Year in Review

I stole this idea from a good friend. Thanks Becky!! It is amazing and wonderful to see how God blessed us in 2008 and look forward to His many blessings in 2009!

January: Kaylee has just turned 5 and sang her first solo in church. Molly is working in home health and Phillip is preparing to go to Africa with his friend Matt. We make several trips to Dallas to get "survival gear". Reese learns to run really well. She started walking in November and really was on the go now! We also begin to feel the Lord's tug on being open to God's plan for us. We visit friends Joe and Andrea and see Jeff and Jenn as well. Phillip leaves for Africa Jan 27.

February: Phillip is in Africa and the girls and I are surviving as best we can. Phillip attempted to call and I was at the Mercy Me concert. Thankfully I got a call 2 days later. Phillip returns to the states and his grandmother passes away as he is landing and Phillip did the service. He is amazing.

March: Was pretty quiet for us. Much needed actually looking back. At the time we had no clue as to what was ahead for us. We have the earliest Easter ever and it won't happen again for 92 years. I think I will probably miss it.

April: We make a trek to Sterling City for Phillip's dad's birthday. Molly had lasik eye surgery and loved it and I quit my job because I was working a ton of overtime and my boss didn't seem to care. Took a job with another home health care agency with a promotion.

May: In the first week of May we got a call from First Baptist church in Sweetwater. We sent our resumee and met with the search committee the last week of May and were thrilled with the possibilities.

June: The search process continues. We actually had people from the search committee visit for 4 consecutive Sundays. One Sunday we did not have a pianist and sand with tracks fro 35 minutes and one Sunday we did not have power and started our service with the lights out. They did come on about 15 minutes in. There was a lot of stress.

July: The process is continuing to go well. I tell my work that we would probably be moving soon. I was hoping to transfer with the company at first until I started seeing some crazy stuff going on. They ended up letting me go most likely because they thought that I knew I would be leaving prior to taking the job but I had no clue at the time. But God is Good! We get the call at the end of July that we would be coming in-view-of-a-call.

August: We pack and pack and throw away and throw away. We go to Crystal Beach with Phillip's family and had a wonderful time. We decide that we need to go there every year. (Didn't know that a month to the day later there would no longer be a Crystal Beach to go to this year, but hopefully in a few). We move to Sweetwater and Kaylee starts kindergarten and Reese starts full time day care and the most wonderful place ever. Reese turns 2!!

September: Molly starts a new job but old job. I started working for Hendrick Hospice Care again but this time in Home Care. I love Hospice and feel that is where God has truly called me. Reese really starts talking and we begin attending Mustang football. We are big high school football fans and love it. Kaylee starts with a new gymnastics.

October: We had fun with Halloween. Kaylee was a cowgirl and Reese was her little cow. They got lots of compliments. We celebrated Nana, Aunt Snell, Papa, and Aunt April's Birthdays. Crazy fun! Kaylee goes back to Gymnastics Sports Center with her cousin Emily.

November. We have Phillip and Molly's birthday. We celebrate Kaylee's birthday early so that hopefully the weather will be nice. It wasn't but all the girls had a great time. We have community and church services. We are staying nice and busy. Get to visit some with friends Craig and Fallon at the Baptist General Convention of Texas. We had a lot of fun and the kids stayed with friends. We try to slowly get Christmas shopping completed.

December: We find out on Dec 2 that Aunt Christy is having a baby boy and that we are expecting our 3rd child. Kaylee turns 6 and then find out that Aunt Mendy and Uncle Steve are going to be adopting a precious little baby named Alex. He gets to come home on Christmas Eve and we celebrate Christmas with all of our families and it was great!

God's blessings are ever present in our lives and we Thank HIM every day!!

Boobies

I know it looks bad. I was showing the girls of what the baby looks like right no inside mommy's tummy. I was showing them the eyes, heart, hands, feet, ect... Reese yells, "Boobies"! She loves her boobies and so now they think it is a girl and are very sad. Oh, well. Only 7 more months!

Weary Traveler

I have always thought of the 3 wise men as weary travelers as they journeyed for so long but at the same time they are in awe of our Lord. This Christmas I tried to really focus on the awesomeness of what our Lord did for us by sending His son, already knowing the outcome. Can you imagine, having a child knowing that it will be murdered by those that you love because of their selfishness--sin? I am so thankful that He did that for me and everyone. I was listening to the radio the other day and became infuriated. There was a pastor on the radio and he was saying that even God believes in Santa. They were talking and they were saying that if God could sit on Santa's lap He would ask that all people come to know Him. As I was yelling into the radio on how absurd the whole idea was, I truely became grateful for the reason I was upset. I was also saddened by a pastor that was so misguiding. The only reason not everyone has come to have a relationship with our Lord is because He desires for us to desire to have a relationship with Him. It is not forced but by our own choice. I am sure that this misguided pastor didn't really mean it that way but it really bothered me. So as this new year is approaching I challenge us all to strive to be the examples God has called us to be. For me, it will be to make sure my 'thought to mouth' filter is turned on. I want to ponder in my heart the blessings God has bestowed on me and the ones that I love and continue to teach my children of His unconditional love.

I'll be Home for Christmas

Baby Alex is coming home today. I am sending my Angel Care monitor to Abilene for them to use until their's comes in. He is doing great. Emily, his big sister, is also ecstatic about his homecoming. We are all trying to get well so that we can be around him. I am trying to finish last minute gifts and we just told our little girls that Reese will be a big sister in July. We are telling our parents for Christmas so don't congratulate them until after the 26th. Reese says that it will be a boy. No more girls says she. We will see. Have a blessed Christmas and enjoy your families and remember why we have a celebration at all.

Christmas Miracle

My aunt and uncle have a little girl that is 4 months older than Kaylee. They had tried and tried to have her and after numerous miscarriages were finally able to have Emily after having to undergo IGG treatments to keep her body from fighting the baby. So, they had decided that they were not going to be able to go through all of that again. So a couple of years ago they decided to adopt and put their book together. Two times they were picked by families only to have the moms change their mind. In Wed morning they got a phone call that they had a baby. They needed to update their home study but after that all was good. The mom had already signed over her rights and does not know who the father is. The baby was premature but now is taking a bottle and is breathing well. His name is James Alexander and will go by Alex. I don't have pics yet but I am sure that they will. The mom had wanted a closed adoption but has decided that an open adoption will be okay. Keep them in your prayers that everything will go okay. The doctor's say that the latest he will go home is New Year's Eve but we are praying for before Christmas!!

