Lovin Life

Way to much RAIN

2009-08-17T18:17:00.003-04:00

I know we needed some rain, but this is a little much if you ask me :)
TC took these pics today while Kenny & I were at work. He called Kenny & said "Dad you are going to be mad". Kenny asked why and then TC sent him some pics of all the rain. Most of the water has gone down,but it is raining buckets again.

Life is GOOD

2009-08-16T20:06:00.005-04:00

Boy has it been awhile since I have posted anything. We have just been super busy with so many things. We are remodeling our bathroom which has turned into a super big job. TC has been working for a friend of mine so I have been running him back & forth to work each day. I am taking 2 different bible studies and trying to catch up on my scrapbooking, plus all the day to day stuff.

Over the weekend TC & I headed down to the Indiana State Fair with mom, Beth & Sarah to watch the lighted Balloon Festival. The balloons are soooooo BIG....I knew they were big, but you don't realize it until you are right beside one. The whole event was awesome. Here are some pics from our trip.

Praying all the kids have a safe 1st week of school.....I can not believe TC will be in 8th grade as of this Tues :)

God Bless
Mis

Niagara Falls

2009-07-23T18:48:00.004-04:00

Where do I begin!!!!!!!!
The last week was so amazing. I first went to Nashville IN with my mom,g-ma, sister, niece & TC. We had rented a cabin for 4 days. We had so much fun, Little did I know that they invited my brother over to the cabin for a surprise B-day party for me :) Gotta love parties especially when you are the center of attention. It was so thoughtful and almost made me cry...it was super sweet!

I came home to immediately get ready for yet another trip, but this trip was with my wonderful husband. He took me to Niagara Falls for part of my b-day present(the other part was a new bike). The trip was just amazing. The falls were just breathtaking. If you have never gone the pics I am about to post DO NOT do it justice. We rode on the Maid of the Mist, took the Cave of Winds tour and actually stood under part of the American falls...totally awesome. We went to the casino and to make the trip even better....Kenny won enough money to pay for pretty much our entire weekend!!!! He was truly HOT...and I mean in more ways then one...hee/hee....ok I won't give you the details of everything. Kenny and I laughed like we have not laughed in a long time and I can honestly say without a doubt this was the BEST weekend ever!!! I can not wait to return, but we will take TC the next time. I think he would really enjoy it. Kenny wants to go on the Jet boats the next time...not to sure about that, but I know TC would love it.
Kenny....all I can say is Thank you so very much for such an amazing weekend and I love you with all my heart!!!!!
Enjoy the pics

Summer of 2009

2009-07-07T09:46:00.006-04:00

Boy have we been busy!!! We went camping two weeks in a row, which has just totally wore me out. I can honestly say this has by far been one of the BEST summers we have had in a long time. We are enjoying some amazing family time together that I would not trade for anything. We have so many funny stories that I would love to share, but I don't know where to start.....I could tell you about the mouse that was in the boat with us, the time Packer got his foot caught on the motor of the boat trying to get in and me ending up in the water, the trip Kenny and I took in the kayak's (which involved Packer once again)...they campfire stories go on and on....LOL. I have posted some pics from our 4th of July camping trip. Hope you enjoy them and I hope everyone had a safe and fun 4th.

Father's Day weekend

2009-06-22T05:52:00.006-04:00

Hope all you father's had a great Fathers Day! Our weekend started out by Kenny & I going out Fri night. I just love it when we get alone time :) Sat got up early and headed to Anderson for Sarah's 10th b-day party & a surprise Father's Day cookout. The entire day was fabulous. The cookout was great with some really good food and it was followed up with Sarah's party. She had a magician perform and the kids loved it (actually I think several of the adults did too....I know I did). As always...Beth did an awesome job with the decorations & the entire B-day theme. Great job, Bethy :) We brought Sarah back with us and we get to keep her for the whole week....YAHOO!!!

Sun was a gret day also...got a lot done and had tons of fun outside. We suprised Kenny with some great gifts. The best gift of all was a hammock. The kids died laughing when Kenny was showing them how to get positioned and then he flipped out of it...I missed it, but the kids were rolling in laughter. Kenny did finally get positioned and enjoyed the breeze in the shade :).....Happy Father's Day to the man of my dreams!!!!!!

Kenny then made a slip-n-slide for the kids. Talk about two kids having FUN! Kenny even got the dish soap out to make it really slick. The kids ended up being one big white suds bubble....it was just way to much fun.

Took the kids to the zoo yesterday, which was a great time. I love the zoo :)....OK....the zoo is not only for the little ones...LOL They have a new sky ride, which we rode, but was not a fav of mine....I was so ready for the ride to end...just a little much for me.

We are enjoying having Sarah here so much. We are going camping tomorrow through Sun at Chain of Lakes. We are SUPER excited about that.
Enjoy your week and remember to tell your kids how much you appreciate them and how proud you are of them.
Love you all
Missy

LONG Weekend

2009-06-15T10:42:00.004-04:00

Boy was this a long weekend or what???!!!

My weekend was altered just a bit, but that was ok. I was suppose to run in a 5k on Sat, but went fishing in Michigan with my hubby & TC instead. We were up very late on Fri (1:30am) and then got up at 3:30 to head out....YIKES!!! Actually I wasn't that tired when we first started out, but then the closer we got to the lake the more tired I got. The weather was not nice out at all....cold and rainy. If the weather would have been warm & sunny it would have been a totally different story. I took blankets with us for the boat just in case....TC was huddled under the blankets and sleeping pretty much the entire 6 hours we were on the water :) TC did join us fishing for about 20 mins and caught 2 fish. I think Kenny caught close to 30 & I know I had at least 10, which is awesome for me! I dont' have any pics of our boating trip as I forgot my camera in the truck...UGH!!! I did get some pics of our trip home. You can see how tired we all are. Kenny is rubbing his head, which he does when he is really sleepy, Packer's eye tell it all, I have bags under my eyes!!! Lets just say we were exhausted!

Sun I got so much stuff done.....stained some more wood for the bathroom, finished up all the laundry, changed bed linens, cooked out on the grill, weeded some of my flower beds, ran the weedeater and even had time to sit down with hubby and watch a movie with him :) I love the days I get that much accomplished.

Hope everyone has a fantastic week.

Please continue to pray for my fellow co-workers who recently lost their jobs. I was in contact with several others outside my department that have been effected.

"Recognize God's calling on your life and fan that flame"

What a week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-06-12T21:24:00.003-04:00

What a week we had!!!!!!!!!!!

The week started out with TC attending basketball camp. He did very well and enjoyed it tremendously. He is already wanting to sign up for another one, but I'm not sure that will happen as we are jam packed with stuff to do this summer.

The work week started out like any other, but then took a VERY stressful turn. We were told that the company would be laying off employees. Most of us thought it was rumors as they have been flying around for some time. Well......this time the rumor was TRUE! They vamped up the security and even hired cops to patrol our grounds and were located at pretty much all exits. The worst part about the whole thing was no one knew who was going or how many exactly. You pretty much sat on pins and needles all day and hoped and prayed that no one came up behind you and asked you to come with them. It was very difficult to see your co-workers that have now become your close friends be walked back to their desk so they could gather their personal belongings and then escorted to their car. We could not give good bye hugs or even exchange our deepest sympathy with them. We lost a total of 7 just in our department and two were my neighbors. I made it through this cut, but they said they could possibly re-evaluate in 6 mths and lay more off. There was really no rhyme or reason for who they chose, which is scary. I just ask that everyone please keep the 150 employees in your prayers as it could have easily been me! Today was a very tough day for everyone as we were not sure if more were to come today and then on top of walking by the desks of the ones that were let go. I just thank God for my job and for allowing me to have worked with some of those awesome people.

Now onto some fun stuff....can't end a posting on a bad note. I had some tickets to the Ft Wayne TinCaps ball game last night. Well we didn't really know if they would even have the game due to all the rain. TC, Brody, Steph & I decided to just head out and we would take our chances. The game was supposed to start @7 but was delayed by almost 2 hrs. Once the game got started the rain would stop & start. The game was a lot of fun and both the boys got foul balls. Brody even got one of the souviners that they throw out. By the 7th inning Steph's feet were numb (she wore flip flops) and it was almost 11. I told the boys that we were going to leave @ 11:30...well the other team tied it up in the 7th inning so we just coudln't leave. The 8th, 9th & 10th inning came & went & the game was still tied...I finally called it quits @ midnight and said we have to go. Steph & I both had to work today!!!! I dropped them off @ 1 and I pulled into my driveway around 1:30. I found out today that the game went 13 innings, but the TinCaps WON!!!! I am so glad we left when we did. I can't wait to go back.

5k, fishing tournament, kayaking !!!!!

2009-06-08T12:17:00.002-04:00

Great fun outdoor weekend for the Farmer crew!

Fri TC and I put the kayaks in the water for the 1st time this year. We had a ball. We were out for about an hour & for the 1st time out that was plenty long enough.

Sat had another 5k run in my home town of North Webster. I must have really been pumped for the run as I finished in 29.47 mins. That is my best time yet. I did not place for my age group, but I was totally all about shaving 3+ mins off my time from my last race. I have another one this weekend. A guy I work with said if I finish in 27 he would pay for my next race....NOW THAT IS PRESSURE....LOL

Kenny & his partner finished 10th in their fishing tournament. They are still in 4th place overall, which is totally awesome. They still caught a total of 6.54 total lbs, but it just wasn't enough to pull out a top 5 finish. TC and I went and watched the weigh in...it was pretty exciting to be there when all the boats started pulling.

TC & I went kayaking again Sat late afternoon and it was a bit more difficult with all the weekend traffic & wind on the lake. Talk about some great exercise for your upper body :)

Sun was yet another awesome service at church and then home to kick back and relax. We were suppose to do some work on the bathroom, but that didn't happen. We did go fishing last night for some R&R....yesterday was really a great day all the way around...I even got in another nap! I have now taken naps 2 Sundays in a row...what is up with that???!!!!

TC new do.....I love his hair cut this way!

Hope everyone has a great week.

Mis

Productive Weekend

2009-06-01T10:10:00.002-04:00

Happy Monday!

This past weekend was very productive if I do say so myself and very busy.

Fri night TC and I went to a t-ball game. I really miss those days :0) We then stopped by the root beer stand for some yummy coney dogs and root beer. Then we headed to Lowe's to check out our new shower unit. We are in the process of remodeling our bathroom. We are almost ready to start putting it back together....so exciting. Kenny actually went this AM to pick the shower unit up. After Lowes we headed to Walmart to do our grocery shoppping (I guess I am old as my Fri nights are now spent grocery shopping...lol)

Sat I babysat for 3 little ones..they were 2,4 & 6. My hands were full, but it was fun. TC was a huge help with all of them. Sat afternoon we headed to a Graduation Open House. Steph...you did a great job on Kailee's party and thanks for the left over sandwich rolls...they were gooooooood.

Sun our day started out with a wonderful service. I just love the music they play as it always puts me in the right frame of mind. I wish I was half as talented as those musicians. After church we headed home for a wonderful breakfast as a family and then the fun began......mowing yard, weeding, laundry and staining our wood for the bathroom. We even had time to play a couple games of basketball with TC and I got my 3 mile run in. Great day!!!

This is not starting out to be a great Monday...it is raining out and we got some real thunder boomers a few hours ago. I sure hope it stops long enough for me to get my run in tonight. I have a race this weekend so I really need the conditioning.

Hope everyone has a great week. I know TC is really looking forward to Thur as this is his last day for the year.

Mis

Memorial Day weekend

2009-05-26T11:52:00.003-04:00

Happy Tueday to all!! Only 4 days in the work week this week....YAHOO!

The weekend was great and fun was had by all. My holiday weekend started out early as I took Fri off. TC's class had a celebration so I went to that. The kids made all the food and decorated...it was pretty cool. Here is a pic of
TC's teacher this year (one on left, Mrs. S & teacher from last year Mrs. Hike). They have both been a huge impact in TC's life and I thank God for them everyday.

Kenny ended up not working on Fri so we all got to enjoy some extra family time together. That is always a good thing. Here are some pics from our latest and greatest fishing outing.

Sat I ran my 3rd 5K race...well it was really a 6K. The registration form said it was going to be a 5K, but when we got there found out differently. I finished 64th out of 99. My time was 33.59 so for it being a 6K I did very well in comparison to the 5K's I've been running. I really struggled with this one and my calfs cramped up on me and we had a few small hills, but when your tired a hill is a hill....no matter how big or small :)

Sat afternoon I ran to Shipshewana with two of my girlfriends. We had a great time and I decided that I am going to redo my kitchen in sunflowers. I bought a few things to get me started.

Sat night we played cards pretty much all evening along with a few drinks.
Sun Steph and I took Carrie out for breakfast and then to Archivers (scrapbooking store) We had to get Carrie away from the lakes for a while so her husband Marcus could decorate for a surprise granduations/B-day party for her. Let me just say she was TOTALLY surprised. The entire day was a blast and the company was great.
Mon we pretty much just chilled out and ate left overs. I think we finally made it home around 8.
The weekend was great all the way around, but I am exhausted.

