OH HAPPY DAY!

DECEMBER DAILY #(don't know i've been too mad at internet to remember!!)

CATALOGS & COOKIES

The day started off as kind of a bummer day until I went to the mailbox. When you go to the box and pull out ALL 3 POTTERY BARN Catalogs you know it's a good day!!! (well for me it is)

I am obsessed with PB!!! I love their style but hate their prices. I love getting ideas from the catalog pics and then shopping for cheaper versions at Target & Hobby Lobby. My best friend Leigh Ann says that my house looks like Pottery Barn THREW UP in it! Love ya Leigh Ann!!!

Then as if the catalogs weren't enough, I made homemade Nestle Tollhouse cookies! YUM YUM Let's just say these won't last long around here.

PS - Has anyone else been having problems with blogger or is it just our internet service????

BASKETBALL & TECHNOLOGY

Let me just start off by saying that I am very, very, very, upset at my internet. We use what is called netspeednow which is the only high speed internet option for us. The tower for this service is in our subdivision so when it's good it's lightning fast (faster than DSL) but when it's bad it's slower than dial-up. :( So guess what for the past two days it was BAD! I am upset that is has messed up my goal of posting EVERYDAY! Oh well enough venting!

December Daily 3: Basketball

Braden was invited to play/participate in the Upward BBall Program at FBC in Rogersville. This is a new experience for him and he hasn't figured out what is going on but however he is loving the interaction with the kids. It is such a joy watching these kids play. They are having a BLAST!! Their first game is next Sat. (Dec. 12th) and of course I will have lots of pics to share!

Leanne here is the Reindeer on my front door. I got it last weekend at Trinity's in Athens (on the square).

THE HALLS ARE DECKED!

December Daily 2 - Decorating

One of my most favorite things about Christmas is decorating!! especially the tree

BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE.....

Brrrrrrrr

Well I think winter has arrived early in the South!!! December 1st and it's 29 outside!!!! I hope this isn't a sign for what's to come the rest of the month!! This is also the first day of my December Daily project so since it's sooooo cold I decided to take pics of the beautiful frost we had this morning. I do wish it would snow WITHOUT shutting everything down. You know around here 1 inch of snow and the world comes to a stop!!

DECEMBER DAILY PROJECT

Hello bloggers - I have a project for all of you!! I originally saw this idea on Ali Edwards (a well-known famous scrapbooker) website. What December Daily consists of is really easy just document your daily lives in December. Well instead of making an actual scrapbook I thought I would try a digital blog version. So I encourage each of you to take a Picture(s) of the Day every day in December and post about it on your blog!! It could be about anything from your children to decorations or even something you baked (of course include the recipe)!!! If you would like to join me on this project just leave a message in the comments. Also, please feel free to pass this project info to your friends and family. If you do not want to join then I hope you enjoy my December Daily!!!!! (This could also be adapted to your Facebook page if you do not have a blog.)

FAMILY, FOOD, & FUN

WOW, what a busy day!! We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with all of our families!!

First stop: Mitchell Family for lunch

Second stop: Daddy's house to visit with him and Betty. Daddy and Betty were married on Nov. 14th.(hopefully I will have some pics soon of the wedding) I am very thankful that Daddy was able to marry such a sweet and wonderful lady. I wish them all the happiness in the world.

Third stop: Glass family for supper

Hope everyone had a HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Halloween 2009

Ok I know here it is almost Thanksgiving and I am just now posting Halloween pics. Well I'm trying to stay caught up but it is impossible!!!

FALL FESTIVAL

I'M BAAAAACK!!! It has been a super busy month and hopefully things are settling down so I can get back to blogging!!! Friday was Fall Festival day at school and Braden loved it!!! I wasn't sure how he would react to the crowd but he did great. He participated in the games and especially enjoyed getting a prize at each of the games.

Here is the little vampire getting ready for the Potato Relay Race.

Braden Glass (aka Braden Cullen - for all you Twilight freaks out there!)

Holding potato and looking to make sure his Daddy was watching!!!

GO BRADEN GO!!

LOVIN ON DAD!!

Making sure the ring lands in the right spot!!!

JUST A SWANGIN...

OK I KNOW - STUPID TITLE but for some reason that STUPID SONG came to mind while I was making this picture collage!!! I bet you are singing it now aren't ya!! haha

Since Friday ended up an ABSOOOLUTTTEEE beautiful day, we decided to take Braden to Spring Park in Tuscumbia. I LOVE THIS PARK! We were hoping to ride the train through the park but because it was raining Friday morning they had cancelled the train for the day. :(

I was soooo upset but as you can tell from the pics that Braden had a blast on the swings!! Hopefully we can go back soon and ride the train and of course I will post pics when we do.

GONE PINK!!

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month I have "gone pink" on my blog. I encourage other bloggers to do the same either "in honor of" or "in memory of" someone they know who has been diagnosed with Breast Cancer.

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

JOYCE MITCHELL WHITE

HOMECOMING PARADE

Friday was the LCHS Homecoming Parade in downtown Rogersville!! Brad took off early to go with me and Braden to the parade. Braden watched it but didn't act like he was too impressed!! The only time he perked up was when the band went through. He loves music!!

