Sarsaparilla Skirt & Vest GIVEAWAY !!!!!!!
This woman rocks I love her cute clothes. I hope I win!!
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
The Best Hubby Ever!
I had to wright and brag about My Man.
He is a hard worker who often picks up the slack both at home and on the job. Last week he was covering for a co-worker that is on vacation when he did a few jobs that were directly related to the Boss Man. Who checked up on the quality of work put into each job. Well at their Monday morning meeting Sam received praise on a job well done by the owner of the company. Then last night he was working on an outage and had to call for backup. By the time his department manager arrived to help Sam had fixed the whole problem on his own. George was so impressed he took Sam out to dinner. As they talked at dinner the subject of Sam's previous employer came up. He was informed that the Price branch has been purchased and was going to be shut down completely.
We have often been amazed with all the blessing that we have received with this job change but this one brought tears to my eyes. Because of Sam's hard work he was given a good recommendation that landed him this job in the first place. We are now so grateful that Sam will still have a job going into what some are calling a recession. The Lord has truly blessed us more than we could ever imagine. This is only one of the many blessing I count each night!
He is a hard worker who often picks up the slack both at home and on the job. Last week he was covering for a co-worker that is on vacation when he did a few jobs that were directly related to the Boss Man. Who checked up on the quality of work put into each job. Well at their Monday morning meeting Sam received praise on a job well done by the owner of the company. Then last night he was working on an outage and had to call for backup. By the time his department manager arrived to help Sam had fixed the whole problem on his own. George was so impressed he took Sam out to dinner. As they talked at dinner the subject of Sam's previous employer came up. He was informed that the Price branch has been purchased and was going to be shut down completely.
We have often been amazed with all the blessing that we have received with this job change but this one brought tears to my eyes. Because of Sam's hard work he was given a good recommendation that landed him this job in the first place. We are now so grateful that Sam will still have a job going into what some are calling a recession. The Lord has truly blessed us more than we could ever imagine. This is only one of the many blessing I count each night!
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Abby T Grimes brushes her own hair!
My name is Abby T Grimes. The T stands for Taylor. Except I don't like Taylor just Abby and that's all.
We have been reading Junie B. Jones books before bed for the last few weeks. It's so fun to read to my curious little troublemakers but the last thing they need is more ideas. We recently read Junie B. Jones is a Beauty Shop Guy. We now have a few Baldies to prove Junie B was right you do need lots of practice to be a Beauty Shop Guy!!
Sam broke into the bathroom just in time to catch our little Abby about to cut her hair. Sam took the scissors from Abby and she looked and him strait in the eye and said "I know I know NO MORE JUNIE B JONES!" then she did a frown at that guy.
So she gave me a demonstration called how to brush your own hair by Abby Grimes instead.
First you have to squirt your hair and make it all wet. Be careful not to squirt your eyes.
next you brush out all the rats this kinda hurts a lot. 
Then you get one of these things called pretties out of the jewelry box and stretch it out on your hand like this.
Then you try to put it in your hair and you look great right?
she looked in the mirror and said "What the heck I don't look good"
I love Junie B Jones we will probably keep reading I'll just have to be a bit more selective on my choices!
We have been reading Junie B. Jones books before bed for the last few weeks. It's so fun to read to my curious little troublemakers but the last thing they need is more ideas. We recently read Junie B. Jones is a Beauty Shop Guy. We now have a few Baldies to prove Junie B was right you do need lots of practice to be a Beauty Shop Guy!!
Sam broke into the bathroom just in time to catch our little Abby about to cut her hair. Sam took the scissors from Abby and she looked and him strait in the eye and said "I know I know NO MORE JUNIE B JONES!" then she did a frown at that guy.
So she gave me a demonstration called how to brush your own hair by Abby Grimes instead.
First you have to squirt your hair and make it all wet. Be careful not to squirt your eyes.
next you brush out all the rats this kinda hurts a lot. 
Then you get one of these things called pretties out of the jewelry box and stretch it out on your hand like this.
