The McLarn Crew

THEY COME HOME TODAY!!!

2010-07-23T10:46:00.003-04:00

I am so excited! My babies come home today! I can't wait to hear about all the fun things they did at 4H camp! I can't wait to hug and kiss them!! I have missed them so much! I really wish I bought them a camera to take with them so they could have taken some pictures of the camp and the new friends they made. I hope they made friends with some children that will be going to their new school. I will let you know what they did fun!

Love My Babies

2010-07-20T07:05:00.003-04:00

Well, yesterday Taylor and Chase were dropped off for 4-H camp. They are gone until Friday. I am not able to speak with them at all! It is killing me! At least they aren't completely alone. Jessie and Kaila went too. Last night I didn't sleep too good either! I miss them so MUCH!! I can't wait to hear all their stories about how much fun they had. Kami is enjoying them being gone for the most part. I know she is missing them, because last night she watched wrestling (her and Chase usually watch it together) and she slept in Taylor's bed. I love my 3 children!!! :)

This weekend ....

2010-07-15T14:17:00.002-04:00

Tomorrow I am off for a 3 day weekend!! YAY!! I am so excited! We don't have anything big planned. Tomorrow, I think I might just stay around the house and clean. Do the fun Mommy and wife duties.

Saturday, we are planning on going to the beach for the day with my friend Stephanie and her family. Her daughter Nikki is Kami's best friend from Cumberland. Kami is extremely excited about it. I am sure that I will take some pictures and post them. :) Maybe if we have enough time we can swing by and visit my sister Theresa @ her camp ground in Williamsburg. Hmmmm ... :)

Sunday, we have Chase's baseball party @ Madison Ball Field in Cumberland. We are going to be all over the place. But hey, it is ALL worth it. We are going to enjoy catching up with some good friends and catch some rays!!! :)

Some updates ...

2010-07-14T12:50:00.003-04:00

On July 1st we moved out of Cumberland and now are residents of Beaverdam. We are about 2 minutes from my sister and her family. We are LOVING it! The kids enjoy hanging with their cousins and Aunt. Their Aunt Tina bought them season passes to Kings Dominion and they are going there A LOT! There is NEVER a dull moment when they are hanging with their Aunt Tina. But they are missing their friends in Cumberland. They get a long summer ... They don't go back to school until September verses August. It has been a true blessing in Beaverdam already! :)

WOW! Long time ...

2010-02-22T06:55:00.002-05:00

It has been a long time since my last post!

This weekend was a little busy! Saturday I woke EVERYONE up in the house @ 8:30 to help me clean the house. They weren't real happy with me. Ronnie and the girls could sleep the day way if you would let them. Usually it is just Chase and I up at the crack of dawn. We got the whole house cleaned. It was nice!

We signed the children up for softball and baseball. So it is official any free time that I had is now gone!! This means that mommy will be at the ball field Monday through Thursday with games on Saturday's. I do enjoy watching them play sports though. I think some times I get into it too much! But hey what are mom's for?!?!?! After the sign-ups we went and ate lunch with Katina, Chip, and the girls. We had a really nice time. Katina ended up taking Taylor with her for the night and I had Hailey and Kaila. It was a really nice time. Hailey followed Ronnie around like a lost puppy. It was really cute!!

Sunday we had my other niece Kaela's birthday party at the bowling alley. Hailey was so cute bowling! We had fun! We had a real nice time this weekend with family!!! :)

I promise I will try to keep on top of my blog ... Time just gets away from me!!

PROUD MOM!!

2009-10-04T21:20:00.003-04:00

A couple weeks ago Taylor was given an award for getting a perfect score on her Reading SOL. We are sooo proud of her. I love you Taylor with all my heart!! :)

What a weekend .....

2009-09-08T21:57:00.005-04:00

We had a great Holiday weekend! Man, were we busy! Saturday morning I took Taylor to Katina at Western Rider's so she could spend some time with them and ride her horse. Katina is such a good Aunt, she took Taylor's horse to the show for her to be able to ride him there. Taylor was really excited. Oh yeah, on Saturday, Ronnie and I got new cell phones and Taylor has my old cell phone now. She is lovin life! :) She is growing up way too fast for me!! I wish she could go back to being a baby running around in her diapers and her tight curls!! But anyway, after I dropped Taylor off I went home and cleaned the girls room. It took me a good 6 hours to clean their rooms. If it wasn't for Michelle coming over that evening and helping me I think it would have taken me A LOT longer. (Thanks Chell!!) After 12 bags of trash, their room is spotless. Everything is organized and it better stay that way.

Then on Sunday, we went to my mom's for a cookout. We had a really nice laid back time there. Katina and Chip brought their 4 wheelers down. They brought the adult 4 wheeler and then their girls have a 4 wheeler. Kami and Chase drove the 4 wheelers by themselves. It was awesome watching them ride it with out any ones help. I really hope one day we can afford to buy them a 4 wheeler. I did get some pictures from this day that I will post at the end. :) Taylor and Kami ended up spending the night with their Grandma and Chase went home with Katina and Chip. Ronnie and I were kid free. The only thing we did was leave there and then went home and slept.

Then on Monday, I stayed at home and cleaned Chase's room from top to bottom. I ended up getting 6 bags of trash out of his room. Now his room is spotless! Chase even got a new bed from his Grandma and Papa. Thank you Grandma and Papa. Chase loves his bed!! :) While, I was cleaning his room, Ronnie ended up meeting my mom and sister to get the kids. Then Ronnie and the kids went to his mom's for a cookout. He stayed there for about an hour or so. When he got home we left again and went to Heather and Kevin's for a cookout. It was nice hanging out with Heather just relaxing. Ronnie really enjoyed spending time with Kevin.

Well, I hope everyone has an AWESOME day! Enjoy the pictures!! :)

Hailey climbing in my mom's doggie "apartment"

Hailey giving me a kiss. PRICELESS! :)

The girls having fun swimming in the COLD water ... Just look at Jessie's face. LOL!

Miss Kaila lookin' all sweet! :)

Jessie is debating hard about getting in the water

My mom and Hailey getting ready to go on a ride.

Katina and Amador playing Corn Hole

Ronnie and Chip playing Corn Hole.

Hailey is starting young ... LOL!

Chip and Hailey going on a ride

My mom

Katina (my sister)

My HANDSOME hubby!!

Labor Day Weekend Plans

2009-09-03T20:30:00.002-04:00

We are going to have a BUSY labor day weekend! Saturday, if the weather is nice and hot enough we are going to Holiday Lake with Michelle, Aaron, and their boys. We didn't make it last weekend because of two reasons the first one is because when we woke up it looked like it was going to rain and then when it start getting nice, Michelle had to take Aaron to the ER because of he couldn't move his neck or his arm at all. I ended up watching her boys for the whole day while they were at the hospital. But anyway .... Then on Sunday we are going to my mom's for a cookout. I haven't seen my mom since my surgery, when she brought my children back to me and she cleaned my kitchen from head to toe (that was nice!!). I am sure that we will be eating some yummy food and playing some corn hole and darts. We always enjoy ourselves when we go there. Then Monday, we are going over to The Minter's for another cookout. We are going to have so much fun! I can't wait!! We are really excited!!

I will post some pictures from our Holiday Weekend when I get them! Until then, I hope everyone has a really nice LONG weekend!

TGIF ...

2009-08-28T11:16:00.002-04:00

Yea, it is Friday!! Once it hits 4:00, the weekend begins!! I am really hoping that it doesn't rain this weekend. We have a lot of plans!! Saturday morning, we are going to Holiday Lake with Michelle, Aaron, and their boys. Then after we get back from there we need to go car shopping!! I really hope we find a vehicle that both Ronnie and I agree on. Then we are heading over to Kevin and Heather's for a cookout around 6pm. I think Sunday we are going to do nothing but stay home and work around our house. I have been wanting to clean every ones closets out and get rid of junk. I think I will do that on Sunday! Sure would love some help!! (hint hint Chell. LOL!). If we don't get rained out this weekend, I am sure we will have lots of pictures from the lake and at Heather's. I know if I don't take pictures @ Heather's she will!! LOL!!

Hope everyone has a nice day and weekend!!! :)

Yorktown ....

2009-08-24T21:49:00.005-04:00

This past weekend we went to Yorktown with our friends Angie and Mike. We had a really nice time. Saturday we were rained out because of Hurricane Bill. But we still made the best of it. We let the children swim until 10pm. Then Sunday morning we woke up early and went to Yorktown where they have a little beach and some boardwalk shops. It was really nice. Everyone had a real nice time. We are hoping we can make it back there before the weather turns cold for the fall. The children had A LOT of fun when Ronnie got in the water and swam with them. I hope you enjoy the pictures from our mini-vacation.

Kami and Mike (She was always by his side)

Mike and his son Mikey wrestling around

Taylor, Kami, and Mike

Chase chillin' on the bed

Angie bought this beach ball from K-Mart ... but she didn't realize it was that big!

The kids looking for crabs

The kids were trying to push Ronnie all the way in the water

They almost had him!

Taylor and Makayla chasing Ronnie down

And they got him!

Ronnie playing with the kids ... look the beach ball is FINALLY blown up!

Water time

Ronnie being silly ... man my husband is sexy!!

Chase took this picture or Ronnie and me

This is Mike and Angie ... I think this is the only picture I got of Angie

Tuesday ...

2009-08-11T11:14:00.002-04:00

I go to the doctor today to see how my foot is doing. I am hoping that he says, I can walk on my foot and that I can drive. I sure do miss doing those things!! I get to go back to work tomorrow. Tomorrow, Thursday, and Friday are half days. On Monday I start going back full time. :) I am excited! I miss going to work. We are really missing that money!! LOL!

Today is the kids second day of school. They get to go to Heather's after school today since my doctors appointment is late in the afternoon. They aren't too excited about going back to school so early. We will make up for the lack of summer this year when next summer comes. We are planning a vacation for Myrtle Beach next year. When I go back to work we are going to start a Myrtle Beach savings fund. I would like to take a few long weekends next summer and then a full week. We will see if all this happens. This is my goal for the family! :)

Wednesday, soccer practice starts for the children. Taylor was going to do Fall Softball, but we didn't have the money for it when it was due. So she has decided that she is going to play soccer. Taylor and Chase will be on the same team. Kami will be on a different team, but her Daddy is going to be her coach. She is excited about that!! This year the Soccer Commissioner has asked me take pictures of the games. I have started a blog for the Soccer league too. I am on a roll this year with Ronnie! :) We both are excited though. We really like being involved with the children's school and activities.

