Fun with the Girls!

I have been so into my school that I haven't seen much of anyone lately! I knew they were having Avery's Fall Festival yesterday and so I planned on attending! Alexis wanted to come and spend the day with me and so I went and got her early and she and I went off to the pre-school to visit with Avery!! I stopped and got Alexis a Dorothy costume and she was so darn cute in it and Avery was a Barbie Princess and I sure enjoyed seeing her and getting some real love from her!!

They went on a hayride!! And they LOVED it!!

They played pin the buttons on the scarecrow!!

Look at that face...so precious!!

And this was one of my favorite photos...I caught a bubble in the corner and she was just trying to catch all the other bubbles!

So it was a wonderful day...Avery came back home with me and Alexis and spent the rest of the afternoon! Tracy came to pick up Avery and I got a good hug from Alex too!! It was a GOOD day!!

Justin got a few days leave...A friend of his died on Thursday from a heart attack! He was only 21..I just can't imagine loosing one of my children! I know people do it everyday!! But God knows my strength...he knows the ones that can handle that and he knows that I am not one that could handle that at all!!

You all enjoy your day....Hugs, Love and Prayers to you all!!

My Favorite...

Oh...I have recently signed up to receive a magazine in the mail...something I don't normally do but, Tracy has been getting this one for a while and I always enjoyed looking at it and well the Parrish children were selling magazines for school and so I ordered my own subscription!! I got it yesterday!!

I LOVE IT!!!

With school and everything else going on I don't have alot of time but I really enjoyed sitting and looking at this magazine yesterday!! With me back in school our funds have been cut and so it had some really good money saving ideas...NEED THAT!!! I love the recipes that it has in it and well it is just my favorite!!

I am really ready to start my decorating for Christmas...My favorite time of the year!! It won't be a big Christmas around here this year but we will all be together!!! And to be honest...That is ALL that matters anyways!! My poor husband hates when I get ready to put up the tree cause I think that as soon as November gets here I should start putting it up...I love it and I like to be able to enjoy it more than a couple of weeks!! When do you all start decorating for Christmas?

Enjoy your day...Hugs, Love and Prayers to you all!!!

Fall Festival 2010 and a few other things!

Well it is about darn time this blogger thing let me upload some pictures and get a blog!!!

We had our Fall Festival for the 13th year in a row and well Jeff and I have only been in charge of it for 2 years now but have been helping out with it for all the other years!! We do it each year in memory of James Womack!! He was a man that I for many years knew and he passed away 4 years ago and he is truly missed!! But we keep his memory alive by doing things that he always did...Fall Festival being one and the other being the Valentines Banquet!!!

I fixed up a little area and took my Justins picture...He is so handsome!!

We had a bonfire and cooked hot dogs and roasted Marshmellows!!! YUMMY!!!

And we got Jeff's truck towed to the house an well it about makes me sick everytime I walk by a window and see it!! The adjuster finally has called and well they will be starting work on it by the end of the week!!! Wally was out checking it out and he was so thankful that Bradley wasn't hurt!! But can't believe that his daddy's truck is so messed up!!! Now he can't ride in it to go to the dump...He is so sad!! Poor Wally!! But we did get a rental car today so no more trying to find a ride!!! Praise the Lord!!

And well Ganky did not get to see Justin the last visit but she got some extra hugs in this time and even a few pictures and Justin HATES picture time!! But he did it for his Gank!!!

So that is about it for me...School and cleaning and cooking and laundry is about my life now!!! I hope that you all are doing well!!!

Love, Hugs and Prayers to you all!!

Just can't get it to work!

I was actually trying to do a blog this morning and well I can not get it to work right!! So I will try again later!!

Hugs, Love and Prayers to you all!!!!

Thank you Jesus!!

This is my Bradley and he always loves to make a goofy face for the camera!!! He is so silly and yet such a tough fella and then yet so tender hearted!! He is just MINE and I love him so much and well he has had an experience this weekend and I am just glad that he is ok and that to me is all that matters!! He has his first wreck yesterday!!! A church van pulled out in front of him and he tried to not hit them but he just couldn't help it!! He did not get a scratch on him...he is a little sore but for the most part...He is good!!

