Happy Birthday Mema!!

Today is my Mema Miller's Birthday! She is an amazing woman, and I am so lucky to be her granddaughter! Funny Story: When Bryan and I went to her house to tell her we were engaged, she said "Isn't is a little early?" haha On her defense, I am her first grandchild to get married, AND we only dated for 7 months!

This is her.

This is the card I made for her ...

Whoops!
It was 11:30 last night when I was making it ...

Bryan and I decided to leave it because the mistake gives it character!

Hope you have a blessed day, Mema! Love you!

Welcome, Baby Oliver!

Oliver Dominique (I don't know if I spelled that right) Bahlman finally came yesterday at 1:31PM! This is my cousin and his wife's 4th boy! Bryan and I went to go see them in the hospital today, but of course, I forgot my camera! I will get pics as soon as I see him again!

Also, I decided that I would make them a card ...
Kristi, I think you should be proud!

Meet My Sidnee

Ok ... Well she is not mine, but I would keep her if I could! I was so excited to finally meet her!!

She is a busy baby!

Very animated.

She still had an angry face ...
even after I gave her the bottle!!

Drool, Baby Drool.

Nana and Sidnee.

Me and My Sweet Girl!

I think he pinched her.

She calmed down after a bottle.

The Click Family!

We had to have one of us!

Random Wedding Picture

Anybody want to add a caption for this photo?

I honestly don't remember what I was thinking!

One Word

Something to lighten my day/week ...

1 . Where is your cell phone? armrest (is this one word ... or did I make it one word)

2. Your significant other? BRYAN

3. Your hair? brown

4. Your mother? Lovely

5. Your father ? Charming

6. Your favorite thing? life

7. Your dream last night ? disturbing

8. Your favorite drink ? How about my 2nd favorite drink: Gatorade. It's only one word. (of course, my 1st favorite drink has 2 words)

9. Your dream/goal? SKIP

10. The room you're in? new

11. Your hobby? Bryan

12. Your fear? Death

13. Where do you want to be in 6 years ? here

14. Where were you last night? Bed

15. What you're not? boy

16. Muffins? blueberry

17. One of your wish list items? children

18. Where you grew up? Wall

19. The last thing you did? drove

20. What are you wearing? glasses

21. Your TV? cartoons

22. Your pets? Bevo, Violet, MJ (so I cheated - I couldn't leave one out)

23. Your computer? laptop

24. Your life? Amazing

25. Your mood? Tired

26. Missing someone? Jill

27. Your car? Perfect

28. Something you're not wearing ? shoes

29. Favorite store? target

30. Your summer? camp

31. Like someone? YES

32. Your favorite color? blue

33. When is the last time you laughed? today

34. Last time you cried? yesterday

Post for the Day ...

It's been a rough week ... Hopefully (soon) I will have something happy, exciting, wonderful to post about! Until then .... Have a Great Week!

Prayer Request

The story is HERE. (I can't type it w/o crying.) She has left behind a loving husband, a 11-year old son and a 9-year old daughter! The family is having a difficult time bringing her body back to the U.S. for a proper burial! Please pray for this family ... they have a long road ahead of them!

Also, the son was on the same ride, behind his mother ... meaning he probably watched his mother fall (say an extra prayer for him)!

If you like to pray by name:
Glenn, Barbie, Zachary & Pamela Fojtasek

Easter ... my 2nd Favorite Holiday!

I love this time of year .... cold days begin to go away, spring/warm days are here, the flowers, etc. My church in Wall has a special tradition ... every year, we have a "Early" service! Early means 7 AM in this case! During our service, we have an old rugged cross, covered with chicken wire! Everyone in the congregration places a flower on the cross ... before you know it, we have this gorgeous cross! This reminds us of what Christ did for us ... something that looks so rugged can actually be so beautiful!

My parents - in front of the cross!

Our 1st Easter as a Married Couple!

Yes, He is that Sweet!

