Congrats Emmitt!

Wow! What a Dancing with the Stars season it has been! The men STOLE the show this year! I have watched previous years but this year I was addicted. I believe it had to do with the GREAT lineup of celebrity dancers they had this year! The best line up yet, in my opinion. From the first show, Mario Lopez, from "Saved by the Bell" was a strong contender.



Joey Lawrence, well he was just as great if not at times better than Mario!




And it was evident that Jerry Springer was hanging on by his fan base only! LOL! I throughly enjoyed the humor Jerry brought to the show. But his 3rd show dance, he danced to "Tennessee Waltz". As soon as I heard the song start, I knew I would be unable to keep from crying. That song has a very special meaning to my family. It was the first dance my parents danced too. I held strong and didn't cry UNTIL the end when Jerry hugged his daughter. He came to the show just to learn the Waltz so he could dance with her at her wedding. I just bawled! It made me miss my daddy so much!



But in the end, there can only be one winner. That winner this year is Emmitt Smith, a Dallas Cowboy Football player. Let me tell you, I never dreamed that a bulky football player would be so light on his feet! Emmitt had such charm and charisma on the dance floor!! Congratulations Emmitt!!



Dancing with the Stars is touring this year. It is possible it is coming to your town! Big Daddy bought tickets for us to go in January. It is held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville Tennessee. I can't wait!!

Until next time.....

God Bless~

Wordless Wednesday - Raider Pride!

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God Bless~

Tuesdays Tid-bits

A friend is someone who thinks you're a good egg even though you're slightly cracked.




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God Bless~

Ok Ok!!

Ok Ok...I surrender! I have had 4 people in the last week ask me if I quit blogging. It's not that I have completely quit, but my life is just too crazy to even find the time to blog. From September 24th through October 30th, I didn't have a computer. My laptop crashed and the motherboard was fried. It was the third time this year that has happened to my laptop. But Dell gave me a system exchange. So I went from using an Inspirion 9000 to Inspirion E1705. Since getting my new computer, I have been very busy with work and family life. I will try to do better. I will try to get into a blogging routine.

I want to thank my 4 fans that have asked me about my blog. I didn't even think ANYONE read it! LOL!

Until next time.....

God Bless~

Wordless Wednesday - Messy Princess

Tuesday's Tid-bits

I am not sure if there is a Meme called Tuesday's Tid-bits. So if there is a Tuesday's Tid-bits, I had NO idea! I came up with this Monday when I read a little local newspaper called Southern Humor. They had a list of Inspiring Thoughts. I really liked all of them, so I came up with Tuesday's Tid-bits! On Tuesdays, I will be leaving little one thought provoking sentence! Here is my first Tuesday's Tid-bit:




You can't change the past, but you can ruin the present by worrying over the future!




Until next time.....

God Bless~

Monday Memory

This is my first Monday Memory! Saturday all I did was think about special memorizes of my Mom. Saturday would have been her 74th birthday. So today my first Monday Memory will be about her! I have so many great memorizes about my mom and I have no idea which one to choose! So I guess I will tell you about the time my mom bought her very first car on her own! Now you might think she was in her 20s or 30s when she bought her first car...but NO! She was 65 years old!!!! She always had my Dad to go with her to buy cars. When she bought this car, she was living with us in Tennessee. She had went to Indiana to visit family members. When she would take these trips, we drove her half way meeting a family member in Kentucky somewhere. Well this time when she came home, she said she had a surprise and I didn't need to pick her up in Kentucky! She comes rolling in this!!



A White Buick Regal! She was so proud of herself! Boy was I surprised! She was able to enjoy this car a little over 1 year before she went to her Heavenly Home!!

Until next time.....

God Bless~

Friday's Feast

Appetizer
Measured in minutes or hours, how much exercise have you had in the last week?
Sorry to say zero! As much as I wished I was a health freak, I am not! =(

Soup
If you had to change your blog title to something else, what would it be?

Footprints of my Life

Salad
Name one television show you watched when you were 9-12 years old.

Charlie's Angels

Main Course
If someone gave you $50 to spend with the one condition that it had to be educational, what would you purchase?

Since Computer Geek is now in college, I would give it to him for him to use at TTU!

Dessert
Do you tend to prefer dark colors, neutral shades, or lighter/pastel hues?

I like alot of different colors for different reasons. I like certains colors for my house, certain colors for my wardrobe, etc.

Until next time.....

God Bless~

Wordless Wednesday - Missing Him!

Proud Moment!