Well I will update everyone with what the doctor says and how the first day of practice goes for the children.

First Day of School and West Virginia photos

2009-08-10T09:50:00.006-04:00

Today my children started school. They were having mixed feelings about going back to school. I think when they come home they will tell me about how much fun they had. They will get home around 3:30.

Yesterday we arrived back home from West Virginia. I was really glad to see my hubby! I missed him so much! The kids missed him too!

Enjoy the pictures below of our vacation.

My sister Theresa

My sister Katina

My niece Hailey

Taylor

My nephew Drew

My niece's Kaylee and Hailey

Theresa and Dad dancing

My Dad and Uncle David

My handsome Dad

My Dad, Katina, Theresa, me and my Uncle David

Katina, Theresa, Uncle Butch, and me

Katina, Theresa, Dad and me

Katina, Theresa, Uncle David, and me

My Uncle David and his future wife Shelly

Theresa and me

Theresa and Dad

Hailey riding the John Deer tractor toy

Miss Hailey Boo again ... isn't she cute

Chase rolling down the hill @ Theresa's Aunt Jody's house

Look at the top of the picture ... the kids are getting read to roll down the hill

West Virginia

2009-07-30T22:07:00.004-04:00

My children are leaving for West Virginia to see my Nanny on Tuesday the 4th. My sister's are going to take them since we are financially unable right now to take them on vacation due to me not working right now because of my surgery. Well, they were suppose to just take the children, but my sister's worked together and are not taking no for an answer ... I am going with them. I really do have the best sister's in the world. They both are extremely good to my family and me. I love them so much! Ronnie can't go with us because he can't get off of work. So, Katina bribed him by setting up a golf time for Chip and him. I really don't want to leave my husband that long! But I really think this is the only time I will be able to go see my Nanny. I will not be able to do much, but that is okay, I can sit with my Nanny on her front porch and read a book. I love spending time with her no matter what we are doing. Oh yeah, I get to see my Dad too.

Thanks Katina and Theresa! I love you both so much! You guys are the best sister's anyone could ask for! :)

Enjoy the pictures below of the people that I am talking about!

Katina and Hailey last summer

Theresa last summer

This is my Dad, my brother Cole, Taylor, Chase, and Kami last summer

This is my Nanny, Taylor, Chase, and Kami last summer

This is my Nanny and me last summer! (I love this picture!)

Bear Creek Lake

2009-07-25T23:09:00.005-04:00

We had a really nice day today. We took the children to Bear Creek Lake so the kids could swim and have fun. They had a good time. See the pictures below.

Kami enjoying some chocolate chip cookies

My handsome hubby!

Taylor playing in the sand

My beautiful Taylor

My Kami Kins! :)

My niece Kaela posing for the camera

Ronnie took the kids on a boat ride. They really enjoyed it!

My handsome man Chase!

Kami just chillin'

My niece Kaela again

Taylor not looking so happy! Not sure what was going on

If you look really hard you can see me sitting in the chair in between the trees

This is Jalisa ... she is one of my friends niece's

The Fandrich's are moving to Cumberland ... :)

2009-07-23T16:51:00.003-04:00

YEAH!! My best friend Michelle is moving to Cumberland! She is moving not this weekend coming up but the following weekend (August 1st)! I am so excited! I have been wanting her to move out here for so long. I am so glad that Aaron and her decided to. Michelle and I have been coming up with so much stuff to do! We have decided to go to Bear Creek Lake next month a few times. I just hope that my foot has healed enough by then so I can get in the water. She is going to have a house warming party the second weekend of August ... so I will have some pictures of her new house!

Come on 2 more weeks!!! :)

LOVE YOU CHELL!! :)

Pictures from the 4th of July

2009-07-05T22:19:00.009-04:00

We had a really nice July 4th. We got to spend some time with my mom. The kids really enjoyed themselves. My mom and Amador were really missing them. They really haven't been able to spend time with them. We have been so busy with softball and baseball. Pretty soon it will be soccer. My mom is going to be enjoying herself over the next few weeks. My mom is going to keep them this coming up weekend for me when I have my surgery and she is going to keep them when Heather is on vacation for week. See below some pictures from our 4th of July.

Ronnie and Kami

Ronnie and Chase

Taylor and me .... my big girl

Kami and me ... my little girl

My mom and Amador

Chase and me .... my main man

Ronnie and Taylor ... she really is Daddy's girl

My three babies ..... aren't they cute!

Ronnie and me .... Don't we look good together?? I love him so much!

My mom and me .... Isn't she beautiful?

Taylor after swimming .... She loves putting up that "Loser" sign

Kami eating her ice cream and Papa being silly

My honey! Isn't he handsome?

Plans for the 4th

2009-07-03T12:06:00.002-04:00

Usually we are in West Virginia with my Dad and Nanny for the 4th of July. But this year we stayed home. I am having surgery on the 10th. Instead we are going to my mom's for a cookout and swimming and then we are going to Colonial Downs to watch fireworks. I am excited about going because we don't get to spend that much time with my mom lately. The kids are going to really enjoy it. That is all they have been talking about over the last few days. The other best part is my best friend Michelle and her family are going to be coming as well. We are going to have so much fun!! I hope my camera will work and I will have lots of pictures to post.

I hope everyone has a safe 4th! :)

PRAYERS NEEDED ...

2009-07-01T10:49:00.003-04:00

Last night, Ronnie's mom Violet received a call that her brother Jim passed away. Violet was really close to her brother Jim. She is taking the news just like any other person would take hearing that your brother passed away. Her brother Jim has been really healthy. This comes as a shock. In the last couple of months Violet has lost several friends. She really needs everyone to pray for her and the family. There hasn't been any announcements yet on the funeral. When we find out I will let everyone know.

Have a blessed day!

Some Updates ....

2009-06-22T08:38:00.002-04:00

Friday the children went with their Aunt Tina to Cobblestone Water Park. Everyone was having fun until Katina went into a panic mode when she couldn't find Chase (Chase is very sneaky!). She found him at the first aid place. Chase had went down the slide and some how he ripped his big toe nail off. The First Aid guy had to pull his toe nail off the rest of the way. GROSS!!! Sunday, Ronnie took the girls to the horse show @ Amber Hill and Chase and I stayed home. Ronnie had my truck and he left me his car. Well, his car likes to cut off all the time especially when it is hot outside. So, Michelle came out yesterday and took Chase and I to the doctor's office. They put Chase on an antibiotic and some pain medicine. He has to soak his foot 15 minutes 1 time a day. My Poor man!!!

We had Kami's All-Star tournament this past weekend. They played Thursday and Saturday. They lost both games which means they are out of the tournament. I am very proud of the girls. They tried their best!! :)

Sunday was Kami's first horse show ever!! From what I was told she did good! She came in 3rd place out of 4 people. Her cousin Jessie lead her around. Kami said that she enjoyed her self. My sister took some pictures. I hope I will get them soon from her. Taylor had her classes. I really want to say that she came in 5th out of 9 people I think. They had a Father's Day Lead line class as well. Taylor had to lead her Dad around on Ace. Taylor told me that she really enjoyed being able to tell her Dad what to do! LOL! Ronnie and Taylor came in 3rd place. Jessie and Chip came in 5th place. Ronnie also got a ribbon for the best Dad to listen to their daughter. They sounded like they all really had fun! I am sorry that I missed it.

Well this weekend we have one more All-Star Softball Tournament in Buckingham for Taylor. I will let everyone know how that goes!!

Talk to everyone soon! Have a nice week!! :)

All-Stars

2009-06-10T08:20:00.002-04:00

We received the call Saturday that Taylor made All-Star's. She was so excited! She started dancing around. It was cute! Taylor practices on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Her All-Star's tournament starts Thursday 6/25 - Sunday 6/28 depending on how far they make it in Buckingham. It is a double elimination tournament. She had her first practice this past Monday. Her coach whipped those girls butts! If they made bad throws or bad plays, she made them drop down and give her 5 push ups. I love Taylor's All-Star's coach. She is so good with all the girls!

Kami made All-Star's as well. Kami isn't as excited as Taylor. Kami thinks that she will not be able to stay with her Aunt Tina on Friday and go to Cobblestone Water Park. Her tournament starts Thursday 6/18 - Sunday 6/21 in Goochland. It is a double elimination tournament as well. I don't think her team will be playing a game on Friday. That way she will still be able to go with her Aunt Tina and cousins to Cobblestone.

Chase's baseball season is over. We had our ups and downs with Chase this year with baseball, but we made it through!! If he plays next year, hopefully it will all be better. He did say that he wants to pitch some next year if he plays. Chase said that he is going to route his sister's on in All-Star's!! :)

Well, I hope everyone has an AWESOME day!! :)

Wednesday

2009-06-03T07:39:00.002-04:00

Well today is the last game of the season for Taylor and Chase. Taylor has a game tonight against the other Cumberland team. The game on Monday, Taylor made a few good plays. She played catcher again and she really likes it. Casey (the pitcher) said that she loves it when Taylor catches because Taylor lets her know how many balls and strikes with her fingers. Casey said that Taylor talks to her and gives her an awesome target. I am a proud mom!! :) We should find out tonight if Taylor made All-Stars or not. We will see. Keep your fingers crossed! Taylor really wants to go!!

Chase had baseball practice last night. His coach was letting all the boys practice pitching last night. Chase really enjoyed it! Chase's coach came up to me and said, Too bad you are not going to be at the game tomorrow night (I will be @ Taylor's game). I said why? He said because I am going to pitch your son! He was amazed with his pitching technique. We haven't told Chase because we don't want to get him all nervous about it or if by chance his coach doesn't pitch him. I guess we will see. :) At least this will give him the practice for next year!!

Kami and Taylor teams have pictures before the game tonight. Kami's last regular game is Friday. She has a double header home vs. Amelia.

I will let ya'll know if Chase pitches tonight and I will let you know if Taylor makes All-Stars tomorrow! :)

Have an AWESOME day!! :)

Weekend Update ...

