GUESS WHO WE JUST TALKED TO FOR ABOUT 1.5 HOURS ON THE PHONE!!!


LYNDSEY! SHE SNAPPED A FEW PICTURES AND EMAILED THEM FROM HER PHONE...

HERE IS MY BABY GIRL ALL ARMY'D UP! She was laughing and said her rank on her hat was all crooked...yep she's right...its off center! I cant believe she hasnt gotten dropped for that....WAY OFF! I'll have a few more pics in a bit!

Lyndsey called and said that her Drill Sergant would let her see Michael on Saturday(today) if he was there. His original plan was to go to SC to see his friend graduate her AIT training...but those plans were not going to work so his trip was cancelled....I asked William if we could all load up and take the 6 hr trip to SC to see her.... He thinks that they will only give her just a few minutes to see him, so he doesnt think its a good decision to drive all that way with the girls for just a 5 min visit...

What do yall think??? I so want to go see my girl...

We got 2 letters from her today, she sounds so good in them...sounds like it is TOUGH but she is enjoying it..PRAISE GOD! That has been my prayer and the prayer of many that she would make the best of it and show us all that she can do it.....(Well we knew she could do it, but going without her make up, high heels, jewelry, and dressy clothes...that may be stretching it) I am praying that they will let her call home instead of a visit...so we will see...pray she does!!!!


Sorry I havent posted much lately...I have some fun pictures to upload...yesterday I went down to south montgomery to see the new home Extreme Makeover Home edition is building for the Jordan family...and wow...its gonna be beautiful!!!! I seen few of the designers too. I am hoping to go back on Monday when they yell BUSDRIVER ...MOVE THAT BUS! But I have to find a babysitter...William will be out of town.

Welcome Wednesday....

Today was a real low key day for me...I took the girls to school, stopped by WalMart to have some pictures printed, ran to the post office to mail Lyndsey a package...come home, ate lunch, did a load of laundry, checked email, ran back to walmart to return something, picked up Lily and Bella from school, ran by my friend Stacy's house to pick up some clothes she gave us, and come home...

WHEW what a crazy first part of the day...now its 3pm and all 4 girls are home...its snack time, time to start figuring out supper, clean out backpacks, fold laundry, rest (umm what is that) and get ready for tomorrow....

Michael is coming home for a long weekend....will be here Thursday - Monday morning...he will go back to work all next week and then he is finished with work....he will be taking off 2 weeks for "vacation" and then will leave for basic training...once he is finished with basic and AIT he will return to Rose MAry Beach to work...

We will be heading to SC for Lyndsey's graduation on our 20th anniversary....March 25th!

Well we were not the lucky family here that was chosen for the local home makeover!!! We are alittle bummed but so happy for the family that was chosen.

You can read more about them and the whole process here...

I will try to post pictures as I get them!

For all of you out there following the Extreme Home Makeover we are in the running for..

Here is the link for it (SEE BELOW). This will give you the countdown clock and the daily schedule of what and how the whole process will take place..


EXTREME HOME MAKEOVER IN ALABAMA

IN LESS THAN 17 HOURS ONE LOCAL FAMILIES DREAMS WILL COME TRUE!

Here's to the love of my life:

Top 25 things I love about my Valentine

1. I love his smile
2. I love love love his eyes!
3. I love the way he makes me feel inside
4. He has a loving personality
5. I love that we have given our oldest kids a good example of marriage together!
6. I love his gentleness
7. I love that he has a steady job
8. I love that he has a compassion for adoption
9, I love that he has a soft spot for Down Syndrome
10. I love the way he helps me out around the house
11. I love the way has has stood by me for over 21 years
12. I love that he means what he says! For better Or worse
13. I love that he lets me do what I enjoy
14. I love that he has been and will always be my life partner!
15. I love watching him play with the 4 little ones
16. I equally love watching him mentor our 2 oldest kids
17. I am proud he is an AMerican Solider!
18. I am happy he has let me have my own scrapbook/sewing room in our home!
19. I am thankful he loves keeping track of the bills and pays them on time
20. I am overly excited that he makes sure ALL our NEEDS and most of our wants are taken care of,
21. I love listening to him talk about something he is interested in
22. I love our cuddle time together!
23.I love he doesnt mind watching chick flicks with me and will even pick one up on his way home to surprise me!
24. I love that he is a CHRISTIAN
and most of all
25. I love that he loves Jesus like I do!!! I love you Baby!!!

I love that way you make me feel even 20 years later. I cant wait to see what our next 20 is like.

Guess who is sick again.....


WILLIAM!

Can you say no fun! He was fine when he got home on Fri and now he has strep....Im at my wits end with this crap....anyone have any ideas on how to get rid of it???? If he has it I know its a matter of days before I get it again........UGH!

WE HEARD FROM LYNDSEY TODAY!!!!!

SHE CALLED and we got 8 min of phone time....it was hard remembering what to ask her....she sounded great....tired and aggrivated because the girls in her group are still NOT doing what they are suppose to do!!!! She is happy to get letters and is thrilled to see pictures when we send them.

Anyone want to send her a note???? Email me at rlba272@hotmail.com or leave a comment and i will get you her address.

