Get the ‘let’ out!

There is a three letter word that has always bothered me, even while growing up. It wasn’t until recently that this word began to inundate my life again, so much so that I am finally fed up and feel the need to express. The word is LET.
When I married Rick, I made a [...]

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Potty Training

Ok, I know that it is early, but to my defense, Jaxon is normally up at this God-ordained hour.  However, I have recently learned that, like his mother, he needs a certain number of hours of sleep.  So, no matter what time you put him to bed…12 hours later he will get up.  We had [...]

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Jaxon in a year…

…More like the past 6 months!
So…I was supposed to write this update a couple of weeks ago, but life is life and I am writing it now.  Forgive my…I don’t know what you would call it, but forgive it anyway! 
On February  16, 2008 Jaxon turned a year old…so we celebrated this momentous event [...]

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How Beautiful, How Sad

Wonderful Poem…
How Beautiful, How Sad
from That NEW Adage by Derrick Williams

How beautiful, how sad
The stark dichotomy
How grand, how Galahad
The thought occurred to me.
How does a man react
When told this solemn tale?
The hardest heart is cracked
The strongest legs will fail.
A Man devotes His life,
His every waking thought
To them that hold the knife,
And those that know Him [...]

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Obama’s Speech

My husband sent this email out to some friends and with his permission I am putting on my blog.
“I don’t want to take for granted that everyone heard Senator Obama’s speech yesterday afternoon. Politics aside, it was a historic moment in the fight for true racial reconciliation. It kept me up last [...]

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“His Word Game Feeds Thousands”

I recently read this article in People magazine (dated March 17, 2008), in the “Heroes Among Us” section, about a man named John Breen. It states that he was looking for a way to help his son study for the S.A.T.’s and ended up developing a computer program that is a “multiple-choice vocabulary [...]

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“You Are Mine” – Mute Math

 
Anyone who knows me , knows that I am a huge music fan. Not just within one genre, but I have a love and appreciation of GOOD music…no matter what genre. About a year ago, my husband (Rick) brought Mute Math to my life. At first I really enjoyed them and thought [...]

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Jaxon’s 1st Snow

It snowed in Memphis yesterday and we got to enjoy it today.  Here are some pictures from Jaxon’s 1st snow!
OOOOOH SSSNNNOOOOWWWW !

UUH OOH!

Just taking it all in…

“Oh, Hi Mama!”

“Well, what is this wet stuff?  Let’s taste it…”

“Yep!  Like I thought!  It tastes GLORIOUS!”  (shameless Will Ferrell line from “Old School”)

“Let’s try some more…”

“And I am [...]

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Jaxon

This is a picture of Jaxon on his way to his Uncle Rian’s wedding in Atlanta a few weeks ago.  I thought he just looked TOO CUTE and that the world should all see it!  Enjoy! 

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American Idol…3/4/08

Yes I am a fan. I just like music…period! Here are my top three performances from the guys last night on American Idol.
NUMBER THREE…

NUMBER TWO: (I just REALLY like this song)

NUMBER ONE: (please just give him the contract now! Rick and I sat there [...]

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