WOW

Have you ever woke up one morning and wondered where did the time go?? I did today, last week was spring Break and it started with Easter. So Easter has come and gone, along with it Spring Break...The long list of things to do still hasnt had anything taken off of it. We did get to go to the beach (not the ocean) and get a nice sunburn... I did apply sunscreen atleast twice on everybody!! The disgusting peeling has begun..We went to Pine Mountain and hung out with some of our FAVORITE PEOPLE!! Chase and Joci, you know who you are!! Then we just played games as a fam and hung out with each other!! It was a really sweet and fun Week! I just hated to see it go so quickly! So now we are in the quick run til the end of the school year!! WOW!! CRCT testing has begun and before you know it summer will over. I am so reminded to enjoy the moment and cherish those around me..My kids are growing up soooooo fast. It is really fascinating and yet a little scary to watch. They are fabulous individually, but work wo well together. I love being with them all. I also love to share them with others so if you are reading this blog, know that I love you and am very thankful that you are in my life!!

Winning and Losing

**sighs deeply**

You know how it is, you've entered a contest

**throaty cough**

(ahem, your sisters contest even!!!)and you think

**devilishly grining**

"hey, I might have a pretty good shot at winning this one!!"

And....of course.....

you don't!

**shoulders droop, bottom lip juts out, sighs again**

Now don't get me wrong, you're not blaming anyone in particular, it is just a little frustrating. Yeah, let's just say that it has been what, forever since i have ever won anything... I think it was a cake in a cakewalk at the Halloween Carnival... Yep, that is about as good as it gets!! he he!!

But I never give up... here is another lovely writer who has some grand contests!! Shannon you are a great writer,I love to read your blog
**claps loudly**

cant wait to read your book...

**grins devilishly again, while rubbing hands together**

By the way, If you are in need of a BETA reader,
**wink wink**
I am here!! I love to read!!I am really hoping to win one of these great books you have.. Best of luck finishing your revisions!! If you are like me and want to win a great prize as you laugh with the author.... check it out here


http://ramblingsofawannabescribe.blogspot.com/

FANTABULOUS CONTEST!!!

Well, I do have an amazing family all around, but I will tell you, sometimes my sister has the BEST IDEAS EVER!! She is so cool, (and her writing is so good) that she now has OVER 100 followers!! Ofcourse, I have been following her since day one!! (hey sis, shouldnt that be worth extra!!) HE HE HE!! I am very excited that she has FINALLY started letting the juices flow and doing what she was made for. She is very creative and has such a great way with words!! I am still waiting to see her WIP!! I am supposed to be her BETA reader!! Yeah! Cant wait! If any of you out there are writers, reading this, I love books and would love to give you a common persons opinion on it!!Great Job Courtney congratulations!!

here is a link to her blog www.princesscourtneysbarr.blogspot.com

"FRIED CHEEESCAKE!"

Jon my oldest and I had a nice day together. I firmly believe that a mental health day from work, or school is a very valuable commodity. So needless to say, Jon had his first mental health day today. School was starting 2 hours late and I didnt have a substitute job today, so Jon got to stay home and I took him out to lunch. It was a great date time we went out for Sushi at a place in town call Izumi's. Their appetizers are great and the sushi rolls were just fabulous. Ohhhh and then we indluldged in some decidant "deep fried Cheesecake" Yes you heard me right Deep Fried cheesecake....Oh was is good? Yes it was delicioso! It was a raspberry cheesecake that was smooth and creamy with ribbons of Raspberry flavoring. It was dressed up with beautiful drizzles of mango and strawberry fruit puree. I didnt plan on eating too muc of it, but Jon and I cleaned the plate....LOL I love taking my kids out for dates. Getting to know them is such a valuale investment in time!

Contests contests Contests

Ok, i only have two to really talk about.... My sister who is a writing diva!! is constantly sending me tweets and links to all of these contests... i have even written a short story to enter one..Stepping out of the box for me anyway... I dont have voices telling me what they are going to do all the time... My voices are all around me! HE HE! anyway, here are the links to the contests come one come all there are prizes to be won and great things to read~

Check out the awesome contest via @saramcclung! http://babblingflow.blogspot.com/2010/03/march-madness-saradise-style-major.html

http://writinginthewilderness.blogspot.com/2010/03/happy-march-monday.htmlhttp://dangerouswithapen.blogspot.com/2010/02/show-me-your-dangerous-contest.html

Check them out... FUN FUN FUN!!!

LOVING IT!!

Words......hmmmm?