Kaylee's 6th Birthday

Kaylee wanted to have a horse-back riding party so we had it in November so it wouldn't be so cold. Ha! It was the coldest it had been so far since March. The girls had a blast. Here are some pics. The top pic is Reese pretending to be a cowgirl and she even was walking with a cowboy swagger. It was hilarious.

WOW

This is the first night since Kaylee's birthday party that we have been home. That would mean...4 weeks. I have no idea what we have been doing. We have quite a few extra church activities and then Tues is gymnastics and Wed night is church but goodness. This weekend we have our Christmas contata. Then I really think we will be laying low until the next weekend. Oh, and I work in Sweetwater for the next week plus one more day and then I am off for 3 days. So, looks like things are going well. Phillip is still diligently working on getting the house finished and I am trying to get presents wrapped and Christmas cards sent out. I am almost finished with shopping. Just the men in the family and one more present each for the girls. Plus stocking stuffers.

Some of the things going on in our house. Well Kaylee is officially 6 and we celebrated by going to Mr. Gattis. Kaylee is learning to read and is loving it. She is also helping with meals some and instituted her own chore chart. Reese on the other hand has become a little toot. I never know what we are going to find in her bed when we get her up in the morning. She gets things in the middle of the night and brings them to bed. The other morning we discovered that she had decided that she didn't need to sleep in diapers. We walk in and there is this naked bobo staring us in the face and of course wet sheets. I hope to potty train her when I am off for those few days in December.

Only 13 more shopping days left but take time to enjoy this time of year. It is time to reflect on the most undeserving gift we have ever received. It is our time to shine as Christians. Instead of getting into the Christmas bah hum bug spirit but to be a light. Let someone check out before you and don't run someone over to get into that close spot in the Mall parking lot. This time of year tends to bring out the worst in all of us but I have challenged myself to think more of how I should be acting as Christ would want us to act. Enjoy time fellowshipping with friends and love on your family. Merry Christmas!!

It's almost over

November that is. I cannot believe how time is flying. We have been so crazy busy this month with no end in sight. Church keeps us hopping. Phillip just got back from going to Chicago to get a bus. I have been working and we have been enjoying developing relationships with new friends. It has been amazing. We have been here 3 months and it seems like we have been here forever. It is so apparent that God has placed us here. What an awesome feeling.

We have celebrated all of our birthdays now. We actually had Kaylee's last weekend because she wanted to ride horses and we thought it would be warmer inn November. We were wrong but the kids had a blast. We also roasted hot dogs and made smores. It was a hit. Pics to come. We are having a wonderful time and Christmas is comimg and that is my favorite time of year. I usually have all my Christmas shopping done by now and I think I have maybe 4 presents. Luckily we have decreased our number of gifts by drawing names or just buying for kids. We are trying to keep in perspective why we celebrate Christmas.

On another note, I asked Kaylee what she wanted Santa to bring her. She said she wasn't going to tell me because she wanted me to be surprised too. Boy was she going to be surprised. We have gotten her to agree that Santa has deeper pockets than we do and to ask for a playhouse that we got on sale. Have a great Thanksgiving if I don't post again before then.

My God Is Still God!!

Well it would appear, unfortunately, that Obama has won the presidency. I have been praying for a long time that the man that needed to be in office would be there. I think that we put too much power in our president. When has a president ever been able to do all the things he promises to do anyway. I know in my heart that God is more powerful than any president ever will be. Just think if Christians would become as impassioned about their relationship with Christ as they have been about the election. Think about the things we could change just by becoming the disciples Jesus has commanded us to be. Don't get me wrong, I am nervous about the state that our nation is going to be in at this time next year but I also know that the Lord says not to worry about tomorrow. He also says that nothing is impossible with Him and that He is with us always. What a comfort when things don't go the way that we feel they should go.

On another note, I thought I would update on the affairs of our broken house. I am about to take a bath in a bathtub that does not leak. I just finished doing laundry in a W/D that work and make things smell so good. I washed dishes in a dish washer that cleans dishes this am. I have cold milk. My phone does not ring--not sure why not and my vacuum cleaner won't spin. Not bad over all.

God is Good and He is all the Time!!

Fair 2008

These are some pictures of us at the fair this year with some friends Garrison and Grayson and we found cousin Emily there as well. We took Shayla and Lisa too for a night on the town and then headed to the rodoe where Grayson said that boy needs to stay on his donkey longer. We all had a blast and no one fell asleep on the way home.

Delayed Party Pics

Well, I have downloaded my photos, so here are some delayed pics of Reese's birhtday party. We had a swim party and she got lots of baby things because she loves her babies. As soon as the party was over she was partied out. It was so cute.

It is amazing how often they change. She is talking so much more. She can really say just about anything and she is putting sentences together. It is like one day they are talking and the next day they are speaking in full sentences. Kaylee is really starting to read and it just happens over night. Well, this evening we hear Reese say, "towel". Never a good sign. So as I am getting her a towel because she spilled her drink. She says, "dang-it". Phillip gets on to her and tells her that we do not say dang it and Reese says, "Gosh". Another word we are not fond of but all we could do was laugh.

Riding Lessons

Here are some pics of Kaylee at her riding lessons and Reese watching on. They get to go on a trail ride and the reflection in the tank was amazing. Then we got to let Reese hop on. Kaylee is in love with horses and wants to be a horse trainer when she grows up. She is going to have a horseback riding birthday party this year and we are doing it early because of the weather.

More Milk Please

Kaylee had a really hard time potty training at night. She was almost five before we were dry through the night. We really limit how much she drinks at night even now. Reese on the other hand still wears diapers and so can have as much as she wants. I know it is not fair. Oh, and I must brag. They played beautifully together all day while Phillip and I got busy on the house. So anyways, we put them to bed tonight with Kaylee asking for more milk and telling her no. About 15 minutes later, Kaylee comes in and says that Reese is wanting more milk. I ask her if Reese had help with her milk tonight and she said that maybe a little she did. So then Reese walks in and says, "More milk please". I ask her who drank all of her milk and she says, "Sissy did it". Kaylee says, "REEEESE, we shared it". and Reese says, "Uh-h". I told Kaylee she would need to make sure she always told the truth because Mommies and Daddies know everything and God always knows the truth. She smiled and went to bed. It was really funny.

On another note. The other night we were eating dinner and since we are living in chaos we don't have a kitchen table so I sit the girls at trays. Phillip and I are eating and we look down and see Reese in froggy position, jumping and saying Ribbit. It was hilarious. Phillip was able to put on his Daddy face and tell her to go sit back down. I, on the other hand turned my head and died laughing. She was just too cute. Wow she is growing up.