Have a great week
Missy

Another 5K under my shoes

2009-05-17T17:39:00.002-04:00

What a great weekend. Kenny got to work 1st shift on Fri so we all went out for a family night. Hacienda, Menards then Wal-mart...life is good...lol

Sat I ran in my 2nd 5K in Ft Wayne. I finished 237 out of 485, which to me is great. My time was 33.17....I was over my first run of 30.29, but the weather conditions were not the greatest. I will blame the extra time on the horrible wind and light drizzle :) I am still excited that I have another one down. I am going to try and do one every month.

Kenny had another fishing tournament on Sat. His partner, Joe and him did an awesome job. They had a total of 8.82 lbs & took home 5th place out of 22. I am so darn proud of them both. They were so close to actually bringing home some $ this time...maybe next time boys...don't give up!!!!
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My girlfriends little boy celebrated his 6th birthday on Sat so we headed to South Whitley for a little celebration. The poor little guy was not feeling 100%. It was a very nice party and boy did he get a lot of nice stuff :)

Sun was church and then home for a nice big breakfast adn then a nap. Today has been very relaxing. We are all just kickin back today and not doing much of anything, which is fine by me. I am just not into doing anything today. We are now over at my in-laws and getting ready to eat dinner. Today has just been a very laid back day with no agenda.

Hope everyone had a great weekend with their loved ones.
Missy

Happy Mother's Day

2009-05-10T21:41:00.005-04:00

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!!!!!!!!!
Hope everyone had a great Mother's Day. My Mother's Day was one of the best ever.

My Mother's Day started early. Kenny came home from work on Fri night and couldn't wait to give me my present. He got me a digital photo frame for my desk at work. I love it. I can put tons of pics on it and have my family/friends with me all the time. Now all I have to do is figure it out...LOL Thank you Kenny for loving me for who I am!

The weekend actually started out by watching one of my closest friends graduate from AU. The ceremony was long, but very nice. Congrats Carrie on your huge accomplishment.

TC & I surprised my mom and attended church with her this morning. We then got to spend sevreal hours with her and my grandmother. I truly have to be one of the most blessed individual. My mother and grandmother are the BEST!!! Mom I love you.

We then headed to my mother-in-law's to spend some time with her before I got the BEST Mother's Day present ever. Thelma you have been like a second mom to me since I was 16. I want to Thank You for giving me such a wonderful man that I love with all my heart and then some!! Happy Mother's Day & I love you!

And for the best gift ever...TC took a purity oath this evening with about 150 other students that they would remain pure until the day they get married. This will be a huge task for each and everyone of them. They will need the Holy Spirit to be with them always as they will not be able to travel the road to temptation alone. Please keep TC & all these other students in your prayers daily. I took an oath along with several other parents this evening and we chose to wear the same ring as the students. We chose to do this to help remind us that we need to pray for our children everyday for purity. I could not think of a better thing to pray for :) I have posted some pics below. The pics are of TC, his cousin Kortney and her girlfriend Juliana.

Not such a great cook!!!

2009-05-06T22:14:00.003-04:00

So I tried to make a very nice meal for us this past Sunday......I sort of forgot about the biscuits :) Kenny makes fun of me because I get to doing some many things at one time that I usually ALWAYA forget about the bread/biscuits. I normally throw them out before the men folk see them so they can't make fun of my cooking. Well this time Kenny grabbed the camera & took a pic. He wanted me to post this for his mom....Thelma I guess he didn't want you to be alone!!! Hee/Hee

TC & I started a weight lifting routine tonight with my father-in-law...yes you read correctly my father-in-law. We all had a good work out and I can truly feel it in my legs...I am sure I won't be able to climb out of bed in the morning.

After our work out...my mother-in-law, Thelma fixed a couple of new dishes that were GREAT!! Thank you for the awesome dinner and thank you for the left overs :)

TC, Thelma and I all played 9 holes of golf (a very fun card game)....TC & I let Thelma win. We figured we should since she went to all the work of making us such a great dinner....hee/hee We know you truly won fair in square....but there will be a rematch!

The evening was very nice, but I am now off to bed.

Good Night and sweet dreams
Missy

What a Day

2009-05-02T22:01:00.004-04:00

Our day started out very early. We were up by 5 and headed out to lake for early morning fishing. Let me just say it was VERY cold going across the water. We only caught 3, but we had so much fun. I even drove the boat up on the trailor when we finished....Kenny was pretty darn proud of me!

The day then took a turn for the worse. We spent a majority of our day working on our lawn mower...YES...it has broke again. To make a very long story short...we need to get a new motor for it! Not to happy about the whole thing, but what can you do.

Kenny then worked on TC's 4-wheeler as we thought it just needed a new battery....so we got a battery.....NO...it did not start. The coil is bad....so here we go again!!!

We ended up having to borrower my in-laws mower...we couldn't wait to get ours fixed at this point. We could seriously feed a whole herd of cattle off our front yard!!! TC will just kill me for posting the following pics, but they just crack me up. We were getting attacked by flys so Kenny came up with idea to cover up TC's head and eyes...he is so darn cute!!!

At the end of the day we had actually accomplished a lot. Here are some pics of what I worked on today. I still have a lot more to do, but if I do say so myself it is looking pretty good. I love being able to be outside. My birds are back & my flowers are all showing signs of life. Enjoy the next several pics.

I ended my yard work by picking up a snake...YES, I said SNAKE!!!!!!!!! TC had racked the grass up after Kenny mowed and I was going around picking up the grass. Little did I know that there was a SNAKE in there. I had him in my hands and everything. I seriously thought I was going to have a heart attack. Kenny came to my rescue and that was the end of my yard work!!!!

Hope everyone got to enjoy this great weather today.

God is great!!!!!!!!!!

April 28th 1995

2009-04-28T10:48:00.006-04:00

So let me start off by saying I have so many feeling going through my heart & head today.
14 years ago today at 6:23am God gave Kenny and I the greatest gift possible. Our little 7lb 9oz 21 1/2 inch long boy was born. I can still remember it like it was yesterday! I know we have been good parents and TC has been #1 in our lives and I wouldn't have it any other way, but I can't help but look back and say.....did we spend enough time with him, what else could we have done to make his childhood more memorable, does he have good memories of his childhood, should I have played more with him and let the dishes wait till later.....I could go on and on. I miss him running into our room on Sat mornings @ 3am and then falling back to sleep between us, I miss waking up to finding him asleep on our bedroom floor, I miss him running around in his pull up or when he first started dressing himself and wore whatever he felt like wearing whether it matched or not :) I miss the sweet laughter of when you would tickle his tummy and he would say "do it gin mom", I miss the sword fights that Kenny and TC would have with the empty wrapping paper rolls, I miss the funny faces he would make from the foods he did not like..but the one thing I miss the most is rocking TC in my arms and having him fall asleep or running up to me the minute I got home and hugging me and kissing me like I was the BEST thing on this earth!!!

TC as you get older and turn into the wonderful young man you are....please know that you have made your mom and dad the proudest parents around. We love you to the moon and back a hunderd zillion times :)

On a more up beat note....TC worked at Pizza Hut last night with some other kids from his youth group. They were all earning money to pay for their camp this summer. The kids had a great time and did awesome on their tips. Here are a few pics of TC. Carrie and the boys came to show their support and TC stopped by for a quick pic.

Awesome Weekend

2009-04-27T10:09:00.004-04:00

Happy Monday to all!

We had a great weekend and the weather was just gorgeous....windy, but I'll take it!

Sat I hit the South Whitley town garage sales. Let me just tell you it was pure craziness. The amount of people that came to this annual town gargage sale was just over whelming. I did find a few good deals and it was fun just walking around and did I mention the weather was great!!

Kenny, TC and I put some landscaping fence up and it look so good and makes such a difference.

We celebrated TC's b-day Sat afternoon...his b-day is actually this Tues, but Kenny has to work and we won't be able to do the annual B-day dinner. TC wanted steaks so we cooked out on the grill and the steaks were awesome. We played some basketball until those darn baby flies attacked us...they were horrible! TC got a kayak for his B-day from us. He was pretty thrilled with it. We can't wait to take them out on the lake :) WE also went and visited Thelma & Marvin and actually got Marvin to sit down and play cards with us. We all had a great time....thanks for playing, Marvin.

Sunday was church and then home to spend some time outside. Played some catch with TC and then ended up taking a nice relaxing nap. I normally don't take naps, but I laid on the couch and the breeze coming in from the window felt soooo good :) TC and I then went to parent night for the youth group. I just love watching those kids worship God the way they do. I then hung out with some of the other parents.

My evening ended by watching the Disney move Hatching Pete with Kenny. The movie was pretty cute.

Today will be a short day at work for me. TC has an ortho appt that I need to take him to. He is working at Pizza Hut by K-mart from 5-8 trying to raise some money for his camp this year. He is nervous about it, but excited at the same time. I think it will be a great opportunity for him. I am not sure what I will do while he is working...will probably go run if it's not raining.

Hope everyone has a great week.
Mis

March for Babies

2009-04-20T20:11:00.003-04:00

The March for Babies walk was a big success. TC joined me on Sat for the walk. We decided to run instead of walking. I was pretty impressed with TC as he ran a huge portion with me. Since no one else ran except the two of us...we officially came in 1st & 2nd, which just thrilled us to death :) The weather was awesome!!!!

Kenny had his 1st fishing tournament of the year. His partner, Joe and him finished 7th out of 20. Yahooo....they are off to a great start. I have posted the link on my page for anyone that wants to follow them....because I sure will be!

Sunday was a great day....evening though it was raining. Started out with sleeping in till 10:30 and then heading to church. Got home and Kenny, TC & I went to Menards to look for everything we needed for our bathroom. We walked around that store for hours...there is so much to look at. I do believe we have it narrowed down to what we will be going with. I am so excited and can't wait to see it finished. Sunday evening Kenny joined me as I dropped TC off at youth group. We went to Hacienda while TC was at group and just enjoined some husband/wife time. We both really enjoyed just sitting around for 2 hours and talking. Came home and played cards with TC till 10!!! We were the bad parents last night and let our son stay up late....but we were having so much fun.

Hope everyone has a great week. Mine started out pretty slow as I was off work today due to a nasty headache....feeling much better now.

Have a great evening...I am going to watch a show with TC.

Mis

EXCITED

2009-04-17T12:38:00.002-04:00

Getting very excited about the concert tonight.....can't wait. Hopefully I will be able to take some pics to post.

The weather is just totally awesome out. It was so hard to come back in after lunch. I would like to add that I had a great lunch with a great friend...thanks Wen.

Hope everyone gets to get out and enjoy the SUN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Getting back in the swing of things

2009-04-15T21:40:00.002-04:00

Seems like this week has gone forever and ever!!! Just coming back from vacation is sooooooo very hard. Our sleep schedules are all off and getting up at 5am is just not right :) I think the weather has a lot to do with it. I am so ready for warm weather and for it to stay warm.

Well, Missy got another wild idea over the weekend and decided Sat morning to tear the bathroom apart. We were going to redo it this summer, but I just couldn't wait. We are going shopping this weekend to figure out what we really want to do. I guess maybe I should have decided that before I started tearing everything out...LOL And the fun begins!!!!!!! I am so thankful that I have such an understanding and loving husband (I mean every word of that, Kenny)

This weekend will be pretty full....Fri night I am going to a concert with one of my girlfriends (Can't wait, Carrie). Sat TC and I are doing the walk/run for the March of Babies. This is such a great cause and just really hits home with me. Kenny is in his first fishing tournament of the year. He is so pumped and it looks as though we will have some decent weather. Sun will be church and then off to look Lowes & Menards for bathroom pricing.

Hope everyone has a great Thur & Fri and an awesome weekend.

