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I have a new addiction.  I must confess.  Along with Blogger, Facebook and Pinterest, I am now an Instagram addict!  Not only am I, Darbee Rae loves looking on there too.  She enjoys looking at the pictures and now that you can post videos, she LOVES watching the videos.  

So.....are you on Instagram?  I would love to follow you as well as you follow me!

You can find me under the name:  enjoyingthejourney82

I look forward to following you!

My How Things Change....

Good evening friends!  I hope all of you have had a great day.  It has been another HOT one here but a fun day for us.  We enjoyed a play date with one of Darbee's buddies from school, Mia.  We met for lunch and the girls enjoyed an afternoon of playing at Monkey Joe's.  We had a great time. 

They were being silly and about to slide down a big slide!

Darbee looks so grown up in this picture!  She is  growing up so fast.  Wow.

Let me tell you.  In my last post, she had just lost a tooth after a LONG battle trying to get it out.  She cried and worried about that tooth for over a week.

Well.....BOTH of the bottom two were loose.  Once that one came out, the other one got very loose pretty quick.  Darbee decided that one needed to come out too.  She has done nothing but wiggle it since then. Yesterday, she showed it to me and said she decided it needed to be very loose so she had pulled on it a lot.  She had succeeded and it was very loose.  It was almost ready to come out. 

Fast forward to last night.  We were watching a movie.  Darbee crawls up in my lap and is minding her own business.  I thought she was watching the movie.  All of a sudden, she screams and puts the tooth in front of my face!  I think I panicked!  She had puller her own tooth!  Wow how things changed from the last one!  She was so excited and so proud of herself.  She said she decided the last one didn't hurt so this one shouldn't either and pulled it on her own!

Now she has a BIG hole! 

Silly girl.

She has one more loose on top but I informed her it is NOT to be bothered for a while.  smile.

The tooth fairy is going to go broke! LOL.  

My little girl is growing up.....

Until next time...

Something's missing.....

Good morning!  It's such a pretty day here.  The sun is shining bright but it is going to be HOT! Where is fall?  I am so ready to pull out the pumpkins and start decorating.  What about you?  When do you decorate? I think I will wait until after Labor day and then bring it all out.  

We have been busy with our last few weeks of summer.  School went back here in our County but thankfully with Darbee being at a private school, she doesn't go back until after Labor Day.  Woohoo!  We can go to the park now during the day with no crowds and we have already taken advantage of that!  We are squeezing in a few last play dates next week and enjoying every bit of time we have before she returns.

I have to say thank you to all of you who commented and sent well wished for Stacy.  He is feeling much better.  I think he is gonna make it now..smile.  You all are so kind and I told him about all of your comments. 

Do you remember losing teeth as a child?  I sure do.  It was always a big deal.  It would be finally loose enough to be pulled and I would chicken out.  I would cry.  I would hide.  I wouldn't open my mouth.  I was scared it was going to hurt. But I can remember being soooo excited once my daddy finally got it out.  I was like a new person. Smile.

Darbee's first tooth was pulled at the dentist.  It wasn't a big deal.  She was numb and it was out.  But this was her first one that was wiggly.  It was finally loose and needed to come out.  She really wanted it out but just as her mama was scared, so was she.  There were lots of moments like this over the last week.

I felt so bad for her.  It was aggravating but she was so scared it was gonna hurt.  We finally decided to let Papa try to get it out.  After more tears at his house, he said it wasn't ready.  He told her he could get it but it would hurt a little bit.  NO WAY!  He told her to wiggle it some more for the next few days and it would really be ready.  I think that is all she did.  She worked with it so much she had it all the way out in the back.  It was only being held by a little bit of skin in the front.  She still wouldn't let anyone near her mouth.  :)  

I finally told her (once I knew it was now really ready to come out) that it had to be out before our Disney trip.  I knew she was nervous but I also knew it wasn't going to hurt a bit now.  It was so ready. 

I begged and begged her to let her daddy or Papa pull it.  No way.  

Thursday night, Stacy was brushing her teeth as he always does and I was listening to the talk as they normally do.  Their conversations are sometimes so entertaining. They finished brushing and it was time for her mouthwash.  I sort of tuned them out knowing she would come running in the living room to me like she always does when they are done.  But she didn't.  Things got might quiet in there.  I asked what they were doing and Stacy said he was just looking at that tooth.  I heard no whimpering or crying so I knew he wasn't pulling it.  Just a second later, she comes running in the living room screaming and jumping and laughing.  I took one look at her and I knew it.  The tooth was gone!  She was beside herself.  No tears....no pain....her daddy got it out!!!  She was thrilled.

