I am having such a hard time keeping up with this blog! My wreath business is keeping me busy...which I am so grateful for!!! I had to have surgery last Friday on my kidney stones. They started moving 11 days ago (Tuesday) and then that Friday I had them lasered because I couldn't pass them. The doc had to go up closer to my kidney with the laser than he anticipated. When he went back in to grab the broken pieces, 2 of them slipped back into my kidneys. Just my luck right!! So I had to wear a stint all weekend. Talking about PAIN!!!I don't know if it was so much the stint causing the pain or if it was how far he had to go up to my kidneys and it was extremely irritated. So today, Friday is the first day LITERALLY that I have not had any pain and have not had to have any pain pills!! YAY!!! Though it stinks I have been laid up my whole vacation week off. BUT on the positive side, I didn't have to miss any days of school! I couldn't imagine having to be a work with that kind of pain! It was horrible!
Grant is getting so big! He is singing his ABC's all the time. He still loves Mickey Mouse and Cars. He also loves bulldozers and dumptrucks and tractors. We have them behind our house because there is a new phase going up. We have to go and see them every morning before school, every afternoon after school and sometimes at night to say goodnight! HE LOVES THEM!!!
I hope everyone had wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. We went home this past weekend to my parents house to celebrate with them. Its always fun to go home. Then Thanksgiving day we went to his mom's house. It was great to see everyone and spend time with them. Boomer took Grant riding on Pop's tractor. He had so much fun!! That is all he talked about all the way home.

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We went to Lucedale to visit my grandmother. God love her, she is still hanging on. She has dimensia (SP?) So her mind comes and goes. She hates where she is but she falls and doesn't remember where she is half of the time. It all happened so fast. A few months ago, she was mowing the yard and cleaning her house and living on her own and then she got a kidney infection with a fever of 105 and it all went downhill from there. They think she may possible have lymphoma cancer but she won't let them to a bio because she doesn't want anything done. She keeps saying everyday, Lord why did you let me wake up today? It is just so sad. It is really hard for my dad to watch her go throught it. So please be in prayer for them. Thanks!!

Wreath for Mom...

This is a wreath that I had made for my front door. I just LOVE the turq. blue! My favorite color! My mom loved it so much that I gave it to her....It is a large grapevine wreath and is cut in strips with large yellow sunflowers.

Catchin' up!!

Well, I have lots to catch you up on!! I have been so busy!! You would think that being off for the summer I would have more time, but I have been spending every second with Grant and LOVING every minute of it!!
First, this is Father's Day at my parents house. This is my dad and Grant being silly. My dad was sitting on the arm of the couch talking to us and next thing you know, here comes Grant climbing up to sit right there beside him just like him!!



Next, are pics of the 4th. We finally were able to attend the balloon glow! I was so excited to go! It was really neat. Grant loved the big balloons. Diamond Rio was also there playing. They were good. But there were so many people!!! You could hardly move! It was worth it though!! Then we sat in a parking lot and watched the fireworks! They were great. Grant didn't know what to think about them at first. He held on to Boomer then he was like, put me down! He oohed and aahed and clapped and screamed! I was watching him more than the fireworks!! It was really fun!


This past week, Grant has had the croop. I guess since the 4th from playing outside and getting hot and then getting cool inside...anyway he is finally better today. It has taken a week! But last week, he has clung to his puppies!! A sweet friend of mine gave us the black one and he adores it because it looks like our black lab, Scout! The other one he made at daycare! Isn't cute!

Yummy Yummy Ice Cream !!

The other day Grant and I were outside playing with the water ball and on the swingset and we took a break to eat some ice cream. I remember when I was little eating push pops. So I bought some, sherbert. I haven't seen any other flavor before. He loved them!! Although I had to push it up for him! He got a bit messy but who cares he just got all wet again afterwards!!

Aquarium!

Monday and Tuesday we went to visit Boomer's sister and her family in Baton Rouge. We also went to the aquarium in New Orleans on Tuesday. Can I just say that place is ginormous!! It took 2 hours to tour it and that's rushing a few of the displays. Grant had such a great time! He didn't like being in his stroller much. He wanted to be out touching the glass. His expressions are just priceless! Those of you who were at his birthday party know exactly what I am talking about! He did the same thing with the penguins!! One of the little penguins waas playing with him in the corner of the glass case. He just yelled and jumped up and down. People kept telling us that his expressions were so funny!!

