Catch up

I really didn't mean to let a whole week go by without posting. OH well I did so lets catch up. Last week it was so hot we didn't do much of anything outside. Adam worked nights. I was sick Thursday night. I am thinking a 24 hour bug. I laid around Friday and didn't want to eat or do anything.....very rare for me :) LOL

Adam breaks his glasses for the millionth time. Its like he always breaks them before something big is going to happen. Let me take you back to August 18th, 2005 (the day before our wedding). He breaks his glasses and is literally down in Huntsville the morning of our wedding getting his glasses fixed. I was beyond stressed!!!! So then he breaks them Friday....we have pictures Saturday at church. They are making a book of all the members. We couldn't get him a eye appointment or any glasses before the pictures so he just looked weird without them. He can see good without them. He just needs them for reading. So in addition to his glasses dilemma Ava's eye turns red Friday. I am scared to death its pink eye. I couldn't get her a dr. appointment. So our family portrait is going to be lovely.....Adam without his glasses and Ava with a red eye. I looked lovely though :) LOL!

We had a rough night Friday with Ava. I guess she was not feeling good or something. We were both up a lot during the night. Adam was up most of the time because his body was still on nights mode. Saturday morning I thought I would be all productive and I went to mow the yard while Ava was napping. I thought I was being nice and letting Adam sleep. OH goodness it was miserable hot even at 9am. It was high and after I cut it, it looked bad because I didn't bag it so I raked it up. By this time my heart is pounding and my face is blood red. I was like that's it. I came inside before I passed out. Adam finished it later that day. Our pictures at church were good. I think the photographer got some really good pictures. He was sooo good with Ava. She loved it. She was saying "Cheese".

Sunday was church and a nice day with my family!
Ava's eye cleared up Sunday so I am thinking it was just irritated or something.

Yesterday Adam had an eye appointment and I had a dr. appointment all in Huntsville. I thought oh yeah that will work out perfect. WRONG!!! He was in the "Express" eye place for over 2 hours. There was nothing Express about it. The customer service was AWFUL. Oh and we leave with NO glasses. They had to order them. Why in the world they say hour express I am not clear. So we were late for my appointment....which isn't a big deal since I ended up waiting an hour anyways. We ended the trip with stops to Costco, BabysRus, and a good meal at Longhorn. YUM! It was a long exhausting day.

Family

poor grandma trying to hold squirmy Ava

Our weekend was full of family and fun. Friday afternoon Jeremy (my brother) came home for a visit. He spent the whole afternoon with me and Ava. We laughed at old times and the fact that Ava is so much like us. She laughs when people fall and we both have always done that. Of course after we found out they were ok. :) Adam was working :( We just stayed around here and ate and laughed a lot. Saturday we all went to breakfast at McDonald's. Then we headed back home to let Ava nap and let me get ready. Saturday afternoon we went to my grandparents 90Th Birthday parties. We are very close to them. They are so funny! Every year at their birthdays I tell myself "OK this might be their last birthday so hug them and tell them you love them". I try to do that all the time not just on their birthdays. I am just so glad they both are still around to see Ava. They adore her and she has warmed up to them...She will kiss them. It was a nice party full of food and family memories. Ava on the other hand was bored because there was nothing to play with and she was tired!!! We had to sneak out early cause she was having melt down. Sorry I didn't stay to help clean! :( Then we came home for her to nap some more. That night we went to a Friends house. Ava had fun playing with her buddies.

Sunday we spent more time with Jeremy before he left. We ate dinner and then he went on his way. Sunday night we went to Big Cove to church....Bro. Shirley is running revival there this week. It was good!!

Another week of summer

watering my plants....she watches me do it all the time

sleeping in Walmart

I am enjoying my summer.....really I am. Even though I complain sometimes about the heat or being busy. Monday Adam was in bed since he worked nights so I decided to get out of the house. I took Ava to McDonalds for lunch and met up with Friends. Ava ate good and I actually let her play on the playground. I haven't really done that much yet. I am scared of germs and she really can't climb up the equipment. She had fun just running around...FREE. I ran errands to CVS and Walmart. I am trying the whole coupon thing and ECB at CVS. I was excited to see how much I saved. Poor Ava was exhausted by the time we got to Walmart. She actually feel asleep in the cart. I was SHOCKED. This kid loves Walmart and doesn't miss a beat.

Tuesday I had to run to Huntsville to take some stuff to the labs so I called up my good Friend Stephanie, and we made a day of it. She brought her daughter, Emma. Emma calls Ava "A-UH". Its cute! The girls had so much fun together. Ava thought it was hilarious because Emma was kicking my seat. She was trying to reach it, but fell a little short :) So I did my errand and we went to lunch at Logans. We had to arrive as soon as the bottom fell out of the sky. It was pouring. We looked hilarious I am sure, all four of us were soaked. I had to take towels to Ava's hair. Lunch was good and we spent the next little bit shopping. It was so nice!! The kids did great.

