Sunday, June 3, 2012
My Momma
Friday, June 1st was a special day! My mom celebrated her 75th birthday! My sister had worked very hard at planning a surprise party for her for Saturday, June 2nd. This is my lovely Momma!! She doesn't look 75 does she??
This is the rest of the family - Randy, the oldest...Greg, the middle child...Jim, fourth in line....Sandy, second in line and then me, the baby!! The best is always last! :))
Happy birthday, Mom! Love you!!
Monday, May 28, 2012
Memorial Day 2012
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Sometimes Life Just Happens
It is quiet here this afternoon. My poor hubby is laying on the couch feeling so very miserable. He is to start a revival on Tuesday so I am praying he gets better quickly!
When I look at my to-do list, blogging is not high up on the list. It should be but it isn't. Actually, there is so much going on that I could just about blog every day but time just doesn't allow for that. Two weeks from today is graduation day for me. I have only waited 20+ years for this so I guess you can say its a big deal! But, that is what my life is all about right now - finishing up my final semester of college. In reality, a week from tomorrow all of my assignments will be done and maybe, just maybe life will slow down for me. :)) Yea, I am not holding my breath on that one!
My wonderful children are all doing well. We got to go to FL to celebrate Addison's 2nd birthday and had a wonderful time! David and Christa are expecting their second blessing in September. I think they need a boy! My son NEEDS a boy!! He DESERVES a boy!! :)) Josh and Carrie are doing well and enjoying a busy life! Andrew and Ashley are living close enough to borrow my vacuum! :)) Sorry - I am enjoying teasing them about that! I love my kids and am proud of all of them!
Dave is keeping himself very busy between his work in town and his traveling schedule. I love that man!! In March we celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary and I wouldn't trade a thing!
I am thinking about writing my "life story" here on my blog but I haven't decided. Maybe I think it will be "therapeutic" if I put it in writing. Then again, maybe there will be those who hope I don't share that at all! :)) Time will tell! I am looking forward to having things slow down some now that school will be over! Until next time I remain - the talebearer of the funny farm!
When I look at my to-do list, blogging is not high up on the list. It should be but it isn't. Actually, there is so much going on that I could just about blog every day but time just doesn't allow for that. Two weeks from today is graduation day for me. I have only waited 20+ years for this so I guess you can say its a big deal! But, that is what my life is all about right now - finishing up my final semester of college. In reality, a week from tomorrow all of my assignments will be done and maybe, just maybe life will slow down for me. :)) Yea, I am not holding my breath on that one!
My wonderful children are all doing well. We got to go to FL to celebrate Addison's 2nd birthday and had a wonderful time! David and Christa are expecting their second blessing in September. I think they need a boy! My son NEEDS a boy!! He DESERVES a boy!! :)) Josh and Carrie are doing well and enjoying a busy life! Andrew and Ashley are living close enough to borrow my vacuum! :)) Sorry - I am enjoying teasing them about that! I love my kids and am proud of all of them!
Dave is keeping himself very busy between his work in town and his traveling schedule. I love that man!! In March we celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary and I wouldn't trade a thing!
I am thinking about writing my "life story" here on my blog but I haven't decided. Maybe I think it will be "therapeutic" if I put it in writing. Then again, maybe there will be those who hope I don't share that at all! :)) Time will tell! I am looking forward to having things slow down some now that school will be over! Until next time I remain - the talebearer of the funny farm!
Friday, November 25, 2011
Warning - Blubbering Blog to Follow!
So - the wedding is over and I am sure you are all anxiously awaiting pictures. As soon as the lovely bride lets me, I will post some! :)) I will post all the details of wedding week when I post the pictures but for now, this is a more "personal" blog.
