Hello!

I know it has been a while but I am still alive. Life has been so crazy lately but I have a lot to update. So later today I will have a few posts. Keep checking back! Have a great day everyone!

Go VOLS!

After a crazy, crazy week Artie and I left Saturday afternoon for the UT football game. We have season tickets but I am never able to go. It was so fun getting to go, especially knowing my husband loves it so much. It turned out to be very cold and we left a little before the end. My sweet husband reserved a hotel room within walking distance from the stadium since the game ended so late. We got up the next morning and had breakfast at the hotel and a special treat...Starbucks! Since we live in the boonies, we do not have one. It was a great game and they WON! Wahoo!

In the stands

My favorite part: pre-game!

Show Us Your Pet

Man is this the post for me! Kelly is hosting a blog carnival called Show Us Your Life and this week it is all about pets. I am an animal lover, I just have so much compassion for them. I use to work at Petsmart and when those (fur) babies would come it it would just melt my heart. Here is a look at my full house!

Kasey 8 years old boxer....yes she is sassy!

She is quite small at only 42 pounds.

Mishka: 5 year old Toy Poodle

He is my wild man...VERY good at agility! Don't let the looks fool you...he LOVES to be dirty and roll on bugs.

Jackson 3 year old Boxer

He is a BIG baby and at my side all the time. He loves to carry a toy (or sock) in his mouth at all times!

Lily 4 year old Siamese...she loves Jackson will sleep on him at night. She also likes to drink from a cup. Don't sit your drink down near her or her head will be in it. Lollipop 4 year old DSH She is my puppy kitty. She will follow me around the house and wants to sit in my lap if I ever sit down. She is a fat cat because she loves kitty cookies.
Pearl 9 year old Gecko She loves to eat crickets from my hand and likes to watch the dogs run around. She also sheds her skin and then eats it (eww).

Well I suppose that is it for my many animals. Head on over to Kelly's Korner and see everyones pets!

Looky Looky Looky

After quit an unfortunate incident with my laptop last week, I was in need of a new computer. I have been looking into a Mac for a while. I know you die hard PC fans out there are cringing....but it is a choice that every person has to make for themselves. It is why we live in this great land of ours!!! I must say that I love it. Granted we are in the honeymoon phase of our relationship, but I really do love it. I have taken right to it.

My schedule this week is crazy. I completely hit a wall today and broke down. I think the stress of trying to do everything just caught up with me. Seriously...This week I have a commercial shoot, teaching a mantle class to the Kingsport New Comers, work, hosting a merchant's meeting, decorating 3 trees and a mantle in a ladies home, church, a hair cut, teaching a bow class to the junior league, prepping for the shower on Sunday, teaching a holiday wreath class, work, football game, and the shower. Ahhhh! And I wonder why I am stressed sometimes. The next week will be a bit quieter I think. (I hope!)

Can you believe that Thanksgiving is next week? Not me! I hope everyone has a great week! Say a prayer that I will get through it in one piece. Also so a prayer for Amber...she has a VERY important meeting with a doctor tomorrow. I know she is probably going crazy with anticipation tonight. OK...that's it. Blessings!

Play-off Game #2

Last Friday night the football team played Brainard High School and the girls performed great! We all had lots of fun and the team won!! Wahoo! The other team brought their band and WOW..they were really good. They definitely stole the show that night.

Here are the girls during pre-game.

Look who came..Taylor!

Rachael with Brainard's drill team...the girl with the blue head band totally danced like Beyonce!

I MUST buy a VCR!!!

Ok. My best friend Audra came to visit this past weekend and brought me a birthday present. It happens to be the best present IN THE WHOLE WORLD.

Yes. She bought me 4 Babysitter's Club videos!! I can not wait to watch them. Haha. In my younger days I read every single book that Ann M. Martin put out. Growing up there were 2 types of girls, Sweet Valley High girls and Babysitter's Club girls. I was definitely in the later group. I LOVE my present Audra!!!!! Thank you so much!!

Now I just need to buy a VCR.

Another Big Post

I have been feeling all of your prayers. The past few days I have felt more peaceful. So thank you. I know I have been a bit of a slacker on updating the fun things that have been going on.

A couple of Friday's ago the band traveled to Claiborne County for football game. The girls got to twirl FIRE BATON!!! They were so excited and did great. It was a nice night and we won! The girls and I got to meet the majorette from Claiborne County and she was as sweet as can be. She also did a great job during halftime!

Look who came....Robbie Poteet!

The girls with Amy....SASSY!

Look how tall they all are...

This past Friday was our first playoff game of the season! We won! Wahoo...It was so very cold. Here are some pictures to enjoy!

All in all things are going well. Artie and I took an administering medicine class ALL DAY on Saturday. It was actually not so bad....very informative. We passed that test...next up is first aid and cpr. We think our home study will be next week sometime...wish us luck. I would like to have all of this finished up soon. Just keep praying for my sanity.

Guess who came to see me on Saturday night?!? AUDRA!!! We had such a great time together...I can not believe it has been 8 months. We stayed up late drinking hot tea and eating hummus and chatting. LOTS to catch up on...but the time passed too quickly and she had to go Sunday morning. I can not wait until January!

Well I suppose that is about it...we had our glitter gala at The Christmas Shop Friday. I will post about that soon. There is a lot going on, especially with the holiday coming up. Trying to get through one day at a time! Have a great week everyone.