Tuesday, May 27, 2008

What's Going On...

Daddy came home from the hospital on Saturday and says he is feeling pretty good, though he is a bit weak and tired. Thank you for all the prayers, please keep them going as he recovers. Also pray for Mama as her headaches come and go so frequently. My sister could use some prayers, too, as she is having some health problems, too. No details yet, but she will have an MRI first of next week and I am sure she is anxious about that as is the rest of her family.

Now for a little happy news ~ Amanda toured Western on Friday and she is SOOOO excited. She will graduate from Blue Ridge with an AAS in Liberal Arts in December and start Western on January 9th. Yesterday she took me on a virtual web tour of the campus, showing me where most of her classes will be and which dorms she would like to be in the most. She says now every time she walks into the Dollar Store or Walmart, she thinks, "Oh, a hamper ... Oh, a lamp ... Oh, XL Twin Sheets ... I am going to need that." There's probably no guessing about what all of her Christmas presents will be this year. I am sure she will get us all a list!

I have to admit when she told me last week she was going, my first reaction was ... "Oh my gosh, what am I going to do without her here. My first baby is leaving for good." And all I could do was cry every time I thought about it. But yesterday, seeing her excitement and knowing she is really going to do it, well I couldn't help but be happy. There were no tears, just instant "Mom goes into Planning" mode. She and I are a lot alike in this mode!

As for Amy, we're still waiting for her decision as to whether or not she might go to South College. It is about $4400 more per year than Amanda will spend at WCU and it doesn't include room or food. While "touring" WCU online last night, I saw the Criminal Forensics degree mentioned. That was one of Amy's original career choices, maybe we can get her interested in it and get her up there with her sister. Let's all talk that up when we see her, you know, talk a lot about those cool CSI shows and how cool a job that would be! LOL! Kidding .. kind of. I want her to do what she wants it's just I don't really think she knows what that is yet.

Matthew was in a tournament in Gainesville, Georgia all weekend and even though he got a brand new phone to use for texting and calling his mama, I haven't heard from him. According to Amanda, who was left at home for the weekend with just Amy and Jordan, NO ONE had heard from any of them all weekend. She said this was strange because usually they at least called home to make sure the house hadn't blown up or burned down. Maybe Gainesville doesn't have cell towers????? Anyway will update on his tournament soon as I know how it went.

On Saturday, Frank finally got to cash in his birthday gift certificate for an Introductory Flight Lesson. I will post pictures soon.

That's all the news that's fit to print ...

Oh, I forgot, Nick got a new car! Check out below the layout I did to celebrate his birthday and "new" car. It is followed by all the layouts I did during a crop the weekend before Daddy's heart attack.




I called this one, "My babies WHEN they were BABIES."

I know I have scrapped this picture before, but it is one of the few of us that we BOTH like!

This is a digital layout for a challenge using the word, "Shine." I took the photo of Amy in the front yard.











These last 6 are for Heather Staton. She and I went to school together and now she is my boss ... and a good friend. Photos are of her little girl Maggie, who will be 2 this fall.


Digital layout of my azalea covered in morning dew and a lilly from an arrangement at work.

The LAST page I needed to do to finish Joanna's wedding album ... now a year and half later.

My friend, Lynelle, posing for a gimmick shot for her real estate business ... her motto, "I'll go out on a limb for you!" Cute!



These last two are photos we took in Jamaica. The first one Frank took underwater of some weird looking sea snail and the second one I took ... it's a boat. Haha! Thanks for looking.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I like the scrapbook pages. I am excited about school. Don't worry :)