Happy Hump Day
Mis

SPRING BREAK

2009-04-09T21:47:00.006-04:00

Our trip for Spring Break was to a log cabin down by Brown County. We left on Sat and the weather was perfect...sunny and 60. We couldn't get into our cabin until 3 so we went straight to the state park so we could fish. The guys were pulling in crappie right and left...I would say they caught over 40. Nothing of any size, but it was a blast. Several times they had fish on both of their poles at the same time...that was pretty funny to watch TC running back and forth. We fished everyday...rain or SNOW!!!! The pics pretty much show how cold it was as we were bundled up in hats, gloves, long underwear and our winter coats.....it was just plain crazy. As you can see by the pics...the cabin we stayed out was just gorgeous. I would just stand on the front porch and be in awe of the breath taking scenery. I just don't see how anyone could not believe in GOD after seeing what we were so blessed to wake up to these past 4 days. I hated so much to leave and believe me it was hard!!!!! Enjoy the pics...they are great, but they do not do this place justice.
Happy early Easter to everyone.
God Bless
Missy

Highlights from the weekend

2009-03-29T17:43:00.003-04:00

Man I need to do a better job of getting on here and updating. I just can't seem to get much time anymore to do the important things...LOL

The most exciting event of the weekend was my 1st ever 5K run. I was so pumped about it and nervous at the same time. Was kind of silly to be nervous, but I was. I told myself when I turned 40 last July that I would do at least one 5K before I turned 41. Sat March 28th was that day. I will have to say I totally surprised myself. I finished the run in 30.29 mins and 1st in my age group (not sure how many were in my age group, but at least 3). I got a medal, which is being displayed proudly from my rearview mirror. My girlfriend, Stephanie, went with me to do the race...she was my support :)....her son Brody and one of his friends Dylan also went. I had to laugh coming around the last corner as Alvin (Stephanie's husband) was standing there...he smiled and said "no walking now"....he honestly doesn't know how close I was to walking and how much those 3 little words meant!!! Thank you, Alvin. Stephanie was kind enough to run beside me to get my pick as I was crossing the finish line (pic posted above). I was so very thankful the weather held out and we didn't get any rain during the run.

Kenny had made plans for us to go to the Bass Pro Shop up by Michigan City after I finished my race. I came home and showered and then we were headed out. Kenny got the electronics for his boat while TC and I walked around adn browsed...little did we know that Kenny had something else planned for us. He took us to the Indiana Michigan Dunes, Mt Baldy! We had such a great time. We couldn't climb Mt Baldy as the sand has been pushed so far inland they have blocked it off. We did take a trail down to the beach. The wind was blowing and it stared raining, which made it VERY cold.

Today has been somewhat of a lazy day. I am trying to get things ready for our vacation. We don't leave till next Sat, but I am going to be so busy during the upcoming week that I had to get started. The weather has been so nasty today with rain, snow, wind and cold temps!!! I am so ready for SUMMER!!!!!!!!!!!

Hope everyone enjoyed their weekend as much as I did.

Love to everyone & God Bless
Missy

Another week gone by

2009-03-13T06:43:00.002-04:00

Happy Friday to all!!!!
It seems like forever since I have been on here.....so much to do in so little time :) Here's a quick run down of what has been going on in our neck of the woods.

First Kenny and Kevin were gone all last week in Alabama at their fishing tournament. They did great in my opinion for their first big tournament. They finished 92 out of 161 teams. They didn't finish high enough for any prizes, but thats ok.

Next...Beth, Sarah, TC & I went to a play at the HoneyWell center in Wabash. The play was the Wizard of OZ. The entire play was totally amazing. We really liked the HoneyWell Center and would highly recommend it to see plays, concerts...etc at.

Next TC and I decided to head to Ohio to spend time with family. We took Packer with us, which was his official 1st road trip. He did great and really surprised me. The weekend in Ohio was great. We got to spend time with mom, G-ma, Beth, Sarah & my brother. I tried posting pics, but for some reason I am having issues. Will try again later.

This weekend holds a Chrisitian concert "Winter Jam" in Ft Wayne. My girlfriend, Wendy are taking my niece Kortney and one of her girlfriends. I can not wait. I went last year and loved it. The whole experience is just awesome. I can't wait to see what the girls think of it. Sat we are picking up TC new bed and going to an auction and Sun will hopefully be a restful day.

Please keep my g-ma in your prayers. She fe1l on Tues and broke her arm up by her shoulder. They can not do surgery or put it in a cast due to the location of the break. When she fell she tore a section of the skin on her arm and leg, which from my understanding is pretty messed up. She has to wear her arm in a sling for at least 6 weeks. They will take another xray in 2 weeks to see how she is healing up. She also bruised her ribs really bad and hit her head. She is such a special person to me and to see her go down hill like this is so hard....I am so thankful for my faith in God that he is helping me deal with my fears, worries and guilt about not being around to help out more.

My love to all and God Bless.
Mis

Weekend Ahead

2009-02-27T15:02:00.002-05:00

Happy Friday!!!
I am so ready for the weekend. Not that a lot is going on, but because I just didn't feel like being at work this week. You know sometimes we just have those weeks...LOL
Not much on the agenda. Tonight TC and I are meeting Kenny at Hacienda @ 10:30pm when he gets off work. We are just going to hang out and eat some chips....I will probably have a margarita or two..hee/hee. Sat I believe we are going to go shopping for stuff Kenny needs to take on his fishing trip next week. We need to look for TC a bed and who else knows what....the tax check was deposited today so the sky is the limit...hee/hee I WISH!!!! We do seriously need to get TC a new bed though so that will definitely be happening. Sun will be church and saying good bye to Kenny for a week. I will miss him...even though I don't see him much during the week I still get to at least hug him and kiss him every morning before I go to work and every night before I go to bed. I know he is looking so forward to this trip and he deserves it. I am so excited for both him and Kevin....I do hope they get to take some fish to the scales. GOOD LUCK KENNY & KEVIN !!!!! I will keep everyone posted on how they are doing.
Well I hope everyone has a great relaxing weekend.
Remember to share a smile with someone :)
Missy

Mid Week update

2009-02-25T21:17:00.002-05:00

What great day today was...My day started out by sleeping in till 7...YAHOO!!! Got up fixed TC a nice breakfast. Jumped in my car to take him to school and found that my husband had placed two bags of candy in my car for me (such a sweetie) after dropping TC off I had a nice ride into work...thanking GOD for all the blessings in my life. Got a lot of cleaning down at work, which is always a good thing. Had lunch with my "super special" girlfriend WENDY!!!! (is that better...LOL)...love ya babe. Had a great workout and pushed myself pretty hard today...felt GREAT!! Road home with the window cracked and enjoyed some of this wonderful weather we had today. Got home and TC was picking up the yard of sticks and trash....didn't even have to ask him...I have such a great kid!!! I hurried up and changed clothes and went out in the yard and we worked out there till almost dark. Man it felt great to get out in the yard. I am so ready to see by flowers bloom and get my flower beds all done up. SPRING IS IN THE AIR!!!!!!!
I ate good for dinner, got some laundry done, read 2 chapters in the 2nd book of the Twilight series, did my butt & stomach workout and took me a super hot bath...SWEET. I just had to get on and share my terrific day!!! Hope everyone else had a great day.
Love you all
Mis

Great Weekend & Great news on Monday

2009-02-23T21:27:00.003-05:00

The weekend was great....
Fri evening started out by taking my mother-in-law grocery shopping. TC was kind enough to sit with grandpa since it is still hard for him to get up and down. Thelma & I had a great time and the company was enjoyed by both. TC and I then had a late night dinner with Kenny. We met him at Hacienda @ 10:30. Actually TC and I got there around 9:15 and ate chips and drank our cherry coke and sweet tea. We had a great time talking and laughing till Kenny got there.
Sat I went to Plymouth with two of my girlfriends. Steph had found a new scrapbooking store and they were having a sale on some paper.....so we just had to try it out...:) You fellow scrapers know exactly what I am talking about!! None of us spent over $40.00, which was totally awesome. It was fun just to spend some time with the two of them..even though Carrie did get stuck in Steph's driveway :)
Sat evening we stayed at Thelma & Marvin's. Thelma fixed dinner for us and we played a new game we got for Christmas..Phase 10 Twist. TC was the champ!!! We had such a great time.
Sun TC and I went and watched Caleb play in a Bball tourney. He did really well. I couldn't stay for both games as I already had a movie date with a girlfriend. We went and saw SlumDog Millionaire. I know it won all sorts of grammy awards, but I just don't see how. The movie was ok, but I won't be renting it anytime soon or buying the DVD when it comes out. Sun the boys fixed an awesome dinner and then I crashed on the couch for a 2 hour nap...loved it!!!

Today Thelma called to tell us some GREAT news. Marvin had to go back to the Dr today to get his staples out. The results came back from the surgery and the prostrate gland that they removed was full of cancer....the great news is that the lympnoids (not sure how to spell) were completly clear so he is CANCER FREE !!!! Oh how GOD does answer our prayers.

Dear heavenly father, We can not thank you enough for answering our prayers that the Dr got all the cancer and in time to do additional damage. You are such an awesome God and I can not express my emotions right now...all I can say is I Love You and Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
In your precious name, Amen.

Good night and my love to all
Missy

Looooong Week & Several Updates

2009-02-19T20:42:00.002-05:00

Happy Thursday evening to all!

Let me go back several days and fill everyone in as a lot has been going on.

1st off Kenny under went surgery 2 weeks ago this Fri for a dental implant. The procedure went very smoothly and they actually finished up an hour early. He didn't have any issues from the procedure itself, but he did get the flu that evening. He had the whole 9 yards. I felt so bad for him as it was very painful when he was throwing up with the dental surgery he had just had. He made it through the whole ordeal, but it took him a good week to recover.

Next....my father-in-law went in for surgery a week ago today. He has been fighting bladder cancer for about 2 years now (I think I'm close on that time frame). The Dr's felt it best to go in and remove his bladder and along with that the removed his appendix, a portion of his intestines and his prostate glands. He did exceptionally well and God certainly answered our prayers. He is already at home recovering.....now if we can keep Thelma's energy up so she doesn't end up in the hospital (we are all here if you need us, Thelma :) )

Next..I took TC snowboarding again last Sat and he did great. He will still not use the tow rope so he goes down and walks back up the hill to go back down all over again. I was wore out just watching him. I think he just really needs someone to go with him. I wish my ankle was up for it as I would have been right there beside him....watch out Swiss Valley next year....I will be there with my gear on....LOL

Next...I ended up getting this bug virus late Sat and by Sun I was down and out. I missed work on Mon....only worked a few hours on Tue & Weds, but made it a full day today....YAHOOOO!!!! I still have a sinus headache along with the congestion and some aches....but I am 100% better than I was two days ago. I have not been able to work out for almost a week now and that really sucks. Once I get into it....I get pumped about working out and miss it when I don't get to do it. Hopefully I will have some energy back by this weekend so I can start in again.

Finally....The week is almost over and I am so ready for it. We do not have really anything planned. Sat we are planning on heading over to the in-laws to check up on Marvin and I need to take Thelma to the store. It will be a nice break for her :) Kenny will be sitting with Marvin while us girls go out...that should be interesting...hee/hee. Sun is church and then a nice peaceful afternoon (I hope).

Hope everyone has a great weekend. Stay warm and healthy.
Love to all
Mis

Prayers for tomorrow

2009-02-11T22:13:00.002-05:00

I am posting this tonight as the prayers I am requesting are needed 1st thing in the morning. My father-in-law is having major surgery tomorrow at 8am. He has been fighting bladder cancer for the past 2 yrs. They will be removing his bladder, part of his intestines, appendix and protrate glands. He will be placed on a bag and I do believe this will be for the rest of his life. His lungs are an issue as his breathing capacity is only at 55% right now. The lung specialist really would have liked for that % to be higher. I will keep everyone posted as the day goes on tomorrow.

On a side note...I seriously think the wind is going to take the roof off our house. It is sleeting rain and snow right now and the temps have dropped drastically. Looks like the winter coat is coming back out...YUCK!

My mom came up today to be with all of us for Marvin's surgery. I am so glad she came up...I really miss her. She is such a wonderful person and a terrific mother. I know TC loved having her here today :)

Well I will close for this evening.
God Bless and thank you so very much for the extra prayers.
Missy

Swiss Valley fun

2009-02-07T21:46:00.004-05:00

Today we took TC for his 1st snowboarding lesson. He had an hour long private lesson with a young kid, Ethan. They started out just learning how to stay on the board. They attempted the tow rope, but TC just didn't get that down. He got pretty frustrated on the tow rope. Ethan took him up the hill and then worked with him on how to move down the hill. They eventually made it to the top of hill and away they went. TC did very good for his 1st time, but he needs to learn not to get so discouraged. He had one girl on skis run right over top of his board while he was adjusting this boots with his instructor :) Overall the day went very well. On a side note...Kenny is feeling better, but I think today wore him out. He came home and pretty much went straight to bed. He has not ran a fever all day, but he has a cough that won't stop. Hopefully he will feel even better :) Getting ready for bed. God Bless Missy

Kenny Update

2009-02-06T22:02:00.002-05:00

Good evening, but not for everyone. Seems like several people are fighting the flu including Kenny. He went in this AM for surgery to have a dental implant put in. The surgery went very well and only took an hour and a half. They originally told us that it would take approx 3 hours. Kenny now has the post in with a temporary cap. He will have the cap for about 3 months. They can not put the tooth in until after the gum is completely healed in and out. When we first got him home he was just really tired so he took his meds and laid down. He woke up around 11:30 shaking uncontrolably and then started throwing up. I called the dentist back and she thought he was having an allergic reaction to the pain meds. He is now running a fever and just looks exhausted. I seriously think he is fighting the flu on top of the dental surgery he had this morning. Well I need to go check on him and give him so more meds.
Hope everyone has a great weekend and make sure you double up on your vitamin C :)

ADD Values

2009-02-04T17:13:00.002-05:00

I found this while I was surfing the web and TC came to my mind with his ADD and the struggles he goes through each and everyday. We take so many things for granted that he has to really work at. I for one really need to remind myself that he learns in a totally different way then I do and that is OK. I need to ask God to grant me the guidance to practice the same grace for my son that he so graciously gave me.

