Easter Party Fun @ CEC

Happy 30th Birthday April!!!!

More Birthday Fun For April At Work Today!!!

Fun Night @ The Comedy Club

Tonight I went with April, her sister Allison and Crystal for little bit of girl time to the Comedy Club. I must say I have definitely heard better comedians before but it was nice to get out and enjoy a little ME time.

To My Best Friend April.... I hope you have a wonderful 30th Birthday. We have truly been through alot together over the last 10+ years and I wouldn't have made it sometimes without you by my side. I love you so very much!!!

Birthday Girl!!!


Party of 4 PLEASE!!!


Me and Red


April and Allison

Playhouse Disney Rockin Road Show

Today I took Kason to see Playhouse Disney Rockin Road Show and I must say WE both had a good time. Of course you don't leave without spending what seems like a blood fortune on stuff but you can't go and atleast not get something...RIGHT??? We sat on the same row as we did when we saw Elmo Live but we were more in the center this time which was GREAT!!! Like I said We both had a good time and it was good for us to get out and do something fun together :)

Enjoy the Pictures

Hello BEAUTIFUL weather!!!!

Well as I stated in my last post I decided to do some one on one counseling with my childhood pastor and I must say it went really well and I had alot of questions answered. I knew I needed to get myself back to the spiritual level I use to be at because I can't even expect God to show me what direction I needed to go if I wasn't living the life I knew I should be. My prayers for myself until our court, which is May 12th, is either God give me GREAT peace about my decision or GREAT anxiety that I shouldn't get a divorce.I know this decision for most people wouldn't be a hard decision but I want to make sure I'm doing God's well and not just making a emotional decision. I'm the one that has to lay my head on my pillow at night with whatever decision I make so I want to make sure it is the decision and answer that God gives me. I would love to say that thinks looked up from that day forward but Wednesday I got that phone call from daycare that Kason was throwing up...UGH!!!! Since I had no one to pick him up I took off work to get him. He had a horrible day and we had a horrible night. He was up just about every hour through out the night and I must say it truly makes you appreciate the fact that he now sleeps through the night. I didn't go to work on Thursday because I was alittle concerned if he was going to be dehydrated since he couldn't seem to keep anything on his stomach but after talking with the nurse she told me to continue to fill him with liquids even if they come back up. He was pretty whiny for most of Thursday and I know he wanted me to be able to make him feel better but I just couldn't. Some things mommie's just can't fix but by Thursday evening it was like a light switch came on in his belly and he was healed. We started acting like my wild little man again and we had a great nights rest. My dad stayed with him on Friday since he wasn't able to go back to daycare and after talking to my dad he was back to 100%. That night we met my parents, my sister, Steven and Maddie at Logan's for dinner and then I decided to take Kason to the mall to see the Easter bunny. I was a little nervous thinking he might be scared but I should have known better. He was so excited to see him and let him pick him up and everything. Afterwards we headed home and just hung out at the house for the night. I rented a movie to watch after Kason went to sleep - "Did you hear about the Morgan's"...cute movie. Today Kason actually let me sleep till 7:15 consider Friday morning I was awakened by him walking around the house at 6:14 with his rain boots on. We had a 10 am appointment to get his Easter pictures made with live Easter bunnies and he did so well. I can't wait to get those pictures on Thursday. My mom met me at the house at 11 so I could do my Kids Market shopping today and she took Kason to my sister church for their Spring Celebration. By the looks of all the "junk" he brought home I would say he had a good time. He was asleep when I got home so I decided to lay down as well....this was around 2:30 before I knew it I woke up and it was 5 and he was still asleep. He may wake up early some mornings but I must admit he makes up for it in nap times which is nice for me as well. Once we both got up we went over to my best friends house for her birthday. Her mom and step dad cooked fresh fried fish, corn, potatoes, cole slaw and then topped it off with a Strawberry cake from Edgars. Let me just say that yes I blew the diet today but I'm back on track for tomorrow. We had such a good time hanging out with everyone and Kason really enjoys playing with Nathan.

Hope everyone has had a good weekend so far...I'm getting ready to hit the bed church comes early in the morning and then at 4 we have Disney Live at the concert hall.

Love you all, Angela

Sweetness from the week....

Enjoying the BEAUTIFUL weather

I love how he loves to play in the mud...such a boy

Happy 30th Birthday to my Best Friend April :)

The boys have such a good time...Sorry April for such a mess

Week/Weekend Review :)

Well I know I’m really behind on blogging about last week but let me say I’m glad last week is last week.

I’m finally feeling better from my episode of the flu and Thank God for that because boy did I feel awful. Monday night my mom had to take my dad to the ER because he was having chest pain again and after being stuck in the ER most of the evening they finally admitted him around midnight and did a arteriogram on Tuesday afternoon. Two areas in the bypass were blocked and had to have stints put in.
Tuesday night my Sunday school teacher and friend Leigh Anne came over for some much needed talk time for me regarding my current situation with Shaun. She gave me a couple of things to pray about and said that she prayed God would show me the answer and peace I was looking for. I know many of you as well as my family doesn’t understand why I can’t just move forward but it’s almost like I have been stuck in this nightmare for the last 2 years and I don’t know how to get out. I have prayed over the last week that if Shaun was truly going to change and if I should be trying to do whatever possible to save this marriage for whatever reason I would see him changing and see his “best side” right now but all I continue to get from him when I ask him will he ever except fault in this failed marriage I get some crazy respond about something I have supposedly done or lied about and the finger pointed at me not to mention I was told he already asked a girl out…Seriously???? And he really wants me to believe the email saying how much he loves and miss me and Kason. Needless to say I’m dusting off my sandals and moving on. How you may ask I’m not for sure yet but I will get back to you on it…lol.