She couldn't stop screaming and laughing.  She was so proud of herself. 

I was so proud too!  The tooth fairy would come and she could finally use her new tooth fairy pillow I made for her.

I didn't think she was ever going to calm down enough to sleep, but she finally did and the tooth fairy did come. 

The tooth fairy left a letter also!  She explained that she left her a few extra dollars to spend on her trip to Disney. She also explained how brave Darbee was and how proud she was of her.

Darbee was so excited when she woke up!  She read the letter to me and couldn't wait to call daddy and Nana.

She is so proud and wants the other ones out now! LOL.  She has two more wiggly ones! 

I think the tooth fairy needs a job!

Before she went to bed, she wanted to write a story about losing her tooth.  She wanted to write it all by herself with no help from mommy or daddy.

She got her stuff and began to write.  When she was finished, this is what she showed me.  I think she did pretty good for a kid who hasn't started kindergarten yet huh?  She sounded out her words all by herself.  I am so proud of her.

I must explain.  The sentence that says her daddy was brushing her teeth, e, her tooth wiggled.

They have a method for brushing.  They brush Ahh, sides, e and tongue.  LOL.  "E" is the front.  SMILE.  She knew what she was writing about. :)  So cute and something I will treasure forever. 

I hope you all have a fabulous weekend.

Until next time....

How quick a phone call can change your life...

How many of us wake up every morning thankful to see another day and go about our business hardly ever stopping to say thanks to Him for watching over us.  Probably most of us are guilty of this.  I know I sure am. I am always thankful that He saw us through another night and thankful to see daylight but as always, life happens during the day and sometimes I do not give thanks near enough.
But do you ever stop and think how quick your life can be changed and your normal daily routine can be so quickly interrupted for the good or bad?

The phone...a simple phone call can change your day...even your life.

Every morning, hubby gets up, gets ready for work and kisses Darbee and I goodbye.  We snooze for a bit longer and all is well.  This morning was no different.  Then the phone rang.
The sound of my phone jolted me awake.  I looked quickly at the clock noting it was too early for anyone to call and saw it was mama.  I knew immediately something must be wrong.  She knows Darbee and I sleep late and I am always the first to call her each morning.  Even before I said hello my heart was racing.

When I answered the phone, she sounded a bit frazzled and said hubby's boss had been trying to get in touch with me.  He had rushed hubby to the hospital bent double in abdominal pain and really sick. That quick, that phone call sent my mind racing and my emotions crazy.  What was wrong?  What could it be?  Was he going to be okay?  No one had called my phone...I have no idea who his boss called but it wasn't me.  Mama said she was on her way to watch Darbee and I jumped up and threw on some clothes.

When I got there, I met them in the hallway with him on the way to get a CT scan.  He was in so much pain. I felt so bad. I was so worried.
Thankfully, they found kidney stones. I hated to see him in so much pain but what a relief it was to know it wasn't anything very serious.  We spent most of the day at the ER and was finally sent home with pain meds and told to follow up with a urologist.  Poor thing.  He doesn't take pain to well and is miserable.  I hate there is nothing I can do.  I sure hope he passes them soon.
Will you say a prayer he does also?  It's not long till our Disney trip. I am hoping for the best.

Darbee has been a champ.  She hasn't been upset at all.  We explained as much as we could to her and she has been so good.  She and Nana had a good time today.  I am giving hubby the bedroom tonight so he can rest and she and I are having a slumber party in the living room.  She thinks that is the coolest thing ever.

I have to say a special thanks to Nana for watching Darbee today and for all she does for me. She is my rock.  Don't know what I would do without her. I have to say thanks to Aunt Kakee today too who cooked a delicious supper for all of our family tonight.  Although hubby couldn't go, he enjoyed a to go plate! :)

Thanks for your prayers.

Until next time.

Summer Fun...

I can't believe summer is almost over.  So many are heading back to school already or preparing to head back in the next week or two.  Thankfully, Darbee has a while yet but we did get her letter from her kindergarten teacher this week.

 

I can't believe she will be in kindergarten. Where did the time go? We have been shopping for supplies and trying to find the perfect folder and the perfect lunch box.

 

We have also been winding down our summer activities.

The reading program at the library was coming to a close so we had to go turn in her reading list.

She got to choose a prize from their giant treasure box.  She chose a cool library t-shirt.