Grant me the wisdom to keep learning about myself and others.
Grant me the hope to see the world of many bright tomorrows.
Grant me the courage to pursue my goals - no matter what.
Grant me the strength to perservere and overcome whatever obstacles life brings.
Grant me the patience to teach those who don't understand.
Grant me the love - lots and lots of it - to nurture my family, my friends, myself.
Grant me the joy of living life to its fullest.

Colton laid to rest

2009-02-03T18:30:00.002-05:00

Just wanted to let everyone know that Colton was laid to rest this afternoon. Kenny called me around 11 & told me. Our neighbor showed up today to dig the hole for Colton to be buried in. I sort of wanted to be there, but then again it is probably best I was not around. I am not sure how I would have reacted when the dirt actually went into the hole to cover him up. I was glad to hear that Kenny laid him in the hole and made sure he was wrapped tightly in his blanket......I can honestly say I felt so much peace after Kenny called me. The stress of not knowing when or if we were going to be able to bury Colton on our property was very upsetting to me. I am going to have TC help me pick out a tree and some flowers when spring arrives for us to plant on Colton's burial. I am actually can't wait to fix that area up :)
Colton we miss you, but know you are in a much better place. The thing I will miss the most is watching you and TC playing together. You will be with us forever in our hearts. WE LOVE YOU!!!!

Hangin in there

2009-02-01T14:25:00.002-05:00

First of all I want to say "Thank You" to the best family & girlfriends a girl can have. I could not have made it through these past few days without all of you. You all mean the world to me and I love you all.

Today is easier than yesterday and I'm sure tomorrow will be even easier, but we will just take it day by day :)

Yesterday I got to spend the entire day with two of my girls. We scrapped all day and had a great time. I truly love it when we get together. Sometimes we don't get much done at all, but the frienships that are being built are priceless. I did however get lots done yesterday....I finally finished up two of my books and I will have to say I am pretty darn proud of them...LOL

Today we are headed to Thelma & Marvin's to watch the SuperBowl. We are going to go over early and play some cards and eat pizza. It will be fun to see everyone.

Hope everyone had a great weekend and hope your team wins :)

Love you all
Missy

Our Beautiful Colton

2009-01-28T20:26:00.003-05:00

I thought I had myself under control until I started typing this posting. I had let Packer out to do his business and then Colton wanted out. Once Packer was in I let Colton out not knowing that would be the last time. He didn't come back when TC yelled for him....so we waited and called again and again. I just figured he had went to the back of the property to visit our neighbor, but that wasn't the case. I threw on Kenny's coat and some gloves and took off out the door with the spot light. I looked and looked and couldn't find him and then as I walked down to the end of the driveway I shined the light down the road and two small eyes caught my attention....and there laid our beautiful Colton in the middle of the road. I ran as fast as I could to get to him as another car was coming down the road. I knew he was already gone, but I didn't want him to get hit again. I dragged him out of the road off to the side and just knelt down beside him and held him in my arms. I know some of you might think this is all silly, but I love my dogs and they are like family. I know our luck with dogs has not been the best, but Kenny is usually here to handle all of this, but he is at work. He told me to just leave Colton along the edge of the road and he would get him when he got home, but I just couldn't leave him there. I came back to the house and got his favorite blanket and went back out and placed him on it and pulled him home (he was just to heavy to carry). I didn't want him just laying in the driveway so I put him in the back of the car till Kenny gets home and we figure out what we are going to do. The ground is pretty hard right now so I don't know how we will bury him or if we will be able to. I just can't believe he is gone and it happened that quick. I guess I will get off of here because it is just to difficult to type when you can't see through all the tears.

Colton....mommy loved so very much and you reminded me so much of my Amaretto. You will be missed and as I look at your empty cage here in the living room I can hardly stand it...I am so sorry that I didn't watch you closer.....I love you!!!!

The Good Fight

2009-01-26T14:33:00.002-05:00

The past 3 weeks TC youth group has been doing a study on "The Good Fight" and what it means to practice what God says about honoring your parents.

The Ten Commandments say Exodus 20:20"Honor your father and mother. Then you will live a long, full life in the land of the Lord your God will give you" (NLT) Ephesians 6:1 "Children, obey your parents because you belong to the Lord, for this is the right thing to do......6:4 And now a word to you fathers. Don't make your children angry by the way you treat them. Bring them up with the discipline and instruction approved by the Lord" (NLT)

We did a worksheet last night at the parent group and I thought I would share some of it.

Our children are transitioning from DEPENDENCE to INDEPENDENCE. We as parents are transitioning from AUTHORITY to INFLUENCE.

We as parents need to make sure we set priorty time aside for our kids.
Myths about priority time:
Myth #1 - They don't want to spend time with their parents (they do, but most of them want it when they have time)
Myth #2 - When we spend time together it doesn't make a difference (so wrong...it makes all the difference in the world)
Myth #3 - I need to spend time with my child so we can have teachable moments (you really need to spend time so you can have meaningful moments as this will lead to more respect and a relationship)

Rules about Priority time:
1. Find common ground (find something they are interested in and learn about it)
2. Make sure there is NO agenda (kids don't want agenda's...they deal with them at school)
3. Keep it outside the home (to many distractions at home...you will get side tracked and start doing something else)
4. Do it without friends (this is to be your time with your child to development a relationship with them and not their friends)
5. Put it on your schedule (usually not a Fri night as they usually want to do things with their friends)
6. Stay flexible (most teens will get asked at the last minute to do something with one of their friends...remember don't get mad..they are only being teenagers..just reschedule)
7. Remember your goal is not to change them (it is to spend time with them)
8. Keep working on it (DO NOT GIVE UP...God has not given up on you...Make the first move over and over and over and over again and again....they are worth it)
9. Use it as an opportunity to give your child one thing.......and that is the GIFT OF APPROVAL

Final words....

WE AS PARENTS NEED TO BELIEVE IN OUR KIDS....IF WE BELIEVE THEY WILL KNOW IT IS REAL!

Our children are one of the biggest blessings that God could ever give us....lets not disappoint him in our relationship with our children.

I pray that God will help each of us as we carve out priority time for our kids. I pray that he will guide each of us towards an acceptable relationship with each of our children. A relationship that is real and encouraging. Father please help us to show our children that we approve of them and love them as you love us. In your most precious name I pray....AMEN.

What's New ?????

2009-01-24T10:15:00.003-05:00

Happy Saturday to everyone! Well what can I tell you about the Farmer household???

I'll start with this past Thursday when I seriously thought Kenny's truck was going to blow up with him in it. He was on his way to work and when he was almost there he noticed fluid coming out the back of his truck and then he smelled gas. He pulled into the parking lot and gas was just flowing out from underneath his truck. A clip had broke on one of the hoses and he lost pretty much all the gas out of his truck. He had just filled up on his way home the night before...YEP...he spilled out about $50 worth of gas. I just knew the truck was going to explode when he started it to take it to the garage to fix it or someone was going to throw a cigerette out their window and blow it up......needless to say he nor the truck blew up...I was just being very paranoid :) I actually called him twice on the way to the garage to make sure he was not on fire...LOL

Friday I met two of my girlfriends for lunch and had a great time. Friday night TC had an all night Middle School Meltdown at church. I met a girlfriend (believe this her name is Melissa Ann also...how ironic) at the movies and saw Marley & Me. If you have read the book you know what I mean about crying....well the movie made me cry lots more than the book. If you go make sure you take a box of kleenex, especially if you are a dog lover. Kenny worked till 10 and after he got off work he met me and my girlfriend at Hacienda for some drinks. We got home around 12:30 and then we got up at 5 and headed to the church to fix breakfast for 100 teenagers. Kenny helped with the pancakes and I helped with set up. TC had his friend come back to the house with us and they are now batteling on their DS and I am catching up on my blogging. Kenny went ice fishing with a guy from work and should be home around dinner time. I think I am going to kick back and finish the 2nd book in the Twilight series. One of my girlfriends got me started on the series. I really didn't think I would like it, but I can't seem to put the book down...how crazy is that. I normally don't read those kinds of books as I stick to my christian books and my bible studies. Not sure how many of you are or have read this book, but it is good. At some point today I need to start getting our taxes ready....YIPPEE!!!!

Tomorrow well get up and head to church and then back to church in the evening for youth group...it is parent/student night tomorrow. I really like this part as we get to see & hear what the kids are learning and studying. The best part of the whole evening is at the very end when they worship together to the band. I get chills everytime as I watch them raise their hands to our AWESOME GOD and praise him for saving us from our sins. The faith that some of these kids have just blows me away!!!

Hope everyone has a blessed & great weekend.

Mis

Happy New Year a few weeks late :)

2009-01-12T19:05:00.004-05:00

Happy New Year to everyone....just a few weeks late. I hope everyone is enjoying 2009 so far. I know we have really been enjoying the cold weather and snow. We brought in the New Year by having Sarah with us. Uncle Kenny & TC took her ice fishing for the very first time. She enjoyed it, but she didn't want to stay as long as the boys wanted to. She did get to pull a fish through the ice. TC pretty much kicked daddy's butt on catching the most fish.

The kids had a great time bringing in the New Year with some hats, grape juice & noise makers. Kenny & I played some card games with them and then watched the ball drop.

TC and I played in the snow when I got home from work this evening. We shoveled snow and made him a ramp. My back and arms are already getting sore. I think I will wrap it up here and head for a nice warm shower :)
I will post more later in the week.
Blessings to all
Missy

ICE, ICE & More ICE

2008-12-23T00:17:00.005-05:00

Thought I would post some pics from this last ice storm we had. I love the snow, but I can do with out the ice, freezing rain, sleet and below zero temps. We still have lots of ice on all the trees and our road is still a solid sheet of ice. Just this evening around 9:30pm an older gentleman & his wife slide off the road into the field. He came up to our door wrapped in a blanket so he could make a call. I drove him back to his car so he could sit with his wife until their ride showed up. I offered to bring them both back to our house, but they said they would be fine there since the car was running. When he knocked on the door it scared the me to death, but I was glad I was home for them to make the call.

This past weekend we had Christmas with my grandparents & mom. We had a great time and got to play some cards with gma, which was sooo much fun. The food was great as it always is. Everyone out did themselves on the gifts again and everyone loved what they received. Mom, I know you don't get on here, but maybe Beth can pull the site up for you one day while you are over at her house for you to read this(that was a hint to you Beth...LOL).....I love you with all my heart and you make Christmas so special each and every year. I hope you know how special you are to each one of your kids and grandkids. We all love you very much. God, gave me more than a mother when he gave you me...he gave me a part of him!!! Here is a pic of the most beautiful person I know....

One last thing....Kenny found this funny and we wanted to share it with everyone. I tried to post the link for you to just click on it, but it is not working all the time. Here is the web address....http://video.yahoo.com/watch/4043403?fr=yvmtf
You have to watch this...it is way to funny.

My love to all
Missy

I Love you, Kenny

2008-12-19T23:02:00.002-05:00

Today Kenny and I celebrated our 21st wedding anniversary. I truly can not believe it has been 21 years. We have been together more than half my life. There are so many things that make me smile when I think of him and our relationship. I have been truly blessed in so many ways. He is truly one of the most honest and sincere people I know. He makes me laugh with his humor and I love his laugh. I think the thing I love the most about him is how much he adores and loves our son. There is no doubt in my mind how much TC and I mean to him.

Kenny...all I can say is God gave me the world when he gave you me!!!!!!

I love you with all my heart and look forward to spending another 21+ years with you...the best is yet to come.

With all my love
Missy

2008 Christmas Tour of Homes

2008-12-18T22:07:00.005-05:00

Thanks to one of my closest friends, Carrie I am joining in the 2008 Christmas Tour of homes. We moved 7 years ago and ever since our move we have gone out each year and cut our Christmas tree down. We trade off each year on who cuts the tree down....this year it was our son's turn. We love going out and walking through the tree farm in search of the most perfect tree. I will have to say this year was our best tree ever.

I love pulling out the ornaments & looking at each one of them as I place them on the tree. We do not have a theme to our tree or any of our decorations. We buy one or two new ornaments each year to represent something that happened during the year. I then date each ornament & if room write something on the back of them. One of my most favorite ornaments came from our visit to Bronners about 2 years ago. It is a glass ornament with Joseph, Mary & Jesus.

