Snap & Pop

Well Kobie finished his first bass guitar lessons today and loved it. I'm very excited. Adam & I both like his teacher a lot, Mike with LR Jams. He is the only bass specialist. Plus all bands need bass guitarist not just drummers and guitars. This was the instrument Kobie chose without any information from Adam and I. He can't hear high pitched sounds real well due to his ear issues...so this instrument will be great. I'm not so sure how the 30-60 min a day practices will work on my nerves yet, but it's all just a short period of time when I look at the big picture.

Kobie got in the car and had what we call, diarrhea of the mouth, he talked non stop about what he learned in the 30 min lesson. "Okay guys so you can snap it or pop it" he tells the boys. What the heck! I thought you picked it or strummed it, Nope mom is not so smart. I am definitely not the hip parent. So we were asking him what hand he snapped with and which one went on the long cord thing...whatever that's called, still working on all these new vocab words. He said, he used his left hand to make the cords and his right to pop it. Okay, so I ask him, "Were you playing right handed or left handed" (Kobie is left handed, but plays golf and baseball right handed- we have not pushed him in any way regarding his left or right) He said, "well, my teacher is left handed". I screamed, "Thank God". This is amazing, that he can relate to another left handed adult (of which Adam and I are not) that can teach him the proper way to do this instrument his way. We ended up with two lefties, still working on D tying his shoes. It's just miserable, it's all backwards to me.

So while Kobie was in his lessons, I went next door to shop for this Best of the Best banquet we have to attend in February, it's black tie so I have to be all fancy. I put on 4 dresses...that was a lot of work, I found one that I just really love its champagne in color and very stunning, I'm just not sure what everyone else will be wearing and I don't want to be standing out in the crowd. So hopefully I get in touch with Michele and Steph to see what they are wearing so I can stay in the same wave.

Yesterday I got 5 1/2 " cut off this mop head of mine, I feel 10 lbs. lighter. I can't wait for ya'll to see it, which yes, I know you always see it up, because its too hot for my neck and gets in my face with it down. So now it'll be down :) Oh and the stylist commented on my lovely silver hair. He said, "it's not wiry, it's pretty, and there's not to much of it." I'm going grey and haven't even hit 30...I blame the stresses of life / shall we say the fun roller coaster called my life.

God is soo good!

I was dreading paying sales tax for the new car...but since we traded in two the cost was under $300.

Plus I just found out that this is a 3 paycheck month for me...and I have extra cash from my health insurance not being withheld from the 1st.

Adam and I have been pricing childcare for summer, and yes it's astronomical for three kids. At least we have a CD with $ that was going to be for our grand trip in 09' but will be using it for the boys summer childcare. That's life, at least we had saved it and have it to use for such a good cause. Can't wait til age 12.

Louise McCollum is done with Chemo and we are singing Gods praise in this situation. I am so happy for Steph and their entire family.

Prayer request we have the Alston family with a baby Corbin @ children's (Heart murmur) and mommy at Baptist recovering.

And Nancy's mom Mrs. Carol hasn't been well.

Please keep them in your prayers.

It is proven that God works in amazing ways.

Gone and past

Christmas has gone and past.  The decorations are down and this year we didn't take a camera anywhere...including our own home.  We decided to just sit down and enjoy each and every moment.  We didn't set out the presents from under the tree; All organized and anal and in a row by size of course.  We let the boys go under the tree in the morning and hand them out one at a time.  All 5 of us sat on the floor and laughed and jumped with glee.  It was a GREAT Christmas.  Then of course follows the traditions of every Grandparent over here at our home for Christmas Breakfast.  Then off to Granny C's (which she's in LA) Adam and I cooked burgers for all.  Then off to Papaw & Nanos to have "Clean out the fridge".  Everyone gets what they want over there.  A little bit of this a little bit of that.  

On the gifts of course they were all small...the boys received NEW BEDS for Christmas early.  The screams for Axe body spray was hilarious and that sound will ring with me for a while.  My favorite gifts would be the bamboo sheets (oh yes!) and the new warm up suit.   

The day after Christmas Dylan & I stayed in our Jammie's took a shower and got in a different set.  We didn't leave the house!  It was great.  

The next day we got out and went for Breakfast at Cracker Barrell and had a day full of shopping.  When we sat down to eat our server asked the boys, "Did santa bring you good stuff", the boys sat their puzzled staring at Adam and I, like (What do we say?) they just nodded and giggled.  

I hope each of you had time to sit and enjoy the laughter with your families for Christmas and slow down as much as possible.