Squirrel? I think not!!!

OK, we got up this morning and done our normal routine. We all got dressed and went to church. Rusty wasn't able to preach this morning, so we had a new preacher who was really fired up. He was preaching a WONDERFUL sermon speaking about having so little, yet having so much. At the end of the service, he asked us all to stand and pray. I had Averrie on my hip and we were all standing, when Brother Minton gets to the end of the prayer and asked if any wanted to except Christ as their savior for the Lord to come into them that they may make a joyous noise. Well at that time Averrie said something, so I opened my eye to tell her to quite down. When I did, I see the BIGGEST BAT flying in the parish hall. I squealed (preacher probably thought that I was CRAZY) preacher said AMEN and I YELLED BAT BAT BAT!!!!!!!! OK, I know I over reacted but I hate birds and anything that flies. To think that a bat was in the parish hall between me and the door was the scariest thing in the world. Of course my little brother who is on crutches is the tallest in the congregation so the bat wanted to dodge at him. I am yelling "hit him with the crutch, hit him with the crutch!!" If you have ever heard that Ray Stevens song about the squirrel in church, I now know what he meant by the people screaming "HALLELUJAH"!!!! HA HA HA HA

At that time, I look at Sam and asked where the preacher was at. Needless to say he did not like flying things any more than I did, he was already at his truck!!!

Luckily, Rusty's oldest son Coltin is not scared of animals. He got a box and took a broom in which he caught the bat and took him to his mom's van. I sure hope they made it home with NOTHING getting out of that box. 5 kids, 1 scared mom and a bat locked in a van is not a good scenario!!!!! In case you have never heard the Ray Stevens song, here are the lyrics to it!!

Mississippi Squirrel revival

VERSE 1

Well when I was a kid I would take a tripevery Summer down to "Mississippi," to visit my Granny and 'er "Auntie Belluam World."I'd run barefooted all-day long, climbing trees free as a song; One day I happened to catch myself a squirrel. Well I stuffed him down in an old shoe box, and punched a couple holes in the top; When Sunday came I snuck em' in the Church. I sittin' way back on the verylast pew showin em' to my good buddy Hugh,when that squirrel got loose and went totally buzzerk.Well what happened next is hard to tell;some thought it was Heaven others thoughtit was Hell, but the fact that something was among was plain to see. As the choir sang " I Surrender All", the squirrel ran up Harv Newman's coveralls, and Harv leaped to his feet and said something's got a hold on me yeeeooow!CHORUSThe day the squirrel went buzzerk in the First Self-Righteous Church in that sleepy little town of Pascagoula. It was a fight for survival that broke out in revival. They were jumpin' pewsand shoutin' "Hallelujah".

VERSE 2

Well Harv hit the aisles dancin' and screamin'.Some thought he had Religion others thoughthe had a demon, and Harv thought he had a weed-eater loose in his fruit-of-the-looms.He fell to his knees to plead and beg, and the squirrel ran out of his britchy-leg; unobserved to the otherside of the room.All the way down to the AMEN pew, where sat "Sister Bertha Better-than-You", who had been watching all of the commotion with sufistic glee.But shoot, you should have seen the look in her eyes when that squirrel jumped her garders and crossed her thighs. And she jumped to her feet and said,"Lord have mercy on me."As that squirrel mad laps inside her dress she began to cry and then to confess, to sins that would make a sailor blush with shame. She told of gossip, and church desention, but thing that got the most attention was when she told of her Love Life and then she Started naming names.

CHORUS

VERSE 3

Well seven Deacons and then the Pastor got saved, and twenty-five thousand dollars got raised, and fifty volunteered for missions in the Congo on the spot.And even without an invitation there were at least five hundred rededications, and we all got rebaptized whether we needed it or not.Now you've heard the Bible stories I guess of how he parted the waters for Moses to pass. Oh the Miracles, God has wraught in this old world. But the one I'll remember till my dying day is when He put that church back on the narrow waywith a half crazed Mississippi squirrel. CHORUS (x2)

Decorations...

I am not the artsy type!! I can not paint, draw and sure don't have time to do allot of arts and crafts. I decided though when I started to re-do Aleeyah and Averrie's bathroom, that I wanted a certain art piece on a long wall that we had. So I began looking around and found that there were LOADS of them out there but I was going to have to be willing to pay for them. So I started up the photoshop, time to "DRAW" something I might like. Like I said, most arts and crafts projects start and end rather quickly. So I was unsure of what this would turn out to look like. I went online and found the Tiddlywinks decor at Target.com. I loved them, and knew right then that is what I wanted the girls bathroom in. OK, got that part just had to decide what to do about that one piece of "art" that I wanted. I was setting looking at the photoshop trying to figure out my next move, when it hit me!! Take 10x10 canvases and paint them with polka dots in the same colors as the shower curtain and rug, and hang them on the wall 1-1/2 inches apart. It looks like a picture, yet it has dimension and is TOTALLY different!! So I have finished them and just have to paint my walls which will be a darker beige brown color and hang the picture that I can proudly say is MY own master piece LOL... Around the bottom and sides I am adding brown ribbon to each canvas, and to cover any staples. I hope you guys like it!! I mean at least it didn't get tossed like everything else I try LOL LOL....

