Moore Good Times

A Photo Session With Mommy

2011-12-15T20:22:00.001-06:00

Landon in Jason's boots- Ahhhh my little cowboy!

Savannah in my wedding dress....

I saw pics of a girl in her moms dress when she was little @ her wedding it was so CUTE!

Even if we do not use it @ her wedding one day it was so much fun dressing her up!

What Does Christmas Mean?

2011-12-13T08:49:00.000-06:00

To me it means EVERYTHING!

The Biblical Meaning In My Life
God brough His one and only Son to the world for us, because he loved me and you and EVERYONE in this world. To give us a chance at enternal life through His Son. If there had been no one in this world but me God still would have done it, can you believe He holds each and everyone of us that special in his heart? What a wonderful LOVE He has for us.

The Memories, Oh The Memories
When life was simple and I had nothing but trival childish worries in my heart. When I woke up on Christmas morning with such anticipation to see what was there for me. The traveling to grandparents house, literaly "over the river and through the woods". The child like dreams and wishes we would make. The imaginery games we would play. The years of "helping" mom and dad when I was old enough to see my lil sisters face on Christmas morning! Man can I have one of those Christmas' again, PLEASE?

I LOVE Christmas with everything with in me, I love the movies, the music, the food, oh the fun.....

Or what use to be fun!

These days it is all about THINGS THINGS THINGS, who has the biggest best gift, who gave the collest best gift, why we didn't get this. No more time for friends and family because we have to go here do this.

I miss the feeling I had back then.

Now I worry about money, about my kids, getting my entire family together, walking on egg shells around people, work, and all thes other adult things I have going on in my mind.

I feel like at every corner there is so much saddness in life now. I have lost friendships, lost relatonships from old jobs, I have friends struggleing with infertility, those who have lost babies, people I love and care about fighting cancer, relatives who don't speak, a few marriages around me that ended, others who have had a rocky year, death and sickness, people moving away..... and I look at my life and feel horrible for having a pit party day because in the grand scheme of things I am okay. But I hurt for those around me and I mourn all these losses, esp those who other seem to skirt past with out 2nd looks.

I want that child's heart that acepts changes and moves on with open arms, the light heart that we had as youth where we could do anything and be anyone with out worries.

That is what I want for Christmas, not the child heart who is gimmie gimmie gimmie but the one that was open and willing and ready for anything to come.

Wabi Sabi

2011-10-19T21:40:00.001-05:00

You know the saying "This too shall pass" well can I say that I know it will pass and I know I will get over it or work through it and I know I will be okay but it sure does hurt while it passes!

But I learned tonight that you should take a new perspective and see the beauty in the situtation even when it is a bad one.

So the beauty is that I have some AWESOME friends who I can lean on, and AWESOME husband who has been my rock.

The beauty is that I cried and my make-up stayed in place.

The beauty is that I am getting stronger in this!

Storms
Stormy Day Goes By
Tears as Rain Drops Fall Down Down
Relationships End
Amanda Moore

Warmth
Sunshine Brightens Day
The Rock Is Frim At My Side
Cold But Warm Within
Amanda Moore

Irreplaceable Role

2011-07-13T17:14:00.000-05:00

Walking through the funeral home yesterday my mind wandered away from me.

This life taken from this world at the mere age of 27. In someways I felt aceint old and in others I felt so young.

There this family set saying good byes to a loved one, never seeing the future he could of had... but knowing that God was there with them. Hearing the stories people tell and laughing at the fun times spent. Why do we wait until it is too late to tell those who mean so much to us that they do.... we need to tell them, they need to know. When we are at the final good bye they are gone and will never know how we felt.

As my mind wondered I went back to a place in time where we were all young crazy kids, some of us shy and awkward to say the least. Looking at us know compared to the us in the memory.... I noticed how far we had come and how little we had gone.

I was the awkward shy girl whose self estem had issues.... and they were the popular kid. But there were the moments when the lines faded and we were just kids having fun and growing up.

I felt that awkward girl surface for a little bit last night, talking to people who did not recognize me.... that outward girl is gone.... I have broken her shell.

It's funny how you breakfree from certain things but you are never fully free.

I saw how that young life touched so many, I have my own stories for him.... I wonder if my life has done the same.

I would like to think it has, I hope it has! I will continue to try and be that irreplaceable role.

Time Flies When Your Having Fun

2011-06-21T09:32:00.000-05:00

Savannah and her tutu dress

My Love

Sweet Baby Boy (no longer a baby)

Daddy's Girl

Preppy Boy

The Boys

Sweet Vannah

Vannah

Landon

Love Spring and Summer

It has been forever since I updated the blog. We have been so busy. Enjoy the pctures and Ill update soon!

Heavy Heart

2011-02-26T00:11:00.000-06:00

My husband does not understand this heavy heart of mine.

There are things going on in relationships around me, I see them falling to peices. I wish there was something I could do to keep them from falling apart.

It is even worse when this is happening to a sibbling...

I can't handle seeing my brother hurt, this sucks.

I had a positive attitude and wishful thinking for all of this, until tonight.

I went out with friends and she was there, I still think she is a dear friend, but I could see that the love was gone. Then 30 mins after being home my brother calls me in tears...

What can I do?

My heart is breaking tonight, another love crumbled and gone,

Growing

2011-02-20T19:42:00.000-06:00

Landon got a new hair cut this weekend, he now has a cute little boy hair cut that we can spike up for some extra cutness!!!

Is it sad when the highschool girls we have over every Sunday look at my Vannah and say, wow she is getting so big.

Does not seem that long ago I was in their shoes going to bible study on Monday nights as a teenager.

I can not believe I am approaching 27 and have 2 kids and a wonderful husbad.... the years have flown by and I would love to slow it down!

Cherish every min you have with your loved ones.

2011....

2011-02-19T22:08:00.000-06:00

So the year has not started pff the way I would have liked.

Week 1
Landon has ear surgery
Week 2
Computer dies a long awaited death @ the worst time
Week 3
Jason's truck motor dies
Week 4
Landon Savannah and Jason sick
Week 5
Sickness keeps on in the household
Week 6
On the mend now ( with yeast infections for the kiddos after being sick FOREVER)

Hopefully we are on our way up the hill now and out of this valley we have been in.

It sure has been a tough few weeks.

Kids seem to be better, FINALLY! Jason is getting there.

I am good, enjoying working my buisness and being able to care for the family whith out added stress from work.

The kids a growing and learning everyday. Pics from todays session to come very soon! I am so excited!

I have lost 23lbs in 3 months, so excited about that! I am a size 8/medium now!!!! Loving that! Still have some lbs to shed but feeling so much better about myself!

The aches of the holidays

2010-12-14T20:20:00.000-06:00

This year has been full of trials and tribulations...

I have overcome some things and I am a much happier person because of those victories over isses, thank God for freeing me and helping heal the wound. We studied Captivating and I loved it this fall/winter at church. It brought me to a wonderful place.

Meanwhile I still struggle with different things, but I have the strength to heal and overcome it...

But I sit here tonight and wonder WHY

Why do marriages end?
Wny do people stop loving others?
Why does this effect EVERYONE?
Why do friends take sides?
Why do I have to loose people I love and care for?
Why do people who dislike me take it out on my child?
Why in the world are there cliques?
Why do people accuse and talk about others in such hurtful ways?
Why when you tell the truth do they still not believe you?
Why do they not care or even hurt?

I just do not understand people pulling away and acting like I am disposible.

I do matter and I am a great person... why is it so easy to walk all over me and then leave me with no 2nd thoughts?

Why does it seem even when I take myself from situations those people still try and bring me down.

I must not let them have this power over me... but at times I sit and wonder.

So It Has Been Awhile

2010-12-14T20:05:00.000-06:00

I was informed this afternoon that I had not posted since Nov 1..... whoops!

I have been a slacker lately....

No really I quit my job at Protective, we remodeled our house, and I started working part time with my mom and doing more Mary Kay stuff.... let's just say I am home less now then when I had a "9 to 5" job... but I am so much happier!!!!

Let see Landon is 1 and growing so fast. He is walking and loves giving kisses... he is such a sweet boy. He is eating 24/7 and one day will be a great AUBURN football player!!!

Savannah is growing and so smart. She seems to learn stuff over night... She is taking dance and her 1st recital is this spring... I can't wait!

Jason and I are doing wonderful....

I am hoping everyone is having a wonderful holiday season.

I know I am.... with a few draw backs that I can not control.

Santa Express

Sibling Love

Daddy's Boy

Santa's Baby

Alison and Me (one of my best friends and our babies God-mother... Aunt Ali as Vannah says)

The Fam

Crazy Pictures

Here are some pictures please enjoy!!!

Happy Birthday My Sweet Boy

2010-11-01T14:19:00.000-05:00

This time last year I was being prepped for surgery.....

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Haloween 2009
Savannah's 2nd Birthday Party
I was a pumpkin farmer carrying around a giant pumpkin (my big ole pregnant belly)

We had a blast at the party then went Trick or Treating around the neighborhood.

We returned home and Vannah went to bed while Jason, Aunt Shelia and I cleaned up the house. Let's just say I was in nesting mode times 10!!!

Jason and I went to bed and around midnight I woke up uncomfy... so I went to the couch. Around 3 am I was still uncomfy and went to talk to Jason... then I noticed a wave and pattern to the uncomfy feeling. So I started timing them. They were anywhere from 2 mins to 20 mins apart. Sparratic and weird but they were def contractions. Mr Landon was not happy about them... he kicked after each one. Around 8 am Jason decided that we needed to go in and get checked so if it was a false alarm we could come home in time to watch the race...

Off we went headed to St Vincant.

Triage room 1... hooked up to monitors... being checked... NO PROGRESS..... my Dr (who was on call) came in and check me too... he says you are 3 cm dialated however the babies head is nowhere close to being head down.... WHAT... so they get a portable ultrasound machine, sure enough Landon is side ways...

I am going to have to have a c section.

SCARED

2:22 Landon Christopher Moore has arrived, 8lbs 3ozs, 21 and 3/4 in long... what a BIG boy!

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I can not beleive that day was a year ago.

My baby has become a toddler over night.

Will update with Birthday pics and stats later this week!!!

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Dear Landon,

You have a special place in mommy's heart sweet boy. You brighten my day when you smile at me and give me your famous grin! I have loved you from the day I found out I was pregnant with you. You were such a cute bald baby! You were born 3 weeks early but were in perfect health and a very healthy size. Our time together before mommy went back to work went by way too fast, you were such a good and happy baby.

I have enjoyed watching you grow however there have been times when I wanted to rewind and pause on certain stages... I miss my little boy who I could hold and snuggle, you are quite independant these days!!! But you melt my heart when you reach for me, or when you lay your head on my shoulder.

You are trying to walk, love to dance, you find your big sister hilarious, you clap, sing, and talk. I love looking in the review mirrior and see your head bobbing and shoulder moving to the radio.

Sweet baby boy, know that you are greaqtly loved and you have touched ourlives and many around you!

I love you

Mommy

About 4 days to go

2010-10-25T12:17:00.002-05:00

And I start my new adventure in this world.

WHAT WOULD THAT BE you ask???

I will be doing some contract work 1 day a week and then the other 4 days I will be busting my behind on Mary Kay and event planning...

God has answered my prayers and given me this oppurtunity. Praise Him!

God Brings People Into Your Life For A Reason

2010-10-15T08:55:00.000-05:00

You may not know the reason at the time but He does.

And then when for some reason the relationship ends or people move on you are stuck mourning and wondering what and why things happened. Again this is still by the hand of God, he knows what he is doing and you may not.

Then one day you look around you and see things that are happening and it dawns on you, He did this and that to bring me to this place, to where I am today. I did not understand the road but look at me know, who would have thought!

The past few months I have been struggleing and it has dawned on me why things happend and I am understanding the timing of alot.

All I can say now is thank you GOD, I may have fought it, I may have been upset, but you carried me through this valley and brought me to the other side... and I see clearly now.

Thank you Thank You

Why

2010-10-05T22:05:00.000-05:00

Have you ever felt your world spinning out of control? All you can do is hang on and pray?

That is the state I am in these days, Jason and I are fine (yes we argue and irritate each other, but we are great).

Am I holding on too tight? Am I putting stock into relationships that I shouldn't? Do I expect too much from others? Is there something wrong with me?

I want out of my job, it just seems to spiral further and further downward these days. The shifting and transition of things is good to an extent but now it is sickening. Everyday there is a new change a nd new challenge to face. I have a completly new job with the same pay so Jason see no issues... but it is still in my mind a demotion. I can't talk to my friends at work because they fear their job if they say anything. I feel I complain too much but it is overwhelming me. I just feel I do not belong there anylonger.... but where do I belong???

Friends come and go, isn't that a saying? Well it sucks. I hate having relationships and loosing them. I hate when people are mean. I just hate it. Don't you know people care about you and then you walk all over them and it hurts? Dont you know? I have been a victum too many times.... why what is wrong with me?

I try to be myself and carry on. I try to work through the hard times. I try... but the tears still come.

Why do I let words tear me down? Why can't I be like Jason and ignore them and move on?

Why???

Because I am a woman, and made to be different. I am a peice of God, He molded me and made me who I am. I know I need to find joy in all that I go through... and I am trying. I will continue to look towards heaven. God will guide me. I may not understand now why when where or how this all is happening... but one day I will look back and say look at how far I have some by your hand dear Lord.

How the Time Flies

2010-09-21T12:33:00.001-05:00

Can you guess what kind of Birthday Party we are having this year?

These are a few of the pictures I have for the invitations!

I want to cry everytime I see these!

I had to share!

The photographer captured what I could only imagine, she did GREAT!

Check her out, she is inexpensive and does a great job!!!

http://www.amyelease.com/

Tell her I sent you!

With Great Pride and Overwhelming Joy

2010-09-08T08:36:00.000-05:00

I bring you a few Savannah quotes:

see bold words for her quotes!

When told Friday night by some friends "Roll Tide" Savannah responded with a BIG "War EEEagle!"

