Good Day!

This was a good day. Had to work from 6:00 am til 10:00 am, then went to Mom's while she got ready for us to go to lunch and then to Eleanor's Stamps and More. Love that store!!!!! We ate lunch at Apollo King, minced bbq sandwiches of course, then headed to our favorite stamp store. We go so much they know us on first name basis!! We spent a couple of hours in there looking, cutting up, looking some more, heading for the checkout 3 or 4 maybe more times, got to the checkout and Mom heads back to get one more stamp. Crazy woman! We had a good time today just hanging out acting like our crazy selves! Then when we left we went to Atlanta Bread Company and got a Kona Mocha Cafechillo and talked, laughed and relaxed until it was time to call it a day, around 4:00... On the way home, picked up a bolt in my tire, then had to find a repair shop to fix it, luckily the Rapid Lube beside Red Lobster was open and willing to plug the tire for only $8.00. Pretty good!!!! Made a sympathy card and birthday card for Alpha, washed and dryed 2 loads of clothes, cleaned up some 2006 files and now it is time to relax for the evening! Enjoyed today Mom, Love ya bunches!

Friday!!!!

This is a picture of some baby ducks that Mom, Allyssa and I ran across in November, 2004, when we had went to Furman University to walk. We used to go to Furman to feed the ducks, but now they have gotten rid of all the ducks, (supposedly, we haven't been back in a while).

It is Friday, the day after the snow. We had a total of about 1 inch of snow, maybe a little more. Pretty much gone today. Out of work yesterday, (snow day, woo-hoo!), of course, we did not get paid for it. Got to work tomorrow at least 4 hours, maybe 5. Got Dakota from daycare today, went back to Mom's. Dad brought Vincent back to their house, then we left there, picked up Dakota's overnight clothes and headed to Highway 129 and Highway 29 to meet Randy's mom to give her Dakota. She is keeping her for the night, since everybody has to work tomorrow. Allyssa went to her dad's this weekend. Well, I think I will go now and look at my scrapbook table once again and try to get motivated to do a little scrapbooking. It hasn't worked in the past several months, don't know if it will tonight....well see.

This is what keeps me going....

Sometimes just the thought of these two precious babies is what keeps me going day to day. I have little reminders of them all over the place. Right now on my scrap table are all the 1x1 yellow, green and orange post-it notes that Allyssa had to pull off one by one and count on Monday. Monday was her class' "one-hundredth" day of school. The had "100" of all kinds of things. Mema went to her class to help out some. Then Allyssa came home with her because she was not feeling very well. Vincent and I were suppose to pick her up, (I was off that day) and we met them at Carolina Fine Foods and Allyssa came with us. Then we went and picked up Dakota at day care. We are suppose to get some snow and ice tomorrow, don't really want the stuff because I have to go to work. Vincent will have to take the truck to work. I guess we really should get some snow. Allyssa was looking at the scrapbook I have started for her and some other scrapbooks on Monday and see a page with her mom and Uncle Nick playing in the snow, 5 years old and 2 years old. 1988 I think. She turned to me and asked, "Nana, have I ever seen snow?" To be honest, I don't really know if she has. I don't think it has really snowed in the last several years where she can remember it.

I am feeling better this week. My upper back still hurts especially when at work and my upper left arm feels like I have been working out and so sore that I cannot lift it above shoulder length. I have no idea why it is doing that. Sometimes it hurts just to lay it on my left side when I am laying down...gotta ask the doc about that....Vincent started working at Campbell, Inc. where my dad works yesterday. He is so excited, he has not stopped talking about it. He called me at work today, (not realizing I was not at lunch) to tell me about a crane he was looking at...I think he is going to like it...Dakota likes to read all the time now. I was at Mom's yesterday to take her blanket by there and she brought me 4 books within 5 minutes to "read". Of course, I cannot "read" like Mema can, she has a special way of reading them to her. But she is so sweet when she goes and gets a book and brings it to you and then holds up her hands or backs up to your legs so you can pick her up and put her on your lap. I love those girls so much!! Well, I gotta go dry my hair. Was afraid to wait til tomorrow to do it, we might loose power since we are suppose to have ice. And it would be my luck that I did not wash it tonight and then tomorrow I would not be able to! Until next time....

