The FIRST Check

Emily has a job. She is working at Chic-Fil-A on Vann Dr in Jackson. I am so excited about this. I am even more excited this weekend because she got her FIRST check. We are so proud of her and hopefully, someday soon, she will allow us to eat there when she is working. However I am praying that she likes her job, learns the value of a dollar, and is thankful that she gets to work for a Godly company.

My BEFORE I am 40 Bucket List

No....I do not plan on dying at 40. In fact, I am of the belief that my life will just be starting at 40!!! Some great things will be occuring then.......1.) My first child will spread her wings and leave for college. Now I will mess her ALOT but a dear older friend once told me "that it is a reason to be proud. You have given her the wings now let her fly." 2.) My youngest daughter will be starting high school. She has been through so much and I can't wait for her to make this big change her life. 3. I will be married for 20 years (yes I married young but I am so glad I did) and I have a wonderful husband. But, there are so many things that I still want to do so I have a bucket list that I am working on.

1.) Direct a play or musical for a theater group. I am working with my wonderful husband on this now.

2.) Run a marathon or 1/2 marathon. Like Oprah I just want to know I can do it. Now if I do die then I will, at least, be glistening.

3.) Take each of my daughters on a mother/daughter trip of their choosing.

4.) Have $50,000 cash in the bank.

5.) See the Grand Canyon.

Ok now I know that my list is not exotic but it my list. I am working on them and I plan to complete them.

Our Fruit of the Day is JOY

Ok I am still working on PEACE. That is not an easy fruit to grow...let me tell you. It will bud and then just a little bit of impatience or nasty attitude can really hinder it's growth but I am still working on it . Today I am adding JOY to my orchard. I think if I can keep pruning away the weeds in my PEACE I can also bring more JOY!!!

Our Fruit of the Day is PEACE

Today I am going to really work on my fruit of PEACE. This will come in real handy since I work with my husband. I don't know about you but it is hard. We are not doing so well with in the PEACE department. So I am going to really focus on it today.

I let you know how it goes.

Techie....NOT

I am very techinically challenged. I can add that to my list right along with spelling...in fact my five year old "nephew" corrected my spelling over the holidays but I digress. I have been trying to add all these cute backgrounds and fonts to my blog since I started. I see all these other people that change there blog almost everyday. Well not me. I do good to write and see it posted. Much less add a new background. So this is my plea for help. If you can walk this very "techinical challenged" person through changing her backgrounds I woul love it. I might even try out my fruit of patience.

Lists...I Love Em

Because I love lists, and because it's a crazy busy Tuesday, and because I wanted to offer a little something and don't have time to really write... here is a list that's been circulating the blogsphere. I thought I'd join in. It's interesting to see what I've done.



Here's the rule: Bold the things you've done & post on your blog!

1. Started your own blog

2. Slept under the stars

3. Played in a band

4. Visited Hawaii

5. Watched a meteor shower

6. Given more than you can afford to charity

7. Been to Disneyland (Disneyworld never Disneyland)

8. Climbed a mountain (if climbing to te top of Clingman's dome counts)

9. Held a praying mantis

10. Sang a solo

11. Bungee jumped

12. Visited Paris

13. Watched a lightning storm at sea

14. Taught yourself an art from scratch

15. Adopted a child

16. Had food poisoning

17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty

18. Grown your own vegetables

19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France

20. Slept on an overnight train

21. Had a pillow fight

22. Hitch hiked

23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill

24. Built a snow fort

25. Held a lamb

26. Gone skinny dipping

27. Run a Marathon

28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice

29. Seen a total eclipse

30. Watched a sunrise or sunset

31. Hit a home run

32. Been on a cruise

33. Seen Niagara Falls in person

34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors

35. Seen an Amish community

36. Taught yourself a new language

37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied (I think I am blessed.. no complaints)

38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person

39. Gone rock climbing

40. Seen Michelangelo’s David

41. Sung karaoke

42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt

43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant

44. Visited Africa

45. Walked on a beach by moonlight

46. Been transported in an ambulance

47. Had your portrait painted

48. Gone deep sea fishing

49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person

50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris

51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling

52. Kissed in the rain

53. Played in the mud

54. Gone to a drive-in theater

55. Been in a movie

56. Visited the Great Wall of China

57. Started a business

58. Taken a martial arts class

59. Visited Russia

60. Served at a soup kitchen

61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies

62. Gone whale watching

63. Got flowers for no reason

64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma

65. Gone sky diving

66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp

67. Bounced a check

68. Flown in a helicopter

69. Saved a favorite childhood toy

70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial

71. Eaten Caviar

72. Pieced a quilt

73. Stood in Times Square

74. Toured the Everglades

75. Been fired from a job

76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London

77. Broken a bone (kind of... got a stress fracture)

78. Been on a speeding motorcycle

79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person

80. Published a book

81. Visited the Vatican

82. Bought a brand new car

83. Walked in Jerusalem

84. Had your picture in the newspaper

85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year's Eve

86. Visited the White House

87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating

88. Had chickenpox

89. Saved someone’s life (I've been told I have)

90. Sat on a jury

91. Met someone famous

92. Joined a book club

93. Lost a loved one

94. Had a baby

95. Seen the Alamo in person (Alamo, TN)

96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake

97. Been involved in a law suit

98. Owned a cell phone

99. Been stung by a bee


I'm not sure what all this says about me.

Suessical the Musical

I had a grand time this weekend with my husband, two friends and our kids. We went to Playhouse on the Square in Memphis perform Suessical. It was AWESOME!!! First, I must say that I had never attended a POTS performance and I can't wait to attend my next one. The performers were at th

e top of their game and yet afterwards they were so welcoming and approachable. This picture is of my daughter, Emily, my friend's daughter, Allie, and the actors that portrayed Gertrude McFuzz and Horton. I also was able to spend time with the techinical director looking at the sets and props, as well as, some of the "inside info" on lights and sound. I will certainly take this back for my Suessical performance.

The stage they used was really cool. I am looking forward to recreating it for our production. We could have bought their set for JUST a $1000.00 but the cost and the fact it had to be picked up the next morning did not make it feasable. So we have some great folks using their "thinkers" and we will have one great stage to.