Turning on the TV Mon night football is on the screen "Daddy is that Auburn, War Eeeagle!!!"

Driving down the road and with daddy and they see a car with Auburn flags "Daddy, ook, they Auburn on the car. See daddy. We go to Auburn?" No baby not today we gotta go home. "But mommy took me to Auburn" Yes sweetie mommy did take you to Auburn.

And her favorite colors???? Orange and Blue... and no we did not pound that into her head she just has always known orange and blue... her fav is orange! And when she see anything with the Aubrurn logo on it or even just the word Auburn she knows it is Auburn and says "War Eeeagle!!!"

And now for a few more quotes from miss Savannah:
"No I not want to"
"I hold you mommy"
"No moomy I not like it yucky" after trying it "Yummy mommy I want more"
"I got my pack pack mommy now I go on the school bus"
"Mere babby, mere come on"
"Okk mommy orange on my dress and shoes orange I can wear these today with my dress" Sunday morn getting ready for Church and she is picking out shoes... All Jason could say was oh dear Lord is it really starting now?
"I dance daddy, pwease, I wanna dance"

She is way too smart for her own good!

Landon's 9 Month Check Up @ 10 Months

2010-08-31T15:48:00.000-05:00

So tomorrow Landon will be 10 months old... my baby is only 2 months away from being 1.

Because of a new electronic medical records we could not get into the dr until this morn!!!

Anyways here is an update on our baby boy:

He is 21 lbs 10 ozs- 60% (back in time Savannah was only 18lbs when she turned 1)
29.5 in long- 75%
Head is 19 in- 80%

He is crawling, talking, and pulling up on EVERYTHING. He is trying to walk but the poor thing does not have great bnalance... but we do walk holding onto the couch and tub and stuff! Wont be long and he will be running around the house. Because he is quick already with crawling I know he will be running and not walking! He is def. all boy!

He eats anythign you give him... he LOVES lima beans! The other day he grab Jason's tuna sandwhich and ate it... yeah like I said he is all boy and will eat anythign and everything we give him.

He finally has a head full of golden blonde hair, gourgeous blue eyes and long eyes lashes that EVERY girl would kill for!

He and Savannah play very well together... until she tackles him... just wait Vannah he is almost bigger than you!!! Wont be long and he will be and he will remember those tacles and head locks you give him!!!

Savannah loves her little brother... sometimes too much!

Savannah is finally potty trained and doing wonderful! She does not want us near her when she is going!

Other than that the Moore family is crazy busy these days chaseing the kiddos around and enjoying life!

Have a said lately that I love you...

2010-08-23T12:22:00.000-05:00

I just need to brag on Jason for a little bit right now.

He is a fantastic dad and husband.

He is my best friend and pillar of strength.

He has a way of being there for me at the right time... when I need him most!

I just had to brag about him because he is wonderful.

Our love for each other grows everyday and even though we do not always get a chance to express it in the ways we want I know we have such a strong love!

We get a weekend away at the lake, capming with some friends and enjoying each others company. I am so excited about it!!!

God First Family Second and Career Third

2010-08-19T21:08:00.001-05:00

What a wonderful and easy 3 step way to live your life!!!!

First you hand your life over to God and trust Him and honor Him in all that you do....

Second you spend time with your family and close friends... fellowship... and you honor God while raising your kids and loving your family

Third is your career... even here we should honor God and thank Him for all he has given us.

I am so blessed, God has given me an amazing family and wonderful friends... and He has lead me to an awesome compnay who teaches these principles...

THANK HIM THANK HIM THANK HIM

Return to Work

2010-08-04T15:16:00.002-05:00

I took all last week off to enjoy the Mary Kay Seminar in Dallas TX it was a blast.

Then on Thursday we took my lil sis down to Auburn to pick out an apartment... sniff sniff I can not believe she is moving away. And to Auburn... might be a tad jelous of that part!

Anyways then Friday I unpacked, did laundry and rested. Saturday was about the same just restful hanging out with good friends.

Sunday I attened a baby shower for Norah and Zach... sorry guys for mispelling the names but I got it now!!!

Then I went home...

Savannah started acting funny and got all glassy-eyed... she had a fever of close to 102... my head started hurting.

I woke up Monday morn and my voice was gone, I could not swallow and I felt HORRIBLE. I also was running a temp of around 101...

$90 and a visit to the ENT for Vannah Landon and I we found out that Landon has a double ear infection, Savannah had a slight ear infection and a start of some sort of throat infection and I had Strep Throat... and tonsilitis...

What a day!

So yesterday I rested and have returned to work today... but I am struggleing!

Wonderful Week Vacation

2010-07-31T17:56:00.002-05:00

I left for Dallas a week ago tomorrow morn. Setting out to further my adventures in Mary Kay. In 4 days time I learned so much on this Christian based company that has lifted many women to the top! I am so excited about my future and have been hard at work moving towards my goals!

I plan on walking accross that seminar stage next year with such poise and grace that my entire family will be proud of me.

I am a strong woman but only as strong as my support system around me and let me say to them they are wonderful EVERY single one of them! You know who you are :).

We will always have bumps in the road but what truly shows your character in how you move past these bumps and obsticles!

I was on fire leaving Dallas and even before I got on the play to leave that fire had been comprimised... I had my joy trampled, I had lost my faith... but then I turned and landed in the arms of some wonderful uplifting women how helped me up and back in the saddle!

See the devil knows how to trip me but God knows how to heal me!

Praise Him!

In times of good and in times of bad praise Him.

2010-07-12T10:04:00.004-05:00

Celebrate Life

Today you are a mom-to-be
A cake server I give to thee
Cut this cake and celebrate
Inscribe on it her birth and weight

The years fly by, with tons of firsts
A tooth, a step, a few growth spurts
Graduation and a degree
Those days are full of memories

Now she is a bride-to-be
Adding to the family
She will become his wife
Share this with her in their new life

On her day of wedding bliss
She will be his with one lasting kiss
This cake server will cut their cake
And all through life they can celebrate.

-Amanda Moore

My little man and Ansley's future husband!!!

The Hostess Girls and Mom to be

The Parents

Some of the dads!
Guest Socializing and Enjoy themselves

Mommy and 2 more lovely pregnant ladies Melissa and Jennifer both are expecting baby boys!

More guest sitting around talking!

The little guest!!!!! Rhet, Wyatt, Mabrie, Ava, and Lily

Ansley Dean Miller

2010-07-12T09:44:00.004-05:00

Sunday we had a Baby Shower for Lindsay and Ryan Miller. They are expecting their 1st bundle of joy in early September. They are having a baby girl named Ansley Dean Miller.

Jennifer Ham, Lori Dorminy and Kellie Pyle all help me give the shower. Enjoy the pictures below. There will be more to come!!!!

Yummy Food

Sweet Treats
Gifts Gifts and more Gifts

Candy Bar Girly Style

The wonderful gifts everyone gave them!

Bunny Lovey

Even Daddy got a gift

Sweet Lamb

Celebrate Life

2010-07-08T13:42:00.003-05:00

The plans are set, the house is getting decorated.....

Things are falling into place!

I have my gift a few homemade things and maybe somthing even more special!

I can not wait this weekend Jason and I along with the Pyles, Dorminy's and Hams are giving the Miller's a baby shower for miss Ansley Dean (my future daughter in law!)

I can not wait!!!!!!!!

We have some things up our sleves this is going to be one spectacular shower!!!!!

We have an executive chef planning the main meal along with some fun and yummy desserts!!!! Everyone is bringing a side sish... man there is going to be one big spread of food!!!!!

We have been working hard miss Ansley Dean to make your day fabulous just like you are!!!!

Lindsay and Ryan I can not wait to help you celebrate this weekend!!!!! You 2 are wonderful friends and I have enjoyed our friendship growing (hope we are really in laws one day). Lindsay you are such a wonderful, smart, stylish woman and will make a wonderful mommy!!! Ryan you are such a great guy and so down to earth and nice.... you have Savannah's heart!!!!! Your going to be a great daddy!!! I bet Ansley already has you wrapped around her little finger!!!!

I will be posting some fabulous pics from this weekend on Monday morn!

Dallas Here I Come

2010-07-01T13:02:00.002-05:00

I am so excited that I am busting at the seems...

I am goingt o Dallas TX July 25 through 28 for Mary Kay seminar. This is going to be an awesome experience for me!!!

I get to go to awards night and dress up and have fun with the girls!!! Who could ask for more???

I will be going in 24 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Count down has started!

I have quite a few exciting things in my future:

Go see Eclipse Friday night (hello hotties!!!!!)

Celebrate a friends birthday Saturday

Sunday is the 4th fun faimliy friends and fireworks... what more can you ask for???

Monday I am off.... planning on soaking in some sun at the pool (I hope)

Saturday July 10th a birthday party and hopefully another trip to see Eclipse

Sunday July 11 a shower for a wonderful friend and my future daughter in law!!!!!!

Friday July 16th Rick and Bubba Show and then laying out at the pool

I am sure some more festivities

Sunday July 25 flying to Dallas.... with my mom... THANKS FOR THE FREE TICKET!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cha Cha Cha Changes...

2010-06-28T08:53:00.002-05:00

Our house hold is going through some major changes...

The Moore Hosehold is crazy these days with a 2 1/2 year old and a 8 month old!

Here are some updates:

Drum Roll Please.......................

Savannah is potty trained!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

She is in panties all day long! She decided this is what she wanted to do 2 weeks ago and she has been doing fantastic!!!!! She is such a big girl!!!! We sleep in pull ups but guess what the past few mornings we have woken up dry as can be and go straight to the potty!!!! Granted these days when we are out and about there has tp be 2 grown ups because Savannah goes and potty's every 5 mins... but hey we are learning and mommy is getting her exercise!!!!!! Up down up down up down!!!

Other than that Savannah is also talking so much more and so smart.... too smart for her own good hince the reason I call her Savvy 1/2 the time! She is finally saying her name!!! She loves "Bittie Bell" our as you know her Tinker Bell!!! And she loves "Raw berries" Strawberries, "Sickers" Pop Sicles. Her best friends are "Willy" Lilly and Kenzey. She calls me "Mom" most the time! She is learning her colors and numbers. She loves to sing and dance!

Landon is growing like a weed... he is HUGE! Not over weight HUGE just plain HUGE! So tall and cute baby fat! He crawls backwards and does push ups silly boy. He says "Dadadadada" and babbles all the time. He has 2 teeth now and I think is cutting 2 more.

Despite only haveing 2 teeth this weekend Landon ate rice and beans at the Mexican resturant. French fries at BWW. Then last night he was STARVING and ate the following (solid) green beans, carrots, and pasta pick ups... then some lil crunches mable cinnamin. He LOVES table food!!!!!! He was screaming between bites, I could not feed the boy fast enough!!!!!

I am saleing Mary Kay now and loving it... wish I could do it full time!

Jason is working up a storm.... summer such a busy time for beer!

We spent the weekend organizing our house and getting ready to have a yard sale.... gotta get rid of some of this JUNK!!!!!

Happy Father's Day

2010-06-21T12:50:00.002-05:00

Dear Jason,

We had a rough weekend I know. You worked all day long on Saturday and Sunday with only a few short breaks. You did this on your special day. When we were together our stress levels and tension were at an all time high for some reason. Maybe it is because we have both been so busy and running around with lifes crazy things.

I miss you.

I want you to know that you are a fantastic daddy and husband. God brought us together and I thank him everyday for the man he has put in my life. You are so caring and respectful. You are a wonderful leader and techer for our children. I cherish the time we have together.

I know our children (although still young) will learn from you and will be good people because of the leadership you give them. They love you so very much!!!!

God Bless You

Amanda

Approaching a Milestone

2010-06-02T08:54:00.003-05:00

On Friday Jason and I will hit the 5 year mark.

It is crazy thinking back on where we were and how we met and then looking at what we have now and where we are now.

He is my best friend. I have cherished these past 5 years, I can not believe it has been that long! We have 2 babies now. God has blessed us.

We are headed to the ATL this Friday. I am so excited! We are staying in here and enjoying some fun atmosphere and yummy food. Then on Saturday we will enjoying shopping, food and the Aquarium !!!! I am so excited! I think Friday night aniversary dinner will be here! I can not wait to get a big bite of the cheese cake! I am thinking the Creme Caramel is sounding so very yummy at this time!!!! But who knows!!! Maybe the Ultimate Snickers or the Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie, or the classic Black and White Cheese Cake!!! Lots and lots of cheese cake to choose from!!!!

CAFE ROUGE
Kahlua, Bailey's and Di Saronno Amaretto with coffee.

Might need the above drink with my cheese cake!!!

We spent or Honeymoon night in the ATL then flew to CO!!!! So we are going back to the ATL for the night!

I am so excited about this trip with my best friend!!!!

Jason is so wonderful and I can not wait to celebrate our marriage! We have ONE GOOD LOVE!!!!!!!

One good love
Erases all the bitter tears on an empty dance hall
All those lonely nights when she never called
It just don’t seem so tragic after all
With one good love

One good love
And daddy’s hands were strong and fair
And momma understands because she’s been there
And all mistakes were just because they cared so much
With one good love

One good love
You bless all my memories
You soften the fall of my tears
And in my arms you’re more than enough
You’re one good love

Hey, you’re one good love
Yeah, you’re one good love

One good love
You bless all my memories
You soften the fall of my tears
And in my arms you’re more than enough
You’re one good love

One good love
And born again means more than pass the plate and bow your head
Yes, you bury what needs burying, you raise it from the dead
The very best, you heal the brokenness, give grace to everyone
With one good love

Yeah, oh, one good love
Hey, hey, one good love
Yeah, I’ll give you one good love
Oooo, oooo, oooo, ooooo, oooo, yeah
Lord, I feel born again, yeah
You got to give me one good love now
One good love

What Have We Been Up To????

2010-06-02T08:44:00.003-05:00

The Hollywood Girls!

We have had some fun fun times recently!