Happy Birthday Deb!

Yesterday was my sister's, Deborah, birthday. She turned 44 years old. We celebrated today. Me, Mom, Deborah, Asheton and Zach went to Texas Roadhouse for lunch. Enjoyed it although when Asheton and Zach are with us, there is not a whole lot of conversation on our part other than usually listening to Asheton and Zach. It has been a while since I have had teenagers. Sometimes I feel "out-of-the-loop" with all the different things going on in high school these days. Anyway, back to Deborah's birthday. Over the last couple of years she and I have become closer. In high school, we were anything but close. Almost like strangers. We were in high school together 1 year. I was the "band nerd" and she was the "popular cheerleader". Needless to say, we did not "hang" around together. It is kinda of sad in a way to know that we were together that one year and did not take advantage of being "in school" together. But anyway, we are closer now and that is all that matters! Love ya girl. Happy "many more" birthdays!!!!

Allyssa's dance pics...

Here are Allyssa's dance pictures. I had to ask Natasha about school pictures, which she said that she did not get this year, (I won't even tell you what I thought about that), when she told me she had these, which were in one of the kitchen cabinets...I don't know about that girl. Anyway, I thought you might like to see them. I only got the group picture to scan, then I got the 5x7 of her and 2 wallets. I will try to send them by regular e-mail so you they can be downloaded if you like. She is sooo cute in this outfit! I sure do miss her. Back to work tomorrow, boy does the weekend seem to fly by, even when you aren't having fun!!!! I just can't seem to get myself back on track with feeling good. It comes in spurts. Nauseation during the day, getting hot, I don't know....I sure be feeling better. I am back to taking both antibiotics, staggering all the medication during the day, I just don't know.

Freezing.....

This is probably the last picture that has been taken of all of the kids, spouses and mom and dad. It was taken at Papa's birthday in 2004. The other picture just like was a goof-off. Deborah was poking her chest out trying to make it look big-ger that it is! She is always joking around like that.

We took a motorcycle ride to Hendersonville, NC, today to eat at Cracker Barrel. Left around 4:30 got back around 6:15. It was soooo cold. I don't know why I do that. I know it is going to cold, but I go anyway and it was up to me whether we went or not. I really did not feel like going, but I went anyway. Bout froze my "ba-honkus" off too. And I even had thermal underwear on....what is the deal with that? Had Dakota today while Natasha worked....she is just such a precious baby. She was good all day. Took a nap before we left to meet Mom, Deborah and Asheton at the mall so Mom could buy Asheton's birthday present then went to Monterrey's by the Mall for lunch. Had a good time..then came home, Natasha picked up Dakota, I cleaned house, changed sheets on the bed, washed 2 loads of clothes, dusted, vacuumed and by the time I got done, I was complete worn out....Guess I will go and look at my new "Top Ten" magazine from Creating Keepsakes that I got in the mail yesterday...

Relapse?

Not feeling too well again today. Been nauseated this afternoon, throat feels a little scratchy, catchy cough started about 6:00. Just yucky. Back hasn't hurt quite as bad today as the rest of the week has. Picked up Dakota at daycare, she is such a sweetie. We laid down and took a nap, mine was about 30 minutes; hers was 1 1/2 hours. I finally woke her up at 6:15 so she would sleep tonight. She is pointing to her nose now, looking out the truck window at the cars and trucks and trying to talk about them. Allyssa went to her Dad's this weekend. I miss her so much when I don't get her during the week as usual, but I have felt so bad since last week. I hope I feel better tomorrow. I think I will go and head on to bed.