Catching Up!

It seems like months since I last blogged. So many things have been going on. Life happened and time seems to have gotten away.
This morning, I woke a little after five. I am not sure why..Lord knows I need the sleep. BUT..Danny is working nights and I hate to sleep alone. So, Seth and I have been sharing the couch. Yes, you heard me. I am "sharing" the couch with a 5'6, 150 pound, ALMOST teenager!! There is also another reason that I REFUSE to sleep in my room. IT IS A MESS! No reason to lie or sugarcoat it. We purchased a new bed frame and king sized mattress set in January. I chose not to purchase a complete set, because I loved my dresser and chest of drawers. The original bed was a SMALL queen and Danny and I just outgrew the darn thing. So, I chose just to purchase the bed..WITHOUT a headboard. Now I hate it! The bed isn't tall enough for me. I have yet to purchase new bedding (because I am tight when it comes to spending money on stuff like that..Ignorant, I know!), and it just looks and feels tacky. THERE! I said it! I admitted that I have a problem with the room!
Just so you know, and before you get to thinking that this post is about a bedroom re-do, let me stop you in mid-thought! Because this is about my hall/office/computer area!

In 2005, we added on to our home. Off of the kitchen, we added a long hallway and attached to that is a master bed/bathroom/walk-in closet. This hallway has to openings. In those openings, is a terrible excuse for an office. Honestly, I have a desk, two filing cabinets, a worthless bookshelf, craft cart, my Cricut with all of the vinyl, old printers and dvd players, ironing board, a lamp that doesn't work, etc. I'm sure you are getting my point! It is UGH!
So, as I was sitting here this morning, surfing through the MANY pages on Pinterest, I decided that I am going to RE-DO this area. When Danny built it, he painted everything WHITE..he's yet to finish the trim, and there are a million other things that need to be finished.

Today, I am picking up my Anna Grace. She is going to stay the night with me. So she and I will be making a trip to Wal-Mart and Lowes. I'm thinking a soft, medium blue on the walls and white trim. I'm wanting to find some inexpensive curtains and pretty rods to cover the openings. Maybe three clocks- each with the time stopped at the exact time each of my kids were born. And maybe a huge picture collage at the end of the hall??

Who knows what I will end up doing! All I know is that I have got to get some organization going on. School starts back on August 20th. From then until December 31, I will have NO FREE TIME to do anything.

I will post pics of the re-do, tho!

Moms Gone Wild!!

As a child, I was blessed to grow up with a sister and 5 cousins that were all close in age. We had the best times together. Sure, we argued, but we were really blessed and didn't even realize it.
Now, we are all scattered here and there. Still fairly close to each other, but with our busy lives, it seems we are all so far away.

So, a few months ago, we all got together and decided to take a Cousin's Road Trip/ Reunion. We eventually decided to go to Memphis for the night. My cousin Deanna lives there and offered to house us all for the night.

We all hopped in my sister's truck and the fun began!

Here are four of us girls. L-R: Kay, Magin, Amber, and Mandi


Then we met up with Deanna for Dinner at Osaka's. OMG! This place has the greatest sushi!

 L-R: Deanna, Kay, Chasity, and Christy

L-R: Amber, Me, and Magin


After that, we went back to Deanna's and talked for hours. It's amazing how time has changed us all and has really changed the conversations between us!lol

 Here are sisters, Amber and Magin..

 Deanna checking her Facebook! lol

 Amber, Chas, and Christy- they are all the same age and always paired up!

 Kay, Me, Deanna, and Magin- same story. Kay and I are close in age, Magin and Dee are the same age..

That nite, we had tons of fun. A certain cousin, who will remain nameless, warned us all that she would punch the first one to snore right in the face. Keep in mind that there were 6 of us in the living room and Dee and Caleb were in their little room/cubby. Aria, their baby, was asleep in her room, so we needed to be as quiet as possible. Anyhoo, the threatening cousin passed out in like 2 minutes, then started snoring SO LOUD..then she started grinding her teeth! OMG! It ws something else, I tell ya! I think we all passed out before 2 am...

The next morning, Deanna and Caleb fixed us a delicious breakfast. And I can't forget the fresh ground Starbucks coffee! We then grabbed our showers and hit the road. We did a little shopping, then had lunch at Huey's. After that, it was time to say goodbye to Dee. We stopped by a few more stores, then hit GiGi's Cupcakes.

The weekend was wonderful! I just wish we would have had more time together. We reminisced a lot and we made tons of new memories. I will soon start planning our next getaway!