The Goodman Life

Saturday night...

2012-02-12T18:37:00.000-08:00

Since our purchase of our home, we are now on a stricter budget...no more Saturday night dinners out on the town!

Instead we choose to bake a dozen or so cupcakes, pull out every bottle of sprinkles in the pantry and this is what you get....

And for the record, our Saturday nights are MUCH more fun!

Our New Home!

2012-01-25T13:32:00.000-08:00

Now, after months of negotiating, signing papers, PRAYING, getting appraisals done, water tests done, and waiting for the closing date....I can officially say THIS is our new home.....

Does it look familiar?? Yes, yes it is the house directly behind us (we like the neighborhood).

We moved in just yesterday, and we are so happy to be here!

More pictures to come when all of the boxes disappear!

It's a....

2012-01-02T16:08:00.000-08:00

So much to update, so little time! But in the meantime we found out a couple of weeks ago that we are expecting a

BOY!!!!

Coming mid May!

Positive!

2011-10-01T14:00:00.000-07:00

Two weeks ago our family was surprised with a POSITIVE pregnancy test! Since this was a total surprise, we went to the doctor the very next day to confirm this news.

And the doctor confirmed, I was soon to be 6 weeks pregnant!

We are calling this our little miracle, since we were doing everything to prevent this from happening, but God knows what he is doing and we are ecstatic!!

Other than some mild morning sickness and the general pregnant feeling of being tired all of the time, I am doing great!

Here are some prayer requests:

1. Please pray that God will show us where we need to live after the baby is born, we love our little house, but it is only 2 bedrooms and Addie is getting crammed!

2. Please pray that we can find someone to watch the new addition while I work, it is not feasible for one of us to stay home and we both enjoy our jobs. I really don't want to place the new addition in daycare at such a young age, but will if it becomes necessary.

3. Please pray for a better job for hubs, he loves his job, but it is becoming more and more physically demanding on him.

4. Please pray for a healthy baby, pregnancy and delivery. Please also pray for Addison as she adjusts from life as an only child.

Thanks for everyone's support!

Solid Orange Friday!

2011-09-09T02:00:00.000-07:00

Football season is upon us!! If you remember, every Friday during football season is dedicated to Solid Orange Friday, so that we can remember to pull our tigers through on Saturday!

Addison is ready....

The Bird Feeder

2011-09-07T18:53:00.001-07:00

I know that I've mentioned for the millionth time that I just adore Addison's pre school. Seriously, they are GREAT!! She was SO excited to come home on Tuesday and hang her new bird feeder, beside the bird house that she made at pre - school this past summer. She was so cute, that I had to document her excitement!!

Labor Day Fireworks!

2011-09-04T23:00:00.000-07:00

Normally, labor day weekends are spent in Clemson, SC, but since our tigers were playing Troy ( yeah, I don't know who they are) we decided to have a stay-cation this year.

Luckily, our town was having a free fireworks show on Sunday evening, so we went!

We arrived a little early (okay an hour and a half early) to get the "right spot". Should I mention that before arriving we had a not so great meal at Subway and we gave our child coke to drink...
(Gasp all you want) So, needless to say she was bouncing off of the walls and there was nothing for her to do except sit and play her Leapster.... so we walked across the street to Jelly Belly and bought her a ginormous colorful sucker....

yeah, so she could have more sugar and bounce around and make silly faces....

The fireworks finally began and they were gorgeous! We had a great time, we even sang songs at the top of our lungs and have our "firework neighbors" give us strange looks.

Family Memories!

Tip Tap Tippity Tap

2011-09-04T19:33:00.001-07:00

Addison's third season of dance is upon us! I know, I'm shocked that this is her third season as well, it just seems like yesterday that we entered our first dance session.

Addison has matured into such a graceful little dancer!! She has surpassed pre - dance and she is now taking a 45 minute tap / ballet class. Watching Addison dance is one of the best things ever! I rarely miss a class!

A beautiful ribbon dance!

And the tapping begins! This is her favorite part!

Break a leg Addie!

My New Nephew!

2011-07-05T10:33:00.000-07:00

This post is a little delayed, but on May 31 our family expanded to welcome Camden Walker into our lives!

Isn't he gorgeous?!?

And cousin Addison is pretty crazy about him too!

Happy 4th of July!

2011-07-04T12:30:00.000-07:00

We celebrated our fourth of July last night in our little hometown. At our local fairgrounds their was a carnival set up along with free entertainment and fireworks. What we didn't anticipate for was the crowds, it was A LOT more crowded than we ever thought that it would be. So crowded that it raveled my nerves a little bit. Super crowded environments make me place my 4 year old in a baby carrier and carry her around, but I suppose that she's too old to do that...

Seeing that she is now tall enough to ride the swings by herself....she was so excited!! She has been patiently wanting to ride the swings at every amusement park that we have been to, but now she is tall enough!

And she's also tall enough to ride the miniature pirate ship! I know that she doesn't look that excited, but I promise that she was!

Right before the fireworks we met up with sweet Meli from my Sunday School class, Meli was really excited to ride the caterpillar with Addison!

And at last, we craned our necks to see the beautiful fireworks. Addison was a little scared at first, but calmed down after she saw the beautiful colors.

Happy 4th of July everyone!

S'mores!

2011-07-03T20:39:00.000-07:00

It donned on me the other day that my child has not ever had a s'more! So, I decided that we needed to change that. Then it occurred to me that we do not have a fire pit and we don't ever go camping.

Dad to the rescue!!

He suggested that we use our char coal grill, and it worked!!

Addie on the other hand, only liked placing the marshmellow into the fire and allowing it to ignite, causing her mother to have a heart attack and to run over at the speed of lightning to extinguish the charred marshmellow. And of course, the same thing happened when I snapped this picture.

Oh and please excuse hubs' ridiculous outfit, we had just returned from the track ( we'll save that for another post) and please also excuse our Virgina Tech chairs, we are truly Clemson fans, but I bought those on sale last year at K-Mart and hubs is really really embarrassed to sit in them!

Happy Summer!

2011-07-02T20:28:00.000-07:00

We are having a great summer so far!! For Christmas, my parents gave all 3 of us season passes to Dollywood and Dollywood Splash Country, and I'm a little embarrassed to say that we've went almost every weekend. Hubs' work schedule was re - arranged so that he only works until 11 or 12 on Friday's so, a lot of times we pack up and get out of town by 12:30 on Friday afternoons, returning later that evening from an afternoon of swimming and fun!

I just have to say that I am loving Addison being 4! She is so brave at Splash Country, she is now tall enough to go down the big slides and she loves every one of them! On some of the slides all 3 of us can race down ( don't tell her that we let her win)!

Another great thing about the park is the larger pool that we relax in after we are so hot from standing in lines all day long!

And by the way, Addison is a swimming pro! We enrolled her in swimming lessons this summer. Each Monday evening we grace our local fitness center for a 30 minute lesson and we have seen such an improvement!

Hope everyone else is having a great summer as well!

A visit with To - to

2011-04-25T17:30:00.000-07:00

To -to telling the Bible story

My sweet little girl calls her Aunt Christal "To-to", we don't know why she has always done this, but Christal loves it and now the nick name is stuck!

Anyway, last weekend Addie and I went to visit Uncle Sean, To - to, and Cooper! We had so much fun! To - to works at their church with the children's ministries, and they had a huge Easter Egg hung complete with parachute games, face painting and a small petting zoo.

Enjoy our pictures!

Waiting on the egg hunt!

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Addie's rainbow face painting!

Wedding Bells!

2011-04-17T16:34:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago, we were blessed to witness the marriage of my mother - in - law and her new husband, Jim. Spunky's father passed away almost 7 years ago, and we have been praying that my mother - in - law would find someone to make her happy again. Well, she found that in Jim. Jim is a great guy and we wish them many years of happiness.

A certain someone was also in her first wedding! She was a little shy and would not walk down the aisle without her cousin, Anna. I thought that she looked beautiful!

Super Bowl

2011-02-06T19:24:00.000-08:00

Tonight was GREAT! It was a night filled with great friends, great food and a lot of laughter. Our friends Aaron & Rachel invited us over to their annual Super Bowl party, which was great, but it was exactly what I have needed.

I love hanging out with our group of friends, they are all so supportive of hubs, Addie and I and I always feel so lifted up and encouraged after we all get together.

Not to mention, that usually Addison is the only kid - o, (Jeremiah counts, but he's not toddeling yet) and Rachel always always goes out of her way to make sure that Addison is always welcomed. Right when we arrived, Rachel already had a stack of fun toys for Addison--ready to play with. This is such a huge relief for a mama!

Anyway, Aaron and Rachel, we had an absolute blast tonight and thanks for having our little family of 3 over!

New Opportunity!

2011-01-30T18:34:00.001-08:00

Yes, I know that it's been awhile since I have posted....there are reasons for that. But for now, I'm not getting into that.

Just wanted to drop a line and let everyone know that I am now a Pampered Chef consultant! Yay! I am really nervous about this, but I have been praying about this since mid summer.

Please consider me for all of your Pampered chef needs or to schedule a party. To place an order, you can email me at keisha.goodman@rocketmail.com, facebook me, or simply leave a comment!

Thanks!

Until Next Time....

Snow Day!

2010-12-26T13:00:00.000-08:00

A week or so ago, Josh and Addison enjoyed a snow day together while I ventured to work :(. I would love to stay at home with my family on snow days, but I always pray that we will get at least one on a weekend. At least Josh took some great pictures for me to enjoy, hope that you enjoy them as well.

Does anyone Else's child love to eat snow??

We're Ready Santa!

2010-12-24T19:03:00.001-08:00

The stockings are hung.....

The cookies are prepared.....

New pj's are on.......

The cookies & eggnog are ready for Santa!

We're ready for you Santa!

Christmas with the Goodman's

2010-12-24T17:48:00.000-08:00

Over the river and through the woods, to Aunt Jennifer's house we go! Last weekend we traveled waaayyyy down in Georgia to have Christmas with Josh's side of the family. While we were there we also witnessed my nephew, Will's baptism. It was a joyous occasion, thanks Aunt Jennifer for your hospitality. We had a great time!

As you can see from the picture, Addison made herself at home at Aunt Jennifer's, insisting to wear her leotard and tutu the entire time!

The View From Here

2010-12-14T08:32:00.000-08:00

Our Christmas lights, 2010!

Our Weekend At Great Wolf Lodge!

2010-12-12T19:54:00.000-08:00

My mother - in - law went over board with our Christmas gift this year. Back in August, she informed me that our Christmas gift this year was going to be a weekend vacation, just the 3 of us. She told me to pick a weekend in December and she would take care of the rest. She wouldn't ever tell us where we were going, but after Halloween, she finally informed us that she had booked a weekend for us at Great Wolf Lodge!

I have been longing to go to Great Wolf Lodge ever since it had opened, I had called several times last winter, but because of all of the snow last winter, we could never get it together! So, when she surprised us with such a great vacation, I was more than excited!

This may be a picture overload, but there were so many wonderful things about Great Wolf Lodge, I wanted you to see them all, although it seems that blogger has managed to screw up the sequence of the pictures!

Great Wolf Lodge is famous for their indoor water-park, that is 84 degrees year round. There is also a lot for parents and children to do together in the water park. Addison really enjoyed the children's area, pictured above, but hubs and I also took turns watching Addison and enjoying some of the faster adult slides. It was great because none of the lines were ever very long, the longest that we waited for a slide is 10 minutes!

This is one of the pool's at Great Wolf, we found a friendly snake swimming in the water! Also in this pool is a basketball court!

