Extreme Rock Racing

Kory's uncles drive "buggies" and go rock crawling. Well this past weekend they had a race in North Birmingham and we decided to go see them and the race. We had never been to one of these. It was fun, wet and muddy but fun! I was surprised that I would enjoy it, maybe it was because we knew someone raceing.

Emma loved Uncle Buddy's helmet!

Uncle Buddy and Uncle Jody watching other teams.

Rock Hard Racing (Buddy and Jody) on the trail.

Kory and the girls loved it! I was glad we went. Sara and Emma were full of dirt head to toe, and Emma fell asleep about 10 seconds after she got in her carseat, we hadn't even left the park.

Sara's first Field Day!

Sara had her "first field day" today. She loved it! They had jumpers, relay races and potatoe sack races. It was an action packed morning filled with fun and alot of sun!

I'm sure she will sleep good tonight!

It was a very warm April morning...high today is suppose to be 88, what happened to spring?

Sara's career day

This week at school was "Career Day" for Sara. This week she wants

to be a teacher.

After school Kory and I were talking to her about what she had learned. She was telling us about a firemen, and a police man that had come to school to talk to them. Kory said "Oh, so I could have gone to talk to your class?" Sara said "No daddy, you have to be a worker!"

Easter 2009

Kory worked so it was just me and the girls easter weekend. We didn't do much at all. We played outside and enjoyed the beautiful weather.

Emma, Sara and Alyssa with their Easter baskets.

The girls and I headed out to church.

AND LOTS OF HIDING EGGS all day long!

Climbing Trees

Sara wanted to learn how to climb a tree, so with a ton of trees in our back yard but none having branches low enough, so decided to get creative. She has this ladder that we took off her swing set that she moves around the yard. She took the ladder and put in up against the littlest tree in our backyard and started to climb. She got scared and came down. Emma decided she wanted to get up there, so she did!

Sara was not too happy... so off she went!

Never a dull moment

Yesterday afternoon it was rainy and cool, so the girls were cooped up inside the house. Emma has gotten very vocal lately and has started singing all the time now. Well, yesterday I noticed she had gotten up on the "stage" and was getting after it.

I took this with my phone, so it's not the greatest.

Things that make you realize you are right where you are suppose to be!

Today when we came home from church, we all went up stairs to change clothes. Sara and Emma were the first two back downstairs. When I came back downstairs this is what I saw!

Sara was teaching Emma to bow down with the palm leaves to praise Jesus. It was SO cute! It really made we realize we are right where we are suppose to be!

Thanks God for the writing in the sky!

National Junior Honor Society

Yesterday Alyssa inducted into the National Junior Honor Socitey.

I am SO proud of her.

She didn't understand all the ceremony and the fuss, but was excited to get in.

We got a letter about two weeks ago and ask that we keep it a secret from Alyssa. So, I did, and forgot about it really untill yesterday at about 1:30. I was not dressed and doing things around the house, when I thought is that today or tomorrow at 2:00? I ran to find the letter saw it was Wednesday and that I better, get dressed NOW, if I was going to make it.

I got there just as it started.

Spring Break

Last week the girls were on spring break and kept asking "Where are we going?" The first part of the week, we stayed around the house. Cleaning and playing...then on Friday we picked Kory up from work at 8 in the morning and got on the road to New Orleans. Kory slept and I drove. I have been wanting to go to the outlet mall in Foley, AL, so we went there first. Shoped around there found a few good deals on little girl clothes. We left there headed on to New Orleans when we passed another outlet in Gulfport, MS. Kory was asleep and Alyssa and I were talking when we saw it and passed it. ALyssa said can we go? and I said, yes, we will turn around. Kory quickly got up and said WHat?

Alyssa and I went to the coach outlet. They were having a sale...I got a purse. Alyssa talked Kory into buying her one too.

Then Sara found a "dress up" dress she wanted, so she talked Kory into buying that.

We finally made it to Cindy's about 8 o'clock that night.

Saturday we got up and took the girls to the Audubon Zoo. I have always loved going to that zoo. I guess because I grew up going to that zoo. They enjoyed it too! It was hot and there was alot of people there, but it was still fun.

That night Alyssa ate her first oyster at the acme oyster bar. I of course didn't eat oysters. I ate shrimp.

We when to the mall after dinner and the little girls rode the easter train.

Sunday we went to the Irish/Italian parade in Metairie. The girls always love going to the parades. After the parade we had crawfish and even Sara decide she liked them. She won't peal them but she wanted to eat them after I would peal them.

Monday we headed home and back to reality!

Never a dull moment in our house...But a wake up call!

This time it was me.

Monday I had a really bad headache and just wasn't feeling well at all. I was tired and felt very slugest, and short of breath. I felt like my arms and legs weighted a ton just to left them up. Well, I went to bed but couldn't really sleep. I got up Tuesday morning and felt like I had someone standing on my chest on the left side, it felt tight across my chest and up into my left shoulder, and I could hardly breath. I took a shower and got dressed. Nothing helped, it could kept getting worse. I got Sara ready for school and on the bus, Alyssa was home sick and still asleep, Emma was playing in her room and watching her TV. I text Kory is see what time he would be home from work, he called and said it would be a little while. I didn't tell him why, he had a regional manager there to visit, so I didn't want to bother him.

