THE SHAKE SHACK

Go here to read about Brandi's new business, inside Sun Country tanning. There's also info about her tshirt giveaway, and what it takes to get a free shake and free tea!

For Sale

We have doberman puppies ready to sell! If anyone is interested, or knows someone who is, please let me or Michael know....THANKS!

Prayer Request

I just got the call that a Wayne Dye died today while spending the day at Talladega. Michael worked with him at Ryburn and they were pretty close. Little did I know that Wayne had asked Michael to go with him, but due to his work schedule he didn't get to. Just Friday Shelley and I were in the Toyota building at Ryburns joking around with him...Please keep all of Wayne's family and friends in your prayers.

For those of who that care...

We have puppies...

Chaos had 8 beautiful puppies yesterday. I will try to get pics up tonight so you can see the proud new momma and her babies.

Hubn in the Hubcap

This is a picture that Shelley took of Michael when we were getting ready to sell our motorcycle. She entered it in the Drew County Fair and we found out today that it won Best of Show! Shelley did a great job and we are super excited. Now, we are ready to make our appearance at the state fair (we now have a reason to go...lol).

Shelley and I have named it...Hubn in the Hubcap...Hope you enjoy!

Chaos and Maverick

For those of you who don't know, this is Maverick our male Doberman. He is a big boy for a doberman and although he is two years old, he is the biggest puppy that you've ever seen. He is very smart though and picks up on things quickly (except for the whole housebreaking thing, which is why he lives outside in the pen...lol). When Maverick was only a few months old he got Parvo and almost died. After many tears and lots of money though, he pulled through and has done great.
This is Chaos and she is our "baby" girl. I am actually quite sure that she thinks she is a person instead of a dog and as a result she is quite spoiled. She stays in the house the majority of the time and only goes outside on nice days to play with Maverick. So, anyway now for the point of this blog....WE ARE GOING TO HAVE PUPPIES! She is due in about two weeks, so stay tuned for pics of her and the puppies...

We're back...

For those of you that don't know, Aunt Karen and I left early Saturday morning going to see Kelly, Anthony and Nora Claire in South Louisiana. Now you may be asking yourself...didn't those two crazy ladys know that Hurricane Gustav was coming??? YES, we knew, but we also knew that even if it was coming Kelly and Nora Claire didn't need to stay there if it did. Can you imagine having a week old baby with a hurricane coming towards you? Poor Kelly and Anthony had to decide what HAD to go, and what could stay and be replaced if their house did get damaged. So, Aunt Karen and I enjoyed hanging out with Nora Claire while Momma and Daddy decided what was coming to Arkansas and what was staying.

This is Nora Claire ready for her first roadtrip to Arkansas with the crazy ladies...lol
This is what traffic looked like at times on the interstate. We really were lucky in that most of the way home the traffic wasn't bad and was flowing.
This is Nora Claire and Momma at her first trip to McDonalds (sorry Nora Claire, no happy meal yet...lol).
Me and Nora Claire.
Aunt Kay Kay and Nora Claire.

So, Kelly and Nora Claire will be staying in Arkansas for a few days to wait out the storm while Anthony stayed behind with Nemo and June (their other babies) at home to make sure the house is okay and that there aren't any looters that get in there to take the things that were left behind. On the good side, I happen to know some pretty happy grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends that are happy that Kelly and Nora Claire are here for a visit!

Anyone?

Does anyone have one of the small plastic swimming pools that you are done with for the summer? If so, please let me know....Thanks!

Nora Claire is here!!

Congrats to Kelly and Anthony on the arrival of their beautiful baby girl! She weighs 7 lbs. 14 oz. has dark hair and looks like her daddy!

Here's my personality...what's yours?

Thank you...

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone that called, emailed, etc. yesterday to wish me a happy birthday! You guys are the best and I had a great birthday!

6 Years Ago Today...

Michael and I were getting married...
For those of you who don't know, Michael and I dated on and off for about 7 years before we had our "big day". We dated on and off all through Jr. High and High School and finally got "back together" for the last time in 2000.

After a long bout of dating each other (and a few other people that we won't mention...lol) it was FINALLY our big day. We were so excited...I remember thinking I was the luckiest girl in the world. I was marrying a man that I knew loved me 100% and a man who I couldn't imagine living without--a man that loved me unconditionally and always knows how to make me smile.This picture is of us at our reception immediately after the ceremony. We couldn't wait to see and talk to all of our family and friends, some who traveled a very long way to be with us on our special day. July 20, 2002 has by far been the happiest day of my life so far.

This is us today...We've both changed quite a bit in 6 years (he's got a little less hair and I've got a little more gray in mine...lol), but he is still the absolute love of my life and I am more thankful for him every day. Don't get me wrong, Michael and I have had our ups and downs just like every other married couple, but we are stronger as a couple now than we have ever been and I can't imagine my life without him.
Today has been a wonderful day of just spending time with each other. So, Michael, HAPPY ANNIVERSARY and thank you for being my best friend! Here's to many more years together! I love you!

Update

I know it's been a while since I posted, and in case you were wondering....I am not so stressed out anymore. Our team was able to play and did well in the tournament and we were all very proud of the girls...

