Just not motivated....

I am just not really motivated to blog lately.  The summer is good so far, but work is STRESSFUL!! Anyway, sweet Audrey had a birthday on July 7th.  Cannot believe she is 8...where has the time gone??

Opening gifts from us.....she LOVES baby dolls and all things baby

We celebrated with a Saturday evening swimming party with ALL her cousins and a few friends.  

Audrey LOVES her baby cousin, Julia!!

 

Birthday Girl

I am having a hard time believing that our Abigail is five.  It really seems like just yesterday when she was born.  She is so precious!!  She makes us laugh all the time.  She reminds me of her daddy.  She's sweet, cute, funny and so lovable.  She also loves to hug and kiss.  We are blessed beyond measure. 

Let's take a look at Abby through the years...........

Sweet baby around 2 months

At her 1st birthday

Abby at 2.  She was sick and we had to cancel her party.

Sweet little 3 year old

At her 4th birthday

And here she is today.  Her 5th birthday.  We had this blanket made for her because she loves her "cold' blankets (you know, soft on one side and silky on the other).  She calls them cold blankets because she likes to put them in the freezer so the silky side gets cold.  This blanket is huge and Caleb joked that we will need a deep freezer for her to get it cold!

WE LOVE YOU SWEET GIRL!!!!!!

The Weekend

Friday Caleb had the time of his life!  He was able to meet Ron Paul.  Those of you that know my husband know that he LOVES Dr. Paul.  You also know that he is pretty much one of the funniest people ever.......

Apparently Ron thinks so, too.....

On Saturday, Abby was so sweet to make her own bed.  She didn't just make it up, she put pretty much every stuffed animal she owns on it....

We went to Bossier that afternoon to cousin Megan's birthday party.  It was at a skating rink.  Neither of our girls have ever skated.  Audrey was willing to try and did okay.  Abby wanted no part of it.

Sweet Audrey 

Saturday night the girls were so sweet.  Audrey read to Abby for at least 30 minutes.

Sunday LiLi and the James' came over.  Audrey loves her cousin Julia.  I'm pretty sure I have mentioned that one or fifty times!

Abby and Madeline enjoyed swinging together.

The weekend was nice.  Not really ready to start a new week......Hope it's a good one!!

Dinner and a Movie

Last night we went to Dinner and a Movie at Lincoln Parish Park.  Good job, JA ladies!  We had a great time.  We met Sally, Jack Henry and Mary Hope and we ran into and sat by Ashley, Madeline, Julia and Nonnie. 

Jack Henry and Audrey.  They are really 2 peas in a pod!!

Abby cheesing it up!!

We are headed to Bossier to cousin Megan's 8th birthday party today.  Tomorrow LiLi is coming to visit.  Fun and busy weekend!!

The difference in our girls......

We are having a crawfish boil at our house tomorrow.  We rented a jumpy for all the kids.  Abby asked Caleb to go ahead and put it up.  So, he did.  I went to Super One and this is what I saw when I got home:

Abby jumping and.......

Audrey hanging out on the ice chest reading.

Gotta love them both!!! 

What's Going On.....

Well, it has been 12 days since I have had a Coke Zero, coffee, fried food and all those other things I was told to stop for a week.  Wow!  I feel good!  I did an entire week and a half with all the restrictions, but the last couple of days I have given into the Thin Mints and Tagalongs......dang those are good!!  AND, my pain is gone!  I guess it is possible that the doctor was right and maybe it was just heartburn??  I have decided I am going to try to keep up the no carbonated drinks and no coffee.  Don't be mistaken, though, I still have some caffeine.  I drink an Advocare Spark in the mornings when I wake up to exercise.  That's the only caffeine I have.  I am impressed with myself!!

We have had a good weekend.  Friday night the girls spent the night with Aunt Ashley, Uncle Drew, Madeline and Julia.  Before they left, Abby wanted to put on an outfit that she picked out.  She cracks me up!!  She is so opposite of me and just like her Daddy.  She's precious!

Today the girls played outside all day while Caleb worked in the yard.  I did a little bit of housework, but not much because it really isn't my favorite thing to do!! Late this afternoon we took the girls to see "The Lorax."  Very cute movie; we all enjoyed.

They love to wear swim suit tops with shorts.  Not really sure I get it, but those are our girls!!  Not sure about Abby's pose??  Love love these sweet girls!!

This and That

First of all, thank all of you for your sweet words of encouragement!!!  It really meant a lot to me!!  As I said in my last post, we were hoping to have a great weekend and we did!!  On Saturday, we went to Bossier to Caleb's sister's house.  The girls love to play with their cousins, Megan and Jackson.  Caleb's mom was also in town from Texas.  We had a great time!!

On Sunday, Caleb and the girls were in the backyard playing and Audrey asked Caleb about some play dough toy she saw in the storage building.  The truth is, Caleb's sister, Jennifer (the Bossier one) gave it to Audrey for her 2nd birthday and we never gave it to her......SO SORRY JENNY!!!  Play Do is so messy!!  Well, Audrey is almost 8 so we figured it was time.  Caleb set up the activity table and the girls had the best time....again, SO SORRY JENNY!!  Better late than never, right??

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So, to add to our medical woes, I began having pain in my upper abdominal Saturday while we were in Bossier.  It sort of felt like heartburn and was radiating to my back.  Caleb's mom gave me a magnesium supplement.  It helped some.  I had eaten a lot that day.  Spicy chips and a rich chocolate and peanut butter dessert.  Maybe this was causing it??  By the time we got back to Ruston, the pain was really bad!!  We stopped at Walgreens and I got some zantac.  It didn't help.  While we were in Bossier, Caleb's sister (who happens to be an RN), mentioned something about gallbladder.  So, being the freak that I am, I began researching my symptoms online.  I know it's never a good idea, but I couldn't help myself!!  So, I convinced myself that I had some serious problem.  So much so that I drove myself to the ER!!  Caleb asked if I wanted him to come, but calling a sitter seemed silly (as if me going to the ER wasn't silly!!).  The ER was crowded.  I looked around and there was a pitiful teenage boy practically laying on the floor in tears from some sort of pain.  There was a college-aged guy who had had a motorcycle accident that was disoriented.  Ummmm....I was realizing that maybe I didn't really need to be there; you know taking time and attention from the REAL sick people!!  So, I left.  I went to the doctor today and I am pretty sure I am not dying!  Yea!!  Instead, he felt it was best to rule out indigestion, so he gave me some some prescription antacid and told me to follow the indigestion diet for a week and if it isn't better to come back.  Y'all, I am freaking out about the diet!!  These are the no-no's:  fried food, acidic food, coffee, chocolate, caffeine and peppermint!!  WHA???!!  Those are my food groups!  Well, not really, but I LOVE Coke Zero and I LOVE coffee with my peppermint mocha creamer...I am so sad!!!  I am determined to do it though, because the pain was/is BAD!!  And to top it all off, I also have a sinus infection.  Am I 37 or 85???  Hard to tell these days!!  :)  I will be sure and let y'all know how the horrific caffeine and coffee free week goes.  Caleb told me that he has heard that once you are over the hump of the withdrawal symptoms that I will feel great and not want to go back to the evil ways of before.  Of course, he told me this as he sipped his Coke Zero and ate his chocolate dessert!!!!  :)