I want this...

Pretty Please.

Writer's Workshop: My Size Barbie?!?

My fellow co-worker Charlene loves to participate in Mama Kat's weekly writing assignments. Sometimes I think about writing something and guess what...I never do! This week I thought why not. I am only going to use two of the prompts.

Prompt 5. List 10 things that make you happy. This will be in no particular order.

Olivia Pearl

GOOD FRIENDS

Hubby

Family. This isn't everyone, but it's close.

JESUS

I could eat there everyday!

Pay Days.

Finding good deals.

Vacations.

When I have good hair days.

Prompt 6. Share a sleep walking story.

I have so many to choose from. I am a very avid sleep walking/talking sleeper. My husband is very thankful! I have so many to choose from and I can't believe I am going to admit to it. Most of the time I don't even remember doing/saying these crazy things. I don't do stuff like this every night. Only when I am very very tired.

I think the most memorable sleep walking/talking story I have is when I was probably 11-13 years old. I can't really remember how old I was. I was young enough that my sister still played with barbie dolls. When we first moved to The Best Town Ever, AL me and Sarah shared a bedroom. My room which was in the basement wasn't finished yet. So Sarah had this My Size Barbie doll. She stood on a small platform with rollers. Sarah played with that thing all the time. Most of the time it stayed in a corner in our bedroom. Yeah...you know where I am going. Well I guess I was having a very tired night one night. I don't remember all the details, but I just remember standing there carrying on this long conversation and wondering why no one was answering me or talking back. I finally came to my senses woke up and realize I am standing there talking to BARBIE!!

(ours didn't look exactly like this, but very similar.)

I felt beyond stupid and couldn't believe I had just done that! I just went back to bed and hoped no one heard that very important conversation I had with Barbie.

Now it's your turn. Head over to Mama Kat's for this week's weekly writing assignments.

Wordless Wednesday

Quickie

Haven't had to much time for blogging lately. We are some serious softball players right now. It basically takes up our whole week. Me & Chad both have games every Tuesday&Thursday nights. This week it will be Mon, Tues, Thurs, then church on Wednesday night and then Friday night our church is having a concert(Ohio Avenue, Yungtown & Joy Lipparo). Chad is taking a day off to help get everything set up and ready to go.

We keep trying to plan a trip to the Zoo, but it rains or chance of rain almost every weekend. We were planning to go this Saturday, but it was supposed to rain. We should have just went, because it never really did anything. Are weekends are getting filled up quick and before we know it, it will be time for the BEACH!! I am so excited. We can't wait.

I had a great first mother's day. We all went to church with my grandmother. She was thrilled that everyone was able to go to church with her. Chad got me a new ring. It's Olivia's birthstone-Peridot- I don't have a picture of it on my hand, so the one for the internet will have to do.

I love it! And it just happens to be my most favorite color!!

In Olivia news she is trying her hardest to walk. She pulls up on everything in sight and now will stand up. She stood up the other night in the bath tub will Chad was giving her a bath. It's so funny to watch her facial expressions. Sometimes she gets a little scared when she realizes what she is doing. I think she will be walking before we go to the beach (end of June) if not then I know she will be before she is one.

Before I was a Mom

To good not to share...

Before I was a Mom,

I never tripped over toys

or forgot words to a lullaby.

I didn't worry whether or not

my plants were poisonous.

I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom,

I had never been puked on.

Pooped on.

Chewed on.

Peed on.

I had complete control of my mind

and my thoughts.

I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom,

I never held down a screaming child

so doctors could do tests.

Or give shots.

I never looked into teary eyes and cried.

I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.

I never sat up late hours at night

watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom,

I never held a sleeping baby just because

I didn't want to put her down.

I never felt my heart break into a million pieces

when I couldn't stop the hurt.

I never knew that something so small

could affect my life so much.

I never knew that I could love someone so much.

I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom,

I didn't know the feeling of

having my heart outside my body...

I didn't know how special it could feel

to feed a hungry baby.

I didn't know that bond

between a mother and her child.

I didn't know that something so small

could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom,

I had never gotten up in the middle of the night

every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.

I had never known the warmth,

the joy,

the love,

the heartache,

the wonderment

or the satisfaction of being a Mom.

I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much,

before I was a Mom.

WOJ Weekend

This past weekend was our Women of Joy trip in Sevierville, TN. We had a great time of worship/ fellowship/ shopping/ eating /and some crazy late night conversations that left me in tears! The speaker Friday night was Kirk Cameron. He did a really good job. I think everyone at the conference was infatuated by him. Did you know that he married Mike Seavers girlfriend? How crazy is that. They have six kids who are all ONE YEAR APART!!! All I have to say is WOW!!

The speaker Saturday morning was Priscilla Shirer. She is awesome. We just finished her bible study, so we all got a group picture with her.

there were to many cameras....

The next speaker on Saturday was Carol Kent. She spoke about her son killing his wife's ex-husband. Needless to say her testimony is very powerful. Saturday was the Casting Crowns concert. Me and a few other girls didn't go, instead we went out to eat at Red Lobster took a very random trip to WalMart and rode the trolley.

Sunday morning speaker was Lisa Harper. She was very funny and down to earth.

So, this was the first time I had been away from Olivia and I missed her so bad! Every time I saw a baby it would make it even worse. Chad kept her all weekend with his mom watching her a couple of times. He would send me pictures of her throughout the day and what she wore to church Sunday. I was very surprised at his outfit of choice. It was a romper I bought at Cottontails Village that had elastic smocking at the neck with cute little strawberries. She hasn't even worn it yet, so I was a little surprised that he picked that outfit. Yes, Chad has called smocking elastic stuff...what a guy. Oh well, he might not know the name, but he can dress her. I think it's so sweet that he has opinion about what Olivia wears. He never minds when I come home with her a new dress/outfit/shoes or swimsuit (she now has 4), but will ask about something I bought for myself.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Hours later I am trying to wrap up this post. I don't really feel like typing anything else. I am calling it a night!