I wanted to take time to share with you a very proud moment. Back in April of this year, Football Star entered this photo:




into the Tennessee Teen Talent. This is something our church denomination sponsors for our Teenagers. Football Star won the Tennessee level of the competition and was invited to enter into the International Teen Talent during the General Assembly held in Nashville, Tennessee this year. We entered his picture. August 26th we took Football Star to the Gaylord Entertainment Center for the Awards Ceremony.




We were so surprised when they announced his name as the winner of the Photography competition!! What an honor! During our teenage years, Big D and I never entered in the Teen Talent competitions growing up, so we were absolutely THRILLED with Football Star's success!!!

Congrats Football Star!! We are so very proud of you!

Until next time.....

God Bless~

Remembering!

Today marks the 5th anniversary of 911. I wanted to take this time out of my blog to honor all those that lost their lives on that horrible tragic day. I can't believe it has been 5 years! It seems as if it just happened a few months ago. Now after 5 years when American tries to move on, we are reminded again because all those wonderful people who volunteered their time to help clean up Ground Zero are getting sick and dying from respiratory problems. The families of those lost on 911 and all the sick Ground Zero heroes you are in my prayers!

I ask any blogger that happens to read my blog to take this time for a Moment of Silence to honor our 911 victims.

Until next time.....

God Bless~

Cell Phone vs Bible

Most of us have cell phones these days so I wonder what would happen if we treated our Bible like we treat our cell phones?



What if we carried it around in our purses or pockets?
What if we turned back to go get it if we forgot it?
What if we flipped through it several times a day?
What if we used it to receive messages from the text?
What if we treated it like we couldn't live without it?
What if we gave it to kids as gifts?
What if we used it as we traveled?
What if we used it in case of emergency?

This is something to make you go...hmmm...where is my Bible? Oh, and one more thing. Unlike our cell phone, we don't ever have to worry about our bible being disconnected because Jesus already paid the bill!




Until next time.....

God Bless~

What an HONOR!

I had the EXTREME pleasure of meeting YellowRose a couple weeks ago. Our church was having its International General Assembly. We have been friends for awhile, so we took this opportunity to meet in person! The Assembly was held at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Let me tell you, she is as wonderful and fun in person as she is on the internet. Meeting her confirmed our Sisterhood! Big Daddy and Football Player was with me when we met. Football Player told me later that day, "Mom, I know why you like YellowRose so much. She is so fun!" Now when you impress a teenager that is saying something!! I just so wished that Computer Geek had the opportunity to meet her as well. Even tho the miles are between us, I am sure we will meet again! Georgia isnt that far from Tennessee! I definitely love this lady with all my heart!! She is the reason I started blogging! She is definitely a gift from God!

Until next time.....

God Bless~

Why I have been MIA

Hey guys, You might bee wondering why I have been Missing in Action. Several things are the reason!

One ~ Football Star started school 3 weeks ago and I can't seem to get myself into the routine with getting up early and all the after school practices. Ugh!

Second ~ My computer crashed again. Not sure if that is the correct terminology for a motherboard to go out. This is the 3rd motherboard to be placed on this computer. The 2nd one to be replaced in 3 months! Dell sends out a Tech last week, it took this guy 4 hours to switch out the motherboards. In the process, he broke the corner of my computer, never completely replaced the keyboard correctly so it is warped, and he couldn't get the last piece on. Also I have one of recalled batteries that explode. The tech calls the office and sets up DHL to send a box so I can ship my computer to them So here I sit waiting for Dell. Come to find out after Big D calls them yesterday that they don't even use DHL anymore and WE have to call Airbourne Express and have them come get the computer. Double Ugh!

Third ~ Tomorrow is the BIG day for Computer Geek! He leaves for Tennessee Tech. He is so extremely happy. We have been very busy this week with errands. Monday, we went grocery shopping and packed about 1/2 of his stuff. Yesterday, we got the oil changed in his car and bought a few things we realized he didn't have for college. We also packed several things in his car. Things that wouldn't melt or get damaged in this heat. Today, Computer Geek wants to get his car washed and he has to get his hair cut. Tonight we will completely pack his car and the van. We leave early in the morning. Triple Ugh!

Please keep us in your prayers tomorrow. This is more difficult than ever imagined!

Until next time.....

God Bless~

Friday's Feast

Appetizer
Name an actor or actress you think is totally underappreciated.

Kirk Cameron for all this work in the Left Behind movies!

Soup
Impress us by using a big word in a sentence.