The wedding has caused an awful lot of different thoughts and emotions in this strangely mixed up head of mine. I am working on finding my new normal. I haven't decided if one exists or not but I am attempting to locate it! :)) My house was full to the brim for the better part of 8 days or so and I wouldn't trade one little bit of it! I absolutely LOVED the short amount of time on Saturday where all of my children were in my house! We laughed, we cried, we ate, we played and we laughed and cried some more! Sunday had to be one of the most difficult days I have had in awhile. It began around 3:30am when I got up to say goodbye to David, Christa and Addison. Telling Christa goodbye so she could situate herself in the car for the ride to airport with my eyes full of tears was tough! Holding Addison and hugging her sleepy little body should have lasted a lot longer than it did! :)) Then feeling my big, burly boy hug his momma brought on fresh tears that just didn't want to stop! They headed off and I headed back to bed. For sleep?? Yea, right. That didn't happen! I laid there and wondered why God thought this was something necessary for me to do. Its a good thing He is totally used to my questions at this point! I got back up when Kevin came to get Ashley and Andrew to take them to the airport. And guess what, the tears came again for I knew that life with Ashley would never be the same. She was off on her new life. True - she is here, she lives close but......not in my house where she has been for over 20 years! I survived church and leftovers for dinner. Then we loaded up again and headed for the airport with Josh and Carrie. I was pretty proud of myself until I heard the sniffles from the back seat when we were about 10 minutes from the airport. I hugged Josh and then hugged and held Carrie while we both cried some more. I am pretty sure the airport "cop on wheels" was getting antsy with us being in the way! :) I climbed in the car and we pulled away. I am pretty sure Dave thought the blubbering would never stop.
What have I learned in the last couple of weeks? Thankfully, God and Dave never get tired of my blubbering. They both ever so lovingly assure and remind me that this is something I can handle. I can remember reading those books where people would advise couples to make sure they had a life together that did not involve the children and Dave and I have worked hard at doing that. I am so grateful and feel so blessed by the marriage God has given me. But I am still searching and working on my new normal. Some things in my life have not changed. I am still working full time, still going to school (for ONE MORE semester), still going to church, still doing laundry and dishes. Some things just don't change. And the miracle of that is, God doesn't change either. He is still patient, still teaching, still longing for me to spend more time with Him, still prodding me to change the things that don't please Him, still speaking to me in the quiet times. So much has changed in my life but the important things have stayed the same. Dave being the best hubby ever - I never want to take that for granted! God - you see, even in that one word there is peace for He never changes. I am pretty sure He wishes I would but that doesn't make Him stop loving me.
I can't say this blog will mean anything to anyone but me and I guess that is all that matters. I read something the other day that prompted me to tell myself that there is no true worship in whining. I know that God knows I am not trying to whine. I must learn to worship Him in my life! Why?? I have decided in the last 2 weeks that my kids need me more now than ever. They just don't need me the same. They need me on my knees! So - if my blog is silent here and there, I'm praying for my kids! And yes, David and Carrie - that means I am praying for you to move to Indiana!!! :)))))
The wedding has caused an awful lot of different thoughts and emotions in this strangely mixed up head of mine. I am working on finding my new normal. I haven't decided if one exists or not but I am attempting to locate it! :)) My house was full to the brim for the better part of 8 days or so and I wouldn't trade one little bit of it! I absolutely LOVED the short amount of time on Saturday where all of my children were in my house! We laughed, we cried, we ate, we played and we laughed and cried some more! Sunday had to be one of the most difficult days I have had in awhile. It began around 3:30am when I got up to say goodbye to David, Christa and Addison. Telling Christa goodbye so she could situate herself in the car for the ride to airport with my eyes full of tears was tough! Holding Addison and hugging her sleepy little body should have lasted a lot longer than it did! :)) Then feeling my big, burly boy hug his momma brought on fresh tears that just didn't want to stop! They headed off and I headed back to bed. For sleep?? Yea, right. That didn't happen! I laid there and wondered why God thought this was something necessary for me to do. Its a good thing He is totally used to my questions at this point! I got back up when Kevin came to get Ashley and Andrew to take them to the airport. And guess what, the tears came again for I knew that life with Ashley would never be the same. She was off on her new life. True - she is here, she lives close but......not in my house where she has been for over 20 years! I survived church and leftovers for dinner. Then we loaded up again and headed for the airport with Josh and Carrie. I was pretty proud of myself until I heard the sniffles from the back seat when we were about 10 minutes from the airport. I hugged Josh and then hugged and held Carrie while we both cried some more. I am pretty sure the airport "cop on wheels" was getting antsy with us being in the way! :) I climbed in the car and we pulled away. I am pretty sure Dave thought the blubbering would never stop.
What have I learned in the last couple of weeks? Thankfully, God and Dave never get tired of my blubbering. They both ever so lovingly assure and remind me that this is something I can handle. I can remember reading those books where people would advise couples to make sure they had a life together that did not involve the children and Dave and I have worked hard at doing that. I am so grateful and feel so blessed by the marriage God has given me. But I am still searching and working on my new normal. Some things in my life have not changed. I am still working full time, still going to school (for ONE MORE semester), still going to church, still doing laundry and dishes. Some things just don't change. And the miracle of that is, God doesn't change either. He is still patient, still teaching, still longing for me to spend more time with Him, still prodding me to change the things that don't please Him, still speaking to me in the quiet times. So much has changed in my life but the important things have stayed the same. Dave being the best hubby ever - I never want to take that for granted! God - you see, even in that one word there is peace for He never changes. I am pretty sure He wishes I would but that doesn't make Him stop loving me.