Ahhh....the great clock tower show! This was so much fun, each night at 8 PM the clock tower in the main lobby turns into a magical show, complete with singing and dancing. After the show Rudolph The Red Nose Reindeer came out to read a bed time story to all of the children! Afterwards, we went by Dunkin Doughnuts in the hotel to enjoy some yummy doughnuts before bed!

We also visited with someone special before the clock tower show!

Let It snow! It snowed in the lobby during the clock tower show!

Another view of the water park!

As you can see, we had a wonderful weekend away! Memaw, if you are reading thank you, thank you, thank you for such a wonderful weekend!

As for me, I'm ready to go back to The Lodge!

Follow Me!

2010-12-04T11:50:00.001-08:00

Yay for twitter! I have decided to join everyone else and join twitter, you can look over to your left and see my tweets, or choose to follow me!

2010 Christmas Tree

2010-12-03T00:02:00.000-08:00

This is our beautiful Christmas tree for the year 2010. It is a little shorter than what I thought that it would be, but it will do! Addison had to put the star on before she put any more ornaments on! Haha!

Addison loves our tree, she often times goes around and looks at all of the different ornaments and talks about them. Her favorite is her ballerina ornament that I bought for her when we were on vacation.

One of my favorite parts about Christmas is my Christmas tree skirt. I have often joked with my husband that if our house catches on fire, that I am going to run down stairs and grab our Christmas tree skirt (after Addison is safe, of course). Our Christmas tree skirt is special because all of our guests at our wedding signed our Christmas tree skirt with fabric pens, instead of signing a guest book. So many of them wrote such sweet messages to us, reminding us to keep Christ in the center of our marriage. Other messages strike my heart like one from my cousin Amy who passed away with cancer this year. Her message states " We love you, remember to keep Christ in the center of your marriage." And I always love reading those messages from my high school friends like Lauren and Heather, it always makes me reminds me about the fun that we had growing up together.

One of the things that Addison and I do at night is lay down under the tree before any gifts are placed beneath it and look up at the lights on the tree, sometimes Ellye comes to join us, and hubs tells us that we are crazy!

Just making memories!

Until next time!

Keisha :)

In Search of the Perfect Christmas Tree

2010-12-01T09:03:00.000-08:00

You may remember from last year, we ventured several hours to pick out our Christmas tree. After our pleasant experience last year, we decided to do a repeat trip again this year. Last year we went to pick out our Christmas tree on the weekend before Thanksgiving. This year, we made the mistake of traveling to get it on the Saturday after Thanksgiving.

When we pulled up to the tree farm, we were greeted with a long line of cars, waiting to enter the Christmas tree farm. We waited for an hour, just to park our car. When we finally parked, we went over to get into line to get on a tractor to pull us up the mountain to pick our our perfect Christmas tree, but we enjoyed a quick visit with Santa Claus while we waited.

We also had fun with a few lingering snowmen!

Finally, it was our turn to ride the wagon onto the mountainside to search for our perfect Christmas tree. We were all a bit indecisive about our Christmas tree, Addison wanted a BIIIIGGG tree, Dad wanted a fat one, and I was leaning more towards a slimmer one. After 45 minutes of searching, we finally found it! Due to the crowds, there was no one available to cut it down for us (like in years past), so Josh grabbed a teeny hand saw and started sawing himself, luckily it wasn't too bad! He drug it down the mountain and we were off!

We had a great time this year, and this is a tradition that we will keep for years to come!

A Christmas Card?

2010-11-30T15:32:00.000-08:00

As I mentioned in my last post, it is almost impossible to get a decent picture of Addison. One thing that I love to do is send out a yearly Christmas card. I love getting adorable Christmas cards of my friends and their children. My friend, Lauren always sends out the cutest cards. I always look forward to getting her card and cards from others. My sister always sends a Christmas card with an informative letter with all that their family did throughout the year, including where they vacationed and what they were involved in.

So, this year I am trying to get a jump on it. In early November I started calling portrait studios and I was a little surprised that many of the studios charge $1 per Christmas card. I sometimes send out more than 100 Christmas cards, so doing a nice picture at a portrait studio would be quite expensive.

My sister in law, Jennifer took a photography class in college and she has also taken pictures at many weddings, so when I asked her to take a nice family photo of us, she jumped on it. We took these pictures at my mother in law's neighborhood, in a grassy area beside the pool. Which picture do you like best?

#3

So, which one? Take your pick!

Until Next Time!

Keisha :)

A Goodman Thanksgiving!

2010-11-29T12:06:00.000-08:00

This year we celebrated Thanksgiving with Josh's side of the family. It was so fun to see Addison with her older cousins, Anna & Will. We don't get to see them much because they live several hours away, but we cherish each time that we do get to see them! This year, we had ham (cooked by my wonderful hubs), I made my mom's Sweet Potato Casserole (sooo yummy! ) and I didn't screw it up! Yahoo!!

Hubs with his mom & sister

Addison with her cousins, Anna & Will and Memaw! It is so hard to get Addison to take a decent picture, and I don't understand why she won't just look at the camera for a few seconds and smile!! Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to get her to take a good picture?

After our Thanksgiving dinner, we drove to my sisters house so that we could do some black Friday shopping! It is a tradition that my mom and sister do each and every year. Hubs was nice enough to keep Addison and my nephew, Cooper so that we could shop all day long! He was a little nervous about keeping both of them all day, but he did a great job and both kiddos had a blast. As for shopping, we had a lot of fun. We were at Target at 4:30 on Friday morning and we shopped until 4:30 in the afternoon. I loved that everything in Gap was half off until noon, I got a lot for Addison and my mom even let me go through the store and pick out my own Christmas gifts for myself! Loved that!

Does anyone else do black Friday shopping? What was your black Friday experience like?

Until Next Time!

Keisha :)

The Turkey Program

2010-11-28T11:48:00.000-08:00

On Tuesday of last week, we were invited to lunch and a program at Addison's pre - school.

The children made the center pieces, butter & napkin rings!

We heard some lovely little songs about pilgrims, turkeys and all things Thanksgiving! And then Josh went to work and Addie and I went home to spend some quality time together while Mommy had the day off of work!

But not before Addison said goodbye to one of her favorite teachers, Mrs. Joy!!

Don't you just love Addison's face in this picture? Too cute!

Until Next Time!

Keisha :)

Going Private

2010-10-17T14:32:00.001-07:00

Due to some security concerns, my blog will be going private as of November 1, 2010. If you would like to continue to read my blog, please email me at keisha.goodman@rocketmail.com. Thanks!

Fourth Birthday Party!

2010-10-09T15:43:00.000-07:00

Today we celebrated Addison's fourth Birthday Party! This year, we decided to utilize our local recreation center for an afternoon of swimming! It was SO worth it! All of the kids had a fantastic time and the parents enjoyed some time of socializing while we watched our little one's wade through the miniature water park!

After the swimming, we enjoyed a delicious lunch of pizza, fruits & veggies and cake of course!
Addison loved each and every gift and it was so much fun to watch her open each one with more excitement than the last!

Enjoy our pictures from our fun day!

Field Trip

2010-09-22T09:57:00.001-07:00

Today, Addison went on her very first field trip and Spunky and I went along for the fun! We are so blessed to have jobs that understand that we want to be there for everything!

We traveled to the fruit stand to learn all about apples. When we were there we learned and tasted different varieties of apples, learned how to make apple turnovers and apple pies. We even went into their BIG refrigerator and learned that apples keep best in the cold refrigerator!

It was also nice to meet other parents, teachers and her friends!

I have actually been meaning to post this picture of Addison on her very first day of pre - school.

A Little Weekend Away...

2010-09-19T18:40:00.000-07:00

This weekend was a really busy, but fun weekend. A few weeks ago, we found out that our niece Anna (Josh's sister's daughter) was cheering a couple of hours away from us, so of course we went down to see her. We left out mid day on Saturday and went to Georgia to see Ms. Anna. She's a great cheerleader and we had a great time! It just amazes me at how much she has grown up! She has turned out to be such a lovely young lady and she truly loves Christ with all of her heart and that is what makes her beautiful inside and out!

Our nephew, Will (Anna's younger brother) has also grown up into a handsome young man. He loves to ride his dirtbike and he does really well in school. I love watching Anna and Will play with Addison. They are so gentle with her, but she loves to wrestle with them.

After the football game, we drove a little ways and stayed in Anderson, SC. We searched out a hotel with an indoor pool for Addison so that she could splash the night away. We finally settled into a Country Inn & Suites & we had a great time playing in the pool and then laying in the bed together eating pop tarts & cheering on our Clemson Tigers until bed time!

The next day we went to downtown Clemson to eat lunch and shop in the stores to stock up on some orange for our wardrobe! We had a great time together, I just love those little weekend getaways!

Vacation...

2010-08-27T14:17:00.000-07:00

Last weekend we were blessed by taking a long weekend to Pigeon Forge. We were unable to go to the beach this year because hubs used most of his vacation time when he went to Brazil.

We left on Friday & returned on Monday, we were also blessed in the fact that Memaw came to be with us for one night during our vacation. She was able to go with us to Splash Country on Saturday & she seemed to have enjoyed herself even though it rained for half of the day on Saturday. Our theory was that we were going to get wet anyway, so why did it matter if it was raining or not, at least it wasn't hot or crowded!

On Sunday Addison proclaimed that she didn't want to go to the "water slides", she just wanted to stay at the hotel and swim. Hubs and I agreed that, that was a good idea. We also went and ate at a new restaurant called "Mamas Farmhouse". It was YUUUMMMMYYYYY!!!! Even Addison loved eating there, probably because they allowed her to get a toy out of their toy box after our meal for being a good girl during breakfast.

After breakfast we also visited the Christmas store where I hinted to hubs about the village pieces that I wanted for Christmas. Hehe! Addison visited Santa Claus and told him that she wanted a beep beep (car) and a pink computer for Christmas!

Monday was filled with some shopping at Tanger outlets before going home. I purchased Addison a few items for fall and then we headed home.

It was a great long weekend! And we really enjoyed relaxing and being together as a family!

P.S. I will have to post pics later, blogger is being mean and not letting me!

Date Night!

2010-08-24T12:52:00.001-07:00

A couple of weeks ago hubs and I were truly blessed with a date night! This was our first date night since April, so we were really excited to have a quite dinner without our little one!

We first helped Addie pack her suitcase, she packed most of it. We let her pick out her dress for church the next day, she included lots of books & her favorite nightgown. She was off to a fun evening herself, Nana & Papaw were taking her to the Volunteer Fire Department for their annual Fire Department Picnic. Too bad that she's scared of fire trucks!

After that, hubs and I were off...we first went to dinner at Chili's, which was good, but I was HIGHLY disappointed that their famous Chicken Tacos were taken off of the menu. Dinner was good anyway.

We then made our way to the Asheville mall to utilize my gap coupon. I bought myself a few things, including some new Gap jeans (LOVE them) & a cutesy pair of shoes. I rarely buy myself anything, but when you have a 40% off Gap coupon, it's kind of irresistible!

Hubs & I then made our way to the movies, where we went to the 9:55 movie! It was so much fun staying out so late! We watched the movie "Grown Ups" and to be honest with you, I will give it a "C". Hubs would probably disagree and give it an "A". We had such a good time though giggling and singing with the radio on the way home!

Addison's Summer....

2010-08-09T19:44:00.000-07:00

With summer drawing in for a close, I wanted to update everyone on Addison's summer. Summer has been a blast for Addison, it was filled with lots of swimming and playing outside. With that, Addison has had quite a few changed in her life this summer.