Can you believe it?

I cannot believe Christmas is 2 months away from tomorrow. I have bought 2 gifts. I am usually done by now. This year will definitely be sparse. We had not budgeted to have to buy all new appliances but that is okay. We will be able to sell our home and say that all of the appliances have been replaced and that wasn't in our initial itinerary. Oh well. We hope to complete the kitchen tomorrow and that will mean that most of my boxes will be able to be unpacked and maybe some organization will begin. I say maybe because that is not normal for me anyway. We are doing great and having so much fun and see God's blessings all around. We thank God each day we are here and see Him working in our lives. Have a blessed week.

Who's is it??

First, I will say that I have my camera but can't find the cables to download photos yet. So, as we continue to unload, I hope to locate all my electronics and get down to business.

So...today I am trying to clean my house so that I feel normal or should I say "normal". Kaylee is playing with things that I am trying to clean up and if course Reese wants everything that Kaylee has. Finally after the squealing has gotten to my breaking point. Kaylee asks, "Mom, who's is this?" I tell her, "It is mine. I paid for it. It is mine". A few minutes later I ask Kaylee to please pick up her dinner plate. She responds, "Well, mom, it is actually yours. You bought it". Well, as any good mother would do, I told her, "Well if you dirty something up it becomes yours, so take your plate to the kitchen".

Could it get any...better or worse?

Well, we are in our home, so that is great. We have been in our home for 5 weeks and while we are here we are redoing the kitchen and both bathrooms pretty much all at the same time. So, we have been living in chaos. We buy a brand new refrigerator and we have it a month and it quits working. We finally get water hooked up and the dryer doesn't work so we have been hanging up all our clothes throughout the house. Today, I try to run the dishwasher and it won't work. SERENITY NOW!! So, pray for us and we need to really get some things moving along. We need to paint the outside of the kitchen counters, paint the bathrooms, complete the master bath remodel, paint the exterior and fix rotted wood, oh and put up the fence that we tore down. So, anyone wanting to serve their neighbor, give a shot! :)We will get it done but of course not as fast as I want.

National Anthem

Last Monday night Phillip and I went to the Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce banquet. Phillip was asked to take part in the event. This is what the write up in the Sweetwater Reporter said, "...Phillip Thomas, the pastor of First Baptist Church, led the National Anthem for the event...". I love my husband dearly and God has blessed him with the ability to preach, but God skipped over him when he was handing out the melodious gift of song. Now, Phillip does worship with song and I know the Lord loves to hear him sing and I am so glad that he does sing. So from the pulpit on Sunday, Phillip made sure he set it all straight. Phillip did lead the Pledge of Allegiance.

Finally

We finally will close the deal on our house tomorrow. We have been waiting for something with the Title to clear for almost 3 weeks and in the interim have had to replace the sewer line and have redone the kitchen except for finishing out the cabinets. We have invested a lot into the house and will be so thankful to finally call it ours. We also finally have internet at home and I hope to post pics this week. Reese got 3 teeth this weekend and Kaylee remains my sweet little girl. Have a great week!

Keeping Up

We still do not have internet at home and so I usually can get on once a week and let me tell you, I am going crazy. We found out that the beach house we stayed in at Crystal Beach and all other homes were all destroyed. We were really sad. Kaylee is currently in Florida with my dad and Patti at Disney World. She is having a ball but we miss her. My sister Christy is expecting her first baby in April. We are so excited. We are currently working on finishing our kitchen counters and then the bathroom and a swere line and so we have been staying steadily busy. I miss posting pictures because I have a ton and am exctied to really post. But all things considered we are doing great. We love Sweetwater and are having a wonderful time through the chaos. It is so wonderful to feel the Lord working around you. This week we are supposed to FINALLY have internet access at home and I am so exctied. I just need to be able to look stuff up every once in a while. God is GOOD...All the Time!

Craziness Continues

I am sorry for no posts. We only have internet at the church until this weekend. We have also been painting and setting the girls up for school and I have been processing for a new job and the craziness continues. I will have lots of stories to tell in the next few weeks. But in the mean time we are doing great and could not be happier. This is where God has called us to be!!

Wiped

Phillip and I are currently lying on the floor...wiped out. We have loaded one 20 foot trailer and are working on a 12 foot one. The girls rooms are completely cleaned out and cleaned. There is no furniture left in the house and there is only a mattress in our room. We have some little things to box and then clean the rest of the house. We will be out of the house on Friday and begin taking up our next temporary residence.

WOW!!

Well, I must ask if I have lost my mind? At the same time, there is little I have had control of with what is to come. What is even crazier, is that everything that is about to happen is something to be greatly thankful for and we are truly blessed. First off, we are moving this week. To where we are not completely sure, possibly an RV for a couple of weeks until we can move into our house that is not 100% yet. So I am packing a suitcase for each member of the family and go from there. We have our first Sunday this week and are ecstatic to start our ministry there. Next, Reese turns 2 on Sunday. My baby turns 2! It is so hard to believe. She doesn't even have all of her teeth but she sure is talking more and starting to use sentences. Next, Kaylee starts Kindergarten on Monday. My baby starts Kindergarten! So keep us in your prayers. We are living in the clouds and actually I just realized today that this might all be a little stressful. I have an interview on Tues. with Hendrick Home Hospice and I love hospice so pray that it goes according to God's plan. His plan has been exceedingly beautiful so far and so many people have been working so hard for us. They are some really precious people.
God is good<> < All the time!!

Home Sweet Home...For a little While

We are home and have a bath tub and our own beds. We left today around 12 and got home around 7. Ordered pizza and are getting the girls ready for bed. We are all exhausted but happy as little clams. We actually saw clams spitting in the ocean and Phillip opened one up which Kaylee thought was gross. We had a blast on the trip and really can't think of any draw backs. We swam in the ocean several times a day, lounged on our deck over looking the ocean, made sand castles, buried Daddy, flew a kite...well kinda, went crab fishing, caught a few fish, and of course went shopping. We had a blast. I didn't take many pictures because we were mostly wet. We are home and will continue packing tomorrow and through next week. We also have 'bought' a house in Sweetwater that we hope to flip. We have not signed the papers so it is not a done deal but close. I will post pics later.

