Go. Go. Go.

I am working 47 hours a week between 2 offices and spending my evenings with Carter. Surprisingly, the house is staying clean and my husband doesn't feel completely neglected...yet. I decided to quit trying to find a "balance" and just roll with it. That mindset has made everything so much easier. Maybe I'll have time to go on a blog rant in a couple of weeks :)

The boys are back in town

My babies are back home. I'm no longer in quarantine thankfully. Ironically Carter caught a head cold from my dad but I'd rather him have a head cold then swine flu anyday. Hopefully he will get over it quickly. Bless his heart.
I finally have some energy back, just feel like I have a slight head cold as well.  If anyone gets sick, tylenol cold multi-symptoms has been my Best Friend this week. It works Very well.

There are toys scattered about the house just as they should be. Everything was "in place" this week. The house stayed clean and organized. It was quiet and just miserable. It is back to normal now and I Love it.  In my case, a messy house is a happy house. Hope everyone has a happy Sunday :)

Separation Anxiety

I miss my baby so much. The doctor confirmed that I do have the H1N1 flu that ironically enough I believe I contracted while in the waiting room of the doctor's office last week while awaiting lab work. (Keep in mind that all those poor sick people with sicky icky germs go fumbling through those waiting room magazines, while, sneezing coughing, touching their germy faces, etc... then you touch them, then touch your face, yeah ew, I know.....the bacteria from most viruses/flu can live up to what? 72 hours? on inanimate objects) I usually take my own book but forgot it last week and I forgot to use the handsanitizer until I got back in the car. It's almost a guarantee that I touched my lips or nose while there because both are chapped and I keep rubbing them (not smart)....Anyway, the dr. said Carter needed to stay clear of me until atleast 24hours after my last fever and symptoms are clear.
This flu is miserable but I am hurting way more emotionally than I am physically. I kinda wish the meds would keep me knocked out. When I'm awake, I'm crying because he isn't here. The house is quiet. I can actually hear our clock ticking. I haven't heard that clock since before Carter was born. My heart is aching so bad. I know it will just be for a few days but it is really weird not having him here. I hadn't planned on him sleeping away from home for a few more years.
On a positive note, he isn't sick. Please Pray that he stays healthy and doesn't come down with any sickness. It's a blessing that he is so comfortable with mom and dad and he is having a good time. Also that I actually have time to be sick this week if that makes any sense. There's alot I could be doing but I have until Saturday to get the office work completed and I filed all the claims and did all the patient notes yesterday so some productivity has been accomplished.

Either the tamiflu medicine or the flu itself is causing dizziness so I am going to take a break from the computer. Hope everyone has a great week :)

Rambling....

I'm working from home today due to having what seems to be the nasty ol' piggy flu :(
Carter is at mom's and I miss him. It is really weird being home and not having him here with me. It's funny the one time I am home alone, I'm sick and can't use the time to clean or do all that "never have time for stuff" due to a complete lack of energy. My fingers even ache as I type but I think that as much of a loner as I have always claimed to be, I have gotten so used to talking to someone that I have to have some type of social interaction every few hours.
The girls at the office would probably love to strangle me right about now. I've had several text messages and a handful of phone calls from them about the surgical cases but they seem to be handling everything well without me. Travis took me to the office at 545am so that I could lay everything out for the day with step by step instructions on each case. I would have sucked it up and went in and worked but I'm not about to take the chance of letting anyone catch this icky flu. It is miserable. I'm going on about 2 hours of sleep. I know what you are thinking. She says she's achy, hasn't had hardly any sleep, home alone...why doesn't she just lay down? Well, if I lay down, the phone will ring or I'll begin coughing repetively so I must sit up and keep myself busy, hence the fabulous world of blogging ;)

On a different note, my husband is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. He has been reading the Bible and getting stronger in his walk with God and it's such a blessing. He was a complete sweetheart before but now it's even more intensified. He is so sweet with Carter too. He makes him his own little fruit plates all chopped up so cute and packs his bag with  certain little snacks. He knows that Carter will eat exactly 4 crackers per half serving of vegetable beef.  He always seems to have more energy than I do. He will chase Carter around and play for hours. He's such a good daddy and husband. I couldn't ask for more.

