Dog Poster

One of my students made this for me last night. Isn't it so cute? I love how Zoey looks like a black and white cow. I may have to laminate it.

Daddy's Socks

Molly was dying to have these socks on this morning. She was dying to put them on by herself but needed a little help :)

Providing

The Bible says that God will provide us with all that we need. In theory this is something that I do believe. If say Bob were to loose his job or something like that I wonder what I would think??? However, in the past 24 hours I have personally witnessed this "providing" with my own eyes. You all know we run the clothing closet for Tapestry. We receive stuff, organize it and then pass it on. This is for any foster parent, not just at our church. Yesterday a lady emailed me for clothing for 4 children (a sibling set). I had not one item in the sizes she needed. No joke...........when I pulled up to my house today there were 7 trash bags on my door step. Tonight I dug through them (while Molly was "crying it out") and found beautiful, almost new clothes for 3 of the 4 kids. I also found about 5 fun, big trucks. The 2 and 3 year old boys will love them. Plus there were tons of new baby toys for the 1 year old. God even provides the right clothing sizes for homeless kids. AMAZING! Every time that we have needed something for these kids it has appeared within days. In all seriousness, who am I to doubt the creator of the universe?

PS-Molly has been crying now for 45 minutes and I can't take it!!!!!!!!!!!!

Aunt Katy's New Purse

Sunday nights are now our weekly get together. We all go to 6:00 church service at IBC and grab some food afterwards. Tonight Uncle Nick put Molly in Katy's new HUGE purse.

Playlist ???????

Does anyone know how to cut and paste a playlist from playlist.com into your blog? I want to do it but have no idea how!!! HELP!

GED Help!!!!

HELP! The Baby House is trying to renew their license with the state. Maria, Molly's favorite teacher does not have her high school diploma. They just found out that this would be a problem. She has worked at the Baby House for 3 years and loves all of the children so much! I am determined to rally around her and help her pass. With so many educators around it shouldn't be a problem. Right? Do any of you know about the GED or alternatives??? I found a few on line programs tonight. Gotta run...........two stinky great danes are breathing on me!!!!

Test #3

Tonight I took my 3rd nutrition test. I left feeling so so about my grade. That hopefully means a low A or a high B. Our prof offered extra credit so my average is now a 100. Only one more test to go! I am already registered through December. After that all I will need is a statistics class! Keep praying for a 4.0

Dev. Psych-Maymester (Internet Only)
Chemistry and Lab-Summer 1
Anatomy Part 2 and Lab-Summer 2
US Government-Fall (Internet Only) Made a D freshman year......too much water skiing!
Anatomy Part 1 and Lab-Fall

The lowest score TWU usually takes is a 3.7 so I am shooting for a 4.0!!!!! Add .4 to overall GPA (for admission purposes only) if prerequisite classes are taken at TWU.

GREAT dane

Here are some standing pictures of the girls that show their size. Love the black dot on Zoey's hiney. People may break into my car but they won't dare break into my house. I have so much LOVE for this breed. WHY? Well, I read The Guardian by Nicholas Sparks. I fell in love with Singer, the dane in the book. For months I thought about this dog. After my Dad passed I spent about an hour a day on the internet looking at dane puppies. It was the one thing that really made me feel so happy :) After 6 months of looking I picked Highlander's Christmas Snowflake aka Zoey Katherine Cupcake Dreams Really Do Come True Meeker. She is a typical dane; lovable, goofy, clumsy, smart but plays dumb and BIG! Zoey's Weight=My Weight (post baby :)

Zoey looking out the front window.

Honey.

Baby Girl!

How's this for size?

Hat Pictures

These photos required a lot of work on my part. By the time our little "session" was over I was sweating. In the third picture I was actually sitting on her, holding my camera, and holding the hat on. She doesn't want anything on her head! I think the quality of my photos is improving but I'll probably only be able to photograph my kids. No one else would want me sitting on theirs :)

Getting Rid of the Bottle

Hi Mommas!

Amanda and I have already had this conversation. She gave me her input and I am thinking I just need to go for it! Molly wakes up 2 times every night for a bottle. Yes, I know she is almost 16 months old. Too old! Any suggestions on "going for it" welcome.

Amy

Fresh Start

On Wednesday night my car was broken into. My work key and back pack were stolen. This coming Monday I have my 3rd nutrition test and a huge assignment due. My book, notes and assignment were all in the back pack :( My personal journal for the past year was also in it. I wrote about my journal in an earlier post. I was kind of hoping to keep it forever. Maybe loosing it means I don't need to remember every detail of this year. My drawings and mementos are gone though and that makes me sad. Bob is so sweet. He always takes things in stride and helps me to realize what matters. So, last night I drove back up to Denton, bought a new book ($114 used) and started the assignment again in the computer lab. I did treat myself to a new notebook, markers, and journal :) Starting over..........

New stuff! Love the markers!!!!

Molly's Words

Hello! Here is a list of the words that Molly knows how to say. I'm not trying to brag and I don't think my kid has a 160 IQ. It's just for me to remember :)




Dada

Momma

Nick

Dog

Duck

Quack

Woof

Rara (Sara baby house worker)

Cat

Caca (Becca)

Mimi

Thank you

This

I see

Yes

Ice

Zozo (Zoey)

Cockey (Rocky)

Baby

Ish (fish)

Bird

belly b (belly button)

airplane

shoes

YES!