Then you try to put it in your hair and you look great right?
she looked in the mirror and said "What the heck I don't look good"
I love Junie B Jones we will probably keep reading I'll just have to be a bit more selective on my choices!
Count your blessings.
Just some everyday moments I have come to treasure. It seems like they are growing up so fast I can't even blink or I'll miss something.
Malachi has started a craft wall in his room with all the "Independent Work" he dose in class. The ten monsters on the right are his pride and joy he is working hard to get the whole collection. He loves school and his teacher.
Last night I was calling for Abby to come in the house and Malachi said "Abby listen to your mother just like I have to listen to my teacher"
Abby's craft wall isn't so big. She loves to make and share her projects while Malachi insists on keeping every picture he colors for himself. She is wearing a mask she made all on her own out of a paper bowl.
The kids are very excited for their new little sister. Most of Abby's day revolves around what she is going to do when her baby sister get here. This is a bed she made in the middle of her floor for her sister to sleep on when she gets here. She is also allowing the baby to use her soft bunny to sleep with.
My visiting teachers came by the other day to see how I was filling. As we talked we watched the kids take random objects outside. Malachi came in at one point and asked me to make a sign that said "we do everything but food!"and "3 quarters to watch Malachi whip an alligator" I had a horrible headache and told him he could make his own sign and it would be great. Curiosity got the best of us and we headed outside to see what was going on. They had a circus on the front lawn.
Melissa couldn't pass up a chance to see Kye whip an alligator so she fished 3 quarters out of her purse. Kye informed her he couldn't find an alligator so he was going to whip a lion and it was only 2 quarters. Below is Malachi with his Indiana Jones whip and the lion.
He whipped that lion good we couldn't stop laughing. Melissa paid the full 3 quarters. She said it was defiantly worth 3 quarters. I wish I had my video camera and could watch it over and over. 
Malachi was the ring master but Abby was a "clown dancer"! She did so many cool tricks this one is is the "wingo tingeo" (ringer tinger she can't say her R's) 
Next they did a trick together "First you hold hands then you run"
"then you flip"(still holding hands) 
"and then you ride the teeter totter." 
They also had bobbing for fruit snacks and cups of water for $1.00. It was a fun circus I wish you all could have attended. It was a wonderful cure for my headache.
Malachi has started a craft wall in his room with all the "Independent Work" he dose in class. The ten monsters on the right are his pride and joy he is working hard to get the whole collection. He loves school and his teacher.
Last night I was calling for Abby to come in the house and Malachi said "Abby listen to your mother just like I have to listen to my teacher"
Abby's craft wall isn't so big. She loves to make and share her projects while Malachi insists on keeping every picture he colors for himself. She is wearing a mask she made all on her own out of a paper bowl.
The kids are very excited for their new little sister. Most of Abby's day revolves around what she is going to do when her baby sister get here. This is a bed she made in the middle of her floor for her sister to sleep on when she gets here. She is also allowing the baby to use her soft bunny to sleep with.
My visiting teachers came by the other day to see how I was filling. As we talked we watched the kids take random objects outside. Malachi came in at one point and asked me to make a sign that said "we do everything but food!"and "3 quarters to watch Malachi whip an alligator" I had a horrible headache and told him he could make his own sign and it would be great. Curiosity got the best of us and we headed outside to see what was going on. They had a circus on the front lawn.
Melissa couldn't pass up a chance to see Kye whip an alligator so she fished 3 quarters out of her purse. Kye informed her he couldn't find an alligator so he was going to whip a lion and it was only 2 quarters. Below is Malachi with his Indiana Jones whip and the lion.
He whipped that lion good we couldn't stop laughing. Melissa paid the full 3 quarters. She said it was defiantly worth 3 quarters. I wish I had my video camera and could watch it over and over. 
Malachi was the ring master but Abby was a "clown dancer"! She did so many cool tricks this one is is the "wingo tingeo" (ringer tinger she can't say her R's) 
Next they did a trick together "First you hold hands then you run"
"then you flip"(still holding hands) 
"and then you ride the teeter totter." 