May 12 through 16 Jason and I worked at the Regions Charity Classic, it was such a fun time! Jason loves golf and I love watching him play so it was fun to do something like this together! I met alot of GREAT people during the 5 days out there! The kiddos went to Montgomery for a visit. They were supposed to stay with my parents but my mom was put in the hospital.

My mom was in the hospital from May 11th through May 24th she had several blood transfusion. The hospital ended up causing a blood clot and infection in her arm which has caused her to be weaker and out of work longer than anticipated. She is feeling a little better now.

The weekend of the 22 and 23 was a busy one!!! We attended a wedding on the 22 and had people over to celebrate my birthday on the 23.

May 25th my lil sis graduated from high school.

This past weekend we enjoyed lounging around while it stormed! Friday night Jason worked late and I had the kiddos by myself... the storms were horrible. Saturday we relaxed in the am and then I went and got my mom and spent the afternoon with her. Saturday night we celebrated my sisters graduation. Sunday we attended sunday school and then relaxed. Monday I relaxed and played with the kiddos, grocery shopped, went to the pool, and then a cook out! We did not go to far from home any of the days!

Happy 6 Month Birthday Landon, Your 1/2 a Year Old

2010-05-04T14:35:00.002-05:00

My sweet little baby is growing so fast!

On Saturday he turned 6 months.... wow.

We took him to his 6 month check up today and here are our little FLIRT (I mean Man)'s stats

He is 27 in long (75%)
He is 17lbs 1/2 oz (45%)
His head is 17 1/2 in (70%)

What is he up too these days???

He loves his big sister and no matter what she is doing he loves watching her and laughing at her... so cute watching them bond!
He is rolling over and over and over and over... very quickly I might add. This causes some fun in the diaper changing department!!!
He grabs anything and everything he can get his hands to... and he stretches reaches and squirms to reach as much as possible!
He is a MAJOR FLIRT.... he gave the nurses and his doctor the cutest looks and smile... what a flirt!
He is cooing, laughing smiling, gurgling, and even making the mamamamamama sounds!
He reached for me from Jason's arms last night..... 'TEAR' (is it sad that I thought wow this is my last 1st time to have my baby reach for me... since this is our last kid and he had not done it before)

He is doing great!!!! Dr said he looked fantastic and asked us if he was a good eater..... umm YEAH!!!

Savannah is doing good too she is taking allergy shots every Thursday and so far so good we are staying healthy!!!

She learns new things daily and never ceases to amaze Jason and I with all her knowledge!

2010-05-04T09:48:00.003-05:00

Man I need some major sun on those white arms!!! Here is the BIG SLIDE they had set up at church on Sunday! Kellie and I took a break from the crazy food world and stepped outside for some fresh air and FUN!!!! Looks like I was caught on canid camera!!!!! Wooohoooo

I was sent this picture in an email labeled "Adults just wanna have fun!"

Sunday was awesome!

Enjoy laughing at me!!!!

Wonderful Weekend

2010-05-03T13:39:00.002-05:00

This weekend was commitment Sunday at church. The church is full of the Holy Spirit and you can feel so much running through the entire congregation!!! The church is growing and we are busting at the seems...

We entered into the capital campaign .... praying, hopeing, wishing, praying...

People signed up to be on commities to support the campaign.

The final day was Sunday commitment Sunday.

We had a HUGE celebration after church Bar B Que and bouncies for the kiddos (and those adults who were kids at heart!)

As this week approached and I finished last min details of the All Church Event on Sunday the weather channel was calling for rain, and then for horrible storms...

Praying started for those making their commitment decisions and for the final events to come...

We could only trust that God would provide and no matter what He was going to be GLORIFIED...

Sunday came and no rain had fallen at 12 noon no rain had fallen at 2:30 as we left the church no rain had fallen!

Praise God because only He could have provided that shelter!!!

I lift up those in TN and MS who are dealing with the violent stomrs leftover mess... and pray for the gulf coast and the oil slick head their directions.

Get me out of this funk...........

2010-04-29T08:26:00.002-05:00

For a few weeks to a few months I have been feeling God call me into somthing. He is closing doors and guiding me somewhere.......

At this point I am unsure of where I am going but I have some ideas.

I feel called to help with charities. The urge to help plan events to raise money. To get the younger generation up and working to help better the community.

I was taught as a youg person that you do not give hand outs you give a leg up! I want to feel like I am doing this and helping our children live in a better place by knowing that you are entitled to nothing and to work for everything.

I have contacted a lady who works here at Protective with our Foundation that gives to many charities... I am hoping to find some light in these conversations.

My 1st Girls Weekend

2010-04-27T08:10:00.003-05:00

This past weekend I headed down to the beach with 3 other girls for a much needed girls weekend.

Kellie and I rode down there together and met up with Rachel and Heidi later on Thurs night.

Friday we woke up ate and headed to the beach to lay out... let me tell you that was the best trip to the beach to lay out... the temp was PERFECT and we had the wind blowing keeping us cool... PERFECT time of year to go to the beach! I am not an OCEAN girl but love the beach and enjoyed the fact that I could lay out and not have to cool off in the saly water... it is not the water I dislike but the unknown of the water. Then we headed to get lunch and sat out by the pool the remainder of the afternoon with our friend Racheal and several of her Bridesmaids!!! We stayed in and ate dinner then head to the BEST shopping center I have ever been too called peir park... lots of shops and resteraunts and ocean veiw!!! Then we enjoyed a few drinks and some entertainment!!!

Sturday it was yucky rainy and so we headed to Destin to go shopping!!! We enjoyed the outlets, maybe way to much! Then we headed to get ready to meet our friend Racheal who is getting married in a few weeks! We enjoyed dinner and going out with her.

All in all it was a wonderful trip, no real bad weather.

Thanks to Heidi for getting us the free place!!!

Humurous Life of ME.....

2010-04-15T07:36:00.002-05:00

So yesterday I pack an old pair of pants that I have not worn in over a year... now that I have dropped alot of baby weight I decided to pull some old stuff out of the back of the closet....

Not to self and anyone else who needs this warning........

Sometimes clothes are just too old to atempt wearing....

They fit GREAT, LOOKED great, infact were a tad loose on the new body!

How ever when going to the bathroom early morn I noticed a not so small hole in the crotch.

Yes infact you could see the panties when I was walking.

So I went shopping yesterday to get new clothes!!!!

Potty Training...... Or Not

2010-04-14T08:16:00.003-05:00

You can tell that your child is ready to potty train when...

1) She screams everytime she pees in her diaper

2) She removes all her clothing, and proceeds to remove her "stinky" diaper and freaks out when she gets poop all over her

3) When she cheers for you when you go pee in the potty

4) When she gets onto her little brother for having a stinky diaper

So yes Savannah is ready but what does she do?

She does NOT go to the potty. She ignores and protest when we ask her and it is a knock down drag out when we put her on the potty. But at school she goes everytime...

My favorite thing is when we finally get her to sit on the potty and she sits there for 10 mins says she is finished leaves the room pulling her big girl panties up and walks to her brothers room and proceeds to pee in the floor.....

So in the past 2 weeks she is 2 and I am 0.... leaving me to clean up pee and poop off the floors.

But it is well worth the outcome of my sweet little girl giving me the biggest bear hug and kiss this morn before school!!!!

It Is Finished

2010-04-02T08:26:00.002-05:00

A long time ago a man born of a young woman (who was a virgin) was here on this Earth to show us the way of the Lord.

"He came from Heaven to Earth to show the way" - Lord I Lift Your Name On High

John 14:6 (NIV)
Jesus answered " I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except by me."

On this Good Friday let us go back into time and look at the journey of Jesus and this day is the day that He went on trial because the church leaders felt threatened. The mob turned on Him and yelled crucify him and beg for another prisoner to be released. They beat Him and made Him carry His cross to Calavery. They nailed his hands and feet to the cross. Places on His head a crown of thorns. They scourned Him. If you have ever watched the Passion of the Christ you can see the angwish upon Jesus faces, this movie depicts this story better than any other movie out there but it still does not hold a candle to the actual events that took place those many years ago on this day.

"From the Earth to the cross my debt to pay"- Lord I Lift Your Name On High

John 19:16-18 (NIV)
16Finally Pilate handed him over to them to be crucified.
The Crucifixion
So the soldiers took charge of Jesus. 17Carrying his own cross, he went out to the place of the Skull (which in Aramaic is called Golgotha). 18Here they crucified him, and with him two others—one on each side and Jesus in the middle.

Jesus died on the cross to save us from our sins. What a wonderful gift from God to give up His one and only Son to save us from our wrongs. Glory to God in the highest. He has shown us mercy and brought us out of the depths of sin so that we might one day join Him in Heaven. Oh whay joy that day will be when we are home with our Lord rejoiceing with the angles.

"From the cross to the grave, from the grave to the sky Lord I lift you name on high" - Lord I Lift Your Name On High

John 19:29-31 (NIV)
29A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it to Jesus' lips. 30When he had received the drink, Jesus said, "It is finished." With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.

31Now it was the day of Preparation, and the next day was to be a special Sabbath. Because the Jews did not want the bodies left on the crosses during the Sabbath, they asked Pilate to have the legs broken and the bodies taken down.

Today let us remember what God has given us.

Praise Him today and everyday.

SHOCKING

2010-03-30T08:44:00.002-05:00

Okay so if you could not foloow the post from yesterday it is a Not Me Monday thing... basically you tell about what is going on and everything and say I did Not do whatever it is that really is going on. I feel like it is one of those things when it happens you want to scream No Not Me this is not happening to ME.....

Although lately I am trying to sit around and play poor pitiful Amanda... nope I am trying to stay positive and look to God for guidence.

Speaking of God and religion, this week is Holy week, Easter is on Sunday and it is a time to reflect and think about where you are in life and where God is taking you... but Holy week and Christmas seaon is not the only times you should do this.

Sunday we had one awesome lesson... we were talking about doing good which flowed into our lunch discussion... as Pastor Brian said on Sunday "Somtimes you do what you MUST do because you MUST do it, even when it is not what you planned or wnated to do" then at Sunday School and lunch we talked about doing good and how sometimes the good that you do does not always make you feel good sometimes it is that you do what you must do at that time in your life. Sometimes it is not helping your loved one because helping them would become an enabler or crutch when they could be standing on their own.

God bless you during thi holy of weeks.

Not Me Mondays

2010-03-29T15:35:00.003-05:00

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week.

I DID NOT take my 2 year old to the ENT to find out she needed to have sinus surgery to remove her adnoids, new tubes, and flush her sinus cavities out and then find out that they would do this the following day cause me to miss Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday work days to be with my sick little one.... NOPE NOT ME.

I DID NOT then miss my Mary Kay conference for varous reasons but most importantly caring for my baby girl.

I DID NOT have to give away my darling puppies because we found out that for my daughters entire 28 months of her life she has been alergic to her best friends. And then I DID NOT have to explain to the same sweet girl why her woof woofs were no longer at the house.

I DID NOT let the grandparents take this sweet girl and her baby brother for the night Saturday night and let them spoil them ... NOT ME.

I DID NOT sleep in on Sunday morn because my alarm clocks (kids) were not at the house to wake me, which did not make me run late to church getting there right on time instead of greeting like I was supposed to Sunday morn, NOPE NOT ME.

I DID NOT have to explain written instructions on how to care for my baby girl who has bad allergies (tested for 30 items, and she is alergic to 28 of them) to the daycare this morn cause me to be 45 mins late to my workout before work this morn. And I most certainly did not only work out for 5 mins then shower and get ready for work, and DID NOT blow a fuse in the office gym locker room because my good friend and I were using blowing our hair dry at the same time, and this WAS NOT the 2nd set of plugs we messed up. NOPE NOT ME.

Needless to say it has been a week of NO NOT MES....

But thankfully the Lord has guided me through and has helped me roll with the punches!

On a HAPPY note I did score a new client in Mary Kay, had a great make over and sales from a good friend and scored an awesome outfit from old navy!

Storms- Rain Lighting Thunder

2010-03-10T08:16:00.004-06:00

Sweet baby boy, he is getting so very big!

Makenzey( or as Savannah says Kenzey) Landon and Savannah sitting on the couch Sunday night. It is sad that the only one sitting still is the 4 month old, he was prob terrified between those 2 crazy girls!

I am not going to to lie this has been a HORRIBLE week... started Saturday and it has just progressivley gotten worse.

Will not go into detail although I could. Basically it is a busy week full of work meetings and functions, church meetings, Bible Study, Mary Kay, Birthdays, Baby Showers, Wedding Showers if I make it to Sunday it will be a miracle! To top it off I have a husband who is in a crabby mood and just keeps getting worse. Don't know what crawled up his butt and died but he needs to get happier.

And I will give you detail of my day so far, I mean it is 8:30 and here is what has happened already:

Storm woke me up and kept me up shaking the house
Savannah had a blow out diaper this morn
It was pouring rain as we left the house (already a little late)
I got off the interstae and wondered where are the bottles..... at home in the fridge
Jason gets pissed as do I (he loaded the car though)
We have to go buy travel formula to take in with bottle nipples(instead of driving 20/30 mins back home)... oh and they are not supposed to use those so I could get a phone call at anytime to come and get Landon...
I only get to work out 10 mins so that was worthless
Headed to my desk to prepare for a meeting after working out... and the elevators are not working so I have to take the stairs
Called Jason and he is not talking to me aparently

Again it is only 8:30

4 Month Check Up

2010-03-04T14:36:00.002-06:00

Landon is 4 months old already...

I just can not believe it has been 4 months since I had my baby boy.

Here are his stats now:
Weight: 14 lbs 9 oz (50%)
Length: 25 in (50%)
Head: 16 1/4 in (75%)

The doctor sai he was looking good, other than the fact that he has a bad case of exima (dry skin) and an ear infection... other than that we can start feeding him baby food!!!Which I know he will be happy about!

He is a vocal little boy, he chatters all the time. He loves being naked (I swear, I am not kidding the kid loves being naked), he is a HUGE flirt, he loves his big sister (smiles at her from accross the room and coos) and of course he loves his food!!!! He is taking anywhere from 6 to 8 ozs at a time!!!!