 

Barnes and Noble also had a summer reading program.  If you read 8 books and returned your form, you were able to choose from a selection of free books.

Darbee was excited to get another new book to read.

 

We had a fun evening planned today too. Our local Chick-fil-a has some neat events too.

Tonight was Princess and Pirate night.  It was so cute.

Darbee was so excited to dress up in her princess outfit and meet Bayleigh and Braxton for supper.

The girls were so cute and Mr. Braxton had a perfect pirate "aarrrggghh!"  He was adorable.

They had all kinds of neat activities for the kids.

There were masks to decorate and treasure maps to be made.

 

Darbee made a map to get to her castle.  So cute.

 

There was even an ice cream sundae bar!  How exciting.

 

We had the best time and are so thankful for good friends to share these fun times with.

 

Until next time....

 

 

 

 

 

 

Come for a visit....

Good evening dear friends. Tonight, we are going for a short visit. We are going for a short walk out my back door a little ways to a sweet little playhouse built out of love.



A visit many of you have waited a long time for. It isn't finished all the way yet, but plenty done enough to play and enjoy. My mama is taking us on a tour on her blog tonight, so hop on over for a visit.

Find her blog at http://thrunanaswindow.blogspot.com

Until next time.....


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Staying Busy

Good afternoon! Can you believe July is almost over?  Where has this month gone?  I have even seen several posts on Facebook of kids already heading back to school! Oh my.  I'm sure not ready for that yet.  Let's slow down! 

We have been enjoying our summer and staying very busy.  Last week was an especially busy one as we had play dates nearly every day! 

On Monday, Papa came and worked a bit more on the playhouse.  I promise it is going to be done soon.  All of you have waited so patiently. You see miss priss decided she didn't like the regular walls with the studs showing.  We decided to paint them to help the look.  The walls were soaking up the paint.  It was going to take a gazillion gallons of paint to get it done. So we all decided it would be easier to put up paneling for walls.  On a trip to Lowe's to just look and get prices, miss D decides she wants bead board paneling.  Expensive taste huh?  We explained we would have to save for those kind of walls and so that has been the hold up.  We got the paneling last week and Papa was so sweet to devote a whole day of his off day to work and hang it.  I must admit, it is so pretty!  It looks like a real house!  We still have to hang curtains, decorate and make a few tweaks.  I promise not much longer though.

I will give you a preview of the outside so far.  Most of the trim is done except the part up top that I can't reach.  That will be done soon. 

Here is the counter/desk area inside before the walls were hung.  The white side is going to be the sink and stove area and the purplish pink side is going to be a desk.

Papa did surprise Darbee while he was working by putting her up a swing.
She was squealing with excitement.  It is so cute!

Monday also kicked off our week of VBS.  Darbee was so excited to go.  I taught crafts again this year.

Darbee had fun singing the songs and telling me what she learned each night.  

Here she is being the helper with the pledge to the Bible.

On Wednesday, we had a play date with a friend from Darbee's school.

We have not seen anyone from her class all summer and she was missing them.

We met Matthew and his mom and sister at Monkey Joe's to play.

They had a great time playing and jumping.  

We enjoyed lunch with them afterward.

The picture is a little blurry because they were jumping around and being silly. 

They enjoyed their afternoon.

Thursday afternoon, we met up with Mia who was also in Darbee's class this past year.

Darbee and Mia quickly became really good friends and Darbee has been asking all summer to see Mia.

Our schedules finally worked out and we were so proud!

We met them at a local art studio, Bubbles and Brushes.

They had so much fun creating their own masterpieces.

Darbee made a canvas for her baby doll to go in her playhouse.  How sweet.

We enjoyed Starbucks at the book store afterward and the girls had a fun time playing in the kids book section together.  We can't wait to get together again soon.

Friday, was mama's day. LOL.  Darbee and I met a group of teachers I use to work with at Olive Garden for lunch. It was so nice to see everyone and catch up.  I loved working with all of these ladies and miss seeing them everyday.  Most of them have since taken other paths so it is fun to get together and keep in touch with what is going on in everyone's lives.  I forgot to take a picture of all of us but there were 10 there!  Wow! 

Other than a birthday party, we had a rather lazy weekend which was welcome after our busy week.

We did squeeze in a little swimming time at Aunt Kate's pool in between showers. 

Another week of rain on and off each day. Ugh!

It has rained so hard it has looked white outside.  Darbee said it was snowing.  LOL.

I am so ready to see the sunshine for a while!

I hope all of you are enjoying your summer. 

Take care!

Until next time...