Stole this from Larissa since I missed the Thursday Thirteen :)

13 People

I have lived with....

1. Mom

2. Dad
3. Holly (highschool friend, freshman and senior at ACU)

4. Amy S. (soph at ACU, 2 years post college)

5. Jodi Jane (junior/senior at ACU)

6. Mandy Ruth (junior/senior at ACU)

7. Heather Lee (junior/senior at ACU)

8. Shalawn (senior at ACU)
9. Amy D (post college)

10. Trent (husband)

11. Gary (father-in-law)

12. Kay Ellen (mother-in-law)

13.Ty (son)

How did you meet number 10?
At Prestoncrest Church of Christ in Dallas Texas, in the singles grouop on a Wednesday night.

What would you do if you hadn't met number 1?
I would have been adopted I guess.

What would you do if number 2 and number 6 dated?
Be very disturbed.

Have you seen number 4 cry?
Yes, out of sadness and happiness.

Is number 13 ugly?
I do not think so, I am his mother!

Is number 1 cute?
Very, and pretty funny too.

Tell something about number 11.
I respect him more than he will ever know. Very disciplined in every sense of the word. SOOOO glad he is Trent's dad- because of that he (Trent) is a wonderful husband.

How do you know number 8?
We met at ACU through Julie Cromling. They were from the same hometown and Julie was on our hall (3rd Floor Nelson rocked)

What would you do if number 6 confessed they liked you?
Well I would let her know I was hetrosexual and I would confront her with what I think about homosexuality, which is I don't think that God likes it because of many things he gives us in the Bible.

Tell a fact about number 9.
HUGE republican with a love for George Bush Senior and all time favorite, Bing Crosby.

One of the most fun genuine people I know.

Who is number 4 going out with?
Well I hope nobody since she is married and pregnant with her third child!

What does number 5 do for a living?
She was an English teacher but now is a stay-at-home mom working on her masters.

What do you think about number 3?
I love her. She is an incredibly Godly woman who will tell you how it is. She is the female version of my husband. She is my sister

Where does number 7 live?
Colleyville, last I heard

Would you ever live with number 13?
I do right now! How would I or he make it otherwise??? He is the first joy of my life!

What do you like about number 12?
Best mother-in-law anyone could ever have! Very thoughtful and giving. Beautiful inside and out. A wonderful Meme to my children.

Favorite memory about number 2?
When I was about four years old on Christmas Eve, he held me up on his shoulders with the binaculars looking for Santa's sleigh. We stood out in the drive way for pretty good while before he talked me into getting in bed so he would stop by our house.

Do you love number 2?

Yes, real BIG ;)

What is the most interesting place YOU have ever been?

Did anyone see the Miss Universe pageant last night? I only saw about the last ten minutes sparatically b/c we were flipping back and forth from the new show Fallen-which was sort of wierd actually. But anyways, I caught the questions for each of the top ten contestants and Miss Puerto Rico asked Miss USA what her greatest fault was. She said," I have a habit of wearing my heart on my sleeve and just seem to care to much about people and want to help them." Hmmm sounds like an attribute to me! Her most interesting place she had ever visited was Lake Tahoe because that is where she went sky diving with her friend that happened to be in the audience. How sad. These are supposed to be role models for girls? I know I am probably actually jealous b/c the girls are so pretty on the outside and secretly wish I looked like that in a bikini but I was just sickened by it.

Got me thinking though............what is the most interesting place I have ever been? I have been to a lot of historical sights but I met my man in Savannah GA last year for a long weekend and we did five different types of tours. I would have to say that is the most interesting place I have been. I loved it there and could easily live there. I love the history, scenery, art, people, and the food is to die for! We got to go to The Lady & Sons, Paula Deen's restraunt- I use her book often. We also met her sons and visited with them by accident b/c I had to sit being in my third trimester with Liv. Tell me about the most interesting place you have ever been and why..........

Thirteen Blessings from this past week:

1. Suzanne had a smooth delivery of a healthy baby boy- Jonathan Ryder.

2. He was not as big as they thought he might be, only 7lbs. 12oz.

3. Amy is off of bedrest and able to have a normal pregnancy!

4. My brother-in-law Shanon, found a job working for LCU!

5. My sister-in-law Tina, also found a part time job at a orthodontics office that

will be flexible with her family!

6. Suzanne's and Larissa's grandfather is doing better and has been moved into a nursing home. His sweet wife moved in with him!

7. Em is able to go straight to Invitro and not having to do artificial insemenation again! The sucess rate for invitro is much higher and possibility of having multiples! They are hoping for twins!

8. Trent's job and the fact that it is allowing us to have a wonderful summer together as a family! This also allows him to play a lot of golf and be in many tournaments, which he has always wanted to do.