Savannah is growing and changing daily too! She LOVES boats and we recently took her to the Bass Masters Classic and she screamed and giggled and shouted ever time she saw a boat.... it was too cute!!!!! I can not even keep up with how much she knows it just blows me away!

So I had to leave work and take a long lunch to go to Landons apointment...... well off I went and had Landon back at school in record time! Then I hopped on I 65 (1st bad move.... because I saw that Hwy 31 was bumper to bumper... litteraly 2 hours later I was at work... so my long lunch turned into 4 hours!!!!!!

Weekend recap

2010-03-03T08:30:00.002-06:00

So the Moore houshold had a busy busy weekend!!!

Saturday I took Landon and Savannah to the Mcwain Center with 2 really good friends and their kids! We had a BLAST!!!!! And it was during lunch and nap time for the kiddos and they acted so GOOD!!!!! I am so proud of all 3 girls!!!

Saturday night we celebrated a good friends Birthday and had a blast... so much of a blast that I had to hitch a ride with my best bud Kellie while her hubby Jason followed us!!! 2 maragritas not so good when you have not had alcohol in over a year and you have lost some weight!!!!! Oh yeah and when you are on medication the intisifies the effects of alcohol.... 3 strikes and well I was GONE!!!!!! I sure did enjoy it!!!

Meanwhile Jason drove to TN and bought a boat..... a MASSIVE boat! It is a Triton, white with black and red stripes... and a mercury 225 motor on a tandum axcel trailor..... yadda yadda yadda I am unsure on all the details and what they mean but basically it is a HUGE fast boat!!!!

Sunday we returned his parents boat to them and I did some facials on Jason's mom!!! She bought some makeup which was exciting!!!

Sunday afternoon my lil sis and bestie Heather came over, Mac came with Heather (that is Savvy's bestie) and Georgia did her hair!!!!!

This week has been a long one. I am exhausted and fighting a sinus infection (I think) been VERY tired!

I find out today what (if I get one) my bonus and or raise is.... wish me luck PLEASE!!!

On top of all that I have lost a woppin 10 lbs!!!!

Survey Says.....

2010-02-24T08:04:00.002-06:00

Survey Scale says..... I have lost a big woppin 8 lbs!!!!! I am so excited!!!

Down 8 and I have around 20 more to go.... or that is my goal. I can not be seen in a swim suit looking as I do right now. And I have 8 weeks until a girls trip to the beach..... I have lost 8 in 4 weeks so I maybe close to my goal by then.... let's hope I am!!!!

Speaking of swim suits.... why in the world are they all ready out in the stores???? Like I said above I am not ready for them yet.... I am on the way to where I want to be but not quite there yet...

The Stairs Don't Keep Me Down

2010-02-22T14:32:00.002-06:00

Just slow, that is all!!!!!

So I have limped around all weekend since Wed when I decided to make an olympic sport out of falling down the stairs. I give myself a 7 to 10 for gracfulness, or lack there of!!!!

Friday night I had a fantastic time eating out then playing make-up with my lil sis, who I realized is quite taller than I am, and with Hope a good friend. As Jason said they were brave to be my 1st subjects on my new venture in life.... selling Mary Kay. But I have to say their make-up looked GREAT after I was done!!!!! It was so much fun!!! We ate at Mizu and Savannah, although she gave me some lip, acted very well!

Saturday morn my lil sis went to work and I started cleaning the house... and taking care of the babes by myself. Jason was on the adventure to find a new boat.... I spent most the day taking care of babes, cleaning and napping... Savannah took a 3 hour nap so I did too and Landon joined!!!

Saturday afternoon Jason arrived home at 5:30 and we were off towards our dinner party!!!! It was so much fun! Our kind hostess opened her house to us and all our crazy kids... while her own baby was feeling sick at grandma's house.... THANK YOU HEIDI for such a nice time!!!! I atemped in cleaning up after my child, but that is not easy when you have a hurt knee.

Sunday we went to church thhen off to the bass master classic and had a FABULOUS time!!!!!

I sure did walk alot which actually help my knee some~~~~

So my knee is on the mend, I went to work out this am.... I took it VERY easy though!!!! Slow and easy!!!!! But I did do 25 mins on the treadmill and have actually bent the knee and put some weight on it.... looks like no MRI needed!!!!

Just Call Me GRACE

2010-02-18T07:44:00.002-06:00

So my atempts at being healthy and exercising have caused some issues... I have been so good at coming into work early and going to the gym....

So I headed off to a meeting yesterday around 2:00pm. I work on floor 3 and the meeting was on floor 2... so I thought hey why not be healthy and walk down the stairs instead of taking the elevator.... pretty good though huh???.... well off I go....

They have new carpet in the stairwell and it is a little slippery... I am on the top stair when my left heel slips twisting my ankle, this causes me to lose my balance and fall foward, I grabbed the baster (or tried to) my phone went sailing down 3 levels crahing at the bottom of the stairwell, my notbook flies down the stairs, my right ankle twist, my right knee hits 4 or 5 stairs down (BAM, ouch) I finally cath myself before I flip over.

Adreinaline is pumping through my veins at this point and I get up find my shoes (which also went flying) grab my notebook and exit the stairwell.... I hobbled into the lobby at the bottom of the stairs- also where my meeting was- and also HR lobby.... I start bawling and sit down crying and trying not to get sick from the pain.

Luckily the meeting I was headed to had my sister in law in it and the nurse at Protective was in it, they rushed to my aid and got me calmed down and badaged up...

I skint the skin off my knee.... twisted both ankles.... and bruised my knee really deep.... also in cathing myself I am hurting from head to toe.... oh and broke a nail!!!!

I had to go to an occupational Clinic and I have no boken bones.... just badly bruised all over! He gave me some pain meds... wish I could take one right now.... boy am I hurting!!!

Oh How I Love Chocolate...

2010-02-17T08:06:00.004-06:00

It is the best thing in the entire world... it just makes me feel so good as I eat it even though I know it is not the healthiest thing to be eating...

Well so long my chocolate.... I have decided that it will be you I give up during Lent. We will meet again in 40 days, but maybe not as often as we have been meeting lately!!!

It will not be easy giving you up, but I know it is a good thing and I will grow (and shrink) so much during this time!!!

I contemplated giving up caffeine but decided it was something I had to have in the morn or work would not get completed... then I thought about alcohol... but I do not drink enough as it is so what would I learn from that???

Also during this time I am going to pick up doing something nice for my wonderful husband everyday... I started yesterday by making him lunch and did so this morn!!!

This is such a special time of year, we will remember all that Jesus sacrificed for us.

Thank you God for all you have done and given to us. We are so greatful!!!!!

On Love and Romance

2010-02-15T16:19:00.001-06:00

The love of my life Jason C Moore. I have been so very blessed to have him in my life and to walk with him through these crazy times.

This past weekend was Valentines weekend. Friday night it was yucky and icy outside so we stayed inside and watched the open ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics. It was a very nice relaxing night.

Saturday we got up and loaded up the car and headed to Prattville to get our taxes done… jury is still out on how we did but our tax guy said we did better than last year… (YES I KNOW I AM AN ACCOUNTANT BUT NO I DO NOT DO TAXES) Then we met Jason’s parents for a stroll in Bass Pro Shop followed by lunch at Cracker Barrel… a HUGE thanks to Joey for the free meal!

Saturday night Jason and I got all dressed up (or we tried to dress Jason up, all his pants were either to small in the waist or flooding big time, he had 1 pair that fit) and went to a Jazz banquet… free child care, wonderful food, lots of couples to interact with, pictures, dessert, live band, and dancing. It was such a fun time… I am glad I planned the date! Not that Jason could not plan a date, I just decided to do it this year!!!

We hung out with some couples we never get a chance to talk with and got to dance several times together. It was so much fun!!!! I enjoyed every min of the night. We got home and had a 2 year old who we had to chase around and calm her down so she would sleep… she apparently had too much fun at her party!

We watched Olympic games until our eyes were too heavy to keep open.

Sunday more we got up and went to church. Jason and I taught Sunday School and the lesson was on ROMANCE.

I have a wonderful husband who gives me so much support and love. He is sweet and thoughtful to a degree, but I would not say he was romantic. No offense to him, but I do not know many ‘true romantic’ guys… in fact after Sunday I realized that Jason is not the exception to the rule, he is the rule along with many more husbands!!! I believe a good friends husband put it best on Sunday saying our Sunday School room should be called the ‘war room’ because we basically gave the guys… well you know. We all love our guys but their ideas of romance are a far cry from ours… and every girl is different on what she wants…

Take the following few examples:
Flowers: I would love to receive flowers at work because it would mean Jason took the time to find a flower shop, order them and have them sent to work… which means he figured out the location of my work also… however I do not want them all the time just maybe once or twice… I DO NOT WANT the flowers from a grocery store… if he is going to do this get the single rose or something… he is ALWAYs in and out of stores so this takes no thought process…… on the other hand some woman in SS said that is exactly what they would prefer for their husbands to get out and take the time to go into a store, pick out the flowers and bring them to them… funny thing is I think the ones who did not want delivery flowers were receiving them and those who would love them never see them…

Dinner: Some women want to be taken out to a fancy restaurant, others would love just to be taken out, while others would absolutely love a home cooked meal by their husband.

Gifts: Small, Medium, large… all depends on the woman and the occasion. I personally do not care the size it is the thought… so as Jason asked on Sunday….’so I can buy you a cheap gift and you would be okay with it?’ to him I say ‘Yes honey, of course… but you have to take the time and thought process to actually think about me and what I would want’

I love my husband, do not get me wrong and think I am bashing him… Jason will admit it himself and say he knows he is not ‘romantic’… but he use to take the time and do those special things that made me know I was his #1. I miss that, I really do miss that. When we were dating he would do all kinda of surprising things… where did that man go? Not that I want to change Jason in any way… and he is an awesome dad and wonderful husband. He does so good on keeping the house up, taking care of the outside, helping me cook, helping me care for our kids… he hugs and kisses me… I just want him to take the time and do something special for me to know that he is still into me and wanting to be with me.

Is this to much to expect and ask for???

2 weeks into Scale Back AL

2010-02-11T12:57:00.002-06:00

I have been working out every morning here at work. Protective is an awesome company, we have a gym, nurse, lactasion room, drs office and cafe all inside our building!!! I am blessed to be able to be here and able to use these great amenities.

So for the past few days I have been working out every morn.... and I weighed this morn after my work out..... I have lost 5 lbs..... I am 1/2 way to the 10 lbs for scaleback AL.... and it has only been 2 weeks.

I think my goal I think is to loose 25 lbs though... I am moving in the right direction.... did I mention that I lost 5lbs in 1 week.... yeah 1 week!!!!!!

This is just making me feel so good all over!!!!

WAY TO GO

2010-02-09T08:11:00.002-06:00

I am participating in Scale Back AL right now at work....

I have cut back on my meal portions.

I have started drinking more water.

And today I have started working out. Today I did 10 mins on the elliptical and 15 mins on the treadmill.

WOO HOO go me!!!!

I Am So Tired of Feeling This Way

2010-02-08T15:02:00.002-06:00

Complaint Time…

When you are expecting a baby you should be full of joy, you should be able to look at your new born baby and have fond memories of when you had that little miracle from God growing inside your stomach. I was the happiest person in the world during my pregnancies… but right now when I look at my sweet little boys face I honestly feel robbed of those fond memories.

I wish I could say that all my friends and family were so happy for us but not all of them were. In fact I struggled at the beginning of the pregnancy because most everywhere I was I got negative feedback… people could not believe we were “crazy” enough to have 2 children that close together. I felt horrible… I wanted to scream. Why could my friends not be excited???

Even now things keep poping up that make me so sad about the fact that friends cannot just be happy and support there other friends. Instead they tear me apart with words and actions.

I AM TIRED OF FEELING THIS WAY

So from now on I don’t care. To those who hurt me knowingly or not… I am okay. I do not like the fact that these times were taken from me but I the past is the past. I am moving forward. The hurt is deep from people who will never know the impact on me, I don’t know how to tell you what you have done.

ALL BABIES are precious gifts from God. From the 1st baby to the 19th if that is what you desire. I may think someone is crazy for having many babies, but I will never turn my back or cut her down or take her joy away. A pregnant woman is a blessing from above. I understand that things are done differently from baby to baby and that is not what I am talking about here it is the actions and words that were said and done to me throughout my pregancy and afterwards that I am talking about.

I am getting off my SOAP BOX for now.

This is me in the ‘raw’ and I am tired of holding it in.

A step down memory lane

2010-02-01T15:42:00.004-06:00

This year is our 5th wedding anv. I guess I am feeling the need to think about old memories of the times leading up to our wedding.

Here are a few from our "First Kiss"..... Declaration of Love.... to "The Proposal"

I have enjoyed the step back in memory lane!!!!!

There is more to come as we approach that wonderful day!

Aparently I am moved by Darious Ruckers History In the Making Song... but it does make me think of these times!!!!

Inside, baby inside Can you feel the butterflies

2010-02-01T15:38:00.002-06:00

Inside, baby inside
Can you feel the butterflies?
Floating all around
Cuz I can sure feel them now
Tonight, maybe tonight
Is a start of a beautiful ride
that will never end
And baby I’ve got a feeling

This could be one of those memories
We want to hold on to, cling to,
One we can’t forget
Baby, this could be our last first kiss
The door to forever
What if this was that moment
That chance worth taking
History in the making

Right here, right now
Holding you in my arms

FLASH BACK May 22nd 2004

Jason and I have been dating for a little over a year. It is the day before my 20th Birthday. Jason and I do EVERYTHING together and have even been attending church together.

Last night (May 21st) Jason and I had a horrible fight...

