Panama City Beach 2010

Hot Summer!!

I can't believe It has been sooo long since my last post, wow.
Well anyway as we all know it is very hot the past few weeks and as much as
I like the summer I am already looking forward to the fall. This heat is making me grumpy. I was sitting home with nothing to do(the first time in weeks I had the whole day off) so I decided it would be nice for Megan and I to have a girls day out! So we got ready to go and left! ( well not before apologizing to Scott that he couldn't come although ..I think he could have cared less as he kept staring at his computer screen and typing he said okay see ya! ) So anyway I decided it would be nice for she and I to get our hair done, after going in Color Zone and realizing I should have made an appt first, I wondered what else we could do,I then remembered the sign we had saw on the way for a yard sale, I just LOVE yard sales! So we stopped in and found the best yard sale of all time, brand new Webkinz for $3 ( I know webkinz are kind of a thing of the past, but Megan still loves them) oh, and candleholders too, I was also so excited to see a whole bookshelf full of BELLS ( I love to collect bells) there were all kinds and at just .25 cents each I had hit the jackpot! I even got a 1977 Raggedy Ann Christmas edition. The only problem I had was I didn't bring any cash so I had to go get cash, come back and retrieve our items. We then left and went to get our hair done ( I scheduled the first available.) I think we had a pretty good day! Oh, I left out a part we had to go shopping of course to get money from the atm so while there we picked rented a game for Scott and picked up the movie Avatar( no we haven't seen it yet,probably the only ones on the planet that hasn't) Of course we told Terry we got it for him so everyone is happy :)

My Grandmother

I have been having a hard time dealing with my grandmother's illness the last
few days. She has been sick alot this year and I guess that's to be expected as she is 81 yrs old. I just can't imagine my life without her in it. I have always looked up to her and admired her strength through all the hard times she has been through. She has been the one constant in my life that I can always count on. I grew up with her and she has taught me so much,from dishes to gardening through her laughter and tears my grandmother has been there for me all these years. It may sound selfish of me I know but I am not ready to let her go. Last night Megan came in my room and found me crying, I tried to hide it but she is to smart for that. I explained to her that I had just spoken to her great grandmother on the phone from the hospital and that she had pnemonia and a fever,and that she had told me she had never been so sick.(I knew that must be really bad compared to the suffering that I know she has been through)but then she said don't worry about me I'll be alright(well of course I was still worried.) I told Megan we needed to pray for her,and we asked God to heal her.
This morning I called her and she said she was feeling alot better. I asked her if her fever was gone and she told me yes and then she made me smile and cry at the same time when she said "I told you I would be alright".
My grandmother, so strong so determined and so faithful to God.
I know that God healed her and our faith in him will keep us together, but I also know that we can't be together forever on earth but that we have a forever home together in heaven. God is awesome!

I have been teaching my 15 yr old son Scott to drive.I don't know why,but in the beginning I was very excited about this. I took him to get his learners last August just a few weeks after his birthday and was so proud of him.Like I said I still don't know why I was so excited! Don't get me wrong, he has been been listening to me and trying really hard.He is doing as good as a "learner" can do.
I am really proud of him,but reality has set in that my son will be a man one day and him learning to drive is just one step closer to becoming an adult.
I have been taking baby steps with his driving, we first started out going on back roads near my house,which we have alot of around here.We did that for months,then I decided it was time to get on the main hwy and let him learn how to drive in traffic.
So Friday he drove us all the way to chickfila which is about 15 miles from our house and then he drove us home.He did a really good job,but was very nervous,I forgot to tell him that when someone is getting in a turning lane and you are driving straight beside them that you don't have switch lanes(opps),I will not forget to remind him next time! He said"But mom it looked like they were going to come right over on us" thats when I remembered how hard it is in the beginning when your learning to drive.Scott has came a long way,but he still has alot to learn,and I will be right by his side cheering him on even if i'm screaming a cheer,I will cheer him on!

Following the Leader

I wait on God to show me the way for me and my family.I feel that I have been very patient.I have waited for years and am still not sure if we are where he wants us to be. I get frustrated at times. I have to remember that our time is not the same as God's time and that in order for me to know we are following God and letting him take us where he wants us to be we have to "follow" him and not our own path.I ask myself are we really following God? I know that we are most of the time,but it can be difficult to stay on the path he want us. It's a struggle to not just say okay i've decided i'm going to do what I want to do,i'm not going to go where you want me to God,but where I want to.The times I feel that way are in my weak moments and I have to pray for strength and God is always there.I know that he has a plan for us and I just have to trust in him and know that he will "lead" us there,but we have to be willing to "follow".
"The Lord showed them the way;during the day he went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud,and during the night he was in a pillar of fire to give them light.The pillar of fire was always with them during the day,and the pillar of fire was always with them at night.Exodus 13 21-22
Even though there may be a shorter path God will lead us down the path he wants us to take.The path may be longer but it will be worth it in the end.

Spring Break

Me and my family went to Helen last weekend and had a great time.We have been needing to go away and do something different.We get caught up in doing the same routine and don't get to do things as a family as often as I we would like. It was fun having fun!