Kameron's Video of Aunt Sheri!!!

Ok so after the last post of showing what an awesome Aunt my children have...(we've buttered her up), now I want to show a video of Kameron imitating her in the car. Here goes....sis you said you wanted to see it. So don't get upset....

Ok, allow me to set it up...We were waiting in the car for Hugo to get a haircut and Kameron said he wanted to listen to Christmas music. By the way, all of my children are Christmas Freaks...they all love it...I don't just mean the presents they get, we so try to not have that be the focus, but they love the decorating, baking, "Twas the Night Before Christmas book", gingerbread houses with Aunt Sheri, lights, dinners, music, Christmas programs, cider, family...they love the entire season and of course the most important, the whole reason for the season, Jesus. So I just so happen to still have a CD in the car from last year. (I have a ton of Christmas music, every year it's my tradition to purchase the latest Christmas CD to add to my collection, just how many more times can another artist record the same song and we keep buying it, haha). So I put in Bette Midler Christmas...this is why you are hearing Christmas music in the background.

So times up just look and listen....

Another one just in case you didn't catch the first one....

I laugh out loud everytime I watch these videos. Kameron laughs too. Sis these are so funny. I hope you are glad you got to see them.

You know he loves you very much and loves to tease you. Love ya Sis!

This is a short post after the last two long ones.

Til next Time with T!!

The Mailman and Aunt Sheri!!!

The kids were excited when they came home the other day. There were 3 boxes on the front porch from Aunt Sheri. You will see in the pics how they knew they were from Aunt Sheri. The mailman even knows they're from Aunt Sheri.

I love seeing them get so excited when they get stuff from her.

Here's why....

There is no question...anyone who has touched that box knows that Aunt Sheri loves these kids..all the packages from her show up like this. The funniest thing is Unle Rick has to take them to the post office. I'll bet he looks so cute carrying them in...just to add to the picture in your mind...there is never just one box, but two to three at a time. The funniest was the Easter box with pink, yellow and the Big Bunny on the side. To my understanding he gets a lot of comments/looks his way. This is how he has invited so many people to the church. haha!! Just kidding...Sorry Unle Rick...well, not really, just couldn't pass that one up.

She puts a printout of something directly related to each one of the kids...they love it and feel very special.

Brooklin knows exactly what the box says and reads it to me everytime..."That box says, "I love you, Brooklin" and "Aunt Sheri misses Brooklin"...


Sorry this gets a little loud....but if you've ever been to my house then I don't need to explain. lol!! but I love my fam.


These are toys that Aunt Sheri bought for Brooklin during our visit to Nashville....however, due to my boot purchase and a few other things..lol!! I did not have room. Unle Rick already had to pay the extra fee for my luggage being over the weight limit and Ashley gave me an extra bag. So Sis just mailed them.

This was Kameron's present...he loved it..it was a Star Wars Transformer. He immediately got out the directions and mastered it. Little Hugo!!!
Shine loves her bag and bracelet Aunt Sheri bought and Ash picked out. Shine loves everything Ashley and Aunt Sheri pick out.
And then there's "Felix, the Frog". There's some great video that explains the story of Felix, however, if I posted that one, it could quite possibly be the last post I ever do. My sister would send me to heaven a little early. lol!!! Mom purchased Felix for Brooklin and he is sticky and squishy just like a real frog. Felix's purpose in life was to torment my sister. Let's just say, Brooklin named him Felix immediately after mom's purchase. She loves him and well, sis does not. So Brooklin had to pray for Felix while we were visiting Nashville, because somehow now he is a 3 legged Felix the Frog. Mysterious isn't it???? He was supposed to go on the plane with us but upon getting out of Unle Rick's truck, we left him accidently in the car. So he had to go air mail back to Brooklin.
I found these great Christmas ornaments at Hobby Lobby while we were visiting, however, I was on a budget while visiting and just decided even though I loved them so much, they needed to stay in Nashville. However, I didn't know that after I left, my wonderful sister went back and bought the exact ones I wanted. I love, love, love them so much. Thanks sis. They will add greatly to my kitchen Christmas tree this year.
So I got stuff in this mail delivery too. There was more, like the layaway I put on while I was there and then Unle Rick picked up for me, some cute shoes and a piece of decor for my kitchen, and the cream and sugar holders from Crate n Barrel that sis bought for me...thx Unle Rick. Of course, Sis too...she made it happen, Rick just paid for it all.

Well, that was our visit from the mailman. Trust me I have a ton more of mailman delivery pictures. I have had to give them a separate folder for all the pics of boxes being shipped to us from Nashville.

Sis, thank you once again for your unselfish ways. You made someone else a priority again, me and my children. I just don't know how you do it. Your an amazing sister and I love you!! It really is nothing about the stuff that you send, that's cool but I am so lucky to have a sister like you! However, Don't cry while reading this!!!!

Lv ya'all,

Til next Time with T!!!

Shine's Ortho Appt!!!

