Halloween Fun

Jake had his Halloween party at preschool today and it was so cute. They sang some of the cutest songs and then ate some treats afterwards. Jake was a Ninja Turtle. It is so funny that he was, bc I remember my brother Eric being a Ninja Turtle for Halloween one year and to think that they have come back in style is kinda cool.

Jake and his classmates singing their songs

Time for Halloween Treats

Cousin Ethan and Jakes best bud

Jake and Mrs. Tammy

Jake and Mrs. Heather

My Turtle Tator

This is Jake and Peron. The little girls mother introduced herself to my by saying that the little girl talks about Jake AAAALLLLLL the time. So sweet

We are suppose to go to a Harvest Festival tomorrow night, dont feel to safe with the whole Trick or Treating thing these days. Well I hope everyone has a blessed and Happy Halloween.

Glucose Test

Anyone who is among the living has hope       Ecclesiastes 9:4

A Backyard Burger and French Fries

A coca cola

and about 9 hershey kisses bc I didnt have a candy bar

Makes a 143 on my glucose test Monday at the doctor and now moves me to the next step of taking a long 3 hour test at the hospital to have my blood sugar check to see if I have gestational diabetes.

So aggrivated with the whole thing. They give you a list of all this food that you have to eat within a certain time. It was more food than I normally eat at one time and then my sugar comes back bad. I know its a safety pre caution to make sure the baby will be healthy but the thought of having to go the hospital and sit for 3 1/2 to 4 hours and drink bottles of sugar water every hour does not excite me at all.

Just pray that everything will be good on the next test. I go Tuesday to take it and afterwards I go and have a sonogram to check the baby bc Im measuring 2 weeks further along than what the dr originally has thought. I been telling him the whole time that I was farther along than his estimate, but he is the doctor so I guess he knows better. I been telling every one that she is not going to last until the end of December, I really think she is going to come early, just by the way I feel. God had her day picked out, but if she hasnt come by the 28th of December then the doctor will induce me at that time. Either way we will have a '09 baby.

30 Weeks

Those who look to the Lord are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame    Psalm 34:5

30 weeks and counting. Only 10 weeks to go before Sophie makes her appearance. I am not convinced that she will last that long though. I have mild contractions alot. They are never regular but they are at times tense. I really dont know what to expect with the third baby, dont know many people that have 3 babies. I have read that the third baby sometimes comes earlier and faster. Its the faster part that scares the dickons out of me.

With Gracie, labor and delivery was just over 4 hours, with Jake labor and delivery was about 3 1/2 hours. Kinda freaks me out that she will come even faster than that and with the drive to Tupelo I might be dilvering at home like the "Duggars", I just love that show and all they stand for. Such a good family show.

Well Sophie is just a growing and moving and bumping around, like at 3 this morning when she woke me up moving around. I could not get her settled down at all. I dont know if normally I just dont feel her during the night or if she was just being difficult and wanting to play last night. I got up and walked around trying to get her settled down so I could go back to sleep, but every time I layed down, my belly would start rumbling with her moving. It is the neatest feeling, but I really wanted to sleep. The kids love to talk to her and feel her move, Jake tells her he loves her every night with a big ole bear hug around my belly, i know he is gonna make the best big brother ever and Gracie is going to take such good care of her.

Praising in the Storm

Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today's trouble is enough for today   Matthew 6:34

I have so been slacking. In everything I am suppose to be doing. I have been struggling with storms in my life lately and have let things get to me that normally I could just blow away without a thought.

I watch "Facing the Giants" this weekend for about the 100th time. Just felt a strong urge to watch this movie Friday night. Gracie was gone to stay with a friend, Jake was occupied with some toys, Sam was relaxing in our room watching a man show like Discovery or History channel, Granny was watching Game shows and I was just wondering, so I dug out "Facing the Giants" and went in Gracie's room and turned it on.

I have watched this movie seriously 100 times, it is just a really good movie.

Things are difficult in this world. I can name so many people that I know who are struggling with huge burdens and seem to find know light at the end of the tunnel.

