A few random pictures

My grandma came up this past week for a few days. It was alot of fun. It has been awhile since I had seen her and it was good to spend some time with her. While she was here, she wanted to have a little early birthday celebration for Madelyn since she was not going to be able to be here for her actual party. She got her a princess cake and bought her an outfit. Madelyn really enjoyed it.
Here is the princess cake. Madelyn was SOOOOOO excited!My grandma and Joshua. (by the way, she doesn't dye her hair)

Her and Madelyn. Madelyn didn't want to take a picture so we had to promise to buy her something if she would take a picture. :)

We had our Mother/Daughter Banquet last week, also. Sis. Nichols came and spoke to us and it was wonderful. We also had the privilage of her daugher, my friend, Stephanie and her grandkids, Kaitlynn and Allison. It is wonderful to see friends again. Here below are Madelyn and Kaitlynn. They are good friends, but can also be good enemies. :) They are both strong opionated people. Makes for an interesting relationship. Here is a little story. I'm not sure what happened, but last year at camp, Madelyn had pushed Kaitlynn to the ground, pulled her hair, and punched her in the face. Needless to say, Madelyn did get into trouble.

Me and my Mom.Me and my grandma.
Me and Stephanie.After the banquet, Madelyn and Kaitlynn wanted to ride this horse. They had a blast on it.

We went to a flea market and Joshua saw this tractor and wanted to play with it. I got a picture because I sure wasn't going to pay the price they had on it.

This is us with the Mitchell's when they were in Revival with us 2wks. ago. We had a wonderful time with them.
This would be the kid's new swingset. They enjoy it greatly and get alot of use out of it.

I've Been Tagged

What was I doing 10 years ago: I would have been 13 years old. I was doing normal things that a girl at that age was doing. I also had a steady job of babysitting.

5 things to do today:
1. Pay bills
2. Do laundry
3. Make doctor appointments for me and Joshua
4. Get Madelyn's birthday party invitations ready
5. Clean out the fridge

Snacks I enjoy:
Dove dark chocolate candy bars,
Grapes
ANYTHING else that is chocolate.(Hey, I had to at least get a fruit in there.)

If I were a billionaire:
I would pay off alot of things.
Give money to our conference for our new campgrounds,
Get Chris a new car for all of his driving for school and work,
Get my kids some things that they need and want,
Help my brother out with his TLC trip.

Bad habits I have:
Not getting up early enough,
Not getting rid of some things (junk),
Getting stressed out over the small stuff, and putting things off that I really hate to do.

Places I have lived:
Bluefield, Va.
Bramwell, WVa
Nellis, WVa
Bluffton, IN
Tocsin, IN
Floyd, Va
Westfield, IN
Sheridian, IN
Fairmount, IN
Zaleski, OH (currently live) (I was a pastor's daughter, reason for so many places.)

Jobs I have had:
Babysitting
P.A. at a nursing home
C.N.A.
Sears Optical
House cleaning

5 more people I would like to know about:
I am not sure because all of my blogger friends have been hit.

A few funny things...

Hello to everyone. My life has been really hectic these past few days. It always seems that there is never enough time for all of the tasks that have to be done. Joshua is learning to say more words. He is my late talker. He started walking before Madelyn did, but she started talking way before he has. It is very funny to watch him, because he wants to talk so bad. He says, "light, this, that, sis, dad, mom, papaw," Madelyn - you never know what she is going to say next. I have really been trying to work with her on her manners and she has been doing really well. Last night at church she was sitting on my mom's lap and I was turned around talking to someone before church started. And Madelyn was wanting to say something to me so she said, "Excuse me Mom." and I held up my finger for her to wait just a minute. She kept saying it over and over. Finally she looked at my Mom and said, "I don't think she understands." Many times if she is acting bad, she will come up to me and say,"Mom, I'm sorry for being grouchy." Oh, I love them so much. I would not trade staying at home with them for anything. They are so precious. Here are a few pictures. We are in Revival this week with Rollin Mitchell. He and his wife are also doing the singing. It is going really good and have very much enjoyed his messages and their songs.

My two little ones in the bathtub.

My kids with Bro. Mitchell. They sat on his lap for a long time and he played with them.
This would be after church on Wed. night. I think maybe he is getting exhausted from Revival. He looks so cute here, though.
One more thing that Madelyn said. She has really been on this thing of the story of Joseph. And I wish she would get on another one, because I am really getting tired of telling this story over and over. It is getting so bad that she tells it along with me. Oh well, many times it is told as she is trying to take her nap. So I don't go through Joseph's whole entire life. I stop after his brothers sold him into slavery. Well, one day I was telling it and got to my stopping point and she said this in a squeky voice and with her finger moving like she is calling someone to her. She said,"Come here Joseph, let's do bad things." I was like where did that come from because I had never told her that part. Come to find out, Chris told her that part. She is so hilarious. Well, I hope to post some more pictures in the next day or two. But this week is hectic because of Revival. Hope everyone has a great week.