Today, one of may favorite teachers passed away from complications due to breast cancer. Mrs. Denning, was a great teacher but even a stronger woman. TCHS will surely be lost without her. RIP Susan Denning.
Have you ever taken 4 teenage girls shopping? Well, I did that very thing this past Saturday. I was fun, rewarding and exhausting! I took Kerry and four other girls. My church took up money for one of the missions that the UMW does for needy kids and school clothes. Each child got to spend $400.00. Sounds easy right? It wasn't. We looked, they tried on clothes, shoes even bras! Eventually they all spent their money. We started at noon and did not end until 10:00pm!
Whew!
I took them out for lunch and supper. Lunch was Pep-a ronis buffett pizza and supper was Subway.
All the girls are plus size and trying to find clothes that are age appropriate or not too tight is somewhat difficult.
They all had fun and that is all that matters. God is good!
July 18, 2009, my company had their annual picnic. This year we went to the Nashville Zoo. I ahd never been to the Nashville Zoo before now. I know, I live 30 minutes away and never been! What a loser!!! Kerry took her friend Jasmine and we had a blast.
Look at my sidebar and you will see pictures from the Zoo. I think my favorite thing was the Lorikeets coming in 2nd were the Meerkats.
If you ahve never been to Nashville Zoo, I highly recommend you going. Plan on spending all day and wear very comfortable shoes!
This past weekend, Kerry & I had a girl’s only camping trip. It was fun and adventurous to say the least. Friday morning, I took Kerry to work then headed to Defeated Creek to start setting up camp. I thought getting there early would prove to be less hot that that afternoon. Yea, I THOUGHT! I found the camp site, pretty nice, right behind the bath house-yeah! In front of the dumpster. Awe man!
I unloaded the truck and set things in their rightful place. I unpacked my tent and began trying to set it up. Now, the tent I have was my Mom and Dad’s, it is a BIG tent! I laid it out and had to turn it around because I had the opening on the opposite side I needed it on. I then took out the poles and laid them out big to small. I knew that the longer ones went criss-cross and the smaller ones went vertical. So, I started with the longer poles, I got one side done, I was sweating bullets so I stopped and took the fan and cooled off for about 20 minutes. I did this until the tent was up. I then tried to put the dew tarp up; this was not an easy task. The tarp kept sliding off and all I could do was laugh. Finally, after about 20 mins of fighting the tarp, I got it on. Putting the stakes down was the easiest part of the entire process! I took a picture of the tent and sent it to Kelly and my Mom. I don’t think Kelly really thought I could do it on my own!
I was so stinking hot after setting up the tent, I took ice from the coolers and put it in my bra so I could cool off and sat around people watching till I had to go pick up Kerry from work.
I picked up Kerry and we went home to get her things and some wood. We went to my Mom and Dad’s because Daddy has wood for his smoker. We took about 4 logs and some kindling. When we got back to camp, my dear friend Paula was there with her 2 girls. The prettiest 2 little red heads God ever made (Paige and Alanna). Or Pooh and Buggie as I like to call them. Kerry set up her tent while the girls played at the playground. We had Frito pies for supper. Can we say Yum-o? Loved, loved it! After supper we went to the beach so Kerry could do a little night swimming. The rest of us just waded out a little bit; the water was a little chilly. We later came back to the camp and the girls had s’mores. Paula and I talked forever, trying to catch up. Paula and the girls stayed in my tent. I am pretty sure; I just passed out because I was so tired.
The next morning, Paula was up before me. The two of talked some more. We then decided that we were pretty hungry so we started breakfast, all 3 girls got up to the smell of bacon. You know, to me that is the best smell in the world. Bacon, frying at the campgrounds. Oh goodness. Fatback… I also scrambled eggs and fried biscuits. Paula and the girls had never had fried biscuits-they are hooked now! After breakfast, Paula and the girls left to go to a birthday party. Kerry and I ran out for some ice.
When we got back to camp, we headed to the beach. It was kind of cloudy but it was nice. The wind was blowing so you didn’t get hot and the water was warm enough to make you want to stay in there a little. Boats were coming by and making some of the biggest waves I had ever seen! It kinda felt like were in the ocean at times. Kerry got tired of the water so I head to my lounge chair while she went to take a shower. Again, I did a little people watching and of course some sunning. I turned over onto my stomach and fell asleep. I woke my self up snoring. Luckily there were so many kids around screaming, no one heard me. At least I hope they didn’t! I got up and headed back to camp, a little hunger pain started on my way there. Smoked bologna sandwiches sure were sounding good. Kerry was at camp listening to her MP3 player, when I got there, we fixed sandwiches, ate chips and people watched. Yes, I love people watching! After lunch, I took a nap; a not so nice nap ‘cause the campers next to us had 3 little boys who were yelling an honking the horn on their boat. When I finally got up an hour later, 2 of the boys were looking in my tent window. Luckily, I did have my swim suit on, so all they saw was my booty cheeks! Kerry and I went back to the beach and swam for about 2 hours. We came back to camp, took showers and hung out.
