Never A Dull Moment

Our friends Matt and Erica had a little get together this afternoon with some friends and their kiddos. Reid and I didnt have a baby to bring this year, but it was sure fun to watch everyone else! Since I don't have a child to dress up I must live vicariously through my friends! ;) Major chaos trying go get a group pic. There's the littlest hostess, Saylor the Lobster! Harper the Bumblebee! Erica's good friend Amy has these two precious little boys - James and Press. The little boys were ducks and their daddy was the goose! Their costume theme was a take off the game, "Duck, Duck, Goose!" So creative! Thanks Smiths for letting us be a part of your fun party! We love getting to watch all these sweet babies grow up!!! -- Post From My iPhone

Nighttime is hard for me. I love Fall and Winter, but I am definitely on of "those" that dreads daylight savings. I won't admit to seasonal depression, but it's sad when it gets dark before Oprah ends (I know I'm being dramatic). Really, I can't blame it on a time of year - it's anytime it starts to get dark outside. There's a little pang inside of me that triggers. I could never figure out what was wrong with me. I finally asked at counseling one day if it was normal to be sad when it starts to get dark outside. Cynthia's response was, "Yes." For me, nighttime means another day is over, the world quiets down, and I don't have to be so strong for everyone. I lay in bed and think about what my mom is doing at the nursing home. On nights I'm in Dallas and I don't get to see her I pray that she is sleeping peacefully. Sometimes I look at the last picture I have of her on my phone before she went into the hospital and wonder what ...

I got to attend a little concert with Mom at PV that was put on by some of the choir members of Calvary Baptist Church. She loves music and loved listening to the hymns that they sang. The song "Blessed Assurance" has always been one of my mom's favorite hymns and the choir director asked that the audience sing along. My mom can't sing anymore because she doesn't know words, but I know she remembered the tune. As she sat next to me on the sofa and tapped her foot to the beat, I held her hand and sang the words to her. As I sang, I prayed that she would be "watching and waiting, looking above, filled with His goodness, lost in His love." Perfect submission, all is at rest, I in my Savior am happy and blest, Watching and waiting, looking above, Filled with His goodness, lost in His love. Refrain: This is my story, this is my song, Praising my Savior all the day long; This is my story, this is my song, Praising my Savior all the day long. (Blessed Assuranc...

Just a little bit of Dad's finger in the way... -- Post From My iPhone

She is just so beautiful. All the nurses and aids just go on and on about how beautiful my Mama is. It still makes her blush. She loves having her neck and shoulders rubbed. It is her favorite. Look at that relaxed expression! She didn't care too much about her ice cream tonight. In this picture Dad was trying to coax her to take another bite. She kept saying we could eat it. Ha! She was in good spirits today. I am so thankful for that. Pray that the bruising on her face will heal quickly. It looks so painful and has grown darker over the last five days. -- Post From My iPhone

Yes, that would be an American Apparel deep V tee AND a Pi Phi shirt. In the past three years so many wonderful new things have happened for Arkansas Alpha, but I think my favorite might be their new tees. I mean seriously how much cuter than a crew neck is this? And the sleeve, which you can't see, has Pi Beta Phi's Greek letters. I told the girls they were so much cooler than when we were actives. It feels so good to go back to visit and see that the chapter is even stronger than when we left it - and yes, I'm using a t-shirt as my favorite example for now. -- Post From My iPhone

If you have an iPhone you need to get the App called "Shake It." I took these pictures and then made them look like this just by shaking my phone. ;) Happy Fall, ya'll! -- Post From My iPhone