Wednesday my dad came home from the hospital and Thursday night we meet Lindsey at O’Charley’s for dinner. Friday of course was not a good day for me at all. Most everyone knows I have been having some problems at work and for that I want get into great details about. Needless to say Friday afternoon was not a good day for me at work and over all I was beside myself with all current situations in my life. I really felt like Friday they were already getting my padded room ready at St. Vincent’s are at least that’s what my chest felt like. I went home and laid down for awhile and then decided to go meet Lindsey for dinner at Stix thinking it would make me feel better but after taking 3 bites of my food I realized maybe it wasn’t such a good idea and that I really should have stayed home. I had to bail on her for the night because I knew my body was telling me go home. I spent much of Friday night and Saturday in the bed until my parents came over for what I called my first “intervention”. It was pretty much them telling me how worried they are about me getting into a deeper state of depression and that we MUST figure out a way to get through this because obviously I am driving them crazy as well. I have decided to do counseling with my childhood pastor which I must admit I am quite nervous about but I know it will be really good for me because I have to figure out what it is that is keeping me from moving forward and excepting all this change in my life. Once my parents left Saturday afternoon I decided it was time to get up and do some things around the house and then I settled in for the night on the couch and watched New Moon and Law Abiding Citizen. Sunday I was up and ready for Sunday school and church and then ran some errands before Kason came home for the evening.
Part of my healing / moving forward process I have started my diet as of yesterday to lose 20 lbs. I absolutely hate to diet and it has been something that I have never really had to deal with because for most of my life I have been pretty fit and well figured but over a period of time I have become what I call myself as a stress eater and have added 20 lbs that I’m not so happy with.

Tonight is my first night of counseling and I’m very nervous about it but I know I have to get myself back on track not only for myself but most importantly for Kason.

Please pray that I allow the Lord to heal my heart and regain the relationship I once had with him.

My Life Since Thursday - The FLU :(

Well the last couple of days have been alittle rough but I must say today I feel much better a good shot of energy would be nice but I will survive. I went home early from work on Thursday and slept most of the day but by Thursday night Friday morning I was running a fever of 102 and decided to have my dad take me to see Dr. Ali. After being taken care of by my dear friend Lindsey ;) I was diagnosed with the Flu and sent home with
I haven't really done much of anything over the last couple of day but sleep and consume



All I know is I wouldn't make it very long in a padded room because being in this house pretty much since Thursday has made me realize I'm not ready to be sent to my padded room at St. Vincent's quite yet...lol

I am excited to say that Lowes's came out today and finished my flooring in the screen area. I still have some touch up painting that needs to be done but it looks alot better.



Okay Lowe's didn't do this but I took a picture so why not post :)


I'm also very excited to have my K-man home tonight...and when he got out of the car I would say he was pretty excited to see me as well. He said Mommie you not sick???? Gosh I love that little guy.

Hoping the rest of the week goes well. Please keep my dad in your prayers as he is suppose to have surgery Thursday due to a disk in his shoulder / neck that has been dealing him a great deal of pain over the last couple of months.

Love you all!!!

Sips N Strokes

Time to paint...

My finished product...

The groups finished product...

Want Ad For A Parent...2 Cute Not 2 Share

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Welcome into the world Lily Kennedy Smith

One of my best friends from high school Casie and her husband Jonathan welcomed their first little girl Lily Kennedy Smith into the world at 3:27 pm. Lily weighed in at 9 lbs and was 22 inches long.

Keeper

I received this in a email today and wanted to share...Hope everyone is having a great Tuesday!!

Their marriage was good, their dreams focused.. Their best friends lived barely a wave away. I can see them now, Dad in trousers, tee shirt and a hat, working on the lawn mower, and Mom in a housedress, dish-towel in her hand. It was the time for fixing things. A curtain rod, the kitchen radio, screen door, the oven
door, the hem in a dress. Things we keep.

It was a way of life, and sometimes it made me crazy All that re-fixing, eating, renewing, I wanted just once to be wasteful. Waste meant affluence. Throwing things away meant you knew there'd always be more.

But then my mother died, and on that clear summer's night, in the warmth of the hospital room, I was struck with the pain of learning that sometimes there isn't any more.

Sometimes, what we care about most gets all used up and goes away....never to return. So... While we have it... it's best we love it... And care for it.... And fix it when it's broken..... And heal it when it's sick.

This is true... For marriage.... And old cars........ And children with bad report cards........ Dogs and cats with bad hips.....And aging parents.... And grandparents. We keep them because they are worth it, because we are worth it. Some things we keep. Like a best friend that moved away or a classmate we grew up with.

There are just some things that make life important, like people we know who are special... And so, we keep them close.

Good friends are like stars.... You don't always see them, but you know they are always there.