2007 - Year in Review - March cont.

In keeping with the Tarheels theme, we were able to see our UNC boys practice session in Winston-Salem prior to a round in the NCAA tournament. (I can't remember now which round this was.)

Practice sessions are cool because you can sit where ever you want, and get lots of great pics. Of course there was a dunking display at the end!

One of our other experiences during March was learning to fish. One of our church members has a pond that they allowed us to fish in. This was great for learning because once you put your line in the water, you would begin to get a bite. The boys enjoyed it, and A got to use her Cinderalla fishing pole.

2007 - Year in Review - March

March Madness. Words that ACC fans love to hear. We live in the heart of ACC country. I could travel 45 minutes west, and be on the campus of Wake Forest University. I could travel 45 minutes east, and be on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. (On my way to Chapel Hill, I will pass by Duke University, but I refuse to acknowledge that.

In our house, we love the Carolina Tarheels. I mean, we LOVE the Tarheels. And when you LOVE the Tarheels, you don't love Duke. At all.

We always have March Madness night at our Awana club, and in 2007 we went all out for our costume. We don't celebrate Halloween, so my kids very rarely get to dress up. I decided to put forth some effort and the above pic is what happened.

The boys had a great time, and C & G won prizes for their grades. N decided he didn't want to wear his "wig" so he wasn't the grand prize winner for 1st grade. He learned that Mama knows best and he chose to go all out in 2008 so he could win a prize.

GO HEELS!

2007 - Year in Review - February

February is birthday month #1 in our house. L's b-day is Groundhog's Day and C's is four days later.

C turned 12 in 2007 and the present of the year was an authentic Steve Smith jersey. (Another of our loves is the Carolina Panthers! We're still waiting on a Super Bowl championship, but hopefully it won't be too much longer.)

C is such a sweet boy and my lunch buddy. He and I get to have special time together some weeks on Thursday, when L has the day off. He's the kid who never complains no matter how much time I take in the store or library, and I reward him with food. We normally go to eat at a sit-down restaurant, (you know the kind without drive-thrus or human habitrails) and just spend some time together chowing on some good food. His favorite restaurant is called The Brick Oven and has wonderful subs and hot chips. He has decided that they have the best ranch dressing on the planet. Their sweet tea is not that shabby either.

He is as smart as anyone I know and has a memory the size of Africa. He's such a great big brother and protector (maybe a little irritating at times) and one of my favorite people in the world. He loves to act and sing and uses those things to minister at church.

I love my C.

2007 - Year in Review - January

I've decided that I will post a review of 2007 as I begin this site. I'm hoping to post pics from each month.

January normally finds us in the middle of our Upward basketball season. I LOVE UPWARD. Go here to read more about it. http://www.upward.org/ In 2007, we were a part of four teams. I coached a 3rd/4th grade girls team, my husband coached a 3rd/4th grade boys team, of which G was a player. Then N was on a 1st/2nd grade team and C was on a 5th/6th grade team. A was pretty much the mascot for all. I don't really have any decent pics from the season, but a great time was had by all. Our Saturdays were long, but we were together having fun!

January also brought us a little snow. Not much, but enough for a pic. As best as I can remember, this was A's first snow!

My Girl!

A is such a special girl. One day I will post her journey on this site, but I have documented most of it on her CaringBridge site.

The nutshell version: A was born on September 11, 2003. In May, 2005 we learned that she had been born with congenital scoliosis. (Not the preteen adolesence scoliosis, but the "my spine looks like a puzzle" scoliosis.)

Many times when describing her condition to people, I say this: Basically, there is an area of her spine that did not form properly. She has two triangle shaped vertabrae, and three that are one big glob. Not very technical, or even medical terms, but it gets the point across. The x-rays early on did remind me of a bunch of puzzle pieces.

After a long journey along the way, A had surgery on January 8th to install a VEPTR. You can read about the device here: http://www.veptr.com/

You know, when I read other blogs about families who are dealing with cancer, and so many other issues with their children, I am praising God for scoliosis. I hate it for my girl, but wow, couldn't it be soooo much worse.

In November, 2007, A said this:

"Mommy, when God made me, He didn't have any straight pieces left, so he just used curvy pieces."

Thank you God for curvy pieces.

You know you are in the South........

You know you are in the South when you are in W*l-M*rt (for the 5th time of the week) and you hear this announcement over the PA system.

ATTENTION W*L-M*RT CUSTOMERS: There is a CAMOFLAUGE colored Chevy in the parking lot with it's lights on.

My word. Camoflauge colored Chevy.

Where can I get one?

Welcome to the Funny Farm!

Welcome to the Funny Farm! This blog will be my attempt to chronicle the events in our family, which more often than not, are funny. We are a family of 6 - L is the dad, serves as a Minister of Education in a Southern Baptist Church. T is the mom (that's me), serves as wife, mother, teacher, friend, zookeeper, referee, chauffeur, nurse, etc. etc. (you get the picture). C is son #1 - 12 yrs. old today. Loves sports statistics, singing, acting, eating. G is son #2 - 10 yrs. old. Loves life, performing, hanging with people. N is son #3 - 8 yrs. old. Loves basketball, hanging with G and A. A is the only daughter - 4 yrs. old. Loves pink. Really, really loves pink. Also loves basketball and hanging with her brothers.

Our family also consists of 3 animals - a turtle named Pistachio ("Am I not turtley enough, for the turtle club" - Master of Disquise) a hamster named Peanut and a puppy named Madi. Madi is the newest addition to our home, living here only for 1 week. She is 4 months old and is a Chorkie. 1/2 chihuahua and 1/2 Yorkie. Oh my, she's cute. Really, really cute.

I hope you enjoy your visits to the Funny Farm!