They also had bobbing for fruit snacks and cups of water for $1.00. It was a fun circus I wish you all could have attended. It was a wonderful cure for my headache.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
The Twilight Series
On one of our Grimes family adventures we found something that would become topic of many conversations in the future. In 2005 we went on a trip to Seattle and surrounding area. Stopping in Forks and Port Townsend for a few days. Somewhere along the way some of us met an author by the name Stephan Meyer. So as you can guess we started to read the Twilight Series. I was the last to read it because, well I don't like to read. Sorry guys but I don't. So Dottie had to almost forced me to sit down and get started;) . I finished Twilight in a few days(I'm a slow reader) and HAD to find New Moon. Witch I finished right away. I only had to wait a few weeks for the release of Eclipse. Thank heaven I hadn't started before I did, waiting for Breaking Dawn was torture. We have had some fun parties and read-a-thons with these books. They have been a fun way to come together as a family. We have even convinced some of our men to read with us.
I have talked some of my friends into reading these books(Mandie still won't). I have also made conversation with people I don't even know over the book. It's funny the kinship we all fill about it. "Oh yes I have read it. I loved it my fav part was..." is an opening line I have heard more than once. Who knew Vampires and Werewolf's could cause such a stir in my life? One friend said about Breaking Dawn "Is it a good ending? I am emotionally invested in this and I don't think I can stand if someone is heart broken in the end." Another friend said "I don't need crack my drug of choice is Edward Cullen" Some of my Nieces and Nephews even went on a Twilight trip to Forks this summer. I was very jealous, I love the book and it couldn't be set in a more beautiful place. I'm not sure why I went of on this rant today? I guess I was sad to see the story end. So if you want a fun new "addiction" as Tonya calls it pickup the first book I bet you can't put it down!
Sam and the kids on a beach in La Push Grandma's Camp 2005.
Eclipse release Party Grandma's Camp 2007.
We got Tattoos out of the back of New Moon. We each chose our fav. I used Jacob and Isabella had Bella Weston fought McKay for Edward. (I can't remember who won?)
All of us Sporting our Tattoos
Weston found the only quite place to read was the bathroom!
Everyone reading Breaking dawn! (Ash was reading a design mag to prove his independence) Grandma's Camp 2008.
I have talked some of my friends into reading these books(Mandie still won't). I have also made conversation with people I don't even know over the book. It's funny the kinship we all fill about it. "Oh yes I have read it. I loved it my fav part was..." is an opening line I have heard more than once. Who knew Vampires and Werewolf's could cause such a stir in my life? One friend said about Breaking Dawn "Is it a good ending? I am emotionally invested in this and I don't think I can stand if someone is heart broken in the end." Another friend said "I don't need crack my drug of choice is Edward Cullen" Some of my Nieces and Nephews even went on a Twilight trip to Forks this summer. I was very jealous, I love the book and it couldn't be set in a more beautiful place. I'm not sure why I went of on this rant today? I guess I was sad to see the story end. So if you want a fun new "addiction" as Tonya calls it pickup the first book I bet you can't put it down!
Sam and the kids on a beach in La Push Grandma's Camp 2005.
Eclipse release Party Grandma's Camp 2007.
We got Tattoos out of the back of New Moon. We each chose our fav. I used Jacob and Isabella had Bella Weston fought McKay for Edward. (I can't remember who won?)
All of us Sporting our Tattoos
Weston found the only quite place to read was the bathroom!
Everyone reading Breaking dawn! (Ash was reading a design mag to prove his independence) Grandma's Camp 2008.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Kindergarten
Today was Malachi's first day of Kindergarten. I am defiantly one of those moms who go out to the car and cry after dropping of their kid on the first day of school. I could fill it coming on as I was getting him ready for school. I could see all of his milestones pass by in my head, his first words, first steps... I was sad and excited all at once. I knew this was going to be hard.