2009-06-01T08:19:00.003-04:00

Saturday morning started off real nicely. Ronnie left in the morning around 7:45 to head to Fluvanna for Kami's double header game. Taylor, Chase and I left the house around 8:45 and headed to Buckingham for Taylor's game. Ronnie said that Kami's team lost both games, but they did good considering the fact that they really haven't had any practice. :) Taylor's team played Powhatan. Cumberland won the game 7-0. It was a really good game. Powhatan didn't get past 2nd base! Taylor played 3rd base and loved it. We left Taylor's game and headed to Chase's game @ Charlotte County Court house. We met Chase's team @ the Shell station @ 12:15 pm to head to Charlotte. It took us about an hour and 1/2 to get there. Cumberland had the game 4 to 1 until the last inning. Charlotte beat us 5 to 4. It was a really good game!

Saturday late evening, Katina, Chip, my sister Theresa, and her husband Mikey rode their Harley's out to my house. We went to Vito's and ate dinner. Taylor rode on the bike with her Uncle Chip to Vito's and back. She looks like a natural. I swear, Taylor is so much like her Aunt Tina it is crazy!! :) We got back to my house and Chip rode Chase and Mikey rode Kami around the "block" on the bikes. They had fun. When Mikey and Kami pulled in the driveway Kami had a perm-a-grin on her face! Thank you Uncle Chip and Uncle Mikey!! Ya'll made your nieces and nephew's day! :) It was nice seeing my sisters! :) Can't wait for my niece's birthday party on 8/1/09!! :)

Sunday was a lazy day at the house! I finished up my laundry. Taylor and Ronnie slept for awhile on the couch. When the sun started going down, Ronnie played ball with Taylor and Chase and I watched Kami ride her bike around the house. Kami was so proud of herself because she can stand up and peddle! :)

Also, please pray for my grandma and her friend's family. My grandma's friend Betty passed away Saturday evening. My grandma was really close to her. They spoke to each other every night. I know my grandma is going to miss her dearly! I love you grandma!! :)

Ball Games Last Night ....

2009-05-28T09:10:00.002-04:00

Yesterday, Taylor had a game in Amelia and Chase had a game in Farmville.

I took Taylor to her game yesterday in Amelia. Those girls played AWESOME! Taylor's team won 11 to 4. Taylor made the play of the game. Taylor was in the center field and caught a pop fly! She didn't even have to move. It was beautiful!! That was the last out that they needed for the game! After she caught the ball, her whole team ran over to her and was giving her high fives. It was GREAT!! Casey pitched an awesome game. The way the game started was 3 up, 3 down. Casey struck them out! :) The first couple innings Taylor played catcher. It was a really good game!! :)

Ronnie went to Chase's game in Farmville. Chase's team lost the game 17 to 14. Ronnie said they all played really good. Heath hit a home run last night. I wish I was there to watch his game.

This weekend we have another packed weekend for games. Taylor has a Round Robin Tournament starting @ 9am. Kami has a double header in Fluvanna @ 9am & 11am. Chase has a game @ Charlotte Court house @ 2pm.

Have a nice day!! :)

Memorial Day Weekend

2009-05-27T12:45:00.003-04:00

We really had a nice holiday weekend! Saturday, Taylor had a softball game vs. the other Cumberland team. Taylor actually played on the other team because they didn't have enough girls. Which Taylor didn't mind. The other teams coach was her coach for 2 years. She was happy! Evvie (the coach) let Taylor pitch some too. Taylor asked to get pulled from pitching and Evvie put Taylor on First base, well as Taylor was walking to First base, Evvie told her to put her arms up. I wasn't sure what was going on, so I started walking to the dugout. Evvie took Taylor out of the game because she was getting ready to pass out. Taylor has passed out on Evvie before, so I think that Evvie knows her signs. Taylor didn't mind sitting on the bench the rest of the game. I am just glad that she was okay! :)

Saturday morning, Ronnie went to help Chip and Katina get hay up. When he came back he brought my nieces with him because I watched them for Chip and Katina to go out to dinner. I really enjoyed having them. Hailey was all about Ronnie and Chase though! :( She wanted Ronnie all the time. But that is okay, I got more kisses from her than he did! LOL! After Taylor's game, I took the girls to Dollar General and they all got water guns. They had a water gun fight! They had so much fun! They didn't come inside until dark. It didn't take them long to fall asleep! :) I can't wait until I have them again! :)

Monday, Taylor had another game vs. the other Cumberland team. She had a double header. Taylor played catcher, she really enjoyed that! :) No passing out drama this time! :)

Last night, after Chase's practice Ronnie took us to dinner @ Vito's. It was nice. We saw one of our friends there with his two sons. They came over and ate with us. It was nice to visit with them. Their family is AWESOME! :)

I hope everyone had an awesome weekend!! :)

Also, please pray for Michelle, Aaron, Jessica, and Aylie they are traveling back from Colorado today. They should be back to Virginia by Friday.

Monkey Doo is sick ....

2009-05-19T12:27:00.002-04:00

Yesterday, the school called me about 2:15 and said that Chase had been in the clinic 3 different times during the day. The first time he had no fever and his head was hurting him. The nurse gave him Tylenol and sent him back to class. The second time he was complaining of his stomach hurting him. She let time lay down for a few minutes and then sent him back to class. The third time he was still complaining of his stomach hurting him. This time the nurse called me and told me what was going on with Chase. I talked to him and told him to just lay down and ride the bus to Heather's and I will be there to pick him up soon. Well, not even 5 minutes later the nurse calls me back and tells me that he got sick. She said that since they were getting ready to load the buses she was going to send him on the bus. I left work and meet Heather at the top of her driveway to get the kids. They told me that Chase threw up 3 more times on the bus. My poor guy!! Heather brought a little bucket for Chase to use on his way home. (Thanks by the way Heather!!) Thankfully he didn't need it for the ride home. He slept most of the evening. He woke up hungry. I was afraid to give him anything to eat. He found something to nibble on and a few minutes later he was complaining of his stomach again. He got sick a few more times that evening.

This morning he woke up saying that he was feeling a lot better. I didn't want to take the chance of him getting sick at school again. So, I kept him home from school today. My grandma is watching him for me. THANK YOU GRANDMA!! :) Grandma had the blanket on the chair this morning, just like she use to do when Katina and I were sick at their age. My grandma has been a huge life saver for me! I am glad that she doesn't mind watching them when they are sick.

Hopefully tomorrow Chase will be okay to go to school! He has a baseball game this evening, but it looks like he isn't going to be playing in the game tonight. They have another game Saturday he can play in. :)

Thanks again Grandma! I love you!! :)

Weekend Update

2009-05-18T14:11:00.003-04:00

WOW! Another busy weekend!!

Saturday, Taylor had a softball game against Powhatan. They lost the game, but they played their hearts out. After the softball game, we headed to the Richmond Metro Zoo for Landon's birthday. We stayed there for awhile. Then we headed back to Michelle's. I really enjoyed spending time with Michelle. I don't get to see her that much anymore. This Saturday she is going to try to come out to watch Taylor and Chase's game.

Sunday, Taylor had a horse show @ Amber Hill. She did AWESOME! Ace was giving her a fit, but she handled it really well. If that was me, I would of jumped off the horse and gave up. That is one thing that I love about Taylor she is a fighter!! There were 6 people in her classes. The first class she came in 5th, second class she came in 5th, and the last class she came in 6th. I am very proud of her. The last time she rode Ace was 2 weeks ago. Once softball is over she will be able to ride more. Jessie did awesome as well. I can't remember where she placed. I know in the last class her and another rider had to stay in the ring and ride again to see who was the Reserved Champion. She didn't get it, but she did awesome! My sister told me the reason why, but I don't remember all that stuff yet. I am learning! This is only my second horse show. LOL! Thank you Mom and Amador for coming to see Taylor and Jessie show on Sunday.

Kami is going to start showing in Western Riders with Kaila. She is so excited! She said Mommy that means it will be a day all about me! :)

This coming up weekend, I get to keep all three of my nieces! I am really excited! Michelle is going to try to come out too. Hailey will have Landon to play with. It is going to be so much fun! :)

Gavin and Landon

2009-05-16T17:33:00.004-04:00

Here are some pictures of Michelle's boys Gavin and Landon. I hope everyone enjoys them. Aren't they handsome!!! :)

Tomorrow and Weekend Plans

2009-05-14T10:43:00.003-04:00

Well, tomorrow is Taylor's big field trip to Bush Gardens. She is so excited. This is all that she has been talking about. She has to be at school tomorrow morning @ 6:15 am to ride the charter buses there. Ronnie is going with her on the field trip. I really think they both are extremely excited. Taylor was telling me about a place there that you can pet animals. She said that when they go back to school on Monday they are going to have a quiz about what they learned in there about the animals. I told Ronnie that he better be taking the camera to take pictures. I really think they both are going to have a good time. I just hope the rain holds out for them tomorrow.

Saturday, Taylor has a game @ 12pm against Powhatan. Then we have to meet my sister or my mother to drop off Taylor and Kami so they can go to my sister's to practice for the horse show on Sunday. After we drop them off, we have to head to the Richmond Zoo for Landon's birthday party and then back to Michelle's for presents, cake, and ice cream. Chase might have his friend Lane with him Saturday at the party. Chase will be happy about that so he isn't by himself. :)

Sunday, we have to be at Taylor and Kami's horse show at 7:30am. Taylor is going to lead Kami around on Ace. Then Taylor is going to be in her 3 classes. Then we have to go back to Katina's for Taylor to help with unloading Ace. We also have Katelin's birthday party @ Ashland Skateland that evening.

We have another busy weekend ahead!!! :) I will let everyone know if I make it through! :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LANDON!!

2009-05-13T11:27:00.002-04:00

Today is Landon's birthday. He is one year old! I can't believe that the time has gone by so fast. Michelle told me that he is walking by himself now. They went out to dinner the other night and he walked from the table to the car holding Michelle's hand. He really likes to walk now. I bet you Michelle is loving it because he is a big boy!! :) Saturday, Michelle is having a birthday party for him. We are going to the Richmond Zoo and then back to her house. I can't wait to see the boys!! I miss Gavin and Landon a lot. I don't see them as much as I would like to.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MONKEY DOO 2! :) Aunt Ronica Loves you!! :)

Mother's Day

2009-05-11T14:42:00.002-04:00

Sunday was a really nice day! We went to church for Mother's Day and had our family pictures taken. We took one of the family and then one with The Minter's. I really had a good time at church. We haven't been there in a while. It was nice seeing everyone again. We really need to get back into the groove! The Mother's Day pictures are posted to the blog. So, enjoy the pictures!! :)

Usually Ronnie and I don't give gifts to each other for Mother's Day or Father's Day. We use the money for other things. I must have been a really good Mother this year, because Ronnie gave me the one thing that I have been wanting for the longest time, a LAPTOP!!! My honey really loves me!! :) That is the best gift ever!!!