Well, today was Friday, October 10th, and we had a busy day. The normal morning of dropping off the kids at school and off to work I went. However, I did get to take Shine to work with me today because she had an ortho appt this morning and I wouldn't have time to drive all the way back to school to pick her up. I love taking her with me to work, I am very proud of her. She's smart, beautiful, loves work stuff like her mom, and is very hardworking. She actually did work today. We asked our legal secretary if she had any filing to do but she said no. So I put her to work organizing and cleaning out our office supply closet. Needless to say, she loves office supplies like her mom and Aunt Sheri and will play with them at all costs, and 2. she is an organizing freak like her mom and Aunt Sheri. So we were all in a win, win situation. Our supplies closet got cleaned out and she gets to play with office supplies. I know, blah, blah, blah!!! However, you should see the closet. I forgot to take a picture but it looks great. I will take one and put it on here. She did a great job. She even threw away all the unnecessary items. Anyway, we finally left the office to go to the orthodontist. Due to the time of her appointment I got to leave Brooklin at school and just me and Shine to have some time to ourselves. I had fun wit her. I love my Shine...I am sooo proud of her, really. I have a great daughter. She really does have a good head on her shoulders and does everything she can to make the right decisions. I am blessed. I hear some horror stories of adolesence. So I thought I would share some pictures of our visit there.....

Take a peek for youself at the fun we had......

This is Shine standing in front of the board inside the front door...This is Serenia, she worked on Shine's teeth today...she is supercool, I had a blast with her and we even talked about getting together outside of the office...she has my personality.
See I told you she was fun....
Serenia is working on Shine...
I love this girl!!! She definitely "Shines" in my life...
This is Dr. Nicole working on Shine as well...

We had a good time today...I know it sounds like a funny post our visit to the ortho, but we had a good time together...however, take a look at the next pic and you'll understand....

SHINE GOT HER BRACES OFF!!!!!! OMG!!! I can't believe it!!!Before you get upset because none of you out there knew, well, Shine swore me to secrecy. She wanted everyone to be surprised.

I told Dr. Nicole, thanks a lot, you just added another year to her look. What the heck do I do now???All you mom's out there.

Anyway, here's the rest of the pics....

This one is funny...Serenia used the suction on her eyes cause she was crying from pain and joy.... Shine's first look in the mirror....

These are Shine's before photos...first of all she looks so young(it was only about 1 1/2 years ago), second look at the difference in her teeth and mouth...Amazing!!!

Braces off!!!!! First "real" picture without them....

Look how old she looks now....

My little girl is now a young lady, that looks beautiful...

Her congratulations prize!!! All the foods she was not supposed to eat...chewy caramel, gum, popcorn, sticky candy and a celebration bottle of cider with balloons...

Sign on the wall...her picture will be added.

Here's she is my beautiful daughter....I love you so much and I am so proud of you!! You are a beautiful young lady, your smart, and very loving and I am very proud of you.

Sorry this post is so long...but it was a pretty important day to my girl...

Til next Time with T!!!

I have never made a Quilt!!!

Mom and I decided to take a quilt class. This is a quilt that I have wanted to make for a couple years now. It's called a "Rag Quilt". I saw it in the store about 2 years ago and loved it. Although, I didn't care for the fabric they had used for their display(just not me), I loved the concept of the quilt. Not a lot of measuring and not much quilting experience. Let's just say it was a beginner quilt. That's perfect for me. And it was cute. So we signed up and went. We had a blast.

Here' a few pics of our time together.

Me and mom at the sewing machines.

All those squares we had to cut out with the rotary cutter and mat...that is what took the longest, a whole class just for that. I love all those colors and prints together.

Mom told the whole class how goofy I am...I just loved the look of the stuff in this basket...I know there are only a few of you out there with the same view but I just don't care what people think of me...I loved it..so I took a pic of it. LoL if you want to.

Mom looks so cute behind the sewing machine. These is my largest memories of her...she was always sewing something. She was very happy while sewing. Sis, remember those doll heads laying around the house. Scared the doodoo outta me sometimes.

Yes, I sat behind one too. Lol again...I love it just like my mom.

These are the patterns that will make up my quilt. Some of my favorites.

Well, now we just need to finish it. I will be posting the completed projects soon. Hopefully, it doesn't take so long that you forget about this post.

Stay Tuned!!!

Til next Time with T!

How Much Are These Cupcakes Worth?

So Shine had a Cheer Dinner/Auction at school for the parents of the cheerleaders. The cheer coaches provided the dinner and the competition parents provided the dessert to auction off and whatever the dessert sells for goes toward the cheerleader's balance. Shine really wanted to make something to sell instead of purchase her dessert. So we did.....

Shine with her cupcakes...stand included in the auction.

This is what we made...

"Strawberry Cupcakes with Homemade Buttercream Frosting"...the cute little flags are compliments of Aunt Sheri...these are there school colors and their mascot name. She "created" them on the computer, emailed a whole sheet of them to me and me and Shine put them on a sucker stick. They were sooooo cute. The cheer coaches, cheerleaders and parents love them. They were specific to their school, which is why they were so special, and because they were a little piece of Aunt Sheri even though she wasn't here. Thanks Sis, again!!!!

These are no-sew fleece blankets in their school colors...a gift from the cheer coaches to the cheerleaders. Very cute! This is one of the cheer coaches auctioning off Shine's cupcakes....the bid started at $15.00.... $35.00 going once, going twice...Sold! for $35.00 to the same person that made them!!!.....

Yes, we bought our own cupcakes. Shine wanted to buy them and share them with her friends. So I bought the stuff to make them, spent the time to make them, and then bought them a 2nd time.

Only from a proud, supportive cheer mom!!! That's crazy. I know none of you would have done something like that...ever...

She was proud of her cupcakes and wanted to share.

Til next Time with T!!!