A week without children

My children are gone this week for a visit with an Aunt and Uncle. Needless to say, our home is a very quiet and peaceful place right now. I have talked to Sarah on the phone everyday since Sunday(the day they left) She tells me she just wants to talk about what they are doing each day! ;) My heart is aching a bit because I have never been apart from my children for more that three days at a time. This is a new experience for me. Although I have TONS of things I could and need to do, I cannot get over the quietness in the house. It makes me feel so sad when I think of how much time has passed and how fast they are growing. Before I know it they will be grown and gone and once again the house will be silent. In this hectic life sometimes I forget to take time to just "be" with my children and enjoy the NOW. So my prayer for all my friends is that you take the time to just "be" with your families. God bless you all!

Kids first trip on airplane

Our family just got back from a week long visit to Chicago. My husband had a meeting there and asked us all to go for a short vacation! It was the children's first time on an airplane. They were beside themselves! I couldn't get over how excited they were to get on the thing! (I do not like airplanes) They fought over who was going to sit by the window and they laughed and giggled the WHOLE 1 1/2 hour flight!! We had a wonderful time in Chicago and got to see a lot of sights thanks to a generous man that my husband knows. He lives in Chicago and is retired with not much to do. He chauffeured us around for three days and gave us a native look into Chicago. I am so thankful he was so willing to be our guide. It is definitely one of my best vacations yet!!

Check out my Slide Show!

Well, my sweet Angel turned 8 on Monday! We had her birthday party on Saturday and she had a blast. On Monday I talked to her about what was happening on the day she was born(I do this every year) and how I was feeling. It is amazing that God has given me this beautiful girl to be my daughter. I am sad that she is growing up so fast, but I am so very happy that I get to watch her grow up. She is an amazing child and I am blessed to be her mother.

Christopher started Kindergarten today...

Well, my baby is officially a kindergartener! The school he will attend has a two week summer program for children entering Kindergarten (4 hrs a day). I was so worried about how he was going to do and what he was going to do when we got there. He was a champ! After we picked him up today he kept saying "I'm in kindergarten now! I'm a kindergartener!" He is so excited. I couldn't be more thrilled. It makes me sad though to realize that he is growing up and won't be my "baby" anymore. I am so afraid his sweet hugs and kisses will soon stop once he is a "big boy" in school. Please pray for me to get thru this new stage.

Hello my friends!

Hi to all! I have seen several friends bloggs and I just thought it was a neat way to keep up with everyone. There are some friends that I have not kept up with and for that I say a big I'M SORRY! I have let LIFE get in the way of remembering those special people in my life. Living out of Elba has definitely kept me out of touch with friends. It is hard living so far away from 'home.' I don't know how well I'll do with this blog, but here goes.......