Kerry got a craving for pizza; I made her call Kelly to see if he would bring us one. A big fat NO! He was being lazy since he had worked a little. Remember, Kelly has been laid off since Nov. ’08 so he has gotten out of shape a little. She did everything she could to get him to come to the camp, but he didn’t. Poor Kerry! He did promise to buy her one when we got back home on Sunday. Kelly did tell us that some storms will be coming thru that night or the next morning. We roasted hot dogs and then loaded up as much of the truck that we could. All that was really left was the tents.
We talked for hours. Kerry wanted me to tell her some childhood memories I had. Of course most of them included my brother and it made me a little sad since he no longer wants to have anything to do with me and my family. But, I did have funny stories to tell, we laughed and laughed. She told me some stories about things that had happened before she became my child. We really did do some bonding. It’s really funny how much the two of us are alike. Kerry is really growing up and it makes me feel so good that I am having a hand in molding her into the beautiful young lady she is becoming. We got tired of talking and called it a night.
At 4:30 am Sunday morning, I was awoken by thunder. I sat straight up and looked out the window of the tent. I saw lightening, so unplugged my air mattress and went to the restroom. As I was walking back to the tent, the thunder got louder, I woke Kerry up and we started taking down the tents. Of course, my luck, it started raining! Needless to say, if the happened to have been a wet t-shirt contest at the time, I would have one! We got the tents down and threw them into the truck! As soon as we got in the truck, it quit raining! Dang it! We started to pull out of our campsite and the heavens opened up again, lots of rain! As we were pulling out of the gate we saw a 4 pointer laying the grass and a doe standing beside of the buck, we tried to take a picture but it was too dark and raining too hard. We made it back home safe and sound and wore out. Kerry was cute while we were taking the tents down in the rain, she looked at me and said, “ I had a good time till now”, I looked at her and said, “me too”.
I have a feeling she and I will try this girls only camping trip out again in the future!
I just found out that my friends Jon & Shannon Regan have met their new babies. Kayen & Kara were born on 7/1/09 at 1:00 am. I am sooo happy for them and I can't wait to meet the twins! Shannon and Jon have been truly blessed by their family and friends during this process. God is great!
*****UPDATE******** Kristy has been found!! Praise the Lord!!!
If you see this girl
anywhere call the Hartsville, Tn Police. Her name is Kristy Young, she has been missing since 6/26/09. She is possibly with Brittany Stafford. Brittany is an African American 16 or 17 year old. She dressed like a thug. Please help!
What the Lord Is Saying Today
May 6, 2009. You are at both a good and at the same time a difficult place. Your faith is high and wide. But the storms of life still blow and howl. You have expectations that have gone unmet. You try not to let it bother you. You speak faith but deep inside you worry and wrestle with the facts of life. People who love you give counsel that shows they do not understand. The result of that has been that you tend to retreat into your shell and thus walk along. This is a problem. You recognize it. But today, you received a new and fresh word from the Lord through another whom you trust. Your mind says “Yes,” while your heart is slower to embrace. The Holy Spirit is telling you, “This is the way, walk ye in it.” Now you can be like almost “born again” into a new day with Me. You feel good about that. Spread your arms and fully embrace it, says the Lord.Isaiah 30:21 “Your ears will hear a word behind you, ‘This is the way, walk in it,’ whenever you turn to the right or to the left.”
May 6, 2009. I want you to give some thought about why you feel like you are in a foreign place. But there are things there that you will never understand here, and you don’t need that load on your shoulders. That way of thinking will not bring you peace. Pour out your heart to Me. I have you always in My sight and under My care. Yes you are in a foreign land. This land as good as it is, is not your home. Your ultimate home is with Me where I am. There will be a day for that, but it is not now. Nevertheless your spirit yearns for your spiritual home.2 Corinthians 5:6-9 “Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord for we walk by faith, not by sight we are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord. Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him.”
JESS & BUSTER
CARLA & JESS
THE EASTER BUNNY & GANG
ELLIEBELLY'S NEW TEETH
HEY EASTER BUNNY
Cut tree
Pretty flower
Ooo
Kerry at the Hartsville Park
the creek
more of the creek
Ok, so I like water.
Hummm, another water picture?
Cherry blossom
Tree at work
Playing with different settings
violet and shell
old tree roots
right before a storm(taken on my front porch)
Are they trying to look like flamingo's?
You can't be a flamingo, you are not PINK!
Get that itch!
Close up!
Are you sleeping?
Wonder if there is an egg under there?
Kerry Chillin at Drake's Creek Park In Hendersonville, TN
Here Ducky, ducky...
Look at all of them ducks!
Pretty green head duck
Don't nip me!
Awe, male and female.
Happy couple
sleeping white ducks
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