9. Our health as a family.

10. We received two huge boxes of "hand-me-down" clothes from Aunt Tina which will have Ty set for the rest of summer and all next year! Everything looks just like new b/c they take such good care of their things and they are special to us because our sweet cousins wore them before!

11. Also received a huge bag of clothes for Liv, also all precious and in good shape from Aunt Em. We will be taking good care of them as well and be returning them for when theirs arrive!

12. Grandfather fell this week but went to the doctor and checked out okay. He is such a precious man and the most humble human being I have ever knowen. He is a HUGE blessing and example in my life.

13. All of our family and friends who are so special to us.

Can I just brag on my son for a little while? Of course I can, this is MY blog!!!! :) He just amazes me more and more each day! I have said this before but, he is at the most challenging AND the most loveble age all at the same time right now! Weird right? He is such a sweet little man! I have not started pressing manners yet, however for about the past six months he has been using please and thankyou along with his yes' and nos' when he wants or doesn't want something. I guess he has just heard us and caught on, and at the appropriate time. He also says bless you and thank you when you bless him. This may seem like normal stuff for a two and a half year old to a lot of you, but I did not hear a lot of that in my class at school last year so its pretty neat for me to hear him using manners without being asked to. The only thing I have pressed is ma'am and sir along with his yes's and no's. The other thing that makes this music to my ears is that Ty has had a speech delay since he had tubes in his ears a year ago May. They took out fluid the consistency of jello so the poor little guy was not hearing during a crucial speech development time. He is just now putting three words together, not really true sentences yet.
Today we took a nap after church. He of course woke up after about an hour and a half and cuddled me while rubbing my back and head. He comes up and tells me he loves me just out of the blue with a kiss daily. He loves to sit by me and lean on me and holds my hand a lot. He instigates all this! I guess he gets it from his Daddy b/c I was never the touchy feely kind of girl... of course all that has changed with this little guy. I attack him with kisses and hugs all the time and he occassionally after a while of it says Mommy stop! He has heard a lot of the same songs for some time now at church and school and usually does the motions and just says a few of the words. I taught him, "You are my Sunshine... My only Sunshine..." this past week and he starts it ALL the time and is singing all the words along with me! His little voice is so sweet, and I know I am being ridiculous here, but it almost makes me emotional each and every time!!! It is just such huge strides from where he was.
He loves to pick out what shirt he is going to wear, but its almost always a blue one. He doesn't mind red so much but goes nuts for the blue. He is LOVING choo choo's and his absolute favorite thing in the world is Thomas the Tank Engine. Probably like most little boys his age. He has to have the four that he owns with him at ALL times. He even sleeps with them. I don't allow them in the tub or in the car for outings but other than that, always in his little hands.
He is super sweet to lil sis and give her kisses on the head all the time for no other reason than the fact that he loves her. He wants to hold her alot and is always entertaining her, especially if he hears her cry...... he runs right over and immediately starts trying to make her smile. Its great in the car when I can't be back there. Just all around a neat little guy..........of course I may be a little biast.
This past weekend was great, lots of time with my parents who left Saturday. They brought back dog among other things that I purchased while at home. Mom and I worked in my backyard and she helped me A LOT with kids and plants and all kinds of things really. Today was especially good b/c we got to go to church. Trent and his Dad are in the Stampede tournament out at L.R. and were one shot out of first as of yesterday. I have been dying to know how they are doing!!!!
I also got to talk to my friend Amy whom I have not gotten to in a while and it just made me miss her all the more. Thank goodness for blogs now! Amy and I were roomates our sophomore year of college and for two years after college. She has seen me through some of my hardest times and just has a feeling of home to me. I told her today, but I am so jealous of the girls she gets to be with now at the best times of our lives.... being married with a family and at church together. It wasn't just real long after she and her husband moved back that we moved out this way so we have not been able to be a big part of each other's lives since. She is at home on bedrest b/c of having contractions after having a stitch put in to stop them. She is also on a medication that makes her very awake and jittery. Say a prayer right now for her that she will get through this and that there will be no more contractions. He family is gone to give her some rest as well but as all us mothers know, even when you need it you miss them! I also got a surprise call from my friend Linnea today! What a fun day! We did not have much time to visit because we both have nursing babies but at least we got what we did. I am not worthy of such special people in my life. I am SO SO SO SO SO SO VERY blessed to have all of my friends and thank you for taking the time to know and care what is going on in my life and even let me brag on my boy a little. He is home!!! YEA!!!

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I always was leary of taking digital pictures b/c of computers not always being reliable and the fact that we rarely take them to be developed. Well I am now super sad b/c my fourth pictures were lost. The card did a freeze thing that I won't take the time to write about but I had some priceless ones of Ty with a firecracker, the whole group in awe of the fireworks and Liv in the pool. Oh well. ...