The first change was that we have switched her child care from her baby sitter to a really nice pre - school located downtown. We were always happy with her baby sitter, but we were getting concerned that she may not be quite ready for kindergarten. This pre school is AMAZING to say the least, Addison is now exposed to so much more and we can tell a HUGE difference in our child since she first started her pre - school. For starters, her vocabulary has expanded & it seems like she associates what she is learning at school at home now. Her second day at school was "blue day", so I dressed her from head to toe in blue. She has known her colors for a very long time, but when she got home she associated what she had learned with other objects in our house that were also blue. She went from room to room and told me everything that was blue in that room.

Addison is also learning a lot about the bible at school as well, she was able to participate in Vacation Bible School and she also attends chapel once per week. One week was entitled " Bible Story Week" and she learned about a different bible story each day.

In a couple of weeks, she will also have the opportunity to participate in Computer and Spanish classes, along with several field trips throughout the year. Needless to say, we are very excited about this new adventure.

Another big change for Addison was ....

Yes! she got her ears pierced. She has been wanting to do it for months, but she recently mustered up the courage to do so!

One Saturday evening at The Asheville Mall, she said that she wanted to do it, so I took her into The Icing, she walked in and exclaimed "No, not this ear piercing store" so we walked to Claire's, I first let her pick out her earrings and she chose a little pair of small flowers that were different colors. I then put her up in the chair and the lady came over and did it really fast, she did cry, but not until the second ear was pierced. She wanted to take the earrings out at first, but once she saw them in her ears she loved them. Once down from the chair, she ran over and picked out a new Dora The Explorer purse & diary ( I know, why does a 3 year old need a diary?) But, who was I to tell her no after she went through all of that?

She's also doing well when we have to clean them with solution 3 times per day, she's just anxious to wear Mommy's earrings really soon!

More updates to come soon!

British Soccer Camp

2010-08-01T12:00:00.000-07:00

This week Addison was enrolled in a British Soccer Camp at our local rec center. The camp was held each morning from 9 - 10 am and she was taught various soccer skills. At the end of camp her coaches said that her dribbling & handling of the ball had improved over the week and that she was a pleasure to have at camp.

Addison seemed to enjoy the camp and she looks forward to playing soccer this coming Spring. She will start dance classes again in August.

Happy Fourth of July!

2010-07-05T11:10:00.000-07:00

We had a great fourth of July! The best part of the holiday weekend was that Daddy took off on Friday, so we had a four day weekend together as a family, and it was great!

On Friday we went to Splash Country and had a great day splishing and splashing together. We got there just as the park opened so we had some of the water slides to ourselves for a while, so that was nice. It is so fun to see how brave Addison is getting. I think that she would even go down the big adult slides if we let her, but I love that Splash Country is so family friendly. It is really nice to be able to go down slides with your child and have fun with them.

On Sunday we first celebrated the fourth with an awesome church service! The choir sang some great patriotic songs & a couple sang "Proud to Be An American" they did such a fantastic job, and it brought tears to my eyes. I dressed Addison in the most adorable red, white & blue dress with cute pigtails! She looked really adorable, I wore a navy dress to match her! I love it when our outfits coordinate!

On Sunday evening we were invited over by our friends Aaron & Rachel, where we continued our celebrations with a cookout and some fun games! Rachel had also invited over some of our other friends from Chrysalis. It was so nice to hang out with everyone, and Rachel is always the best hostess! She always goes out of her way to ensure that everyone is happy and comfortable. She had sparklers & sidewalk chalk waiting for Addison and when we had walked down to the fireworks she pulled out lots of glow bracelets & necklaces to keep Addison's busy hands occupied! Thanks Rachel, you're the best!

We enjoyed the fireworks lakeside, it was so nice that Aaron and Rachel live at the lake & we were able to just walk down to the lake to see the fireworks. And we were able to get a bit of a work out in as well when we walked back up to their house & we had to conquer their large hill up their road, but it was nice to work off all of the smores & cupcakes!

Hope that you and your family had a great fourth of July as well!

Memorial Day Weekend Getaway!

2010-05-31T18:34:00.000-07:00

This weekend was the most fun & relaxing one that we've had in a long time. Ever since hubby returned from Brazil, I have been patiently waiting for a little getaway with my little family.

On Friday, Addison & I spent the day making special snacks & treats for us to go on our vacation. I just love having special things to eat when we travel, I guess I get it from my mom-- she used to do the same thing when we went on vacation. We made a cheeseball, chocolate chip cookies & home made pimento cheese -- yummy!! I also bought some local strawberries & sliced them up and put some sugar on them for a yummy treat.

Our destination? The usual-- Pigeon Forge, TN, but I didn't care! We arrived on Saturday afternoon and spent the rest of the day swimming in our hotels 2 pools. We had so much fun laughing and splashing with Addison. Later that evening we went and ate dinner at a burger joint up the street, hubs loved it, Addie and I didn't like it so much! She & I both ordered hot dogs, and they looked kinda weird, we also split an order of almost burnt soggy french fries.... so we had a snack when we got back to the room. After dinner we went to The Birkenstock store (one of my favorites) & then Addie spotted some kiddie rides across the street so we let her pick 2 rides to ride. When we got back to the hotel Addie decided that she needed a little swim before bed, the pool stayed open until 2 AM, so we let her swim until 9 :30 or so...HA! Glad she can't tell time yet!

The next morning we got up, ate breakfast in our room & then we were off to Dollywood's Splash Country, we've visited the park several times, but it's getting much more fun to take Addison now that she is getting older. She even went down a couple of the kiddie slides by herself, hubs would walk her up & put her on the slide & I would catch her at the bottom. We also bought season passes to the park, so we will be visiting much more this year! On a normal day to Splash Country, we enter the park around opening time -- 10 am or so, we splash for a few hours, go out to our car and make a picnic (they have picnic tables just outside of the entrance) or even eat in the hatch of my car and then go back in for a few more hours. I added up & we saved about $30 by doing this!

Later on that evening we went out and ate at our favorite restaurant, The Chop House and it was soooo good as usual, and of course Addie wanted to swim again after dinner, so being the good parents that we are, we let her.

On Monday, sadly it was time to go home, but not before some outlet shopping. I bought Addison a few items, including soccer cleats for soccer camp coming up at the end of July. They are black with pink cleats on the bottom -- sooo cute & we bought her a pink soccer ball to match! So adorable! I also got started on my Christmas shopping with a lot of winter items on clearance racks!

We had a great weekend away & can't wait to do it again!

Dance Recital

2010-05-22T17:42:00.001-07:00

One of the benefits of having a little girl is dance class. Since September, 2009 Addison and I have traveled to Sylva each evening to Triple Threat Performing Arts Academy to Predance class taught by Miss. Nicole. This has been one of our favorite mommy & daughter activities, Dad has school on Tuesday evenings so dance class helps the evening go by faster.

In December, 2009 the class of 10 3 & 4 year olds started to prepare for their recital piece "The Wheels On The Bus". A few weeks later they were measured for their costumes. And the dance recital was starting to come together.

This past week was filled with extra classes & rehearsals, and the recital was today. I volunteered to be the "stage mom", helping the little ones keep their bows tied, hair fixed & entertained the group while we waited for our turn to go on stage. And finally, it was our turn. The lights turned to a bright yellow to match their adorable costumes, and it was time for the girls to go on stage. But their was a problem....my little one was glued to my leg. I picked her up and explained to her that she was going to dance for all of her friends & relatives that came to see her, and also that if she went on stage that there was a brand new slip - n - slide waiting on her in the car. That was all that it took...she bolted in front of Lydia ( a friend from church) and went out and did her wheels on the bus thing... and she did great! And yes, if you did ask me if it all was worth it... I will proudly tell you yes, yes it was! I was so proud of her on stage, dancing around and having so much fun!

The Wheels on the Bus go round & round...

The babies on the bus go wah wah wah...

The mamas on the bus go shhh shhh shhh

The slip n slide!

Brazil...

2010-05-15T19:11:00.000-07:00

As many of you know, recently my husband went on his first mission trip to Brazil. He left on April 9 and returned on the 18th. He first arrived in Manaus, Brazil, flew to Santarem, Brazil...got on a boat and traveled for 7 hours into the Amazon rain forest. Once he reached his destination he ministered to two villages in the rainforest. He & his mission team (of 7 other people) did bible school activities with the children in the morning, went and handed out tracks to the "locals" in the afternoon & ended up the day by showing Christian films (one night it was Facing The Giants, in Portuguese) to the adults.

This post can't do justice to the work that God did while he was in Brazil, one night over 30 youth came forward and made decisions for Christ, and I'm sure that there were many more. "Spunky" says that the best part of the trip was working with the children, many afternoons hubs & some of his buddies could be found playing soccer with teenage boys... and there are many more stories.

For Addie & I, the week was difficult with hubs being gone, but we had a blast at the same time! The hardest part was not being able to communicate with "Spunky" the entire week. On Thursday, I did receive a post card, sent from NYC while hubs was on a layover & to be honest with you, it totally made my day! I took half a week off of work & we spent our days hanging out with the other "missionary widows" as we called ourselves, shopping, cleaning & of course paying visits to the Waynesville Rec Center.

I will leave you a few pictures of the great time that hubs had....
The children of Brazil. My favorite picture from his trip, I think that this little girl is just beautiful and this mother just wanted hubs to have a picture of her little girl because he had such an impact on their lives.
This is the local church.

Happy Easter!

2010-04-04T13:16:00.000-07:00

Hope that you and your family had a great Easter like we did!

Easter Eggs

2010-04-03T19:08:00.000-07:00

Flowers The Bunny

2010-04-02T13:18:00.000-07:00

Meet the newest member of the Goodman family...Flowers The Bunny! Originally, the Easter Bunny was supposed to bring the new furry creature, but we then decided to allow Addison to go and pick out her new bunny. I don't know where she came up with the name, but we like it and think that it is cute!

Flowers will be living in her new hand crafted home located behind the swing set. The new home is complete with a loft bed room, and a hanging water bottle. Flowers seems to enjoy her little home that "Spunky" spray painted green.

Flowers, welcome to the family!

3 Weeks from today...

2010-03-19T13:30:00.000-07:00

In 3 short weeks from today, I will take "Spunky" to the airport and say goodbye to him. For ten days he will be going on the trip that he has always dreamed of....his first mission trip! He's headed to Brazil, more specifically the Amazon River Basin to do various mission work that includes street ministry, Vacation Bible School for children & to help some of the locals to start churches.

All week we have been collecting various items such as toys, hygiene items, stickers & school supplies. Last night he went to meet with the 7 other people that he will be traveling with to pack his "supply bag" and it is now packed to the brim.

"Spunky" is really excited about this adventure and he is anticipating how God is going to work through him in Brazil. I am a little nervous about this experience, but I know that it will be awesome and I can't wait to hear all about it.

Please keep "Spunky" & the other mission team members in your prayers.

A Typical day in the Goodman household...

2010-03-07T12:44:00.000-08:00

One of the blogs that I read (www.kellyskorner.blogspot.com) encouraged each of her readers to write about their typical days...so I guess that it's my turn.

6:00 am - Beep beep beep, yup that's the beeping of my alarm clock, but it's going to get earlier next week as I have vowed to be at the gym at 6 Am!

6:35 - Addison is normally up and perched on my spot in my bed beside her Daddy watching morning cartoons, Daddy is usually grumbling that it's too early Ha!