It was stormy yesterday afternoon and he went to Montgomery to tow his dads truck home after breaking down on the interstate. I leave work and head to his apartment (right next door to mine) and cook us dinner. Jason comes in and runs straight to the bedroom and bathroom… not feeling well. I run next door to get him some medicine… so sweet of me right? I shove 2 pills down him, fix him a plate of dinner and we watch a movie…

In the mail today we received invitations to 2 weddings… one in Gainesville Fl. Jason has promised me we would be engaged before these weddings…
As we watch the movie we get on the engagement conversation. Jason informs me that he has not saved enough money up yet and that it will not be until that FALL that he proposes to me. ‘

CRUSHED… we fought and I leave to go to bed, Jason has a special Birthday gift planned for me tomorrow and I need sleep.

I got up this morn (May 22nd) and got ready Jason says I cannot bother him that he will come and pick me up when he is ready to leave…

Jason takes me to Calloway Gardens for the day, it is awesome so many pretty sights…
All our conversations lead towards engagement but then shy away… I don’t want to fight today. We walk around this pretty lake and sit beside it talking. The clutz that I am I twist my ankle and Jason rubs my hurt foot…

then he says he is hungry lets head for the car. He helps me up and looks into my eyes and says “ One day you are going to be my wife, right now you are the perfect girlfriend”… … … he drops down on both knees… … … (here I am thinking ‘If he is not pulling a ring out then his butt is about to be pushed into that lake’… … he empties out his pocket, opens a ring box and says “But for now I am asking you to be my fiancé, Amanda will you marry me?” Not really sure what I said… of course I said “YES!!!!” but the wording I am unsure of… I know that I said something about the ring being “SHINY” then I remember applause… and cheers from all over the place from people who saw what happened. We ran and got the camera and took pictures!!!

The rest of the afternoon we were congratulated by so many people!!!!

The moonlight dancing off your skin

2010-02-01T15:35:00.001-06:00

Don’t move Baby Don’t move
Awww look at you
I just want to take this in
The moonlight dancing off your skin
Our time Lets take our time
I just want to look in your eyes
and catch my breath
Cuz I just got a feeling

I don’t remember the date of the day that Jason and I said we loved each other for the 1st time. But I do remember the few weeks prior and then actual events of the night it happened.

Spring Break 2003 Jason and I went home to my parents house for the 1st part of the week. We met my brother and sister in law at the comedy club to see Sinbad, HILARIOUS!!! After the fun filled weekend Jason left me and went back to Auburn. Not long after he left my mom looked at me and said, “The 2 of you are falling in love”… at the time I thought man my mom has finally LOST IT!!!!!

A few weeks after my return from Spring Break Jason and I had been studying at his apartment and it was late. I had been thinking about my mom’s words but could not figure out if I said it to him if he would run for the hills… so I waited… Jason walked me home that night and standing in my apartment doorway with the moonlight on us, not wanting to say good bye, Jason leaned in kissed me then looked deep in my eyes and said “I am falling HEAD over HEALS in love with you Amanda” I cried… it was the 1st time in my life that I really KNEW what love meant!

This Could Be One Of Those Memories

2010-01-27T07:28:00.004-06:00

This could be one of those memories
We want to hold on to, cling to,
One we can’t forget
Baby, this could be our last first kiss
The door to forever
What if this was that moment
That chance worth taking
History in the making

7 wonderful years ago on January 4th Jason and I experienced our "FIRST KISS"!!! This really was “Our Last Fist Kiss”.

Here is the events leading to this day:

I came to Auburn and the day I moved in I stepped through the floor in my room. I had the balcony room and the balcony and floor had a rotten spot in it. I reported this to the apartment’s office….

I few days later the “Young Hot” maintenance guy and the “Old” maintenance guy came to look at my balcony. I was the only one there at the time and I was having lunch watching TV… the “Young Hot” maintenance guy came in and looked at me then to his boss “The old guy” and said ‘She is going to be trouble’…What a come on line!!!!!

After this I started to get to know both maintenance guys, the young hot one was of course Jason! We became pretty good friends… my apartment was next to the shop so he and I would talk there or sitting on the curb outside the shop and my apartment.

Finally after some flirting and prying from his boss Jason asked me on a date

On December 5th he took me to Macalester's Deli and then on December 9th we watched a movie at his apartment "ON TOP OF THE COVERS" ( explanation to come). But our 1st actual date not just as friends came on January 4th 2003.

I left for Christmas break, but not before leaving Jason a nice Christmas card! We talked for a good bit while I was away for the holidays. I really liked this guy but thought he was just wanting to be friends… that is until…

My awesome roomie from college talked to Jason on the internet via AOL IM.... this is where Jason explained how much he liked me, how he did not want to kiss or hug me if it was unwanted because I was such a young innocent girl.... (insert explanation of on top of the covers) he was telling my roomie what we did the night before and he made a BIG deal about us being on top of the covers... he did not want to give the wrong idea!!!! My roomie informed him that I was wanting some X's and O'x Hugs and Kisses from him! But what he did not know until a few months later was that my roomie copied and pasted this conversation and emailed it to me... so I knew how he felt!!!

I raced back to Auburn on January 4th so that I could see Jason... I literally ran to his apartment when I arrived cause my heart was with him.... and we had "Our First Real Kiss" and you know like that song says it really is one of those "memories that we hold on to, cling to."

This was the start of something unbelievable! Jason was so cautious he did not want to cross any lines or to push me away. He was such a gentleman.

As Jason’s birthday and Valentines approaches you may have more memories of ours that I share. He is the LOVE of my life and I am so thankful for him. He and I have come so far together and he is my best friend.

Black Ice

2010-01-26T07:13:00.002-06:00

Well I about started off my morning in one very awesome way... as I headed to work this morn the last thing I though about was ICE... it was 34 outside surley not cold enough for ICE.... boy was I wrong.

I hit a patch of what they call "black ice" or something slick on Hwy 31 by Brookwood Hospital... the road did not look overly wet, but there is a spot there on the road that always has some water over it... well my car slipped and I swerved back and forth barley missing the gaurdrale and other cars around me.... talk about scary.... I kept my head during the situation and did not hit the gas or the breaks and got my car back under control.... and then once it was under control I had my PANIC ATTACK....

Not kidding if I had not been on the phone with my sister in law I would have completly lost it! My chest and heart are still pounding and it happened 30 mins ago..... I had to sit in my car for 10 or 15 mins just to calm down enough to walk inside my building....

What a way to start a day when I was already in a bad mood and not feeling well.

No No Savannah It Is War Eagle

2010-01-25T07:27:00.002-06:00

So the 1st 2 weeks baack at work have not been wonderful and I must say have made me want to run for the hills... but you know what I am going to stand strong and swing with the punches sent my way!!!! Gotta focus on my work and also keep a running tab for HR on other issues... I can do this and with God I will make it through the darkness here!

Home life is going well, Jason and I are working on getting into a routine with the kiddos and so far so good... Landon is starting to sleep through the night and we are moving him to his room (SNIFF SNIFF) and Savannah is doing pretty good sleep in her room by herself... we struggle through this but it will take about a week and then she will be set!

We had a wonderful weekend, shopping with Poppy and Nanny, playing with friends, church and I learned how to make these awesome shirts for the kiddos... Savannah has her 1st mommy creation on today!

So What Is That I Hear???????
One day last week as I took Savannah to school I hear her say a phrase I never thought I would hear her say... "ROOOOOOLLLLL TIDE"

SHOCKED I KNOW

She had said it once or twice befroe but this time she will not stop saying it over and over and over...

Saturday she runs to Poppy (my dad) and screams "Roll Tide" and he about falls of the stoll he is sitting on

NO NO NO SAVANNAH IT IS WAR EAGLE

So last night we started working "Roll Tide BOOOOOOOO War Eagles YEAH" She is catching on quickly!!!!!

2010-01-21T21:13:00.002-06:00

Sips and Strokes Angel

My Fav Livingroom Decor

Savannah's Idea, I have a creative little one don't I... gotta get those waters flowing early on!!!!!

TikTokTikTok

Cross with kitchen behind

2010-01-21T21:08:00.000-06:00

Crazy Girl

My KIDDOS

Inspired

2010-01-21T13:41:00.001-06:00

I have been inspired to take pictures by viewing this blog. These 4 women are talented and I know my ability does not compare to theirs, however they started somewhere with inspiration from someone better than them… so here I go!!!

Along with my regular blog entries I am going to try and take pictures that maybe one day will inspire you!!!

My wonderful husband got me a new camera for Christmas so here is my chance to use it and see what it can do!!!!

Enjoy the way I view the world!!!!!

On the Fridge at HOME
My Desk Drawer

Items required to make it through the day!

OMG

2010-01-20T07:43:00.003-06:00

4 college age women were killed in a fire on Saturday night at an old hotel in Hoover AL. The authorities are trying to peice together what happened. I can not beleive the pictures from this event. Those poor women, I just wonder what happened and why they would not get out of the room.

Almost 5 years ago the weekend of our wedding our families and guest stayed at this hotel, right down the road from where we got married. Infact the fire destroyed the rooms we were in during that weekend.

I am just shocked at the fire and the destruction it caused.

Please remember those women, their families and the investergators that are trying to figure out what happened.

This is where we stayed.... OMG scary

A Much Needed Weekend!!!

2010-01-19T06:54:00.003-06:00

Saturday was a yucky rainy nasty day. Most of the day was spent inside relaxing since Jason and his mom cleaned our house on Friday!!!! Then when Savannah woke up from her nap she and I got ready and headed to the movies to see Princess and the Frog, she did AWESOME considering she is 2, sat for 45 mins and got fussy during the last 15 mins!!!!

Sunday we went to church then out to eat. Once we got home we finished cleaning so that on Monday Jason and I could have some quality time together!

Monday I took the kiddos into school and Jason did some work. I got the grocery shopping done and kitchen cleaned up. Then Jason and I headed out for our WONDERFUL date day!!!! We 1st took dinner over to our good friends Johnny and Lori, and got to meet baby Jake for the 1st time. He is so tiny I can not beleive that Landon was his size recently... and that Savannah was smaller than that! I know they feel the same because their oldest Ava was MUCH smaller! They are doing great!!!! Jason and I then went to lunch and shopped around the Summit, my new favortie store is Charming Charlies.... wonderful stuff and pretty darn cheap!!! The off to Jason's fav store the Bass Pro Shop, where he got lots of new fishing stuff and a nes belt. He was shocked and kinda proud of me that I did not spend any money yest... but I was a little overwhelmed by the store I need a few hundred hours there!!!!!

Last night Landon ate at 9 ish and then went to sleep and as of 6:00 this morn when I dropped him off at school he was still sleeping... he only woke for a little bit while I changed his diaper.... then back to sleep!!! By the way that is 9 hours if you are counting!!!! WONDERFUL!!!! I am hoping this is a sign that sleeping through the night is HERE!!!!

We received some VERY sad news this morn. Jason's boss who has been fighting cancer passed away Sunday evening. Very sad today. But we know he is in a better place and no longer suffering. Praise the Lord for his suffering ending and lift up his family in prayers that they kind find comfort durin this time.

BLOG UPDATED

2010-01-15T13:17:00.003-06:00

I have posted a entire 2 months of blogs. I kept a word document and filled it in when I could while out so when I got a chance I could update the blog.

I finally did so this takes you from the week of Halloween until my 1st week back at work.

Please take time and catch up with the Moore's it has been a powerful 2 months!!!!

I am back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Welcome Back To The Real World Amanda

2010-01-15T13:16:00.002-06:00

Well today is Friday of my 1st week back at work. What a week it has been. Started off fabulous, the 1st 2 days were not bad at all. I did not leave on time those days but still I was back and hitting homeruns left and right! I had not forgotten much, only small things we all forget from time to time. The morning routine was running smoothly and Jason was being awesome…

Wednesday all this came crashing slowly around me. I get to work a little later because I had to fill up my gas tank… then off to work. We get this big project going and we have solved a HUGE problem (the day is turning around!) or not….. the problem is fixed but the co-worker who seems to stir up problems comes in and tries to make me and 2 other co-workers look Stupid in front of our big boss… then the same boss comes to my office and asks me a question which I try to answer but the same lady butts in like I am not here… then I research what said boss is wanting and find something I take it to her and low and behold same lady comes in behind me trying to butt in again… I FORGOT how she was… can you believe it I FORGOT how EVIL this lady can be.

So I am irritated the rest of the day but focus on my work and the clock. I leave on time… traffic is HORRIBLE (shocking I-65 bad….!!!) I get home and spend 30 mins with my family, give Savannah a bath and then go to bible study.

BIBLE STUDY WAS THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY. Tears were shed but in a good way. We started our new book and it is going to be an emotion field time but an awesome opening and growing together with each other!

I head home talking with Jen about diff Fears and worries we have and how it is hard letting go of our children but that it does get easier… meaning we find the positive like they are creating bonds with their grandparents like we had as children.

Once I get home it is after 10 I get ready for bed, talk with Jason and our night of no sleep starts, the bad day turns to a nightmare

Landon was breathing really deep... his sides and stomach were working really hard and going in and out where you could see it.... then he would have a coughing spell followed by a period where he acted like he was struggling to even get a breath and turning bright deep red (not blue Thank The Lord).... this would be followed by screaming and then fussy baby..... Leading back to the weird breathing deeply.....

This cycle lasted all night long and the spells where he could not get a breath got longer and the coughing spells got worse.... so I called the afterhours nurse and she listened to him and said I needed to bring him in ASAP.... so I called Jen and left her a crying msg on her machine, then Rachel at 3 in the morn (sorry girls, but thank you too) Rach gave me instruction and a phone number to Children’s. I left Jason to tend with Savannah who had not been asleep very much cause of Landon’s crying. So off Landon and I went...

So here I am 5 hours after the nurses call, $100 down for the ER visit, and was told that Landon still has bronchialitis, his oxygen level was good even though he had labored and whizzy breathing, he was hydrated enough to pass that test so they said that they would release him for care at home and he did not need to be admitted to the hospital... and now I just have to schedule a drs visit next week with his dr then watch for a few signs that would bring me back to the ER... oh yeah also the albuteral breathing treatment his dr prescribed him I was informed did not work, will not work, never gonna work by the ER dr unless later in life he ends up with asthmas. But luckily his ear infection is gone.

