Sunday was a GREAT DAY!!

Sunday was a great day... first of all, my friend Richie Spring preached @ church while Bro. Marvin was doing an Emmaus walk. He done a WONDERFUL job. So good, I went back and listened to him that evening.. but in between church services, Jake Petty had a birthday party. Jake is the son of Dustie & Kenneth Petty.

Dustie and I became good friends when I was dating Festus (dustie's brother), but I feel our friendship grew over the next few years as we found strength in each other to face the fact that we would lose our Precious Momma Joann to a disease that in the end would have her passing from cancer. Being around for Dustie, her family and her children is something I hope to do and keep doing long into the future. I refer to Jake and Zack as my nephews not by blood, but by love..

Happy Birthday Jake! I love you!

Just do it?!?!

Why is it the simplist things in life can be the most complicated to do. As in balancing a check book, stoping by to mend fences w a friend or simply saying "Here's my number, why don't we grab a bit to eat together & catch up?' WHY is it so hard?!?

I've had one or two okay relationships, and the other ones, I knew were doomed from the beginning. Hard headed is what I say I was...Have I learned from these relationships? Yes, I know that I can survive being heart broken, I know that as hard as it is, I'd rather be friends with my exs than be left all bitter from them.

Buy why is it so hard to put yourself out there to someone again? A great guy at that. A guy that I've known forever...a good Christian God fearing man...This should be the man I'm running to saying "HERE IS MY NUMBER CALL ME!", but it's not that simple...and I don't know why... the thought of rejection, yes I think crosses my mind, but he would do it so gracefully but we'd remain friends. Is it the awkwardness afterward that freaks me out?? I don't know, but all I know is this could be my prince charming and I'm too scared to find out! Please pray that this fear with go away by this weekend. For I'm afraid there is another person thinking he is their prince charming as well!!

Please pray if it's meant to be it will progress....

Just a few pictures from Easter @ Mom & Dad's

Few more pictures from Safety day:

Steve Smith, game warden, with a real "stuffed" rattle snake. That thing was huge! He talked to the kids about different types of snakes in our area and how to tell which ones to stay away from. HUGE I tell you!

Deputies talked about different kind of drugs & the effect they have on your body. I live a sheltered like when I realized that some of the 4Th graders knew exactly what marijuana and cocaine was when it was held up before them!!! I didn't see any of this stuff till I started working at the sheriff office!

Farm Safety day @ the elementary school..

Wednesday & Thrusday many, many little people came out to learn different safety things from lawnmower riding to what kind of snakes we have down here. The fire departments normally have 2 or 3 different site and this year was no different...we rolled our dive boat out with one diver (Justin Lloyd) and a tender (Daddy).

Tracy Martin & Mr. Robert Martin took the Rescue Bronco with the Jaws of Life and talked to the kids about road & driving safety. Mr. Robert does an exceptional job with the kids...Tracy as well..

Bo Dixon from Roxie Fire Dept had their truck and talked to them about different safety things pertaining to house fires.

Some kids have seen and heard this many times before, and some even have family involved in the Fire Dept as Byron does below, but there is always something new to be learned and something to catch their attention.

Happy Birthday DADDY!!!

Spring has Sprung & I'm off the list :(...

I guess I should post more often. Nana had done kicked me off her list of blogs on her page.. I'll try to do better so I can get back on her list.. Love u Nana!

Things have just been crazy and nothing much happening of any interest to blog about. I have been really really tired lately. I've gotten off my diet and I think that is the problem. I'm going to the fitness center tonight and gonig to try to get myself back on track. I've discovered I LOVE Karen Kingsberry books! But I have to have a box of Kleneex when I read them.

I worked a call last Saturday night that caused damage to both Chris and I. My SI joint got outta wack when the girl pulled away from me. Chris got his broken finger reinjured via an arm splint. I have been laid up on a cold pack. It seems to be better today.

Speaking of Chris, he will leave on April 12, Easter & his birthday, around 9 am and head to Texas for work. Not sure on how long he will be out there yet.

I'll try to do better at blogging...

