*Update*

Whew, it has been so long since i did a REAL update. Most of you know that life around here has been yucky. :0( I happen to be going through the same things I went through this time last year. This is definitely not where I saw my life 6 months ago but I was blindsided the first time as well. I am moving on and each day is getting better. Still not sure what the end result will be when I am done healing or where we will be but I am professing drastic change in my life and only good things in 2009. The Lord is preparing me for something big in my future and I am going to embrace each and every obstacle. I have to remind myself to do this on an almost daily basis. Its really hard to sometimes remember the sun when all you have seen is rain for so long, but it has peeked its face from time to time and I know there is more to come. ;0)

Enough about all that, On another note, I have decided to go back to work. I know I can hear each of you gasping. You are not alone, I gasped as well, when the idea first came out. It seems everyone, (kids, husband even dog) are all ok with me going back to work. This mom needs to do some things for herself and know that I can contribute! I am super excited and ready to meet more people in this BIG city!

Speaking of BIG city, I have lost misplaced my portable GPS system for my car. :0( Thank gosh we have been here for a few months and most places I need to go, I know where they are. The bad thing is when I don't know where I am going and I get lost! (Which happened today, when I was looking for the wondermous local Super Suppers in our neighborhood. That place is a an entire post in itself, go check out their website and let me know if any of you use a service like this, I just bought a few entrees today to test it out!

Not much else really going on here, the girls started back to school this morning and what a blessing that was. ;0) Christmas break was longer than usual or so it seemed to me. ;0)

Our wonderful children's pastors were in church on Sunday. Yes, she was there, shot on a Thursday morning and in church by Sunday! What a blessing! :0) It was so wonderful to see her and to hear her stories. She talked about cursing the devil and forgiving the shooter before they ever even loaded her into the ambulance. She said that some of the nurses in the hospital were telling her she was crazy for forgiving who did this to her so quickly, her answer to them was that there was no way any grudge was going to interfere with her prayers. :0) She is such a woman of God and it was wonderful to hear her account of fighting with the devil and Monica winning. :0)~

I also have to say that we are so blessed to have such a wonderful pastor and church family. I have said before how much they have blessed MY family and they are so giving of their time and kind words. I can't imagine my life without the Davis family and I am so happy to have found our church home. Yes, I know, this is a shameless plug for Chelsea Community church and if any of you are ever in this area and want to come to a place that is full of Jesus in every aspect, stop on by. :0)

So, anywho, I think that's all my update, its doesn't say much, because we have not been up to a whole lot around this house, just relaxing and trying to get ready for a new year. Here is a few pics that I had on my camera. I have STILL not even LOOKED at our Christmas pics from this year. My camera is still in the chair by the tree where I sat it once the gifts were opened. I hope to have them up soon. Enjoy the pics!


Can you tell I'm a Bama fan with my 3 same only different color shirts!?!?!? :0)


Lilly laying on the laptop. Spoiled!

Our float in the Christmas parade. That's Emma cheesing for the camera!

Just a few pics.......

It is super late early at our house and I should be in bed already since I have a FULL day of last minute packing and errands before we leave. I downloaded the concert pics off my camera and I have to say I had as many videos as I did pictures! I will try to post videos tomorrow for you to see how wonderful these 2 ladies were! I was just amazed at both of them and how wonderful they sound in person. (You know some people just don't sound good without some editing going on!) Anyway, here are some pics to hold you all over until I get the videos loaded! ;0) If you look closely at one of the pics toward the bottom, you will see Kelly, Reba and a blonde headed lady. THAT lady is "Barbara Jean" from the Reba TV show. She was on and off the stage all night being her silly self and pretending to be Reba's best friend! If you have ever watched the show, you know how silly "BJ" can be on there, well, she is just as funny in person!


Anyway, here are the pics! I am going to FALL into bed and pray the kids will sleep past 7 in the morning! ;0)


Oh and yes you have all noticed I have learned how to "strike" out a word and I am loving it! :)

Pictures

So, I finally got pictures of all the girls this past weekend! Trying to get pictures of ALL of our children is almost impossible. One of the kids has not been here in almost a year so a recent picture of all 5 is out of the question. I did get a pic of all of our girls and that was a rare occasion as well! Our oldest, Taylor is busy being a teenager and she has way more cooler things to do then hang out with her family on the weekends most of the time. I to remember being this age, so I can relate to wanting to be with friends all the time! :) This weekend, she suprised us and came along for a visit! :) Here are the pics we took before going to church Sunday morning!

the new house

Well, we left this morning on our way to look at a house that Steve found in Hoover. We got in the car, set my new GPS system to take us to the house and turned on movies for the girls and we were off. The drive down was smooth, with the girls watching the Eloise movie, I got them this weekend. :) That TV in the back of my truck is wonderful, let me tell you!

We got to Hoover and found the house with no trouble. I really think GPS will come in handy for me since I am always on the go somewhere and in a new town, I am going to need it! :)

We met with the owners of the house, Steve had talked to the man a couple of times and emailed back and forth alot, but this was the 1st time, we had met. They were really nice and took us all through the house and then left us alone in the house to look around some more. The house is in a subdivision in Hoover that is about 1 mile from the Galleria. :0) It is right off the interstate but you never hear the 1st car! It also sits in a cul-de-sac which has been a dream of ours for a long time. It will be nice to be able to let the kids ride thier bikes without the worry of a speeding car going down the street. We looked around the inside of the house and fell in love with it. It has the laundry room UPSTAIRS which is a HUGE plus for us. :) It is such a pain to carry laundry for all of us up stairs to all the bedrooms so this was a blessing to me. ;) It has 4 bedrooms (like our house we have now) and a good size yard. It also has a stream that runs in front of the house with a wooden bridge to walk over to get to the flower garden. :) It will be a GREAT place to take pictures right in my front yard. When we were standing outside today looking in the flower garden, Steve and I noticed a cross in the garden and asked the people who put it there. They said that the man that came and built the bridge for them, asked them if they minded if he made them a cross for thier house. :) He then carved a cross with a chainsaw and placed it near the flower garden. It stands about 1 1/2 feet tall but it definitly stands out. :) We loved it!!!

The people then asked if they could take us around Hoover and show us the schools and rec center in the area. We are maybe 2/10 of a mile from the Hoover rec center and about 1 mile from the school. The high school that is was zoned for was the high school from the Two-a-days show on MTV, but they have since rezoned it.

We feel very good about the people we met today and we have asked them to send us a lease to look over and since time is of the essence, we figure we will talk and pray about it more tonight but we believe we have found our house. :) I took lots of pics today of the inside and out and I wanted to put them on here for you all to see. :)

I am exhausted now from being in the car all day, funny how that wears you out huh?

My mini shoot with Emma and Caroline

Today I took Caroline and Emma to Providence and downtown to the Big Spring Park to take some pictures of them in thier matching dresses I got them last night. They don't have alone time often and I thought this was the a good time to take some pics of them together. :0)

I had to post these pics of Emma. These pictures definitely show her TRUE personality!! :0)

here are some pics of the dealership in Hoover. :) Steve went down today to look around and play golf with the owner. He took my camera and snapped some pics. They are trying to open the store by July 1st! There is still alot of work to be done, but the building and everything is in GREAT shape so it should not take much!! :)