What Day Is This

I really do know that it is Wed. but we are in the middle of VBS and getting ready to move and go on vacation. We are packing boxes every day and seeing little to no progress. But that is the nature of the beast..when it comes to moving. We are preparing to go to the beach Sun after the morning services and are so excited to just blob out on the beach. We have rented a house on the beach and are so looking forward to it. Then we come back, go to a wedding, then have our last Sunday in Cisco and then move to Sweetwater. We have had a few hits on houses to rent and 3 areas of land. We are ready to see how things are going to be going. We cannot wait! Kaylee and Reese are both registered for their perspective schools and I have applied at TSTC and the hospital. I most likely will not post until after our vacation. Have a blessed week.

The Vote is In

Well, we have had a wonderful weekend with our church in Sweetwater. It has been pleasant and comfortable and right. We have enjoyed getting to know the deacons and the staff and of course the search committee even better. The vote this morning was 176 votes yes and 7 no. We accepted the call and are raring to go. We will register Kaylee for school tomorrow. She needs to get one more shot. I will put in a couple of applications and we will look for housing. There really isn't anything to rent but hopefully one of the houses for sale would be willing to let us rent for a few months as we are going to try and build our new home. We are thrilled and know without a shadow of a doubt that the Lord has called us to Sweetwater to continue our minisrty for Him! Have a great week! GOD IS GOOD...ALL THE TIME!!

Our next Adventure

Tomorrow morning we will be heading out for Sweetwater. We will have a busy weekend meeting church members and having a good time. We are nervously excited. We have such a strong feeling for this church and can't wait to start our next adventure. Keep us, FBC Sweetwater and Calvary here in your prayers. We will be looking at land, the schools and for me a job while we are there. We anticipate things going well. Have a great weekend!

Tears

I had such difficulty thinking of a title. I cried all throught the service. We are so excited about the opportunity in Sweetwater but it is going to be hard to say good-bye to this church where we have felt so blessed. There are so many people that we will miss. After Phillip's message today, he told the church about us going. It went well and most of the church came up to us and told us it was just a matter of time. Phillip is such an amazing preacher. And I am not the only one that says that. We are thankful that this part is over and only 5 more days until we get to go to Sweetwater. Kaylee is in Del Rio until Wed. with her Nana. It will be yet another wild and crazy week. I have always been one that said, but after that, things will settle down. I think, however, that I have finally learned that that day will never come.

Have a blessed week.

To Tell the Truth

Sadly, our little Reese has told her first lie...and innocently too. I came home yesterday to find popcorn all over the floor. I asked Reese what was on the floor and she said it was popcorn. I then asked her if she had put it there and she said, "Uh,Uh. I asked her again if she had spilled the popcorn and Phillip said her name firmly and she said, "Uh, huh". So she didn't lie for long. But her face was so sweet and serene throughout the whole deal. We told her she wasn't in trouble, but she had to pick it up. Later, when I got home and asked her if she had cleaned it up, she pointed to the vacuum.

More Pretty Pictures

Family Pics

We had some new family pics taken. They are precious. The girls look great. They are so pretty. I am so blessed. We go in-view of a call on Aug 3 and will be spending the whole weekend there and having little get-togethers all weekend. The deacons in our church, have asked us to tell the church this Sunday that we are going in-view. Keep our crazy circus life in your prayers. We are headed to the beach Aug10-15 and will be able to relax finally and then come back and move.

Gettin Started

Today I have spent most of the day cleaning out closets. Phillip is always asking me why we keep all the baby clothes. I simply explain that they are all so good and if we have another little girl, we won't have to buy any clothes. I did go through and throw out any clothes that have stains. I also made a bag for Dittos for Kiddos to sell that I didn't really like or that the girls just didn't wear. I felt pretty good about my cleaning. Phillip looked at it all and said, "Is that all you are throwing away"? I actually still have 3 bags to go through and drawers, but we are getting there. I have boxed up all of my nursery stuff because I am planning on Reese advancing to a big girl room. I told Phillip that I have really made a lot of progress and he looks around the room and says, "Hmm, looks like it". Well, I am doing my best. I am trying to pack and yet not make it conspicuous.

On another note. We have told our head of deacons that we are going in-view of a call and will tell the rest of the deacons tomorrow and the youth pastor and his wife. We will tell the music minister on Monday night. She had a precious baby girl on Friday and won't be able to make the meeting. I hate that we were unable to tell her before the baby. We tried but they were not home.

I have been so proud of Kaylee. I know how hard it is to keep this secret. You feel like you are lying all the time. Today we were painting at the church for VBS and a little girl was there. Kaylee asked (in front of a little girl), "Mom, is it okay for me to tell Kaityln (the air rushes out of me) that we are going to the beach?" Whew. That was close. Then Kaylee whispers, "I wasn't going to tell her we are moving to Sweetwater". I quickly explained that we did not talk about that at church at all. ***Only 2 more weeks and we are so ready!***

Call

We will be going in-view of a call on Aug.3rd. Cutting it close to beginning the new school year but I am sure it will all work out. Keep us all in your prayers.

Feeding the Soul

I was driving the other day and was listening to my music and lifting it all up to Jesus. No one can hear me so I am shouting the Lord. I worship through songs. I guess it is just truly a time that I Praise Him and realize how awesome He is. I was trying to tell Phillip how some of these songs make me feel and it is like I drink them in with a mighty thirst. They quench something in me. Here are just a few and they are only paraphrases:

Chris Tomlin's Everlasting God: definately one of our favs
Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord, wait upon the Lord. Our God, You reign forever, our hope, our strong deliverer. You are the everlasting God. The everlasting God. You do not faint. You won't grow weary. You're the defender of the weak. You comfort those in need. You lift us up on wings like eagles.

Mecry Me's Bring the Rain: Bring me joy. Bring me peace. Bring the chance to be free. Bring me anything that brings your glory. And I know there'll be days, when this life brings me pain. But if that's waht it takes to Praise you. Jesus Bring the rain.

Casting Crowns East to West:

Just Prayers

Please say a prayer for our family and for FBC Sweetwater as we are trying to iron out all the details. This is such an important time for us all and we are all excited about the opportunity. We are praying for God's will and His direction. Once we finally go in view, we will have to come back and tell our church and friends that we are leaving. I will have to get a job and then get Kaylee in school. Right now it looks like it will be down to the wire with getting all things settled before school starts. Thank you for your prayers and your interest in our lives.

God is Good All the Time!

Is it like Sweet Tea?

