changes

i've mentioned before
that i'm not big on
change
or
waiting

but.....
today
i'm completely ok with it

being that flake's plans have
changed

he is already on his way home

and i'll sit here and
wait
until i see him!
whenever that may be!

please pray for safe travels for him
and keep his job situation in your prayers too!

:)

randomness

i've not taken the time to sign into blogger
since last saturday
and when i signed in today
and saw this

i thought that was just a little overwhelming
and i just decided to hit the "mark all as read" button.
so
sorry!
sorry that i'm not going to go back and catch up on all those post over the past week, all i know is that you were all very busy!
VERY!

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i love lazy days!

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flake had his interview last tuesady.
he feels like it went well, but still has not heard anything.
(to be fair, he was told that he probably wouldn't hear anything before the end of the week.)
i'm ready to know!

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i love bowling
but i'm horrible at it!

but seriously, can you see my excitement over a gutter ball?

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thursday was a HARD day for me!
before flake came home again, i told him that i didn't think i could handle him leaving again.
and boy was i right
i cried like a baby when i took flake to the airport.
and by baby, i mean a blubbering idiot would couldn't catch her breath!
it wasn't pretty!

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twizzlers, ahh, you are so good!

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does anyone know how to put music on a blog?
someone asked me to help them do that, and i don't have a clue how to do it!

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modern mom over at how to survive life in the suburbs
tagged me in a meme

Here are the rules of this one:
1. Collect the book that you have most handy
2. Turn to page 161
3. Find the 5th complete sentence
4. Site the sentence on your blog
5. Pass it on to 5 other blogger

due to the fact that i was slack this week
(and thank goodness for the option to schedule a post....)
i never got around to doing this....

so here you go modern mom
1. the book closest to me.....isn't a book i'm reading....it just happens to be close to me, cause that is where it lives in the apartment.
the book is A Parting Gift by ben Erickson
2. found it
3. .... ok
4. "He's fine"
(Aren't you glad you waited a week for that!!! haha!!)
5. passing it on to bloggers......
(these five people just commented on my last post....so this is my way of saying THANKS!! and sending people over to you....)

summer
bas
tiffany
twentysomethingmomma
jael custom designs

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i'm not so sure how to feel about the fact
that one of my new friends at school told me
"i don't have to listen to you, i'm gansta"

umm...really, you aren't gansta....you are five!

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flake starts heading from texas on
MONDAY

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happy weekend!

oh i love this!

ever since i first saw the skinny jean
i have disliked it
probably because i knew, even as a child,
skinny jeans look stupid
on me.
on you.
on everyone.
but then again
i am reminded i am not the most fashionable person
by the fact that i would rather live in pajama pants
and a zip up hoodie.
i was so excited during the 90's when skin tight jeans
were just not cool
but to my utter disappointment
thanks to the gap
the skinny jeans came back
ugh!
but thankfully,
there is now proof that the skinny jean is the work of the devil....
medical proof!!!
YAY!!! i love that!!!
so please, for your health, but more importantly, for me,
stop wearing the skinny jeans!!!

the first day

the classroom is ready


the teachers are ready



the centers have been tested by a sweet little face


and all is ready
for the 24 sweet friends
who will show up in my door way this morning,
the first day of kindergarten,
with bright eyes and anxious feelings.
we have met some of them
and we have prayed for all of them
and we are excited to get to know them!

and we want you to get to know them too!

this year, we will have a class blog
:)
and i, along with my little friends, would love for you to read
and to comment on
all that we are learning in our little class

our first post should be up sometime around 3:00 this afternoon.

:)

ahh, i love him!

pray for him tomorrow, as he interviews for a job....closer to home!

be safe

back in december,
i came home from work
to tell flake that i had gotten him a present

now to be honest, i'm not good at being hush hush about
good surprises.
most people that know me IRL

(in real life....for those people like my mama who don't know bloggy shorthand)
can vouch for the fact that if i have a good surprise, like a gift, or exciting news,
i can't hold it in.
i just HAVE to tell (or give, show, etc)!!!
i hate waiting until christmas, birthdays, whatever days.....
i just can't stand it....

so ...... when i came home from work
and told flake i had gotten him a present,
he knew better than to ask me to keep it quiet until christmas
however.....he tried.
i told him, i wouldn't tell him what it was....
but i had to give him a hint.
(aka in l.o.v. language....i'm getting ready to cave!!)

so our conversation went something like this
but do remember....this took place 8 plus months ago....
l.o.v.: i got you something today
flake: a present?
l.o.v.: yeah, well, kind of
flake: kind of? well, don't tell me
l.o.v.: but
flake: please, i'd like to have at least one surprise
l.o.v.: fine, i won't tell you, but.....how about a hint?
flake: fine
l.o.v.: i got you something, but i don't want you to ever use it
flake: what?
l.o.v.: i got you something, but i don't want you to ever use it
flake: i heard you, but i didn't understand you
l.o.v.: and....it really isn't a christmas present
flake: what? .... fine, just tell me
l.o.v.: yay! i got you accident insurance, but please don't ever use it!

