Lifes Just Ducky

Well Ashley's day with Ducky was great. She started the day out sharing some apples and carrots. Who would have thought that it would take a horse to get my little girl to eat healthier. After snack she tacked Ducky up and headed to the ring for her private lesson. Boy did she learn a lot. In just that 1 hr lesson she improved so much. After her Lesson Peter(the owner/teacher) asked me about putting her in shows. He felt like she was ready. Peter also told Ashley to have some fun with Ducky. She rode for about 2 more hours. Cantering and jumping is her most favorite thing to do ( boy the grays are adding up for me). I ruined the riding fun because I felt like Ducky needed a break before her other lessons that night). The poor pony was sweating more than me. So Ashley got off they went to get some water and cool down. She walked around with Ducky for a while then it was off to give Ducky a bath. I think Ashley was the one that got the bath :-). It was probably the longest bath Ducky has ever gotten. They both seemed to enjoy that. I filmed the whole thing so when I figure out how to put movies on my blog I will post one. All in All I don't think Ashley has ever been happier, that is until it was time to go. My baby is in LOVE.

Here is a copy of the poster I made for Ashley's Birthday keep in mind the original is 24" X 36".

I will be spending the rest of the week getting ready for Disney...can't wait!

Allie OK and My Baby turned 9 ;-(

Hello all,

First things first. Allie's last sample came back all clear, I had the lab send it out anyway to make sure nothing would grow and that too came back with nothing to worry about... Praise the Lord and thank you for your prayers as well.

Things didn't workout the way I had hoped for Ashley and Ducky time for her actual birthday. She will however be going today for a Private Lesson and some time with Ducky too. She will even get to give Ducky a bath. No that idea doesn't make me all crazy with excitement, but to Ash she is super excited about today.

So for her actual b-day. After church we took her to LaCaretta for Lunch (her choice) then she had a couple friends come over to spend the day and night with her. I made a brownie cake for her which was of course a horse theme.

The Saddle Club Cake

Ash with Dad, Abbey and Grace.

The plate and cup design were the same as last year. I tried to get her to pick another but she wanted the horse theme so that's what we got. I do hope they change the design next year. I think I will check eBay since they have everything. The cutest thing was Ashley telling me she wanted to have a 8 again party. I asked her why and she said she doesn't want to get older because she wants to always be "Our Baby". I told her she could be 109 and she would always be my baby. I better enjoy it while it last. I know in just a few years she will probably get mad at me every time I call her Baby :-(.

Tommy has been working hard at work. Most the time ALONE. This I am NOT happy about. There should be some kind of law. Isn't this some kind of safety issue. What if get gets hurt and can't get to a phone. Yesterday I had Allie stay at work with him. Am I just being paranoid...I don't think so.

Have a great rest of the week.

Love,

Update on My Girls

Ashley had the best time at camp last week. She had a smile on her face every morning and night. She even got dressed with almost no problems. There was a few "I don't like Jeans" but she put them on anyway. The only downside was Saturday morning when she woke up. All she has talked about was DUCKY. From "I miss Ducky" to "I want Ducky."
Ashley's birthday is this weekend and all she wants for her birthday is ...yep Ducky. So what does on do when you can't get your child the one thing in the world she wants. Well I have made a call to Fox Hollow to see if she can go and spend the day with Ducky. I made a 24 X 36 poster for her to put on her wall. I don't know though, it might make thinks worse.Allie wants to take lessons now too. But of course Ashley doesn't want her to because she is afraid Allie will get to ride Ducky. I keep telling her that as she gets better at riding she will have to move up to a different pony since Ducky is one of the schools most dependable ponies for the beginners. She said she would stop riding if that happened...Oh Boy!

Allie is going back to the doctor tomorrow to get rechecked. In April during her yearly checkup they found a small trace of blood in her urine. The doc said to have her drink more water and get rechecked. During the recheck there was still a trace so they sent it off and camp back positive for Strep B. After her first round of meds she want had another date with the cup. Yes, there was a trace of blood again. So they sent it off again and it cam back positive for ecoli...great. Well the antibiotic they prescribed couldn't be found in Kingsport so the pharmacy had the doc order something else. They called to tell be that a new prescription had been called in for Allie's Kidney infection...is this the same thing as ecoli? I am a little confused and worried She has taken her 2nd round of antibiotics and we will see how it turns out tomorrow. Please pray for her.

Ashley at Horse Camp 2009

Show Allie Some Love

I told Allie that when she turned 10 I would make her a blog. Well since Ashley is away this week I thought it would be the perfect time for her and I to sit down and do one up for her. Well better late than never go check it out at http://www.alliedq.blogspot.com/

She is very happy with it so stop by and say Hi.