SCHOOL SPIRIT DAY

ROCK STAR DAY

My little "ROCK STAR" who WOULD NOT let me spike his hair!!!

NEON DAY

Well, this has not been a great homecoming dress-up week for us. Wednesday was NEON DAY which doesn't leave many choices in the little boy area. I was just about to give up finding a neon shirt in the boys department at Target when I spotted this Halloween t shirt with the NEON skeleton. Perfect!!! Braden you will thank mommy someday because you just don't know how close you came to wearing a little girls bright pink shirt with flowers on it!!

ONE TIRED LITTLE BOY

This is not very common at our house these days!! Braden is usually too busy playing or watching "Young and the Restless" (yes I got him hooked on that show) after school but today was a different story. On Tuesdays he receives PT, OT and speech all in one day which wears him out as you can see. I thought he was just being very GOOD (haha) and watching tv but when I finally decided that he was being too still I had to check it out!!!!

By the way, today was Hawaiian Day which we did not participate in. I just couldn't make myself send him to school in his swim trunks (which is the only Hawaiian looking thing he has) when it is 45 degrees outside!!! Don't get me wrong I am not complaining about the weather. I LOVE these cool SUNNY days!! Happy FALL!!!

COLLEGE DAY

This week is Homecoming at LCHS. Today was COLLEGE DAY so of course we had to sport the big BLUE & ORANGE!!! WARRRRRRRRR EAGLE!!!!!

THIS WAS MY SWEET BOY THIS MORNING BEING VERY COOPERATIVE AND LETTING ME TAKE SOME PICS OF HIM IN HIS COOL JERSEY THEN.........

I GET THIS...... CAN YOU TELL THAT HE IS HATING ME AND THIS NEW CAMERA????

yum yum...

Braden had to join in on the chocolate birthday cake. He thought that he would show Delta how it was done!!!

Delta's Party

Here are some pics from Delta's sweet birthday party!! See what I mean by a little "stinker"!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DELTA!!

I can't believe that this little stinker is ONE today!!!

Baby Delta with proud Mom Breanne (my niece)

this pic was taken less than an hour after giving birth and she was already on the cell phone!! lol

MORE FUN...

AT THE PARK!!!

FUN at the FOUNTAIN

I never dreamed that Braden would love this fountain as much as he did!!! This is Wilson Park which is located downtown Florence. I wanted to get some pics to try out my new baby "Canon Rebel"!!! Poor Brad he was constantly chasing after Braden and trying to keep him from climbing into the water (as you can see from the bottom pic) but I think I still managed to get some pretty good shots.

GRANDPARENTS DAY

Friday, Sept. 11 was Grandparent's Day at LCHS. I took my dad (Papa) and Brad's mom (Maw Maw) to eat lunch with Braden. After lunch everyone went back to their classroom and the students sang songs for the Grandparents. Then they presented them with pictures they had colored for them. Very sweet!!! As you can tell from Braden's face he LOVED having his Papa and Maw Maw there!!!

SCHOOL SPIRIT DAY

REPOST OF BLUE DAY

As most of you know the first few weeks of KG are spent reviewing colors. The KG classes at LCHS do a "Color of the Day" for 2 weeks so I will be posting pics from each color day and some pics of Braden/Mrs. Debbie's coloring. Braden is just now starting to TOLERATE hand over hand with coloring, writing, etc. Their first color to review was BLUE!!!

**(I went back changed my pics because I finally got my Photoshop program acting right. I clicked on delete instead of "edit" so thats why it is out of order. This was supposed to be the beginning of the "Color of the Day" series. SORRY FOR MY BLONDE MOMENT)**

WUZ UP!!

This picture cracks me up!! Everytime I look at it I think he is saying either "wuz up" or "how you doin" (like Joey on Friends). So which one do you think fits the pic better????

COLOR OF THE DAY - WEEK 2

ORANGE DAY

This is pre-hair cut. We were starting on the mullet so it was time for a cut!!!

GREEN DAY

YELLOW DAY

RED DAY

KINDERGARTEN 2009

I want to start this blog with Braden's Kindergarten year so let's back up to August 10, 2009.

This is Braden's first official year of Kindergarten. Last year was a KG transition year because he just wasn't developmentally ready for the real deal. He only went Tues. - Thurs. last year and spent most of the day in the Resource Room with his wonderful aide Mrs. Debbie. (WE LOVE MRS. DEBBIE) This year is a different story - he is a full-time Kindergartener! He has Mrs. Joetta Trousdale this year as his teacher. She is wonderful!!!! She keeps him entertained and on track. He is staying in her room most of the day and was blessed another year with Mrs. Debbie. He receives some Language and Math instruction in the Resource Room with Mr. Matt and on Tuesdays he has Speech, PT, and OT. (yeah he is pretty tired when he gets home on Tuesdays) It is amazing how much more prepared Braden is for school this year. Even though it hurt a little holding him back another year, it was the right thing to do. I hate that he is not with his friends from last year but he has made more new friends this year!!!