flops, skirt, and rain jacket that I was trying to hold closed so I wouldn’t get soaked any more.  I ran a good distance and realized he told me to go out a way in which was completely gated off.  I was not happy to say the least.  Trey thought it was hysterical and said I was running like a HANDICAPPED TURTLE.  How nice is he?????? 

After the zoo we had lunch with his favorite cousins, Molly Cate, Caroline, and Jack.  After every few bites the kids felt the need to show us their dance moves.

What is it about babies that people think they must touch them and get in their faces?  I just don’t know.  Ford has no home training so he decided to get in Baby Jack’s personal space.  POOR JACK!!

 The cutest little man I know

I love Mother’s Day.  I am sure my calling in life was to be a mother.  I have looked forward to it since I played with baby dolls.  It brings me such a great joy to have a child.  Ford can be a handful and challenges my patience everyday, but when he wraps me a present like this how can I not just eat him up!!!??? 

He was beyond proud of his skills might I add.

 My baby and me before church

He had to get in some quality tractor riding before we left too. 

I asked for some new tennis shoes for Mother’s Day.  Trey bought me a size 7 and I wear a size 8 so I had to take them back.  He went with the more conservative gray and white and I opted for wild…. pink and lime green. 

Last night we drove up to Memphis to look at the Mississippi River.  I was amazed at how high it was. 

 Those are the tops of trees

Some of you may remember back in the fall I dressed up like our maintenance man at school.  Well, he and I have continued to play jokes on each other.  When I got home today I noticed that I had driven with this on the front of my car.  He will pay!!!!!!!