This is ol' girl needs to get with it!

I just can't seem to keep up with this ol' blog! I have got to start getting better, yall have to stay on me! There are so many pics to post and things to write about and I just can't seem to get with it! So Saturday afternoon, I have been dying to go out to Ft. McClellan and take some pics of baby and finally did. They turned out so cute! We were pressed for time because we were going to have breakfast for supper with MawMaw Terry and eat her famous sausage and gravy biscuits, so we got what we could. But we are going back out very soon! I hope all the babies had a wonderful first day of school today! I've thought about all of yall today and prayed that it would be wonderful for all the babies and momma's today! I love yall and hopefully I'll have another new post up with pics this week. Oh!! I almost forgot to mention, we'll have a new baby to our bunch come Thursday! Jack Rush's future with should come and meet us this week, so please keep Kelly and Turtlecrack in your prayers this week! Oh, and I need a blog makeover! Where's the best spot to get one! I love yall!

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and it looks like i will have to leave yall with one pic cause for some reason none of the other pics will load! boooo!

Well...hello there!

Have I been absent for a while or what! haha! It's like everytime I try to write, a little fella I know needs his momma and when I'm at work, I don't have a pic to load and never find time to finish when I get home! I have to get better about blogging everyday. I mean seriously! There have been so many things that have happened in the last few months. We've had birthdays, mother's day, father's day, new babies, parties, teeth, pulling up, trips, cakes, deaths and a whole bunch of other stuff. So for real, I need to get serious! I have tried to keep up with everyone and check in on yall, but there was also the ultimate party that I was put on this earth to plan last weekend, and I had been looking at ideas and writing my list and checking it twice for a while now and finally it all came together so beautifully last weekend. I still have post I started a few months ago that I never finished because I'm so slow at putting pics on this blog and plan on playing catch up this week and will post the party in the next few days as well. I hope everyone has been having a great summer! And also, please keep JJ Crow in your prayers, her hubby will be leaving for his 3rd deployment soon and she, her hubby and precious babies need all of the prayers they can get to get through this difficult time again! I'll be back to writing again this week! I love yall!

JJ's havin' a blog makeover contest

My sweet friend Jessica Crow is having a blog makeover contest. Her blog is Just4Crows.blogspot.com . Her friend made her a new blog and it is super cute! Everyone go check it out and enter to win! I will hopefully have time to blog today! I haven't blogged or caught up with anyones blog in foreva! I hope everyone has a great day!

Happy Birthday to my wonderful husband!

Yesterday was Valentine's Day and a special guy I know had a birthday! My sweet husband! Could that big ol' sweetheart have been born on a better day than V'Day or what! I love him so much! He is such a wonderful husband and father! He is so good with Baby Jack Rush and is so hands on with him and with helping me! He always has supper cooked and always has the porch light on when I'm getting home late and always knows when I am pulling up and waits on me at the door to come in or help me get things out of the car. I thank God everyday for him! He was suppose to work this whole weekend, but ended up getting to be off Sunday! We woke up early and I have no idea why? haha! Then we decided to go eat breakfast at the Waffle House! Yummy! And of course had waffles! We were going to go to the museum because he has never been, but baby boy was tired so we took a nap and lounged around. For supper later that evening, I promised I would make chicken and dumplin's ' cause that is one of his favorites! So we ate, lounged and watched a litle t.v.. No chores on birthday's! So that worked out for the both of us! haha! Happy Birthday my sweet, wonderful husband! I love you with all of my heart and love you more and more everyday!

And also I have to remember another precious person in my life who is a sweet angel now. My MawMaw Davis was also a Valentine's baby like Joey Lee. I'm sure they were havin' a good ol' time up in heaven yesterday for her too! Happy Birthday MawMaw! I love you!