What I didn't expect was Sam's reaction he was at the school waiting for us. There is no way he was going to miss this. He was as excited as we were as we walked to the door. Sam found Malachi's name on one of the tables and we said good bye. As we left the room I noticed I was not the only one looking over my shoulder at our little guy. Sam paused in the doorway with me to watch Kye's reaction to us leaving. We were pleased to see him just fit right in, he didn't even miss us. We stood in the hall way with a few other Moms and watched him color. Abby was sad that she didn't get to go to school so we took her to play on the playground. We had only been out there a minute before Sam said "I think I'm going to go check on him again" and went back in the school. I followed eagerly wanting to see how he was too.
As we left I felt the tears coming but had to fight them back because of my very depressed 3 yr old in the back seat. Poor Abby had spent all morning getting ready for school too and she was devastated that she couldn't stay. She kept looking for her name on all the little tables before settling for a seat next to Kye. I had to pull her a way in tears. We stopped and got her ice cream on the way home. When we got home she went strait to my bed and said "I want cartoons Mommy and you lay right here by me for a while ok" Her tiny voice was so sad it was hard to take. I have to find her a preschool.
This was taken yesterday before we went to meet his teacher. What can I say the boy has Sam's style. I love the socks with the shorts:)
Eating a good breakfast starts the day off right and helps with concentration all day. Abby had to be in every picture with Kye. (don't mind my bills on the table behind them)
I can do my own shoes this year. 
I got my shoes on too! 
"This stinks I'm NOT going to smile ever again"
"see still not smiling. Mom please no more pictures." 
"Ok Mom I need one more picture this time of my backpack!" 
He didn't see me get this on he was to happy to see his Dad.
Dad found Malachi's name on the table next to his chair he gets to sit by his friend Conner from Sunday school.
What I didn't expect was Sam's reaction he was at the school waiting for us. There is no way he was going to miss this. He was as excited as we were as we walked to the door. Sam found Malachi's name on one of the tables and we said good bye. As we left the room I noticed I was not the only one looking over my shoulder at our little guy. Sam paused in the doorway with me to watch Kye's reaction to us leaving. We were pleased to see him just fit right in, he didn't even miss us. We stood in the hall way with a few other Moms and watched him color. Abby was sad that she didn't get to go to school so we took her to play on the playground. We had only been out there a minute before Sam said "I think I'm going to go check on him again" and went back in the school. I followed eagerly wanting to see how he was too.
As we left I felt the tears coming but had to fight them back because of my very depressed 3 yr old in the back seat. Poor Abby had spent all morning getting ready for school too and she was devastated that she couldn't stay. She kept looking for her name on all the little tables before settling for a seat next to Kye. I had to pull her a way in tears. We stopped and got her ice cream on the way home. When we got home she went strait to my bed and said "I want cartoons Mommy and you lay right here by me for a while ok" Her tiny voice was so sad it was hard to take. I have to find her a preschool.
This was taken yesterday before we went to meet his teacher. What can I say the boy has Sam's style. I love the socks with the shorts:)
Eating a good breakfast starts the day off right and helps with concentration all day. Abby had to be in every picture with Kye. (don't mind my bills on the table behind them)
I can do my own shoes this year. 
I got my shoes on too! 
"This stinks I'm NOT going to smile ever again"
"see still not smiling. Mom please no more pictures." 
"Ok Mom I need one more picture this time of my backpack!" 
He didn't see me get this on he was to happy to see his Dad.
Dad found Malachi's name on the table next to his chair he gets to sit by his friend Conner from Sunday school.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Stash Security
When I ran across this in my search for baby quilt patterns I couldn't help but smile:) Dottie refers to me as the "Guardian of Grandma's(Nina's) Loblollies". I have been put on notice by Grandma Nina about what is to happen to her stuff when she is gone. I have all but signed in blood that noting will be lost without an owner. Especially if it came from Georgia, 90% of her kitchen is priceless. The sad part is I am now becoming attached to her loblollies and fear I may end up with way to much "STUFF" to handle.
Loblollies- A southern expression for piles of junk all around Grandma's house.
Her loblollies are also known as "Mom's stuff" to her boys they put an emphasis on the word stuff any time they say it.
P.S. Please DO NOT tell Grandma Nina I am looking for patterns. I have quite a few patterns from her that I cherish. But I am looking for something new. Thanks!
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