Happy Thanksgiving!

I hope that everyone had a very blessed Thanksgiving with family. The older that I get, the meaning of holidays become more and more clear to me. Not that I didn't know what they meant before but for example, I used to love getting up and watching the Thanksgiving Day parade and then going to my grandparents for lunch to visit with family. Well now, the parade is just not as exciting as it used to be but seeing my family and soaking up every second I have with them and they have with Grant just means so very much more. Anyway, we had a great time at my parents house. I was able to take a few pictures before my batteries died!
Grant loved playing with the two new kittens that roamed up to my dad's house!! Aren't they cute!


This is Grant trying to give the kitten a hug, but it was a little to quick for him! So he caught his booty to hug instead!


Grant loves to be outside! He likes to look at the water, but don't worry, Boomer is with him every step!!!!






Okay so you notice the bruise under his eye...well he fell along with half of his class coming back from lunch. They walk in a line to and from lunch and one kid fell and it was like a domino effect...they all fell. Grant fell on a little girl's mouth and hit her teeth...OUCH!

Christmas tree, lights, and Santa!!

Well, I know some might think that I am weird but I put my tree up last weekend! I LOVE to look at my tree and just enjoy it and enjoy Christmas time. As much time as it takes to get it out and put it up to make it look good, dog gone it, I am going to put it up early and stare at it!! :)



Tuesday, I saw on an email that Santa was going to be at Bass Pro! How much fun! Boomer and I like to take Grant there to look at all the animals. Well, in the back they have a small "Winter Wonderland like" set up with Santa and reindeer and toy trains..it is so cute. You have to go! It is so much better and nicer than Northpark and not nearly a long line. However, Grant wasn't too fond of jolly ole' St. Nick this year. He did GREAT with the Easter bunny. We thought that would surely scare him too death.. but no he loved it. And the camera even messed up and he sat there in the bunny's lap like it was mommy holding him. SANTA...Well let's just say he knew it wasn't mommy holding him!! HE HATED IT! So therefore, Boomer and I had to get in the picture with him!! Oh the memories!!

Grant's First Hair Cut

Grant got his first haircut today. He does not have much hair at all but parts just wouldn't lay down. His hair is growing on top but not so much underneath. So it looks like an old man "comb over". Therefore, we got it trimmed today. I took 50 million pics!! I sat with him first in the chair. When they put the cape on....oh that was just it! He was not having that. SO Boomer stood up with him and he was fine!! He did really good. We are proud!:)

This is the BEFORE picture. You can see some of his fly aways...it just won't lay down


He REALLY hated the cape!!


The "DURING" pictures..Notice the crocodile tear! He is also checking the guy out who is cutting his hair...I guess watching to make sure he isn't making a gap in his hair because he knows he doesn't have enough to lose!





The "AFTER". He looks so polished and cute! I am a little bias! They gave him a sucker when they were done. Isn't that funny...he's just like his mommy!

50 Odd Things

A friend of mine sent me this in an email. I thought it would be fun to do...
1) Do you like blue cheese? YUCK!

2) Have you ever smoked heroin? ummmm.....no

3) Do you own guns? YES ....LOTS OF THEM well....Boomer does...he's a cop!

4) What flavor do you add to your drink at sonic? I don't

5) Do you get nervous before doctor appointments? NOPE

6) What do you think of hot dogs? eh..they are ok when there is nothing else

7) Favorite Christmas song? Silent Night

8) What do you prefer to drink in the morning? Barq's or Mountain Dew..It has no effect on me whatsoever anymore!

9) Can you do push ups? Heck yes!

10) Can you do a chin up? Well...IF SOMEONE IS LIFTING ME....SURE

11) What's your favorite piece of jewelry? My bracelet with Grant's charm on it and my journey necklace Boomer gave me

12) Favorite hobby? creating and making things

13) Ever been in a car wreck? YES... I've had my fair share

14) Do you have A.D.D.? nope

15) What is one thing that you hate about yourself? My blabby baby belly

16) Middle name? Carol

17) Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment? 1. What in the world is for supper..not what there is but what I have the ability to cook! 2. School....isn't it always!
3. making wreaths

18) Name 3 things you bought yesterday? For once..nothing!

19) Name 3 drinks you regularly drink regulary. soda, soda,TEA

20) Current worry? How are we going to make it this month

21) Current hate right now? Incorrect grammar...She gots to go! There it go! (talking about where a pencil is) I'm like, did it grow legs and walk???? HELLO!!

23) What did you do for valentines day? I think we exchanged cards and romantic dinner at home

24) Where would you like to go? Mountains, Australia, anywhere

25) Name three people who will complete this? Jessica, Shellie, Stephanie

26) Do you own slippers? Nope

27) What shirt are you wearing? Lime green Southern Belle

28) Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? I have no idea...never been fortunate enough to sleep on them

29) Can you whistle? NO

30) Favorite color? turquoise blue

31) Would you be a pirate? No...they are too filthy....

32) What songs do you sing in the shower? Ha that's funny, I don't..I am making a
To-Do list in my head...oh come on you know you do it too!

33) Favorite girl's name? Paige Riley...If we ever have a girl, that will be her name

34) Favorite boy's name? Grant

35) What's in your pocket? Boomer's change..I conveniently borrowed it

36)Last thing that made you laugh? Everyone texting Obama jokes

37) Best bed sheets as a child? DK...they were plain..We were poor!:)

38) Worst injury you've ever had? I had a wreck..I wasn't going fast. I ran into the back of someone and my head hit the windshield..It knocked me out. I am not too clumsy and definitely not risky enough to try anything dangerous

39) Do you love where you live? Absolutely

40) How many TVs do you have in your house? 2

41) Who is your loudest friend? Jessica

42) How many dogs do you have? one..Scout. She is black lab

43) Does someone have A crush on you?I HOPE MY HUSBAND DOES...IF NOT THERE'S GONNA BE TROUBLE

44) If you could be any celebrity, who would it be? Reese Witherspoon

45) What is your favorite book? Learning to Breathe Again

46) What is your favorite candy? el cheapo suckers. Anything..I am such a junkie!

47) If you could be any animal for one day what animal would it be? A bird. I would love to fly
48) What song do you want played at your funeral? I Can Only Imagine

49) What were you doing 12 AM last night? Oh that's easy..SLEEPING!!

50) What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up? 5:30 sure did come fast..did I even move? Here we go again....work

Grant had been sick last week. You know the cold funk... We tried to treat with Benadryl but it didn't help. He continued to cough and have a nasty green snotty nose. I took him to the doctor on Tuesday and she heard a little rattle in his chest. She prescribed an antibiotic that he hasn't had before, Suprax. On Thursday, Boomer noticed little red bumps around his little groin and thought it was a diaper rash...he failed to mention to me!:) So on Friday after his party I changed him and I noticed red spots on his upper thigh and around his groin. They were probably the size of a mosquito bit after you have scratched the mess out of it and has swollen up! I continued to look on him for more and saw that they were running up his sides. I immediately called the doc. She said it was probably an allergic reaction to the medicne and to stop giving it to him and to give him Benadryl every 6 hrs. So I did. WELL....Saturday morning, we woke up to this... Large welps all over him about the size of quarters and half dollars that were connecting so they looked ENORMOUS!



I totally freaked out!!! So I called the doc and would you believe it took them an hour and thirty min. to get back with me. I'm glad his air supply wasn't cut off!!! Any way the doc looked at it and reassured me that it was the medicne that he had been taking and she gave him an oral dose of decodron (or however you spell it! Creative phonetic spelling!!) Thankfully by the end of the day it had begun to fade somewhat. It looks so much better today.