Playing in the Fountains

Gosh looking back at all my pictures, I can tell how far behind I am in the blogging world. A couple of weeks ago, we took Grant to the fountains here in town. Since it is still new, we were the only ones there, which was nice. Grant was hesitant as first but then LOVED it. He chased the water coming and going from each hole. Then he would put his foot over the hole and water would shoot it off of it! He had a blast! Luckily it was a nice day. Not too hot, nice breeze. But the fountains are very well shaded by an oak tree! Smart person! But poor Grant was shaking like a leaf he was so cold! His poor lips were turning blue. So before he got hypothermia, we decided to go! He didn't like out decision too much! He cried when we had to go. I can't wait to go back!!

Kolton got this water beach ball for Grant's birthday. It is so much fun! Grant LOVES IT!! He will run through the water and yell, "WATER, WATER!Like Water!" Then he will stop and come eat my sandwich!! Little monkey!! Thanks Kolton!!

Busy Busy Busy

You would think that being out for the summer one would be relaxing and taking it easy...oh but no! Those who know me, know that I don't stop! I HAVE to have a project of some sort going! SO... I decided to paint my kitchen AND living room. The LR got thrown in because there is no "breaking point" in the wall between it and the kitchen so we had to carry the paint throughout. It took about 4 days total. I am exhausted and sore! I think that my calves will be shaking permanently from standing on that ladder!! Here are a couple of before and after shots of the kitchen. I didn't do the living room before..sorry..I forgot!:)
Before: It was a goldy color. Pretty but our crown molding and cabinetry is an antique white so it was "blendy"! So we went for Vermont View..an Olive Green.





After...the green. I didn't have everything on the wall in the kitchen before I retook the pictures. I moved the bakers rack somewhere else and put a large mirror there. And I did not put the white frame by the door there either. It just didn't go with all the off white stuff. It feels good to have it all done and cleaned up and it all back in its place. I think I am a little OCD in a way...

Grant's 2nd Birthday Party!

Grant's party was supposed to be outside so that the kids could play on his new swingset but it rained all weekend and we had to have it inside! So I just dragged all his toys out and they all played with those. It was still fun! The Mickey Mouse cake was great! Tiffany did an excellent job on it. Grant had a great time opening his gifts. His reactions everytime he pulled the paper out was hilarious! He yelled and screamed! Everyone was just rolling! Thank you all for coming. It was definitely one to remember.

Redecorating!

Over Spring Break, Boomer and I redecorated Grant's room! We went on a limb and painted it in blue and did a football theme. OF course, Ole Miss! I framed the Sports Illustrated Magazine from 2008 since that was the first time that they had been on the cover since who knows when! I ordered this bedding and it just came in today! I am so excited!! The only thing left to do is hang the letters of his name up over his bed. We already had those covered in scrapbook paper in the old room so why not reuse them!!

Finally...

Well, I am back! Sorry, it has taken so long to blog. Let's just say Art in the Park!!! Katie Witt and I have been planning it for our school for months now and it is finally over!!! So now I can get back to some sort of normalcy! I was going to update you on some pics a couple of days ago but when I put my card in there were no pictures on there! I was devasted! SO I have some new ones to share any way!
Today was Grant's Easter Egg Hunt party at daycare and I am so thankful that my principal let me go! She is so wonderful and understanding! I love her! Anyway, The little ones really didn't have a clue, nor did they care! They just wanted to play with the outside toys!! Who cared about the million of eggs that were laying out perfectly in the grass. However, Kolton got a bit curious about half way into it and went to a lot of eggs and just opened it up to see what was in it. When he realized there was nothing he threw it down! Here are a few pics!







Not much of anything else has been going on. I know we lead boring lives!! BUT we will be celebrating Grant's 2nd birthday in May so I'll be busy planning that! It will most likely be a Mickey theme because he LOVES Mickey! One of students went to Disney and brought him back a marshmellow Mickey Mouse! Too Cute!