September 9, 2009

New Addiction....

CHILDREN'S BOOKS

I always knew as a future teacher that I would have to start buying children's books, but I didn't know that it would hit me this soon! As most of you know, this is my first REAL semester of school. I have finally entered the final stages of my degree, and I finally feel like I'm not wasting money on school and my classes are actually beneficial. I have fallen head over heels for picture books...... and that's all I've been buying, so hopefully I can follow my dream and teach first grade one day! One of my most favorite authors is ERIC CARLE.

His illustrations are amazing, and his books are classics! They will never grow old and will always be a classroom favorite. For my Children's Literature class we have to do an Author Study..... Can you guess who I chose? YEP -- ERIC CARLE. I'm actually pretty excited about it!

What are some of your favorite children's books?

One that has a lot of meaning to me is...... Love You Forever

Click HERE to listen to the story.

What a GREAT Book for any family!

*AND IF ANYONE KNOWS OF ANY GREAT PLACES TO BUY CHILDREN'S BOOKS FOR A GREAT PRICE, LET ME KNOW! I AM OPEN FOR ANY SUGGESTIONS!*

September 4, 2009

*Happy Birthday Misty*

Happy Birthday Misty!
I hope you have a wonderful Birthday & may all your dreams and wishes come true. Thank you so much for everything you do, but most of all thank you for being YOU!

Love ya!







September 2, 2009

Washington County Fair


It's that time of the year again, back to school means back to the fair! The Washington County Fair is a well known event held in Northwest Arkansas, like many other fairs, you've got your yummy food, fun rides, arts and crafts, tractors, and lot's of animals. Growing up, my family use to show cows. This was a great way to spend time together as a family (lot's of time). If you've never shown before, then you don't realize how much time and energy showing an animal takes! Well, for us anyways. I'm sure there are the ones who do nothing to prepare for the fair, show up, show their animal and go home. But, if we were going to do it, then we were going to give it our best shot and go all out. GO BIG OR GO HOME.... right? = ) I can remember as a child, getting up before the roosters would even crow, probably about the time I GO to be now. Head over to Tontitown (Red Oak Estates) and start the fun and exciting process. We would jam to John Michael Montgomery & Garth Brooks and do our best to wake up, because we had a fun and exciting week ahead of us.

As for the carnival rides, we were never allowed to step foot on a ride as long as the fair was going on. = ( I remember always being so heart broken when all my friends (even fellow show friends) would go ride, but I never could! But on Saturday morning, when the fair was over, us kids would ride as many rides as we wanted, as fast as we wanted, because there were no silly lines. See, my parents knew what they were doing after all!

Here are some random pictures from the good ole' days... ENJOY
*Oh did I mention, if you love fair food, then you should try living there for a week, and having to eat it everyday, you will learn to like other stuff better.... LOL























That was the year I was born.... so mom must have been 8 months pregnant with me... wow! What a trooper!


Yes..... that's me! Who needs a pack-n-play when you got feeds sacks?!?!










August 25, 2009

HaPpY BiRtHdAy MoMmY!

Happy Birthday to YOU,
Happy Birthday to YOU,
Happy Birthday to the World's BEST Mommy,
Happy Birthday to YOU!

Today is your special day & I pray that all your dreams and wishes come true! Thank you so much for all of your love and support through the years. You have truly been a blessing upon my life and I thank God everyday for providing me with such a loving, kind, caring, affectionate, beautiful, smart (and the list goes on and on and on and on) mom like you. Thank you & Happy Birthday MOM!

I LU

August 19, 2009

Happy Birthday Ki-Ki


Today you are 26 years old, and I'm sure the birthday song, balloons, and cake are all much better in heaven. I just wish you were here for me to help you blow out the candles, and open your gifts. I still can't believe you're gone, and it still does not feel real. I miss you more and more everyday, but I know you are in a much better place, with no more pain and sorrow. If I only I knew how happy you truly are now, then maybe it would make things a little easier. I wish I was sending you some beautiful fresh cut flowers to work today, but instead I will just take some fake ones to your grave. I love you so much Ki-Ki and Happy 26th Birthday to my beautiful sister and forever always, my best friend.

