Today is our anniversary!! We are celebrating eleven years of marriage. For my anniversary present, Mike bought me two dozen red roses and a mother's ring with the kids birthstones and engraved with their names. It is absolutely beautiful. I got him a set of swim trunks he wanted, a hand grenade paper weight, a USMC coffee mug and a subscription to Glenn Beck's two magazines. My friend, Terri, is coming over to watch the kids while we go out and celebrate.
Happy Anniversary Mike!!! Eleven down, sixty-nine more to go!!!
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Showing posts with label anniversary. Show all posts
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Friday, December 11, 2009
Kids and Their Sayings; Happy Anniversary
Kids do say the darndest things. This one comes from Andrew: "Mom, the sun is looking at me!! Tell him to stop!!!" (During our trip to North Carolina, we moved all three kids to the backseat of the van so they could all watch the DVD player. When we got home, Andrew asked if he could stay there. Since then, the sun seems to bother him more.)
Last night while decorating the tree, Will started singing "Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle on the way!" I laughed then remembered a little boy I taught in Sunday school many, many years ago. His name was Jared and he was five at the time. My friend Jeff and I were getting supplies out of the closet when, in a loud voice, I heard Jared sing, "Don't tell it on the mountain!" We started laughing and trying to figure out where that came from. I remembered Jared's parents were in the Christmas program and he had heard them practicing the song "Go Tell It On The Mountain."
Don't you just love it?!
On a side note, I want to wish my friend Stacy and her husband a very happy anniversary!!! I hope you enjoy your weekend together with no kids (they have six, a son-in-law, and one grandson). I love you girl!!!
Last night while decorating the tree, Will started singing "Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle on the way!" I laughed then remembered a little boy I taught in Sunday school many, many years ago. His name was Jared and he was five at the time. My friend Jeff and I were getting supplies out of the closet when, in a loud voice, I heard Jared sing, "Don't tell it on the mountain!" We started laughing and trying to figure out where that came from. I remembered Jared's parents were in the Christmas program and he had heard them practicing the song "Go Tell It On The Mountain."
Don't you just love it?!
On a side note, I want to wish my friend Stacy and her husband a very happy anniversary!!! I hope you enjoy your weekend together with no kids (they have six, a son-in-law, and one grandson). I love you girl!!!
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Belated Congratulations!!
Sunday was a special day. My cousin Cindy and her husband Chris celebrated their anniversary. I don't remember exactly how long they have been married, but I think it is 14 or 15 years. Happy Anniversary Cindy and Chris!! May the next 50 years be better than ever!!
Also, Cindy's sister Stephanie got married today to James Baker. Congratulations Stephanie and James!!! May you have a lifetime of happiness together.
Also, Cindy's sister Stephanie got married today to James Baker. Congratulations Stephanie and James!!! May you have a lifetime of happiness together.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Anniversary Trip
Mike and I took a trip to Nashville by ourselves to celebrate our 10th anniversary. (Hannah and Will went camping with Dad and Joan while Andrew stayed with Melanie.) It was sooo nice being by ourselves. It's been a LLLOOONNNGGG time. We stayed at the Sheraton Music City Hotel in a beautiful room. The rates for this hotel run around $169/night. I got a great deal through Priceline.com and paid only $55/night. It was close to the things we wanted to do and see and was fairly easy to get to. At first, I was concerned because it was close to the airport. But, then I realized that we live close to an airport and hear planes all the time. To be honest, I rarely heard any flying over except on occasion while we were walking to the van.
We arrived close to 10 and got settled into our room. The next morning, we didn't wake up until after 9 a.m. It's been a really long time for us BOTH of us to sleep that late (usually one of us is up with the kids while the other sleeps a bit longer). After eating a late breakfast/early lunch at Shoney's, Mike and I toured the Hermitage, President Andrew Jackson's home. The brochure recommends you allow about two hours to do the tour. We spent 3 1/2 hours looking around and didn't see everything. They have a wilderness trail that is about 3/4 mile long that we decided to skip. I was tired, hot and thirsty and didn't feel like walking any further. After cooling off in the hotel room for a bit, we enjoyed a late dinner at the Santa Fe Cattle Co. The food was great and it reminded us of a Lone Star or Texas Roadhouse restaurant.
Since the Opryland Hotel was close by, I wanted to show Mike just how awesome this place was. We were really disappointed to find out that they charge you $18 just to park your car in self-parking (they also have valet parking which I knew would be even more expensive). So, since visiting the hotel was out of the question, we drove over to the Opry Mills Mall. But, the parking lot was extremely crowed so we left and went back to the hotel.
Sunday morning we woke up early and had a short workout in the Fitness Center. Mike and I ate breakfast in the restaurant then loaded up the van and checked out. We went back to the Mall and looked around. The Bass Pro Shop there is huge. We spent most of our time looking around it then went through the rest of the mall. We met Dad and Joan on the way home and picked up the kids then went Mel's and got Andrew. Everyone had a blast!!