I can't say this blog will mean anything to anyone but me and I guess that is all that matters. I read something the other day that prompted me to tell myself that there is no true worship in whining. I know that God knows I am not trying to whine. I must learn to worship Him in my life! Why?? I have decided in the last 2 weeks that my kids need me more now than ever. They just don't need me the same. They need me on my knees! So - if my blog is silent here and there, I'm praying for my kids! And yes, David and Carrie - that means I am praying for you to move to Indiana!!! :)))))
Monday, October 31, 2011
I Am Not Dead! Yet!!
I looked at my blog this morning and realized that I have not updated things for a couple of months. I need to do better at this! There are lots of thoughts and "stuff" going on in my head but I am not sure they are "blog worthy". Anyway - time will tell!
About the only thing going on right now is a lot of wedding planning! We are definitely on the home stretch with the last wedding in this Fulton household! The big day is fast approaching!!
I am pretty confident that the bride-to-be will be super excited for Saturday to get here! You see, that is when the fun begins! Carrie and Josh arrive Saturday! David, Christa and Addison will be here Tuesday as will Briana - THE best friend from Florida! So you see, once Saturday arrives all will be right in the bride's world!
I don't have much time for any more. I will definitely post some pictures here when the big event is over. In the meantime I will leave you with this thought - make the most of every minute you have with those closest to you! Things change very quickly!
About the only thing going on right now is a lot of wedding planning! We are definitely on the home stretch with the last wedding in this Fulton household! The big day is fast approaching!!
I am pretty confident that the bride-to-be will be super excited for Saturday to get here! You see, that is when the fun begins! Carrie and Josh arrive Saturday! David, Christa and Addison will be here Tuesday as will Briana - THE best friend from Florida! So you see, once Saturday arrives all will be right in the bride's world!
I don't have much time for any more. I will definitely post some pictures here when the big event is over. In the meantime I will leave you with this thought - make the most of every minute you have with those closest to you! Things change very quickly!
Friday, August 12, 2011
Just a tidbit!
This "old" girl just isn't as dumb as she looks!!! I somehow managed to pull off making the Deans List for this summer semester! How in the world did I do that? Truthfully - I have no idea!!! Typically, a semester is 16 weeks long which isn't too bad but a summer semester is 8 weeks long with 16 weeks of work crammed into it. This summer - I took a speech class on campus on Tuesday evenings which was an interesting event all in itself!! Then I took 2 online classes. If you combine all that in an 8 week period, it makes for some hectic living! But - apparently I did it and did it well!! And - if you think I am tooting my own horn........you are right!!! :))))
There isn't much else that is new in our world! Oh yes - I have a spare room that is jammed to the hilt with wedding stuff! It is everywhere! But - Ashley is doing a fantastic job planning and putting it all together so I am doing what all good Mom's do and following her lead!!! :)))) And - I am doing it without being a "momzilla"!!! At least I think I am, you may want to check with her!!
Right now, the bright spot in my world is coming next week when I get to fly to Colorado with my hubby dearest for a short weekend meeting out there and I am extremely excited about that! Who knows - I may be convinced to actually put a picture or two on here but I wouldn't hold my breath if I were you!! We fly back home on Monday and my 2 online classes start that day and my on-campus class starts the next evening! Blogging will not be high on my priority list! Besides that, there is this wedding coming which means my children are coming home and there will pretty much not be anything else on my mind!! :)))
There isn't much else that is new in our world! Oh yes - I have a spare room that is jammed to the hilt with wedding stuff! It is everywhere! But - Ashley is doing a fantastic job planning and putting it all together so I am doing what all good Mom's do and following her lead!!! :)))) And - I am doing it without being a "momzilla"!!! At least I think I am, you may want to check with her!!
Right now, the bright spot in my world is coming next week when I get to fly to Colorado with my hubby dearest for a short weekend meeting out there and I am extremely excited about that! Who knows - I may be convinced to actually put a picture or two on here but I wouldn't hold my breath if I were you!! We fly back home on Monday and my 2 online classes start that day and my on-campus class starts the next evening! Blogging will not be high on my priority list! Besides that, there is this wedding coming which means my children are coming home and there will pretty much not be anything else on my mind!! :)))
Saturday, June 11, 2011
What Happened...........
