A Letter From My Daughter

I received a letter today from my daughter, i wanted to cry but i wouldn't let myself, she is thanking me for taking care of her kid's, telling me that she knows there better off here. She also says that she has made many mistakes in her life and asked me if i can forgive her for them, she goes on to tell me that at one time she was happy in her life and she wants that happiness back so bad but doesn't know how to get it. She asked me and Dad to please pray for her every night. She says that she is praying hard for God to help her get her life back. She tells me she is sorry for the way she has treated me in the past and the terrible things she has said. Will i forgive her of course, will i pray for her i do each and everyday. Do i love her yes i do and have never stopped loving her. Inside was also a letter to her kids telling them how much she loved them, that she had put everything before them and now knows how wrong she was for doing it, will they forgive her, i hope so because i have taught them to be loving kids. I have tryed to teach them you have only 1 mom and dad you may not like or agree with what they do but you still need to love them. Did this make the kids want to go back to live with her NO. Is my guard still up YES. And it will always be .

What The Word Family Really Means

I received this in a email today and thought i would share it here makes alot of sense.

FAMILY

I ran into a stranger as he passed by, "Oh excuse me please" was my reply. He said, " Please excuse me too; I wasn't watching for you.

We were very polite, this stranger and I.

We went on our way and we said good-bye.

But at home a different story is told, How we treat our loved ones, young and old.

Later that day, cooking the evening meal, My son stood beside me very still. When I turned, I nearly knocked him down.

Move out of the way," I said with a frown.

He walked away, his little heart broken.

I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.

While I lay awake in bed, God's voice came to me and said, "While dealing with a stranger, common courtesy you use, but the children you love, you seem to abuse.

Go and look on the kitchen floor, You'll find some flowers there by the door.

Those are the flowers he brought for you.

He picked them himself: pink, yellow and Blue.

He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise, and you never saw the tears that filled his little eyes.

By this time, I felt very small, And now my tears began to fall.

I quietly went and knelt by his bed; "Wake up, little one, wake up,"I said


Are these the flowers you picked for me?"

He smiled, "I found 'em, out by the tree.I picked 'em because they're pretty like you. I knew you'd like 'em, especially the blue


I said, "Son, I'm very sorry for the way I acted today; I shouldn'thave yelled at you that way.

He said, "Oh, Mom, that's okay. I love you anyway.I said, "Son, I love you too, and I do like the flowers, especiallythe blue

Are you aware that if we died tomorrow, the company that we are
working for could easily replace us in a matter of days.

But the family we left behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives.

And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than ourown family...an unwise investment indeed, don't you think?

So what is behind the story? Do you know what the word FAMILY
means?

FAMILY= (F)ather (A)nd (M)other, (I) (L)ove (Y)ou!

Ballgames

Well ballgame season has arrived, i don't know weather i am coming or going these days! We have 1 this afternoon and 1 out of town game tonight. Caleb is playing first base and pitching he doesnt look his size in this picture. This pic makes him look much smaller then he is! Your doing a great job bub keep up the good work.

Hayden has a cavity

Hayden man has a cavity his mouth is all swollen and hes on medicine until Friday when the dentist will decide weather to fill it or cap it. He was a brave little man going to the dentist asking a million questions on what is this thing for and what is that! Guess it's time to get them teeth fixed kindergarten is coming this fall! I love you Hayden hang in there little man we will have you fixed up real soon.

It's been a good day!

Today has been a pretty good day. We all went to my sister's for a cook out which included about 35 people, i was going to take some pics to post but when i got ready to do it i realized that my batteries had been switched to some other thing that runs on batteries in this house. Since the kids came to live with us i have finally figured out what was once mine seems to be no longer mine. I don't mind sharing but it would be nice if they would ask me. I ate way to much today but the food was sooooooooooo good. I had all kind of offers for a new cat today but my heart won't let me, i miss my buddy so much, something that was as GREAT as Socks was can't be replaced in 3 or 4 days but i did appreciate the offers. All in all it's been a good day and i even get to sleep in in the morning!

The Lost Of A Pet

Tonight i post with a heavy heart, i am so sad tonight i lost my little buddy today
his Name was Socks . He was my cat as he didn't like anyone else in this house,
he was a cat with a attitude, very independent. Donnie says he got that from me lol. When his feed bowl was empty he would come and bite me not hard but enough to let me know i need to get it filled back up!
He slept with me each and every night, If i got up at 2 am to go to the bathroom he was right beside me, but about a month ago he stated throwing up, at first we didn't think alot about it because he would do that every so often, He was a real picky eater
he would only eat dry cat food and fried bacon, He loved bacon and when i fixed it for him he would take his little head and rub my hand to tell me thank you.We took him to the Vet and he done x rays on him, the vet said he couldn't find anything and he thought that he was just stressed. So he came home on some medicine last week but he didn't get any better. I called back to the vet yesterday and they said bring him back in. He did exploratory surgery on him this morning. Then the dreaded phone call came telling me he had opened him up and had to close him back up because he had tumors running all up his intestines and that he had cancer. He explained the best thing i could do for Socks right now was to let him go in peace. Today i cried i mean cried.Tonight he is running free and has no pain, Socks Socks as i always called him thanks for all the joy your brought into my life. I love you..........your mommy

Boys at work

Well this weekend Hunter and Caleb are going to St. Louis to see the Cardinals Baseball game
they were invited by Hunters Baseball couch because he said they were the most well mannered kids he has every seen! Oh i was so proud when he said that. So they ask if they could work and make some extra money to take so we put them to work in the yard they are suppose to be digging me a flower bed but i really don't know what to say LOL. Don't they look cute in there little fashionable boots!

All grown up

Kaitlyn i just want to say i think your Beautiful in this picture Papa needs to go ahead and get his gun loaded lol. I love you very much and i am so proud of you............mema

A Little Behind

Hi everyone , sorry but i have been behind here lately with posting!
Everyone is doing great on this end at the moment! School will be out in less then 2 weeks so i am trying to prepare myself for this lol. Kaitlyn had a big birthday party last Friday night all went well but boy was i tired after it was over. Today is really her birthday she has turned 12 going on 20. We had cake and ice cream tonight and so far all is very quiet at the moment . I hope everyone is doing great and thanks for stopping by, i will try and post some pics this week.

I have been informed i am old!

Well Caleb has told me a few min's ago i was looking old he said my arms have wrinkles in them...........TOO FUNNY! I said well i am old he said well can't you stretch the wrinkles out of your arms, kids they sure can say some funny things! After all hes 15 and i am sure a 55 year old would really seem old to him, they did when i was young. Maybe i need to go in for a whole body make over then i could maybe be as young as they seem to think i should be.

My Crazy Husband lisening to John Fogerty