The next pic is one that is the most precious to me of all my Christmas decorations. My grandmother gave me these Angels last year. I remember her putting them out year after year on the mantel. I look at them and they instantly bring back memories of all us kids sitting on the living room floor waiting for gifts to be passed out and the house full of laughter.
Here is a pic of the Nutcrackers that my son started collecting several years ago. He gets a new one every year for Christmas. This is one gift he really looks forward to opening each year. It has turned out to be a fun tradition.
Here is a cute pic compliments of our son. He decided he wanted to decorate my houses with some cotton balls for the snow and then place his 4-wheel drive trucks in the snow....pretty cute

The next pics are of our decorate/lighted tree.

Our house would not be considered the prettiest decorated house, but I wouldn't change a thing. Absolutely everything has a very special meaning behind it. Christmas in our house has always been about LOVE and FAMILY.
Thank you for touring our home with us.
Merry Christmas and God Bless
Missy

Christmas Light Show

2008-12-15T20:52:00.004-05:00

This video does not do this Christmas Light Show justice, but here it is. Totally awesome!!!!!

Christmas Mood

2008-12-15T09:21:00.006-05:00

What a wonderful weekend!!!! Sat I got to visit with my grandparents for several hours, which was just priceless. I found myself taking in everything about them. I watched how grandpa sat in his chair and how he looked out his front window. I watched grandma as she slowly walked from the kitchen to the living room. I looked around their home and saw decorations that grandma puts out year after year, which brought back some great memories of Christmas when I was little. I then headed to the Y with my mom to watch Sarah (my niece) play in two basketball games. She is so small compared to some of them, but that does not stop her from getting right in there. She goes right up to her teammates and lets them know she was open and they need to start passing the ball her way....it made me laugh :) After Sarah played ball we hurried back to mom's to pick up grandma and we were off again. Mom, grandma, Beth, Sarah, Tiffany (another niece) and myself headed to a Christmas play at my mom's church. We watched a Christmas Carol and it was wonderful. They added some funny twists to the play, but it did not take away from the meaning at all. Elvis even made an appearance as one of the spirits!!!!!! It was an awesome play and my hat is off to all of the performers. I posted some pics from the play. The night did not end there. We all headed down to Fishers to look at Christmas lights. We stopped off at Starbucks for a peppermint hot chocolate and then we went to the most festive house I have ever seen. The light show was breathtaking. I have posted a video, but it does not do it justice. I think we were there for over 30 mins watching the show over and over. We did not get grandma home till almost midnight and you could tell she was exhausted. I don't know about anyone else, but that evening is priceless and it will hold some special memories in the years to come. I love & treasure them all so very much.
Happy Holidays to everyone.
Missy

Weekly Update

2008-12-11T22:12:00.003-05:00

Not a whole lot going on this week. I missed 1/2 day of work on Tues & all day Weds due to a migraine from a sinus cold. I am feeling much better, but still tired. I have to get better as I have a full weekend planned. Fri TC & I might go to the free movie night at church, if we decide not to go there then it will be off to do some christmas shopping. Sat the boys are hunting and I am heading to Anderson to visit with my grandparents, watch my niece Sarah play basketball, go out to eat and then to a play with my mom, sister, Sarah & Tiffany. I will then be spending the night and getting up early to head home for church. Sun evening I will be visiting Miller's Merry Manor in Syracuse to help the Salvation Army pass out gifts for Christmas....I truly can not wait. This will be the first time I have ever done anything like this and I can't wait to help spread some smiles and christmas cheer. Hope you all have a great weekend and I will post some pics later from the weekend fun.
Love
Missy

Holiday Party

2008-12-08T21:30:00.002-05:00

The holiday parties have officially begun!!!!! The Farmer annual Christmas party was this past Sat. We traveled to Alexandria for an evening of lots of fun and laughs. We got to see several family members, but the best thing of the entire evening was when Santa walked through the door. The kids all went running over to him and he could hardly get in the door. The smile on their faces was priceless and makes is so worth all the time and effort that goes into the whole party. We had a long trip home as the roads were not in the best of shape, but we all made it home safe and sound.
Sun the boys went hunting. TC shot at a 6 pt buck, but missed. Kenny said he shot under him. The buck was a little over 100 yrds away. Kenny said TC didn't seem upset that he missed it. I was just proud of the fact that he even took a shot at it. This is the first time he has ever gone hunting with a muzzleloader. Thank you to Uncle David for letting TC use his gun.
Posted a few pics from the party....sorry they didn't turn out that great...my camera was having some issues :)
Have a great week
Missy

I've been tagged

2008-12-02T22:15:00.002-05:00

My wonderful friend Carrie tagged me again...so here I go.

1. Two Names I go by - Mis & Mom

2. Things I am wearing right now - PJ's & wedding ring

3. Two things I want very badly at the moment - my foot to feel better & my grandparents health to improve

4. Two people I look up to - My mom & my grandmother

5. Two things I did last night - watched the Grinch with TC & signed my Christmas cards

6. Two things I ate yesterday - Chili for dinner & salad for lunch

7. Two people I talked to last - TC & Kenny

8. Two things I am doing tomorrow - going to work & to our storage shed

9. Two longest car rides - Florida & Virgina

10. Favorite Holiday - Christmas & 4th of July

11. Favorite Vacations - Our Cruise to the Bahamas & our fishing trip to Minnesota

12. Last trip - Fish Point Lodge - Kenny, TC and I went on a charter fishing trip at Lake Huron

13. Two favorite beverages - McDonald Sweet Tea & McDonald Sweet Tea

I don't really have anyone to tag since Carrie has already done it. I guess I can tag Deeann K & my sister Beth...they could just do it via email since neither of them have blog pages..... :)

My Guardian Angel

2008-12-02T09:17:00.003-05:00

I have the sweetest story to share with everyone this AM. I had to run to Walmart when I got off work yesterday. TC was out playing in the snow when I pulled up. He got up from playing and went to open the door for me as my hands were full. He put his hand out to help me up on the porch and I thanked him. He said "Mom the porch is really slick and I don't want you to fall again". He proceeded to help me carry groceries in and then went back out to put salt on the porch and steps for me. He said he didn't want me to fall in the morning. He was being my Guardian Angel and looking out for me..... Makes me just beam with pride and fills my heart with love.
Wishing everyone a very blessed week and be extra careful with the ice & snow.
Love you all
Missy

Busy Weekend

2008-11-30T19:34:00.003-05:00

We had a great Thanksgiving and got to visit lots of family. We went to my dad's on Thursday for some great food and got to play some cards. Fri we headed to Angola for the boys to hunt, but they didn't have any luck. Sat we went to Thelma & Marvins for dinner and got to enjoy time with lots more family. Yes....I got to hold Savanna, which was just the BEST! Today we went to the Christmas Tree farm and TC cut our 2008 tree down. We got it decorated and a few lights put up outside. I just love this time of the year. I have so much to be thankful for and have been blessed in so many ways.
Happy Holidays
Missy

Ankle Update

2008-11-26T06:50:00.002-05:00

Good morning.
Just sitting here waiting for TC to get on the bus and then I am headed back to bed :) I have the day off and don't have to return to work until Dec 1st! I wanted to give everyone an update on my visit to the Dr office yesterday. I did not crack or break anything, but the Dr said I really did a number on it. I have a severe strain/sprain. She actually said mine was one of the worst sprains she has ever seen...lucky me! I have to wear an air cast till Dec 7th and then a brace until mid Jan. I then just have to take it easy and use common sense when doing things....like only running 1/2 mile starting out instead of the 2 1/2 that I had worked up to, no extreme workouts for at least 3-4 mths and to be very careful on the types of shoes I wear to work (no heels of any kind)...so that really limits my choice of shoes :)
We are headed to my dad's in Anderson for Thanksgiving dinner, which will be great seeing everyone. We are heading up North so the boys can hunt Fri & Sat. I will be Christmas shopping while the boys are hunting. I really am looking forward to the time with them. Sat we will be having Thanksgiving at Thelma & Marvin's, hopefully we will play some cards....hint/hint if you are reading this Thelma...LOL. Sun will be church services and deocrating the house for Christmas....I can't wait :)
Hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Love you all
Missy

2008-11-21T13:20:00.003-05:00

Happy Friday or NOT!!!!!
I was having a great morning and THEN it pretty much went down hill.....or should I say Missy went down. For those that don't live up this way we got some snow and ice. Here is how my morning went.....I got up with Kenny & TC @ 4:30am to see them off. Kenny took TC to Angola to hunt this weekend for some father/son bonding time, which is totally awesome. I figured since I was up I would get some stuff done around the house and get to work early. OK..my intentions were good!!! I went out & started my the car to let it warm up. I then came back into the house & finished getting ready. I then proceeded back out to my car. I made it off the porch, but slpped on some ice 1/2 way to my car. I could not walk at all on my left foot as the pain was almost unbearable. I pretty much crawled to my car...to make a long story short.....Bob came to my rescue as I sat in my running car in the drive way talking to Kenny on the phone (remember...he was in Angola hunting) until Bob got there because I thought I was going to pass out (a little bit of Carrie was rubbing off on me at that time...LOL...for those of you that don't know Carrie...she passes out very easily). Bob took me to the hospital & I got some x-rays taken and confirmed my ankle was not broken, but sprained severly. ......

Ok it is now Monday...I never got around to posting this as the pain meds kicked in...LOL...I made it through the weekend. I even made it to scrap on Sat :) I still have a lot of swelling in my foot, but now I only have 2 ankles instead of 3...LOL I have a Dr appt on Tues to confirm if it is cracked or not and what else I should or shouldn't be doing. I will keep everyone posted and thank you to everyone for your thoughts and prayers and the phone calls. I have such a wonderful family and some pretty terrific friends....
Love you all
Missy

7 Thngs you might not know about me

2008-11-20T21:18:00.003-05:00

I was tagged by my good friend Carrie to do the following.....
List 7 things that you might not know about me. I'm not sure I have 7 things but I will try...so here goes.

1. Growing up I wanted to be an airline attendant...which cracks me up because flying is NOT one of my favs. I have only flew once and I hated every minute of it.

2. I am not really proud of this, but I have been in multiple wrecks....7 to be exact. TC is only 13 and he has been in 3 of those wrecks with me...how sad is that?

3. I used to sell Tupperware and was one of the top sellers. I don't even use their products....how funny is that.

4. When I was 13 my softball team went to the State Finals. I was the catcher and Tom Carnegie (not sure how many people know who that is), but threw the first pitch to me to start the game. I thought that was the coolest thing ever.

5. Kenny was my high school sweetheart. He captured my heart then and still holds it!

6. The first house Kenny & I rented we only paid $100 a month. How awesome would that be :)

7. If Kenny and I would of had a little girl her name would have been Marisa Ann

Hopefully you have learned something new about me.

Family Reunion Pics

2008-11-16T18:18:00.004-05:00

Here are a few of the family reunion pics that my sister took. She does such an awesome job.....Love ya sis!

PROJECT GRADE !!!!!

2008-11-04T09:18:00.001-05:00

OK...I told everyone I would post TC's grade once I found out........Well........he got an A+. I am so proud of him I can hardly contain my excitement. To some of you this might not seem like a big deal, but it is for our guy. This is the first time he has taken an interest in a school project and this is the first project that he has for the nost part done it ALL!!!!!! I have some more exciting news that just blows me away. With his A+ on the project it moved his only B up to an A so now TC is carring straight A's.....YES... I SAID STRAIGHT A'S !!!!! He has till next Fri to maintain those A's. His trimester is not officially over till the 14th. I am not sure what we will do if he does in fact get straight A's, but I see something fun in the works. Ok, I must go for now as I am at work.
Love you all
Mis

Fall Pics & Fall Break

2008-11-02T21:21:00.003-05:00

Good evening.....I am writing this as TC and Kenny are watching the Colts play.
TC was on fall break this past Thur & Fri so I took Thur & Fri off also so we could spend some time together. Thur we just hung out at home most of the day and slept, which was totally awesome. Thur late afternoon we headed to Chain of Lakes and walked some trails. We spooked up a deer and then got spooked ourselves by some other wildlife...but it gave us both a good laugh. Fri Kenny got to work 1st shift so while he was at work TC and I headed to Hilger's by Columbia City for some fall pics. I have never been there at Halloween time, but it is a great place to take the little ones...they had all kinds of things for them to do. When we were there I think they had at least 6 schools there....we had kids everywhere, but it was really cute to see all of them. I have posted some pics from both days. Fri afternoon Kenny took TC and I fishing at Salamonie. We only caught 1 keeper, but we had a great time. We saw 2 of the biggest beavers we have ever seen and one of them was blonde, which that was a first for us. Sat we headed back down to Salamonie to try our luck again, but we didn't do any good. The weather was great and it was just great to be out on the lake. I will have to toot my own horn as I loaded the boat on the trailer for Kenny....I did it right the first time round....YAHOO!!! Kenny was a happy little camper :) Today my dad and step-mom showed up and spent the afternoon with us....such a great surprise! We of course went out to eat and for anyone that knows my family....it was PIZZA!!!! TC got to play basketball with grandpa, which he loved. Mary got to spend some quality time with her other grandbaby, Bailey (our little min pin)...he would not leave Mary's side :) I still think dad and Mary needs a small dog to keep them company...LOL
Well I hope you all have a great week.
Love you all
Mis

Family Reunion

2008-10-29T23:19:00.002-04:00

Good evening to all....
Here are some pics of our family reunion from this past weekend. This was the most stressful reunion I have ever been to. My brother volunteered himself, my sister, my mom and I to host this years reunion. I never knew how much time and energy went into planning and preparing for a family reunion.....I thought TC's B-day's were bad, but this took the cake. My mom and sister did a lot of it and should get most of the credit, but it did take all of us to pull it off. I think the best part was the costume contest we had for all the kids. We had some really cute ones...that was fun. I do believe a good time was had by all and it was just awesome to see my grandmother with her brother and sisters. Beth took some of the family and I will post them once she sends them to me.
Love and God Bless
Missy

Pyramid project

2008-10-22T21:17:00.002-04:00

Long time no chat....where does the time go???!!!
Well...what has been going on in the Farmer household???
TC had a huge project due for Social Studies...he had the choice of doing an individual project or with a group of students. He decided to do his own thing....now if that does not sound like his dad (LOL)....Love ya hun!! Anyways the project was on Pyramids. TC thought up the entire project by himself and with very and I mean very little help from dad...he did it!!! We were so very proud of him. I can't wait for the teacher to post his grade...I think I am more excited than TC is...LOL. Posted a few pics.

