My Favorite Days

Today was one of my favorite kind of days. It was a wonderful Saturday where no one had to be anywhere all day and the four of us got to spend the whole day together.

Kati Ann was up at 4 a.m. (that was not the highlight of the day) and couldn't go back to sleep. So, we were up and moving early. I had some things to drop off for a consignment sale and we had tickets to a pancake breakfast so we were out of the house by 6:40!

We first tried to drop the stuff off at the consignment sale but the line was ridiculous so we just headed to breakfast. We had pancakes & sausage and then headed to Lowe's to pick out Fall flowers.

It was forecasted to rain so we got home and tried to get as much done as we could before the rain. We got about 1/2 of it done before the rain. While it rained we went inside and just chilled. Jared grilled for lunch and then we all 4 went down for a nap.

Once we got up, we planted the rest of the flowers. We then all cleaned up and went and had mexican food! Tell me that doesn't sound like a wonderful day!

As you can see we are quite the crew, Kie is his jumper and Billie in the stroller while Kati Ann "helps" plant flowers

This is around the tree before we put any plants in there...Kie is quite a trooper!

I know we must be a real sight for our neighbors with a baby bouncing on the front sidewalk!

Around the tree after we added the flowers

Baby Billie

I've said before that Billie is our real baby. I walked downstairs this morning to bring KA her clothes and when I looked up I saw this. I said nothing to anyone just snapped a picture and Billie just stayed put. What a sweet dog! She definitely makes herself at home!

Bald and Beautiful

People can go bald for all different reasons. Sometimes it is genetics, an illness or by choice. Not often can one say they are bald because of their mother. Well, sweet Kie now can make that claim.

If you know me (I mean REALLY know me), you won't be surprised when I tell this story. I pulled, what has become affectionately know as a "Bobi Ann". This is when I do things without completely thinking it through (like pouring bubble bath in a jacuzzi bathtub and turning on the jets)!

So, yesterday morning I was looking at the back of Kie's head and noticed that the bottom looked like a tail so I thought I would trim it a bit. So, I began trimming and it didn't look good so I tried to fix it by trimming some more. This cycle continued until the only way I could think of to make it all look even was to use Jared's beard & mustache trimmer (I know...you don't have to say it!) I hadn't ever used one of those before and didn't understand all the numbers on it and used the shortest setting and it began taking ALL of Kie's hair off. I didn't know what else to do but to do his whole head.

So, what we have is a 2 bald men in our house. One because he really was losing his hair, the other because his mom can't leave well enough alone. It is a good thing we love bald men here!

Golfing In Style

If you've read this blog very long, you have gotten to see and hear about Kati Ann's taste in clothing. This particular outfit was a find by our own beloved Charlotte at a garage sale for FREE (that's a whole other story)! Anyway, Kati Ann LOVES this dress. As soon as it is clean she insists on wearing it. So, she found it clean in her room this morning and begged to wear it. I had no problem with that. So, this afternoon when she and her daddy decided to hit golf balls, it was Jared that wasn't dressed up to "par" (pun intended)!

She's such a crazy, fun little girl!

One Happy Baby

I had to share with you about this because my great friend, Kim, told me about E-Mealz and I decided to try it out and have discovered I love it! I've never been one to plan meals very well. But with e-mealz it does all the work for me. It plans meals at the grocery store, I choose, based on what they have on sale that week. That's a no brainer. Not only am I saving money because I shop smarter, but I actually have a plan for our meals whereas, I kinda tended to just wing it every week. You can click the picture above and check it out for yourself. I know I sound like an advertisement and I don't really mean to its just that I didn't even know this existed and its totally changed our meals (plus it has gotten us out of a rut of eating the same things all the time)!

Frances Wiggs Grayson 1926-2010

On October 27, 1926, my dear friend, mentor and beloved grandmother entered the world. She taught me about love, commitment, and keeping the promises you make. My MaMa always took time to listen and genuinely cared about more than a surface level relationship. She cared about how we felt and wanted to know what we thought about things.

I have such wonderful memories with her as a child. She didn't miss anything that we were doing!

In 1996, MaMa contracted an illness that left her in a wheelchair until she died 14 years later. Even in a wheelchair, she made the effort to be involved in our lives. She watched Marcus' football games from the bleachers in her chair and saw us both graduate from high school from that chair. We'd go out to eat and go shopping and she did it all from that chair.

On September 10, 2010 around 11 p.m. she WALKED unassisted on streets of gold and saw her own beloved mother, her sisters, brother, friends that had gone before her and her Savior.

Without question, I will miss her dreadfully, but I celebrate the life she lived and more importantly, I celebrate her victory over pain and suffering as she now STANDS before her Jesus.

I love you, MaMa!