Welcome Summer

Well I survived Children's camp last week, although I am still recovering. The girls had a great time. Ashley didn't want to come home. After I go through my over 500 pictures I will post a few of my faves. Tommy was the only one who got into trouble (BIG SURPRISE) up at camp. He showed the boys how to shut of the lights in the girls room by using the circuit breaker. That husband of mine can't seem to stay out of trouble. The boys at camp really enjoyed Tommy though. He said he might take the week off next year so he can be up there the entire time.
This week I will be getting ready for the garage sale. Saving up for Disney hasn't been easy so I thought we could get rid of some stuff that is just taking up a lot of room and get a little extra spending money in the process.
Allie is stuck home with me this week while Ashley is at Hours Camp. She came home dirty yesterday, but VERY HAPPY! She goes for 7 hours each day. This has been hard since it is the first time she has been away from me. She is my little home body. I am happy for her though. I am praying she will develop some independence and self confidence through this experience.
Allie and I will probably go see Transformers tomorrow. She is like me when it comes to liking these kind of movies.
Well that's all for now, catch ya later...

Surprise!!!

I guess I have a problem falling behind on my post...sorry.
Anyway Summer Vacation for the girls has started since my last post. The girls and I haven't been doing too much since we are trying to save for Disney. They have been enjoying softball and pool time with their friends. They did finally win a game which brought smiles to their faces. My Uncle came to the last game to film it for my dad. I think he will think he is watching the movie "Bad News Bears" Both my girls did pretty good though, they each made a double play.
This past week was filled with Vacation Bible School. Tommy was in charge of the 2 year old class and I was his helper. I forgot what that age is like. They are a lot of fun always going at 100 mile a hour. This however made it hard when it can to Bible Time. They have MAYBE a 30 sec. attention span.
Yesterday morning we got a surprise phone call from my friend Marcie (from Cali). She called to say she was heading to Nashville and wanted to visit for a couple of days. She is in for the Country Music Festival. So after the girls' first game, I drove to Kingston to pick her up. Tommy took the girls swimming at a friends while Marcie and I went to dinner and shopping. It has been great catching.
This week will be more of a relaxing week for us. Then next week the girls and I are going to the Children's Overnight Camp (through church) for 4 days. I volunteered to help so Ashley would go. She is still such a home body. I am excited though. Tommy will meet up with us after work each night to help out with the boys...to keep them in line. I'm not sure how that will go knowing my husband. He is the biggest kid I know.
Love,

Softball 2009

Well softball is in full "SWING" the girls are really enjoying it. Sunday for Mothers Day Tommy gave me different options on what I wanted to do. We thought about going to see a movie but I told him I wanted to interact with the girls. We weren't sure about how the weather would turn out so we decided to NOT take the boat out. So I asked the girls what they wanted to do and they actually BOTH agreed that they wanted to go practice Softball. So we had a quick lunch after church and headed out to the fields. The weather turned out beautiful. We had a great time, the girls were slamming the ball pretty good. I even got in on the action helping out. I even fell down giving it my all. I have decided I am SOOOO out of shape. I have felt that fall the past few days.

Monday Ash had Riding Lessons then it was straight to the field for a game. I think Ashley has the same problem I do with a crowd. The girl that was slamming the ball at practice was no where to be seen. She gets so nervous I think she forgets where she is at. The prayer and goal for the week is to try and boost her confidence. Allie is doing pretty good. She is like a little mom out there trying to help the new girls, however, this tends to make her forget about her own position and whats going on. Before the game started Allie asked if they could say a prayer as a team when they were in there little circle. We are so proud of her. I have noticed a change for the good in her since she has been home schooled. They didn't win the game but they had fun. We are planning a practice after church Sunday because 2 out of the 3 practices were rained out. So we thought the team could use a little more practice. We will see how the game goes Saturday.

Check out the slide from the last two games

Red Hot Tamales

Back in The Land of the living - ALMOST

Yes, I am still alive... barely though. My allergies are in full swing right now so I am miserable.(poor Tommy).
Anyway I am not going to bore you with a long post about what has been going on for the past few months. I will just sum it up with one word...CRAZY!!!

The girls are doing good. Softball has started back up so they are very excited about that.
Allie and I are going pretty good with the whole homeschooling situation...Praise the Lord!
Ashley is still doing her horse riding lessons. She won't be doing any shows until August or September since she wanted to do the summer camp in June. Since I quit my job to H.S . Allie we need to watch our pennies, especially since we are saving for our Disney Trip in July. So we told her she couldn't do it all.

Tommy's job is going very well. He seems happy with it.

Last night I had a "Mom's Night Out," with some ladies from church. I always get nervous going to things like that. I never know what to talk about, but I did have a wonderful time. I can't wait till the next one! Tommy took the boat out with the girls for some fishing and swimming. They enjoyed themselves, too!

I will try to do better about posting. I just got burned out with it all.
Have a great weekend!
Love