Passed Out

Seth


From my sister's camera phone.

Poor buddy.

Congratulating Myself

I have just finished wading through PAGES and PAGES of emails and have finally lowered the 'inbox' to just 2 pages! YAY!

So I'm now celebrating by posting a couple more pictures from that hair-cuttin' day. Oh, and one that Daddy sent me over a month ago that I never posted. It shows Harris Anne posing with a domino house she was VERY proud to have made.

ClubMom

$500 a month to blog. Hmm. Don't know if I'd be interesting enough (probably not) but that SURE WOULD BE COOL!

HEY to all you other Mommy bloggers out there. You should check this out, too!

Please Don't Report Me

What I have done is almost criminal.

I can't believe I let Donnie and the kids talk me into this. David wanted his hair short and I agreed it would be an OK idea since he'll be in a baseball helmet and cap so much the coming months. His long hair would have been a mess throughout ball season.

But what excuse do I have for doing this to Hudson? PEER PRESSURE! Ugh. I hope it grows back fast!

I miss that silky long hair already. Sniff.






And while I'm sharing photos, I might as well show y'all these cute ones.

First, Hudson encourages and cheers for David while he plays Nintendo. Then he consoles him after a loss.

As my Daddy said,

"Big Dog lives on!"

Mom & Dad lost their dalmation to an intestinal problem a few months back. It was right before their move to their new home.

This is a memorial Mom painted for their front porch. I think it looks really nice. Mom used a photo to make the markings as much like Biggon's as possible.

Still Careful When I Get Out Of Bed

Lucy used to sleep by my side of the bed. I always had to be careful not to step on her when I got up.

Shayne said she dreamed Lucy walked into her room.

This weekend was very tiring.

Saturday we buried Lucy at Donna & Nathan's place. She's got a beautiful spot under a canopy of pines. We drove up to P'ville in a hurry after ball practices and barely had enough time to have Lucy's "service" before sunset.

Thanks again, D for letting us have this special spot for her. It really means so much.

In Memory Of Lucy

I know I'm not the only blogger who has a weird sense of urgency in posting important matters.

Less than 1 hour ago, our dear Lucy passed away in my arms. We sat together in the grass near the trampoline.

We knew the day was getting nearer. She hasn't eaten or peed/pooped much in the last few days. When I woke up this morning, she was down in the yard but when we were leaving the house, she was back up on the porch and sleeping by the back door.

I'm so glad I was with her and holding her and comforting her. She definitely knew I was taking care of her.

She's one awesome girl. We will miss her immensely.

Lucy
February 3, 1993 - March 10, 2006

Hope Program

Remember I told y'all some good things were happening regarding glyconutrients?? Well, here's a snippet of one of those good things. This is a recent blog entry from the Mayfield family. I am their "MannaRelief Champion" and helping to provide glyconutrients through the MannaRelief Ministry. Hannah was in a very serious car accident 1 year ago and sufferred traumatic brain injury. She has been through numerous surgeries and rehab. She's home with her family now and after getting started on glyconutrients a couple of months ago, is finally making advances in healing that they were not seeing before. Many prayers are being answered here!

Hannah laughed at I Love Lucy's vitameatavegamin commercial on Monday. She also responded again to Dr. Law yesterday by moving her pinky when he asked her to. She is smiling more and making more sounds in response to questions. We think she is reading things we put in front of her like "Wiggle your pinky." "Make a Sound." "Move your arms." because she will do what it says most of the time. We have just started doing this, so we will get a better idea as we go.

Kent and Debbie are encouraged by Hannah's responses lately and have been a great help, as have all of our therapists and friends.

If you would like to donate money for Hannah's continued use of glyconutrients, you can donate (tax-deductible!!) at www.MannaRelief.org by clicking on the HOPE PROGRAM. Make sure you designate the monies to Hannah Mayfield Hope #5596.

THANK YOU!

(I hope to have permission to share the story of MB who is a 50-year-old lady battling a very serious stage of cancer. Within 24 hours of glyconutrients, her quality of life has increased dramatically. I REALLY want to go into more details right now but I don't want to invade privacy issues. I will be speaking with her and asking to share her story because it is AMAZING AND ENCOURAGING!)