But can't say that for Jeffs truck...It is messed up!! But it is replaceable and my son isn't!! So therefore I thank Jesus!!!

The fall festival went well I have picture and will tell about it maybe tomorrow!! I wasn't in the mood for it but well It went good and so glad that it is over!!!

You all have a wonderful Sunday!!

Hugs, Love and Prayers to you all!!

Just gonna check in...

Well since there are no images to be uploaded, I will just chat!

Each day seems to be so darn busy and I just really don't take the time to blog much anymore! I am learning so much at school and I have lots of home work and books to study and papers to type and well still take care of my family!!! I go to school Monday-Wednesday and then I have an online class so Thursday and Friday are days that I work on many different things!! I know that in the end that this will all be worth it!

So I see everyone is getting ready for the holidays and things decorated for fall!! Not me...I have not thought about any of it!! I just know that my son is coming home this weekend and I can't wait to see him!!! I know that he will be home for the holidays this year!! YAYYY!!! I am very excited about that...Never know the the USMC so I take what I get!! Here one year...Gone the next!! UGH...the roller coaster they put me through!!

I am getting things together in my spare time for the fall festival at church this weekend!! I have so much on me I am wishing that I had not taken this on...but I did so I will get it done with the help of so many other people from church!! It will loads of fun and then I will be so happy that I did it!! :0

SO that is about it for me today!! I think that I have said about all I got...got to go and study for a test coming up!! I hope each of you have a wonderful day and if I don't make it back..Enjoy your weekend as well!!

Love, Hugs and Prayers to you all!!

We are HOME!!

Well I have been trying to blog for 2 days now and it just would not allow me to do it!! But for some reason it is gonna let me today!!! It must be mad at me for not blogging every day! :)

We had such a wonderful weekend and I so enjoyed the cow show!! I wish we had done it years ago!!

Here is McGraw's sign that was above him!! Notice it says HE KICKS!!! I think that McGraw may be a little ADHD or BI Polar!!! But he loves Bradley and Bradley loves him...they work well together!!!

This is Cash...Roberts cow!!! He is such a loving cow and just is mild and will let you pet him!!

Robert, Jenna, and Bradley....They have been with each other for 7 years and will graduate together this year...they are so close and have so much fun together!


This is the show team that showed this weekend from Newton County FFA!! Well the little on the the red boots did not show but she does show a goat!! Her daddy is the FFA teacher!! :)

Here is Bradley in full show gear and showing McGraw!! He really did well and got 5th and 25 dollars!!

SO that was my weekend and I tons more pictures and they are on facebook!! I loved it and I hope to be doing it again soon...well November we will be going to Perry!!! Can't wait!!

I hope that you all have a wonderful day!!

Love, Hugs and Prayers to you all!!

Just Me, Bradley and McGraw!!

Yes it is early and yes I can't believe that I am doing this....We are leaving in just a few for our cow show!! Yes that is right...we are loading McGraw up on a trailer...gathering up all his stuff and our stuff and we are heading to a Fair to show off what our cow can do!!! I hope he does good and wins lots for me!! I have not ever been to one so I am kinda excited!!

And Bradley will have me all to himself!!! YAYY!!! Britani is home with Jeff...she has pink eye!!! YUCK!! But they will have some good bonding time!! :) So I hope that you all have a wonderful weekend! I know that I will take lots of pictures and try to show off what my GRAND-COW can do!!! I can't believe he already weighs over 800 pounds...seems like yesterday we just got him!! :)

Hugs, Love and Prayers to you all!!!

Busy Days for me!!!

Well...I have not been on here in a few days and I will go ahead and let everyone know...I may not be blogging every day!! I am taking these three classes at school and well they are hard and they are taking up a lot of my time...I have been so BUSY!!

I have not even been on face book much!! I just don't have the time like I did!! I am learning lots and really I am enjoying school it just keep me VERY busy!!

I have in the past 3 days took 6 test and 4 quizzes!! So just know that I still love blogging...I just can't do it as much!! :( I am not even able to comment like I would like to!!