Wednesday we had a day at home. I cleaned and organized and Adam worked out in the yard. I also cooked dinner. Lately we have been on the run, or working around Adam's crazy schedule so we have been eating out more. I did grilled steaks, yeast rolls, green beans, and scalloped cheesy potatoes. That night we decided to go to church at Old Sardis. It had been a while since we had been. It was nice seeing old Friends and enjoying a good service. We ate out with some Friends afterwards.

Days like Monday through Wednesday make me so glad that I am working part time. Its so nice to be able to just pick up and do whatever. I am trying to soak it all up and enjoy it now. All good things must come to an end. :) I will be going back full time by next year.

I am working today!

Wedding and party

Me and Sunshine

Sunshine and Mike

Adam chatting it up

So Thursday me and Adam had a wedding to go to. It was at the Annabella Plantation in Huntsville. It was one of my best friends, Sunshine. Lord I could tell you soooo many funny stories about us. I practically grew up around her. We had so many fun times!!! She is the kind of person you can be having a horrible day and just be around her and she brightens it up. We both love to laugh so when we get together we have SO much fun. So anyways, she got married Thursday. It was a pretty and simple ceremony. I have to admit I got a little emotional. I think it was just that we have been through so much together and I want her to be happy. She would have to pick the hottest day of the summer. It was 100 degrees. At least it was under shade trees. Thank the Lord for Mom. She kept Ava and I am sooo glad she did. Ava would have never lasted outside.

So after that me and Adam seized the moment and ate dinner at Connors. It was yummy as usual. I did some shopping in Bridgestreet. Then we went to Verizon and got new phones. I promise it felt like we were in there an hour or two. We both got Droids and we are both obsessed with them. I love all the cool things I can do with it.

Friday night we had a birthday party to attend. Ava loved being around the kids. Even though it rained it out the kids had a blast. Good food and good Friends!! She had her first lollipop too. :)

Today I got up and went to yard sales since Ava decided to wake up at 6:30 :( I found her a backyardigans guitar. It was SOOO worth a $1. She loves that show and she loves music. We met Adam for breakfast. Today we have a baby shower to go to and then church tonight. It will be a busy day!

July 4th

watching fireworks

slip n slid fun

cheese!! I am so patriotic.

playing soaking wet

helping with her pool

random....dresser.

Saturday I did some shopping with mom. That afternoon we grilled out at moms. Ava loves playing outside at their house. They light tiki torches and she thinks it is so neat. She got in her little pool and had a blast. The pics are at my house before we left. She got in the water when I was watering my plants. :) We bought her a little pool for our house but have yet to blow it up. After me and Adam both tried blowing it up ourselves and almost passed out we decided to take it up to the gas station and blow it up.

Sunday we didn't do much. Church was canceled.

Yesterday I started my day with a dentist appointment (no cavities). We went to our Friends house and had a cookout. It was so much fun. Ava literally played all day. She was so wore out. She got in the pools and played on the slip and slides among all the other toys. She also pigged out and ate way more than she normally does. She ate a whole hot dog(never done that), potato salad and some corn. Then of course she loved the homemade ice cream. The guys went and bought tons of fireworks. After a long fun filled day we sat down to a beautiful array of fireworks. Ava watched the first few in awe...then the screams started. So we spent the rest of the night inside getting baths and cleaning up.

The missing peice

Thursday my dresser was delivered. FINALLY! So that was the missing piece to my bedroom suite. I can finally start arranging clothes and putting things away. Our guest bedroom might finally get cleaned out. Of course you know something would still be missing though since this is the never ending saga of this bedroom furniture ordeal. They didn't have the brackets or screws to hang the mirror. They thought they were included with the other furniture but Adam said they were not. Oh well I am about ready to just hang the stupid mirror with something around the house and let it be OVER!!!


We just thought Ava was better. She felt pretty good Sunday and Monday but her nose started running and she started coughing Tuesday. She is irritable and literally runs from me or freaks out when she seems me get a tissue or wet wipe. I won't even tell you how much she hates seeing the Tylenol being squeezed into the dropper. Maybe I need to give her Dimetapp like we had when we were little. I loved that purple stuff!!! :) I think I might have even faked a few sicknesses just to drink it.


Adam started his 7 days off yesterday. We have a busy week ahead. Fourth of July stuff, dentist appt., dr. appts for me, a wedding to attend, oil changes, and the list goes on.

I promise I am going to post some pictures soon. Hopefully after the 4th of July festivities.

One of those days

Yesterday was just one of those days! On a positive note (this might be the only positive thing I say) Ava is feeling better. She woke up yesterday free of fever. Thank God!! I had a dr. appt. in Hville. I had thought I might have to take Ava to the dr. if she wasn't better but thankfully she was.
So I wait in the doctors office nearly an hour and a half before being seen. Thank God dad came with me to help with Ava. He walked her around and pacified her for that long wait. Finally the dr. came in and no more answers like usual. I am scheduled for more tests and prodding. Don't get me wrong I am glad they didn't find anything like the "C" word but I sure would like answers. In addition to all that Adam calls while I am in there with issues at work. So I am stressed for him. Then Akins furniture (who I am bitter at anyways) calls and my dresser is FINALLY in. They only will deliver it Thursday, which is the only day this week I can't be at home. UGH....just small trivial things in the big picture I know!

Today is a new day!!!!