Sad Day!

Okay so Rusty has made fun of me so bad tonight but I just might have to call in sick to work tomorrow. Patrick Swayze has passed away oh my goodness! I will have to pull out Dirty Dancing and Ghost watch them cry and just think I can never leave the house again. Here's to you Patrick Swayze RIP.

Maemae and Abby

Well I got in trouble for not having a picture of the "rest" of the family on the blog. Maemae and Abby are our 2 dogs that are such a pain sometimes but I wouldn't give them up for nothing. When Rusty and I got married in 2002 we got Maemae for Christmas of 2002. Abby came to join our family when he said Maemae needed a friend to play with. I was so excited because I was like yes another little puppy. Well in 2004 he came home with a small pony. Maemae is getting older now and doesn't want to be bothered anymore and of course Abby wants to run and act like a crazy dog and you know who Braxton would rather play with and that's Maemae. One night he was trying to put her in a small tote and she wasn't having it. Well Braxton figured since she wouldn't get in the tote he would just put the tote over her. Well Maemae started going crazy and got out and took off running. I wonder why maemae doesn't like him he's such a sweet boy :-)

Buses, Trains and Garbage Trucks

Every morning when Braxton and I are headed out to go to school and work as soon as the garage doors open he starts hollering for the buses. I've never seen a kid so excited over a bus. On Tuesday's there is nothing better than the garbage truck. Friday Braxton went to the doctor since he's been sick with a runny nose and bad cough. Well I knew before we went he was going to be getting a shot so I went to the toy store before picking him up from school to buy a garbage truck. Well needless to say it helped in the end when that bad nurse pulled the alcohol swab out to rub on his leg (yes alcohol swab). He started screaming before the needle even went in. Well he did really good and the nurse said "you did such a good job do you want to come and pick out a sticker" Braxton was quick to answer with "no I want to go home". Well when we got in the car I pulled out the garbage truck and I saved the day. We went to dinner Friday night and the garbage truck went with us. We went to the Pepper Market on Saturay morning and the garbage truck went with us and it almost even went to bed with him on Friday night but I said no. I'm really hoping and praying he doesn't grow up to be a garbage truck driver or work for Greyhound bus. On Saturday afternoon we went to Calera for Braxton to see the trains because he's all about the trains. He had so much fun climbing on them and walking the tracks. He even put in a few funny faces in the pictures. He's growing up so fast and it's so hard to believe he's fixing to be 3!

Inspiration!

As I sit here updating my blog and Braxton is in the room with me saying "mommy I want to watch Thomas" while pushing this toy that just keeps beeping and saying tractor, tractor I smile. Days are harder than others and sometimes I come home from a hard days work wishing I could just crawl into bed and sleep till morning. Then I get to the daycare and pick up that blonde hair bright blue eye little boy that yells "mommy" then the last thing on my mind is to go home and sleep. I love the fact that he's so happy to see me in the afternoons or if Rusty picks him up how he is staring out the window when I pull up in the driveway or how he greets me at the door. Braxton has brought so much joy to my life and there is not a day that goes by that I don't think God for him or my life. I have a husband that yes can be a pain sometimes and be a typical husband and then majority of the time he's the most wonderful person in the world. I wouldn't trade him or Braxton for anything. I found a blog last night about a Godly woman named Angie Smith and her family and especially her daughter Audrey Caroline Smith "Bring the Rain". As I sat here and cried and thanked God for blessing me with a healthy little boy I'm just amazed at this woman. She had 2 1/2 hrs with her daughter and then Audrey went home to be with the lord. To read her story is just such an inspiration. So God as I sit here tonight and type about "my life" Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. Thank you for my life for my healthy little boy and my husband. Another blog I have gotten into reading is the Mikkelson family Adam and Chandler. Chandler struggles with fertility and to see her so strong is so amazing. When Rusty and I were having fertility problems and couldn't get pregnant my faith in God wasn't that strong. God showed me very quickly when I was asking why, why me what he had in plan for us. One night as I sat here reading Chandlers blog about the adoption and how Chandler prayed for the birthmom to keep the baby because that is what Chandler felt like was the right thing I was just amazed. When Braxtons birthmother would do something and I would get in my mind that she was going to change her mind I got angry and Chandler just got stronger with God. I don't know if she is like me and reads other blogs from peoples pages but Chandler Mikkelson if you ever do read this blog I just want you to know you have inspired me to put my faith more in God. I wish you and Adam the best of luck and pray for the both of you every night. God Bless you both!!!

God is Amazing!

Follow up from my post about prayer request! Before I posted the prayer request blog I have prayed and prayed for a job option to come my way. The more and more I prayed something kept telling me sales. I've have become a Southern Living at Home consultant and my kit came on Tuesday. Also, a friend called me today to tell me her boss offered for me to come and work part-time with them until I found something. God is wonderful and that is what I keep telling people with they ask aren't you worried. My reply "I'm human I'm going to worry but there is no need to because GOD IS GREAT and I know he's taken care of us in the past and he's going to take care of us now because God is always there for me...." Rusty and I have gotten back into our church and fianlly joined this past Sunday and had Braxton dedicated. God has put people in my life that I needed at that moment because I was begging and praying and crying out to him to please help me. Please continue to pray that a full-time position will happen for me somewhere I'm meant to be.