Yesterday, we recieved a whole bunch of rain (Thank You, Jesus) ... the dogs were outside all day in it! When I came home, I knew it was bath time! I grabbed Violet first, and just did a rub down! Bevo was the really muddy one! I had two towels for him ... he sat on one, then I put the other one around him, so that I could carry him into the bathroom! I could not resist this picture!

Look at that face (and that muddy belly)!!

Totally Narly Dude ...

Bryan's parents came down this weekend for a quick trip! They had not seen our house finished and furnished! But they didn't come the "normal" way by car ...

They drove here by motorcycle! This is them leaving on sunday ... with a very nice vehicle in the background!

As they were driving off, Bryan and I were talking about it. He said he never worried about them driving home, but now he will! I said, "It's was like watching your kids or 2 young love birds drive off."

Pet Peeve Day

Today is the day to vent about drivers! San Angelo might have some crazy drivers! I can say that because I used to be there ... but now have had a clean record for over 3 years!

Pet Peeves (in no particular order):

• You know when a light turns yellow and you are at that point where you can either speed up a little or slam on your brakes ... Well, on those times that I do speed up, I am thinking to myself, "Man, I should have just stopped." Then I look in my rearview mirror, and there is not ONE, but TWO cars behind me that sped through the light! This also happens with green arrows ... when it turns yellow, a couple more cars come through! Then you can also count a couple cars coming through, when the light is green for you!


• On-ramp ... this is used to speed up so that you can merge into 65 mph traffic! It is very hard to merge if the person in front of you is going 40!


• Vehicles that think they need 2 parking spaces ... especially when there is limited parking space!
  
• When people go from one side of the road ... across 3 lanes ... cut you off ... then turn right in front of you so that you have to hit your brakes! Some times, there isn't a soul in sight behind me ... why couldn't they pull in behind me to turn!?
  
• In the Wal-mart parking lot .... people who drive across the parking spaces! This is something that really gets me fired up ... because even though you are following the road and the rules, you end up stopping for them because who knows if they are planning on yielding!

I am going to quit before I get all fired up!

What a Pair!

Here is the picture I have been waiting for ...
Joanna and baby Sidnee

Please say a prayer for Joanna ... she is having some difficult times right now! She has a severe case of mastitis and her breast tissue is infected! This is also affecting her right arm ... she is not able to lift anything with it! They are supposed to be driving into San Angelo tomorrow ... Please pray for a quick recovery!

A Growing Girl ...

I knew Violet was growing and changing ... but when you see her every day, it is hard to tell! Well, when I saw her laying her bed ... it hit me! Look at the size difference!

Same dog ... almost 3 months difference!

Sweetwater Rattlesnake Round-Up

I know ... I must have been crazy to go to this place ... but I guess there are things you will go through to spend time with your husband! The sound gives you nightmares for days ... I still get the chills just thinking about that place! I will never go back ... never!

It wasn't really that bad! But, for a person who is deathly scared of snakes, especially rattlesnakes ... this isn't the place for her! I did enjoy learning about them ... and the shopping!! :)

First off, the snakes were brought into this huge pit!
Bryan and I were guessing about 1,000 rattlesnakes!

Then, they were moved to the "Milking" stage ...
They were drained of their venom, one by one.
Yes, that is a smaller rattlesnake at the edge of the table.

Then on to be ...

Measured ...

Weighed ...

and Skinned!
You could even skin your own rattlesnake if you wanted to! GROSS!

This is the 2008 Miss Snake Charmer ...
they had a pageant on thursday evening.

Is this guy crazy or what?

Too Close for comfort ...

Why would someone ever want a snake to strike?
That's what the demonstrator was trying to do with this guy!

The saying of the day:
"Kids, Don't try this at home!"

Smart Move

This weekend, I found some "things" that I could not pass up! So, I decided to copy my sister-in-law and ... start my Christmas shopping! I bought "things" for my 2 nieces! I wish I could post about "them", but it would ruin the surprise! So they will be stored away for 9 1/2 months .... I hope I can keep a secret for this long!