Molly loves these girls and they are being so good. They will walk right next to her and not step on her. They still step on me though:) Big lovable babies!!!! We also bought them more new beds. We might as well just buy them their own twin mattresses. SO BIG!

Dallas World Aquarium

The four generations took a field trip to the Dallas World Aquarium this weekend. It was fun and not too busy. Field trips there were always crazy. Molly liked feeding the toucans blueberries. She also loved the black and white ducks (other wise known as penguins). She kept quacking at them.

Mamie, Molly and Mom

After the DWA

What do you do on Saturday night?

Some people go out to dinner, some go to parties and some go to movies. We stay home and swing our baby girl in a blanket while dancing around to loud music :) KT and Nick were over Saturday night and we made a hammock out of this blanket. Molly was so relaxed inside. We took turns swinging her for an hour or more! KT and Nick are awesome with Molly. I do have to make a special note about Nick here. He is THE BEST Uncle that ever lived! You can't imagine how much he loves to play with her.

Uncle Nick and Aunt KT's turn

Relaxing

Sonic Ice

What do you do after hunting eggs and playing outside for two hours? Go to Sonic for ice of course! I think she could eat her own weight in ice.

Easter at the Baby House

The Baby House had a fun Easter party and egg hunt today. As you can see from the pictures Molly was only interested in playing with the orange car.

Pink

Here is one of the dresses I won on ebay. Ralph Lauren and only been worn once. $11.23

Whoooooohooooooooooo!

Girly Girls

I've always been more of a tomboy than a girly girl. I think because my Dad treated me like I could do anything I thought being girly was wimpy. Let's be honest, I wore a Dallas Mavericks t-shirt, cleats, pig tails and jeans every day of 5th and 6th grade so the boys would pick me first to play soccer. In the past few weeks I've realized that girly is O.K. :) Not to mention that lately everyone thinks Molly is a boy. She mostly wears Gap and won't wear a bow so it's to be expected. In celebration of my new realization Molly has 3 new pale pink dresses (sorry Michelle) and a new back pack. It's a tiny one that she can wear to Sunday school so I don't have to carry the huge diaper bag. She picked it out at Baby's R Us and it is probably the most girly one there. I showed her about ten others and she kept holding it and saying "this". As long as she doesn't get the "princess" attitude it's OK with me.

PS-It looks so cute on!

Sunday Taxes

You know some times (MOST OF THE TIME) life hasn't turned out how I imagined it to be. My Papa lived to be 95. He was an amazing grandfather, just like I imagined my dad to be. Right now I am in the middle of doing my mom's taxes. I don't mind helping, it's just strange at 33 to be doing what my dad would have been doing. I always expected my Dad to make it to 90 and be just like Papa. Sitting here today I know that God has not gone by "my plans". I'm finally at a place of accepting the situation as it is. I do see good that has come from his suicide, as strange as that may sound. In the weirdest way I feel like my Dad's passing happened to STOP the cycle of depression. Katy and I both realize the seriousness of depression as a disease and are doing something about it. I HOPE with all my heart that Molly doesn't have to deal with this but if she does I'll be here to help her along the way. This is the beginning of ending the cycle. Typing that makes me so sad because my Dad honestly didn't know what it was or how to deal with it.

Dad,
I miss you so much today. I wish you were here to see Molly and play with her. I know you would love the way she chomps on ice like we do. I know you tried your best to do what was right and good. I know that you never hurt us on purpose and if you could go back and make it all right you would. Your death is helping us make a better life in this broken world.........
Amy

My Journal

In the past I've always felt like I "should" journal. I would start writing and then stop after a few days. This year at school they gave us a notebook to encourage writing. Well, I taught writer's workshop and then got in trouble for it. So confusing! I've had a lot of hard days here and actually used my journal every day. Now I can actually look back and see what I've learned and how I would do things different the next time around. Some times I draw, write gratitude lists, write letters (that no one should ever read ;) and I have one page (all black) that I write down my "mean" thoughts. It's good to get it out! I've also collected notes and pictures that make me happy. There are pictures of friend's babies, Molly and tid bits that have made me feel positive. This is by no means a scrap book. I feel like this journal has been a big part of helping me make it through an experience that has made little or no sense to me.

A note from Katy--"God created us, a self that is wonderfully and fearfully made with a purpose uniquely suited to the way it was formed. The self is freer, because it knows itself to be finally and ultimately held safely in a Love that is unchangeable and real. This love does not lose track of us no matter what dark places we must walk into. It's a love deeper than any abyss that we might fall into. It is a love with the power to heal any brokenness we might encounter.

A gratitude list

Waking up today. SO CUTE!!!!! After I took this picture she was signing more so I would take another. Too funny.

86

I made an 86 on my 2nd exam! I am thrilled!!!!! The class average was a 49.1 so it actually was a difficult test. Knowing that I will most likely make an A makes me feel SUPER excited that I could be accepted to nursing school. Today was a lonely day at school. There are nice people there. However, nothing beats talking in the middle of 2 classrooms with Amanda or talking through a wall with Michelle. LOL! How I miss my real friends!

Here is a picture of M last year. It's so boring to post without pictures so I used and old one.