As we were driving to Sweetwater last night, we were telling Kaylee that we were meeting her Nana and Dadoo in Sweetwater. Kaylee sat there for a second and asked, "Is Sweetwater like Sweet Tea?" We kinda laughed and told her no, but at the same time I can see where she would get such a crazy idea.

We had a good visit last night and are awaiting that phone call with the time to come if that is God's will. We feel called to go to Sweetwater and that God can do some amazing things there. We would be delighted to be His instruments there. We have been praying for this for a while now, that God would show us where He wants us to serve. I would never have imagined it would be Sweetwater, but what a blessing that I was not expecting. We would be in the middle of both of our families. That is incredible for pastors. We have always been open to whereever God calls and still will be if this is not the place. At the same time, God is definately calling.

Please continue to pray for us and for FBC Sweetwater. There are great decisions to be made. We know that we will meet with them one more time to discuss final details and then the process continues.

The Fourth

Well, we celebrated the fourth of July in Abilene at my Dad's. We had a great time. We swam in their pool, played on the 4-Wheeler, and did some fishing. We were there a couple of weeks ago and every time we cast we would catch something just about. This time we were using stink bait and it was a little more slow going. Kaylee would not be bait lady and Reese said it was stinky...but wanted to smell it each time. Go figure. At one point we had thrown Kaylee's reel in and I was baiting my hook and asking Kaylee to come and get her rod. She is busy playing with the frog I just caught her. Kaylee's rod starts heading for the water on its own. So I drop my reel, lunged for the rod and caught a fish as well as slid down the bank and was caked with mud. Phillip said it was hilarious to watch. I had to retrieve my sunglasses from the mud and try to get some of the mud off. Later we shot our own fire works and had homemade ice cream. Then Phillip and the girls and I slept outside in our tent. Kaylee did great. Reese did fair. Phillip and I...we both aren't sure we ever really slept. It was a nice night but there were fire crackers going off all night and got pretty windy. So now we are recuperating, sun burned, and tired. Phillip is taking our youth to camp tomorrow and then we are meeting with Phillip's parents on Monday in Sweetwater for the kids to go there the remainder of the week and we will be having our final interview that night. Say a little prayer. We are so excited about the opportunity there and are ready and willing to go if this is where we are supposed to be.

Have a great weekend!

7 Years!!

I cannot believe that tomorrow will mark 7 truly wonderful years of marriage. We talk about it and it is one of those things where we feel like it has always been this way and other times it seems like only yesterday. I have been blessed with such an amazing husband. He brings out the good in me and dispells the not so good in me. When he is around, my world is at peace. I love to play with my husband. We always have such a good time together. He is all I ever prayed for in a husband and all of those things that I said, "You know God, it sure would be nice if he was good-lookin', athletic, can fix things in the house,ect..." I am blessed. He makes me smile and I still get giddy when he walks into a room. He also amazes me by the gift that I see that God has placed in him. I love tohear him speak. You can actually hear the Lord through him. I learn and have grown so much through his teaching and preaching. It is wonderful to know that you and your spouse are actively seeking out what God wants for you to do. It is such a wonderful feeling. It also helps that he is such an amazing daddy. That makes me smile.

7 Years!!

I cannot believe that tomorrow will mark 7 truly wonderful years of marriage. We talk about it and it is one of those

From Blackouts to Mice

Nice title huh? We had the longest Sunday. We had a great peace on Sunday morning. We felt the spirit of Lord with us and an amzing peace in our hearts. We spent time together in prayer before Sunday School and we could feel the presence of the Holy Spirit with us. Fifteen minutes into Sunday School, everything went black...and it stayed black. I rushed towards where I knew the door was because I knew that the 4&5 year olds were down the hall and I knew my little girl would be scared. I then asked another dad to go and check on the nursery. The children were pretty calm and we took them all out to the playgtround. We started flipping breakers and I called the electric company. They said that there were 786 customers without service and it was being called a brown out. They said power would be restored at 12:30. So we moved a piano into the santuary, got a camping light out for the pianist and opened all of the doors for circulation and light. This would be the second week that crazy things happened before church. Phillip likes to focus on his sermon during Sunday School and pray but for 2 weeks that has been taken away. Amazingly I feel that Phillip has done remarkably well. Well, 15 minutes into the service power wasa restored. We closed all the doors and turned on the sound system. God is GooD!!

After church we went to my dad's because Phillip was doing some marriage counseling for one of the weddings he is going to perform in the coming weeks. The girls and I stayed at Dad's while he counseled and went swimming and fishing. We had a blast. Phillip came out at the end and got to swim with us. I caught lots of fish: bass, catfish and perch. Kaylee was "The Bait Lady" as she coined herself. She wound cut the worms in half for us and then make sure they were on pimernetly (permentally). She was precious. When my bait got taken off by a nibbler, I gave Kaylee a hard time about my bait inspection and she apologized with real concern. Hilarious. She is precious.

After that we went to Janell's house to help clean out because they are putting the house on the market. Jere and Phillip were pulling some old carpet out of the garage when they heard a squeak and 7 rats(not mice) scurried out. Yes, we ran and got bait immediately and hope to see less rodents soon. I sware there was enough going on for a week just in one short day.

This week Kaylee has swimming lessons, gymnastics and riding lessons and we have a wedding this weekend in San Angelo. The fun never ends. Hope you all have a blessed week.

Potty Fun

Reese is starting to realize and become interested in potties. I am careful to say that she is not interested in using the potty. Just the potty process in general. Tonight, Reese has the beginnings of diaper rash so we are letting her air out. She decided that she needed to go potty. She went and got Kaylee's dollhouse potty and sat it up and tried to sit on it. It was hilarious! Sorry no pictures. She then sat on her little potty and then asked for a diaper and promptly went. Oh, well.

Growing up

My baby is growing up. She has gone to both grandparents homes already this summer. I actually have only got to have her for 4 days in the last 2 weeks. She has attended both of their VBS's and has had a great time. We have been working with Kaylee on learning bible verses and it is always a blessing to hear your child repeat the word of God. This last week, 2 of her verses were (in paraphrase) "Always forgive others." and "Children obey your parents in the Lord". So Phillip asked Kaylee, "Kaylee, do you always obey your parents"? "No", she said. And then sat there thoughtfully and said, "But you have to always forgive me". and she had a huge grin on her face. It is so neat to have your child putting it all together. I think it was the Easter Kaylee was 3 that she told us the complete story of Easter. She amazes us on her grasp of the Love in the Bible. If we only would keep from complicating things with our overly critical thinking.