After watching this movie for the 100th time I got to thinking. Do we really PRAISE HIM IN THE STORM? It is so easy to thank God for the unlimited and uncountable blessings in our lifes, or to go to him when things are so hard and ask him to help us and get us out of it, but do you ever just praise him for the struggles you face.

I am working on this. I pray every day, sometimes long seemingly unending prayers, some days prayers so short I wonder does he consider it a pray or just my babble? But do I really praise him for my good days and then praise him for my bad days.

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I have way to much in my life to thankful for, I have been so blessed in my life. Two children whom I love more than I ever thought possible, A husband who would give his last breathe for me, and Granny who has raised me and taken care of me even to this day, in laws who accept me as their own, a job, friends who I know I can count on, just to many things to list, but yet I let things get to me and I finally break down. Im sure my hormones right now have a huge part in my emotions at this time but I believe also that God is using this to pull me even closer to him. As close as we think we are to him we are never quiet as close as we should be.

I challenge you to look at your life and the struggles you are  facing and ask "AM I PRAISING HIM THROUGH THIS STORM"? There is a beautiful song called "Praise you in the Storm" by Jeremy Camp I believe. I love this song, I sing this song in my head all the time. It is so easy to give praise when things are going our way, but when things are hard we beg for help. Maybe we need to praise him for the struggles to, its the struggles that pull us closer to him anyway.

Nothing Much

O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever   Psalm 107:1

Just been in a kinda blah, not blogging mood lately. Seems like there has been something going on every day lately and not all so good.

My Granny and Aunt Ann went to Arkansas this weekend to see my Aunt Linda. They made it home last Tuesday after buring my cousin Steve. Please pray for my Aunt. She is not handling this well at all, her heart is broken into a million pieces. My grandmother said that she has lost alot of wieght and just does not seem well. My heart totall breaks for her. It doesnt matter how old your children get, they are always your baby.

Gracie was sick this weekend and with my Grandmother gone out of town, you would have thought the world ended. I dont know who missed her more, my kids or my husband. I have taken care of the house, cooked and cleaned for the last 11 years and they made it seem like the house was falling apart bc Granny wasnt there to cook scrambled eggs. We all missed her incredibly and we were so glad when she made it home yesterday.

Sam had to attend a funeral this weekend and was palbearer yesterday. One of his friends that he used to work with was killed Thursday night in a car wreck. Sam has been taking it hard. This was like the 4th funeral he had been to in the last 6 months. Really makes you realized how fast your life can be changed. Please pray for the Rogers family in the loss of there Husband and Father.

Havent had much luck on the Soccer front either. Gracie and Jake have only been able to play 2 games each this year. Every time we get ready to play a game, it rains. I dont know how much more rain we can take. I know the Lord is providing just enough, but man I wish the rain would stop for a while. some pictures of one of the two games Jake did get to play in.

 He is so funny playing soccer. For him it is just fun, he is not as into it as Gracie is and Gracie is so critical of him bc he doesnt take it serious.

Went to the doctor yesterday for a checkup. Baby Sophie is still just incubating. He said everything looks good and now we start going every 2 weeks. I do my glucose test when I go back in two weeks. Really does seem to be flying by now. Only about 11 weeks left until she gets here. We started on her bedroom this week, hoping to get to finally paint this weekend and get her closet unit put up. I have been so blessed with so much baby stuff. Still need some clothes for her to wear now though. Most everything I have is for older or summer. Not complaining at all though, bc I know it will be well used and is greatly appreciated.

28 weeks

The gracious had of my God was upon me.    Neh 2:18

I have made it to 28 weeks. Started my 3rd trimester yesterday. I know I am in the home stretch now.

Havent been feeling the best in the world this week. I have just been so tired. Things have just been chaos for the last few days, so I havent really been posting a lot. Please just pray that I will be able to have calm weekend.

I dont look for it to be though bc I have so much I need to do and then alot that I want to do.