Kenny and I have just been working and trying to stay warm. We finally had to turn our heat on tonight for the first time. Usually it is me saying I am freezing so turn the heat on....the shoe is on the other foot this year..Kenny was so cold last night he had his head covered up. I just hated to turn it on as it just means winter is that much closer and the price of gas is just so dang high....I felt bad for Bailey as he was shaking so bad.
This weekend we have my family reunion down in Anderson. I am pretty excited about it as myself along with my mom, brother and sister are in charge this year. We are doing a Halloween theme....We have all kinds of great things going on. I will post pics next week.
Hope everyone has a great weekend
My love to all
Missy

Farmer NEWS update

2008-09-29T20:13:00.003-04:00

Good evening to everyone.
Lets see what did we do this past weekend????
Friday night was extra special as Kenny had the evening off. We just stayed around the house and enjoyed each other (how I miss that)
Sat got up and went to TC's soccer game and then I was off to scrap all day with Carrie. We had a great time, but I was so tired from working so much last week I wasn't a ton of fun to be around (sorry Carrie...I promise I will be lots more fun in Oct...LOL)
Sat Kenny and Kevin had their last tournament of the season and over all they finished 11th out of 31 teams. I am so proud of them both. They have qualified for the regionals in Guntersville Alabama, which will be held in March 2009. We are just now waiting on the official call stating they are IN!!!!!! There is a possibility they will not be able to go, but it looks as though they will be going. I am so excited for them. CONGRATS TO KENNY AND KEVIN !!!!
Sun stayed in bed and slept in till 10...Yes....10...it felt GREAT and I really needed it. Kenny and TC didn't bother me at all :) Did a few things around the house and then TC & I went to a special celebration at Church for "at the pole". A bunch of schools got together at their flagpoles at their schools at 7am and they all prayed at the same time....How totally awesome is that....prayer at the schools!!!!!! They celebrated the coming together of students and churches and had a huge party with lots of LOUD and I mean LOUD music. I can not express the chills it gave me to watch these teens get sooooo excited about our GOD!!!! I wish I would have had that kind of faith and passion about Christ at that age....just makes me smile!
Today was just another "normal" day. Work, home, dinner, laundry, homework and a little play time....TC kicked my booty at football on PS2.
Well I'd better get this posted and get to bed. I need to be up by 3:30am so I can be at work by 4:30am....another loooooong day.
Hope everyone has a great week and remember to treat others as you would want to be treated!!!!
Love ya all
Mis

Fishin weekend

2008-09-21T21:51:00.004-04:00

FISHIN WEEKEND...is just what this weekend was. TC and I took our jon boat out Fri night and fished till dark. We caught 3 bass with 2 of them being keepers. TC did an awesome job rowing us around the lake and taking us to some great spots. The best catch all night was when he caught his tennis shoe (pics tell it all :)

Sat TC had a soccer game and after that we all headed to Maxinkuckee lake. Kenny and Kevin have their final tournament there this weekend and Kenny wanted to pre-fish it. We had a great time and I even got in the lake. We are definitely going back to this place. The lake was so clean and several places you could get out and swim. Kenny caught several bass and 4 of them were keepers (hopefully that is a good sign for the upcoming tournament). Posted some pics of the lake...it was just beautiful there.

Sun I had to work the 1st half of the day and then headed home to my men. We ended up kcikin back and watched some football and racing. We then decided to go fishin again. Kenny was the only one that caught any fish. TC and I still had a great time. I truly enjoyed this weekend as we got to spend a lot of quality family time together and that is what it is ALL about.

The one pic I posted is Bailey (our miniature pincher) He loves it when I take the towels out of the dryer...he buries himself with them and then leaves his head sticking out...it is just way to cute.

Hope everyone got to get out and enjoy the beautiful weather over the weekend.
Love you all
Mis

Wizard of OZ Festival

2008-09-17T12:01:00.005-04:00

OK....Beth and I went to the 27th annual Wizard of OZ Festival this past weekend. Let me just tell you that was one of the most unorganized things I have ever been to before in my life. The day started out yucky with all the rain, but we headed out for our 1 1/2 drive @ 7am. We stopped by McD's for breakfast and then off we went. We didn't realize we passed through a time zone so now we are an hour ahead of schedule...better than being behind..I guess....so we went to Walmart to walk around...YAHOOO....we did find some deals! The place opened at 9 and we finally got there around 9:15.....They were not even set up to take tickets if that tells you how this whole day is going to go.....The opening ceremonies were to start @ 10..NOPE, NOTTA...more like 10:45. Lunch was to be at noon...NOPE, NOTTA...more like 1 which meant 2 our time and I was starving!!!!!! They ran out of pizza for everyone and had to order more so that was going to be another 20 mins...Thank God we were at one of the front tables. The vendors they had there were jokes...nothing like what we had expected. There were some VERY odd people to say the least and let me just sum up my final comment....They should put an age limit on how old you need to stop dressing up like Dorthoy!!!!!! Enjoy the pics....we did have fun doing that part. The three pics of the Munchins are three of the original ones. The one with the green coat on is the one who welcomes Dorthoy to the land of Oz and hands her the sucker...the other gentlemen was one of the head soliders in the army at the castle...they also had one of the original flying monkies there...I'm not sure how old he is now, but he was 13 when he was the monkey....they did give some interesting facts.

Kenny and Kevin didn't bring any fish to the scales this last tournament, but we do believe they are going to be able to move onto the BIG tournament as a wild card since they have fished in all the other tournaments. They are currently in 11th spot. WAY TO GO GUYS.....I AM SO PROUD OF YOU BOTH!!!!!!! They have one more tournament which is next weeekend.

Love & Blessings to everyone
Mis

1st DANCE !!!!!!!!

2008-09-12T19:49:00.002-04:00

OK....I am not sure I am ready for this teenage "stuff" or not, but ready or not here it comes!!!!!! TC is attending his 1st dance tonite. He doesn't have a girlfriend right now....he says he wants to wait and check them all out and get one next semester....LOL (how funny is that). I told him that was fine and that he didn't have to have a girlfriend just because his friends did. I am definetly NOT ready for that!!!!!!! I posted some pics of him right before he left for the dance. They have to have a school photo ID to get into the dance....he is was displaying it proudly. I am so very proud of him and this is a huge step for him (and mom). I didn't get to mushy with him, but he said I could only take a few pics.

Tomorrow I am going away with my sister, Beth and I can't wait. I can't write on here where we are going as it is a surprise and I don't want her to get on her and read about it. I will post some pics of our trip later....should be pretty fun.

Kenny and Kevin have another tournament tomorrow. They are sooooo close to getting into the BIG tournament that will be held in March in Alabama! Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers as they go out in the morning.

I have been reading a lot of great christan books lately and wanted to share the last one I read. The title of the book is Teenagers are People Too by Joyce Meyer. This book is actually for the Teenagers, but it is an awesome book for us parents to read. It reminds you of what teenagers are actually having to go through these days and to reminds us that they are facing a lot of the same things we did growing up. Teenagers need to show more respect for adults, but in the same breath we adults need to show more respect to our teenagers and children in general.

The other book I just started reading is The Power of a Praying Parent by Stormie Omartian. I am really enjoying this book so far. It stresses the importance in having an open realtionship with God and working with him in praying for our children. When we pray for our children, we are asking God to make HIS presence a part of their lives.

Ok I have written yet another book so I best stop...I will also need to go get TC from the DANCE here in a few minutes.

Love and God Bless you all
Mis

SAVANNA HAS ARRIVED

2008-09-04T21:36:00.005-04:00

What an awesome day this has been. We got to welcome Savanna into this world. Jada did an awesome job and Jeff was right there with her throw the whole thing. Savanna was born @ 3:28am & was 6 lb, 14 oz, 19 3/4 in long. She has a full head of black hair and is the most precious & sweetest baby.....I think maybe I am just a little bit partial :) I got to spend a few hours at the hospital today and will be going back again tomorrow for some more bonding time and TC is really excited about seeing her in person. We will head up after TC gets out of school. Enjoy the pics and I am sure I will have more to share later.

Weekend with my family

2008-08-25T23:19:00.003-04:00

Good evening to everyone. Most of you are probably in bed right now, but I can't seem to sleep so I thought I would update my blog.

This past weekend I had the wonderful pleasure of going to see Joyce Meyers in Indy with my mom. It is amazing how everything Joyce said seemed to speak directly to me....I seriously thought her and I were having a one on one...LOL. Her message was loud and clear, but very good. I would highly recommend anyone to go and see her in person.
I got to spend pretty much all day with my mom on Fri and then ALL day on Sat. We ate lunch at the spaghetti factory and it was awesome. I have not ate there in years, but the food was just as good as I remembered it to be. Once we got back to mom's my grandma wanted to run over to the casino.....so of course I could not tell her NO. We were only there for an hour and none of us had any luck :( After we left there it was off to see my sister, Sarah, Tiffany and Ken. Sarah asked me to spend the nite and of course I couldn't say NO. Got up early Sunday morning and headed out to dad's for a few hours....well I ended up staying 2 hours longer than planned, but it was so nice to visit with Dad and Mary. I miss my family so very much and truly enjoy the time I get to spend with them.
I guess I'd better wrap this up and try and get to bed. I have to be up at 5 and it is almost 11:30...YIKES.....Kenny just yelled at me "you are going to be tired in the morning, babe...you need to get to bed". He worries about me when I don't get enough sleep...how sweet is that. I just love him to death.
Well I will leave you all with a statement Joyce Meyers said "God is not in charge of the complaint deparment....Satan is. If you don't want to deal with Satan then don't complain. We need to trade our questions in for more TRUST with our Father in Heaven...Before we get out the question WHY is this happening to me, Why are you not answering my prayer, Why, Why, Why....we need to say "God thank you and I TRUST you"
Hope everyone has a very blessed week and I will chat more later.
My love to all
Mis

1st day of 7th grade.....YIKES

2008-08-19T21:21:00.003-04:00

Today was TC's first day of school for being a 7th grader!!!!!!!!! I honestly can not believe he is already in his 2nd year of middle school. They only went half day today and another half day tomorrow. Their first full day is Thursday. I have no clue why they do it this way. We already have pic day tomorrow. This year was a whole new experience for me on shopping for clothes. In the past TC could have cared less about what he wore to school....he didn't even care if it truly matched or not. This year is a whole different ballgame. We spent over 3 hours shopping and trying on clothes and checking our self out in the mirror and making sure everything matched. The maturity level has just tripled since last year...our little guy is no longer a little guy....he is growing into a fabulous young gentlemen. I was so tired of shopping, but at the same time I was so proud standing there watching him look at himself in the mirror. He is such a great looking kid, but then again I might just be a little partial :)
Here's a few pics Kenny took for me this morning (I couldn't be there when TC got on the bus...so Kenny followed through for me and took my traditional 1st day of school pics).

This past weekend Kenny and Kevin had another tournament. They did not place as high as they would have liked, but they did bring 4 fish to the scales. I am so proud of them both. They are currently in 14th spot out of 24. Keep them both in your prayers as they have the lat 3 tournaments coming up in Sept and they really need to place pretty high in order to qualify for the BIG tournament in March of 09 that will be held in Alabama. Check out the link I have posted to see their results. Kevin....I can't even make a comment about Kenny carrying you anymore as you have been adding to the total weight...CONGRATS!!!!!

