Good Grief, I am worn out from trying to remember

my stinking password!

Shannon and Michelle




I can't even remember what to blog about because I used all my thinking during the password episode. James Brian would say "my brain is all wore out"!

To be honest I am just losing interest in blogging. Then I read something Melissa wrote and it makes me want to at least keep up with her.

We are wonderfully busy at work. Sometimes not always in good ways but at this point at least we have a place to go. So many people would love to have a job!

Ford is coming every ten days or so. They came on Friday. They are wearing me out! Like I said last time, it is hard to make mistakes when they keep checking up on you.

We have a lot of stuff to do in January for the year end. I am chugging right along. I thought I could finally finish it on Friday but Ford put a kink in my plans. MM got the W2's out of Thursday so on top of the bad things that was probably the highlight of the week. It is a huge pain and very time consuming. Mostly figuring out the printers!

Grayce and James Brian are both playing basketball. Grayce is having a little trouble reaching in and keeps getting fouls called on her. She is trying to teach JB how to be aggressive. He is doing really good and getting better every game. Today he was the only one to score on his team. Then after the game they had a little challenge to make a free throw and he won a tshirt.

Cydney is looking forward to soccer practice. I am not sure why it is a lot of running. Maybe because she knows it will get her in good shape. She and Zach have gone to the Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean concert in Macon. (They are both Georgia boys!)

Grayce and Brian are at the Westfield varsity basketball game.

James Brian and I are just piddling.

Today JB has a basketball game at 9:00 we left early to get a biscuit and buy drinks, it was our turn, then we went to Perry Junior League to help with registration. Then we had Haydens birthday party at 12:00. We had a busy morning.

I got elected vice president of our Sunday school class. I think thats a good thing. I don't have to do anything except fill in when the presidents out. They said they would make me president next year. They way I figure I have a whole year to find another church!

I haven't been very productive at curves in the last three weeks. I didn't go at all last week but I am starting again seriously on Monday. I just figured I could use those extra hours at work. I did get an exercise ball for Christmas that I have messed with a little but you have to be half way co-ordinated to do that!

My friend Shannon came to visit us again last weekend. Her baby was sick on Friday and the day care was closed on Monday so I encouraged her to come down. We have a good time and I don't have to entertain her. I can fold laundry and we can watch tv and everyone is happy!

Well without my calender in front of me to see what happened everyday last week I can't remember anything.

Cydney took the SAT today. Grayce decided she didn't want to. Just for entertainment go to collegeboard.com and take the sample SAT. I am glad I don't have to do it!

Melissa is still getting the favorite grandchild award. She spent the night with Grandmomma again last night. She tells me the funniest stories. Grandmomma made her check the sheets for snakes. Told her Uncle Jerry bought her the best chicken lung she ever had and I can't remember what else. I know it isn't funny but you have to laugh so you don't cry!

Oh, the disaster of the week is someone, I think Melissa, taught me how to play spider solitaire! Big Mistake. I keep running up to the computer to play just one more game!

I remember the camera...

She would knock the ball out of this girls hands everytime.

She finally had the girl scared!

She is waiting on the other team to throw the ball in.

When she first started G was not playing as much as she wanted. We kept telling her to hang in there and she would earn a spot. Well tonight she got to play a lot. The coach did a good job of running the players in and out and not letting them get winded. It was funny how the excitment of the game changed when G came in. She is just a little aggressive!

Zach, Cydney and Daddy all came to watch, of course Brian, JB and I were cheering her on. Somehow I still only managed to get a few pictures.

I am so proud of my children. I am thankful they all have their daddys athletic ability!

She was #14 but the jersey was just too big so she swapped.

Ready for a G-R-E-A-T WEEK!

We are enjoying our Sunday. We went to church and Sunday school. We got up on time and no one made a fuss or fussed about anything that I can remember! Brian fixed us some breakfast. I started the car and off we went in one vehicle! (I guess that is how you tell what kind of day it's gonna be!)

We went to Cracker Barrell for lunch after church for JB's birthday.