7:10 - Out the door with lunch in hand headed to Asheville

8:00 - Setting up my room and getting my first patient of the day

8:05 - 12 PM - Patients, patients & lots of them! I am supposed to see one patient every 30 - 45 minutes, so I have to stay on track. During each visit I invite the parent of my patient to come back with their child so that I can talk to the parent about the child's diet, brushing techniques at home and their daily schedule. I first listen to any concerns that the parent has about their child's teeth and then I attempt to get x - rays on every patient that I see & show the child's parent how to effectively brush and floss their child's teeth and then I do a quick cleaning. The child normally sits on my lap for the cleaning, and yes a lot of times they scream, but I try to talk the child through it. After an examination by the dentist & a good fluoride treatment the patient is out the door with a new toothbrush & a shiny new toy, and I head back to my room to finish up my notes & to clean my room up as fast as possible before my next patients appointment.

11Am - Josh is normally dropping off Addison around this time at our babysitter & heading to work himself!

12 PM - lunch time, I normally eat my lunch at work, but sometimes I run errands or make a quick trip to the mall.

1 - 5 PM - More & more patients!

5 PM - I'm usually heading out the door & on my way home, fighting Asheville rush hour traffic!

6 PM - I arrive at Mom's to pick up Addison ( she normally picks up Addie around 4:30 from our baby sitter. I try to make this a quick stop, because I need to hurry home & prepare dinner.

6:15 - Finally home to prepare dinner, I run in and prepare Addison a quick snack to hold her over until dinner is served. Normally, I prepare something the night before so that whatever we are going to eat that night just needs to be thrown into the oven & I only need to prepare a couple of side dishes. We eat lots & lots of leftovers. While whatever is in the oven I do a load of laundry, lay out clothes, or do some type of chore! On a daily basis I always wash all of the dishes (by hand because we don't have a dishwasher) & do a load of laundry. It drives me nuts if the laundry and dishes aren't kept up with!

7PM - Josh is now off of work, but rarely does he come home right after work. Tuesday nights he has school at Fruitland Bible College in Hendersonville, Wednesday nights he has class & on Thursdays he meets with some people at church to pray for his mission trip that he is going on in April. So normally Addison and I eat at this time & she helps me clean up afterwards. Such a sweet girl!

8PM - Daddy is finally home around this time! He eats dinner while Addison and I go off to play in her room & work on some educational things!

8:45 - Bath time for Addison

9:00 - Story and bedtime for Addison

9:00 - 10:00 - Mama time!!! This is my time of the day to do whatever I want to do, although sometimes I am preparing dinner for the next day. Thank goodness for the dvr so that I can record shows & watch them during this time!

10:00 - 10:30 - devotionals and time with hubby

10:30 - lights out for me anyway, Josh normally stays up and does some studying and comes to bed a little after 11.

I know that this is a crazy day, but thank goodness I only work 4 days a week! On Fridays Addison stays home with me and we have fun! Sometimes we go to the Rec Center and go swimming, or go to the library, or just stay at home and play all day...oh and catch up on housework!

A Day In The Life of Addison...

2010-02-17T17:34:00.000-08:00

7 Am - Wake Up

7:17 Am - Cartoons & toast with Daddy

9:03 Am - Arrive at baby sitters

12:11 PM - Lunch

1:02 PM - Nap Time

4:17 PM - Pick up from baby sitter (by Nana)

6:15 PM - ballet class

7:16 PM - dinner

8 : 32 PM - bath

8:47 PM - kick back in the recliner with warm PJ's, fruit gummies, my blank & Dora pillow......

Ahhh! This is The Life!!

P.S. There is a new post below!!

The Longest...

2010-02-17T17:24:00.000-08:00

icecicles I've ever seen...

It's amazing to me that these icecicles have grown over the past month over our front porch. At night after everyone goes to bed I find myself looking out our front window staring at them. I think that they're beautiful, don't you??

Happy Valentines Day!

2010-02-14T09:38:00.000-08:00

As you read in the previous post, Spunky & I celebrated Valentines Day while Addison was away at Aunt Christal's.

So, we celebrated Valentines Day on Saturday by going out to eat to Nick - N - Nates with Addison (we let her pick where she wanted to eat). On Sunday our church services were canceled due to the snow on Friday & Saturday, so we extended our Valentines Day celebrations.

I woke up to a cooked breakfast by my wonderful husband, eggs, muffins & strawberries. It was really really good! I think that he was going to bring it to me in bed, but I got up before he brought it to me (oops!).

We then gave Addison her Valentines Day gift, a hippity hop! She loved it and she has bounced around the house ever since.

I also made some special Valentines Day treats for my little family. I first made strawberries dipped in chocolate, and then I made some cupcakes complete with chocolate icing & sprinkles!

All around, we had a fantastic day! Josh & I don't typically buy Valentines Day gifts for each other (we did when we were dating), we normally just go out. He often buys me flowers throughout the year, but on Valentines Day we normally just enjoy each others company over a romantic dinner & maybe a movie since we don't get to do either of those things very often!
Happy Valentines Day!!

Date Night!

2010-02-12T12:17:00.000-08:00

Addison sure was a lucky little girl this week! Last Saturday Aunt Christal (or To-to as she calls her, and we're not sure why) invited her down to Winston - Salem to spend the night & experience her first Ringling Brothers circus! After much thought & prayer her Dad and I let her go, but we missed her a lot while she was gone! From what I can tell, she had a great time, but she did tell me that she was scared of the tigers at the circus, but Loved the acrobats! She even slept really well at Aunt To - to and Uncle Sha's (no, that's not a typo...she calls him Sha).

While she was away, her Dad & I went on a much needed date. We first went and had dinner at The Apollo Flame (where we had our first date) and then we went and saw the movie "Dear John". We had a fantastic time together, and yes we talked about our little one the entire time over dinner.

If you are wondering "Dear John" is a great movie! I have read the book & I still agree that the book is better, but I still really enjoyed the movie.

On Saturday we plan on doing some Valentines Day activities as a family, as we are so happy to have our little girl back home!

January snow storm!

2010-01-30T08:32:00.000-08:00

On Friday we were hit with another batch of the white stuff....not as much as the December snow storm, but we still have at least 8 inches or so. It's really difficult to play in because over the top of the snow is about an inch of ice. Hopefully, the ice will melt down so that we can build a snowman!! Enjoy our pics!

Addison eating the snow!

"Ellye" the snow dog!

A Belated Christmas post...

2010-01-09T06:17:00.000-08:00

Contrary to popular belief, the Goodman family has not fallen off of the face of the earth! We've been really really busy lately preparing for Spunky's mission trip, Christmas and we all had a great week off together the week after Christmas. Here's some pictures to sum everything up...

Leaving decorated sugar cookies & eggnog out for Santa! The next morning she went straight over to her table and exclaimed "Santa made a mess"!

I took this picture after Santa made his delivery at our house. Addison recieved a bike, a scooter, a new baby & high chair, an outfit & the pizza that she asked for. In her stocking she recieved some tinkerbell bubble bath, candy, crayons, a coloring book, a bath poof, and jewelery....what more could a girl ask for?? We also gave her some new clothes & a beautiful "Sleeping Beauty" dress & shoes. Spunky gave me some clothes that I wanted, a new Bible,and a gift card to The Gap. I gave him some clothes, a Hollister gift card, and money to get his passport with.

Addison asked Santa numerous times for a pizza & he delivered it!

She loved opening presents!

First Play Date! Addison's friend Lydia from church and dance came over to play. They had a great time playing dolls & dress up!

On New Year's day we took Addison roller skating at the Franklin Skating Rink. She had a blast and did really well!

Not Me Monday...

2009-12-21T18:57:00.000-08:00

I haven't participated in a "Not Me Monday", in quite a while, but after the week that we've had a "Not Me Monday" is definitely in order. If you think that I'm crazy, and don't know what I'm doing please head over to www.mckmama.com !

* After the snow had stopped on Saturday, my lovely little one wanted to go outside and I definitely knew where her gloves were, and I did not have to put socks on her hands because you know....things get lost in our house!

* Also because of the crazy snow, I did not get cabin fever so severely and jumped into my Nissan Rogue and backed up out of the drive and tried to get out (especially after my husband was standing in the car port advising me not to back out, because I could get stuck), and I did not get stuck, and it did not take my husband an hour to get me unstuck....oops!

* I also did not come very very close to running out of toilet paper, and I did not have to call my parents to bring us some, because we couldn't get out!

* And lastly.....I did not run out of deodorant and I did not wear my husband's Old Spice instead.

Addison's snowman

2009-12-18T12:54:00.000-08:00

The snow is currently dumping down on us...we currently 8 inches of the cold white stuff, and it is still falling. We did get a chance to build this awesome snowman....we may attempt to build a snow family tomorrow!

Addison's Christmas Cookies

2009-12-05T19:50:00.000-08:00

One evening this week I decided to let Addison decorate Christmas cookies! We have baked together on many occasions, we actually have a tradition of baking lemon poppy seed muffins every Sunday before church! But this was our first cookie decorating experience!

Before!

She loved the sprinkles!

All done Mommy!

I think that she put about 50 m & m's
on that one cookie!

The finished product!

I think that Addie did a fantastic job on her cookies, we will have to do this more often!

P.S. We have another new post below!

First Snow!

2009-12-05T16:10:00.001-08:00

This morning we woke up to a blanket of beautiful snow in our yard! Addison and I had a lot of fun playing in it while Daddy was at a team meeting. Although, when Daddy returned Addison met him at the door, coat in hand to return to the cold! We love snow days!

Happy Thanksgiving!

2009-11-26T17:03:00.001-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Today's activities were filled with lots of food, fun and love from our family!

We spent our Thanksgiving with my parents, sister, nephew and my dear nanny. We ate your traditional thanksgiving meal (turkey, sweet potatoes...etc). It was so yummy!

I am so thankful for the Lord Jesus Christ for saving my soul and my precious family. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Oh Christmas Tree!

2009-11-22T16:53:00.000-08:00

Well, the Christmas season is upon us. The Goodman family has already participated in several fun Christmas activities.

On Saturday we went to The Asheville Christmas Parade. We had a fabulous time & memaw came along with us! We sat in Pac Square in front of the most adorable little bakery and Andie McDowell ( from Groundhog Day) even stepped up on the curb beside us. Unfortunately, my husband wouldn't let me ask her for her autograph. Addison was such a great sport, the parade was really really long (lasting about an hour and half) and we even arrived an hour and a half prior to the parade starting, so we had to sit on the curb for a loooonnnnngggg time!

After the parade, Memaw treated us to a great lunch at Fuddruckers where we enjoyed some burgers and hot dogs!

We then decided that this was the year that we were going to get the "Christmas tree experience" as Josh has said that we needed for an entire year. Last year, Josh was really disapointed with the way that we got our Christmas tree. We simply followed some signs that we saw in Waynesville to a Christmas tree farm, picked out our Christmas tree that had already been chopped down and brought it home. Soooo, this year he wanted us to pick out our tree from a farm, chop it down, drag it down the mountain, and enjoy some hot chocolate afterwards. Well, our experience this year wasn't quite like that, but we sure had fun. Josh wanted to go to Spruce Pine, NC (where all of the Christmas trees are, he says) to get his Christmas tree. I had asked around at work, and googled several locations, and stumbled upon Sugar Plum Farms in Plumtree, NC (no, i'm not kidding). We drove about 2 hours from Asheville to get to this place, it is located in Avery County (the only thing that I know about this place is that it ALWAYS snows there). We FINALLY get there, and this place is like the Christmas tree capital of the world. First, you wait beside Santa's house on the hay ride and the hay ride takes you up a really steep mountain and drops you off while you search for the perfect Christmas tree. We were only looking for a 5 - 6 ft tree, and they had seveal to choose from. We settled on a 5.5 ft tree that was really full. We flagged down a worker and he cut the tree down for us, gave us a tag and then we hopped back on the hay ride down the mountain.