My body won't stop aching so I guess I will try to lay down now. We will see how it goes.....

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Strike One!

Don't let him fool you, he isn't as innocent as he looks....

So, this is the neighbor's cute dog (not my neighbors on my left, but the ones on my right for those of you who know my neighbors)  I had actually posted about this sweet puppy a few weeks back. So cute yet, the adorable little guy is pure evil. Okay, maybe not pure evil but he is a puppy and what do puppies like to do? Chew on things. I can say with confidence that just in his actions alone, he is most definitely, without a shadow of doubt ,a full blown chew it up, bite it, pull it, drag it puppy. It started with a bowl, then the car wash bucket and mit, and bottle of wax, and water hose, and then the final straw....He ate one of the patio cushions.


I believe it started out as an attempt to stay warm. Instead of digging a hole out in the yard and curling up in it, he decided to just dig a hole in the cushion and burrow himself in it. Once he got inside said cushion, he then thought ,hey, why not attack the stuffing and drag half of it out too...just for fun... It's just a cushion....just a cushion...a materialistic item that is not a necessity....that's what I kept repeating as I carried him back to the neighbor's house. I rang the bell while "Roscoe" as Travis likes to call him (even though the neighbor's named him Rodney, and by the way, he doesn't look like a Rodney...I wanted to call him Bruno or Birkley but Hello...not our dog, which is the whole point..so moving on....) All the vehicles were in the driveway...I rang the doorbell, not once, but twice...no answer. Hmm....they are avoiding me maybe. I stood there for a moment thinking about how that just didn't go as planned. I was ready for a nice polite confrontation about our issue but I wasn't planning on no answer at the door. So the discussion must wait. I sit Rodney-Roscoe-Bruno-Brinkley as i like to call him just for fun down and he follows me right back home. Nice. Round 2. I see Rodney-Roscoe-Bruno-Brinkley rounding the corner with half of a rodent in tow....yuck...sometimes nature is gross. About that time I see the neighbor coming outside...ha...now I've got you. I throw on my hoodie and head out the door. And here comes the puppy running towards me in hopes of presenting his "kill of the day" and he is getting too close with it...Nasty, Nasty...right next to my leg...ugh...(I had no idea I was such a girl until this moment of little dead carcuses swarming my legs...just eww...) Thankfully the neighbor calls for the dog and he takes off away from me...thank you, thank you... The neighbor looks up and I start to feel intimidated...(I can't stand that feeling by the way...so uncomfortable) he begins walking towards me, and much to my surprise, I say firmly, "We need to talk" He raises his eyebrows, comes down the steps of his porch and says, "Um, is this about all the animals?" I then explain to him that we love animals, in fact, we would love to have a dog but our yard isn't fenced in and we wouldn't feel comfortable pinning a dog up in a small pen. We don't want a dog until it has room to run without the ability to get off our property. I also mention to him that I do sympathize with him because puppies are a handful especially when it comes to chewing things up, like our patio furniture, and it is for that reason that we do not have a dog. I told him that it's fine for the dog to visit every now and then but no overnight stay. You see the dog is an inside dog, or should I say an inside/outside dog. All of the animals they have are. They all stay inside at night and come out during the day. Only the dog and one of the cats were supposed to only go outside to use the restroom then go back in but a certain daughter has not been taking responsibility when dad is at work and is leaving these animals that are used to being inside 90% of the time, out all day and all night and they aren't being fed nor brought back in before it gets cold so for some reason they are piling up at my house. I have to take a chunk of the blame because at 1st it was just the 1 cat that they used to keep inside all the time and i felt so sorry for it. (It looked sick like it hadn't ate for weeks) so I HAD to feed it...i know, i know, i set myself up. travis said not to but it hung around for days crying and clawing at the windows, the fact that I lasted one hour let alone days before giving in already makes me feel a little heartless. either way, i fed one and that brought all the animals over. Regardless, I told him to please just call the dog inside before he goes to work in the evenings so it isn't freezing outside and trying to stay warm inside my cushions...i thought it went over well..that is until Carter and I got home from Walmart last night and there was Rodney-Roscoe-Bruno-Brinkley curled up shivering on our porch.Ugh. so, I delivered him to my neighbor. I went up the steps, rang the bell, and when the door opened, I placed the dog in my neighbor's arms and without any thought or hesitation I said, "Strike One"..lol...what was that? no idea where it came from....like "ooohhh...don't get 3 strikes or else"...That was alittle out of character and possibly out of line don't you think, especially someone who began feeding someone else's animals and kinda sorta renamed them...hmm.. BUT guess what? Tonight is the 1st night in over 2 weeks, i don't have a cold little puppy whimpering outside so I'm thinking, all and all it was worth it, even if i came across like a complete loon. hopefully there won't be a strike 2 or 3..because, I have no idea what the repercussions will be :)

