Venting.....

I know that with the mood that I am in that I should probably just hang it up and not blog anymore but I just can't resist. I wish I could really describe how I feel right now but I won't do that to ya. I am just so stressed out right now. Today at work I start having contractions (actually they started on wednesday night) so I keep thinking that I would be alright just ignore them right? but no you cna't do that so I started timing them and I had six in an hour and that was the only hour I counted them. They were hard and didn't feel too good either. Anyway, so I call home to check on Frank because Brit wasn't home today and he was with the kids and guess what??? he has a headache so you know what means....I can't lay down when I get home and rest because someone has to feed the herd...lol...I also only have three extra people/kids to feed...yea for me. So now you know how my day went. It just never fails, if I am sick or not feeling good and Frank is sick and I have no help. Women aren't allowed to be sick and lay in the bed even if you are in labor...lol...I guess that is my stress for today. I just need a vacation right now. Sorry to fuss and whine so much but I just feel this way and I need to get it out. I can't wait until my life goes back to normal, that is if it ever does......Well, I should shut up now and probably go get in the bed. Later...

Father's Day 2008

Here are the pictures I forgot to post on the last blog. See how fat I am getting? I look like crap!

playing catch-up.....

I have alot to talk about considering I haven't blogged in forever. Let's see. Our youth choir at church is scheduled to sing at my cousins church saturday night and I won't get to be there. Sorry Joy! I really hate it that I am going to miss it but I have to. I have somewhere else I have to be that night. I already promised someone so I have to do it.

I go for my sugar test in the morning so I can't wait for that. I can't eat after midnight so that will stink in the morning but maybe I can make it...lol...I plan to go swimming tomorrow after my appointment to get some much needed sun but it will probably be storming or raining knowing my luck. I just got to get a tan before this wedding. I don't want to look scarey walking down the isle....lol....

For those of you who don't know about the christian school that Scott and Stephanie will be running this coming year, they will be at Faith Trinity Christian School and that is so exciting for alot of people in our church. It has been so long since we have had a decent christian school in this area. At first I was really excited about it then I found out how much it will cost so I think we will just continue with our previous plans which are Bo homeschooling and Raylee returning to public school to do 1st grade where she will learn to read and get the basics in. I want to eventually homeschool completely but I am worried about the learning to read part so Frank and I decided that our kids would go to public school until the 2nd or 3rd grade and then we would go on from there. Bo is starting the 3rd this year and he really doesn't want to go back so we are gonna homeschool him. Raylee is still enjoying public school so she will go back by herself. I wish money grew on trees but it doesn't so I guess we will just do what we can. It it is God's will then he will make a way for them to go there but if not then it won't be the end of the world and we will be just fine.

My pregnancy is going good. I am finally getting over this junk in my head and chest. I still cough some but I am loads better. My back is now officially hurting just about all the time. It is so uncomfortable. It is either my ribs hurting or my back and then sometimes both. I come home from work now and my feet are swollen and I think about how crazy I am getting pregnant again. I think the older you get the worse you feel. I know I whine alot but it hurts....Just a few more weeks to go......YEA!!!!!

Well, I stole some pictures from Michaela's blog from father's day to put on my blog....hehehe....My camera is messed up so I am bumming pictures from everybody now. I guess that about gets us caught up to the present. I hope I haven't bored you silly.

Thank God for benadryl.............

I think in my last blog I was talking about the pollen and how it was affecting me. I have missed two days of work now. Wednesday was my regular day off and I had a doctors appointment and I was kind of sick but I was still going. Then at church Wednesday night I felt so bad. Thursday morning when I woke up I was coughing so hard that I hurt my back. I was in so much pain. It was crazy. I do feel better today but I'm not 100%. I was afraid that I would get pneumonia because my chest was hurting but I think I am getting better. I am supposed to work tomorrow and I think I will be able to make it. I have some cool 3 and 4 D pix of Levi so I gotta put them on here. It is so amazing what they can do now days. My appointment went good and the doc said everything looked fine. I have gained 14 so far so I am proud of that. I am trying not to gain too much this time. The last one was 50 so I think I am doing better this time. Don't get me wrong I want to be healthy for the baby but I don't want to over do it this time. Well, I guess I will upload you guys some pix and I'll get off of here. Later.

Go away pollin.....