The pain and tightness just keep on and on, not letting up. I saw our neighbors were up and so I walked over to our neighbors house and ask them to bring me to the ER. They called 911, and Kory.

The EMTs hooked me up to all kinds of monitors, gave me nitro spray, and some aspiran. When we got to the ER my BP was 198/98, according to all the monitors my heart looked fine. They gave me some meds for to help get my BP down. They got blood and left me hooked up to this machine that took my BP every 5 mins, it seemed like, and monitored my heart. After a few hours they told me everything looked fine, heart wise, the only thing was my BP. He told me that when your BP is high and stays high over a period of time it will mimic a heart attack.

Well, I have to admit this is all my own doing...see when we moved I never went and got a doctor here, I just kept putting it off. So, I ran out of my blood pressure med back in January. I learned my lesson the hard way! I saw the look on my husband face as they put me in the ambulance, I have never seen that look in the 9 years we have been together. I saw the look on Alyssa's face when I got home, it will be a day I will never forget! Thanks be to God it was just a "wake up" call for me!

Saving money....

I have never been one to cut coupons or bring other ads to Wal-Mart to comp items, but with all these shows talking about how people cut their grocery bill in half, I decided I would try and see what I could do. I've only just started collecting coupons and watching other store ads. We buy groceries every two weeks and that's it except for milk or bread or something I forgot in between. So the first time I did this was two weeks ago. I just comp ads from other stores and saved $7.00. This last Thursday I had gotten some coupons and again comp ads and I saved $14.00. This doesn't include items that where on sale at Wal-Mart. or the 2 for 1 items I got at Publix. (Wal-mart won't comp those) So, really it was more like $20.00 now that I add those too.
So far it has been pretty easy, I get the other store ads look at them and compare prices at Wal-Mart. I get the Sunday paper for the coupons and then I found alot online.
I'll keep ya posted on my new challenge

Snow on Sunday, March 1, 2009

I can't believe it, we got some snow!

Alyssa's Second Soccer Game of the season...

They won their second game 4-0. They did a good job. She started again this game.

Game number 3 today, if the rain lets up.

Sara's Kindergarten Dance Party

Sara had her "Dance Party" at school yesterday, it was so funny.

She had a great time and loved every moment of performing. She begged us to check her out after the program. She told us they have never called the class and said "Mrs. ....., please send Sara to the office to check out." We all started laughing, it was funny. So, we checked her out of school 30 mins early. She was so happy, she said can I do this everyday?

First High School Soccer Game

I know, I know I don't have ANY pictures.

Alyssa had her first soccer game of the season yesterday. She did a pretty good job. They didn't get their uniforms till yesterday afternoon before the game, so I didn't get any pictures before te game.

They don't have enough girls for a JV team and a Varsity team, so they are all playing on one varsity team. I was ok with it, till I saw some of the other teams girls. 8th grader playing against seniors? Some seniors are big!

Anyway, Alyssa started the game and played until there was only 20 mins left in the game! She had some time and bad kicks but over all I was very proud of her. She has come a long way since last year!

At that time we are looking around and see one player down on the field. Kory and I both are looking for Alyssa and can't find her, she was the one down on the field. Coach and the trainer went and got her off the field, Kory went over there to see about her too. I stayed with the little girls in the stands. She will be fine. Apprantly the other teams girl steped on her ankle and got her just between her shin guard and her shoe with her cleat. The trainer thinks the girl must have had metal cleats because the cut is a clean, straight cut, size and all like a metal cleat. (metal cleats are not allowed) So, she has a nice bruise and a good cut to remember her first high school soccer game!

Mardi Gras 2009 in Metairie

We ended up going to Cindy's on Friday for a weekend of Mardi Gras parades. It was alot of fun. The girls enjoyed it SO much. We ended up getting to see three parades over the weekend.

Sara's "marching parade".

Emma and Sara loved it when the closed the road and they could ride their scooters in the street. Alyssa even got in on the fun.

Warmer weather...

The girls and I have really enjoyed the last few days of warmer weather. I sat outside watching them play in the back yard for hours Saturday. I opened the back doors and they could come and go all weekend.

As soon as Sara got home from school yesterday that was the first thing she wanted to do. I opened the doors and let her do her homework outside on the porch at the table. She enjoyed it and thought it was fun. She asked if we could do that everyday.

They LOVE being outside!!

Alyssa's world...Soccer

THis afternoon we were all feeling better and Alyssa had been wanting to go to the soccer field, so we piled in the car and took her to the soccer field to play for a little while.

Girls will be Girls...

Emma and Sara love putting on make up. So, since we were all home this morning with Emma and I having strep. I got out the make up box. Next thing I know they turn around and look like this.

I wasn't sure if they were going out or going hunting???

Proud Momma!!

Sometimes you just have to let everyone know how proud you are of your children! Last week, Alyssa got her report card...all A's and got on the principal's list. Yay for her!!

And Sara got this medel all engraved with her name for being "Student of the Month". Yay for Sara!