I am also reading a book called , Same Kinda Different As Me. and it is amazing. It is about a homeless man and rich man in Dallas and the lessons they taught one another and it is amazing how much I have learned from Denver.

I hope you are all having a great week.

CHEESE!

Kaylee graduated from Preschool and is SO excited about starting Kindergarten in the Fall. She may not be so excited once she finds out she needs one more shot. I am very proud of my little girl. She is so smart and thoughtful, most of the time. God has blessed us truly.


Reese has become fascinated with putting on everyone else's clothing. Here she is modeling Daddy's socks and shoes. She wore them for hours. She is so precious. She is always trying for a laugh!



As soon as you get out the camera. Reese is running to find a place to pose. She starts yelling, "Cheese"! Then as soon as the camera flashes she says, "See, see". Usually you haven't even taken the picture. We are trying to teach her.



It is amazing to see and witness God's perfect timing. We know that strength rises as we wait upon the Lord. It is humbling to look back at our lives and see how God has made all things beautiful in His time. I have learned to be thankful, truly thankful for all things and the timing of all things. God is Good...All the Time!

Summer's Here

Well, summer is definitely here. Every day is hot and hot. My work only has one window unit and it can be miserable. I have decided to be grateful for a great job that I enjoy and to having my own personal sauna to sweat away the pounds:). I hadn't downloaded pic in a while so I thought that I would put a few of the girls.

Here are Kaylee and Reese having fun at the end of the year school party and no, Kaylee did not put all of that shaving cream on her sister. She did it herself. She loves to be dirty!

Tragedy

This morning we recieved a phone call from one our church members that a little girl had drowned last night. Her name is Abby and she had just turned 2. The family had just gotten back from church camp and had gone to baseball and softball games. The dad had brought the kids home and someone drove up at their house as they were going in. The dad hollers for the boys to watch her. They go in a few minutes later and start getting ready for bed. The mom comes home and asks where Abby is and the dad runs out and finds her in their pool. It is a tragedy that could happen to any one of us parents. You turn your back or loose concentration for a brief moment and...your world falls apart. I have been following a website http://audreycaroline.blogspot.com/ and it is from one of the wives of the group Selah. She is an amazing woman who truly has a grip on who our God is. I hope it will bring Angie and Heath comfort. I do not know them well but will be praying for His comfort. I cannot imagine how my life would be without my precious children. Yet I know that God is bigger than all our problems because has conguered the world and overcame all. Please pray for the Silva family.

Inspiring...Aspiring

I have read many peoples blogs, half of which I do not know. It is amazing to hear the stories they tell. I began to wonder about what I find inspiring and who I am aspiring to be.

I aspire to be like my mother. She was a true women of God. When she was diagnosed with cancer she came out of the shell that she had always been so comfortable with. She was so shy. But when the times became more than any of us could bear she put on the armoe of Christ and fought for Him. She opened up about her faith to those she knew and those she did not know. I know of so many people who came to know the Lord through her and by the testimony she allowed the Lord to use for her. I cannot tell you how many times I looked at the verse and prayed over the verse, "This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God's glory so that God's Son may be glorified through it". John 11:4 Or "Rejoice always, pray continually, and give thanks in all circumstances for this is the will of God for you" Thes. 5:16-18. I would always try to thank God for all His blessings and for all He was doing. I would 'remind' Him that He was the great physician and that He could take the cancer away. I would tell HIm of all the wonderful things that a miracle could do for Him. But that is not what happened and I thank Him for the woman He has made me be because of it. I aspire to be like my mom. A true 'Virtuous woman'. She was the peacemaker, the encourager, the rock, the warrior, and the mom that loved unconditionally. I am so thankful that God gave me a mom that I could model. She was amazing and I hope to be like her. At the same time, I am not as shy as she was and that tends to be my weakness. I tell Phillip all the time that I hope that he excells in his ministry inspite of me. I don't have that little voice that says you shouldn't say that until it is already out my mouth and into the ears of those around me. Definately something to work on and I am trying.

I aspire to be a woman who is faithful to her Heavenly Father. Who remembers He is the reason that I am a wife and mother. That I am a nurse who loves caring for others. That I am a friend to many. And that I need Him every hour. I want to be a true disciple, a servant to my friends and family. That is something that I have really been trying to focus on because I feel that is where true ministry begins. If we serve those around us, they will see Jesus in us and that is who I want people to see. Not Molly, but Jesus.

I am inspired by the world around me. I get to drive a lot with my job and I get to see the wonders of His creation. I love to see the colors of the sunset/rise and the beauty of the sky when it is about to rain. The clouds are so amazing to me. The trees as they lift their leaves to catch the water. The amazing hues in flowers. Only God can paint such a majestic masterpiece.

My children inspire me. I love to see the world through their eyes. They are amazed at things that I take for granted. Reese can get so excited about seeing animals she has never seen or just every time she goes outside and lifts her little arms up and grins and lets the world surround her. Kaylee has an amzing grip on the world and our creator and it is so simple to her. It should still be simple to me. I pray for that daily. Jesus said,"Let the little children come to me". He knew they understood him. We should believe simply because,"...the Bible tells me so."

My husband inspires me. I love to hear him preach. He amazes me. I learn so much from him. He is truely a man of God who seeks after Him. He encourages me to be a good wife and mother and I love him dearly. I am privelaged to be his wife and WAY over married. He inspires me in everthing I do.

Thank you Lord for giving me things to aspire to be and things that inspire me to get there.

The Results are In

Dr. Wiley's office called today and Reese has some refulx to her Left Kidney. They feel like she will grow out of it and we will continue to watch it. I see teeth on the horizon so we will probably be teething in the near future but no surgery is such a relief.

Update

We have completed VCUG part one. We hope to have the results by Thursday. They did say that they did not see reflux into the kidneys. Reese was actually quite silly with the Versed. She did scream all throug the ultrasound and during the catherterization and then she got silly and drunk. She wasn't pleased when the machine came on top of her and we gave her some more Versed and no cares again. Thank you for your prayers and we will update when the final word comes. We pray that whatever was wrong has healed thanks to the Great Physician!

Prayers for Reese

Reese is having a VCUG and sonogram tomorrow and we are all a little nervous, except Reese who has no idea what is going to happen. The doctors and radiologists have all warned us that this is not a pleasant event. She will be given an amnesiac but can wake up and most likely will wake up dureing the procdure. This is being done to see why she is having urinary tract infections. So please say a little prayer for us all tomorrow and that there is nothing wrong.