Once we got down the mountain we browsed around the ornament shop & bought a few Christmas gifts. Unfortunately, because of how time consuming the parade was we didn't get to partake in roasting marshmellows by the campfire or the free hot chocolate. They also had wreath making class on the premesis, but we didn't get to do that either. More reason to go back next year. So, we paid for our tree & gifts and headed back to Asheville, but not before Addison told Santa Claus that she wanted a new baby and a pizza (again, not kidding) for Christmas.

It was a great day & Sugar Plum Farms was well worth the long drive out there. This will be one Christmas tree experience for the scrap book.

Clemson vs Florida State

2009-11-14T18:31:00.000-08:00

Last weekend "Spunky" and I were given tickets to the Clemson vs Florida State football game in Clemson. Thanks so so so much Uncle Riggs! We were given 4 tickets, so we gave the other 2 tickets to our friends Brandon and Jennifer (even though they are huge FL State fans). Addie stayed in Waynesville with Nana & Papaw!

The game started at 7:45 that evening, so prior to the game we had a great time tailgaiting with Bojangles chicken and biscuits! We all had a great time, especially when the tigers scored 2 touchdowns in the last quarter, beating the seminoles 40 to 24!

Happy Halloween!

2009-11-01T18:26:00.001-08:00

This Halloween was filled with lots of tricks and treats! We dressed our little witch and headed to the street! Main Street that is, main street was filled with lots of ghosts and goblins that gave us quite a scare, but it was all worth it with the amount of candy that Addison recieved in her spider trick or treat bag! After trick or treating we settled down with a great dinner from

Nick-n-Nates!

We're Back

2009-11-01T17:47:00.000-08:00

Yes! We're still alive. We've had major computer issues at The Goodman home, and Geek Squad diagnosed our computer as "brain dead" and we ended up having to purchase a new one. Here's a few pictures of what we've been doing over the past few weeks.

Addison celebrated her 3rd birthday party!

The Beach trip was a success, and everyone loved the ocean!

Nanny celebrated her birthday!

Addison was awarded her Cubby vest

in Awana!

We've also had a few answered prayer requests, shortly after my last post we found a car for hubs to commute to Fruitland in. It's a gorgeous 1997 Toyota Corolla! The best part about it is 38 mpg! The worst part about it is that it is a straight drive, and someone is having to teach me how to drive it! Please continue to pray for hubs, as school is very time consuming and difficult!

Changes...

2009-10-12T19:38:00.000-07:00

This is going to be a quick post.

Please be in prayer for my husband as he starts classes at Fruitland Bible Institute on Tuesday. He will be attending classes two nights a week from 6 - 10 PM. This will be a huge change for Addie and I not having hubs around as much. Please be in prayer for some specific prayer requests...

* That GOD would grant Spunky safety to and from classes each night

* That GOD would grant Spunky concentration while in class each night after working all day

* That we may be able to find a reliable car for him to purchase to save money on gas and wear and tear on the Ford Explorer

* That Addie would understand this different schedule and things would go smoothly for her with this transition (she's SUCH a Daddy's girl).

Again, thank you for supporting our family with your thoughs and prayers!

Keisha :)

P.S. Yes, I will eventually post pictures from our wonderful beach vacation & Addison's room make over....give me time!

Clemson Tiger Cheese Dip

2009-09-26T10:37:00.000-07:00

Like I said in my last post, we LOVE college football. Most Saturdays in the fall you can find us lounging around the house watching football games while supporting our Clemson Tigers!

Most Saturdays, I try to prepare one of my husband's favorite snacks. The Cheese dip that I prepare is his favorite. Hope that your family likes it as much as mine does (I'm not exactly sure where I found this recipe, possibly from a Gooseberry Patch cook book).

Clemson Tiger Cheese Dip

Ingredients:

1 package Mexican Velveeta cheese

1 package hot Italian sausage

1 jar salsa (I usually buy Medium, because the Hot, is WAY too hot for this dip)

Brown the entire package of Italian sausage and drain. I then chop up the cheese a bit so that it will melt faster & add salsa. Place all ingredients into a crock pot on high, stirring occasionally. Cheese dip will be done in about 45 minutes. Serve with chips and root for the Tigers!

Football

2009-09-19T19:28:00.000-07:00

In the fall we eat, breathe, and sleep one thing... Clemson Football! You see, like everyone in Spunky's family was a Clemson graduate. So naturally, he grew up going to Clemson football games and wanted to do the same with his family. We have been going to Clemson football games since we started dating, and now we are passing (or trying to pass) that tradition down to our daughter.

Thursday, October 12, 2006 was a big deal in our family on two parts, one because of the birth of our daughter, and secondly Clemson was playing Georgia Tech on a Thursday night game, and won! The game was actually on, while I was giving birth to my daughter! And Spunky was there....Clemson hat on, to welcome his bundle of joy into the world! I am just lucky that he was there with me and not at the game.

Prior to Addison being born, I remember rubbing my big fat pregnant belly in one of my husband's Clemson shirt dreaming about the day that I could take my baby girl to her first Clemson football game, I always adored seeing the little tots in their cheerleading outfits waiting for their turn to have their picture taken with the famous Clemson Tiger.

Spunky's uncle Riggs had given us tickets to the opening game of the season against Middle Tenn. State University. We figured that this would be a perfect game to take Addie to, kick off was at 6 PM, the weather was forcasted to be great, and the best part was that the game wasn't supposed to be televised which meant that we wouldn't be there forever!!

We had 4 tickets to the game, so 2 of our friends from church, Brandon & Jennifer went with us! We got to the stadium super early to tail gate prior to the game starting. You could say that the first mistake of the day was that Addie didn't have a nap. The second mistake was that it was hot, she was sweating, and thought that tail gating was a completely boring experience. During tailgating, she refused to eat and only played with the ice in the cooler.

We entered the stadium 90 minutes prior to kick off (to see the players warm up), and Addie was actually starting to come around! She enjoyed seeing the players, had warmed up to Jennifer, and was amused at the balloons at the other end of the stadium.

Once it was time for kick off, it was a completely different story. Once the fans started screaming, and the tigers did their famous run down the hill, I saw a look of sheer terror on my daughter's face. All I could do was hold her, and she told me over and over "mama, want to go to house please". After a couple of minutes I tripped over half of the row U, and walked up to the concession stand/ bathroom area thinking that I could calm her down gently and hopefully we could enjoy the rest of the game. While up there we first played in some fans that blew mist out, then we went to the potty, bought a soda, and I even sprung for some plastic pom poms to match her adorable cheerleading uniform. The pom pom idea did not work...I tired to get her to cheer with them, but I guess all of the excitement from the game really threw her over the edge, because she was absolutely petrified of the pom poms.....I really think that I am the first person in history to return pom poms that I only owned for about 2 minutes. I can still see the confusion on the clerk's face as I asked for my money back.

I then found some bleachers near the exit of the stadium, so we sat down there and I rocked Addison to sleep after about 2 minutes. So I sat there for what seemed like 6 hours, but was probably only about an hour. After a few minutes of sitting there I realized that I didn't have my cell phone and only a few dollars in my pocket. Several mom's with screaming toddlers came over to the bleachers with what looked like their own scared 2 year olds. Older ladies came up to me and asked me if they could get me some water, or to say that my daughter was adorable.

Finally at the end of the second quarter of the game, my husband found us after several minutes of searching for us, to find Addie still asleep on my soaked with sweat lap. He convinced me that if he carried Addie down to our seats that I could still watch the game. After a few minutes of pondering this, I obliged. Only to find that once he started walking down the steps, Addie woke up screaming "No tiger game, no tiger game", this time Spunk went out with her, and I watched 2 football minutes of the game.

After half time, Addie and Spunky returned to our seats, but then the torrential rain started, so our friend Brandon (who drove) gave me his car keys. Addie and I first returned to our seats on the bleachers near the exit of the stadium, but when the fourth quarter began and the rain slacked off for a bit, we made a run for Brandon's blue SUV.

Addie is still terrified of football, on Friday we attempted to take her to a local high school football game, and she burst into tears excaliming "No tiger game, no tiger game". So, I shrugged my shoulders, sent Spunky on his way to the football game, and Addie and I stayed home for a night of girl fun!

We figure that she'll like football when she's old enough to go and wants to find a boyfriend.... Enjoy the football pics!!

PRAYER REQUEST!!

2009-09-10T19:43:00.000-07:00

First of all our family would like to thank each one of you for keeping up with our blog & blessing us with your sweet comments & praying for us.

We have a huge announcement / prayer request!! It is offical that "Spunky" will be traveling to Brazil on a mission trip in April 2010 with a group from our church. Prior to his trip there are a lot of preperations that need to take place such as forms to be filled out, visa & passport to be obtained & many many shots & medications to be taken. Please be in prayer for us as he prepares for this huge adventure in his life!!

Ballet

2009-09-08T17:15:00.000-07:00

Tonight was a new adventure in Addison's life. Tonight, was her VERY FIRST ballet lesson. Back in the summer I searched for that perfect ballet studio, one that wasn't based solely on competition, one that still had some competition, affordable & most importantly that they had evening classes available. I finally stumbled upon Triple Threat Performing Arts Academy in Sylva, and we enrolled Addison in Pre - Dance.

I purchased her adorable leotard with a tutu attached from Target, and I will soon purchase her ballet shoes from her dance studio.

At first, she wasn't very interested in going to ballet, but once she arrived she saw her friend Lydia from church and became very excited! She grabbed Lydia's hand and walked off to her studio with barely a "bye mama". Fortunately, I was able to watch her entire class on a t.v. in the waiting room and I was really impressed with her dancing abilities. During her first class she learned several stretches, first position, and some different kicks.

She has her recital in May, and we are very excited to see where this takes her in life!

Acceptance!

2009-08-29T11:52:00.000-07:00

On Tuesday we got a letter in the mail that we have been waiting for, for about 3 - 4 months now. It was from Fruitland Bible College, and they have accepted my husband into seminary. He will start classes on October 6 (they go by a quarter system) and he will go twice a week from 6 - 10 on Tuesdays & Thursdays. We appreciate your prayers as we start this new adventure in our lives!

Road Trip!

2009-08-29T11:31:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago I had a couple extra days off of work, so Addie and I decided to take our very first road trip. Mom & Dad met me in Asheville on a Thursday afternoon and Addie and I went to visit my sister, brother in law & adorable nephew! We ended up staying with them for two nights and we had a blast!

One of the highlights of the weekend was when my awesome brother in law gave my sister and I a break from our little ones so that we could go to the movies! We enjoyed a bucket of popcorn & The Time Travelers Wife ( if you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it).

Enjoy the pictures that I captured from our little girls trip!

Addie is having a blast at the Childrens Museum!

Addie & Cooper enjoying a poolside picnic,

don't these two look like brother & sister?

Snack Time!

Spish Splash! Daddy's Birthday Weekend!

2009-08-10T19:29:00.000-07:00

Whew! We have been so so busy for the past couple of weeks, it did not even hit me until the other night that I haven't even posted in the past couple of weeks...

On July 31- August 2 our family took a little trip to Pigeon Forge, TN to celebrate Spunky's 32nd birthday! While in Pigeon Forge we indulged in a little shopping, and a lot of swimming. One thing you have to remember when taking a 2 year old on vacation is that you MUST have a pool, a nice clean pool at that. Well, our nice hotel had 2 pools and a mushroom thing that sprouted water over the top. Our little girl just had to be in the water the entire time...it seemed that each night after dinner or whatever we were doing we landed back in the pool until um....I'm embarassed to say but she stayed in the pool until like 11:00 each night (hey, it's vacation people). But after that she slept soundly alll night.