Oh, but Bradley and I will be leaving tomorrow to go to a cow show for McGraw! I have never been to one so, I am looking forward to it!

You all enjoy your weekend!!

Love, Hugs, and Prayers from Georgia!!

Happy 21st Birthday!!

Today my oldest turns 21!!!

I can't believe it! He has grown up to be such a wonderful young man!! I am so very proud of him!!

He really enjoyed his weekend home and is already planning to come back in a couple of weeks!!

:)

I made the three of them stop this morning for a quick picture!!! I love having my kiddos together!! It makes my family complete!!

And this is Justin and his friend Nate! They had a wonderful weekend!! They are both so very energetic and really just wears me out! I have gotten use to Justin being in North Carolina for most of the time and so then when he comes home I love to see him and have him around but he is just so use to being busy all the time and he wants to keep up with that same schedule here!!

And off they go!!! I will maybe get me some rest today before I have to go to school!! I pray they have a safe trip back!!!

So my weekend was just busy busy!! I have cooked and cleaned and been on the go and I need a NAP!!! :) We missed seeing Ganky this weekend, but we are glad she is having a great time on her trip and Justin said this morning "It just didn't seem right not seeing Gank this weekend!!" He WILL be back in a couple of weeks!! And he WILL see his Gank!!!

I hope that you all have a wonderful day! I am off here...got to go get cow feed for McGraw and take it to the school barn and feed him!! :)

Love, Hugs and Blessings from Georgia!!

So, Happy Birthday Justin...YOU ARE MY WHOLE WORLD AND I LOVE YOU SO VERY MUCH!!!

Love my son!!!!

This is an old picture but I love it just the same!!

He is so special to me and he is MY hero in so many ways!!

He got in about 9:30 last night and I of course had dinner cooked for him! He brought a friend with him and I got to hug 2 Marines and I get to feed them all weekend!! I love it!!

I do so enjoy making my family happy!!

HE WILL BE 21!!!!

Monday October 11th!!!!

We got him a new car stereo and he is installing it today!! Cooking out tonight for him and just enjoy our time together!!

You all have a great day!

Love, Hugs and Prayers!!!

Guess Who is coming home?

Oh yeah that is right...JUSTIN WEBB SIMMONS!!!

He is coming home for a few days and I just can't wait to see him!! It has been a while since he has been home and I miss him!!!

He will be traveling in with a buddy today NATE...so I will have 2 Marines in my house this weekend!! Oh yeah, I will be doing some cooking!! :)

I only have about 30 more questions to answer on my test!! It has been a challenge, but I have just about got it done!! I hope that each of you have a wonderful day!!

Love, Hugs and Prayers from Georgia to each of you!!

What I am up to today!!

I am up and got me a big ole cup of coffee and and loving every sip of it!! I have ONE cup every morning and sometimes a Latte later in the day!! I Love my coffee and I enjoy having just my one cup...

while I sit and check out everything on the computer!! I find myself not getting on as much now that school is in and can I just tell you school is going really well!! I get on here and check out the blogs, face book and my email (personal and school)!!!

And today I will be doing a test that my teacher gave me to bring home and do! It is a total of 260 questions and not as easy as you would think with it being a bring home test! It is on 2 chapters and I will be working on that all day today!! Yayy!!

I love my life and yes it does have bumps and crashes in it but in the end...Everything is OK!!

My Marine will be coming home tomorrow for a few days!!! I can't wait, it seems like it has been for ever since I have seen him!! The USMC asked him to volunteer to go back for a year in Afghanistan and THANK GOD he gracefully declined!! He said he just couldn't do that to his family again!! But if they don't get enough to volunteer they may make him so...

Keep Praying...IT WORKS!!

Enjoy your day!!

He has a huge heart!!!

He being my Bradley...He is such a sweet fella and loves everyone!! He is very tender hearted when it comes to those he loves!! He is just a sweet sweet guy!! (even if he is mine!)