Grayce had ball practice this afternoon, Cydney took her and then she and JB went to daddys to play with Hayden. Brian went hunting and I went to grocery shop. I no more had my groceries unloaded and Mr. Branch called to say the car he was going to the airport in wouldn't start. (he is picking Michael and Brandi up). So I ran out to the car lot to get him another car, met Cyd with G, she thought she broke her finger, I don't think she has and now I am home thinking about trying the exersie program I got for Christmas. That stupid exersie ball has only been a new play toy for JB and G but I think I might just go see if I can't burn 200 calories real quick!

I am going to curves in the morning, if I don't change my mind! Really, I won't I have been planning on starting to take it serious again for a couple of weeks. I did finish the December statement but I still have to make sure every account is correct before we can start new 2010! That will take another couple of weeks working the hours I do. I started to stay at the lot a while ago since no one was home but then I said to myself "self you really dont' want to do that"!

Grayce has a basketball game tomorrow after school. I have to work on the Perry Junior League uniforms on Tuesday after school. Wednesday is PJL meeting. Thursday is another ball game. I am responsible for ordering uniforms for all the players and coaches for the whole league. It won't be bad, my friend, and Justin's mom, Vicki will help me. So will anyone else if I ask. I just have trouble asking for help.

I guess I will go try that exersise program now. May the force be with ME!

WOW! I have done more today than most people do all day!

James Brian playing basketball.

His team is the Lakers.

He jumped for the ball to start the game. Got the ball somehow and scored two points the first play of the game.

Brian got him a Rey Mysterio mask for his birthday. He also bought two sets of boxing gloves and head gear. I can already tell that is going to be a huge problem. I will just wait it out so I can say I told you so! (I am not happy about that!)

James Brian blowing out his candles. Yes he is sitting in the middle of the kitchen table!

Really, James Brian had a basketball game at 10:00. Before that I had to stop by Perry Junior League for registration(to help out a minute). Then we picked up Justin, went to the basketball game and now we are home. During all that time I managed to do some laundry and make some PJL phone calls! Now I need a nap! Not Really!

James Brian did really good at his first basketball game this season. It will take a couple of games for him to get warmed up be he scored four points and one little boy scored two so I think that is great for his first game.

Not much else is happening today. I really just wanted to download the pictures.

Stay warm!

I fell off the wagon so hard today I almost cracked open!

Honestly if I had a serious drug problem I would be in t-r-o-u-b-l-e! It is a good thing I have never been much of a drinker. To be honest I get high off a regular coke I don't see any need in drinking alcohol!

We did not get snow. I was pumped yesterday. I just knew this was it! I even bought bread and milk a couple of days before. I even told the children I would be willing to bet they would get out of school at 12:00 on Thursday. Boy did I miss that one. I couldn't hardly work yesterday for watching weather.com. I even came home to watch the local news. I noticed if the channel I was watching didn't say what I wanted to hear I changed the channel. Finally I got one that said what I wanted to hear. Unfortunely it was wrong!

My sister got snow. Then as if to pour salt on an open wound she had to email me pictures of it. She even had to say it was good snow to play in not the crunchy kind!

The school did cancel class today about 10:30 last night. I am still not sure why. I think because all the counties around us had and we bus children in from about an hour away and they probably didn't want to take a chance. Our county public schoool had to go.

Anyway back to the wagon part. I haven't gone to curves but once or twice in three weeks. But today, I was a mess. I went to work and left to bring the children breakfast. I had a regular coke. While I was gone I got the dreaded call that Ford Credit was there. I went back to work. The audit was pretty simple. When they are coming every 10 days to two weeks it is hard to make a mistake. Well, I finally left at 2:30 to bring the children lunch. I got a coke at Wendys. I took Brian lunch. Got Grayce BK and JB wanted McDonalds by the time I got to McDonalds I had drank all my coke so I just got another one! Plus I had a goodies for breakfast. I dont' know why I just took one!

Now I am at homes about to start cleaning the house. Needless to say we did not get everything done last weekend. So I will start this weekend with good intentions of my house looking nice Sunday night.