I hope everyone had a great Mother's Day!! :)

Chase's Game Last Night

2009-05-01T09:46:00.002-04:00

Good morning to all!! I just wanted to let everyone know that last night Chase's team played Powhatan. Powhatan has really good teams. The boys were really nervous about playing them. I really think at first they went in with the attitude of losing. Well, last night was an AWESOME game. The boys played great. Cumberland won 16 to 15!!! Brandon hit a home run with the base's loaded. It was a great game. I am so proud of those boys!! GO CUMBERLAND!!! :)

Just Because ....

2009-04-29T09:59:00.002-04:00

Michelle sent me the cutest picture of Landon and I just had to share it. Isn't he so cute!! :)

Blast from the Past ...

2009-04-28T12:53:00.002-04:00

I recently joined Facebook and I am still learning how it actually truly works. I don't have a computer at home, so it is hard for me to check it. Well, a couple of weeks ago I was at my friend Michelle's house and I got on her computer. I checked my Facebook mail and I had a message from my best friend in middle school Carissa. We exchanged phone numbers and we talked for a little while. Talking to her brought back some really good memories. Her and I were attached at the hip. We use to dance all the time together. We use to make up dance routines. LOL! She was an awesome friend. I loved her mother to death too! Her mom was the sweetest person. I can still hear her mom's laugh. Carissa and I are both from West Virginia. I went with her a few times to West Virginia and she came with me. It was nice having a friend like that. Then in my Freshman year of high school, we moved to Goochland and we just lost touch. It was really weird talking to her because she didn't sound the same as I remember. LOL! We promised one another to at least talk once a month.

Another past moment. This morning I saw my step-dad Claybo turning onto the road I was turning off of. He looks the same. I really do miss that man! He was good to me. I miss that man's smile and laugh. Some good memories.

HOT Weekend .....

2009-04-27T08:08:00.002-04:00

What a HOT weekend!! Friday after work, the kids and I played ball outside for a couple of hours. Lane spent the night with Chase. They had so much fun. Taylor and Lane practice pitching while Chase and Kami were batting. Then I decided to pitch to them all. There were a few times I almost got hit with the ball. LOL! But all in all we had a good time. Ronnie had to work late Friday night and he didn't get home until well after 1am.

Saturday, Kami had a game in Powhatan @ 9am. Chase had so much fun with Lane at the game. Usually he is bored and that is all I hear for the whole time. LOL! Lane kept him busy for me! Thanks Lane! LOL! Taylor and a couple of her friends were throwing the ball back and forth. I actually was able to enjoy watching Kami's game. They played their hearts out, but they lost the game. :) Taylor had a game @ 2pm vs. the other Cumberland team. It was burning up!! Taylor did AWESOME! In the last inning they put her in as catcher. We was burning up! They all did awesome. They won the game 15 to 11. That was their first game. They did really good. When I was cheering the girls on, I bruised my left hand really bad. I can't put a lot of pressure on my ring finger. Leave it up to me right?? LOL! After the game, I met Katina in Montpelier for Taylor to make her riding lesson @ 5pm. Taylor and Kami both ended up spending the night with her.

Sunday was another HOT day. We went to Katina's in the morning so Ronnie could finish the siding on the house that she lives in now. Chip and Katina are building another house (that is going to beautiful) and they have to update things around the house they live in now. Which by the way, I have loved the updates so far. :)

Well I have to get back to work!! I hope everyone has an awesome day! Stay cool. If you are outside drink A LOT of water!! :)

Busy Weekend ...

2009-04-20T08:04:00.002-04:00

WOW! We had a real busy weekend!! Friday, Chase had a baseball game in Powhatan. We had to meet at Madison Ballfield @ 5:45. The boys got their uniforms for the game. We left Madison Ballfield around 6pm and went to Powhatan. The boys played an awesome game. I was so very proud of all of them. They lost the game 10 to 4. Powhatan is one of the best baseball leagues around, so like I said I am very proud of them. That was their first actual game against another county. We left the game around 9pm or so and headed home.

Saturday, Cumberland had Patriot's Day from 10am to 4pm. They had a bunch of booths and activities for the kids to do. Ronnie was in heaven because they had a mini car show. It was nice looking at all the antique cars. The kids didn't enjoy it because they wanted to go and do Sand Art. We left there around 2:15pm and headed to Beaverdam. We had to take Taylor to Katina's to get ready for her horse show on Sunday. When we got to the farm Katina, her friend Casey, Jessie, and Casey's daughter were on a trail ride. That was the first time Katina had him out on a trail ride. They both looked good!! :) Sorry, back to the weekend ... LOL! We left Beaverdam around 3:30pm and headed back to Cumberland because Chase had another game @ 6pm that evening. Chase's team played @ Madison Ballfield against Scottsville. Cumberland won 12 to 0. All of those boys did AWESOME!! So very proud of them.

Sunday, we left our house @ 6am and headed to Amber Hill for Taylor's horse show. Taylor looked beautiful!! She did good. She handled herself really well. I think Ronnie is the one that had the hardest time! LOL! He was nervous enough for all of us. LOL! Taylor came in 3rd place in all three classes. Jessie came in 1st in the first class and 2nd in the other two. Jessie was the Reserved Champion. I have pictures of them. Hopefully I can get them posted soon. OH! Kami is going to be showing in the next show on 5/17/09. I am excited about that. We didn't get home until 4:30pm. We were exhausted. I am still exhausted!!

Let's hope and pray that I have an easy weekend coming up. I am letting my house go and I can't stand when my house gets out of sorts!! :) All I know for this coming up weekend is that Taylor has a game @ 2pm and Kami has a game @ 9am in Powhatan.

I hope everyone has a blessed day!! :)

Dentist Appointment

2009-04-15T08:18:00.002-04:00

Yesterday I had off from work because I had to take the kids to the dentist. We arrived at the dentist @ 10:30am and didn't leave until 1pm. All the kids did wonderful. Chase and Kami each have a cavity and Taylor is cavity free. They all need to get sealant on their back teeth. They are going back on 5/1/09 to get all of this done. Chase was so nervous because Taylor had him thinking that he was going to need braces. Which he possibly will later but not right now. He still has a few baby teeth that he needs to lose first. They each received their own dental floss. Taylor and Kami both brushed and flossed their teeth before then went to bed last night. We will see how long the flossing lasts.

I hope everyone has a safe and blessed day!! :)

Weekend update and Ronnie's finger update

2009-04-13T08:57:00.003-04:00

WOW! We had a really busy weekend! Saturday, Kami had 2 softball games against Amelia and Taylor had softball practice. Kami played the first game @ 12pm. They lost the game but they tried their best. They put Kami in as catcher, she did awesome! She was quick getting the ball and she wasn't afraid of that ball either. Kami wasn't able to play the second game because we had to leave and meet Katina in Short Pump for Jessie's birthday party. Taylor, Kami, and I left the ball field and headed to the birthday party. We went to see the new Hannah Montana movie. It was a really good movie. I enjoyed it!! :) I know the girls did too.

Sunday we went to church with Katina and my mom in Beaverdam. We ate an early lunch and then headed to Violet's. At Katina's we had ham, potato salad, and deviled eggs. At Violet's we had hot dog and hamburgers. That was nice change. The kids had fun there. Violet did an Easter Egg Hunt for the kids. She also gave them their own baskets. The kids had a blast. It turned out to be a really nice day. We all had fun!! :) We were able to get home a reasonable time for me to be able to clean my house. It really needed it!! Ronnie cooked steaks on the grill for us. They were good!! :)

Ronnie went to the doctor this morning about his finger. The doctor told him that he is doing good wound care on his finger. He has to go back in on Friday for another check up on it. They want to start physical therapy on him probably Friday. I will let everyone know how his appointment goes on Friday.

Yesterday News ... Father & Son ...

2009-04-10T09:08:00.003-04:00

Yesterday at work, Ronnie was welding at work and an amber fell onto his left ring finger. He went to the hospital and he has 2 to 3 degree burn on his finger. I thought that the doctor had to pull off his wedding ring, but I was wrong. Ronnie pulled his ring off himself. OUCH! He said that he can see all the way to the bone. He really messed his finger up. He has to go back to the doctor today to get the bandage changed and then he has to go every two days for a week due to possible infection. He has a big blue bandage on his finger. So needless to say Ronnie was pampered all night. He is in pain. I made him stop telling me what happened and what the doctor had to do because he was making me sick to my stomach just thinking about it. I am so glad that I don't have to see it! LOL!

Chase had his first baseball game last night. Both teams did awesome considering the amount of practices they have had due to the weather and field conditions. Chase's best friend Lane is on the team they played last night. The other Cumberland team tried Lane out as pitcher. Chase was up to bat and all Chase and Lane could do is smile at one another. It was cute! Chase and Lane play at Heather's a lot, so I guess Chase had the advantage on knowing how Lane pitches! LOL! They both did awesome. Now don't forget that Lane is Taylor's boyfriend. Taylor was running around playing the whole time during the game. But when Lane was pitching, Taylor sat down and watch her man pitch. LOL! It was cute! Heather asked her daughter Taylor to go to the truck to get her camera and Taylor Minter went but Taylor McLarn didn't want to go because she wanted to watch Lane. That was so cute!! :) Chase's team won the game 9 to 4. Both teams did AWESOME!! :)

DATE NIGHT

2009-04-04T16:33:00.002-04:00

Today has been a nice day so far. Taylor had softball practice today @ 12pm. Ronnie took her to practice. Michelle and I went and got our hair cut by Lori. Lori is Heather's best friend. I LOVE MY HAIR!!! We are going to make another hair appointment about in a month to get highlights done. :) I can't wait!! Tonight Ronnie and I are having a date night. My sister is watching the children for us. We are going to dinner and then going to see Fast the Furious with Michelle and Aaron. I am soooo excited. We haven't had a date night in forever. I also get to spend time with Michelle! I love my Chell Chell!! :) Well, we have to start getting ready to go to dinner.

