Partners in Crime

Thank ya'll so much for your prayers for Nanny and our family. It means so much! It's really hard to say how Nanny is doing. At times she seems to be doing better, like when she sang "A Cowboy's Sweetheart" complete with the yodel's on Sunday. But then there are times where she seems to be right at the point of death. The Hospice nurse said that all of Nanny's vitals seem to be declining. This is so hard on Papaw. Please keep Nanny and Papaw in your prayers, as well as all the family.
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I love this picture with my little nephew and my youngest brother, Joshua! They are so cute! I have a funny story to tell about them.

Yesterday, I kept these two boys while my Mom and Myra worked out. We went to feed some friend's dogs and then came back to Curves so I could feed Ridley. I got into the backseat of my car and was feeding him some very yummy smelling baby food. ha! Joshua is a little skittish (as most kids are) about somebody coming up to the car, hopping in the driver's seat and driving off with us, so he locked the driver's door.

Well, when Mom and Myra got finished working out and came out to the car, Joshua got out, locked the car door, and Myra got Ridley out and I locked that car door. We stood there talking for a few minutes and then I realized that all my car doors were locked and my purse, phone, and keys were all inside! I have never locked my keys in the car before! Myra and I have the same kind of car, so she tried to use her keys to unlock mine, but of course that didn't work. So I used Mom's phone to call Jacob who was thankfully only about 10 minutes away.

When I called him, I said, "Baby, please come rescue your pregnant wife...I locked my keys in the car!" He just laughed. Oh the adventures pregnant girls get themselves into! ha.

Nanny's Heart

I wanted to ask you again to please pray for Jacob's Nanny. She had another heart attack (the 2nd in 3 months) yesterday and is not doing well at all. She is at home under the care of Hospice. Like I've mentioned before, Nanny is very frail and weak.

Please pray that she would not be in pain and if this is her time to go to Jesus, that He would take her peacefully. The hardest thing for me was to see dear Papaw sitting at Nanny's bedside crying and praying for her. They have been married 67 years and love each other more than any other couple I know. Jacob played Nanny's favorite hymns on his violin today. It was a tremendous comfort to be reminded of God's love, His grace, and His faithfulness.

Thank you all for your love and prayers! The picture above was taken at our wedding in June 2008.

just for the JOY of it - A Little Girl and Puppies

This little girl brought me so much joy yesterday! I got to keep her all day. We played a lot, then we went to the grocery store, several actually, and she behaved so well. When we got home, she wanted to play outside with the puppies even though it was freezing cold!

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Pregnancy Update: 33 weeks

Lily weighs about 4lbs like a cantaloupe (at least according to all the baby websites! ha.)

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Have a happy day!!

Not Me! Monday

On Saturday I did not have so much energy that I...

• went grocery shopping (alone) and did not lug a 20lb bag and a 40lb bag of dog food onto the buggy, around the store, and into my car. No, 8-months-pregnant me would never do that! But I'm sure it'd be a pretty funny sight if I did!
• washed, dried, folded and put away 4 loads of laundry
• finished marking all the hand-me-down baby clothes that have not been piled in my living room for at least 2 months 
• swept the kitchen floor, and since I definitely sweep it everyday (ha!), I did not sweep up 2 dust-pans full of grossness! I'm a way better housewife than that.
• pulled everything out of the hall closet and organized it, including my big stash of diapers and wipes! Nope, I would never have that much energy! 

Also on Saturday, I did not decide on a whim to make pumpkin waffles to add to my after-baby-stash in the freezer. All was going great until I realized that I had forgotten to add the butter...no wonder the waffles were rubbery and not crispy! I never do silly things like forgetting to add ingredients. Nope, not me!

I planned all weekend to make a Banana Pudding for the church fellowship on Sunday night. As I was gathering the ingredients together late Saturday night, I did not frantically search my cabinets for the vanilla wafers and realize that Pregnancy Brain struck once again! Nope, not me! Instead of running out to 24-hour Walmart to buy some, I did not substitute stale graham crackers. Haha, that's a great idea, but I would never do it...especially for a church fellowship!

My dear sweet husband has not been so busy the last few weeks that he hasn't had time for a haircut. No no no, he is always clean cut and non-hippy looking.

Oh, and I forgot to mention that we would never ever put ponytails or water spouts in his hair. No, we just don't do that kind of thing!

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Happy Monday, Ya'll!

Pregnancy Update: 32 weeks

Lily Grace weighs about 3.75 lbs...like a pineapple

I've started feeling very "heavy" this week. I can't workout as hard, I can't walk as fast, I get exhausted so much faster, and I have to sit down and "take breaks" a lot more often. I should clarify...this is the 32 week picture, but I'm actually 33 weeks this week. We take each picture on Sunday night for the week that just ended...hope that makes sense! 

My due date is December 28th. We are hoping and praying that Lily decides to come on time or a little early because my Dad is headed out of the country on December 31st for a 2 week pastor's conference! I will be very very sad if he doesn't get to see her until she's 2 weeks old.  To give my Dad some credit, he tried to get out of the trip, but have a new grandbaby wasn't enough of an excuse. Ha!

Happy Friday!!

just for the JOY of it - Headers and Heros

First off I want to say a big thank you to Sharon at Good, True and Beautiful for designing my new blog header! I love it!

I know many of you are participating in the 30-day Giving Challenge hosted by Kingdom First Mom, well, Sharon wanted her giving to benefit bloggers, so she offered to create 30 blog headers or buttons for bloggers this month. Such a great idea! I pray that Sharon will be blessed abundantly for her abundant giving!

Yesterday Jacob and I went to a Veteran's Day parade in our town. It was such a joy to see so many incredible men honored for their sacrifice to our country!

Doesn't this picture just warm your heart?! My sweet hubby took it, and I think it's amazing. That proud strong hand that is now old and wrinkled, once fought so hard for our country. Yesterday my heart swelled with pride as I took part in honoring these heros. Our nation has been so blessed by these wonderful men!

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