Have you ever really thought about the words we use every day? I have heard that women speak over 15,000 words a day. well, i am not surprised by that, we have a lot of important things to say. I am surprised however by some of the things my children say... not all are good.. Yesterday while in the car, my youngest let me know of a word I had never heard of, "sexing". Who knew that I had been sexing for many years!! go figure. Atleast when the actual event occured, I was in the presence of mind to redirect the conversation with a little story and describe it as flirting. (the definition Christian was given was when a man and woman are hugging and kissing) Needless to say.....Keith and I have been sexing for years!!! and all in front of everybody...Hmmm is this a good thing, or a bad one? You decide.


On to other issues, What do I want to do when I grow up??? Does any one have ideas? I feel like I should do something with the medical field seeing that is where I have had the most training. I am enjoying being a substitute teacher, but I definately know now that I dont want to be a full time teacher!~ I have tried my one quick hand at writing a short story. It was fun, but i needed to edit it a little more than I did. If I could have my own personal preference, I would stay home and make money. I just dont know what I would want to do. I do still want to teach Jazzercise and keep in shape, I just dont want to do it every day in the afternoon. It takes up too much family time.... but for the moment...I can do it!! So if you have any suggestions please feel free to pass them on this way.....


It is amazing how quickly our kids grow up!! I look at them every day and am amazed at how much they are growing. I have a friend whose daughter is 2 years older than Jon and told me just how HOT he is.... let me just say, it is hard to hear how HOT your oldest child is... I know he is cute and a great guy, but HOT is just different. We have tried to get back into the swing of doing date nights with each of them. I have recently had the priveledge of going out to eat with Anna and Christian they are both such great kids. I love them dearly. I look forward to taking Jon and Jess to lunch as well. I try really hard to make the time light hearted as I try to dig deeper into their heads!!! Who knows what you will find. It is going to be fun finding out though!! I will keep you posted!

Words......hmmmm?

Happy Valentines Day!!!

Well the day we single out to celebrate LOVE is here... Are you prepared? Can you make up for all of the days you let that special someone down? Or have you been the one who lets those you love know it without a doubt, every day? I have just recently run into many people who dont like Valentines day..... I am sort of torn.

I find it fun to take the time and do something special for those in my life that I love. We make it lots of fun and get them one or two really quirky gifts.

Keith has taken the extra time to make me feel really special this year... I have had a special gift every day for the past 10 days. With each one there has been a little note, It has been so sweet and romantic, as well as unexpected! They have ranged from a single chocolate rose, ice cream, massage oil, cheez its, and gummy bears. it has been so much fun waiting to see what he would come up with next... Keith had done this once before when we were dating. He gave me a dozen and a half roses one at a time. Lets just say " I loved it so much, I still talk about it". Seeing that we have four energetic children, finding that time to make each other feel special is a rare treat indeed.

So to everyone out there in this cyber world...Celebrate the LOVE!! Take time to just give a hug, a smile, or a kiss and show those who are special to you how much you love them!!! It will make your Life a happy one!1

A New Year!!

OK yes it has been a while...(I hear you courtney!) We had a fabulous Christmas holiday!! STayed in my PJs for 3 whole days!! We absolutely hated that Mimi and Papa didnt get to make it!! But that just means the kids will get a third Christmas. The joys of being children!! We played games the whole time!! Kids just love it! We then went to mom and dads. We had a great time!! I got to spend a day with my parents at the shop, helping to organize the papers. It was so remeniscant of my highschool years!! We would got to the shop with mom and hang out for hours at a time. When we were kids we did make it fun and would sled on cardboard boxes down the big red hill. Now that was soooo much fun... I dont think mom appreciated the really gad stains we would have on our clothes and persons!! ok no more memory lane!

We got to play with Hannah and the Twins while we watched lots and lots of football!! woohoo!! go SEC! Yes I have waited to YELL and CHEER but I am so very PROUD of the CRIMSON TIDE!! ROLL TIDE ROLL!! I was very jealous of Courtney and Marcus who had the priveledge of being at the Rose Bowl!! *sigh*

So we had a great start to our New Year!! We've even had a few SNOW DAYS!! Yes in the state of Georgia we have had 2-3 inches of snow. My kids were in heaven. They stayed out all day sledding down our hill in the back yard. The next day it was icey and they got to sled down the street!! The boys along with our neighbor Joseph realized that the hill covered with leaves was just as good for sledding as the snow was...who knew?? They had a blast. Well now we have another holiday tomorrow and we have three cases of strep in the house!!! Happy Happy JOY JOY!!

Oh yeah, did you have any New Years Resolutions?