Sunday night my Uncle Willie and Aunt Sue came from Jamestown and he preached and just did a great job. He preached about worship and how if we didn't worship in spirit and truth then we are only doing false worship. It was a good sermon. Of course he got all happy and shouted a few times. He reminds me so much of Grandma. I think he looks like her too.


I woke up this morning with a bad case of allergies. I am pretty miserable today. I have tomorrow off (Thank God) so I think I will take a Benadryl tonight and try to get rid of this sickness. The pollen is killin me. I go to the doctor again tomorrow and I get to have another ultrasound so that is always fun to see the baby. I guess I should start calling him by his name. We are naming him Thomas Levi Walker but we will call him Levi. I just can't wait to see my little buddy. He has been about to kill me kicking the fire out of me so I can't wait to see this little boy. Well, I am at work so I need to get off here and get some more work on before I head home. Later my peeps...

The past few days.....

I have to do some catching up. Alot has happened since I last blogged. I guess I should start with Tuesday. Early that morning about 5:30 we get a phone call and it is Frank's mom telling us that his great grandpa has passed away. He had died about 3 that morning. He was 97 and had lived a great life. It is strange because before I ever even knew Frank was alive we moved to Spencer for my dad to pastor his first church. Grandpa McDowell (who was Bro. McDowell for years to me) was an elder in the church and he just took my dad under his wing and they treated us like we were their family. Granny Mae (his wife) would make us quilts (which I still use to this day) and they were just really close to us. Several years later we left that church and we built the church were we are now on Cagle Mtn. So about 10 years later Frank's mom stats coming to our church and she always would request prayer for her son Frank. Well, he finally came to church and he got saved. After about two or three weeks he asked me out and the rest is history. What is so amazing about it all is that Bro. McDowell was his great grandpa so it was neat to have met someone and fallin in love with their grandson. So now you see that even if I wasn't married to Frank then Grandpa dying would still have been really sad to me. It was sad but at the same time it was a good time because you knew where he was and he had made it which is awesome. Granny Mae is still living and is in good health. She doesn't remember hardly anybody but her health is great. She is 97, too. To finish my story, wednesday they had the viewing at that funeral home and I got to see lots of people that I hadn't seen since I was real young. Thursday was the funeral and my 30th birthday. I was hoping that they wouldn't have the funeral that day but they did. On Thursday morning Frank's mom call again about 6 and says that Frank's cousin was on duty (he's a cop) and he as serving a warrent and the guy shot him and he died. It has been all over the news that past 2 days. They finally found the guy last night but he would not surrender and he shot himself and died later at the hospital. Frank's family is just in shock. Shane was only 28. That is so young. This happened in Grundy county where you think stuff like this wouldn't happen but it does and it is sad. He has kids and that breaks my heart. The funeral for him will be sometime next week because they are having to do an autopsy on him because he was killed in the line of duty. I was beginning to wonder what else was going to happen on my birthday. After Grandpa's funeral Daniel and Stephanie (Frank's brother) came to our house and I cooked them some supper. So it was late whenI finally got in the bed last night. I know that went on forever but I just had alot to talk about. I am back at work today so I guess I will finish and get back to work. later....

The Wedding......

This is Raylee getting pretty for the wedding.

Of course Reagan had to have her hair done too. Man, boys are so much easier...

This is Matthew and Shawna. The wedding was beautiful and Josh did a great job marrying them.

This doesn't get all the wedding party but you get the point of how pretty it was.

Me....before the wedding waiting on it to start so I could do my damage...lol...

Erin (Leann's baby girl), Brit and Michaela taken their picture before the wedding starts.

This is my old best friend that I don't get to see or talk to very often but I miss her alot. We work in the same town and occasionally see each other at lunch but we just haven't stayed in touch these past few years. She makes me look like pale and that is just putting it nicely....lol.....

The wedding went good and I was nervous but I got through it alright. Brit and Michaela overheard a guy sitting behind them make a smart remark about my singing which kind of bothered me but I chose to be a big girl and just ignore his rudeness. I had to clear my voice before the second verse and he said, "Wow, that is romantic." It wasn't really loud but I had to do it. It's not like I am a professional and was getting paid for it. It's not like I'm Vince Gill or anything. I am just a country girl singing for her friends at their wedding. Ok I will quit rambling on about that. I just hope them the best and they are a wonderful couple.