Baby's 1st Tooth

Oh my!! My sweet precious 7month old baby boy has started cutting his first tooth!! :( I was on my way home today and Joey calls and said hurry and get home, we have a situation!! Of course I'm saying what's wrong, what's wrong!!! He said nothing bad Momma, we just have a situation with your son! So as soon as I come in the door, he is in his room playing and I walk in and look at him laughing at me and knew right away he had a tooth. I started to cry. I don't know how I didn't know because he kept chewing my finger yesterday and I checked to see if he had any! I know he's still my baby and always will be, but he's just not a toothless, little baby anymore! :( I know I'm silly and can't help it, but I just want these times to go by as slow as they possibly can! He's my baby and I don't want to rush anything 'cause you can never get these times back!! But I am happy for my sweet baby too, cause he has his first tooth and that is special! So that toothfairy better get to savin' his bank 'cause the first tooth lost around here goes for big bucks! :) Oh, and it's his bottom front tooth! Sweet baby!

He'll be gone till November...

So today he's leavin'. Rudy is gone to Afgahnistan again. And we pray this is his last. When I heard that he was leaving today, my emotions really took over. Joey says don't worry about Root, he knows what he's doin'. I know he does, he's tough! He got into some scary situations the years he was over seas and he is the right man in charge. But that still doesn't make me not be scared and worried sick! Having a baby really changes your perspective on things. And now Rudy has a precious baby girl named Kamryn on the way and she should be here in June and a precious wife trying to go to school and cope with her husband leaving and carrying their child. I never want to know how she feels or anyone that has to go thru this. (and Jess, I pray for you and your family everday having to go thru this again!) It breaks my heart! But I'm so proud of him and everything he has accomplished over his years in the military and proud to know that I have him protecting my family and me.

I guess some of you might not know who Rudy is and I can give you a little background info on him. Haha. He is actually Sean Michael McDowell, but we call him Rudy. He is my husband's best friend and brother. They have been friends for years and years and years. I met Rudy years ago at JSU. He is the reason Joey moved to J'ville to go to school. We didn't always get along, but he is the reason that I am married to my wonderful husband(and two other folks helped push that issue as well)haha. And I am so thankful for that. He is my brother now and I love him so much. I love his wife and I love his little bun in Brooke's oven too! :) Joey and I could not and would not get married till he came home from Iraq(his second deployment) in November of 2007. He is a wonderful brother and friend. We love him so much.

He has been gone since October doing all of his training he has to do and is suppose to be home in November. He is also we believe going to be allowed to come home for the birth of Kamryn Grace. We will be there with bells on when they call! :) I have been praying and will continue praying for our precious Rudy and his family and I am asking you all to pray for him and his family as well. I hope this time will fly by for them and he will be home soon playing with his new baby girl.

We love you Rudy!! We pray that God will watch over you while you are in the desert protecting and watching over us!! We are proud to call you our brother and friend!!

Just Because...

I love this guy! He's the best! I am so proud to be Mrs. Joey Lee Singleton! Who else would pose with me in a pic like this especially made by Kelly Wright Photography! hehe! I'm still trying to play catch up on lots of post I'm workin' on. I'm slow as Christmas and I promise I'll have some new ones up this week so yall can see that sweet baby boy of mine! I just wanted to tell yall I love yall and I hope everyone is having a wonderful week!

I love yall!

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She's 50 years old! She can kick, stretch and kick! She's 50!

The most wonderful woman in the world that I know is having a birthday today! And it's my momma! She's 50 years old! That is so hard to believe! I can remember when she was in her 20's! I had the young, cool, hip, pretty mom that everyone thought was my sister! I loved it! And she is still the same today! :) She is so kind and caring. She is thoughtful and loving! She is the best mother in the world. And she sure does love that sweet baby of mine. We have been through a lot through the years and I haven't always been the best daughter in the world and didn't always think she was the best mother of course when I was 16 and 17 years old. Boy if I could go back in time! haha! But if I did that, then things might not have turned out the way they are today! She has always been there for me no matter what and has been the absolute best mother in the world. She always kissed me goodnight, always told me she loved me, always gave me a hug and still does 31 years later. Even when I moved out and us gals would go to Florida to go wild, I always had to call my momma when we got there! :) And when I go somewhere now, even before Jack Rush, I still call! I love my mother so much! And I love how much she loves my baby! She has now become the best Grandie in the world as well! She is my mother, my sister, my best friend! I love you ooooooh momma!! You are the very best!