Christmas Decorations

Well this year I got up all my Christmas decorations up fast. Ian would not leave me alone until all the decorations were out. Every year I try to get a new ornament for the kids. I guess I must have slipped some years because I can't find 2007 or Ian's 2004 ornaments. This is our tree this year. I say every year I am going to get a new tree but as soon as Christmas rolls around I decide that this tree can last another year.

My ornaments that I try to get the boys every year I like them to have some kind of meaning for that year. Really I try to get a ornament for something they are into for that year.

Ian's Ornament for this year is deer antlers. I seen this at Walmart and knew I had to get it since this year was his first year to go hunting.



For Bradon this year he got a candy ornament. It so fits Bradon he just loves candy more than anything it seems.



A very special ornament that I got this year was from a very special blog friend Marianne over at Family American Style. It is so beautiful :)



Christmas ornaments over the years starting with Ian.

2002



2003



Guess I didn't get one for 2004 :(

2005





2006



Once again dropped the ball on 2007 :(

2008



Now for Bradon

2006



2007 :(

2008



Oh and last year since we got Lady that year I got her one for 2008 :)

Week 47 Tooshies

This week on I ♥ Faces is all about Tooshies. This is my

Bradon on the beach of Gulf Shores, AL 1 year ago.



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To You All

Happy Thanksgiving :)

All About Pets

Kelly's Koner Show Us Your Life this week is all about pets.



This is my sweet heart Lady. We got her at the end of last summer after a couple of months of Ian saying he wanted a dog. I found her on pet finder at a shelter in Monroe, LA. My husband as soon as he seen her he wanted her but I didn't. Oh I thought she was a cute little thing but Dachshunds have back problems something and with 2 little boys I didn't want to have to worry about the dog. So we made the trip down to Monroe and she was the first one we seen as we walked in. Her and her brother that was 5 years older then her were in a pen together. I stopped and looked at her then went and looked at all the other dogs. Oh I could have gotten them all they all made me so sad. After awhile of looking we were all drawn back to her. I decided that since she was a young dog only 1 year old and she was house trained and crate trained that we would take her. I can't believe how great of a dog she is. She loves the boys with all her heart and has never gotten mad at all the times they try to smother her with love. She just takes and and seems to love it. She is just a sweet heart and I couldn't see life with out my lay-lay.

Lady and Bradon getting some love

Lady outside

Lady in her thin days when we first got her with Ian

What A Week!

Well I think it is safe to say that this week has been a bad week. Why was it bad? Well let me tell you.

First what does this car (being my car)



And this car (being hubby's car)



Have in common? Well Let me tell you they are the only cars we have and both are not working. That is right first my hubby's car went down and needs a new bushing or something like that and my car needs a new bearing. Oh let me tell you it is so great not having a car that works. NOT! I would just give up on cars all together and get a horse and buggy but I am sure the horse would die on us or something.

Then to top all things off old Mr. Swine Flu comes to visit.



I guess the only thing good about this week was that no one else got sick and I pray that it stays that way and that Ian is back to his old self. Thank You Lord :)

H1N1

Well I guess that is what my little man has :( My sister got a call from the school today and they said they were shutting down the school for a few days because a couple of the kids have tested positive for H1N1. I cried and cried when I was told this today. I was so hoping that Ian just had the seasonal flu and not that mess.



Today for him has been a better day. He has not ran a fever since around 7 this morning. He has been playing with his brother and seems to be back to his old self. I pray with everything in me that Bradon doesn't come down sick.

Please keep Ian, Bradon and all the other sweet children with this sickness in your prayers. I am so very worried.

Ian and the Flu

Well today I had to take my little man back to the doctor. He woke up last night with a 102.6 temp. Well today he started throwing up, dry cough, sore throat, and still running a fever. So I took him in to the doctor. They made him wear a mask in the doctors office and well he was not to happy about that one. The thing was as big as his face. Well the doctor said he has every symptom of the flu but was not going to test him for it since the test can give alot of false negatives. He doesn't know if he has Type A flu or H1N1, but he thinks he has Type A. He can't go back to school for the rest of the week and is on Tamiflu and a antibiotic because his ears are a little red. He is still not feeling very well but is happy for no school for the rest of the week. Just pray for my little man and pray that my other little man doesn't get it.