WILLOWBIRD WOODS IS HAVING A GIVEAWAY

To officially start her blog, the talented Stephanie at Willowbird Woods Arts & Crafts is hosting a giveaway. go check out her blog and jump in on the chance to when a free painting! Her button is located on the side of my blog under favorites, along with her link as well.  http://willowbirdwoods.blogspot.com/

Ride 'em Cowboy

Tattoo!

Our house has been given it's 1st Tattoo and I Love it!



Travis and I came across this and had to get it. It's on our living room wall. They had so many great quotes but one from the bible just couldn't be beat :)

Gratitude :)

A very special Thank You goes to Amie at for her gift(s) giveaway. Be sure to check out her wonderful Blog under my favorites (I am STILL trying to figure out how to get links to show up in my posts)

Hold To His Hand.

Time is filled with swift transition,
Naught of earth unmoved can stand,
Build your hopes on things eternal,
Hold to God’s unchanging hand.

Refrain:
Hold to God’s unchanging hand,
Hold to God’s unchanging hand;
Build your hopes on things eternal,
Hold to God’s unchanging hand.

Trust in Him who will not leave you,
Whatsoever years may bring,
If by earthly friends forsaken
Still more closely to Him cling.

Covet not this world’s vain riches
That so rapidly decay,
Seek to gain the heav’nly treasures,
They will never pass away.

When your journey is completed,
If to God you have been true,
Fair and bright the home in glory
Your enraptured soul will view.



My Preacher's wife has been diagnosed this week with Lymphoma. I ask you to pray for her, sister Caroll Cantrell. I ask you so humbly to please share this burden for her merciful healing.

Also, another prayer request I have is for Brother Bill Barnhill from Cornerstone Baptist Church. He has Mrsa in his Blood Stream. They did not think he would make it through the night last night but he did. He is septic though. Please remember him and his family.

Our Lord is the ultimate healer and it is such an amazing comfort to know we can hold to his unchanging hand and his constant Love.

Thank you all. Have a Blessed week. xoxo

Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you.....John 15:16

I'm enjoying this week so far. Let me rephrase that, I'm enjoying my attitude and perception of this week so far. Not that I usually have a bad attitude but there are some days where God's Holy Spirit feels so much stronger within me than other days. I feel anxious and happy. Almost giddy-excited just embracing the knowledge that God is SO GOOD. I feel like I have the spirit stirring inside of me so strong that I could just bust at any moment. You know the feeling. Like your soul has been revived. i haven't had a smooth week so far, everything hasn't ran according to my plan but it doesn't matter about my plan. Seriously, our plan doesn't matter. however, HIS PLAN DOES. I have a feeling that God has a plan for all of us this week. Each of us, every day. He has a plan. So we need to listen. We need to Pray. We need to study his word. It's hectic. We have a 20 things on our mind all at once and "To Do" lists a mile long. BUT we need to listen. We need to Pray. We need to study his word. I don't know about you but I am thirsting for his knowledge. The desire to seek him is so intense. What a blessing to feel that need for God and his truth. I urge everyone reading this to pull yourself away from everything else at some point today, and have a nice on your knees talk with God and get that Bible out and read at least a few verses. If you have time, Post them on your blog so that others can read them and perhaps receive a blessing from it!

John 7:37-38
In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.