Episodes

Aleeyah woke up with one of her what I like to call "episodes" yesterday morning. On occasion, Aleeyah will wake up and feel so bad. She will be extremely tired, and won't be able to play or keep her head up. She does not run a fever with this, but simply is EXTREMELY tired. I thought that yesterday was due to me making her get up early so that she could play with her cousins who were coming for the day. Every time these end with the same thing, she jumps up, vomits and then is better. She is not really herself all day, but she is better. Not laying around everywhere. I mean this child can vomit faster than any child I have ever seen. We walk into a Mexican restaurant **vomit**, she eats the food at a Mexican restaurant **serious VOMIT**. Really she does not even have to eat the food, she has recently decided that just walking into one was enough to make her sick. ANY other restaurant in town and she will be fine, Mexican does her in. It scares me really bad that something is wrong with her stomach. If so, why would it not be doing this on EVERY type of food???
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If you have heard of this before (and it was OK) let me know. I just sometimes wonder if there is something that I can do to make it stop... Well all of you guys have a wonderful v-day and a great weekend..

Tears & Memories

Bethanie Nichole Frost

Born: March 29th, 1999

Jesus called her home July 21st, 2000

I was reading Kristy's blog like I do everyday, and of course went to Kelly's Korner to check on her baby girl, when I noticed that she was saddened by the loss of a little girl named Cora. Being curious, I decided to go and check into this little girl. That is when the tears began. For a mother to endure the loss of a child is beyond words!! To watch them be hooked up to the tubes and ventilators and deep within you don't even recognize them. This mother has strength beyond any I have seen. She watched as little Cora went through chemo, she watched as Cora could not eat. Still yet she never turned her un-dying faith from God. Tears just continued to roll down my face when I realized, I have been there. I have set where she is setting. I have watched as they tried with everything they had to save my daughters life. The tubes, the vents, the heart monitors. To have your child leave this world before you. To know that you will not see them grow into young adults, and into a mother, and a wife. This mother who now has to bury her daughter needs our prayers!! We should never, as mothers, take our children for granite. Never think that you can tell them you love them tomorrow, there may not be a tomorrow. Laugh with them, act like a child with them and NEVER under estimate them. Children can and will do things that we don't think is possible. My 16 month old unlocked a door, went down a porch, walked down a path and fell in the pond!! They can do things we don't realize they can do. Go to Kelly's Korner, read about Cora and I ask you to please donate money to the Cora Fund. This is going to build a playground in Cora's name. One last thing, HUG your children and let them know you love them.......we are not promised tomorrow!!!!

What do they mean?

Have you ever had a dream and had no idea what it could mean? It seems so real that you can't shake it when you wake up in the morning? Well, I did last night. It was awful!!!!
I have a fear of loosing my kids and my husband. Every since Bethanie, I just think in my mind that I could never do that again. So I was really tired last night and had this horrible dream. I woke up this morning with tears running down my face, and wondering what in the world that meant! Could there be something that I am supposed to do with the information that I have? Of course after a dream like that, my "disposition" kicks in. In simple terms I am a bitty all day. Tired from the dream, and dreading what it could possibly mean!!! Not sure and I hope that I don't have to find out anytime soon!!!

Questions and answers!!

OK, I see that some of you are excepting questions about yourselves??? I will do this, and laugh hard since I only have like three people to ask me questions :-)

So ask away!! Anything you would like!!

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Tag I must be it....???

I was tagged by Kim, so here goes..
Step 1: respond and rework—answer the questions on your own blog, replace one question that you dislike with a question of your own invention, add one more question of your own.
Step 2: tag—eight other un-tagged people.
1. What are you wearing right now? red stripped pj bottoms and a white jersey shirt.
2. What's the last thing I read/ are currently reading? The last thing was this morning at church when I read along with Rusty in the book of Romans
3. Do you nap a lot? no, I sure wish the girls would nap
4. Who was the last person you hugged? my granny
5. What's your current obsession/addiction? this blog that is for sure..trying to figure out how to work it even though I only have two people who read it LOL
6. What was the last thing you said out loud? I will see you this week sometime
7. What websites do you always visit when you go online?Blogger, CNN, and Myspace
8. What was the last item you bought? Groceries, and a new dress
9. What is your most challenging goal? To continue to remember to take my pills so this weight will continue to melt away
10. If you could have a house totally paid for, fully furnished- anywhere in the world, where would it be?I have a house totally paid for, not completely furnished (woring on that) and I love the lil home town it is in....
11. Favorite Vacation spot? branson is the best, San Antonio is this year
12. Say something to the person who tagged you: I love your blog, even though you say your not to good at it...I still love to read it.....and haven't seen you in so long
13. Name one thing you just can't resist no matter how bad it is for you: Mountain Dews...I love them
14. What is your favorite item of clothing? my athletic pants..to lounge in.
15. What is your favortie hobby besides blogging? Photography.
16. Name one thing you can not live with out: The Lord my god
17. If you could have any other job besides your current job, what would it be? I would not want anyother job, to raise and mold my children 24/7 is trying but well worth it
18. What's your favorite drink from Sonic? (I added this one...surely, you're not surprised?!?) Cherry Vanilla Diet Dr. Pepper