Have an awesome day!! :)

TIRE TROUBLE YESTERDAY ...

2009-04-01T08:21:00.004-04:00

Yesterday I was driving Ronnie's car because he wanted to fix my back passenger door and put my front license plate on my truck for me. I got to Heather's around 4:30 to pick up Taylor and Kami after school. I go inside and chit chat with Heather some and I went to leave and Lane said, Uh Ronica you aren't going any where. You have a flat tire!! Of course I was a little aggravated because Chase is in an After School program and he gets dropped off at home around 5:15 or so. Ronnie had a little tiny air compressor in his car that you plug into the lighter and it works. This process takes an extremely long time. Heather used Kevin's big air compressor and that baby was filled up within seconds. LOL! HEATHER TO THE RESCUE!! :) I made it home in time to get Chase off the bus. Needless to say, Chase didn't make it practice yesterday. Thanks Lane for catching the flat tire, because knowing me, I would of just got in the car without even noticing the flat.

THANK YOU LANE AND HEATHER!! LOVE YOU GUYS!! :)

Birthday Party Pics

2009-03-30T13:53:00.006-04:00

We had a blast!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHASE!! :)

2009-03-30T12:43:00.002-04:00

Today is my man's birthday! He is 9 years old! Chase is a very sweet boy! He has the biggest heart. He doesn't like to see anyone upset. If Chase can figure a way to make some one happy he will. When Chase stayed at my mom's Saturday night, Papa let him cut the grass. He really enjoyed cutting it. They are staying the night there next Saturday too because Ronnie and I are having a date night, and Chase asked me if the grass will grow by then so he can cut it. LOL!

Happy birthday Monkey Do!! I love you!! :)

Weekend Update

2009-03-30T12:31:00.002-04:00

We had the children's birthday party on Saturday. Everyone had an awesome time. Ronnie was giving all the children Go-Kart rides in the mud. Heather was taking pictures for me because I couldn't find my camera. Heather takes awesome pictures and she was more than happy to take them for me. Thanks Heather!! :) The rain held out for us Saturday. It didn't start raining until everyone was getting ready to leave. Taylor went home with Katina to spend the night. Chase and Kami went to my mom's to spend the night. After everyone left the birthday party, Ronnie went to paint a car for Randall. I was home by myself. I had a nice, quiet evening by myself. I couldn't tell you how long it has been that I have had an evening completely by myself. It was really nice.

Sunday, I went to my sister's to pick up the children. Taylor's horse show was cancelled again, so she rode Ace yesterday for a little while. She has another horse show scheduled on 4/19/09 @ Amber Hill.

When I get the pictures from Heather I will post some!

Thanks to everyone who came to the birthday party!! :)

Girls Sick AGAIN ....

2009-03-26T12:44:00.003-04:00

This morning Taylor came in the bathroom while I was taking a shower and said Mommy I don't feel good. She said that she felt really dizzy and her throat hurts. I know she didn't feel good because she is a sleeper and I was in the shower @ 5:15 this morning. LOL! I told her to go lay back down and I would take her to the doctor this morning to get checked out. Then low and behold when Kami woke up she had gunk all over her eye. It was sealed shut. So after I got Chase on the bus this morning, we left to go to the doctors. Taylor was tested for strep throat and the flu. They came back negative. Taylor was running a fever of 100.7 and the doctor said that Taylor just has a virus. She needs to take Motrin and Tylenol every 3 hours. Kami was tested for strep throat as well and it came back negative, but she does have Pink Eye. Kami has to have drops put in her eye three times a day. My Aunt Joy and Grandma have them today for me. The girls were excited to be with them! That is a good thing! :)

Chase's baseball practice has been cancelled for today!! AMEN!!

Weekend Update

2009-03-23T07:46:00.002-04:00

We had a nice and quiet weekend. We stayed in Cumberland all weekend! That was a really nice change. Saturday, the girls had to be at the softball field @ 2pm to meet the team and coaches and practice. They were really excited. It was nice seeing the friends that I made during Softball season too. The girls had a real nice team. They made them run around the football field twice. Kami was complaining of her legs hurting all day yesterday. LOL! Chase had his baseball tryouts Saturday @ 4pm. There were a lot of boys there. Chase had fun playing baseball again. He wants to be the catcher again this year, so we told him that he has to work for it. We aren't really sure where Coach David is going to put him. We will see what happens. But they are all excited about playing ball again. Hopefully Ronnie's work schedule will allow him to help me more.

Sunday we cleaned house ALL day long. Ronnie rearrange the living room to make it bigger. We are having the children's birthday party this coming up Saturday (3/28/09) and they are calling for rain, so now we will have the room if everyone has to come inside. Hopefully it will not rain.

I hope everyone has an AWESOME day! :)

Bragging Time .....

2009-03-20T12:59:00.002-04:00

Last night after dinner I sat down on the couch for a minute. My mom called me and I was chit chatting with her for a few. Then when I got off the phone, I saw Chase standing at my kitchen sink WASHING DISHES!!! I was shocked and amazed. I didn't ask Chase to do my dishes, he just took it upon himself to do them for me. Isn't he a sweet child!! I love him! Well, to top that off, Taylor was MAD that Chase was doing her new chore. So, now I think I am going to rotate nights for them to wash dishes. Kami wants to get involved too, so I really need to figure that one out. Maybe I could have her dry the dishes!!??!! I know I have said it before, but I have some AWESOME children!! :)

It was also report card time this week. Taylor is on the Principal Honor Roll list (which is straight A's), Chase is on Honor Roll with all A's and 1 B, and Kami is on the Principal Honor Roll list (straight A's). Chase was in an inclusion classroom because he had a Developmental Delay. Chase would have issues with reading something to himself and not understanding what he just read. The teachers would have to read all his test and quizzes to him. Well, they stopped that because he no longer meets that requirement because he has progressed so much. The grading period before last he had A's, 1 B and 1 C. On this grading period he brought that C up to an A!! I am very proud of him. I know he was struggling at first adjusting to reading the test and quizzes to himself. I think he has done AWESOME!!

Growning Up ...

2009-03-19T07:59:00.003-04:00

I couldn't believe that Taylor turned 10 years old. I just couldn't believe that I had a child in the double digits. LOL! But there are some good things about the children growing up. Taylor did the dinner dishes last night!!! :) :) That took a load off of me!! :) Taylor wants that to be her new chore. ROCK ON TAYLOR!! Every house that we have lived in I have NEVER had a dishwasher, guess what NOW I do!! LOL!

Thank you Tay!! I love you!! :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TAYLOR!!!

2009-03-17T14:30:00.002-04:00

Today is Taylor's birthday. She is 10 years old. I can't believe that she is that old. I remember when she use to run around the house with her tight curls. She was a chunky and very happy baby. She loved to eat. It took her 3 minutes to finish a bottle!! LOL! She was always smiling. The only time she really would cry is when she was hungry. With her being my first, I spoiled her so much! I constantly had to hold her! God blessed me with a wonderful daughter if I do have to say so myself. Tonight for dinner she wanted Pork Chops and mashed potatoes. So, that is what she is having. She is going to help me cook dinner tonight. She is so excited. She said, "Mommy if I learn how to cook, then I can cook some nights and you can take a break." I love the way she thinks! LOL!

I have 3 great children. I couldn't imagine my life without any of them. Taylor is my helper, Chase is mommy protector, and Kami is my love bug. I am glad that God has given me my children. I couldn't ask for any better children! I love them with all my heart! :)

Ronnie is sick. He left work early today because he doesn't feel too good. He can barely talk. He isn't even going bowling. Please pray for him to get better.

Please keep praying for my Aunt Joy. She misses Alex so very much!

Weekend Update

2009-03-16T08:44:00.003-04:00

Even though it rained all weekend, we still had a nice one. Saturday, the kids and I went to my Grandma's to visit her. She made us lunch and had cupcakes for the children to celebrate their birthday's with her. She got all 3 of them a nice gift. I really enjoyed myself visiting with her. The kids had fun too! Thank you Grandma! LOVE YOU! :)

After we left my Grandma's we went to Ronnie's moms house for a Family Reunion. Violet's sister Patty from Ohio was in town. So all her brothers and sisters came over. They had a lot of food. The children enjoying themselves. We left there around 6:30 and went to the grocery store. Then when we got home we ate taco's for dinner. The children got a shower and off to bed they went.

Sunday was Kami's 7th birthday. We were suppose to go to church for her birthday, but everyone in the house slept in LATE. Kami wanted blueberry muffins for her birthday breakfast, so I made some muffins for her. She woke up to the smell of the muffins baking. So, since we missed church, Ronnie took all 3 children to Laser Quest for a couple of hours. I stayed at the house to bake Kami's birthday cake and to clean the house. Kami wanted chicken nuggets and mac and cheese for her birthday dinner (mommy got off easy!) . We had a really nice and quite weekend.

The children's birthday party is the 28th. So that is when everyone is coming to our house. The kids can't wait to have all their cousins and friends come. :)

Taylor's birthday is tomorrow! She will be 10!!!

I do have a prayer request, my Aunt Joy's dog Alex passed away last night. She had Alex for 14 years. She loved him like he was a son to her. She is really devastated. Please pray for her!

Snowing in Cumberland ...

2009-03-13T08:41:00.002-04:00

Just when we thought that it was going to be Spring time weather!! NOT!! When I left for work this morning @ 5:50 am, the snow was coming down. My truck was covered with snow. Heather emailed me and said that it was still coming down pretty good. I hope this cold weather doesn't last long. I want to be able to work in the yard, leave my windows open, & play ball with the children in the yard.

I will keep praying & keep my fingers crossed that it happens real soon!! :)

Have a great day and weekend!! :)

March Madness Coming

2009-03-12T07:31:00.003-04:00

Hello all! Well Sunday is coming closer and closer. My baby, Kami, is going to be 7 years old. She has grown up a lot these past few months. She is getting taller and taller. She is the most lovable child I know. She always wants to give hugs and kisses. She always tells you she loves you. She has no problem expressing her feelings with everyone. If she loves you, she lets you know. That is one thing that I truly love about her. She is genuine. If you make her mad she lets you know too. LOL!