Last week he went to the doctor because he had a cold and ended up with strep throat and they also found out he has a heart murmur! Yeah no big deal...lots of people have those! So we went back to the doctor for an ultra sound!! And sure enough he does have the murmur and it is not just ONE leaky heart valve it is TWO!!! Doctor say no need to worry we will just keep an eye on it and he is young and strong and he will be just fine!!

As you all know there is always something going on for me and so this wasn't really any different except that it is about my babies heart...I still worry!!

My day yesterday was a much better day and I am loving my classes!! Going to the computer lab this morning to work on stuff and then class this afternoon!! I hope that each of you have a wonderful day!!

Keep Praying...IT WORKS!!

Well it should say...

It should say my name instead of Alexander!!

Cynthia and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day!!!

My day yesterday was just horrible!!! It started out great and then progressively got worse as the day went on...but before bed it got a little better!!

I started school yesterday and well I felt like I needed to go and check on my financial aid and well it is a good thing that I did!!! I had been purged from all of my classes due to a missing piece of paper for financial aid!! I was just so upset!! I had scheduled out my work and I has scheduled out things for dinners and kids and husband and well just life!! So I got the missing paper work done and had to go and re-register...NO CLASSES AVAILABLE!!! I just spent 314 dollars in books...I am gonna take these classes!! Well I got into one and then this very nice lady after about 2 hours of trying to get in the other 2 classed she was able to get me in on the online classes...NOT what I was wanting but I can deal with it as long as I get my classes in!!

I came home and thankfully had a pot of chili in the crock pot and so I didn't have to deal with cooking!! :) I sat and worked on the computer so I can do my online classes and I still can't because I need Microsoft Works 2007!!!! about 150 more dollars...and I just don't have it and so therefore I am trying to borrow it and download it and then I will be good to go!! SO then I decided I would try one more time to get into one of the classes that I feel like I really need to be there to learn how to do everything that will be taught in this class!! And what do you know...I AM IN!!!! I have to be there at 8:10 this morning and I am so excited!!

So...That was my day and as I sat and read all the blogs this morning...trying to catch up!!

I realized...It was just school and so many out in blog world are having so many problems and need so many answered prayers at this point I felt horrible for complaining about my day!!! At least we are all healthy!!

Enjoy your day!!

Keep Praying...IT WORKS!!

Here we go again!

Today is the day!! I start back to school! I took the summer off to welcome home my Marine and now he is back and doing is Marine stuff and the twins are doing their thing and now here I go!! Full time student this time and I got myself a load of books!!

SO HERE WE GO AGAIN!!!

Yesterday was a GREAT day! I went to the church house and then got us a bite to eat and then home for the afternoon and evening! Watched the Falcons and then made up my grocery list for the week and off to the grocery store I went! I was able to get all my laundry done and now I am up an ready to get this day going again!!

I hope that you all have a wonderful day!!

Keep Praying...IT WORKS!!

They went to the chapel...

That's right they went to the Chapel and they got married!!

My Great-Niece Kristen...Isn't she beautiful!!

I am so proud for her!!

And here she is with her Husband!! I hope they have many many happy years together! Their wedding was just beautiful...I LOVE weddings!!

We all enjoyed it...we ate and dance and just had such a wonderful day! I really enjoyed it and I am so very proud of them!!

And that was about it for me yesterday! I was pooped when I got home and slept like a baby and now up and at em' this morning!! I hope that you all have a wonderful day!!

Keep Praying...IT WORKS!!

He ask and I get it done!!

Well, I have not seen this sweet face in several weeks now!! I am glad that he has friends and is having fun and not traveling up and down the road so often, BUT....I MISS HIM!! I have friends going up to CLJ today and so they offered to take Justin a few things for me!! He wanted a coffee pot and peanut butter bars and a peanut butter cake!! So I got him a coffee pot and baked his goodies and got it all ready to go!!

He will be so happy!! He still loves all the stuff from home but just is such a long drive to get it! UGH!!! But he will be home next weekend...He has a birthday coming!! My baby will be 21 on October 11. !!! I told him yesterday he can't be 21...I am only 29!! :)

Everyone have a great day!!

Keep Praying...IT WORKS!