We also went to Dollywood's Splash Country while in Pigeon Forge, forgive me but I didn't get many pictures during our trip to Splash Country in fear of getting our camera wet. Addie had a wonderful time there! She actually went down a couple of slides by herself (while wearing a life vest). They have a lot of kiddie slides there that Addison could enjoy! Several times Spunky would walk Addie up to the slide, place her on it and I would wait at the bottom of the slide and catch her. Every time that she came down a slide she had the biggest smile on her face!! After our trip to Splash Country Addie and Spunky had the most beautiful golden brown tans, while I came home with a nice lobster like glow, complete with peeling!

On Spunky's birthday on Tuesday, Aug 4 we celebrated with a bbq dinner from Butt's On The Creek. All in all I think that he had a great birthday! Enjoy the few pictures that I did capture!

Let's move in the luggage!

Addison enjoys a piggy back ride from Dad while at Splash Country!

After an entire day of swimming we were conked out!

VBS and all that jazz...

2009-07-25T19:53:00.000-07:00

Wow...what a busy week we had. Luckily, Addison's babysitter was on vacation this week and since I had some vacation time left over I was off work on Wed, Thurs & Friday! That made me verrryyy happy to have the opportunity to spend time with my little girl! Also this week was Vacation Bible School at our church and I was blessed when our VBS director asked me to teach Addison's class. Enjoy the pictures from our busy week.

When I am working I usually try to eat at Lenny's Sub Shop at least once a week. If you have never ate there you have to try it, but I will warn you that if you do eat there you will never want to eat at Subway again. Anyway, I have always wante to take Addie to eat there, so when our friend Amy gave birth to her new baby we went to eat there before going to meet the new addition to the Lynn family at Mission Hospital. Lenny's Sub shop is about one block down from Mission Hospital on Biltmore Ave. I highly recommened the Kid's meal, with that you get a 3-4 in sub, chips, drink, and one of Lenny's famous cookies for $5.28!

Here is Addison working on her Australian musical instrument called a didgeridoo sp?

Addie & Lane painting in VBS

(no, I couldn't figure out how to rotate

it)

On Thursday Aunt Christal & Cooper came into town for a visit. This picture was taken on Friday when they came over to play on the swing set.

Me, Daddy and The 5 K

2009-07-18T07:14:00.000-07:00

Hello, Addison Kate Goodman here! I am going to be helping mommy with this post!

Today was very exciting! First of all, Daddy and I have been running together all summer...well Daddy does the running while I eat my snack in my stroller and cheer him along! So, earlier this week we found out that there was a race in our town! It was called the Folkmoot 5K, Daddy has wanted to run a race for a very long time and this one would be a good one to start with!

You see, when Daddy was a bit younger and had a lot more hair he ran races all of the time, he was on his high school's cross country team! His senior year of high school he finished 4th in the State of Georgia! He also ran a lot more races...even carrying the torch for the 1996 Olympics!

So, it's been a while since Daddy has ran an actual race! When he found out about the race he asked me to stroll along with him. Being the good girl that I am, I agreed!

Unfortunately, this whole thing started wwwaaayyy too early on a Saturday morning. Daddy came and woke me up at 6:15 am, that's even before Pooh comes on! So, I sat in the recliner and stared at my breakfast while I woke up. Then I remembered that today was RACE DAY! So, I got very excited and a little inpatient when Mommy couldn't get her hair dried fast enough.

When we got to the Folkmoot Center in downtown Waynesville there were athletic people everywhere...I got a little freaked out, but I was still ready to cheer Daddy along in the stroller. But then, my very best friend came.....NANA! I barely had time to give Nana a hug and a kiss before Daddy had put me back into my stupid stroller and was making me find our place in the line up. I then decided that I did not want to run this race! Yes, I was really excited before Nana showed up, but now she was here and all I wanted were some Nana snuggles.

Nana waved goodbye to me, but I was determined that I was not going to run this race. I stood up in my stroller and cried at the top of my lungs and all I saw was Nana and Mama to walk away thinking that I would settle down after the race got started. Daddy rocked me back and forth, telling me that he needed me to run with him. I did not care if Daddy needed me at this point, but I needed my Nana...I didn't get to see her on Friday and I needed to see her today. I cried and cried while Nana looked at me from across the street. Finally Mommy came squeezing through the crowd. She grabbed the stroller away from Daddy as he just shrug his shoulders. Mommy then squeezed us back through the crowd telling people that I had decided to drop out of the race, but I didn't care...I just had to find my Nana.

Finally, I reached Nana and I watched all of the runners (Daddy included) take off really really fast. I watched the entire race from the comfort and safety of Nana's arms.

About 15 minutes after the runners took off, some of them started trickling back in. We waited for Daddy, but suddenly he came running in finishing the race in 24 minutes, 40 seconds. We were all so proud of Daddy, and Daddy said that he enjoyed it, but he missed me! Look for Daddy to run more races, maybe I'll join him one day!

Getting my snack ready for the race!

Coaching Daddy on his stretching

exercises!

Daddy finishes the race in 24 min. 40 sec.

Lane turns 3!!

2009-07-11T12:04:00.000-07:00

Today Addison's (and my) cousin Lane celebrated his third birthday! We were so excited to attend the BIG EVENT! Enjoy the pictures that I captured from the party!

My cousin Kim (Lane's mom) made his birthday cake!

Addie & Lane enjoying their happy meal's.

Present time! Lane, Allie & Addie help Lane open all of his gifts!

Happy 4th of July!

2009-07-08T16:51:00.000-07:00

This year we celebrated our independence day with a mixture of tradition, family, friends and fireworks!

We woke early and ventured to downtown Waynesville for the Stars & Stripes Celebration. We do this every year and we enjoy visiting the shops and ending the day with that perfect Whitman's cupcake!

Addie & her cupcake

We also learned that our little princess does not like icing... just like her Daddy! She tore the upper portion of her cupcake off and only ate the cake portion.

After our trip downtown & a nice nap we were ready for our cookout that we hosted at our house. We had several guests including our friends Aaron & Rachel; and Bruce, Amy and Summer. Addison and Summer had a blast on the new swing set and my hubby did a fantastic job on our steaks!

After dinner we went to watch the fireworks at Lake Junaluska. It was a beautiful display & Addie did great until the end!

Addie & Summer waiting for fireworks!

All in all we enjoyed our independence day with a lot of fun and the fellowship of family & friends!

Bribery

2009-07-02T20:14:00.000-07:00

I'm pretty sure that if you look up "bribery" in the dictionary my picture will be right beside it...

You see, for months and months now we have been trying to take Addison's ci-ci (her pacifier) away from her. We tried everything.... cutting it, hiding it, you name it we did it!

We knew that we were going to purchase a swing set for Addison. We have been looking allll summer, but we finally put our noggins together and created a plan!

We told Addie a couple of weeks ago that she would be recieving a nice new swing set as soon as she trashed her ci-ci. The first time I told her this, she got all excited about the swing, but not so much about throwing her wonderful ci-ci into the trash.

She then tried to fool us by sucking on her ci-ci only when we weren't looking, but as soon as we saw her she would exclaim "this is baby's ci-ci"....ha ha nice try Addie!

Last Thursday she was visiting her Nana and during their visit they took a walk to Nana's creek to throw rocks, leaves, grass anything that wasn't harmful into the creek. Nana began explaining to Addie that she could come over at any time and throw her ci-ci into the creek, and then she would be able to get that shiny new swing set! When we arrived home she marched straight into her room, grabbed her ci-ci and said "throw into creek". We waited and waited for Dad to come home, and as soon as he did we drove over to Nana's ci-ci in hand. She grabbed Nana by the hand, marched straight to the creek and threw it in!

A trip to Wal - Mart was then in order, Nana & Papaw said that they wanted to contribute to the swing set for Addie's birthday & she thanked them for it! She was so excited when she saw the set being packed away in Papaw's truck.

The assembly of the new swingset began around 9:15 that evening, Dad was determined to have at least the slide assembled by the time Addison woke the next morning. He sat on the porch and worked and worked until around 11 that night.

About 10 that night Addie began to wonder where here ci-ci had gone....we reminded her several times that she threw her ci-ci in the creek. After crying for about an hour she finally exhausted herself to sleep, only to wake up 2 more times by 7 that morning. Unfortunately, I had to work that Friday, so I was sleepy sleepy for the entire day.

When I arrived home i was shocked to find a large metal frame assembled on the set, turns out that Spunky is the greatest Dad! He and Addie got up early and worked on the set before he went to work at 11am.

The entire swing set was completly assembled by noon on Saturday, thanks to Nana, Papaw and Dad. Turns out the directions weren't all that great, but the screws were neatly organized in a large plastic box. So, all in all it took the Goodman family about 8 hours to assemble a swing set and to make their litle girl happy as a lark!

She sometimes still wonders where her little ci - ci went, but that is getting better with each day. Sunday was the first day that she didn't ask for it, and she's done well each night since. Turns out our little girl is no longer a baby....

So Much McFun!

2009-06-24T13:35:00.000-07:00

I am blessed to have a job that allows me to work 4 days a week, most of the time I am off on Fridays, but this week my day off was switched to Wednesday. My good friend, Beth is also off on Wednesdays. We have been attempting to get our kiddos together for some play time for a loooonnnggg time, and being off today gave us the perfect opportunity to do that.

We met at McDonalds (or Donalds according to Addie) for a gourmet lunch of chicken nuggets, sprite (only when we go out to eat), and french fries. It was hard for Addie to concentrate on eating with that gigantic playplace staring at her, but all in all she ate 6 (yes 6) chicken mcnuggets (she has NEVER ate that much...EVER!)!

The best part of the day was when Lawson got scared to come down the slide, and my friend Beth had to crawl up to get him out! Unfortunately, I thought that she would choke me if I captured this moment on camera, but I did get some other adorable shots!

Error

2009-06-20T12:10:00.000-07:00

I just posted 2 posts entitled "Summer Turns 2" & "Take Me Out To The Ballgame". Unfortunately, there was an error while posting and there is an excess amount of space between the two posts. Please scroll down after reading the post "Summer Turns 2" to read the other post. As always, thanks so much for reading our blog, feel free to leave a comment, even if you are reading and you don't know our family personally! God Bless!

Summer Turns 2!!

2009-06-20T11:48:00.000-07:00

On Saturday, Addison's friend Summer celebrated her second birthday! Our entire family was blessed to be invited to the celebration at Summer's house. We were warmly welcomed by all of Summer's grandparents, aunts, uncles and friends.

After lunch we rinsed off the food with a run through the sprinkler and had some fun in Summer's new wagon! Thanks Lynn family! We had a blast seeing you & we can't wait for the arrival of a new little Lynn in the next month or so!

Take Me Out To The Ballgame

2009-06-20T11:39:00.001-07:00

One of the benefits to working at Smile Starters now includes a night with the Asheville Tourists! We were recently blessed with the tickets for a Saturday night game! We all had a great time & Addison sat through 6 innings while eating pizza & peanuts!

We left early because the tourists were down 10 - 0, and we had church the next morning. We had a great time while it lasted & look forward to getting the tickets again next year. Dr. Raf, if you're reading....THANKS A BUNCH! WE HAD A BLAST!!

Fun In the Pool

2009-06-06T09:19:00.000-07:00

It seems that every Saturday we wake to the lovely sounds of Addison screaming "pool" "pool". In the winter we go to the Waynesville Rec. center and now that it is warm we can pull out our own little blue pool & her new sprinkler (which she calls ball pool). Today Ellie also got in on the action of the pool (okay...she thought that it was a huge dog bowl, but oh well) not to worry after the fun in the pool Addison was rushed in for a nice warm bath!

Attack of the Ducks!

