BIG LOUD COLORS!

Tonight was the first time my baby saw fireworks. It was so cool. She jumped at the very first big boom but then she just sat mesmerized the entire time. And if you know how she is, that is a big thing. I just wish her daddy could have been there to see. It's OK though because it's only the second so we have two more chances for him to come with us. It will be fun!
I love the fourth of July! I love all that it represents. Tonight I was thinking about how I'm going to teach her how important this holiday is and what it means to us and I got a little emotional. I just want her to be thankful for all the sacrifices that have been made for her, and me and all of us that live in this great country. Hopefully she will still have something to be grateful for when she gets to be my age.
So Happy Fourth of July all! Enjoy it with a thankful heart.

STUPID, STUPID, STUPID!!!

I just want to say how angry I am at the stupid girls at the Hogle Zoo. They couldn't figure out how to run my dang card at the gift shop so they took my info on one of the old school charge slips and now they have charged my card not once, but three times!!I am ticked! They are going to be hearing nasty words from me tomorrow morning. Well, maybe not nasty words, but definitely a nasty tone of voice dang it! I just had to vent before I go to bed or I might not have been able to get to sleep. I still might have a hard time but at least I got out a little of my frustration. Night all.

That's my girl!!

Today was my baby girl's 6 month birthday! I can't believe it! And I know I'll be saying the same thing when she graduates and gets married and has babies of her own. It is just incredible how smart she is, how fast she learns. I see so much in her. She has the potential to be anything and it is amazing to me. I just love being her mommy. I can't even explain it but I know that if you are a mommy reading this you know the feeling. She makes me believe in everything! In her, in myself, in fairy tales! She is so special to me and I wanted everyone to know it, if you didn't already.

So that is all for now. Nothing much, just a little holla to my sweet daughter.

That's something to be proud of

Okay. I don't know how well you can see this picture but it is of my daughter, me, my mother, my grandmother, and my great grandmother. That makes 5 generations! To add to the coolness of that, we are all 1st girls. Isn't that neat! I just love it and thought I would share.

Free... for real. WOW!

So look at this cute girl! I went to the mall yesterday and I told my sisters that I would really like to get her pictures taken. Too bad I didn't have any money. So we went walking on past the kiddie kandids portrait studio and one of the girls came out and stopped us. She said they were really slow and were wondering if they could practice taking pictures on Harlee. They said they would give us a free 8x10 for our time so of coarse I said yes. She was so happy and we had fun at her little "photo shoot". At the end they offered me other stuff if I wanted but they were not pushy at all which made for a nice experience. So this is the one we ended up getting even though there were a lot that we loved! Maybe when I get some money, I'll go back and get more. What a darling!

Realization

Ok, I thought of something.

Today, we had a blow out! Nope, not Harlee, our house! It was so hot today and Harlee was so angry that I finally made Jeremy call his parents to see if we could barrow there ladder to get the swamp cooler up and going. He was not up to it at first and we had some words, well, I had some words. And I can get so ornery and obnoxious with him sometimes. Anyway, we got the ladder, he turned on the valve and... "Uh, Jeremy. There is water coming into our house!" So we tried to see if we could get it to stop by doing a few things, and I realized that the water was not only coming from the opening of the swamp cooler, but also out of our light switches, and the ceiling! So Jer ran and shut the water off completely. Man it sucked! But Jeremy crawled up into the "attic" and found the leak, then he ran to his parents house to get an extension cord and a fan and then was up there for like an hour getting water cleaned up and the fan going.

So here is what I'm getting to. I love my husband! Like, a whole bunch. He puts up with my screaming and nagging and then just gets things done. Did I mention that he also made Sunday dinner today? Actually, he usually makes Sunday dinner. I know that there are those moments when I get frustrated with him and upset, but really, he is so wonderful! There is no one on this earth that could love me like he does. He does all he can to make us happy and he is such a good Daddy. I always wonder how I got lucky enough to get Jeremy, but I am so thankful I did.

So I tricked you all a bit. I bet you thought this was going to be some kind of life lesson learned from the swamp cooler incident, but really, it is just a shout out to my awesome hubby. The whole swamp cooler thing just helped me remember that that's exactly what he is.

I REALLY LOVE YOU JEREMY!

Writer's Block

Not sure what to write. I'll think of something and get back to ya'll.