August 17, 2009

What a GREAT Weekend!

This past weekend was definitely one to remember!

On Friday, Mom and I headed out the door early, because I had to be at work at 4:00. So, we knew we had a lot to get done before then. We started off our morning by right by going to the bank and then STARBUCKS! If those things weren't so darn fattening, I would get one everyday! They are amazing! Then we went and got pedicures (and I got my nails painted) So, we sat there, got our feet worked on, our backs massaged, and sipped on our yummy coffees. Can you say pampered? From there we headed to Target to kill sometime before we went to a new restaurant called Patron. There food was pretty good, but there salsa needs some work!

*Funny Story @ Patron*
We ordered the fresh avocado dip, and were eating away, when mom said, "are these bell peppers"? I said, "no, surely not, they have to be jalapenos, they wouldn't put bell peppers in avocado dip". So mom tasted one, and said well its not hot, I think it's a bell pepper, so I grabbed one, stuck it in my mouth, and oh my goodness, that think lit my mouth on fire! I guzzled my diet coke, tried soaking up the heat with tortillia shells, but nothing would work! Finally after sucking on several ice cubes, it went away. So, there were either (1) both bell peppers and jalapenos in there, (2) or mine was way hotter then my mom's or (3) I'm a big baby and she is tuffer then me!

We were going to go to a movie, but realized we probably wouldn't have enough time, so we shopped around some more at furniture stores and Hobby Lobby. It's amazing how fast the day goes by when you're having fun with your amazing mommy, and not spending the day talking to grapes..... haha ha ha haha (inside joke) =)

On Saturday, I had to work a double at work, so didn't get to spend the day with my mommy. =( We got new shirts in, and they are super cute. One of them has a lot of black and white, so I thought I would try to be cute and wear my black and white shox's instead of my light weight, comfy, nasty ole work shoes, yep! Bad idea! So, I text my mom and asked her if she would bring my my work shoes? And she said she would. Isn't she the best? But wait, it gets even better! So here she walks into Sassy's with my shoes, but wait those aren't my ole nasty work shoes.... those are clean and still white and smell pretty! She has went and bought me a new pair to wear! And let me tell you, I don't think I would have made it all day without those new shoes! My feet felt so much better immediately! Thank you mommy, you saved the day!

Saturday was the "GRAND OPENING" for Sassy's so it was pretty busy all day. That night we had live music and lot's of people, but even better, my mommy and daddy came and ate! I love it when they come, it makes me so happy to see their beautiful faces! And then, they called Trey, and he came and joined them for some possum pie and banana pudding! = ) The bad news is that we were kind of busy, so I didn't get to spend a lot of time with them, but it was still work it for them to come! Thank you!!! = )

When I got home saturday night, I had to come up with a lesson for Sunday, yes, I know, I am a procrastinator. Well, I decided to do a lesson on Samson, the strongest man ever, and how Delilah cut his hair, and he lost his strength..... anyways! Well we did the cutest craft! We took Styrofoam cups, drew faces on them, and then planted some grass in them, and that was Samson's hair. They are suppose to water his hair, and watch his hair grow. And to never cut it!

Well, that about wraps up my weekend.... and it was a GREAT one!

August 5, 2009

Double Trouble

Problem #1
I went to WalMart this morning to pick up a few things before our wonderful company arrives, and when I came back, I opened the garage door, pulled in, and try to put the door back down, but it wouldn't go! So I thought I would let it rest for a while, and cross my fingers that it will go back down later.

Problem #2
I was headed out the door to go tanning and meet our wonderful company for lunch and I hear this loud buzzing in the garage. Thinking to myself that it's a killer bee and I need to get out of there fast, I notice it's a small innocent humming bird. The poor little birdie is stuck in the garage. It's just flying around by the ceiling, and it can't get down. That little stinker is so fast, I couldn't even think about catching it and setting it free.
Solution #1
I called my wonderful brilliant mommy and she said that dad said the sun will sometimes trigger the box in the garage and make it think there is something in the way.

Solution #2
Leave the bird alone for a while and pray it magically escapes, so I don't have to call animal control!