2009-06-05T21:19:00.000-07:00

After dinner tonight we decided to take a drive to Lake Junaluska to feed the ducks (or duk-duks) as Addie calls them. Apparently, due to the bad economy the ducks have not been fed as much lately. As soon as we parked, the ducks started "mingling" up toward us, and when began to open the bag of old stale bread it was on....we were even scared for our safety. Suddenly, at least 40 ducks were right under our feet...some were even venturing under our car. There were also about 10 geese that began hissing at us if we didn't feed them fast enough.

We then tried to get smart by only throwing the chunks of bread into the lake or far away from us in fear that we were all going to be pecked to death. Those darn ducks just wouldn't fall for it, they continued to inch closer and closer to us!

I then taught Addison my famous "duck dance" that I learned in elementary school, but that didn't scare them off either (funny, that always worked to scare off ducks when I did it years ago). All in all, we had a great time and didn't get pecked at all!

Accomplishments...

2009-05-25T09:25:00.000-07:00

First of all, how do you like this funky green font?? Isn't it beautiful...it reminds me of the color of our grass nowadays with all of this rain....anyway, back to the post.

Secondly, I know that ALL of you have been dying for pictures of my cute little Addie bug, and I'll tell you the truth. After I went through all of that ordeal with purchasing a new camera...one day I went to take a picture of Addison and my little memory card told me that I wasn't allowed to take anymore pictures because it was full. Okay, no biggie I said... so I went to the new Best Buy (this was the first store that I walked in by myself in 6 weeks) and got a new one...same brand, the only difference was that it was 2 GB rather than 1GB (Bigger = Better). So, I took some shots of our newly painted pottery popped my memory card into my HP laptop computer and it would not let me download my pictures onto my blog....I tried and tried for an hour, Spunky came into the room and tried for 15 minutes. Anyway, not to worry when I figure out our problem we will have LOTS of pictures for you to look through.

I wanted to share some of our accomplishments that have occurred in the last few weeks. We are very proud of our little Addie girl because she is (basically) potty trained!!! I say basically because we still put a diaper / pull up on her at night and occasionally for nap time. She still occasionally has an accident every now and then, but she is so proud of herself!

We were in McDonalds the other day and she told me "Mamma, need to potty" so we went the speed of lightning to the bathroom, and I first told her "DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING" while I draped the entire bathroom top to bottom in toilet paper (where can you purchase those toilet seat covers anyway....if anyone knows please let me know) sat her on the potty and let her do her thing. Once she was done ( and we flushed about 15 times to dispose of all of that toilet paper that I draped the bathroom with) Addison litterally jumps out of the stall and we find about 10 ladies waiting to get their chance in the 2 stall bathroom and Addison exclaims so loudly that I think that the people who are in the drive through heard her "I POTTIED....YAAAAYYYYYY"!!! The entire ladies room in McDonalds erupts in a loud applause.

The second embarasment occurs at Ammons last night...we had just ate a wonderful fat filled meal when Addison exclaims again "need to go potty". So, I jumped up, but Addison couldn't simply just walk to the bathroom, she must go up to EVERY single table along the right side of the restraunt and say "Hey, going potty". I'm not kidding at all...the entire restraunt knew that Addison was going to the bathroom. I have now learned that she just goes to public restrooms to "visit". You know, see how different it is, get a chance to mingle and meet other people....

Anyway we and our wallets are so excited for her accomplishment. It is so nice not to have to go to Sam's anymore to purchase the big box of diapers that comes out around $ 41.38 every 3 weeks.

Addison's second accomplishment (& don't tell her) is that we are finally getting rid of the beloved ci-ci (her pacifier). It has taken months to do this, and she is finally only taking it at bedtime...and hopefully she won't need it for that much longer....I'll keep you posted!

I also have an accomplishment, for 6 weeks now I have been asking you to pray for my broken ankle....I went to the doctor on May 20 and the doctor said that I was doing "great"! I have been allowed to walk around the house barefoot (on both feet), and I only have to wear a small ankle brace for another month! I am walking a little stiff, but I am told that it will go away soon, I may possibly require a few visits to physical therapy, but I am doing much better!

Hopefully, pictures will be up soon!

Fun Family Night

2009-05-16T21:11:00.000-07:00

After several weeks of ordering take out and going out consisted of playing in the yard, the Goodman family was in search of some Saturday night fun. We had thought all week about what to do with our Saturday with nothing planned. If you know us, you know that a Saturday with nothing planned rarely happens. We had thought about a day trip....Ripleys Aquarium (too much walking on a broken ankle & we are going to the aquarium at the beach in Oct.), The Cabbage Patch Factory ( too far away, afraid that Addison would not be interested).

We have always wanted to go to one of those "paint your own pottery studios", and since we figured that there wouldn't be much walking and it couldn't be too expensive...why not?? We also thought that Addison would love it. For mothers day she painted me a beautiful masterpiece complete with a hand print in the center. I have hung it up and almost every day she points to it and screams "mama paint, paint hand". So, Spunky and I were thinking that we had the next Van Gouge (sp?) on our hands we wanted to see how she created her marvelous masterpieces.....

We first sought out a studio and found one on Hendersonville Road in Asheville. The little studio is called "Claying Around" and it is located in the Harris Teeter shopping center (behind the drive - thru Starbucks). The women that work there are also really friendly and were very helpful to our little family.

When you get to the studio you must first pick your pottery. We all three decided to create a little masterpiece, so we each picked something. Addison picked a plate, Spunky picked a huge mug, and I picked a rather interesting little bowl.

Next you pick your colors and properly dress your two year old. Addison picked out her own clothes for the day which consisted of a brand new sundress and her new little brown sandals. I was convinced that we could still keep the new clothes clean, so we brought one of Dad's t-shirts and rolled up the sleeves. My plan worked and she did remain paint free.

After we handed Addison her palate of paint and her plate she went to work....she swiped colors everywhere and after two minutes (right when I sat down to start working) she exclaimed "Mama...done". I then pulled out the stamps that the staff was so nice to loan us to try and occupy her a few more minutes and she said "huh-uh.....done". I then pulled out a paint brush to paint her hand to press it on the plate (which was half covered) and she started screaming bloody murder....."AAAHHHH....MAMA......NO....NO......HAND......MESS". "NO MAMA....MESS".

If you must know, when I was a child I hated for my hands to get dirty. I remember once in 3rd grade, we were supposed to do this craft project where you paint your hands and put the imprint on a sweat shirt, and unfortunately I was unable to complete the task. My teacher stood by my desk the entire time (trash can in hand) because I continued to gag the entire time, my teacher (Mrs. Free) had to finish my sweat shirt for me. I was scared of all projects like this....even glue sticks......

After Spunky and I attempted several times to paint our daughters hand the store clerk attempted. Again, Addison yelled "NO....MESS". Addison then climbed up in my lap and helped me with my bowl. Then finally I convinced her to allow me to paint her hand. Of course it did not turn out as planned as I squeezed her little hand on her plate. I think that the only way that I convinced her was when she saw me get paint on my own hands and the fact that I didn't vomit, gag, or die.

As we finished our little projects we decided that it was time for dinner. We have had this gift card for Outback Steakhouse since Valentines Day (thanks mom & dad), and we haven't had the chance to use it because Outback is always so darn crowded (how can you wait more than 20 minutes with a busy bee 2 year old???). I called Outback and they told me that there was "no waiting" (No waiting at 6PM on a Saturday night....you've got to be kidding me). They were right and we were pleasantly surprised as we walked in the door. We settled for a table outside because of the beautiful weather, and I love dining outside.

Dinner was wonderful....I had a delicious salad, Spunky had his usual steak, and Addison adored her happy meal from McDonald's. It was simply a glorious evening complete with a trip to the Asheville Mall so that Addison could jump on those trampolines attached with bungee cords. Unfortunately, I was unable to capture this moment on camera.

Date Night

2009-05-09T20:49:00.000-07:00

OOhhhhh I have been looking forward to this night for months and months. Not even a broken ankle (that is healing) could keep us away.

Tonight was THE NIGHT.....my dear friend Christa (who I have known for about 7 years now) married the love of her life (Van) at The Grove Park Inn.

I first learned of the blessed event last Summer when a squeeky voiced Christa called me on a Sunday morning screaming " Keisha, I'm engaged, I'm engaged" I knew months earlier that they were destined to spend the rest of their lives and eternity together because of the look on her face when she spoke of her "Van man". Her face lit up, and it was beautiful and amazing at the same time to watch.

A few months later, I was talking to Christa over doing sealants at work ( which is a clear plastic covering that we place over mostly permanent teeth to prevent cavities). "So, Christa how's the wedding plans going?" Fine, fine she said. "Well....if you need any help with anything, please let me know." And then she started.....well, Keisha I've actually been meaning to ask you ( I was thinking that I was going to be the Matron of Honor ....ha ha) if you could like direct my wedding. At this point I'm sure that our patient was thinking uummm.....hello.....could you please just get your fingers out of my mouth and talk about this later. Anywho...so of course I said yes, even though I had never done something like this, especially at The Grove Park Inn.

So for months I had been planning and directing her beautiful wedding in my head, and we all know the rest of the story....April 9 I fell causing a horrible fracture to my left ankle and due to the inability to walk, I had to hand over my title. But whoever ended up doing the deed, did a wonderful FANTASTIC job.

So, this evening Spunk and I dropped Addie off at the g-parents house, and headed on over to the G. Park Inn. The wedding was absolutely beautiful! The bridesmaids wore beautiful hot pink dresses and carried a few beautiful daises. Christa wearing a traditional, but trendy white gown was absolutely gorgeous!

The wedding itself was a blast, but more importantly Spunk and I really ( & needed) a night to ourselves. We had so much fun laughing and talking with our friends that I almost forgot about my broken ankle and walker proped up against the wall.

We have been married for almost 6 years and sometimes you forget those warm and fuzzie feelings that you have when everything is fresh and new. I can honestly say that after being married this long I am so glad that he picked me. I am so proud to be his wife, and I am so thankful that GOD created this wonderful helper for me!

Nothin' Like Sonic Nights...

2009-04-28T19:51:00.000-07:00

Since I have been unmobile (is that a word??) for the past 3 weeks, I have only been getting out of the house for church, and occasionally for places that I can go and just sit in the car. I know that I could go and ride in my wonderful little wheelchair (thanks again Rachel for letting me borrow it) or hibble hobble on my walker, but it's just so darn aggervating especially when you have a busy bee 2 year old as well (we might as well use her leash and let her run and pull the wheel chair).

I for one have always loved Sonic. It started almost 6 years ago on mine and Spunky's 3rd date. You know the first 2 dates have to be soooooo romantic, and the 3rd date can be casual. You see, I'd never been to a Sonic and when wonderful hubby asked me if I wanted to go to Sonic I was as jolly as jelly beans when I said yes (and why wouldn't I love Sonic then...I could eat it all of the time if I wanted I was about 10 sizes smaller back then). Ahem....going on now.

So....since I broke my ankle we have been to Sonic twice! Once was last Friday we pulled up to the little restraunt and Addie promply says "park". She had a blast sitting on the console, and then when she figured out that all you had to do was push a bright red button and yell out the window to order, she was in heaven. She then jumps over Spunky who is in the driver seat and yells "Cheese stick , Sprite, Cream (for ice cream). She does this until our food arrives (yes, I know that people were staring). It was hilarious!! She then had a blast sitting on the console and eating her cheese sticks, gulping down a huge cup of Sprite and dancing to the Sonic music.

We returned to Sonic tonight for some dessert, and Addie loved it just as much. This broken ankle has taught us a lot of things, and one of them is family entertainment doesn't have to cost much!