Lookin good

Well, our interview last night lasted 3 hrs and it didn't feel like that at all. TIme flew. We really enjoyed our conversation and the questions asked all around were appropriate and pleasant. I know that souds funny but there were no lulls in the conversationa and we were all on the same page. The church is ready for a new vision. Ready to minister and outreach and grow. It seemed like we had known these people for a long time. I ask that you continue to pray for FBC Sweetwater and for us and that all goes according to God's plan. I can really see us being there for a long time. Never would have picked that place on the map but am being pleasantly surprised. Phillip has a great feeling about it. We will probably have a couple more people come and listen to Phillip and then begin proceedings for in view of a call in the first of July, for a move in late July early August. Which will be great for Kaylee's school schedule. Phillip has told me I cannot start packing yet but we are definately excited about the possibilty.

Daddy Did It

Since our baby-sitter quit 3 weeks ago, Phillip has been primarily watching the girls. He was doing some work outside the other day and decided to keep the girls occupied by letting them paint. Needless to say the girls were occupied and he was able to get the trees trimmed. He said that Reese could hardly move because the paint had already started to dry and then she got real slippery so she was hard to hold. He hosed them down with the water hose, which Reese did not appreciate. The last picture is Reese having a blast with big balloons.






For those of you following our progress, say a special prayer for us on Tuesday as we continue the process with lots of Q&A with the committee. Also, Reese will have her VCUG on Tuesday, June 3rd and we have been told it is not a pleasant process. Hope you all have a great week.

T-ball

Phillip is coaching Kaylee's T-ball team thanks to me. I thought he was going to be the assistant coach but the head coach signed them up opposite and for good reason since he had to coach another team also. Thankfully, we have one more game on Monday. It has been an experience. Kaylee has enojoyed it throught the first innning and then she is bored. Same with all the kiddos really. It is hilarious to watch. They are finally getting the concept. They are doing great and I am sure it is because of the excellent coaching skills. :)




The girls are wrestling with Daddy. Something they thoroughly love to do. Now Phillip gets to wrestle both of them and they all have a blast.

Well, things are a changin'

Since my last post, Phillip has become the church secretary and our baby-sitter and the pastor. I have been training in my new job and think that I probably will enjoy it. At the same time, there may be some new opportunities for us coming in the very near future and we are really excited about the possibilities. We have registered for Kindergarten and Reese for preschool and we may have to do that all over again in a couple of months. Reese has started going to the preschool across the street on Tues/Thurs and that has helped. I am interviewing a girl hopefully this weekend for baby-sitting this summer. I of course am trying to shed a few pounds,as always it seems, and have been lucky enough to get to work out 5 days this week. I feel better but the scale remains the same. Does anyone else battle the scale?

We are so excited about what the Lord is doing in out lives right now. God is so good. He provides for all of our needs and even some of our wants. One of our favorite songs is Everlasting God by Chris Tomlin. It talks about Strength rising as we wait upon the Lord. Our God reigns forever. He never tires, gets weak, or faints with the stresses of this world. Our God is an everlasting God. WOW! Another dear friend of mine brought our attention to Bring the Rain by Mercy Me and I am actually singing it this week at church because it truly is the testimony that I want to live. I want to glorify God in all that happens to my family. Good or bad. It talks about rain and and it made me think of rain and how it can be something we dread but know we need and other times it is a most welcoming sight. Okay enough talking in circles. Have a blessed weekend!

Spring Wildflowers

I had a patient that had the most beautiful bluebonnets this year and last year. Both years I asked if I could bring out the girls to get their pictures taken at his house. They turned out beautiful again this year. Reese wasn't real happy until after we stopped taking the pictures and then she started playing. Go figure. The flowers are so beautiful and they come back each year which reminds me of how consistent our Lord is. Winter is the "depressed" time of year. It is dark longer. It is cold and most people wouldn't say it is their favorite month. But then...Spring comes in and the world is blanketed by beautiful flowers. I always love the bluebonnets but I also love the Indian Paint brushes in all of their colors. Really I love them all. God paints a beautiful tapestry that we get to call our earthly home.



And here is my little tumbler. I got this picture before I was reminded that I couldn't use a flash. That day we were told that Kaylee would be able to move up into the shooting stars program because of her love of gymnastics and talent. It is an invitation only program and her cousin Emily moved up as well.

Its a Brand New Day

Well, I started my new job today and so far all is well. There is a girl about my age there and she does all of our marketing and we spent a lot of time together. I hope to really start building my company. Yes, my company. When its good, I get the credit but when its bad I get the credit too. So pray for goodness.

Reese has been quite stubborn with taking her medicine as of late but last night we scored with ice cream and a special chocolate sauce and sucking it up through a straw. I was becoming so frustrated. It just didn't make sense to spank a child who is not feeling good to get them to take medicine that tastes bad but at the same time it is absolutely necessary. So, that is where we are at. Buying ice cream to get medicine doen. Although I am trying desperately to eat all the food in the house before going to the store since I may not have a good paycheck for a month. I should get 2 small ones but not a full one. So, there you go.

It is only Monday, but the week looks better than last week. We had 2 young people pass away this last week in Cisco. One from an accident and one drowned. Pray for their families.

Another Rough Week/Good Week

I had lasik surgery last Friday and can see whe I first wake up and it is amazing. Still having some fuzzy times but usually I can sleep or close my eyes for about 10 minutes and everything is clear. They said that can happen over the first 2 weeks. Kaylee started T-ball on Monday with Daddy as coach and we only have one that runs around and has no idea there is a game going on. I also got a big promotion with a new job on Monday and it is a huge step up and I am excited to be able to use my full education. So that is all good. If only our week had ended there.
I also had to resign from my other job and it was not pretty. They accused me of trying to take patients with me. I had not even told but two pf my patients I was leaving possibly and had made sure that they knew that I would not be doing pt visits. I had also spoken to one of my friends that I work with and talked to her about how the saddest part was leaving all my patients. I had also voiced the concern that I wouldn't want any of my patients to switch. So anyways, needless to say, I was very thankful to turn in my car and stuff and be done. They also are refusing to pay out any of my vacation days even though I had already applied for it prior to my resignation. Yes, we are still in the first grade. I reassured my boss that I would not do that. Wouldn't have even thought about it, honestly. Then the doctor's office called again today and Reese has the same infection still. She has been pointing to her 'bobo' some and a little fussy but we will be on antibiotics for 3 weeks or until we get on insurance and can get the VCUG and ultrasound done. It is a little scary. I hope nothing is wrong. We will be without a paycheck from me for about 3 weeks and that is scary too. So hard for Mommy's to deal with these little one's suffering. Keep her in your prayers.