Enjoy the rest of your week and I will post again as soon as I can.
Love to all
Mis

Surprise Visit

2008-08-11T13:14:00.004-04:00

We had one of the most special weekends!!! We all got a surprise visit from Aunt Brenda!!!!!! TC and I got to spend time from Weds-Sat visiting with her and catching up on so much family "stuff". TC took right to her and ended up staying pretty much all weekend over there...he has told me a couple different times he wished she lived up here. They had an awesome time together and I honestly think they both have enjoyed themselves. We got to sit down Fri night and play cards and take pictures and we all laughed just way to much....not really....I don't think you can ever laugh to much. All I know is the visit was way over due and we are all hoping the time between visits is much shorter the next time.

I wanted to wish Wi a very happy b-day.....Love ya !!!!

Not a whole lot going on this week and I am so OK with that. Tonight is Taekwondo practice and we will stop by and see Aunt Brenda again tonight and visit a little more. Tuesday is the day to register TC for 7th grade. Weds Taekwondo practice again. Thursday...nothing right now. Fri I might take 1/2 & take TC camping one last time before school starts. Sat Kenny has another fishing tournament.

I wish you all a great week.
Remember to tell your loved ones just how much they mean to you!!!!!!
Love you all
Mis

Women of Faith

2008-08-05T12:26:00.003-04:00

What an amazing weekend I had!!!! I attended the Women of Faith (WOF) conference in Indy on Fri & Sat. I am definetly making this a yearly event. I am still on such a spirital high from the conference. The WOF ladies consisted of Patsy Clairmont, Marilyn Meberg, Luci Swindoll, Sheila Walsh, Nicole Johnson, Sandi Patty & Nicole C Mullen. I highly recommend reading any of these ladies books and a must is the Nicole C. Mullen CD. I bought 2 of her CD's while I was there and they are great. I am actually listening to her now. She is such an amazing person and performer. I was just in awe watching her. I was even up and out of my seat jumping around and dancin......can you picture that :) I was very inspired by these women and if anyone of you can attend one of their conferences I do not see you being disappointed one bit! They spoke of the Infinite Grace of God and shared some amazing stories. You just had to be there to truly appreciate their courage and their amazing strength.....which each of them find it thorugh the GRACE of our Lord & Savior.

Sunday we went to watch our old softball team play....little did I know that I was going to get recruited once we arrived. They were short a girl....so I just couldn't say no. I had on my dress shorts with a tank top and my flip flops. One of the girls went home to get her cleats for me to wear...the only problem was I wear a 7 1/2 or an 8...her shoes were a 9! I had to wear Kenny's socks and then put anohter pair on top of them because her shoes were so big on me. I felt like Bozo the clown running in them. I had to steal Kenny's shirt to wear. I was pretty attractive if you ask me :) We split the games.

Monday was Kenny's 45th B-day....I really liked what my girlfriend did on her husband's B-day. He was turning 30 & she listed 30 things she loved about him. I wanted to do the same thing for you, Kenny.....so here goes........your smile, your laugh, your shiny bald head :), your legs, your determination, your teaching ability, your patience with me when I just can't get it, your knowledge, what an awesome dad you are, your personality, your legs again, your eyes, your gentle kisses, your surprises, your sense of humor, your willingness to help others, how you love the outdoors, how you play with our son, your down to earth attitude, how you put up with my mood swings, how supportive you are, have I said your legs yet, your cooking, how you help out around the house, how you can fix pretty much anything, how you hold my hand, how you love my family, how you love your family, your companionship, your ability to make me laugh, how I sometimes catch you looking at me, how you brag about me to others, your caring heart, your athletic ability, how you encourage me, how you back me up, your honesty (sometimes a little to honest but that is what I love), your forgiveness, how you can finish my thoughts, how you love to take naps with me, how you cuddle up to me, how you can make me melt when you put your arm around me, how well we work together, how you put up with all my scrap booking, how you can finish my sentences.....I could go on and on, but there are 45 reasons why I love you babe, with all my heart.

Ok....I have just written a book :)
Enjoy your loved ones and tell them often how much you love them.

Love and God Bless you all
Mis

"And God is able to make grace around to you, that always having all sufficiency in everything. You may have an abundance for every good deed." - II Corinthinas 9:8

Annual Canoe/Kayak Trip

2008-07-31T14:35:00.002-04:00

Boy these past few weeks have been really busy and different for me. 1st Kenny and I dropped TC off at camp on Sun July 20th (I already posted some pics). Then I had the entire week to myself and I had all kinds of plans for me to do my own "stuff". I got lots of scrap booking done, which is so relaxing and very enjoyable to me. Thurs I got to spend the day with my niece, Jada. For those of you who don't know...she is making me a great aunt in Sept. She is expecting her 1st baby. I am so excited for her and can't wait to spoil Savanah. We got to shop and enjoy each other's company all afternoon. Fri I helped Marc & Carrie move some stuff into their new home. CONGRATS to the both of them on their new home...it is very nice. Fri evening I had to pick TC up from camp @ 6:30 & then get him home and settled and then headed to pick the girls up for the annual canoe trip :) We ended up getting to Bun's around 12:30 that evening and stayed up till the wee hours of the morning like some teenagers....How fun!!!!!!!

The annual canoe/kayak trip was just AWESOME!!!!!! We had 14 that were able to go this year, which was great. Each year we get more and more women involved and it just makes the trip that much better. I can remember the 1st trip ever which consisted of me, Wi & Bun. I truly look forward to this trip each and every year and hope we can continue it for many years to come. I want to say to all the Aunt's that got to go....you all made the trip that much better and we loved having all of you there.....Love you all!!!!! To all my girls....Stacie, Wi, Carrie, Bun & Steph...I am so glad we finally got it worked out in our schedules so we all could go...it doesn't get much better than that. Thank you to Bun who took the pics I posted....I will have more to share with you later.

This weekend I will not be going to the Farmer family reunion due to a prior commitment. My bible study group is attending the Women of Faith conference in Indy all weekend. We will not be home till late Sat night. I am excited about going as I can not wait to have that time for me and God, but then again I am really bummed about missing the family reunion.

Hope everyone has a great time and safe travel to and from.
Love you all
God Bless
Mis

Survived My 40th Birthday :)

2008-07-22T06:54:00.005-04:00

Good morning and happy Tuesday to all.
First of all I wanted to thank everyone for the birthday wishes and presents (how awesome is that ..... 40 yrs old and I still get excited over present...LOL) My birthday weekend was great. Fri night Kenny, Randy, Stacie and I all went out to eat and had a few drinks....well Mis had a liter of Margarita. I pretty much crashed when we got home :) Sat Kenny had a party for me over at Wi & Jeff's place....a special "Thank You" goes out to the both of them...Love you both. The whole evening was great, but the best thing about the entire evening is when me, Kenny, Ricky, Randy, Stacie,Wi, Bunny, TC, Caleb, Cody & Jacob all played a basketball game at midnight. We had so much fun, except poor Cody..he took it rough with a hit to the mouth and a bloody nose :( Sun Kenny and I dropped TC off at CAMP IMPACT (a camp that our church puts on). I will go back Fri evening to pick TC up. I have lots of different emotions about TC going away to camp for the 1st time. I am excited, nervous, thrilled, anxious, proud and sad all at the same time. I know all you other mothers out there know exactly what I am talking about. A huge milestone...my baby is really growing up, but I am so proud of him in so many ways!!!! I am going to just kick back and enjoy my week and pull out the scrap bookin stuff and scrap away.
I am gettin prety excited about this coming weekend....One because I get to pick TC up (by Fri I will be so ready to get him) and then on Sat it is the ANNUAL CANOE TRIP with the girls. I do believe we have 12 going this year....YEAH!!!!!
Here are some pics of some of the beauty flowers in my yard....I just had to post some of them. I look at them and thank God for allowing such beauty. I have so much to be thankful for and these flowers are just a small reminder of all the beauty in my life!!!!!

Eye Candy!!!!!!

2008-07-09T14:46:00.007-04:00

TC and I went to a concert at the fair grounds last night with my bible study group. Jake Owens was the main performer and he did an awesome job. One of the girls took the pics and I thought I would share them with you (Thanks Deb). TC and I waited in line for about 20 mins after the concert to get his autograph. Thanks to Martha..TC got one of the beach balls they threw in the crowd and he wanted Jake to sign it. Getting up close to Jake you really got to notice his gorgeous eyes.
Enjoy!!!!!

4th of July weekend pics

2008-07-08T12:55:00.003-04:00

Here are a few pics from this past weekend. Hope you enjoy them. Everyone seemed to have a great time. Thank you to Thelma & Marvin for letting us all crash at your place. Randy & Stacie said they really enjoyed playing cards and just hangin out.

We have already had an eventful beginning to our week. Bailey (our min pin) broke his foot in 2 spots Sunday, but we didn't realize it till Monday morning. We are not 100% sure how it happened...but we are assuming he jumped off the bed wrong. Kenny had to take him to the vet Monday morning to have his foot set. The vet gave him some pain meds,antibiotics & calcium tablets. We have to take him back in 1 week for a check up. The pain meds pretty much keep him asleep a majority of the day, which is probably a good thing. He is actually doing very well with the splint. I will take a pic and post it later.

Last night TC and I went out in the kayak. We took it over to the sand bar and got out and played around for a few and then headed back so we could get some dinner. We had a great evening together...I just love it when we can get along without any arguing or attitude!!!!! :)

TC and I are supposed to go to a concert at the fairgrounds tonight, but not so sure about this weather we are having. Right now it is raining pretty darn good out. Our plans may change by 6pm...LOL

Rest of the week should be pretty slow... I hope. Jada has her baby shower this Sat so I will be attending that...I am so excited for her and I can't wait to hold little Savannah (not sure I spelled that correctly)....so sorry Jada if I messed it up....hee/hee.

I need to finish painting the front of the house and Kenny needs to help me put rest of the trim work up. We might do that this weekend...if the weather is good.

Hope everyone has a great week and God bless you all.
Love
Missy

To the powerful women in my life -
Keep the faith!!!
Live your life in such a way
That when your feet hit the
Floor in the morning,
Satan shudders & says...
'Oh shit...she's awake!!

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY

2008-07-03T06:34:00.003-04:00

Wanted to get on here and wish everyone a HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY !!!!! I can't believe it is already July! The kids will be back in school before we know it. Not sure what everyone will be doing over the holiday weekend, but I sure hope everyone gets to sit back and enjoy some R&rR with family and friends. We are staying up north and will be at the lake most of it....we have some friends from out of town coming in. We can't wait to see everyone and catch up.

I am still dealing with a spider bite I got last week. I honestly thought I had a mosquito bite and that is why my head was itching so bad. After about two days I started getting a red itchy knot on my forehead and then it started traveling down towards my eye. At this point I am now thinking I have some form of weed posioning as it was also itching like crazy, but it was a hurt itch (if that makes sense)...any ways.....Sat I noticed that I had knots under my skin on my neck and up around the back of my ear and they hurt...felt like my head was bruised. Mon I decided I better call the Dr. The Dr. confirmed a spider bite (not sure what kind of spider)and I was having an allergic reaction to the bite. I am now on benadryl in the evenings and claritin during the day. She said the knots in my neck and around my ear are from my lymphnodes being inflammed from having to work so hard to fit off the infection from the bite. She said I should be fine, but it might take a week or two for all the knots to go away. The itching and bruised feeling are just driving me nuts!!!!! There for the 1st two-three days it looked as if I had a growth coming out of my forehead.....pretty darn attractive if you ask me...LOL!!!

Better get busy...
Hope everyone has a very safe and blessed holiday weekend.
Love you all
Missy

Faith is being sure of what we hope for & certain of what we do not see...Hebrews 11:1

Scrappin Weekend

2008-06-30T06:40:00.004-04:00

Good morning and Happy Monday to everyone!
I am SOOOOOO tired today. I am working a different shift this week. Kenny got asked to work 1st shift this week to cover for someone on vacation.....YAHOOOO!!!!!! I asked my management if I could work the same hours, which is 6-2 so we could save a little on gas. I will actually have a husband this week. The only down fall is I have to be up by 4:30am....YIKES! I'm a morning person, but for some reason had trouble getting to sleep last night so it made for a very early morning.
I had such a great weekend scrappin with Beth, Carrie and Steph. I think we all got a lot accomplished. We scrapped from 5-midnight Friday night and then wsa back at it again at 10 Sat morning. Beth & I stayed till around midnight Sat night, but Carrie & Steph were the real troopers and stayed till 1:30am! Some of you may laugh at us scrappers and can't believe how long we can sit and scrap, but the time just flys by. I love all my books...they tell a fantastic and amazing story of my families life and it is an awesome way to capture so many memories. Are next scarppin weekend might be Aug 9th. I think we are taking the month of July off...LOL.
Kenny and I both get this Friday off, July 4th...so we only have a 4 day work week this week.....YIPPEEEE! We are so ready for it. We are looking so forward to spending time with ALL our friends. Some friends of ours from Anderson are coming up for the holiday weekend that we havn't seen forever and they are bringing up their two daughters. This coming weekend will just be so much fun.
I hope everyone has a great and safe 4th of July.
God bless and Love you all.
Missy

Relaxing weekend

2008-06-22T15:24:00.002-04:00

We had a very nice relaxing weekend.