Tomorrow I'll try to post some of the kids' adventures and the fun Melanie and Andrew had (Nathan went camping with Hannah and Will).
We arrived close to 10 and got settled into our room. The next morning, we didn't wake up until after 9 a.m. It's been a really long time for us BOTH of us to sleep that late (usually one of us is up with the kids while the other sleeps a bit longer). After eating a late breakfast/early lunch at Shoney's, Mike and I toured the Hermitage, President Andrew Jackson's home. The brochure recommends you allow about two hours to do the tour. We spent 3 1/2 hours looking around and didn't see everything. They have a wilderness trail that is about 3/4 mile long that we decided to skip. I was tired, hot and thirsty and didn't feel like walking any further. After cooling off in the hotel room for a bit, we enjoyed a late dinner at the Santa Fe Cattle Co. The food was great and it reminded us of a Lone Star or Texas Roadhouse restaurant.
Since the Opryland Hotel was close by, I wanted to show Mike just how awesome this place was. We were really disappointed to find out that they charge you $18 just to park your car in self-parking (they also have valet parking which I knew would be even more expensive). So, since visiting the hotel was out of the question, we drove over to the Opry Mills Mall. But, the parking lot was extremely crowed so we left and went back to the hotel.
Sunday morning we woke up early and had a short workout in the Fitness Center. Mike and I ate breakfast in the restaurant then loaded up the van and checked out. We went back to the Mall and looked around. The Bass Pro Shop there is huge. We spent most of our time looking around it then went through the rest of the mall. We met Dad and Joan on the way home and picked up the kids then went Mel's and got Andrew. Everyone had a blast!!
Tomorrow I'll try to post some of the kids' adventures and the fun Melanie and Andrew had (Nathan went camping with Hannah and Will).
Friday, May 29, 2009
Happy 10th Anniversary!!
Then
Now
Ten years ago today, Mike and I said our "I Do's." So much has happened in all this time. It seems like it was just yesterday we met and went on our first date. It also seems like we've been together forever. I love you Mike and would do it all over again, in a heartbeat!!!
Now
Friday, May 8, 2009
200th Post, Sick Children and Mother's Day, part 2 and 3
Can you believe it?! This is my 200th post!!!! All I can say about it right now is WOW!!! I hope there will be many, many more posts to come.
Something strange has been happening to my boys this week. Monday, Will woke up with a 100 degree fever and no other symptoms other than a weak cough. I kept him home that day, had him take it easy and gave him some Tylenol. He seemed fine but a little mopey. By the time I picked the kids up from school, Will was feeling much better. He even went outside and played. When I checked his temperature again, he was still running a low-grade fever. Tuesday morning, Will still had a low-grade fever (99-100) but was acting normal so I sent him on to school. Sometime during the day, his fever broke and he's been fine. Then, Thursday morning, Andrew seemed a little quieter than usual. He wasn't as talkative in the car while we were waiting for school to start. Once the doors opened, he walked a little slower to class (not his normal self). Kim and Valerie, his teachers, said to leave him. They would call me if he got worse. The call came about 30 minutes after I dropped him off. He was laying on the carpet with his blanket. Andrew didn't want to play with the toys (even the balls!) or color. He did get up and eat a few Cheez-Its but not all of them (he usually eats them all and asks for more) then laid down again. He perked up a little when Mrs. Valerie got the bubbles out. I took him home, gave him some Tylenol (his fever was about 99 degrees), and laid down with him to watch some t.v. This morning, Andrew was still running a fever of about 100 but was acting fine. We went to MOPS today then went to the vet to get some of Gracy's medicine. He took a short nap in the car and again when we got home but didn't get to sleep it out because we had to pick up kids from school. He was acting lethargic this evening with spurts of energy every now and then. I hope he is feeling better tomorrow.
After I posted yesterday about the Mother's Day gifts I received, another package came in for me. It was some flowers from Mike. They are called the 'Sunny Days" and have yellow roses, yellow alstroemeria, and purple butterfly asters. They are beautiful!!! THEN TODAY, a package arrives addressed to Mike. It turns out to be my Mother's Day/Anniversary gift. He wanted me to open it to make sure it worked. It was a TomTom Portable GPS Navigator!! Am I blessed (and spoiled) or what?! We have played with the TomTom a little bit. I can't wait to take it out on the road and see what it does. It will come in handy when we go to Nashville at the end of the month.
Mike and I are celebrating 10 years of marriage this May 29th. So, to celebrate, we are taking a weekend trip to Nashville just the two of us!!! Dad and Joan are keeping Hannah and Will; Melanie is taking Andrew; and Latisha will watch the dogs and the house for us. The last time Mike and I got away by ourselves was for our fifth anniversary. Will was not even a year old at the time. We went to the French Quarter Inn in Midtown Memphis and stayed the night. The next day we walked around Downtown, went to one of the Wonders Exhibits that was here at the time, ate lunch then came home (I was worried about leaving Will even though he was in Mom's very capable hands. Hannah was with Dad and Joan). This time I am much more relaxed about leaving the kids. Go figure!!