Weekend Wedding
Jr & Sara got married in Richton this weekend...attached are some of the snapshots I took throuhout the weekend....I didn't get any of the ceremony for I was busy working and doing things...

The bride in her"Bride 09" shirt

The groom giving Chris directions on something

I was the stand-in bride @rehersal and really enjoyed it. Her farther is a nut. Jr has married into a really nice Christian family. They all made us feel so welcome.
The wedding party...

Sara kept Jr's groom table and cake a secret from him. He wasn't allowed anywhere near the fellowship hall until the day of the wedding...

The rest of the pictures are of "things". Click on the pictures to enlarge

Centerpieces & fountain

Chruch sign on the outside & foryer


Programs, Jr and Chris
Flowers were beautiful!


Pink & Hot Pink were the colors..Sara's daddy


Jr's corner...check out the cake!

The Kid's candy table...it was a hit!
She loves her frogs!

Both cakes!

This picture does the beautiful bride no justice. It was a quick snapshot as I was passing thru.

Love you both and wish you the best of luck!

Week 7 on Weight Watchers
-1.8 lbs loss
That's an overall total of -5.8 lbs in 7 weeks. It's SLOWLY coming off. I'm really scared of the scales this week. I was out of town from Thursday til late Saturday night. Out of town doing wedding! Which meant rehersal dinner, cake, eatting what you can when you can, and yes I ate cake, and what I could when I could. I feel that I had plenty of exercise on Friday and Saturday getting things ready. Maybe I can get myself back in the swing of things today and the rest of the week.

Weight Watcher Progress

I started on Jan 29.
Week 1 -2 lbs (go me!)
Week 2 +1.4 (. was expected)
week 3 nothing- i was being bad and missing
week 4 nothing - I was being bad again!
week 5 + 2 lbs (this is where my badness showed up) and at week 5 I weighed more than I started out at because of my stupidity.
Week 6 -5.4 (really go me!) Today I was able to wear some pants that when I was wearing them I had to lay down on the bed to zip them!

I'm looking forward to this weeks weigh in...Tara will be MIA since it is Spring Break, they are taking the boys fishing...I know for some of you a total loss of 4 lbs isn't a lot, and even for me with the amount of weight I need to lose, it isn't a lot, but 4 lbs can make you excited and determined to stay on track more.

Wish me lucK! I go Wednesday to get a dress for a wedding and Easter, Weigh in on Thursday and then after I weigh in I leave to go to Richton for a wedding on Saturday. I'll try to stay on track while in Richton, but I'm sure we'll have some good food! it'll be hard, but I can do it!!

Also, I'm looking at a new ride. I really really don't wanta take the Kia to Richton, but I must go. So hopefully in a month if the Lord and I see a way, I'll have me a new buggy.. I'm looking at a 2007 Nissan Xterra and lovin what I see!

I'll keep you guys posted!

Love it....this explains me!!!

Bridget went to the Dr today...and sonograms shows:

Due in August..around the 13th I think

Thank you Wendy and Mrs. Donna.... my birthday happies....flowers are from Wendy, my best friend...and the bag with some good smelling lotion, shower gel and body spray was from Mrs. Donna, my co-worker.

Jennifer & Breann took me out to eat last night and to the movies.. We had a good time..

Thank you everyone who has texted, myspaced, facebooked or twittered me a Happy Birthday message...Love you all! This birthday has maybe broke the cycle of bad ones from the past 2 years!

A favorite of mine...This is one of Aubbie taken the night of the Brookhaven Christmas parade..Bless her heart, her "Honey" aka Daddy forgot her hat and her mittens, so she ended up with his. She had food all over her face, but the expression on her face is just too much...

Here are a few Christmas pictures. This was the week I was sick with the "I gotta die to get better" sickness where I missed 2 days of work...
Cole with his bike Chris & Bridget gave him

I have no idea what Colby had but musta been good!
Lookie at the mess piling up...Colten was fun this year, he had to help mom pass out gifts and was rather unsure of some of his.

Big hit with the boys was the sleeping bags that lit up...

I think I posted pictures and caught you guys up. My camera batteries have been dead since Christmas.. I did manage to get one or two pictures yesterday of a few things before they went completely dead...