Willena Thanks Ian...

and I thank Willena!

I really don't need to stumble across things like this today.

The Red Block

I lasted 39.87 seconds on my first try.

How many seconds did the rest of you last on your first try?

Feeling Guilty

I forgot something I was supposed to do at church tonight. Oops.

Skipping church. Not a good idea.

In the meantime, enjoy this picture of Donna's boy :) He looks SO MUCH like Harris
Anne at this age. Bizarre!

Signs, Signs, Everywhere A Sign

We've been driving by this one little old church for years and Donnie and I always roll our eyes or laugh at the sayings posted on the sign by the road. They rarely have anything to do with being a follower of Christ and even when Jesus is mentioned in the saying, it's often not scripturally correct.

Donnie called me on my cell yesterday to tell me the latest one.

A chrysanthemum by any other name
Would be easier to spell.

Sigh...

OK. American Idol. VERY MUCH looking forward to tonight. Have to say that I was kinda disappointed in the ladies last night. Kinda boring. I REALLY HOPE Katharine got some votes. She truly wasn't outstanding and with her song being first, I'm afraid she might not have picked up any new voting fans. I missed Mandisa because of a phone call but Donnie said she did well.

And I'm very disappointed in America's voting audience since Stacy Keibler placed 3rd in Dancing With The Stars! What a ripoff! (not to mention the other voting farces earlier in the season.)

Very excited about some glyconutrient stuff going on. Good things happening my friends...good things. Heading to Birmingham for a glyconutrient presentation at a Catholic church there on Saturday. If anyone wants to meet me there (or meet up for dinner earlier) LET ME KNOW! The presentation is at 7 so I'm thinking dinner around 5. Someone suggested a Mexican restaurant nearby and that's sounding good to me.)

We skipped church tonight to work on homework and because the church supper wasn't all that appealing tonight. Therefore, I'm off to toss together a dinner.

OOH, off-topic question before I close.

When you are dreaming, do you ever talk to yourself reminding yourself that "this is a dream" or can you manipulate your dreams to get the results you want? I'm asking because my parents found it very odd that I told them I woke up during a dream one Saturday morning but went back to sleep so I could finish it before getting up. It would have put me in a funk if I hadn't finished it.

Anyone else understand what I'm talking about?

Taylor Hicks - Good News :)

A guy on Tider Insider had this to say...

"Taylor isn't a barner. Sat with me at the USM game and cheered the Tide on all game (at least until he had to leave to go set up at the Booth). I think he did a semester at Union College or whatever it's called (Auburn's version of Shelton) when he lived down there with a bunch of guys from Hoover, but he's no Auburn fan."

My Problem

I'm sitting here blogging when I have WAY too many other things to do. In fact, I'm talking with Donnie about how he could help me tomorrow because I have SO many things to get done in the morning. So WHY AM I BLOGGING?

Because I am avoiding the important stuff. There is just so much that I would rather sit here and write instead of face that reality.

So, let's talk about American Idol. I'm pretty happy about it. A little surprised at the way it turned out (thought Becky would make it one more week) but I didn't lose any of my faves.

OK, I REALLY AM wasting time here. Why don't I jot down my to-do list for tomorrow since that actually would be a productive thing to do.

Does everyone else make as many lists as I do? I make these EVERY NIGHT!

And yes, some of the 'to-dos' are obvious things that I wouldn't forget but having them on the list helps me know that I will get at least SOME of my list crossed off.

--Wake up early
--Shower
--Make David's lunch
--Pack bags (don't forget cell phone charger, Aunt C's phone number, camera)
--Call A early in day
--Place last minute orders for BP (call W)
--Put bday gifts in car (wrap bday gifts)
--Put girls' bags in car

That doesn't seem like everything. Maybe it's because I have so many other things to do that can't make it on my list for tomorrow. Things like:
--Kids' Carousel (take-in starts this weekend and I'm not even CLOSE to ready and will be out of town so won't be able to work on it until Saturday evening)
--Roger C has requested his website be updated
--I have a meeting with a doctor on Monday about a patient with cancer who wants to use glyconutrients instead of chemo/radiation. I've been asked to consult (yikes! very serious situation that I am taking very seriously. Much information to gather...MUCH praying for wisdom)

All these things looming in my head make my to-do list feel incomplete. I just have no way of doing them by tomorrow so they will have to wait until I get home Saturday evening.