To finish my recap from home, it was absolutely wonderful and probably the best time I have had there. Have you ever felt a memory being made and become emotional in the moment? I did that a lot while I was there. It was really hard to leave to come back to Brown Town. I had lots of fun at Gardenridge the day before we left and helped mom start to paint her laundry room. We are in the process of updating their house. Mom and I stayed up the night before talking and crying and it just all went by too fast. I thought that staying longer would give me time to do all that I had wanted to but of course it was not and I did not even do half of what I wanted to. It is so hard to spend some good quality time with family and see all of my friends too. It really is just impossible. The majority of the people I grew up with are still in that area and a lot of the people I went to college with ended up there as well. Then there are also all the friends from Prestoncrest from after college, singles group, and then our first two years of marriage. Can you believe in August we will be celebrating six years?? After today I know exactly what I am getting Trent for our anniversary, a massage!

My mother and father-in-law got me a gift certificae for a fifty minute massage for my birthday this past year. I was just now able to use it since Trent was traveling up until May and then we were out of town on and off. It was the absolute best massage I have ever had. Of course I have just had like four or five but this lady was awesome. I did not know before going but she is the parent of one of our students at Bright Horizons this past year. I have had lower back problems since I gave birth to Olivia and she confirmed it was sciatica due to a hip out of place as well as one of my ribs!!! She did some pressure releifs along with moving my hip around and I felt instant relief!!!! She said it was temporary and that having a baby just changes your body more and more with the more pregnancies you have. I wish I could have had it right before bed time but ten O'clock worked just as well and it was a great start to the day. I have had to drink water ever since and she suggested a sea salt bath to draw out of all the toxins. She was concerned about me nursing with all of that in my system but so far there has been no reaction to Liv so I guess the water is working.

We have been a one car family for the past two weeks because my husband sold his little honda to his friend Harry and drove it to him while in Dallas. I am so nervous about doing that with a friend but they were both cool with it. Even worse, he has bought his next one from my brother-in-law who has only had it himself for a week! The two of them have twin personalities and have the idea that everything they own is for sale for the right price. Being the planner, no change, never even bought a lottery ticket low risk person that I am, I have a hard time with it. We now have two SUV's, a suberban and a jeep grand cherokee. You are probably thinking not so smart in a time of high gas but Trent hardly puts any miles on a car and me for that matter with living in such a smaller town. I only fill up every two weeks and that will probably be the same for Trent now too since his office is not just a mile away anymore but oh no.... now like five miles!!!! I love that about this town, everything is no more than 15 minutes away! Its so easy all across the board. It will be nice to get in and out of, the new car I mean, with two car seats, stroller and golf clubs in back.

This weekend will be eventful. Jon and Jenn King had their little girl Elise and we will be taking them dinner and visiting with them tomorrow night!!!! I also have a baby shower lunch for a friend of our family Laura Hampton out at LCC, always fun. The biggest party is for Grandmother (Trent's) which is a surprise out at my in-laws celebrating her 85th! She is going to be floored! Well I hope not literally.

Thursday Thirteen for OLIVIA LANE

1. Gaining ounces

2. Army crawling all over the place

3. so tickelish she belly laughs outloud!

4. Still in 3-6 month clothes but some 6-9 one pieces

5. Eating all vegetables and fruits along with rice cereal still, nurses before after and in between

6. Loving Cheri-O's, and Fazoli's garlic bread sticks!

7. Now drinking juice and water from a handled sippy cup! so wierd to see b/c she is so tiny!

8. Still teething but still no teeth

9. Become quite clingy to her mamma

10. Grabs for EVERYTHING

11. Loves jewelry

12. Sleeps from 9:30 P.M.- 8:00 A.M. every night

13. Starting to wave, or at least lift her hand up for bye bye! Too cute.

Family Fun

Well fun was had by all out at the Trinity Park in Ft.Worth. Ty is REALLY into 'choo-choo s right now. He was more than thrilled to get to ride the train and made sound effects all the way. We had a picnic first and then took the train ride.



The time went by too fast as always. The trip to Marshall was somewhat a bust but we really enjoyed our time with Brian, Amy, and Cale. Olivia developed some allergies before we went and I made the mistake of giving her Infant's Tylenol Cold Plus. It had the adverse effect on her and she was up 24 hours straight and screamed her head off for three of them while we were at Amy's parents house in Tyler! The minute I stopped giving it to her and it was out of her system she was fine, other than a little bit of a runny nose in the mornings. Well this will be a quick post and I will give more details later. We are back to a very busy time here at home.