.....to my little baby boy who used to wake me up every two hours around the clock for food? And, the little boy who fought forever when I told him to pick up his toys? Oh and the kid who begged to play baseball only to spend most of the time getting hit by the ball when he got up to bat because the kids were afraid of his size? And, the one who started working when he was 13 because he was "bored" and didn't care for school and only went because we made him? Where oh where did the teenage boy go who had to work for weeks to fill a pitcher of rice to get back into his moms good graces?? And, where is that skinny, bald-headed kid I sent off to Marine Corp boot camp? Oh, and the one who came strolling off the bus straight from the "sandbox" and made us all blubbering idiots?? Well, he grew up and got married to WONDERFUL Christa and had a beautiful little girl of his own named Addison and I just can't figure out where time went!!!!
.....to my little "bald as a cue ball" baby girl who rared her head back and stared me straight in the eye before we ever left the hospital??? And, was scared of work boots and beards?? Oh and ran with her back as straight as an arrow? :)) Where did that smart as a cookie girl go to? You know the one, the National Honor Society girl, the piano player who could sit down and play pretty much whatever she wanted, the girl who curled into a ball if her brother tried to pick on her? Yes, the one who left the love of her life to move "half way around the world" in her opinion with her parents?? And, the one who married that TERRIFIC guy named Josh one year later in what everyone thought was the "sweetest" ceremony ever? Well, she grew up, married and moved to what her mom calls "half way around the world" and again, I have no clue where time went!!!!
.....to the little baby who refused to stay where she belonged until it was safe for her to make her appearance in the world? Where is that little girl who had the ability to light up a waiting room full of sick cancer patients with just a smile? Where did that little fighter go who had the rare ability to send her big brother running away? What happened to that girl who couldn't stand to be away from home but managed a 2 week stay in Alaska? Oh and the girl who moved half way through her high school and handled a new school for 2 years and managed to graduate as her class valedictorian? Well, let me tell you.....she is working close to full time, and planning her wedding for this November to one AWESOME guy named Andrew and designing a remodel of a house with him. And for the last time, I have no clue where time went???
So - what is the point of my rambling post?? I don't know really! :))) I just needed to tell you all (well, maybe just myself) that as big as my talk is, I really do miss my kids! BUT - I wouldn't trade where I am right now for anything! The main reason is because Jesus is teaching me some new stuff. Not easy stuff but new and it is making me a better person! I am blessed beyond words at what I have!! My husband loves me - despite my faults, my kids still enjoy being around me which is saying A LOT and God loves me. Maybe the point of my blog is just to somehow put into words just how blessed I am!
.....to my little "bald as a cue ball" baby girl who rared her head back and stared me straight in the eye before we ever left the hospital??? And, was scared of work boots and beards?? Oh and ran with her back as straight as an arrow? :)) Where did that smart as a cookie girl go to? You know the one, the National Honor Society girl, the piano player who could sit down and play pretty much whatever she wanted, the girl who curled into a ball if her brother tried to pick on her? Yes, the one who left the love of her life to move "half way around the world" in her opinion with her parents?? And, the one who married that TERRIFIC guy named Josh one year later in what everyone thought was the "sweetest" ceremony ever? Well, she grew up, married and moved to what her mom calls "half way around the world" and again, I have no clue where time went!!!!
.....to the little baby who refused to stay where she belonged until it was safe for her to make her appearance in the world? Where is that little girl who had the ability to light up a waiting room full of sick cancer patients with just a smile? Where did that little fighter go who had the rare ability to send her big brother running away? What happened to that girl who couldn't stand to be away from home but managed a 2 week stay in Alaska? Oh and the girl who moved half way through her high school and handled a new school for 2 years and managed to graduate as her class valedictorian? Well, let me tell you.....she is working close to full time, and planning her wedding for this November to one AWESOME guy named Andrew and designing a remodel of a house with him. And for the last time, I have no clue where time went???
So - what is the point of my rambling post?? I don't know really! :))) I just needed to tell you all (well, maybe just myself) that as big as my talk is, I really do miss my kids! BUT - I wouldn't trade where I am right now for anything! The main reason is because Jesus is teaching me some new stuff. Not easy stuff but new and it is making me a better person! I am blessed beyond words at what I have!! My husband loves me - despite my faults, my kids still enjoy being around me which is saying A LOT and God loves me. Maybe the point of my blog is just to somehow put into words just how blessed I am!
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