this by no means should indicate that i don't want people to keep commenting here...but i just have to say this:granna - i am so glad that you are still visiting...and you win the prize for 1st comment! hope you are enjoying those sweet grand babies!megsy - (aka sister friend) you are ever faithful! no doubt i can always count on you to give a shout out! gosh, do i ever miss you! why on earth did we not think to modge podge when i lived within driving distance from you? maybe one day!!!!! mandy - if we want to talk about cute...we must talk about YOU and YOUR FAMILY! good grief! your little man is getting SO big. jeff's sister just moved to little rock so maybe we could get together with you and "uncle dunc" sometime soon! thanks for keeping up with us...i keep up with you too!!!!! :)di - what can i say...we've stuck together in the blog world through lots of moves! so glad we both landed back in the south!!!! you know i'm a big fan of the hunter blog!!!!jenny - so great to hear from you! i just ate a malted milk ball and i feel so guilty...knowing that you probably just juiced the entire produce section for your family! you are a.M.a.Z.I.n.G! i certainly hope that you can use the camping ideas one day...and maybe invite us to the party...you know we love to do birthdays with you guys!!!!!! rebecca - so excited to hear from a "painting me happy" follower! i'm hoping to start back soon...i really do miss it! i would love to meet you again sometime...did we do a painting with your kiddos' tootsies? what a crazy but fun day! jennifer - oh, jennifer, i do still have your monkey painting! i see it almost every day!!!!! i can certainly get that to you very soon! so glad to hear that you are still stopping by the blog...you are precious!liz - definitely one of the ole' faithfuls!!!! you are always so encouraging and i appreciate it so! mom - you are simply the BEST! enough said! and about that "living in the same town thing"...we need to see you more!!!!!! :)lori - don't know what happened there...'cause i certainly follow the davidson den! hopefully, that's cleared up now! see you guys soon...isn't it weird to say that now! thanks for all your commenting...always one i can count on...in lots of ways!emily - girl...great to hear from you! miss p. is Precious with a capital P you will notice!!! can't believe her big day is near...isn't being a mommy the best!?!? please send pics of the celebration...i know it will be fantastic!!!! katie - now this is strange! i was at that huge indoor playground in little rock a couple of weeks ago with my kiddos and my nephews and i met a family...and the husband used to work with you! anyway, so funny that i would now hear from you! i am so proud of you for starting a blog...it has really been an amazing experience for me...and i love the fact that my girls will have so many moments of their life chronicled in the words of their mommy! please let me know what yours will be so that i can follow!!!! carrie - you are such a sweetheart...and my girls adore you! thanks for following our blog...and i'll let you slide this time without remembering your login info...just kidding!!!! :)brooke - you little sneak you! no comment...just a tiny little picture of lola on the right! i love you! o.k. friends...please let me know if you stop by! i really do love it...just about as much as i love all of you! uuh hum - laura...where are you miss priss?
ok peeps...i am so not afraid to beg, plead, get on my knees, shout from the roof tops, sing in public (ok - yes, i'm afraid of that last one!!!)...and ask my faithful blog readers to make yourself known!!!! it is no secret that all blog writers absolutely love to hear from their blog readers. even though this blog is the journal of our daily life and i would do it without an audience...it also gives me a warm fuzzy feeling to think that people that we love, people we might want to love, & maybe just some plain old weirdos (just kidding!!!) are keeping up with our chaos!i wish i could say that i have some fabulous giveaway...but i just simply don't...unless you would like to come over to my house and pilfer through the junk!!!! my blog is certainly not famous...but maybe for one post - i could break a record! please leave a comment for me...say "hey", introduce yourself...you would make this mommy really happy!!!!!if you really want to hit it out of the park...become a follower...it's so much easier than being a leader! i say "thank you" in advance...happy commenting!!!!
we celebrated the life of my grandaddy today. based on the stories that were told, no doubt he was viewed by all as a wonderful man.
i am thankful for the moments that i was able to share with him during his last weeks...watching him open his eyes and smile at ava despite his condition is a memory i will take with me forever. even in his death, there was a kindness that radiated from him. watching him stroke my mom's hand, uttering sweet words, are priceless gifts that i believe we are given during times such as these. little blessings. tokens of what God is capable of doing in the lives of those we love.
i was struck today, sitting in the quiet of his service, by the circle of life. my baby daughter's life is just beginning...while my grandfather's has come to an end. and so it goes...i can only hope that she will live a life full of love and success...just like her great grandparents have.
he loved his family...and the people that he served and he worked tirelessly...because he loved what he did.it is your turn to rest, grandaddy. and know that you were and are so very loved.
since maddie's favorite candy (this could be debatable since sugar is her favorite food) is a york peppermint pattie...i decided to make her a little card that she could give all her puppy friends! she thought they looked "yummy"...and was excited to take them to school!!!! they were super easy to do...and cute too!!!
we wish everyone a "happy heart" day!!!! hope you are surrounded by the people you love the most!!!!