I finally ordered Sophie's bedding set. I got it off Ebay for over $100.00 less than the retail price. It it brand new and I got 13 pieces. UPS is suppose to be delivering today. I hope that Sam will be home this weekend so he can help me paint.

I want to paint her room a chocolate color and let the colors of the bedding POP!!! I think it is going to be so perfect. Ill be doing before and after pictures. I just cant wait.

My Granny is going to Arkansas this weekend with my Aunt Ann to visit my Aunt Linda. Please continue to pray for her also and the loss of my cousin Steve. My Uncle Joe is not handling this well at all either. He buried his other son just over a year ago and now having to bury Steve. Uncle Joe's health is not great, in he requires an oxygen tank daily.

A Great Grandparents Day

In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you          1Thess 5:18

Been feeling kinda down lately. Just havent felt good at all the last few days, but I got some uplifting yesterday when my Mawmaw and Pawpaw came to visit.

I haven't seen them in nearly 2 months and boy was I so glad to see them. Since they went to live with my Aunt and Uncle after my Pawpaw's stroke I dont get to see them as often as I use to. When they lived in Greenwood I saw them just about every other week and now not so much.

They came up Saturday afternoon bc my Mawmaw has a dr. appt today for a checkup.

Jake and Pawpaw

They came out yesterday and I cooked a ham and some fried potatos, which are my Mawmaw's favorite. We were able to visit for along time and really hated to see them leave. They are going back to the coast this afternoon after her appt.

Jake, Pawpaw and Gracie

Its really hard to see my Pawpaw like he is. I remember him as the man who could do anything and was so strong, and now seeing him in a wheelchair, and cant even stand by himself is the hardest thing of all.

Jake, Mawmaw and Gracie

And I miss my Mawmaw blueberry cobbler so much. They grew blueberries behind their house and she would pick them and freeze them and when she knew we were coming to their house to visit she would always make me a blueberry cobbler.

Mawmaw and Gracie

They were/are probably the bestest grandparents ever. I remember staying at their house every chance we got. My Mawmaw used to pick me and Eric up from my dad's work and take us and us chicken nuggets from Mc'D's or either go to Barnetts Deli and get us a sandwich(those were the best hoagies). On the weekend me and Eric used to live at their house and pretty much got away with anything at all. My Pawpaw has always called me "tugirl" dont know what that means, but now I miss hearing that. You just about cant understand him when he talks. I would give anything to hear him call me that again.

Gracie, Uncle Doug and Jake

My Uncle Doug brought them up this weekend. I love him so much too. When I was first born he had just been layedoff from the Engles shipyard in Pascagoula. He kept me just about everyday for the first 1 1/2 of my life. Talk about spoiled. Man I was. All I had to do was grunt and I got something....miss those days too (haha). They tell me that when he got called back to the shipyard and left to go back to the coast I had a hard time adjusting. He is the sweetest man ever and still works at that crazy shipyard, for nearly 30 years now.

Gracie, Jake and Other Granny

And we can't forget "other" Granny. She has been having a hard time since my cousin passed away last weekend. If I wasnt with Mawmaw and Pawpaw then I was at her house. Between Mawmaw & Pawpaw and Granny and Papa, I didnt stand a chance. I was rotten before I was born, but the love me and my kids like no other.

Absolutley the bestest Grandparents in the world.

FALL

Come to Me, all who labor and who are heavy laden, and I will give you rest   Matthew 11:28

I am so happy that it is October. I love this time of year. The colors changing, the temp changing. I dont know, but it seems like people get happier this time of year.

We have been busy this week and I am wore out. We have had soccer games and things going on and I am just not handling it very well at all.

Both the kids had games Tuesday. Jake just plays they dont even keep score, but Gracie is in U10 and they had an awesome game. It was tied 5/5 and they went into overtime and still ended up with a tie 7/7. It was a really good game. But Of course in the rush of getting back to town I forgot my camera. Sorry

Here is a pretty fall picture for you though

Hopefully this weekend will be a good weekend to rest and maybe start on Sophie's room, I have got to get my behind in gear and get working on it.