Sunday is the start of my crazy month. Not only is Kami's birthday in March. ALL 3 of my children's birthday's are in March. Kami's birthday is on the 15th, Taylor's birthday is on the 17th, and Chase's birthday is on the 30th. (What can I say, Ronnie and I like June/July) We are having a birthday party for them on the 28th at my house. It should be really fun!

AWESOME WEEKEND

2009-03-09T08:41:00.002-04:00

We had a really busy weekend. Friday after the children got off the bus, we went to Montpelier to meet my sister to drop off Taylor and for me to get Kaila. The girls had so much fun! Friday was all about driving really because it takes me an hour to get to Montpelier from my house. Then Saturday, my Dad called and said that he was going to be in Virginia around 8pm or so. So, for my sister's and I to see my Dad, we were all playing phone tag and trying to get a game plan down. We decided to go to my sister Theresa's camp ground. It was an awesome weekend for it. Ronnie and I left our house around 3:30 pm to meet my sister Katina in Montpelier to get her kids and truck. Katina and Chip had plans with Daryl, Abbie, Betsy, and Jon to ride their bikes to dinner for Betsy's birthday. So, I had to drive Katina's truck so she would have a vehicle the next day to get the kids home. On the way to the camp ground we stopped by my mom's house because she was going to babysit Hershey for the night. Well she ended up keeping Hailey too. Hailey was feeling a little under the weather.

So we left there and headed to the campground. I was so excited and anxious to get there to see my sister Theresa and then eventually see my Dad. I don't get to see either of them as much as I would like to. We arrived at the campground and was greeted by big hugs from Theresa and Kaylee. I can't believe how much Kaylee and Drew have grown. Katina and Chip arrived about 3 minutes before my Dad and his friend John arrived at the campground. Katina pretty much just got off the bike and got in Theresa's truck so we could meet Dad in front of the campground. Theresa and I were watching Dad park his truck and we both said, I feel like a little kid. You know how you get those butterflies in your stomach because you are happy to see someone. That is how it is when I see my Dad. I don't get to see him that often. We usually only see him once a year in the summer, so this weekend was nice. We all had a good time Saturday night staying up talking and laughing. We did a lot of laughing! :) The kids were happy to see their Pap Paw. Dad enjoyed seeing everyone. I loved spending time with my sister Theresa too. When her and I are together all we do is laugh. Dad calls us his giggle boxes. I don't get to see Theresa that much either. We usually see each other maybe 2 times a year. I told her that we are going to have to start seeing each other more! I am very proud of her, she is going back to school to get her Teacher's Degree! She is an awesome sister!! :) Love you sis!! :)

Sunday, we went to mom's for a cookout for her birthday. We had a nice time there as well. With the time change, I was so off whack. I was so tired. We finally got home around 8pm. I still had to cook dinner and do my other mommy things. Thank goodness my mom made Kami get a bath before we left her house. Taylor and Chase took showers while I was making dinner. Ronnie was doing his Daddy things. I finally was able to go to sleep around 11pm.

Well, I hope everyone has an awesome week!! :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM!!

2009-03-06T06:44:00.002-05:00

Today is my mom's birthday! She is 55 years old! I know she will not get mad that I put her age out there like that. She isn't a shy person! LOL! On Sunday, Katina and I are going to my mom's house for a cook out to celebrate her birthday. I am really excited about that because it is going to be nice with everyone together. The weather is suppose to be AWESOME! I wish Sunday was already here!! LOL!

Today after work, I have to get the children off the bus because Heather is off today. Baylie has a couple of doctor's appointments today. Once I get the children off the bus, we are heading to Katina's. Taylor is going to spend the night with Katina tonight and Saturday night. I am bringing home Kaila with me. Kami is soooo excited about Kaila spending the weekend with us. I am glad too, I really do love spending time with my niece's. I honestly can't wait to have Jessie and Hailey too. If everything works out the way I hope that it does, I will be able to see them everyday and they can visit me as much as they want.

Taylor and Jessie's horse show has been rescheduled until 3/29/09. I am bummed that it keeps getting moved back, but I totally understand why it does. This just gives the girls more riding time.

Well, I hope everyone has a nice Friday!! :)

Wednesday ....

2009-03-04T13:25:00.002-05:00

Well the children are still out of school. They went to Heather's today so I could go to work. They were really excited to play with their friends. Chase especially because since he started the After School program at school, he only sees Lane 2 days a week. Poor Chase! We couldn't find Chase's snow boots so, the poor guy is wearing girl boots. He didn't want to wear them to Heather's because Lane would see them. I said well, I am sorry but if you don't wear them then you will not be able to go outside and play. He said, I will wear them. Lane will not pick on me. He is my buddy! I said that's right. LOL!

Well, everyone have a nice Wednesday!! :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY THERESA!!

2009-03-02T09:56:00.002-05:00

Today is my sister Theresa's birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! I miss you and Love you!

Snow

2009-03-02T09:41:00.006-05:00

The snow is beautiful! We received about a foot of snow in our neck of the woods. Last night the lights kept on flickering and finally the electricity gave out. We lost power about 10:00. We packed our bags and headed to Violet's house. We got to Violet's around 1am. We have trees down all over our road. We tried to go one way and we couldn't even get by all the trees. We had to turn around and go another way. It was a long drive to Chesterfield. We made it though.

Poor Hershey! When Ronnie took him outside to go to the bathroom, we lost him in the snow. It was funny! Ronnie scooped him up and carried him to a place that he could go to the bathroom. I wish I had my camera to take pictures. We were in such a rush to get to Violet's that the children didn't pack any of their snow clothes. We will figure something out for them to use. You have to play in the snow. It isn't often that we get this kind of snow. :)

Hope everyone enjoys the snow! Stay warm and cozy!!

Oh! Taylor's horse show has been postponed until 3/8/09 due to the weather. If anything changes, I will update you.

Kami is sick AGAIN!!

2009-02-28T12:37:00.003-05:00

Yesterday when I was at work, I received a call from the school nurse saying that Kami was in the clinic complaining of a headache, sore throat and her stomach hurt. The nurse took her temperature and she had a fever of 102.7*. So off to the doctor we went AGAIN! We got to the doctor's office at 1:45 and didn't leave until well after 4pm. That place was busy!! Her doctor said that she tested negative for the flu, but her blood work did show that she had a virus, but they can't check for every single virus. She told me to continue with the antibiotic that she is currently on and give her Motrin and Tylenol for the fever. Well, this morning around 4am, Kami came into my bedroom complaining that her head hurt really bad. I went to take her temperature and her temperature was 104.7*!!! I woke Ronnie up to make sure that that was what I was seeing. I gave her some Motrin while Ronnie started a luke warm bath for her. I called the doctor's office and had to wait for the on call doctor to call me. When she finally did, she told me that there is a Fever Virus going around and that the fever's can be from 100* to 105*. She said just for me alternate from Motrin to Tylenol (which that was what we are doing). She said that there really isn't nothing that can do for her!! I am getting so tired of her being sick all the time. It isn't any of my other children, just KAMI! Poor thing! If she spikes a fever that high tonight, I can tell you one thing, I WILL be taking her to Emergency Room! I just don't understand why she is getting sick all the time. Something really has to give for her! Oh, my niece Kaila has the same virus. Her fever hasn't spiked as high as Kami's though. Please pray for Kami and Kaila to get better and stay better for a long time!

Tomorrow is Taylor's first horse show (if the weather holds up). She is so nervous. Right now she is at a 4-H Horse Clinic with Jessie and my sister. Taylor is spending the night with Katina tonight and I am going to meet them at the horse show in Mechanicsville tomorrow. My mom is going to come to. She is really nervous for Taylor too. Grandma will be strong though. That is just the type of person my mom is. She is going to be Taylor's rock tomorrow. On the other hand, I will probably be the one freaking out. We will all get through this! LOL!

I will update everyone on Kami and the results of Taylor's horse show on Monday. (Hopefully I will have some picture's to post)

Horse Show getting closer ....

2009-02-26T07:34:00.002-05:00

Taylor is getting nervous!! She is on the countdown! She is excited for her first show, but she doesn't want to mess up. I told her as long as she has confidence in herself and Ace she will do fine. She has Aunt Katina, Jessie, Grandma, Papa, Daddy, and me for support! I know she will do fine. I just hope that she doesn't get sick! LOL!

Well I have to get to work now!

Mommy Sick Now ...

2009-02-25T14:47:00.002-05:00

Today I went to see my doctor because my gland by my right ear was swollen. Guess what? I have an ear infection. Mommy is feeling a little under the weather!! :( They gave me an antibiotic. I have taken my first dose of it earlier today. I am taking Aleve for the pain. I never realized how painful an ear infection is. I will REALLY sympathise with my children when they have one. OUCH!!

Oh, I did receive a call from Kami's doctor and her urine has come back negative for anything! :) Glory to GOD!! We are still waiting on the results from her stool samples. We should have those results by Friday.

I will post the results when I get them! :)

Monday News

2009-02-24T08:37:00.002-05:00

Yesterday was a normal Monday! All the children made it through the day at school! Yeah!! :) Knock on wood, they are going to make it through each day for the rest of the year. :) I really think the antibiotic that the doctor put Kami on is really helping her. Kami is really good with taking medicine. Taylor brought home a field trip permission slip yesterday for BUSH GARDENS! Taylor was so excited. The children that have good grades and no office or bus referrals get to go on this trip. She wants her Daddy to go with her on the field trip. The field trip costs $60.00 per person. OUCH! Don't worry she is going to be able to go. Her field trip is on May 15th.

I spoke with my Grandma yesterday and she is giving Taylor or own knitting needles and bag for her crafts. I told Taylor and she was so excited! She wanted me to take her last night!! LOL! My grandma wants me to bring her to her house so they can sit down with each other. So, I am going to have to see when we will be able to go there. We have a busy weekend coming up. Saturday, we are going to Katina's and the girls (my niece's Jessie, Kaila, and Taylor) have to get their horse's ready for the horse show on Sunday. My sister just tells me where to be and what time. Katina runs the show! LOL! Then, Sunday is the big day. Taylor's first horse show! I think mommy is more nervous than Taylor! Hopefully I will be able to post some pictures Sunday after the show.