She said her graduation will be MArch 27th...she is ever so ready. Her uniforms are way too big for her and she is ready to get some new ones. Her drill sergant told her that if she had asked to see William last week when he was there they would have let her.....NOT....they say that now that he's gone!!!! Anyway, it did make her feel alittle better....she said it probably was for the best, she would have broke down and lost it she said....My reply was " a Daddy's hug and gently smile will always make things better!" Pray for my sweet girl...pray she can find the courage to continue on with her training even though her group of girls arent doing what they should. She is ready for this phase of her life to be complete.

Thanks for thinking of her...
She said she has gotten a letter from a friend of mine adopting from England....Anna did you send her a letter???

Hey
For all you local readers....I am getting stuff ready for the consignment sale and thought I would see if any of you were interested first...

I have a cute solid wood chest of drawers painted a light purple with knobs in pretty pinks...one word per each drawer it says things like: hope, dream, love, faith and then one drawer has a castle on it...it was in our princess room. asking only $45

Large horse on springs...ya know the old rocking horse on a frame....$20

HUGE Dora talking house with over 75 pieces of dora and family lot $50 includes separate pieces like the talking pool, talking green house, happy birthday house, and another one i cant think of.

Brand new in boxes several different furniture and things for the Dora house...all sold separately and asking $6 per each one....retails for 10-15 ea

Hot Pink Hip Helpers in a size C $9 shipped...that half off...these are brand new!

SIZE	WAIST	HIP	LENGTH
A	14"	15"	7"
B	15"	16"	8.5"
C	16"	18"	9"
D	17"	20"	9.5"
E	18"	21"	10.5"

many other toys, shoes and clothes

IF your interested send me a email to rlba272@hotmail.com

I will mail things as long as you pay postage. I take non credit or debit paypal, cash, money order or checks that have cleared. Unless of course i know you..

Go check out Amanda's Blog for a terrific give away/raffle for their adoption.

Michael had his first Army Reserve drill this weekend....when he put his uniform on, I had a flashback from 21 years ago.....He really looks just like William did at 19!!! That is so freaky to see.

I love you son! What a handsome young man you are!

This is a beautiful day in Alabama...but I just cant let the girls go out....call me bad or paranoid, but I just dont want to risk any more sickness than we need....and we have reached the limit...i believe.

I cleaned up one of their Little tykes playhouses and brought it into their room....tried to organize play food, dishes, and toys, but that in itself is never ending with 4 girls right behind me tearing it all up. They are now downstairs having a ball. The windows are open and here I sit. I have not been feeling well this morning....YUCK....I dont want to get sick again...

Michael had his first Army Reserve drill this weekend down in Dothan....HE come home and slept here last night and tonight he will be in a hotel in Dothan. He will drive home Sunday after drill and spend the night and head back to FL on Monday morning. HE is excited about leaving for bootcamp on March 16. I know he will do just fine.

Lyndsey seems to be doing well, just still aggrivated with the girls in her unit for not cooperating. They still have not formed a "team unit" and the drill Sargents and making their lives very hectic...please pray for her!!!

Well let me run for now, I will post pictures later this weekend....

GUESS WHO IS COMING TO TOWN?? None other than the awesome (and cute)
TY Pennington with
ABC's Extreme Home Makeover......

Several of our friends put us in for this awesome honor of being a nomintee and receivng this once in a lifetime new home....Welll the families that were not in the top 5 were called and said Thanks but you are not chosen....We were NOT called....so it looks like we have a shot! They have told us to be ready for the knock on the door at 8am.....so we are praying for that knock!!!!

We also have a friend who is possibly in the running as well, so either way it goes, I hope it is one of us. There is a total of 5 families in the final running and we have heard that 3 of them are in Montgomery and 2 are in the Elmore Co area (my friend and I) So looks like we have a 20% chance!!!!!

Oh this would be a dream come true! The Builder is scheduled, house plans are done, permits taken care of, now all that needs to happen is the big KNOCK, the family to go on a nice vacation and then CONSTRUCTION time! I am eager to go help out wherever the family is (well of course if its not us....) and then yell ....BUSDRIVER....MOVE THAT BUS!!!!!

Please pray for all 5 families being considered and for the mass construction job to take place, for all the folks to come out and help out this wonderful project!

ITS cool to see how many visitors I get to the blog.....here is the last weeks visits....

I have not blogged in awhile and Im sorry!!! I have had tons of questions sent to me and plan on doing a Q & A time....so if you have any more questions ask away and I will do it in one post....


NEWS....



I am one proud momma.... I now have 2 awesome kids in the military.

Michael signed with the Army Reserves and was also sworn in by my hubby...his Daddy!!!!! He was so happy to have finally gotten to join. He wants to go active duty as well, but this will be the backdoor in since his job wasnt available at the time...

I am so proud of both my "babies" they are all grown up now....and I couldnt be happier at the young adults they have become! Michael will leave for Basic training on March 16 just a few days before Lyndsey graduates her basic training......He will remain in Ft Jackson for his schooling as well. His job is Human Resource Manager.

WAY TO GO MICHAEL!