Happy Birthday Cathy and Other News

June 5th is my Other Mother's birthday. I remembered but wasn't able to post anything because Mike was using the computer. Sorry it is a little late, Cathy!! Hope you had a great birthday!!

In other news today, the kids and I got to see a smoking car in the Wal-Mart parking lot. I'm not sure exactly what happened but a car in the parking lot had a HUGE plume of black smoke pouring out of it. The Fire Department was there taking care of things while a couple of Police Officers were keeping people back. When we came out after shopping, the car was up on a flatbed tow truck and the front of it was all messed up. It brought back memories from when I was a little girl. My dad had a white Plymouth Roadrunner with a black patch on the hood. One Sunday, one of the men at church came in to the service and said that a white car was on fire. It turned out to be my dad's. I don't remember what happened but the black patch had a burned area in the middle.

Mike made a deck for the trampoline while he was on vacation last week. To get in and out of it, the kids had to climb onto a plastic lawn chair and keep their shoes in a box. The deck gives them room to keep their shoes handy and a seat to sit on when needed. Even Andrew can use it to get in and out of the trampoline easily. He had a blast today climbing the stairs and going in and out of the net. Mike also ran some wire and created an outlet for our new water fountain in the front courtyard. Before, we had to run an electrical cord across the front walk to the fountain. Now, the cord snakes around the front garden area. Once we get some more mulch, we should be able to cover the cord without any problems. I keep meaning to take pictures but forget until it is too late. Maybe tomorrow I can. If not, I definitely will Saturday during Will's birthday party.

Happy Birthday Bella!!

Today is Bella's fifth birthday. Hope your birthday is loaded with fun, sweetie. We miss y'all very much!!!

Pictures

Below are some pictures we have taken over the last few weeks. Thought you might enjoy seeing them too.Michelle

Andrew and his first attempt at eating corn on the cob on Memorial Day.

My sister Melanie and Andrew playing.

Andrew and Mom playing.

Mrs. Scanlon, Hannah and Mrs. Mayhall

These were Hannah's teachers last year.

Hannah is showing off the award she received for making A's and B's last year.

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).

Pictures

Jack, Will J., Will N. and Luke

These are Will's friends at school.

Will and his teacher, Ms. Lisa.

Will's best friend Luke is in the back by the door.

The marigold Will planted for me on his last day of school.

Isn't the little container cute?

Aunt Carol, Aunt Sybil, Uncle Jim and Aunt Sandra.
This was taken at Aunt Sybil's for her birthday.



Aunt Carol, Aunt Sybil, Mom and Uncle Jim

at Aunt Sybil's for her birthday.

Will on his last day of school.

Additional Information about a Previous Posting

In a previous posting, I mentioned the antics of Will and Hannah from a few years ago. While looking through some old e-mails, I found the letter below. It had been sent out on November 30, 2005 to some family and friends. I had my dates all wrong, but this will give you more in depth understanding of exactly what Hannah and Will got into. Since I thought it was hilarious, I thought you might get a kick out of it too. To give you a timeline, the first incident (the mousse) happened on Friday, November 25, 2005. The last incident occurred Tuesday, November 29, 2005. Please pray for us because we really need it.

Most of you know about the incidences in North Carolina with the kids. For those who have not heard, Hannah and Will put my hair mousse all over Will’s head on Friday and some shampoo in Will’s hair on Saturday (just as we were getting ready to leave for home). The first thing Monday morning, they broke Will’s piggy bank, got into some expensive lotion, and got into the wipes…all within five minutes. Monday evening, they both got into Mike’s foot powder and had it all over our bedroom: bed, computer, floor, television, computer chair, etc. Tuesday evening (they were at school that morning and afternoon), they decided to play with the diaper rash medicine. It is the really thick kind that is very sticky. They had it on Will’s toy tool bench, the dresser, the rocking chair seat cushion, their clothes and in their hair. Will had it all over his head but Hannah had it only in one stripe across the top of hers. We found out that there isn’t much that will remove diaper rash medicine. Mom and I tried Dawn dish detergent, regular dish detergent, clothes detergent, Spray N’ Wash and Vinegar. Vinegar works pretty good; we’re going to try using baking soda tonight to remove the reside that’s left. The tragic thing is most if not all of these things were put up out of the kid’s reach. I think they are related to monkeys.

Pray for them and Mike and me. We all need it.
Michelle

Two Birthdays

Today, we are celebrating two birthdays. The first is my Great-Aunt Sybil. She is a dear, sweet woman who loves the LORD and her family. The second birthday shout out goes to Daphne, Mike's step-mom. She is also a sweet woman. Happy Birthday ladies!! We love you both lots and lots!!!!