So there is nothing they can do for him said we were doing a good job and basically said good luck, come back if things worsen. They called him a happy wheezier meaning he was responding like normal, even though he is fussy that he is awake during the right times and all....

We are pretty upset about all this of course! Will be talking to his dr about everything next week.

Yesterday is a blur, I got to take a nap when Jason’s mom came up… much needed. Landon did much better last night, sleeping actually better than any time before… except that weird time when he was a week old and he slept for 8 hours that night!

Today I get to work and get started on some of my normal projects to have them taken away from me and given to someone else. I also had another of my jobs taken from me earlier this week. I don’t know what this means but I don’t like it. Now that I am back from maternity leave I am no longer “protected” so my boss and I will be having a talk. I just want to understand why and make sure I did not do anything wrong… so this not worrying thing right now is not working. I am trying to breath and focus on other stuff… it seems like after our bible study Wed night I have been under attack…

“My soul finds rest in God alone” Psalms 62:1

I Pray

2010-01-15T13:16:00.001-06:00

I lift up a few woman in my life who I know have been through some hardships recently, losing a loved one, loss of what could have been, divorce and struggles with infertility. No names here but you know who you are, and I want to let you know that you are not alone. I am praying for you and I lift you up daily.

I Pray
For those who have had loss of a loved one that they will find strength in the thoughts from the past, think of your loved ones and all the special time you have spent with them!

For those who loss something that was going to bring great joy I hope that they find strength to not give up and carry on. That they will find understanding in this time that when God closes one door He has another one opened for you and that He is with you to carry you through.

For the ones who have gone through a divorce that they will continue to repair the broken heart and open it up ready for more love than they can even imagine.

For those struggling with infertility I lift them up especially to You Lord for guidance through this dark hour of their life. Please bless these women Lord I see in their eyes that joy that only a mother can hold there. These are strong women of faith and I pray that they too can be blessed with little peanuts this year.

I also want to lift up the woman experiencing the joy of motherhood for the 1st time or 2nd time. Let them hold this time dear to their hearts and cherish every bit of it daily! Be with those who are pregnant that their little peanut will continue to grow and thrive within them until it is time to welcome them into this world!

Thank you Lord for all that you do in our lives we are truly blessed.

Fearlessly Feminine

2010-01-15T13:15:00.008-06:00

We have kicked off another book in bible study. I am very excited about this session of bible study, I think that we girls are going to grow closer to each other and closer to God. Instead of watching Beth Moore dvds as we have the 2 previous studies we are going to be discussing together what we think and feel about each topic.

Wendie, who inspires me in so many ways will be leading our group through this study of fear and how to be a Godly woman. In my opinion I could not pick a more perfect fit for our leader this time around. She is a wonderful godly woman and has shown me how to be that to my husband and children!!!

Our group has been blessed with 3 new babies in the past few months and now we have 3 new little peanuts on the way. What a blessing each of them are, I know these girls are very excited and they are all due within a few weeks of each other. Looks like our late summer early fall is gonna be filled with fun! I am so excited about these new little ones. I am over flowing with excitment and joy. of these ladies will be 1st time mommies and are going to be awesome mommies! One of them has struggled with problems for years with endometryosis and was not sure how hard it was going to be for her to get pregnant. The other of these sweet 1st timers has had struggles the past year but her faith has carried her through.... she is going to be an awesome mom! Our other momy to be is expecting her 2nd baby. She is already a great mom, who I look to for guidance alot!!! Congrats to you 3 I am so happy!!!

Return To Work

2010-01-15T13:15:00.007-06:00

Landon is 10 weeks old… wow how this time has flown by. It is going to be a challenge returning to work, however I am ready to do this.

I am sick at my stomach on how this week is going to go. I sure hope I have a job when I get there!!! I also hope I remember how to do everything!!!

Be thinking of me I will update at the end of the week!

A New Year and A New Leaf to Over turn

2010-01-15T13:15:00.006-06:00

I am not a big fan of New Year resolutions. I have never really made them because I have seen too many people fail to keep them! But this year I do have things I want to work on. So these are not resolutions but my list of to do’s for 2010

To Do’s For 2010
1. Study my bible, pray and trust more in God : I want to gorw closer to Him
2. Be a strong woman in the life of my husband, make time for our relationship so that we still have a relationship
3. Be a good mother to the 2 children God has blessed me with, learn to let go of them and let them fly or else I will never be able to let go
4. Strengthen my friendships with the wonderful woman God has put in my life
5. Exercise… I want to be bikini weather ready and a smoking hot momma for mine and Jason’s 5th anv this summer!!!!
6. Continue to excel at my job

2010 the start of a new decade!!!

God lead us through this year and help us be a beacon of light shining for You!

Happy New Year…. Welcome 2010

2010-01-15T13:14:00.006-06:00

We had a fantastic time ringin in the New Year with are wonderful friends, thank you Jeremy and Wendie for opening your household to us, we had a BLAST!!!!

We brought in the New Year 80s style… the pictures say enough!!!!

War Eagle, Auburn started 2010 out with a BANG!!!! I have to say we now have 3 or 4 victories this year… if you did not watch the game you will not understand!!! Go Tigers!

Christmas 2009

2010-01-15T13:14:00.005-06:00

What a wonderful time of year!!! My favorite time of year actually! During this Christmas season we had so much to thank God for!

We got Landon baptized the Sunday before Christmas. What better way to honor God and baby Jesus then to dedicate your children to the Lord and to promise to raise them up in a way that is pleasing to Him.

We are blessed by God everyday! I am so thankful for His promises He has given mankind. He gave his only son for us.

Happy Birthday Jesus!!!

I hope everyone had a joyous Christmas Season and that you remembered why we celebrate this time of year!

Santa Clause Visit

2010-01-15T13:13:00.005-06:00

Landon and Savannah got to see Santa today!!! Landon is 6 days old and Savannah just turned 2 yesterday!!!

Everyone at church was SHOCKED to see us with 2 little ones when we walked into the church…

Happy 2nd Birthday to Savannah

2010-01-15T13:13:00.003-06:00

Hey there my beautiful girl! It is November 6th 2009 you are now 2 years old. I am so proud to be your mom. You have my heart!!! It has been a joy watching you grow and learn the past 2 years! You change so much everyday!

You are so smart and surprise me daily with your knowledge!

I sat there looking at you as we drove you to daycare this morn, wow you have grown so much and you are now a big sister! I can see all the love in your heart for your little brother!!!

I can remember like yesterday the day I had you!!!!

I woke up on that Tuesday morn at 1 am to my water breaking. I was not sure if that was what had happened. I called the nurse and told your daddy that I might have peed on myself I was not sure. We loaded everything up, stopped and filled the car up (I had forgotten to get gas, daddy was so happy with me!). We arrived at the hospital went to a triage room and never sat down they check my fluid and it was most def my water breaking… off to the room where we had you! You came at 2:24 on Nov 6, 2007 you were 7lbs 7ozs and 20.5 in long!!!

There is not a day that goes by that I am not overwhelmed with my love for you!

Happy 2nd Birthday Savannah!!

Mommy and Daddy love you!

Days 4 and Days 5

2010-01-15T13:13:00.001-06:00

We are home and settling in. We have had a family outing already to drs visits, Landons 4 day check up and Savannah’s 2 year check up… looking good.

I am feeling LOTS of pain in my chest… I can barley breath. My milk has come in and now I have an infection in not just one but both boobs…

I look at Jason and have decided that this is for the birds, no more breast feeding for this momma. Recovering from surgery and doing this… not a good mixture.

I give props to those moms who are champs at this process. I am not one of those. And I am okay with that!!!

Hospital Stay

2010-01-15T13:12:00.004-06:00

Landon came on Sunday and we returned home on Wed.

The staff taking care of us were pretty good, minus Sunday night. What a night that was. I had just had major surgery and our nurse checked on me at 10:30 pm and she went off to located another pillow for Jason…. At 1:30 am the pediatric nurse came in to take Landon to the nursery… she went and get my new nurse. I had not been checked in the lower area and incision since 5 pm after surgery… I was highly upset and sitting on a nasty bedding.

The 1st time getting up after C Section was not pleasant… but every time after got better. As Wed approached I was walking pretty good, just starting out after sitting was stiff and not easy!

We have had so many visitors coming to see the new little Moore, we belong to such a wonderful church group!!!

Having a c-section is def diff then the other way. Not horrible but not great! I really think it was in some ways better than the other way!

I am trying breast feeding and Landon is latching on good but is so hungry, we are supplementing with formula.

It is time to go home now and his big sis is waiting on him.

It is 3am honey and I think I am having contractions

2010-01-15T13:12:00.003-06:00

It is 3am on Sunday Nov 1, our house is a disaster from the party yesterday. My plane for the day is to go to church then come home and we are going to organize Savannah’s gifts…. Oh but wait what is that tightness and pain I am feeling??? 4 mins later here comes another, I know this feeling they are contractions. Today I am officially 37 weeks Full Term and I think Landon is ready.

3am to 7:30am I am having contractions every 2 mins to 20 mins, they timeing is different but eating, drinking and moving do not stop them from coming… Jason says to call the dr so we do not end up there tonight at midnight!!!

8:30am diaper bag with snacks is packed and Savannah is dressed, off we go to St Vincent’s to be monitored. With Savannah I had my water break but this time it is different.

We arrive at 9 am and they hook me up to the monitors, look I really am having contractions, and they are coming more regular now. Landon does not like them he keeps kicking after them… his nice secure home is squeezing him.

The nurse checks me and says there is no progress at all. WHAT I have had many contractions and nothing is happening. My dr comes in and we laugh I say I told you I would have this baby this weekend! Here I am!!! He checks me, and my cervix is high and still turned towards the back, but it is def dialating… I am 2 plus cm and very thinned out… problem though the baby’s head is nowhere near the cervix… bring in portable ultrasound machine…

Sure enough Landon’s head is nowhere near head down, he is high and sideways in me… my dr is in away freaking out at this time, he is pacing around the room, he steps out, comes back in ask when I ate last, steps out again, comes in and with a grime look on his faces says we have to do a c section… at this point I am okay but the fear and anxiety is quickly approaching me… problem I have eaten and now have to wait until 2 pm this afternoon.

Phone calls I call my sister in law and she is headed to pick up Savannah, now calling Jen she has been here she needs to talk to me. Talk to my parents and Jason’s all are headed our way! I am scared, Lord be with me!!!

It is 10 am and I waiting….. It is 11 am and I am waiting…. It is 12 pm and I am waiting…. It is 1 pm and things are starting to roll… they are prepping me. We say bye to our parents as they go to the waiting room.

1:45 they have me in the operation room and Jason is outside waiting, FEAR engulfs me, I am crying a silent cry. I am getting a spinal type… Hey he did a good job… I am going numb and having tuns of weird sensations… still crying. Jason appears by my side…. Thank goodness. We are praying, Jason has his cross from church in his hand, and our camera is ready…

They have warned us that being so early Landon is more than likely going to be small and may not be fully developed… boys are slower than girls at development so his lungs may need some help… I am prepared but upset for Landon to spend a few days in the NICU…

My dr asks us, how big was Savannah 7lbs 7ozs Jason says…. Dr says well he has his sister beat…

He is out and he is crying he is gorgeous. There’s my boy! 8lbs 3ozs 20 and ¾ in long WOW!!! Still screaming over there… no lung problems, he looks GREAT!!!!

4 pm we are settled in our room time for BIG sis to see her baby brother. She kisses him and hugs him, Jason and I cry again for the 15 time today!

Landon Christopher Moore you have arrived. We love you baby boy!!!

November 1, 2009 2:22 pm
8lbs 3ozs 20 ¾ in long

Happy Halloween

2010-01-15T13:11:00.001-06:00

I took off ½ a day Thursday Oct 29 and all day Oct 30th to prepare everything for my baby girls 2nd Birthday Party. By Friday afternoon the goodies were made, chili ready to go in the crock pot, house was decorated and my BIG pregnant butt had time sit back and relax! A HUGE thank you to my lil helpers for the day, my mom, Jen Ham, and Kellie…. Could not have made it without you girls!

Saturday morn before the party I actually got to sit around and play with Savannah, everything was done and ready for the party!

It was such a wonderful day, not too cold outside. People came all dressed up and we had some awesome food… and some really HOT jalapenos in a dip! After the party several families stayed around and we went Trick or Treating, we had 2 wagons full of babies!!!! And off we went walking around the neighborhood… yes me the almost 37 weeks pregnant woman went off walking!!! I was determined to walk Mr Landon out of me!!! Neither Jason and I want to go to work on Monday.

36 Weeks and counting

2010-01-15T13:10:00.000-06:00

This week’s drs apt was kinda a letdown. I wanted to know if I was starting to dilate or anything and they decided I did not need to be checked since the previous week I had been and nothing was going on. I did ask him if could estimate the baby size and see if he was head down… as of 34 weeks Landon was head down! So the dr mashed around and said if I had him this week that he would be a little bitty thing, just barely 5lbs and that baby still appeared to be head down.

It is kinda weird to want to be check cause it is not a pleasant ordeal but I just want to make sure Landon does not mess up the BIG 2nd Birthday Party this week!

As I leave the dr I joke with him about Halloween saying I am gonna party and walk this baby out this weekend. My dr says well make sure it is Sunday cause I am on call!!!

Wedding Bliss

2009-12-01T09:48:00.002-06:00

On October 24 we had the great pleasure of celebrating with family on the newly married Carmons. It was a fabulous time with family and I got to meet some family of my dearest Aunt (on Jason saide of the family).

I helped her give the celebration reception at her house. The food was yummy but the company was so much better.

Congrats to the newly weds, my God bless your union.

Bye bye Ankles, Hello Cankles

2009-10-22T12:56:00.002-05:00

I have no ankles anymore... or I guess I do but I look like I have sprained my foot....