The biggest word I know is SUPERCALIFRAGLISTIC EXPIALADOCIOUS!

Salad
What is something inanimate that you've given a name to (such as a pet rock)?

I named my puppets at church. Does that count??

Main Course
What color would best represent your personality and why?

Purple. Not only is it my favorite color, it represents me because its a very unique color like my personality.

Dessert
Fill in the blanks: Big D is so amazing .


Until next time.....

God Bless~

Back to School

Today was the first day of school for Football Star! He had such a difficult time wanting to go this year. It could have been because Computer Geek didn't have to go this year. That adjustment is difficult. Or it could have been Computer Geek spoiled him last year by taking him to school and this year he has to ride the bus. He was NOT too happy about that. But with gas prices so high and we live 15-20 mins from the high school, he has to ride at least in the mornings. I pick him up in the evenings because of football practice. My prayer is he has a safe and wonderful Sophmore year.

Until next time.....

God Bless~

Happy Birthday Kevin!

I want to take this time to wish my nephew Kevin a HAPPY 29th BIRTHDAY!! He always teases me about being 10 years older than him. He better enjoy this year because next year he will be OVER the HILL next year!!!!

It doesn't seem possible that he is 29. I was only 10 when he was born. To me he was like a live baby doll. He was my first experience with taking care of a baby. And now he is the proud Daddy of our miracle baby, Ashley. Where did time go??

Until next time.....

God bless~

CAN

***WARNING***

Beware when you watch this video. You will need some kleenex! My niece sent this to me via email today. As soon as I watched this video, I knew I HAD to blog about it. At times in this life, we think we have it tough. This video makes me appreciate all the blessings God has given me. Yeah, I am not perfect. I am not some beautiful model. I have a bad knee that gives me trouble time to time. BUT... I am BLESSED! There are times I think "I can't" because I don't have confidence in who I am. This video reminds me that "I CAN do all things in Christ that strengthen me"!



I hope the video lifted your spirits today, like it has mine!

Until next time.....

God Bless~

Boring Sunday night

What a boring Sunday night it has been! The den is way too quiet. Computer Geek is working the grave yard shift tonight, Football star is playing Matrix in his room, and Big D left this morning for Mississippi. Ugh! I have to say I miss my guys when they aren't around. Since there is nothing good on tv, I think I will get an afghan, turn off the lights, and watch The Notebook. Then when the movie is over, I think I will slide in my comfy bed and read a Love Inspired Novel. Yeah that sounds like a fun filled night! LOL!

Until next time.....

God Bless~

Look who's back!

I'm backkkkkkk!!*In my best poltergist voice* (That was for you Bub!) Yeah, I know I have been gone a month today! Where have I been? Well right after VBS, I had to have the week to get things prepared for our trip to Indiana for a Family Reunion. We left on Thursday night, June 29th, drove as far as we could, stopped at a hotel got about 4 hours sleep and drove the rest of the way to Indiana on June 30th, my 39th birthday!(YIKES, only 1 good year left!). We stopped in Indianapolis (my FAVORITE city in Indiana) to visit my brother and his wife at their place of business, Indy Discount Boxes. After having lunch with them, we drove another 3 hours north to Hobart where my sister lives. Saturday was my Family Reunion and Computer Geek's graduation party for those in my family that were unable to attend his graduation As always, it was great to see everyone. I got to spend some quality time with my great neices and nephews which I LOVED! Then after the family reunion, my best friend in Indiana invited us to her daughter's graduation party. So I was able to see SOOOOOO many people from my past that I have not seen in years. That was an awesome experience!!! Monday, while we were in Indiana, Big D took me to see 2 lighthouses in Michigan City. That was just what I asked for my birthday!! I was sooo excited! We were able to enjoy the 4th of July with my nephew, Kevin which is always so nice not only for me but for the boys as well. I got to spend some quality time with Ashley (our miracle baby)! She always brings a smile to Aunt Char's face! When I look into her sweet little eyes, I know my God is REAL!!!
After we came home from Indiana, it seems like I could not get back in the blogging world. Not that I didn't want to, but that it seemed I could not make the time in my day. Football star started football camp last week. School for Football Star starts August 4th! Computer Geek is trying to get ready for college. He leaves a month from today (August 24th) UGH! My mind can NOT comprehend him leaving and not being at home! Can you say Empty Nest?? (Yeah I know I still have Football Star, but my boys have been the core of my life for almost 19 years and one is leaving!)

So that is a little summary of where I have been for the past month! It's good to be back!

Until next time.....

God Bless~