Have a GREAT day!! :)

A Few Updates

2009-02-23T10:39:00.003-05:00

These past few days have been crazy! Wednesday I had to leave work early because both my girls were in the clinic throwing up. Poor things! I am on a first name basis with the school nurse. She said when I walked in, you know you really don't need to work. LOL! But anyway, I took the girls home and they both got their PJ's on and laid down. Taylor was feeling a little better by the time Chase got home from after school program. The only thing she was still complaining about was her throat. Kami was still sleeping, so I let her sleep. I started cooking dinner and when Ronnie got home he went to Kami's bedroom to check on her. When he said her name, she sat up and starting throwing up everywhere. We got her down and put her in the bath. She had it all in her hair. We took the bedspread and sheets off the bed and washed them. After her bath she was fine for about an hour or so and then it started all over again. It was coming out of both ends. So, I called the on-call doctor and she told me for an hour every 15 minutes give Kami a teaspoon of Karo Corn Syrup, this should help stop her vomiting. We did and guess what, She stopped! :) Kami didn't go to sleep until around 1am. Taylor, Kami and I passed out in the living room.

Thursday, I had to stay home from work to take care of the girls. I took them to the doctor to find out what was going on with them. Taylor was fine, she just had a bug. Kami on the other hand, they did blood work & tested her for strep. The strep test came back negative. The results on her blood work we haven't heard anything. They sent me home with 3 containers for stool samples and a prescription for an antibiotic. The stool samples were delivered to the doctor on Saturday. They said that it should take 3 to 5 days to get the results. So, we are pretty much playing the waiting game. :( I don't like waiting for the results. I wish I knew now!

Sunday, we went to my mother-in-laws for my niece Kaela's birthday party. I can't believe that she is 11 years old. We had a good time there. Kami played Mario Cart the whole time. Taylor and Kaela have them tennis shoes called Heeley's, so they did that the majority of the time. Chase was playing with Lydia's son Tristan the whole time. After we left there our family went and ate dinner with Lydia, Todd, Kaela, and Tristan at KFC. We had fun!! :)

My sister called my yesterday and she has found a 96 Tahoe for sale for $500.00. Ronnie is going to go and look at it to see if it is worth buying or not. I hope so. I would love to have another big vehcile.

When I find out the results from Kami's tests I will let everyone know.

Update on Taylor ...

2009-02-18T07:47:00.004-05:00

Taylor had the best time with her great grandma yesterday. My grandma taught Taylor how to knit. My grandma was amazed with how fast Taylor caught on to the whole concept. Taylor had about 12 inches of yarn all knitted up. Taylor said she didn't want to stop knitting. She was mad that her Dad came early to pick her up. She wanted to stay there all day long. Ronnie and I had an appointment yesterday after work for some "relief". All I can say about that appointment is "GOD IS GOOD"! After our appointment Ronnie went bowling like he does every Tuesday. Taylor and I went to pick up Chase and Kami from Heather's. On the way to Heather's, we passed some construction work on Midlothian where they are building a new shopping center, Taylor turned to me and said,"Mommy do you know that they are putting a yarn and fabric store in there"? I just smiled at her and said, "So I take it you would like some yarn to knit?" She said, "Yep. I want to make great grandma something. She always makes me blankets. I love my blankets mommy." I said okay when they open up we will go. Taylor really loved spending time with Great Grandma. She wants to go to Great Grandma's every time she is sick. So be prepared Grandma, you have a new buddy! Thanks again for watching her Grandma! :)

I have a couple of prayer request today, my sister's dog, Shay was involved in a dog fight on Monday. It was a really bad one. Shay and the other dog Cassie were both hurt. Cassie is hurt really bad. Shay is a huge part of my sister's family. My niece's were really upset! Please pray that Shay and Cassie make it through all their injuries. Also, please pray for my friend Heather's daughter Baylie. She is having some health concerns right now. They have ran some tests on her and they haven't found out the results yet. Heather and her family really need every ones prayers. Please pray for them.

Poor Taylor .....

2009-02-17T08:16:00.002-05:00

Last night Taylor was complaining about her stomach hurting. She ate some of her dinner and went to sleep around 7:00 pm. When she woke up this morning she was still complaining that her stomach hurt. Since I couldn't stay home from work today, I called my Grandma (she lives in the West End), to see if she could take care of Taylor today while I went to work. Of course my Grandma said, 'Of course.' My grandma is a wonderful person! When I arrived at her house to drop Taylor off, I walked in and my grandma had her recliner chair covered up with a big blanket. Taylor sat down and my grandma tucked her in all nice and snug. When I saw that chair with the blanket, it brought back a lot of my childhood memories. My grandma use to do that for my sister and me when we were sick. It made me smile. :) I know that Taylor is in good hands. My grandma will take really good care of her. Thank you grandma! I love you! :)

Weekend Update

2009-02-16T08:29:00.003-05:00

We had a nice quite, relaxing family weekend. Saturday, I went and worked a few hours in the morning. When I got home Ronnie was working on the Go-Kart. He had it working and now the tubing came out of the tire on the back. The kids were bumbed out because they wanted Daddy to take them for rides. Kami really wasn't able to ride because she was sick all week with that stomach bug. Around 2:30 we went to Farmville and ate lunch at Applebee's. We then went to Wal-Mart to try to find some shoes for the kids. We had no luck there.

Sunday, we left the house around 3:30 or so and took dinner over to Ronnie's parents house. Violet's birthday was February 4th and everyone went to dinner for her birthday except for us. We didn't have the money to go. So, we took dinner over to her house since we missed her birthday dinner. When we were ordering KFC the kids asked what we were doing and I said we are taking dinner to Nanny Violet, they all started dancing in around in the back. They were excited to go see their Nanny Violet and Papa Ron. We had a nice visit. After we left Nanny Violet's we went to Wal-Mart on Midlothian to find tennis shoes for the kids. The only one that we could find shoes for was Kami. We then left there and went to Target where we found shoes for Taylor and Chase. When we left there we stopped by Food Lion for little odds and ends. We finally arrived home around 8:30. It was a long afternoon/evening yesterday.

I am excited about this evening. My friend Heather is letting me borrow the movie 'Fireproof'. I really want to see this movie. So tonight I am going to sit down after I do my mommy do's and watch this movie. Heather said that it is AWESOME! I can't wait! Thanks girl!! :)

Until next time! :)

Poor Kami

2009-02-12T09:01:00.002-05:00

Well last night was a very interesting night. Around 12:30 this morning, Kami started screaming and crying at the top of her lungs. Ronnie and I rushed in her room and she was throwing up all over her bed. The poor thing. She couldn't stop getting sick there for a while. Ronnie and I took her sheets off her bed and I started washing them. Ronnie had her in the living room getting sick in the bucket. I then got a wash cloth and wiped her face off. She said, " Thank you mommy, you are the best!". She is such a sweet little thing. I felt so sorry for her. I was I could trade places with her. I finally was able to go back to bed around 3:00. Ronnie stayed home with her today. She wanted mommy to, but mommy couldn't. Ronnie hasn't been feeling that good either. I hope they don't pass this bug back and forth between everyone in the house. I just wish all this sickness would go away. It seems like every week someone is sick. I wish we could get a good snow and it would kill all the germs.

Please pray for my sweet angel Kami! She needs the prayers!

Landon ...

2009-02-11T08:15:00.004-05:00

Right now, my best friend Michelle's son Landon is getting tubes in his ears. Please pray for him! I know Michelle was nervous and very happy to get these tubes in his ears. He Has had ear infections a lot since he was born. It got to the point that the medicine the doctor was giving him wasn't working anymore. Hopefully the tubes will help him. He is such an awesome little boy. I love getting Landon hugs. When he hugs you, he cuddles you. He is so awesome. His brother Gavin is awesome too. I love those two boys so much! I really wish I could see them more! Better believe this summer I will!! You can count on it Michelle!! LOL! Michelle and I are trying to plan a vacation to the beach this year with her family and mine. We will see what happens.
Please pray for Landon and Michelle today! Love you guys!! :)

Some Clarification .....

2009-02-10T15:09:00.002-05:00

There seems to be some issues with my blog post on 2/6/09 regarding my Pap in West Virginia .... I was just stating that it has been a year since he passed away. I also had a grandfather that passed away when I was 18. I didn't mean that I didn't love my Grandfather that passed away 14 years ago. I loved that man with everything I had. He was a great man as well. He was the rock of our family and we lost him too. I loved both of these men. They both were a huge part of my life. Grandpa was a man that didn't judge you for anything. He treated my sister and I equal all the time no matter what. So, no I wasn't trying to say that I loved my Pap more than my grandfather. I loved them both very much!

Does that clear it up for everyone?

Thank you Heather :)

2009-02-10T08:17:00.004-05:00

Now my blog looks like people really exist. LOL! Heather received a new camera for her birthday, so she was more than happy to take some pictures of my kids and post them on my blog for me. She took these pictures yesterday at her house. Heather watches my kids after school for me. She posted pictures with her kids too. Our kids get along so good. Taylor Marie (Heather's daughter) is my Taylor's best friend. Chase and Lane are best friends and as well has Kami and Baylie. They love being able to see them and play with them each day. Unfortunately today they will not be able to see one another. Kami is home sick with an upset stomach. She woke up in the middle of the night. Ronnie stayed home with her today to take care of her. So that means that Taylor and Chase will be riding the bus to our house instead of Heather's. Let me tell you Chase wasn't a happy camper. Chase doesn't get to play with boys often. He is the only boy in the whole family (Poor guy). So he really looks forward to playing with Lane. Also, starting on Wednesday he will be doing an After School Program that gives him extra help in school. He will be going on Tuesday's, Wednesday's, and Thursdays starting this Wednesday. The program go until May. Which means that he will only be able to play with Lane on Monday's and Friday's. Poor guy!

Well thanks again Heather! :)

Weekend Update

2009-02-09T12:52:00.003-05:00

Saturday was an AWESOME day. The weather was nice!! Saturday Taylor and I woke up early to feed my sister's horses. I love the drive from my house to my sister's house. It gives me a lot of time to think about everything in my life. The things I have done and the things that I would like to do. When I got home from Beaverdam I opened all my windows up and turned the TV on the music channel and cleaned my house from top to bottom. I had these amazing candles burning that I bought from my friend Heather. She makes candles from scratch. Right now my favorite scent is watermelon. They are the best smelling candles!! :) If you want to check out her items you can visit her website @ HeathersHomemadeClassics.com . But anyway .... After I was done cleaning the house, Ronnie's brother Todd, his girlfriend Lydia, and his daughter Kaela came out to our house for dinner. This was the first time that I have met his girlfriend. All I can say about her is that I LOVE HER!! She has a great spirit about her. I am glad that you are apart of the McLarn Family now girl!! :) Lydia and I stayed in the house and had some girl talk. While the boys were outside trying to fix up our Go-Cart. They almost have it running. :) We ate dinner and then played some Spades. We all had fun! I really hope they come out again soon!