JB and I have to run to Warner Robins tonight for a mask he wanted for his birthday that I couldn't get until tonight. We have a basketball game at 10 tomorrow morning and I think besides church that it is for the entire weekend. Grayce had a basketball game last night. She got to play a little more and was really aggressive. I think her coach is starting to notice. Someone did ask Brian and I why she is the smallest girl and always comes up with the rebound. She really is that aggressive but the truth maybe because she is closer to the floor!

I guess thats it for now.

Happy Birthday, baby boy!

Today James Brian is 7.

I am thankful for that precious angel. I am thankful for his health and the happiness he brings to everyone he comes in contact with!

Happy Birthday baby. I love you!

One More Christmas....

Blake, Jimmy, Brian and James Brian...do they favor to you?

Someone is always missing from the family picture. This time its Lori. Gee, that picture does nothing to make me look slimer!

Brians brother Blake and his wife Erica.

Sunday morning after I was up getting ready for church Brian suggested we go see his dad! That was fine with me I have been trying to get him to go but unfortunately we never take or make the time to go. I took the children to Sunday school and he went to pick up the trailer to carry the furniture in.

We had a great trip. The children managed to cooperate in the truck. We had a nice family lunch at the Varsity, had pizza with his dad, brought back the furniture that gave us for the condo and got home at a reasonable time. The children don't start school until tomorrow so we weren't under pressure to hurry.

Melissa and her family made it home safe. Uncle Jerry is babysat grandmomma this week so it gave mom the weekend off.

Hopefully we have a regular schedule tomorrow. School starts back. I am planning on going to curves. I have alot of year end things to do for the carlot so I am thinking about letting Cydney pick JB up. I just hate to make him wait on the curb for 15 minutes after school until she gets out of class. I could skip curves for a little while until I do get the year closed out. Or maybe I just won't worry about it until another day!

I have fixed supper and cleaned up the kitchen. Finished the laundry and we are about to color G's hair. She wants it dark brown. I don't know why she is 12 thinking it is okay to start coloring your hair. Maybe because she has me and Melissa in her?

Cydney, Jessica, Anna and now Zach are all downstairs playing Rock Band. Actually I think Zach is just watching. I am surprised he didn't run away screaming when those girls started singing! JB is playing wrestlers with Justin and Grayce is piddling somewhere. It is nosy in this house. They will all be cleared out before Brian gets home. Except Zach. But don't worry....he won't stay late.

Happy New Year!

Cyd and Jacob. I did a terrible job last night of taking pictures. I don't have one picture of me and Melissa!

My favorite brother in law-Ricky-showing me his food. He is such an adult!

See I told you my tree was beautiful this year! Do you see the spot there in the middle that doesn't have lights or ornaments. It wasn't so obivious in person!

I heard one time that whatever you are doing at the stroke of midnight you are going to be doing alot of the next year. This year I was sleeping...I hope that is a good sign!

Melissa and her family came down Wednesday. I had to work but Melissa spent most of the day with me just visiting. Brance stayed at my house and played with JB. On Thursday as James Brian would say-we did pretty much the same thing. I left work early on Thursday to referree at my house. My kids have spent too much time at home without me and at this point it is starting to wear on them.

After work my family, Melissa's, Marcs and Michaels family with daddy and Margarett all met at the dealership so we could all exchange gifts with Melissa's family. Why at the dealership? Because we really didn't know how busy they would be. We ordered pizza, which was a disaster but it was fun to spend time with all the children running around. This time Eric's family was missing. When there are 5 kids it is hard to get everyone together! WM and MM have headed to Eric's now.

Cydney and Zach hung out with us New Years Eve. I decided a couple of years ago that I didn't feel any different New Years Day if I saw the ball drop or not so I went on to bed. I don't know when everyone else did, I slept thru it all!

Melissa and Annie left already to go visit with grandmomma. The funny thing is, Melissa spends more time with her than anyone else and she is the only grandchild grandmomma can't get straight!

Rick and Brance are still here hunting. Brian went this morning and has gone again for the afternoon. He did fix lunch but I am sure I am left to clean up the kitchen.

My goal when I go to bed Sunday night to finally have everything finished around here. But by sitting here playing on the computer I am not making much progress. I did get the laundry in.

Happy New Year!