Rough Week/Good Week

Reese got sick last Friday and began running a fever and was so lethargic. She ran fever through the weekend and so Monday we took her to the Dr. She ended up having to have blood drawn and have an in-and-out catherter. Major trauma but she was so brave. She ended up having a urinary tract infection. The concern is that baby's are not supposed to get UTI's. So the doctor's want to do further testing. We are going to wait until we have insurance to pay for them. Finally Thursday there were no fevers and she finally had color to her cheecks. She had to get a shot and now is taking medicine that she hates.
Then I am having difficulties with my job. I have been working overtime for more than 2 months. Two weeks ago, I told them that I could no longer work overtime. I was exhausted. The next week I was made to work more than the week before. Then they decided to increase the frequency of my on call to every 3 weeks. I was not asked and still expected to work overtime. So I am looking into another position in Cisco. However, we do not know how long we will be here.
With so many uncertainties, it is easy (especially for me) to become overwhelmed. I listen to a lot of music and that is how I worship. Several songs have spoken to me this week. Chris Tomlin's Everlasting God says ..."Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord. Our God, our strong deliverer, our hope...You are the everlasting God." It talks about how God does not have a weakness and that God does not give up. What a peace. It is amazing toknow that God has our best interests at heart and that..."He makes all things beautiful, in His time". I have His strength to get me through the weeks ahead and the decisions ahead and know that God has m best interest at heart and He wants great things for us. God is Good<>

PooPoo in the Potty

Only a mom would rejoice at such a thing, but Reese went poopoo in the potty the other day. It was not by her choice and was pretty funny. We had gone to Abilene to take Kaylee to gymnastics. I changed Reese's diaper once we got there and realized that was the last diaper. OOPS! Well, Kaylee went to the bathroom and as I was getting her ready I saw Reese give the face. I grabbed her up and sat her on the potty. She sat there a few seconds and wanted off. I was like oh, well. I hope I can scrape it out. I know...gross. Well, as I am lifting her off, Kaylee says, "Mom, something black is coming out". So I put her back on and a few minutes later there was a plop. YEAH! It of course has not happened again but it is a start.

Livin' On the Edge

I have always felt that God gives you the children you were supposed to have. Obviously so because I never wanted girls and now I have 2. They are precious and I love them to pieces. Kaylee has always been a little tomboy and is always on an adventure. We have started to let Reese go outside in the backyard with Kaylee some. We check on them frequently. We tell Kaylee to not put Reese on the trampoline or take her off. So, after reminding them of this today, we let them out on the trampoline and zipped them in. I peek out the window on my turn to check and almost had a heart attack. I yell and bolt to the backdoor and actually almost went through the glass. My baby was on the outside of the trampoline crawling along the edge carefully guided by her big sister. I told Kaylee this was not a good idea and would not happen again. She happily reassured me that she would have caught her if she fell. So good to hear. Later Kaylee picked Reese up and put her in her swing and latched it. Reese was in heaven.

Palm Sunday Message

Philliip says I am biased but my husband is an amaziing pastor in all that the word pastor implies. His Palm Sunday message was a true blessing so I am posting it for anyone who would like to watch it, you will be blessed. Happy Easter!

Phillip's Amazing Palm Sunday message

As many of you know, I am very proud of my husband. He is an amazing pastor in every aspect that a pastor is required to be. To me, he is the definition of pastor. I wanted to put his Palm Sunday message on the blog because it was truely a blessing.

My Kaylee

There are numerous differences between my girls. One of which is that Kaylee has a dry sense of humor and doesn't realize she is funny. Reese on the other hand tries to make you laugh and knows she is.

This is about Kaylee though. The other day she was talking non-stop. Just wait parents of girls that don't talk yet. It is like that car commercial. We were in the car and she was talking, talking, talking and then all of a sudden she says that she is just out of ideas and that hopefully tomorrow she would have more but for now she was out. Phillip told her that it was sad that at 5 years old she was already out of ideas. She agreed that it was very sad. It took all we had to not die laughing.

After we got home I took the girls outside to ride bikes. Kaylee again began to talk and make up stories and live in her imaginary world. SO I asked her if she had gotten her ideas back yet. And she said, "Yes, the Lord has blessed me with more ideas. Thank you Jesus." The look on her face was priceless...almost angelic. But, we know better.

Random Pictures

This a picture of Daddy and his girls as soon as he got home from Sudan 13 lbs lighter and all scratchy (what Kaylee calls his beard).







Here is Kaylee at gymnastics. She loves it and asks every morning if it is gymnsatics day. She goes with her cousin Emily and she so looks forward to it.






Reese is hilarious. This is how we found her one morning. She alos likes to fall asleep stradling one of the arm rests of our recliners. It is so funny. I will try to get that picture.






Lastly we have Reese helping make banana pudding. She likes to lick the bowl, the cool whip, the spoon, the beaters...you name it. This girl loves to eat.

Snow Day

On Monday we got a dusting of snow that melted instantly. On Tuesday it was 70 degrees and on Wednesday it was 60 and then it was freezing again on Thursday. We had some thunderstorms first thing in the morning but not to worry. Cisco was not under any winter warnings. I continue to work and then it starts to snow and sleet just a bit. I went to a pt home and when I came out 25 minutes later to get something out of my car, I am shocked to see 3 inches of snow and the biggest flakes I have ever seen. So I go back into the house and tell my patient that I better go. I try to stop at the end of the road and slide 25 yards. I slowly turn towards I20 and get on the highway because I have to go to the lab. I run into the hospital and am in there 2 minutes and there is an inch of snow on my car. I then begin my trip home. A 12 mile drive from Eastland to Cisco. It takes 35 minutes and is the worst I have ever driven in. I am fish tailing going 30 mph. It then took 3 tries to back out of the babysitters driveway. Then safe at home, we have some fun. We built a snowman, have a snowball fight and make snow angels. Kaylee played outside for an hour at a time twice. Reese on the other hand was miserable. She cried the whole time we were building a snowman. I know she was thinking that we were crazy because she would not move on the snow. It was fun. We ended up getting 6-8inches of wonderful snow. It was the most in the big country and we weren't supposed to get any. HAHA! We also made snow ice cream which is Kaylee's favorite.














Snow Ice Cream Recipe

Mix some snow with whipped cream, sugar (I use Splenda) and vanilla. I just add a little of this and a little of that until it tastes yummy!