Fri night I took TC and one of his friends to a ProLife Christian Concert. They had some really good music and we heard some GREAT testimony of God's awesome love for us. You realize how good you have it once you hear someone else's story. We got to witness several young adult's give their lives to christ....it doesn't get any better than that!!!!! AMEN. We could have stayed there all night and listened to the music....but we had to go pick Kenny up from work.

Kenny and Kevin had their fishing tournament on Sat, but they didn't fair to good. They caught lots of fish, but NO keepers. They were pretty bummed as they dropped to 13th place. Oh well.....there is always next time. I am still proud of them both. They have both wanted to do a tournament like this for several years and they are finally getting to do it. Win or lose guys.....We still love ya!!!!!!!

Thank you, Bunny, Todd and Craig for making TC's weekend. He had an awesome time with all of you. I honestly think you could have another son if you really wanted one...hee/hee. He loves watching the races and just hangin out with the boys. It is such a wonderful feeling knowing you all love TC and enjoy him being around so much. Thank you for making him feel so welcome!

Sun was church for me. I went alone as TC was with the Goodrick's at the track....yes, he ended up spending the night with them :) After church I did something I hardly ever do.....laid down and took a nap with my husband. It was soooooooooo nice to snuggle up to the man you love....along with the 3 dogs...hee/hee. I will have to say it is pretty funny picture with Kenny, me, Bailey (our 6 lb min pin), Colton (our 68 lb choc lab) and Packer (our 75 lb Weimer) all in a queen size bed!!!!! I love the closeness....life can't get much better than that...unless TC decides to jump in bed with all of us :)

Well I better get off of here. Thelma is fixing dinner for all of us...what a perfect ending to such a relaxing weekend.

Love you all
Missy

Father's Day Camp out

2008-06-20T10:17:00.003-04:00

Almost to another weekend and I am just now posting pics from our last weekend....boy am I behind or what!!!!!! I hate not having our internet at home. We really need to get our comp in to be fixed, but there are so many other things that must come first. I know we all know how that goes :)

This past weekend we went camping at the Ouabache State Park right outside Bluffton. We will definitely be going back to this park. It was very clean and had lots to do. They have a pond you can fish on, a very nice swimming pool, the shower facilties were very clean (huge bonus for me!), trails to ride your bikes on, several different parks for the kids to play at (although TC is getting to big to really enjoy that), lots of shade for the campsites, look out tower, buffalo, and lots of room for some good ol fun!!!!!!! I have posted some pics to go along with our trip. Beth allowed us to take Sarah with us so Jenna would have someone to play with. It was really nice for both the girls and fun for us as we got to spend more time with our girl. I just love her to death and everytime I look into those big brown eyes see such a miracle of God!!!! We got to spend some time with Randy, Stacie & Jacob also. They joined us on our camping trip and I will have to say we all had a great time. Us adults pretty much sat around all weekend and played lots and lots of cards.....we got Randy and Stacie hooked on a new game and boy does Randy take his card playing seriously...hee/hee! The first night there it rained and rained and rained some more. The ground was soaked and I mean you sunk if you walked across the grass area....so we ended up putting our tents on the cement slaps. It really wasn't bad at all because we all had air mattresses to sleep on. That first night was very muddy and messy, but the kids absolutely loved it and I will have to say it was pretty funny watching all of us tryng to put our tents up between rain showers. Definietly some good memories were made from this past weekend.

This weekend not a whole lot is going on. Kenny and Kevin will be fishing in another tournament out of their series. Make sure to check out the website to see their results. They usually have them posted by the following Tues/Weds. They have moved up in the ranking. I am so very proud of them both.

Our not so little Sarah will be celebrating her 9th B-day this Saturday. Sarah, Auntie M is so sorry she will not be there for your party. I will come and see you as soon as I can....I LOVE YOU!!!!

If we get all the parts for our tractor I will be at home mowing all weekend. Our mower broke again and our yard has not been mowed for almost 2 weeks...it is getting VERY tall. It will take TC and I all weekend to get the yard work caught up. I also want to get my scrap booking stuff ready as next weekend I have 2 days of scrapping.....YEAH!!!!

Better get back to work.

1. Be a Mom who loves GOD
2. Be a Mom who prays continually
3. Be a Mom who gives time
4. Be a Mom who encourages
5. Be a Mom who laughs
6. Be a Mom who hugs
7. Be a Mom who disciplines
8. Be a Mom who forgives

God Bless and I love you all.
Missy

Charter Walleye Trip

2008-06-10T19:22:00.002-04:00

Sorry it has taken me a few days to post some updated pics. The internet line to our computer got hit by lightining last week and we have not been able to get on-line to post. We still can't get on-line so I came over to Thelma & Marvins to do my posting :) Funny how lost we feel without our connection to family and friends. We really need to take the computer in and have it looked at....I think I will put that on the "honey do list"...hee/hee.

Kenny, TC and I had our Walleye fishing trip this past weekend. I have posted some pics from our day. We truly had a blast. I was nervous because I have heard so many stories of people getting motion sickness from being on the water with the big waves. Thanks to Steph and her great advise NOT to eat McDonald's before going out on the boat....none of us had any issues with motion sickness. We did take our motion sickness pills the night before and then again in the morning. We only had 2 ft waves and then by mid afternoon we had no waves at all. The wind died completely down and buddy did it get HOT!!!!!!! TC and I made a bet on who would reel in the biggest Walleye. Our bet was if he caught the biggest I would buy him an M&M blizzard and if I caught the biggest he had to buy me a Peanut Buster Parfait (YUMMY)....it looks as though mom is buying him an M&M Blizzard!!!! I already had the taste of the Peanut Buster Parfait in my mouth...hee/hee. He beat both Kenny and I. His biggest fish was alittle over 20 1/2 inches long...not sure on the weight. The thrill and adreniline of reeling in the fish was just totally awesome. Kenny caught the biggest catfish and drum. I caught the only white bass and it was really a pretty fish. We went to Lake Huron and did a charter boat with Fish Point Lodge. We would recommend them to anyone. Captain Doug and his wife Chris were both super nice and Captain Doug was terrific with TC. He had so much patience with all of us....especially TC and myself.
We stayed at a hotel on Sat night that had a really cool pool. TC really liked that and wore himself out playing in the water. We walked around the town Sat night and then headed to bed early as a storm was moving in. Got up Sun morning and headed out on our trip.
This weekend Kenny and I are both taking Fri offf and taking a long weekend and are going camping. We can't wait to just kick back and relax and sit by the fire. My niece Sarah is going with us so that will be an additional treat. I am sure I will have plenty of pics from our camping trip. I will post them once I can get back on-line or back over to the in-laws...
Hope all you the dads have a great Father's Day.
Remember to count your blessings as we all have so much to be thankful for.
Love you all
Missy

NEW DO's

2008-06-02T22:10:00.006-04:00

I have been going back and forth on how I should get my hair cut as it was getting REALLY long. I just wanted something new as I was tired of pulling it back all the time. I couldn't bring myself to get it all cut off so I only got 4 inches cut and long layers put in it. TC now has his summer hair cut. He looks soooooo different! He walks by me in the house and I take a double look :) Kenny feels like he has a new women and son living in his house...hee/hee

Our weekend was very busy.....

Sat Kenny got up very early as it was fishing tournament #2. Kevin was at our house at 4:30am and off they went. The tournament was at Sylvan Lake. They caught over 30 bass, but only 4 were keepers (14+ inches in length). Total weight at weigh in was 6.40lbs. The biggest bass for them was 2.54lbs. They placed 6 out of 18 boats. Overall they are now in 8th place out of 21 teams. Kevin is moving right on up and pullnig his weight...he caught a keeper to take to the scales :) WAY TO GO KEVIN...We knew you had it in you....LOL....Check out the link on my blog page to see all the details of their tournament. I am very proud & excited for both of them.

TC and I packed up early and headed to Anderson to visit family. We stopped at my dad's first, then headed to Gma & Gpa Farmer's grave site & placed some and since I was headed down put them on for her). Next we were off to my sisters to visit. Then off to Brandon's Open House, which was great. Bunny you did an awesome job and I will take your advice and start a pic box for some photo's of TC. All the decoration's were great and it looked as though Brandon had a great turn out. I really wish I could have had a piece of ALL white cake...LOL..After we left there we headed to the beauty shop for our NEW DO's. We then met up at Beth's again for dinner and then off to my Gma & Gpa for a nice long visit with them. It was so great to see everyone, but it made for such a LONG day. We didn't get home till around midnight and boy was I tired when I got here.

Sunday was another early morning. We went to church and had an awesome service. We then came home and Rick came out to watch the Nascar race with Kenny and we decided to have a cookout. TC had his friend Tyler come over and spend the night. We headed over to Thelma's as she had bought me a gorgeous plant and we needed to pick it up. We ended up staying and playing cards, which was a good time. Picked up a pizza on the way home for the boys and Kenny and I watched "The Golden Compas". The movie wasn't as good as I thought it would be, but it was alright....we both did not like how it ended.

I was so tired from all the running over the weekend...I came home from work and took a nap, which is very unusual for me, but boy did it feel good!!!!

Hope everyone has a great week.
Love ya
Missy

SUPER Special Day

2008-05-30T22:45:00.002-04:00

Today was a SUPER Special Day, as TC was presented with the Teachers Choice Award. His teacher emailed me the following yesterday.

"Missy, I wanted to let you know that TC will be receiving an award tomorrow at the Awards Program. He does not know this, but we like to inform parents incase they would like to be present. He will be getting my "Teacher's Choice" award for all that he has accomplished this year. It was an easy choice for me because he sticks out (in a good way!!) with how much he has grown this year."

OK...pretty much everyone that gets on my blog knows all the ups and downs we have had with the school system and just getting TC excited about school. Last year was definetly a turning point for TC and it has carried into this year. He had a great teacher last year and he had a totally awesome teacher this year. Mrs. Hike was truly a gift from God and a huge blessing to TC and our family. She is one of those exceptional teachers that are few and far between. I read her email at work and started to cry. The girls at work thought something was wrong, but it was definetly a "GOOD" cry. I was and still am just beaming with pride. I know as a parent there have been many times that it took everything I had to make it through TC's homework assignments. We argued, he cried, he got upset, I got upset...we both had to take breaks from one another and then start all over again!!!! This award was a reminder to me that any and all the time we spend on our kids is soooooo worth it. Being a parent is so rewarding in so many ways, so the next time we sit down to do homework or practice our reading or writing I will remember the day TC got the "Teacher's Choice" award!!!!!!!! What an ending to a great 6th grade year.

Love you all
Missy

Memorial Day Weekend

2008-05-28T22:22:00.003-04:00

Hope everyone had a safe & Happy Holiday!!!!
What a fabulous weekend!!!!!! Where do I start.....First off Kenny took Fri off so we could go out with some friends. Kenny, me, Randy, Stacie, Marc, Carrie, Alvin & Steph all went up to the Post friday night and had a blast. We drank and believe it or not got Steph out on the dance floor (ha/ha). We were out till around 2am, which is really late for us old folk...hee/hee. Sat started out pretty slow as we were recoping from Fri night!!!! We slowly made our way to the lake and spent rest of the day over there. We had a fishing contest with Randy and Stacie Sat night and the traveling 2nd place trophy now has a new home in Yorktown...LOL Randy & Stacie the trophy is in the mail!!!!!! Sun started out to be a beautiful day. Kenny, Randy and Kevin all went fishing that morning and then everyone headed back over to the lake. We played cards and ladder ball and just enjoyed our time together. Monday was a hard day for everyone as that meant the end of our 1st summer holiday and everyone had to pack up to go back home :( Carrie, Wi, Steph and I didn't end our weekend until about 9pm Monday night. Carrie wanted to go shopping so we all headed out to Ft Wayne. We had a great time and it was wonderful to get to spend some quality time with all the girls (we missed you Stac). I can't wait till the next holiday....I don't want it to come to quick though as that means it will already be July 4th and summer will be 1/2 over.....YIKES!

TC is pretty pumped as this Fri is his last day of school.....he will be an offical 7th grader. He has done so great this year. We are extremly proud of him and love him to death. He is truly our pride and joy!!!!!

This weekend Kenny and Kevin have another tournament at Sylvan Lake. Remember to check out the web link & see how they rank.
TC and I will be traveling to Anderson on Sat to see my family and attend Brandon's Open House...which I can't believe is graduating. Boy do I feel OLD!!!!!
Sunday will be church and just a kick back and relax kind of day. I might even take me nap.

Have a blessed day
Love
Missy