My left is worse than my right.... can't figure that one out but hey it is what it is!

I am def not as bad as I was with Savannah.... thank goodness... but it is not the end yet..............

I got home last night from Bible Study and had no toes!

And I forgot the stiff yucky feeling of the swelling.... until now

I guess I should be happy though that I am 36 weeks and just now swelling...

Just an update....

Oh that and I am asked every day.... how many kids are in there, or when is that baby due.... lovely questions!!!!

90 to Nothing

2009-10-21T15:32:00.003-05:00

I have to come on here and complain for a moment... or vent!

Work is crazy I am getting things thrown at me from every direction right now... my entire department is. I dont even know now what I am supposed to b doing, so I am giving myself a break to write on here.

We are in our busy time which comes around 2 times a year... and we are ALWAYS busy this is just added on to our normal reality. Not to mention we are in the middle of an audit and I am trying to wrap things up before I go on maternity leave...

I swear every waking moment I have 50 million things going through my head on what I need to get done, here at work, for the wedding this weekend, for Savannah's party next weekend and before maternity leave starts. I wish there was a way that when I think something it can be wriiten down for me and I will remember everything I have thought of... but usually I am not near a en and paper.....

So this is my life for the next few weeks!

Thank goodness for then kindness of a lady at church, she knows the stress I am under at work and the fact that I have had contractions and labor pains already. She brought us dinner Monday night and last night... it was wonderful and so nice to know that I did not have to get home from work and cook!

It is hard for me to accept the food and help, I am usually the one to offer to help and stuff and I am always a doer that when I am receiving I feel guilty.... but it has def been a nice gift this week!

Less than 2 weeks until I am considered full term and less than 5 weeks until my due date... Ill be a momma of 2 before long!

Mondays

2009-10-19T08:37:00.002-05:00

I don't like Mondays....

Did not sleep well last night, had a sore throat... why you say, another lovely side effect from pregnancy... one I have NEVER dealt with in my entire life... a horrible NOSEBLEED... yucky. I have NEVER had one before in my 25 plus years... and I get one yesterday and makes my night miserable!

Then I get up get ready and we head out and there is ICE (yes I just said ICE) all over my car... burrrrrrr...

Then I get to work and the elevators are out of order... I work on the 3rd floor, so here I go 9 months pregnant, temp handicap because of contractrions and pressure, climbing up 3 flights of stairs... had to take a break between floors! I got to my desk and sat here catching my breath for about 10 mins... luckily no contractions started up... and guess what there is only 1 set of elevators that come to my floor... every other floor in the building has multiple sets of elevators... but not mine!

So needless to say I am here today but miserable and I HATE MONDAYS.

34 weeks and counting.....

2009-10-14T08:19:00.003-05:00

I had my 34 week check up yesterday. All is going well... I look forward to a 2 more week wait until my next apt then I am down for every week until I go into Labor...

I am measuring 35 weeks... so still a week ahead of schedule!

My dr says I am too early to be wanting the pregnancy over.... but he is a guy so he does not understand! And I am just tried of work, tired of peeing all the time, tired of when I sleep not being comfy and well I want to meet my little boy.

I have washed all his clothes from my baby shower and put them away. They are so cute and I can not wait to get him in the outfits! I packed up his hospital bag last night so he is already to go!

Everything is organized in the house or moving in that directions!!!! I need to get him some newborn size diapers... and then we are pretty much set for him to come.... so now we are waiting!

Just 2 to 3 weeks until I am full term and 5 to 6 weeks until my due date.... NOT MUCH LONGER!

A few pics

2009-10-05T12:34:00.002-05:00

The entire Vicory family:

(I am in the center sitting in a chair in a black shirt, my mom and sis right behind me, my dad, Jason, brother and sis in law behind them~ Savannah is upfront in someones lap in an orange shitr and Kalib and Kyleigh are sitting by her)

Poppy, Savannah, Jason and Nana

Little miss Kyleigh

Blast from the Past

2009-10-05T08:16:00.002-05:00

The weekend started early even though we worked on Friday! My lil sis Aunt GiGi I think is what Savvy will call her came over to spend the night and of course create a new hair do on this head of mine! I needed a change! I colored it dark brown Wed night then chopped it all off Thurs night.... and let me say the color and cut look FANTASTIC.... by the way if you do not know GiGi is my 16 year old sis who is done with High School just awaiting graduation in May and is in cosmotalogy school and doing an awesome job... she will graduate from there in June!!! To be 17 and already finished with all your schooling... WOW!

Fri we made our way to Turkey Creek Rd and enjoyed some quality time with hubby's family... Saturday morn we cooked some yummy breakfeast then packed up and headed to the LOVELIEST VILLAGE ON THE PLAINS....... Auburn Alabama.... where hubby and I met and fell in love... I still do not know how anyone can go to Auburn and not fall in love with the city... it is such a wonderful place to be and I so miss it! I would love to move back if only we could!!!!

Saturday we took Savvy around campous and took pics of Sanford Hall and Tomers Corner and the beloved Auburn University sign in front of Sanford Hall.... Savvy enjoyed running around in the green green grass! It was nice to be back in the old place! Then we met up with some wonderful good friends of ours and hung out until 1/2 time of the Auburn game...

Sunday we went to a family reunion and got to see cousins and distact relatives of mine who I had not seen in years!

It was a GREAT weekend all thogether!

I think Savvy has her a boyfriends and my good firen Mel needs to watch out cause she has some compitition!

I will post pics later on!!!!

We are back in the real world today and my work is giving me a Baby Shower today... Ill post pics of it later too!

I Love The Change of Season

2009-09-30T08:11:00.003-05:00

Not just the change of seasons in weather but all kinds of changes. Some are hard changes to endure but others are so exciting and so much fun to embrace.

Right now we are in the season change from Summer to Fall.... I love watching the leaves change colors.... when Fall approaches and you look out your window it is like Gods own paint palet infront of you. You see colors from green, yellow, orange, red, and brown... of every shade! Pumpkins and Indian corn and gords all in the same colors! It is such a wonderful sight!

I love the crisp air in the mornings and evenings... a light breeze and no more muggy hat nights. The days still get warm but no more sweat drentching days.

I would have to say that Fall is by far my favorite time of year... summer would be if I did not have to work and could be lazy by the pool every day! But I sure do love Fall.

With this Fall comes another change in the Moore household... and exciting change coming! Baby # 2 Mr Landon will be joining us! We are so excited, the expectation of meeting him grows with every day that passes! We are in preparation for our little man to arrive in this world! God has blessed us with another bundle of joy and we can not wait to see His handy work, and to start careing for him on the outside!

Happy Fall everyone! Enjoy the season changes all around you!

ENT... possible surgery

2009-09-29T08:03:00.003-05:00

I had to go to the ENT yesterday for this sinus crud I have been dealing with for months now. And his verdict was.......

I have a bad sinus infection with Broncitis and he called it something like Brocial-Sinusitis... I am sure I mispelled that! Nothing contagious but something that cause me to get really sick when allergies flare up. He also said pregnancy does not help this it makes it worse but with me it did not matter either way cause pregnant or not I get it just as bad! So here is my future:

After little moebaby is born I have to go back and get evealuated, then I get to have a CT scan... I have a deviated septum that is causeing major issues on my left side... I have to sleep elevated forever (which is fine with me I am use to it now!) and the possibility of major sinus surgery is in the future.... which my wonderful huby says I don't need to do....

He says that it is not worth it, that everyone he has talked to says it does not work and they would never do it again.... he has only talk ed to 2 people... but my sis in law had it done and she does not really fight this crap like I do... and my lil sis boy friend had it done and he said it really was not that bad... I need to research this alittle more. Not that I can have it done for a few months anyways!

But on a good note my EARS looked great... I have had multiple ear surgeries so was expecting them to say something about them being bad!!!! But I have tried my best to avoid those problems like not swimming under water, becareful not to get water in my ears.... so on and so on!

Well that is my update on sickness.... the Moore household is a sickly bunch right now, Hubby and Savvy are fighting the same cough and crap! But none of us are contagious... just our wonderful allergies!

Rain rain GO AWAY.......

2009-09-21T13:15:00.002-05:00

So we are on I think day 17 of some sort of rain everyday... and I am thinking like day 5 of down poors all day long. Im not sure I will ever remember what the sun looks like...

It is so very dark outside today... I want to go home, curl up in bed and go back to sleep.

I am fighting the wonderful sinus crap again... thanks to the wildewy damp rain crap we have been having!!! Wonderful sore throat and pounding head.... but that might be from the fact that I woke up at 11 with my throat bothering me... then it was storming and well I just did not ge back to sleep... just when by chance I would doze off I would have to pee!!!! Thanks wonderful storms!

Head Down, Butt on the Right and Feet Kicking the Left

2009-09-16T08:07:00.002-05:00

That would be how my little man is chilling out in my tummy right now! I was wondering what parts I was feeling where.... on my right side I feel a large item moving around... on the left side I feel medium movements... and down low I keep feeling small little movements.... so his head is down low and I feel his little hands moving around down there.... then his butt is on my right side and when he streches it kinda hurts! then his little feet get to going on my left side....

That is what I thought but could not decide if he was head down or up!!!

Blood pressure is perfect... no swelling so far... still hurting down low but now we know it is because he is head down putting pressure down there!... everything else is going good...

I have dropped some so he is VERY low.....

7 to 10 weeks and counting!!!!

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Little irritated with the husband right now.... but I am trying to get over it... he is not quite understnading that in a few weeks going to sleep at 7:30 is going to be a thing of the past and that I can not and should not be the only one up at night taking care of both kids...

I expressed my worries this morn and he said he would come up with a plan today and we would talk about it....

HERE IS THE PLAN..... (no questions)

He needs to get up at night and help... not just let Savvy crawl in bed with him and go back to sleep she needs to understand that we sleep in that bed she sleeps in hers and baby L will be in his soon enough... but instead the wonderful hubby of mine just lets her curl up with him so he does not have to actually WAKE UP or GET UP and do something ..... ARGH I was a little peeved last night when she had some tight terrors that woke her up at 930 (I had just gotten to sleep) 100 and 300.... oh yeah and 430 but by then I was about to get up so I just let her sleep on the couch next to me.... I mean if we are about to get up then yes it is fine to let her sleep the last little bit with us but not all night long starting at 930....

Okay sorry for my rant this morn.... lack of sleep.... uncomfy... freaking out a little bit that I will be doing EVERYTHING....

10 weeks til DUE DATE, 7 until i'm FULL TERM

2009-09-14T15:29:00.004-05:00

Can we say that I am ready to have this baby??? Okay so not prepared ready but def reaching the point of ready to pop!!!

I am officially 30 weeks!!!!! That just sounds so great to say! And 10 weeks hey I can count usuing only 2 hands now!!!!!!

I am so ready to meet my little man!!!!

I of course need a few items in te houise to be completly ready but I have some really GREAT friends giving me a shower in a few weeks... I can't wait!

We have some busy weeks ahead of us....

This weekend, "NESTING" and getting Savvy's invites for her Bday party finished! And spending some time with friends!!!! Oh and of course some Auburn football!!! (9/6 weeks)

Sep 26 and 27th... nothing but "Nesting Projects" and getting things ready for Savvy's bday party! (8/5 weeks)

Oct 3rd and 4th Auburn getaway weekend... it is an away game but we are going to see some friends and then to a family reunion! Send out Savvy birthday invites! (7/4 weeks)

Oct 10 and 11 going to a 1st Birthday on Sat and my baby shower is Sunday (6/3 weeks)

Oct 17 and 18 organizing baby shower gifts.... (not being selfish but I hope if work gies me a shower it is before this weekend so I can return double gifts and finish gdetting all my needed items) (5/2 weeks)

Oct 24 and 25 Wedding reception for Jason's cousin at his aunts house on Saturday, Sunday tenative RMH serving food. Getting things ready for the bday party (4/1 week)

Oct 31 and Nov 1 Savvy's Birthday party on Haloween.... dress up !!!!! Lots of yummy good old soups and chili!!!!! Then Sunday I am considered FULL TERM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Gotta make it through the party then baby can come at anytime!!!! (3/ 0 weeks)

Wow I am gonna be busy busy busy!

9-11 Do you remember???

2009-09-10T08:27:00.004-05:00

Tomorrow is 9-11..... a day that our country was attacked but in the same instance it was brought together in a unity that I have never seen. Do you remember that sad Tuesday morn? Do you remember the weeks to follow?

I do, I can tell you that as a senior in high school I was forever changed that day. I was a shy little girl who did not think much of herself and would never state my opinion because I felt that it didn't matter. After that day and being part of my high schools SGA I had to become a leader, I was pushed into that leadership role. That day changed me in ways that even today suprise me.... I am proud of the changes!

That morn sitting in chapel (yes I went to a VERY small private Christian School) when my English teacher interrupted our pricipal... his face turned so white... I knew something was happening... she sat down behind me and I asked the question that so many people were thinking in that room "What in the world is going on" she said the words I never thought I would hear and never will forget "The United States is under attack, we have been attacked." The rest of the day was a vived blur if that makes sense.... we went to class only to turn back around and crowd around a small TV, the 2nd plane hit the buildings.... then we were in the chapel in front of a HUGE screen.... one of my best friends and I holding hands and leaning on each other as the 1 st of those mighty towers fell.... I cried.... then as I left for the day and had to be realeased from the school by a teacher and realized that "LOCK DOWN" was in full force and to get my little sis I had to wait on her teacher to walk her to me.... it was sureal.... that night I sat in my brothers floor in front of the TV watching the President speak and actually giving him my full attention (it was a 1st in my life) scared to death of what was going to happen and worrying about my BIG BROTHER who was in the Air Force.....

Yes I remember that day and even now as I sit and type it I cry, as I see specials on the TV I stop and watch them because my emotions wont let me turn the channel.... I read books about that day.... that day is in my past, but it is also my prsent and my future.... it is a peice of me.