yep.....that's right....i got the boy accident insurance!
to those of you who know flake IRL....
you know that accident insurance is probably one of the best gifts the boy could ever get!
(both of us actually!)
neither of us were given much grace,
and both of us find ways to get hurt,
but always have good stories to tell in the end!
so, as you can imagine, i was quite excited with my purchase!

fast forward to present day....
flake is making good safe choices....
(well at least he says he is....down in texas)
while LF, has put himself in some compromising situations....

so i wonder, do you think that the accident insurance will cover him if he gets hurt??

happy

happy, because it is saturday
happy, because i'll see you in two more days
happy, because you are who you are
happy, because i love you
happy, because you're precious
happy, because you make me smile
happy, because you're my best friend
happy, because i know you
happy, because you make me laugh
happy, because i'm thinking of you
happy, because god put you in my life
happy, because today is your BIRTHDAY!!

happy birthday flake!
i love you so much!
(i just wish i was with you today to help you celebrate......)

extra

i found some more pictures of LF through the years

seems that he was quite busy
in lots of extracurricular activities!

(can you tell i had a little too much fun with yearbook yourself?)

awesome

dear person who stole my phone,
you don't know me, but you know my phone.
actually you probably know me better than i know you, being that you have access to my phone call records, text messages, pictures, and calendar.
i don't have anything to hide, but it kind of bothers me that you know so much about me, and all i know about you....is that you don't seem to be very smart.

i'm not saying i'm the smartest person in the world,
especially when it comes to stealing,
in fact i'm not sure i know how to steal at all,
but i do feel like you might need to know these few tips.

• when you steal a phone, off the charger, you might want to take the charger too. eventually the phone's battery will die down, and then what will you do? it wasn't like the charger wasn't available to you, being that you had to physically unplug the phone from the charger.
  
• when you steal a phone, it probably isn't smart to respond to text messages from people whose names are saved in the phone. those people actually know the person that owns the phone, and your sketchy ghetto talk comes across as "strange" to the person you might have texted. (example: dat blu 1)
  
• when you steal a phone, maybe you shouldn't answer the phone when people call whose name and number are saved in the phone. being that they actually do know the person who you stole the phone from, and they might find it weird that someone answers the phone, and just makes noise. in fact those people might actually call back again.
  
• speaking of people calling the phone back again, they are calling because they want to talk to the person that owns the phone. so, maybe, just maybe you shouldn't feel the need to call one of them back and ask a question like "why you keep calling this verizon phone?" and then don't follow that question up with "my sister done stole dis phone." really?!?! i'm pretty sure the person you just told that to, figured you didn't get the phone from the store!
  
• and if you do choose to call a person back, who has been calling the phone which was stolen, next time, you might not want to call from an unblocked land line, that can be traced, being that it is attached to a physical address. even if you did make a choice to call from a home that wasn't yours, the person that let you into their house, to use their phone, actually knows you, and is willing to give your name to the police, after the police trace the number, find the address, and spend lots of time at the home of the phone which you chose to use to call said person back.
  

so, dear not so smart person who stole my phone from my classroom at school right off the charger,
i hope that you have learned a few things from this experience,
but if not, i hope these suggestions might help you a little bit.
and remember, you're awesome
at being a complete idiot!

sincerely,
l.o.v.

Laura Lane....Update!!

thank you so much for praying for miss laura lane.
her mommy posted a facebook note to update us all on what the doctor had to say.

Hey everyone! Just got home from Duke.The doctor was amazing- not just because he gave us promising news but he spent a lot of time with us, showing us her MRI and explaining in great detail what was going on. I had never seen Laura's brain, never. So I was impressed that this doctor took the time to answer ALL of our questions and show us exactly what he was talking about.

*** His conclusion was- no surgery. He said that Laura's ventricles are big but they have always been big. He also went on to explain that surgery at this time would be very dangerous, possibly causing her to need 2 shunts. Yeah I said it 2.
He is very cautious about shunts.
He also said... that she could just have a big head- he proceeded to look at Scott and say... like her dad :)
He suggested that she see an eye doctor just to look into her eyes and to maybe have a spinal study to check out her back and see how her nerves are doing.He was very impressed with this 19lb 15 oz bundle of pure lovin that wowed him with her flirty and smily personality.
His plan would be to have another MRI in 3 months keep monitoring her head and symptoms. He said that babies sometimes have extra fluid that they just grow into at about 18 months old (WOULDN'T THAT BE A COMPLETE MIRACLE??????)- he also explained that if she does end up needing it-maybe just the procedure where they go in and fix the ventricle. Once a shunt goes in- it never comes out. It could potentially be bad- constantly in surgery fixing it.

Scott and I are actually going to cancel the surgery that is scheduled for next week and get a 3rd opinion. Take her to an eye doctor and discuss all of this with her pediatrician.

Thank you all so much for prayers and positive thoughts. I feel like tonight I will finally be able to rest just a little easier:) Love you all-and I will keep you posted!

so, thank you! thank you for praying for laura lane,
but please please keep her in your prayers!
pray that the third opinion will be aligned with this second opinion,
as well as pray that LL stays shunt free....even after 18 months of age.
she is a precious girl,
and she continues to help others see how great our God is!!