Tomorrow after B's birthday party, Shayne and I will be going to a Manna training weekend in Dothan. We'll be staying with Aunt C, so that will be very nice.

Gotta go now. Seriously, enough is enough.

LORD, make me mindful...
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
Galatians 6:9 NLT

American Idol Is So Much Fun!

We thoroughly enjoyed tonight's show, probably even more so than last night. Not sure what the difference was except that maybe the guys were just having more fun. The girls (as a whole) seemed a little more tense and stuffy or something.

I picked 6 guys for which I will be rooting:
Will - SO cute
Chris - He should have done the INXS competition but I'll support him on AI.
Kevin - He won't make it all the way but I'm going to pull for him to go into the top 6.
Elliott - So happy for this guy. I REALLY love his voice.
Ace - again, Hubba Hubba. LOVED his song tonight. Excellent.
Taylor - REALLY impressed. I'm proud of him for toning down the Stevie Wonder/Joe Cocker dance routine. I think that will annoy people if it's done too much. I was already getting a little annoyed with it since he did it during conversations. But after tonight's "Levon" I have decided that I REALLY like him. He's got the coolest voice. I'm very excited that AL will have another STAR and not an embarrassment. I just wish he wasn't an Awb :)

American Idol Female Top 5 Picks

I don't think it was too difficult to draw the dividing line tonight. There were just a few who SHINED! I think everyone will agree that these were the best 5, without a doubt.

Wouldn't it be more fun to vote for a castoff, like in Survivor?

The best, by far are:
Mandisa - Rocked the house!
Ayla
Paris - So glad that weave is only on the website! Her hair was REALLY cute tonight.
Lisa
Katharine - We can't help but calling her "Nanny." Anyone else doing that? :)

Are My Issues THAT Obvious?

Here's two of the M A N Y signs the children posted around the house for my birthday yesterday. Makes me think I might not be doing a very good job in the "prevent the children from knowing my own self-esteem issues"....although I might be doing an OK job in the "how to encourage someone" department.

Sign one (direct quotes):
Oh, Hi Mom. I just wanted to tell you HAPPY Birthday! It's the best one! Because you'll be 20!!!!!!! With Wots and Wots of Wove! That's BABY talk! With Lots and Lots of LOVE! Love ya! Harris

Sign two:
I know how old you are going to be. You'll be 13. You look 13 because you are SO SKINNY! Jesus loves you VERY MUCH and I love you and NOTHING can stop me!! I love you! H.A.W.

"Down By The Creek Bank"

"By the ol' hollo' log."
The song "Puzzles" featured the singing talents of Harris Anne and the dramatic narrating talents of Shayne.

Lisa Was Robbed!

I cried.

I think even Jerry cried.

I actually voted for the first time this week because tonight's scene was exactly what I wanted to avoid.

Poor Lisa.

What happened? Are the intelligent Americans who are watching this show (assuming there ARE some!) just not wasting their time with votes? Or is it that Jerry (and Master Peeps or whatever his name was) have a huge amount of supporters out there voting for them regardless of their lack of talent.

Don't get me wrong, Jerry has worked his tail off. But anyone with half a brain can tell that he does not deserve to be in the semis.

Anyone else even watch this show?

Business Week Publishes Homeschool Article

Interesting that BW picked up on this trend and recognized the number of educated, even "affluent" people who are choosing this route.

Maybe they will do a future, "Welcome To My Birthplace: My Home" article soon :)

Meet My Teachers: Mom and Dad

American Idol Contestants

I'd be tickled to see this local feller win but I don't know if he's got the American Idol stamina. It will be fun watching and pulling for him, though!


I think God has big plans for her.





Would like to see him go far but I don't think he'll make it too far past the top 10 (but would be happy if I'm wrong.)



Stunningly Beautiful.





Would love to see her get voted out before anyone else, but I bet I have to put up with her 'tude for a while.



Hubba Hubba Gorgeous.





Isn't everyone hoping she rocks the house?




I don't think I like the weave but I think she has a GREAT chance to win (down from my original prediction that she had it in the bag.)