I just wanted to say on here a huge THANK YOU to our armed forces, our police, and our fire fighters for the courageous things they do every day. They do it for us and for our safety and freedom.... Dont forget what they are fighting for!

God Bless Us!!!

A long productive weekend, a short work week

2009-09-10T08:07:00.002-05:00

This wonderful long weekend provided the Moore household some time to work on some much needed house projects. My wonderful hubby finished up the screened in porch, cloroxed the house and eves... and started to add a fresh new coat of paint to the exterier (who could not match the greeny color the house was but found a close grey color that looks bright and clean so fresh on the house) I on the other hand had the indoor jobs....

Friday night I was full of energy for some reason and came home and swept, vacummed and mopped the floors.... then Saturday I pretty much vegged at the house while chaseing a 22 month old around and around.... then Sat night I got to enjoy a night out with some girls watching Auburn football... oh yeah and Bamma but I was more interested in the Auburn game of course (but the way they looked AWESOME and I am impressed, but back to my productive weekend)..... Sunday we went to church then came home and I started my "NESTING" well I started last weekend with the Kitchen organization... Sunday it was time for living room and dinigroom then to finish off some painting projects that I have been meaning to do.... all finished! Monday morn I got up hubby had to go to work and Savvy and I cleaned up the living room AGAIN and I organized her toys, then worked on her room organization and the nursery.... also I rearranged the DVDs in the livingroom so I could have some storage for some of my stuff....

but this weekend I am going to have to redo the DVDs and have them in ABC order..... my OCD annual "NESTING" is driving me crazy to have them in ABC order!!!!!! Also I have to organize the closet (my shoes are a mess thanks Savvy who loves wearing them) and the bathroom.... I swear the "NESTING" is driving me a little crazy cause I can not sit at home and do everything I want to do....

All this being said my mom seems to think that the wopping 8 weeks until I am full term will not happen she seems to think little mr is gonna come in mid Oct.... she and everyone I know keep telling me how low I am how much he has dropped and how HUGE I am.... which is fine with me cause I agree! On a positive note I am all baby so far... from the back end I dont look all that pregnant from the side BAM no mistaken it!!!! Can't hide it not at all!!!!!

So we have some busy weekes ahead of us.... my mom is working on the bedding.... I have some organizing to do..... hubby has some painting to do.... on top of that the 1st weekend in Oct we have a family reunion (that would be 3 weeks away) in Auburn which I really want to go to... then the following weekend some good friends are giving us a baby shower.... then the next weekend I plan on orgnaizing baby shower gifts.... then the next weekend I have a wedding reception to help give (oh Ill be so much help) then the last weekend in Oct on Halloween Savvy's Birthday party..... I can't wait..... get me through those few weekends and little mr can come on out and join us!!!!!!!

Well the week is 1/2 over and after today I have 1 day then the weekend.... short weeks are nice but schedules get tossed out the window and things tend to be a little CRAZY! Ill be happy for the weekend once it gets here!

WAR EAGLE

2009-09-04T08:19:00.002-05:00

It's Friday and college football started last night! Needless to say I was not that excited as the weeks approached the college football season... I was tired of hearing the mombo jumbo about who is QB and who is coaching and who is not able to play... for both teams in this wonderful state... I had other things on my mind... like the little football player in my tummy who I think will be an awesome kicker one day for the great Auburn Tigers!

But then this week started.... and it has been such a very long week. Now it is Friday.... 1st Friday before game day! So what are my emotions and feelings now towards this football season???? The same as they are every year.... EXCITED and ready to cheer on those TIGERS!

Savvy had to waer team colors today (pics to come) and boy is she too cute today. We dont have an Auburn shirt for this year but one from last year still fits and she has it on with navy blue gacho pants.... and her hair is in pig tails with Auburn bows!!!! She was all smiles and a little ham in the camera this morn!

I myself am sporting a navy blue dress with an orange belt!!!!!

Let's get this season started!

WAR EAGLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tuesday Morning

2009-09-01T08:00:00.002-05:00

I get up this morn ready to hit the ground running... not that I was estatic about going to work... but I was just ready to get the day started.

Savvy woke up in a WONDERFUL mood this morn and so did baby moore!

Off and early we headed to school and work.........

I left an entire 30 mins early today.... got to work at the same normal time.

Why in the world do you work on paving the main interstate at 6 in the morn.... why at 7? Don't you know that living in the Ham that rush hour morn traffic starts at 6 am and ends at 6 pm????

Aparently I am the only one who knows this... or at least no one from the state department of transportation knows this about traffic in the area.

So all my atempts to get to work early failed.... failed miserably!

Braxton Hicks Contractions....

2009-08-27T08:36:00.001-05:00

I guess I did too much yesterday... or at least lifted Savvy too much. I was at Bible Study and started having some contractions, I could barely breath and broke out in a horrible sweat... I didn't stay for the DVDs and went home propped my legs up and rested... the contractions stopped after that.

Little one you need to stay inside for at least 10 more weeks....

Contruction....

2009-08-26T07:40:00.002-05:00

I am kinda tired of construction... all kinds seems like everywhere I am there is more of it going on.

Right now I get to hear the wonderful noise of construction as I atempt to work!!! They are remodeling the elevators in my building at work... this is a good thing but boy is it loud.

I have to leave not later than 6:15 or else I will be stuck in the worse traffic in the world because of I-65 construction... really wish they would finish cause TRAFFIC is HORRIFFIC... coming to and from work. I know that it will be better once they are done but am hating the wait.

My wonderful Hubby is working on screening in our back porch... which looks GREAT and I am so impressed with what he can do... he just see it and bam starts to work. It is looking great but in the state I am in at this time I am very ready for it to be done, get some furniture to go out there so that it looks good before Savvy's Birthday and before baby's arrival.

Heck my body is under construction right now... I need a shirt that says that! There is CONSTRUCTION everywhere I turn...

Maybe I should buy stock on those yellow hard hats!!!!

My little girl

2009-08-24T09:09:00.002-05:00

Savvy has made so many jumps on the scales the past few weeks... some good some not so good!!!

She is answering questions with a YES or a NO, and nods her head while answering.... it is nice to finally get to communicate with her! But she has been telling us no more... and yest she hit me and told me no a few times... gotta stop that one!

Friday night she started telling us when she needed to potty... we had been trying but took a break from it because at school they were not trying, then she moved rooms... where they would start trying but we were letting her adjust to that before trying some more. Well Savvy decided it was time and told us Friday night she needed to go. She didn't make it a few time but hey we are moving in the correct direction and she knows what she is doing!!!! I sent her to school today in Pull Ups and told them she was ready!!!!!

Savvy and Momma are bateling the MEAN GREEN right now, that is the WONDERFUL sinus infection... Savvy woke up in the middle of the night and could not breath cause all the snot... then this morn her eyes were puffy, swollen, red, and crusty... not pink eye like but alergy and sinus like! My head is killing me... not to meantion the rest of my body!!!! And I am exhausted.

I know I am in the home stretch but man I am struggleing right now.... I had way too busy a weekend and need to sit back and relax....

It's Not Easy Being Green.....

2009-08-21T09:23:00.002-05:00

It is also not easy running into the grocery store and picking up dinner with a 2 year old in the rain when you can not lift over 10lbs.......

Savvy and I had an adventure last night, she is such a trooper too! We picked up 2 pizzas from Little Ceasures and try carrying 2 pizzas.... pouring rain.... and holding a 2 year olds hand....

Then we had to drive home in the rain and WIND.... which was feirce. I swear the clouds looked as if a tornado would zoom down at any min, they were spinning and churning away!

Savvy slept through it.....

Wonderful daddy and hubby ran out with an unbrella when we got home.... but even to his avail it just didnt work, we all 3 were soaked to the bone!

Just had to share my crazy evening!!!

Dreams....

2009-08-21T09:00:00.004-05:00

Why is it that as you approach the end of your pregnancy that your subconscious seems to get this wild and crazy side??????

I am not the only one who I have heard say things like this.... one god friend dreamed that she was having a litter of kittens or dogs and not a human child at all (I am guessing this is because she is a vet) when I was expecting Savvy I had dreams about her just popping out of my stomach like some alein... talk about weird and well kinda scary when you wake up after that dream to alot of movement at twilight!!!!!

So last night the dream was not to that weird scale but apparently my subconscious has issues with my weight right now and I guess it also thinks that I am no fun now that I am pregnant and only good for sitting on the sidlines ... because last night this is what I dreamed:

We I had 2 very good friends over and their spouses I am not sure where we were cause it was not my house but then again it was. (if that makes any sense)... well I was incharge of watching the 3 kids while everyone else went to the pool or somewhere but they would not let me in the house to watch them.... in my own house... so I got upset and told my freinds they would have to take their kids inside for me before they went to do whatever it was they were doing (since I can't lift over 10lbs)... they all got pissed at me and started yelling at me... then one of my good friends called me a whale or somthing like that... I told her to get out of my house....

And they say that dreams only last 5 seconds on average.... so I think I am a whale, useless, and I guess deep down I am upset with myself because I can not lift over 10lbs... I am guessing because yest I noticed just how big I have gotten, and I guess I do feel a littl useless cause I cant lift Savannah as much... but it is just weird how my subconscious worked it out!!!!

Isn't it funny that when you have dreams like this you wake up mad at the person who upset you in the dream.... so sorry to that friend I prob would have snapped at you had you talked to me 1st thing this morn!!!!!

Dreams are so weird sometimes!!!!!!

Glucose Screening and 26 Week Check Up

2009-08-18T11:15:00.002-05:00

My wonderful husband slept a little late this am, got up got ready for work, got Savannah ready for school and they headed out together leaving sleepy momma on the couch to continue catching the zzzzs since I could not eat anything this morn... he gets an A+

So I went to the dr this morn to chug down the ORANGE suger drink that they force upon you... just to make sure your glucose levels are good to go... okay so yes this is an importnant step in the pregnancy... let's hope I pass with FLYING COLORS... I def do not want to have a 3 hour test and a special diet in the future.... I think I am official at +2 or 3 lbs.... the special diet I would have to follow would keep me at those 2 or 3 lbs and the dr would be VERY unhappy!!!!! I am slowly gaining weight.

Well I am measuring right on and dr said to continue what I am doing which means modified activity still a to do.... husband is doing well to help keep me on trackand he is doing well caring for savvy without my help!!!! I feel like a bad momma... esp when she is crying in the middle of the night wanting me to hold and snuggle her and I have to walk her to Jason.... she could get on the couch with me but my belly takes up most of the room... I feel like I am losing my contection wih her and I am finding myself jelous of daddy's conection... she wants him more than me now...

Well I have my next apt in 4 weeks then I go to every 2 weeks (for 3 apts) then it is every week... there are only around 7 more visits before baby will arrive!!!!!

I am 26 weeks... measuring a little over that! I have 10 ish weeks before baby can come at anytime and 14 weeks before my due date.... time is flying and I can't wait to meet this active little boy!!!!!!

I am not SUPERMOM....

2009-08-14T08:32:00.002-05:00

Well we are back from the beach and the Moore family had a WONDERFUL time.... Savvy didn't really like the sand and ocean but she sure did love the pool.... she would take off and splash and jump in the 1/2 to 3 foot water in the wade in area.... her and her 2 crazy cousins (all 3 are crazy) were the center of attention and it took the adults every ounce of energy to keep up with them... I can't wait until next year when Savvy and baby get to play together at the beach!!!!

I came back to work with a load of emails, questions, and STRESSSSSSSSS man it has been one thing after another, we just can't please the big bosses here... and most of the time it is because of lack of communication from above... I AM NOT A MIND READER!!!!

Savvy started a new room/building in the daycare this week... Monday was shaky at drop off but then Tues she took off and didn't look back... it helps that there is an indoor playground for them to play on... and that she and Kyekye (my neice) are in there together!!!

Our nephew Kaka started school on Thursday... I can't beleive he is old enough to go to school... where have the last 5 years gone????

Wed morn I woke up spotting... I had to go to L&D for observation... baby does not like having monitors on... he was in kick mode all day! Which I enjoyed cause I knew he was A-ok. I had an ultrasound and all checked out to be okay... he is now over 2lbs.... what a BIG boy he is!!!!! I have an irittated cervix.... I can't lift anything over 10lbs... which cause a problem cause Savvy is 26lbs.... it is so hard for her to understand... and well I cant exactly follow the orders 100%... I am just not carrying her all around the house!

Days like that make me aware that I am not supermom... superwife... superemployee... and that I really just need to stop and slow down... of course I came back to work yesterday to more STRESSSSS and work CRAP which just helps with a pregnant lady!!!!!!

I get to go back and see the doc on Tues for a wonderful glucose screening test.... YUMMY

It's Friday for Me

2009-08-04T08:06:00.002-05:00

What a wonderful short week! Only a Mon and a Fri in my book this week!!! We leave bright and early in the am bound for the coast! Destin here we come!!!!! It is going to be a wonderful break from the everyday grind here!

I dropped Savvy off at the infant building for the VERY last time this morn... it was kinda a sad reality to come to terms with, my baby is no longer a baby... she will be joining all the BIG kids in the "curriculum" building starting on Monday... she will be in the 1-K classroom... they will start working with her on potty training (which daddy and I are oh so excited about). Alot of changes are ahead for miss Savvy... I hope she handles them well and continues to grow and learn more!

I am so excited about the beach trip, however I have so much work to pile into today that I might not get out of here until midnight!!!! On top of all that work I have 3 meetings.... how do they expect me to wrap up projects and go to meetings at the same time... if someone out there knows how to multiply themselves send that knowledge my way today I need about 3 of me... 1 for meetings, 1 for wrapping up projects and 1 at home packing!!!!!!

Moedaddy the lucky dog is off today and was yesterday also.... he has been working on screening in our back patio... and expanding the deck, adding stairs on the other side near the fence... I can not wait for the finish product... it is looking good already... he has the doors up and the stairs leading to the deck are up too!!!!! How nice it is to have a handy handy man around the house!!! It amazes me how he can see what he wants, draw it and then build it... he is very talented!!!!