Something strange has been happening to my boys this week. Monday, Will woke up with a 100 degree fever and no other symptoms other than a weak cough. I kept him home that day, had him take it easy and gave him some Tylenol. He seemed fine but a little mopey. By the time I picked the kids up from school, Will was feeling much better. He even went outside and played. When I checked his temperature again, he was still running a low-grade fever. Tuesday morning, Will still had a low-grade fever (99-100) but was acting normal so I sent him on to school. Sometime during the day, his fever broke and he's been fine. Then, Thursday morning, Andrew seemed a little quieter than usual. He wasn't as talkative in the car while we were waiting for school to start. Once the doors opened, he walked a little slower to class (not his normal self). Kim and Valerie, his teachers, said to leave him. They would call me if he got worse. The call came about 30 minutes after I dropped him off. He was laying on the carpet with his blanket. Andrew didn't want to play with the toys (even the balls!) or color. He did get up and eat a few Cheez-Its but not all of them (he usually eats them all and asks for more) then laid down again. He perked up a little when Mrs. Valerie got the bubbles out. I took him home, gave him some Tylenol (his fever was about 99 degrees), and laid down with him to watch some t.v. This morning, Andrew was still running a fever of about 100 but was acting fine. We went to MOPS today then went to the vet to get some of Gracy's medicine. He took a short nap in the car and again when we got home but didn't get to sleep it out because we had to pick up kids from school. He was acting lethargic this evening with spurts of energy every now and then. I hope he is feeling better tomorrow.
After I posted yesterday about the Mother's Day gifts I received, another package came in for me. It was some flowers from Mike. They are called the 'Sunny Days" and have yellow roses, yellow alstroemeria, and purple butterfly asters. They are beautiful!!! THEN TODAY, a package arrives addressed to Mike. It turns out to be my Mother's Day/Anniversary gift. He wanted me to open it to make sure it worked. It was a TomTom Portable GPS Navigator!! Am I blessed (and spoiled) or what?! We have played with the TomTom a little bit. I can't wait to take it out on the road and see what it does. It will come in handy when we go to Nashville at the end of the month.
Mike and I are celebrating 10 years of marriage this May 29th. So, to celebrate, we are taking a weekend trip to Nashville just the two of us!!! Dad and Joan are keeping Hannah and Will; Melanie is taking Andrew; and Latisha will watch the dogs and the house for us. The last time Mike and I got away by ourselves was for our fifth anniversary. Will was not even a year old at the time. We went to the French Quarter Inn in Midtown Memphis and stayed the night. The next day we walked around Downtown, went to one of the Wonders Exhibits that was here at the time, ate lunch then came home (I was worried about leaving Will even though he was in Mom's very capable hands. Hannah was with Dad and Joan). This time I am much more relaxed about leaving the kids. Go figure!!
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Happy Anniversary
Today my cousin Jill and her husband Ben celebrate their anniversary. I don't remember exactly how long they have been married but I think it is around 18 or 19 years. I pray the LORD will bless you with many, many more years together and that each one will be even more precious and wonderful than the last. We love you!!!
Monday, December 15, 2008
Happy Anniversary!!
Today is Dick and Daphne's anniversary. They are celebrating seven years of wedded bliss. Congratulations you two!! We love you!!!
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Happy Anniversary!!
Today my sweet dear friend Stacy and her husband Barry celebrate their anniversary. I can't remember the exact number of years they have been together but I think it is about 18. Congratulations you two!!! May the years you have had together so far be just the tip of the iceberg. May you continue to grow closer to God as you grow closer together. I love you!!!
Monday, November 24, 2008
Happy Anniversary!!
Today is my dad and step-mom's anniversary. They are celebrating 14 years of marriage. Congratulations you two!!!
Friday, August 8, 2008
Happy Anniversary Rich and Mich
Today is my brother-in-law and his wife's anniversary. Mike and I both hope you have a wonderful day. We love you!!!
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Happy Birthday Mich and Happy Anniversary Joe and Sharon
Today is my sister-in-law's birthday. Happy birthday Mich!!! I hope Rich and the boys make today a very special day. We love you!!!
Today is also Mike's aunt and uncle's anniversary. Happy Anniversary Joe and Sharon!!! We hope you have a very special day and may you have many, many, many more to come!! We love you!!!
Today is also Mike's aunt and uncle's anniversary. Happy Anniversary Joe and Sharon!!! We hope you have a very special day and may you have many, many, many more to come!! We love you!!!
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Happy Anniversary!!
Isn't he handsome?Today is our 9th anniversary!!! It is hard to believe it has only been nine years. Sometimes it feels like we have been married forever; other times is seems like we just tied the knot. We don't have anything special planned for tonight other than going to Will's T-ball practice. Mom is coming over tomorrow to watch the kiddlets so we can go out. We aren't sure where we are going to eat (we've talked about Ruth Chris' or Carraba's) but we know we want to see a movie (probably Prince Caspian).
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