Not a whole lot else has been going on since softball season is over. However, I still don't know what it's like to just go home and relax. I should have known that I would find other things that need to be done...lol

My dad has gone back to Alaska to work, so Michael and I have been helping mom get some things done at her house (yard work, appts, taking care of the dogs, etc.). My brother, sister in law and Carson are supposed to be coming at the end of the week and we are excited to be able to spend some time with them.

Michael and I also have our 6th wedding anniversary on July 20...(something tells me Michael is reading this and saying, "I can't believe it's only been 6, seems like 60...lol)

No other real changes at the moment, but I really am going to try to start posting more....

STRESSED OUT!

I am officially 100% stressed out at this point. We just got our All Star uniforms in and the players shirts and the coaches shirts are TWO DIFFERENT COLORS! The rule for Babe Ruth clearly states that the coaches uniforms must be identical to each other and be in the same colors as the team uniforms. WHAT THE HECK ARE WE GOING TO DO?? The tournament starts TOMORROW, so there is no time to order different coaches shirts and have them here in time and we live in Monticello, so it's not like anyone is going to have some in stock...!!!

A little of everything

I know some of you have been wondering how last week went with my new schedule, so let me sum it up for you....I LOVE IT! I got so much more work done it's not even funny. It's amazing how much more you can get done when you have 2 hours a day when there are only a few other people in the office, who are also taking advantage of it being quiet, and no phone ringing off the hook! It is GREAT! I do have to admit though that when I went to lunch and shopping with Shelley and the girls that I felt like I was playing hookie....I'm not used to having Friday's to do whatever I want!

This week will be very hectic for me. For those of you who don't know, Ked and I (and Elaine) are coaching a 9-10 yr. old All Star team. We all took our tests yesterday so that we could "step out on the field" and passed with flying colors. I have to admit, some of the questions were a little confusing the way they were worded, but we made it through without any real problems.

We had a very busy weekend with softball, and I don't really feel like I've been home any at all. Friday night we had a regular league game (which we tied 6-6), Saturday, we had All Star practice from 9-11 and then we had two league games at 5:30 and 6:30. Yesterday, we had All Star practice from 2:00-3:00 and then off to take our tests... As you can tell, I haven't been home much this weekend, and this week will only be worse. We have practice tonight at 6:00 (keep in mind that I don't get off until 5:30 now), tomorrow we have practice at 6:00, Wednesday we have a coaches meeting in Lake Village at 7:00 for the tournament that we will be playing in at the end of the week, Thursday we play in Lake Village 2:00 and then have to attend opening ceremonies at 7:00...and the list goes on...lol

I know I will miss this when we are done for the season, but I will also be glad to be at home with Michael and Chaos a little bit more! Michael has been so supportive of me doing this (and has even made it to a few games...lol) and I appreciate it more that he knows. I really do enjoy coaching and getting to know the girls. Overall, this has been a great experience. Wish us luck in the tourney!

Schedule Change

Several months ago, our office was presented with a choice...those of us that wanted to could continue to work 5-8 hour days OR we could work 4-10 hour days. We were also told that this might and might not actually take place, but that they were curious of what we would all want to do. I chose to work the 4-10's and to have Friday's off....

Well.............this morning we were told that the changes will take place MONDAY!!! Yes, two days from NOW! So, this is officially the last Friday that I will have to work and I am SO excited. Even though I will have to be at work at 7 a.m., I think that it will be so worth it in the end. I will be able to have longer weekends, we can plan trips and I can go eat lunch at Red Lobster with Shelley...lol!

So, wish me luck with the new schedule (I will work Monday-Thursday 7-5:30) and pray that I get up on time Monday! LOL

Take a Look

Go take a look at Shelley's photography site later today and check out Kelly's maternity pictures...We had a good time, and it's fun to see Kelly with a BELLY!! lol

Twice in the Same Day!

Who would have thought that I would post twice in the same day? WOO HOO!!!

This has been a strange week for me, and I'm still not sure why. It started out great...Michael and I had a good weekend together not really doing a whole lot. We cleaned our house that REALLY needed it since we have all of our water working again, grilled a lot and even went to a late movie Saturday night. We watched "The Strangers"....what a movie--DON'T go see it alone...BAD idea! We hadn't been there 30 minutes when a very large grown man went running out of the theatre...I never saw him come back.

Monday, I took the day off to spend with the hubby...again we didn't do a whole lot, but it was great to be able to spend the day together. I love days like that...

Last night, we were supposed to have a game at 5:30, but the field was too wet (even though we couldn't tell it by looking at it). It's probably for the best that it was "rained out" though because we still don't have all of our girls back yet. We have another game Friday night and two Saturday, so I hope that most of our girls will be back for those--we really want to hold on to our second place title. We are also having All Star teams this year (a first ever for the girls) and now the hard part comes in...Ked and I have to decide who to nominate off of our team. We have some idea, but are still trying to decide what to do.

Today, I've just been in a weird mood...not really a bad mood though, so I guess that's good. Ked and I went and ate lunch at Ameca which was good and we got to catch up on some conversations so that was good, too. It's amazing how little we get to talk when we are at ball games or practices...lol

Now, I'm trying to decide if I'm going to go to women's group for our church tonight...decisions, decisions...

Hello?

Is anyone there?

Game Tonight...

Say a little prayer that we have enough girls to play...we have several on vacation and a couple that for some reason have stopped showing up. Wish us luck!