Sunday was another nice day outside. Taylor and I woke up early and feed my sister's horses again. When I got home I opened the windows again and let all the fresh air in the house. I love it when the weather is nice because I LOVE the fresh air. Ronnie and Cody worked on the Go-Cart again. Ronnie said that we need a part looked at. Hopefully we will have it running by the time the children's birthday party comes around. That would be so much fun! Sunday evening, I had a nice girl's night. My best friend Michelle and I went to the movies to see "He's just not that into you". It was an okay movie. It jumped around a lot. The ending was better then the beginning and middle. I enjoyed the company! I had fun with Michelle! I always do! I think for Valentine's Day she is planning on bringing her boys Gavin and Landon to my house. Her boys are so awesome!! When I can post pictures I will show you how adorable they are.

Well, that is enough of my weekend update. I need to get back to work now. Talk to everyone soon! :)

A Year Ago Today .....

2009-02-06T08:34:00.005-05:00

A year ago today was a sad day. My Pap that lived in West Virginia passed away on this day last year. It still really saddens me. I know that GOD is taking care of him, but we truly miss him here. He was a great man. He would always make you laugh no matter what kind of mood you were in. When Katina, Theresa and I were little we use to go to West Virginia for our summer vacation to spend time with my Dad, Nanny, and Pap. When we use to get grounded by my Nanny for doing something that we were not suppose to do, my Pap would let us go outside and play. He would tell us be back home before your Nanny is suppose to be home. He would let us know what time he was going to get her. He was just the best Pap in the whole world. I know that my Nanny and Dad truly miss him. At Christmas this year my Nanny put a picture of my Pap underneath the tree. My Pap loved Christmas. He loved putting up the lights on the house and the tree. He was just an AWESOME person. I love my Pap, Nanny, and Dad. I feel bad sometimes because I didn't spend enough time up there when I started getting older. I just wish I could be there for my Nanny everyday. I know she needs me. She understands and knows that I love her with all my heart!

Long Time ....

2009-02-05T13:23:00.004-05:00

Man, I am sorry for how long it has taken me to update everyone. Things have been real busy. For the past few weeks the children or myself have been sick. I am glad that is over for the most part. :)

My sister has been in Walt Disney World enjoying her family vacation. On the weekend we were asked to take care of the horses for her. Taylor loves it because she gets to see her horse Ace. This weekend is going to be a real nice weekend, so she is going to take him out and brush him. Hopefully she will have time to ride too. I just really don't like her riding him when my sister isn't there. I am not the most horse savay person. I get a little nervous around them. I mean they are big animals. Taylor has more confidence around them than I do. My sister called me last week sometime and told me that Jessie asked her if she thinks Taylor would mind if Jessie rode Ace. Katina told her no. So, Jessie got Ace saddled up and she took him to the round bin. Well, when Jessie got on him, Ace wouldn't move. He wouldn't do anything. Jessie looked at my sister and said that Ace really likes Taylor. Taylor was beaming when I told her that story. She said that's right my horse loves me. I am really glad that Taylor has Ace. I am really glad for my sister also. Because Taylor wouldn't have him if it wasn't for Katina teaching Taylor. I really have the best sister in the world. She does a lot for my children and me, with out really thinking about it. It is just my sister's nature. I don't think that I thank her enough. THANK YOU KATINA! I LOVE YOU SIS!! :)

Well, I really need to get back to work. I just wanted to post something and wrote what was on my mind. :) I can't wait until I get a computer at home!!! That is when I will be able to post pictures. :)

CHRISTMAS DAY

2008-12-25T19:15:00.003-05:00

This is a been a very busy Christmas Eve and Christmas! I can say that my children enjoyed themselves this Christmas. I really enjoyed spending all the time with my family this year.

There will be more to details to come in the next couple of days. I just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas!! :)

Christmas Plans ....

2008-12-23T12:47:00.005-05:00

My families Christmas plans this year are pretty busy. Tomorrow evening (which is Christmas Eve), we are going to my Grandma's @ 4pm. The family that is going to be there is Katina, Chip, Jessie, Kaila, Hailey, Mom, Amador, Aunt Joy, Uncle, Grandma, Mariah, and Chris. We have been going to my grandma's since I was little. She has made this a tradition for our family. For the past few years my Aunt Joy has taken over with the cooking and organizing the time. She is a really trooper. She wants it to be nice for everyone. This year though she is trying not to waste food. Instead of having Turkey, ham, deviled eggs, green beans, and potatoes, she is making lasagna for the adults and the children are going to have pizza. I think that the kids will love that!! :) I think that her great niece's and great nephew will give her an A+!! :) I think the only people that will have an issue with it is my uncle and Ronnie. Ronnie is allergic to cheese. He will probably go to Arby's or something. Then after everyone eats at my grandma's we open up presents. Aunt Joy usually takes the children to see the Christmas lights. This year she has talked everyone into going to Christmas Eve mass. I am not Catholic, but I am going to make her happy. Then we will go home and get everything ready for Santa to come to our house. This is when the kids get really excited.

Christmas day we wake up usually early. Chase is always the first one to get up. We usually have to drag Kami out of the bed. LOL! She loves her sleep!! (What can I say she is like her mother LOL!!) They open up their presents and I make them pancakes for breakfast. Then everyone gets ready and we head to Ronnie's parents house in Chesterfield around 11am. We open up presents there. Ronnie's mom has each child come at a certain time because Ronnie is one of 7 children. It gets really crazy there at times. There are 7 children, 4 wives, and 10 grandchildren. We usually stay there until about 3pm and then head to my mom's in Charles City where we eat Christmas dinner around 5pm and then open up more presents. Katina and her family come too. We have fun. We sit around and drink coffee and talk. I think this year we are going to be playing darts. It should be fun. :) We usually end up spending the night and heading home in the morning. I am not sure if we are going to spend the night this year because Ronnie has to work the day after Christmas.

OMG!!! I just received a call from my mom. Her barn caught on fire this morning. She is missing one side of her barn. They have a wood stove in the barn/dart room and that is what caused it. She said that Amador is fixing it now so the guys can play darts on Christmas. :)

Well, I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas! Drive safe to where ever you have to go!! :)

Weekend Update ....

2008-12-22T14:53:00.002-05:00

We were on the go this weekend .....

Saturday, we went with my sister Katina, her husband Chip, and my niece's Jessie, Kaila, and Hailey to see Santa Claus at Short Pump Mall. Then we followed my sister to Beaverdam to Betsy's annual Christmas party. It was nice seeing people that I haven't seen in a year. The kids had a ball seeing all their friends. My sister ended up keeping Taylor, Chase, and Kami. She also kept one of Jessie's friends Morgan too. So my sister ended up having 7 children all night. She is an amazing person!! :) So, with the children at my sister's all night. Ronnie and I did a little bit more Christmas shopping. We really couldn't do much, but we got a little more done. The sad thing is that we aren't even half way through and Christmas is only 3 days away. We really only have 2 shopping days left!!

Sunday, I had to pick the children up from Katina's by 1:00 because my niece's had to go bake cookie's for Girl Scouts @ 2pm. It takes me a hour to get to Katina's house from mine, so I got back home around 3:00. When we get home, as we were walking inside the house Taylor tripped over some work boots that were sitting outside and busted her leg all up. We were planning on going to church Sunday evening to watch Heather and Kevin in the play, but Taylor's stomach was upset. She said every time she ate something, she would have to go to the bathroom. Yesterday just wasn't Taylor's day! :) My poor Tay Tay!! :) I know that she is having a good day today because she was able to spend the whole day with her best friend Taylor Minter!

Well until next time .... :)

Another Day ...

2008-12-18T14:05:00.002-05:00

Last night, Ronnie comes home from work a little earlier than usual and takes everyone out to dinner. I do have to say that was a really nice treat. We haven't been out to eat in a really long time. Everyone had a real nice time. My son Chase was so polite last night with the waitress. He kept telling her, 'Merry Christmas' and using his manners. All 3 of my children are awesome. I couldn't ask for better children.

As I was eatting dinner last night, I decided that starting 1/5/09, I am going on a diet. As of June 09 I would love to lose 60 pounds. That would put me in the 140 range. My friend Heather is dieting and she is doing an awesome job, she is really going to be my inspiration that I can do this for myself. I just hate the way I look. My husband says that I look fine and that I don't need to lose weight. He is very sweet, but I need to face it head on. The major problem for me is going to be stop drinking my Pepsi. I don't drink anything else. I am going to give it a try and keep everyone updated on my progress.

Well, I need to get off of here and get some work done!

Until next time!!! :)

MY VERY FIRST BLOG

2008-12-15T14:31:00.002-05:00

This is my very first blog. I am not really sure what to write about, but I will give it a try. The past two weeks have been a little crazy for me. My daughter Kami was sick with strep throat and a bad ear infection in her left ear. Then my oldest daughter Taylor was sick with a virus. I was called by the school nurse for about two weeks straight. Let me just say that the school nurse and I are on a first name basis. LOL! As of today EVERY one is doing a lot better. Knock on wood! :)

Ronnie and I have been having issues with money. My husband lost his job a few months ago and he started work again in September and we are pretty much robbing Peter to pay Paul. So last night Ronnie and I have decided to move out of Cumberland. It is a really sad choice, but it takes me 1 hour and 10 minutes to get to work one way each day and it takes Ronnie 1 hour to get to work. I have to fill my truck up every other day with gas. They gets expensive. I really don't want to leave Cumberland, but I really think that this is going to be the only way for us to make it. I have made some really good friends in Cumberland. I know the person that I am going to miss the most is Heather. I feel like GOD put her in my life for a major reason. When I had hard times, Heather is the one who gave me the inspirtation to go on to get through it. My children and her children are best friends. But I know that our families will stay in touch.GOD will never fail us!!