Summer Fun!

Well....the kids are having a great time together. Katie and Eric are making movies with the camcorder and entertaining us. It's funny, they are 14 and 12, but when they are together they act like they are still little, like 7 & 9. It's sweet. There are issues of course, but they work it out. Katie is more ignorant in the fields of trendy clothing and electronics because we just can't afford all of the things that Eric gets. She doesn't really care I guess, or she doesn't say anything if she does. I try to get her a few of the popular namebrands and mix and match the rest. It's hard when we struggle so hard to get them the stuff they do have. But, this is life. I know he's just proud of what people give him and doesn't mean to hurt them, but it does. They're all just kids and all innocent.

Lee's mom will be coming thru on Friday, the kids are so excited to see Grandma. It has been 4 years. They don't remember spending time with her, but they definitely know her because of all the photos I keep out and stories we tell. I am happy the kids get to see her. I wish we had normal familial relationships, the children need that. I barely speak to my mom, I recently spent 6 months without talking to my sister and I feel no huge loss. It's sad, but it is what it is. Sometimes you have to cut dangerous (emotionally or physically) people out of your life, at least for a while until either they change or you learn how to handle things. I think I have finally learned , with God's help, how to deal with my family and not be too close but not be too distant. Hopefully we can slowly form a new relationship with Lee's mom, I need her in my life too and I hope she's open to it.

"Please Lord let us have a good visit with Johanna and her husband. I pray the children will love on her and she on them and that we will all be comfortable. I pray for their safety as they travel. I pray that our hearts & minds will be right."

Woohoo!!

This is a picture of Drew at the river back behind our house. He was trying to skip rocks like his daddy taught him. Maybe the trouble with pictures had to do with the template I had been using.....I changed and now I added a picture!!! Thus the title! Woohoo!!! Drew hit a double last night in baseball....that boy is something....he hit it into the outfield! He's only 4!!!! I love to see him being such a guy, it makes me want to cry. Hannah got sick at the game, I think she was becoming dehydrated so she had to sit out the last half of the last inning . She likes baseball but says she is ready for basketball to start up again. Katie is in Alabama, please pray for her. I want a pool, I think our kids would get enjoyment with it but Lee has worked so hard on our yard, I don't know where we would put it. I want one of those 14 x 3.6 ones at wal-mart for like $150. It's alot of money but hey, I would even get it in it, might even help me lose some of these extra pounds. .....Also, a man at Wal-mart yesterday was walking around handing out $2 bills. He didn't even say much, I have no idea why he was doing it, but I thought it was cool. We said thank you and went on our way. GOd has really been dealing with me lately, I have been too picky about churches, I have to get in a church, get involved, sing, fellowship...I have met some really nice ladies so I need to get out there and not be so scared. I love small Bible studies so I need to get back to going when it starts back after summer. I have been trying to work through some issues with rejection....I always reject perfectly nice people because I think they will eventually reject me. Gotta stop it. I need a friend and I will never get one with that attitude. I am praying that God change me so I can be more open and friend worthy. I have no family really so I need to make more friends and surround myself with positive, nurturing people. Love to all of my friends that I can't be with right now! I miss you!!!!

Hey you guys!!!

Hey You Guuuuyyyyysssss!!!!!

Now say it slow and loud.....like on Electric Company. Is there anyone else in the world who remembers watching Electric Company?

The other night a show Lee watches (animated show) had a big hunk of cheese run into the room and sing while wearing a cowboy hat and boots, something like "hankering for a hunk of cheese"....I guess you had to be there but I died laughing, I hadn't thought of or seen that commercial in YEARS!!!

Well, the interview went well although I have not heard anything back yet...I will get a call either way I was told. I think it was a good interview, but then again, this is a very small town (1100 people) and I am still new here. I know that plays a role in their hiring process.

Our neighbor invited us to go down to her river front right behind our house on sunday....it was so gorgeous!! She owns like 150 acres that surrounds us and has some river front. The kids found HUGE tadpoles, crawfish, and muscles. They had such a good time. Lee and I did too, Lee was skipping rocks with Drew. It was cute. We all had such a good time, it was the first time we have been down to the river so now we know how very close we are to the river and why we get so much wildlife around here.

The Crocker Slammers are 4-0.....although they don't announce the scores since the kids are so little, but I keep up with it. Hannah and Drew both are so cute and surprisingly good at it! Drew can hit the ball when they pitch it to him and for 4 I think that is very good!!! Hannah is good at it and especially likes to play first base. Their coach is very good at letting everyone have a chance to play different positions. Drew likes to be catcher.

Katie is flying to Alabama on Friday (tomorrow) so please keep her in your prayers, she isn't really scared to fly alone, she has done it plenty of times but there is always a small amount of anxiety involved with going to Alabama. I am better at letting her go now that she is getting older, but I am still her mom and I still cry every single time she leaves. And every single time she leaves, the first thing out of Lee's mouth is "are you okay?" and then at some point that first day or two he says "missin' your baby??"....he asked it when she was 3 and leaving me for a month and he still does.

Well, that's it for now, still can't load pictures here but at least I can finally TAB and start new paragraphs!!! LOL....it's the little things in life, you know? LOL LOL