August, September, and October in pictures

 

Bon Fire

Everyone loves hotdogs and smores

Especially Josh

Staisha and my grandbabies

Basic training graduation With Anthony

ALL my grandbabies (so far)

Old fashioned day Savannah

Rebecca

Sack races

Makayla

Grayson

Zack

Tyler, Ashanti, and Johannah

Kysonold fashioned day at the church

Grandparents day at school with LAuren

Introducing Aliyah

sweet girls

Pto Line dancing

Playing in th water

more water fun

Grayson doing the craft

Kyson

Rebecca

Kadi

Johannah

Savannah

At the zoo,  Zack and Johannah

SAvannah and Makayla

Johanah and Lauren

Cheering for the  Panthers!

Faith and Johannah

                                                                                                                 Katelynn and Ashanti

At the apple orchard

It was hot and some were tired

One of the good ones

No one is smiling?

theres a smile

Ah! another one

Makayla

Pirate day at Krispy Kreeme

6 blessings and counting.......

That's 6 grand babies.  With one on the way.  I truly love my grand babies.  With so many children in our family all the grand babies just blend right in.  Just because one mom is changing a diaper that doesn't mean it's that  babies mom, just a mom.

 Officially we are 29 blessings and counting. I really wanted it to be just 29 blessings but maybe the Lord has different plans.  I've been helping a mom out with 4 now for almost a year.  And I thought she was going to get it together. but in July everything fell apart.  So I've applied for guardianship of the children.  Precious, precious little kids.  She is in agreement that she has to get it together before she can be a good mom.  She does love her kids.  I've worked with some moms who only wanted to visit their kids 15 minutes then use my computer or telephone for the next hour.  We have some goals in place so hopefully she can get a job and move forward.  Life is so hard for a single mom.  I did provide free childcare for her while she was working.  So for right now I have 4 extra to add to the 29.  Not all living at home of course.  I'm pretty proud of all  my grown children.  Some of the younger ones still have a lot to learn about life but they will get there.  My 17 year old daughter and I just had a huge blow up the other night about her volley ball shorts.  Just because everyone else wears them she seem to think she can get by with it too.  Uh NO.  She threatened to move out, wanted me to sign guardianship over to someone else, she wasn't being treated fair,  oh  my gosh, it went on and on.  We finally worked it out.  Most of her problem is arguing with me.  She's really a terrific young women.  But mom's still got some say so in what you wear if your living in my house.  I tried to tell her she was setting an example for her younger sisters but she can't see she's doing anything wrong.  Society is really hurting our girls in the line of modesty, and Godliness.

We had a full summer and then a bang of a back to school month.  Krishawanda had her baby. which ended up in ICU and had to have her stomach pumped.  She's doing great now, but had a rocky start.  Austin had to have his appendix taken out.  Hurting on a Thursday night, pediatrician on Friday, told it was viral, then severe pain on Sunday night with a trip to the ER and surgery early morning hours of Monday.  Then we took the kids and went to the mountains for Labor day and so help me Keith got sick and ended up in an ambulance with a three day stay in the hospital.  I was in three different hospitals for three weeks in a row.  Whew!  On top of all that I have four playing rec cheer leading, 1 volley ball, 2 track, 1 varsity cheerleader, and 1 soccer.  Thank the good Lord for using all the good people of our community to help get my kids where they need to be.  We have super coaches and teachers.

We had a birthday today and another one in a week.  We have all of our fall activities coming up.  I'm going to enjoy them to the fullest with all my kiddies and grand babies. 

Summertime

Krishawanda's wedding

The church

Her brides maids and flower girls

My beloved son in law :)

My beautiful daughter and her dad

She couldn't get the rings untied

Bridal party



All but 3 of us , well actually 6 when we count spouses and babies

11:00 PM and Doreese's wedding

The house is quiet as I sit in my kitchen at 11:00 at night.  This is the only time that I am not surrounded by people.  In my mega family someone is always with me.  During the day the younger ones have my attention and in the evenings the grown and late into the evening my teenagers.  The teens won't go to bed unless I insist.  And I try and insist that they go at 8, or 9, but by 10 I'm ill and tired and I demand they go. As I sat and enjoyed the silence, I thought about being old (older) and being alone.  I know of several elderly people who are lonely and would enjoy my big brood.  However, I'm not there yet.  I hunger for some alone time.  During the school year it's better as I have one sometimes two days off where I don't have to go anywhere.  I've had a baby with me since I quit work 20 years ago so during the day a little one took up my time.  BUT this year Becka goes to head start.  A 3/4 year old pre school.  I am so looking forward to it.  I'm almost afraid.  One year, as school started I thought I was home free and then my brother went through a divorce and I ended up keeping his baby while he worked.  Then I took a 3 year old the next summer and then the next year a one year old.  So my baby is three and a half.  She is so strong willed.  She is almost potty trained.  She is a very bright child.  SHE is going to preschool!  It will be good for her.  She is very attention seeking.  Good or bad behaviors, one way or the other she will get attention.  She hates to be by herself.  And she hates for me to talk to someone and not include her.  She is a little mess.  I have home schooled some of mine before, and it was what was needed at the time.  We do have a great school system and I'm very much involved with their education.  I know the pros of homeschooling and love it.  The trash they are exposed to is reason enough to home school.  It's just so hard for this family.  As I said earlier, we (me) are on the road a lot.  Therapy is a big time consumer for me.  With four in braces at one time that one was a crunch too.  Thankfully all are complete and we haven't went down that road again.  Although I know several who need to be evaluated.  Time is almost as important to me as money is.  Years ago I would never have paid someone to do something I could do myself.  Now I just don't have time to get it all done.

Half of our summer is over.  We've gone to the water park, bowling, swimming, parks, lake, fishing, and all the other stuff that keep us busy during the summer. I enjoy going as much as the kids do.  It makes me happy to see them happy so it's a win win.  I can't swim so I'm not a water person.  I'll go sit just to watch them frolic and play in the water.  We joined the Y so they have spent a good portion of days in the water.  I love the mountains.  The weather is so much cooler.  The kids just love going somewhere.  They start with the I'm board stuff.  Never mind that they have more than any kid should have to play with.  They want to be entertained.  Some days though I've flagged as "read days" so they do have to use their imaginations on those days. 

Well I'm getting sleepy so I'll end here.  Maybe I can make it a nightly habit to write after I push everyone out at night.  Honestly some nights I'm just too tired.  But maybe I could squeeze some writing in.  It's a good idea anyway.  One last thing before I go................

Doreese got Married!!!
On May 18th one day after she turned 21 she tied the knot.  I wish her many long happy years.

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Hi Folks,

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