P.S. Please pray for me tomorrow, I have an appointment with my orthopedist at 1:50. Please pray that I recieve some good news!!

A BIG HUGE PRAISE!!!

2009-04-27T16:25:00.000-07:00

I don't know who has been keeping up with Mckmama, but STELLAN WAS RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL TODAY!!!!!

If you think that I am crazy and you don't know what I'm talking about please check www.mycharmingkids.blogspot.com (it's the best blog EVER!!)

The Big Decision

2009-04-26T19:37:00.000-07:00

As many of you know, while I was pregnant with a precious baby girl I decided to name her Addison after the popular show "Grey's Anatomy". While it was hard to convince my ever so charming husband to name her Addison, I still won when we decided that her middle name would be Kate.

Even though I won with Addison, my husband said that we would call her "Addie". The first half second of her life my husband announced "she's not Addie, we have to call her Addison". So there it was, but many times we have indeed called her "Addie", it just seems to suit her. For 2 and a half years she has been both Addison and Addie.

Friday night we were driving home from Sonic Addison in the back seat cheerfully singing along with the radio, and I asked her.... "Addison, do you like being called Addison or Addie?" She then shouted "Addie". I asked her again and I got the same response.

On Saturday while she was enjoying some grapes while watching an elmo video I asked her the same question "Addison, do you like being called Addison or Addie?" She looked at me with a really serious look and said "Addie".

There you have it..... Addison wants to be called Addie. So I guess that's what we'll do....

until she changes her mind!

Something that I've Discovered...

2009-04-23T07:33:00.001-07:00

While sitting at home in boredom I have discovered yet another thing to do online. Facebook!! Yes, I have joined with what seems like the rest of the world and I am now on Facebook! See if you can find me!!

Prayer Requests...

2009-04-20T19:13:00.000-07:00

Our family would like to thank everyone who has helped us out throughout the years. We feel so blessed to have such wonderful family and friends. Here are some of the prayer requests that we are currently praying about:

* Please pray for baby Stellan as he has surgery on Tuesday at 8:30 am. Please visit www.mycharmingkids.blogspot.com for more information

* Addison still seems upset that I can't play with her because of my broken ankle, please pray for her understanding

* Please pray for Spunky and I as we seek direction as to which seminary he is to go to

* Please pray for patience and comfort for me as I deal with this broken ankle. I am so anxious to do the things that I used to do.

Thanks! We appreciate everyone!

This & That...

2009-04-19T19:44:00.000-07:00

Ever since my operation on Friday I have been trying to lay back and take it easy. It seems that every time I move my left leg, a sharp pain shoots through my body. This occurs most frequently when my leg goes from an elevated position to an unelevated position. While I was sleeping on Saturday night my leg drifted away from the 2 pillows that were holding it up and I awoke with painful purple toes....so I am trying to remain still with my leg elevated!!

While I am recovering from my ankle operation Addison got to spend some quality time outside with her Dad and Ellie.

On Sunday evening "Spunky" gave his first sermon at church. He first gave his testimony and then spoke about Jonah. He did a fantastic job and he looks forward to more opportunities to preach. Unfortunately, I forgot my camera.

While I am recovering from the operation

PRAISE REPORT!!

2009-04-17T19:09:00.003-07:00

Praise GOD for a successful operation!

We arrived at the outpatient surgical center above St. Josephs hospital at about 10:30 this morning. As you all know I was terrified about this operation, so Spunky and I sat in the Rogue and read some scripture and prayed together prior to entering the building.

I put a smile of confidence on my face and I was then wheeled into the building. I chatted with the sweet receptionist and confirmed that NO ONE had ever died while having an operation in that building...EVER!!! It may sound silly, but I was terrified that I was going to die during the operation. The only operation that I had ever had was the removal of my wisdom teeth several years earlier (this one was a bit different...don't ya think)??

I was then greeted with my sweet pre op nurse who helped me get undressed and gave me a stylish hair net. They then checked my heart rate and it was an astonishing 138 beats per minute (that is not good), due to all of my anxiety. They then gave me some great anxiety meds.

The anesthesiologist then attempted 2 times to get an iv into my left arm, but was unsuccessful. The young sweet nurse tried once and was able to get it in my right arm, then I was hooked up with some fluids.

Part of the reason that I was so scared about the operation was the fact that I did not want that breathing tube down my throat for many reasons. First of all, I have seen on a couple of different occasions at work where the nurses/anesthesiologists have broken peoples teeth while inserting those things. And, we all know what a Grey's Anatomy addict that I am and the episode where the woman wakes up during surgery and attepts to take her breathing tube out still sticks in my mind.

God was watching over my fear for this as well....after the anesthesiologist looked down my throat and saw that I possibly had strep throat last week, he thought that it would be dangerous for me to have a breating tube because the bacteria from my throat could migrate to my ankle and set up shop so to speak. I was still terrifed about this because I wanted to be guaranteed that I did not remember any of this and I did not want to be awake either.

So, they then gave me what is called a spinal (like an epidural) and sedated me enough so that I would go to sleep. The good part about this is that when I woke up my ankle was still really numb so I wasn't in a great deal of pain.

I literally don't remember anything after I went to sleep, but I did get to see the O.R. (this was on my list of things that I wanted to see before I die), I even remember being lifted onto the table (even though I was terrifed at the time).

I then woke up and told my nurse that I was on an egg hunt, and she told me that she wanted to hear all about it!! He he!!

After a while my wonderful mom and hubby came in recovery and told me the news.... my fracture was a lot worse than Dr. Elder had anticipated. I had a lot of torn ligaments and tendons, he had to place a metal plate and 12 screws in my ankle!! One of the screws is really long because my ankle was so unstable he had to screw it through my outer ankle bone (the fibula) and into my "shin bone" ( the tibia). The only drawback to that is that in 2-3 months I have to return to the O.R. under some local anesthetic to have the long screw removed. I was told that this would not be a big deal, and he would just make a small incision, numb my leg of course and just unscrew it.

Again, thanks again for all of your prayers, meals, and phone calls! We love you all! Please continue to pray for all of us!

PRAISE REPORT!!

2009-04-17T19:09:00.001-07:00

Praise HIM in the storm...

2009-04-15T16:56:00.001-07:00

I went to my orthopedist appointment today, and frankly I was very disapointed when the dr. said that I would definately need an opeartion to repair my fractured ankle. Apparently, my ankle will not heal correctly without the operation, and without the opeartion it would greater my chances for arthritis down the road.

This still does not take away all of my fears and worries. The operation is scheduled for 11:45 am on Friday. While I am still terrified about this I know that this is all in GOD's hands and he will take care of me no matter the outcome. God knew that I was going to need this operation, and I give it all to him. This is why we will praise him through the storm. I know that many of you have said that we have been through so much...and we definately have, but GOD has blessed us so much through 2008 and 2009. We are all so thankful that we have each other, that my parents have blessed us with letting us live in their rental house, and we love our church and our church family!

The good news is, is that the doctor has said that this operation will allow me to heal faster, and I should only be out of work for 2 weeks to a month. After the operation is done, I won't even need a cast, only this little boot thing that I am wearing right now, and it feels sooo much better than the splint thing that was placed in the e.r.

Again, we covet your prayers and support. Thanks for all that everyone has done for us already!

The Best of It....

2009-04-14T14:52:00.000-07:00

Ok we all know that being down with this broken ankle totally stinks, but I've learned to make the best of it.... here are the greatest things about having a broken ankle!

10. Being home by yourself for a few hours a day

9. Having people wait on you while they are home (no I'm NOT lazy)

8. I don't have to dry my hair, don't have to put make up on, and I've wore sweats since last Thurs.

7. I can watch what I want to watch on tv (because my hubby feels sorry for me)

6. My mom has taken off half a day for the past 2 days to spend time with me and Addie (quality girl time)

5. Addie will let me hold her more (maybe she feels sorry for me too)

4. I can blog/ spend time on my computer all day if I want

3. Nap time (hey i need to get better)

2. NO CHORES ( the only chore that I can do is fold clothes)

1. People cook for you when you're sick....last night this lady from church cooked for us and tonight my nanny is making her famous chicken and dumplings yum!! I hear that there are more meals to come throughout the week.

I know that this won't last forever, and believe me I am ready to go back to the "real world" but I am going to take advantage of it while it lasts.

Broken Ankle Update....

2009-04-14T07:52:00.001-07:00

For all who were wondering I go to see the orthopedist tomorrow to discuss treatment options for my ankle. Please pray for a good outcome!

Not Me Monday!

2009-04-13T17:10:00.000-07:00

I didn't think that I was in the mood to do o ne of these today, but I am so bored I thought why not???

As you all know I am at home with a broken left ankle, so this week's Not Me Monday! is based upon this new experience that I am going through!

While being unmobile I am NOT scared of going down stairs with my crutches! When it is required that I do go down stairs I DO NOT put my crutches to the side, grab ahold of my hubby and we DO NOT hop down together!

I DID NOT almost fall flat on my face while entering church on Sunday morning and NO ONE saw!

Also while being at home I HAVE NOT become completely obsessed with The Duggars (you know, that family on TLC that has 18 kids) even watching their webisodes and clicking on everything on their website! NOT ME!

That's it for this week, please pray that my ankle will heal quickly!

Happy Easter!

2009-04-12T17:14:00.000-07:00

Happy Easter!!!! Did you know that 21 years ago my husband asked Jesus to be his personal Lord and savior on Easter??? Well, I don't know if you recall, but several days ago I asked you to please pray for my husband because BIG things were happening in his life....today I can reveal those BIG plans. Today, my wonderful husband got up in front of our church and announced that GOD has called him to be a PASTOR!!!! We are so excited/nervous/scared....fill in the blank there! And along with that....he will be preaching his first sermon on 4/19 at the 6PM service (and you can ALL come).

So where do we go from here??? We are curently seeking GOD's direction as to where he wants to lead us. We are also seeking GOD's direction as to which seminary he needs to go to.

On other fronts today was a rough day for all of us. Saturday night was a difficult night, Addie didn't sleep well (waking up 3-4 times), I could not get comfy because my ankle was hurting, and therefore with all of my tossing and turning my wonderful husband could not sleep well. That lead to a very irritable 2 year old on Easter Sunday!! We were 15 minutes late for church (but I think that we had a good excuse) and I almost fell on my face while walking up the ramp into church (thank goodness for that window sill that I hung onto).

After church we went to mom's for a delicious lunch of ham, and all of the Easter fixin's. We attempted many times to take pictures of Addie in here beautiful pink Easter dress, but she ran away each time. That's a 2 year old for ya!

The Easter bunny did come to see her (at our house and at nana and papaw's). The Easter Bunny that came to our house brought her a Dora purse, some jellybeans, and a Barbie with 2 puppies. The Easter Bunny that came to Nana and Papaw's brought her a bowling set (she likes to set the pins up and knock them down with her arm rather than with the ball), books, and a sing along video.

We pray that you all had a blessed Easter and continue to ask for your prayers as we battle this broken ankle and as my hubby prepares his first sermon! God Bless!

Easter Eggs!

2009-04-11T21:21:00.000-07:00

We're not letting this broken ankle keep us down! Tonight, we decided to dye our Easter Eggs. This was the first egg dying for Addison (and my hubby who thought that the coloring was applied by painting the eggs). See how beautiful they turned out!

Happy Birthday Cooper!

2009-04-11T21:13:00.000-07:00

One year ago was a very special day for our family! My wonderful nephew Cooper was welcomed into the world! Today we celebrated his first birthday at our church fellowship hall. Many who loved him came to the event (even me because my good friend Rachel and Cooper's soon to be other aunt hooked me up with a wheel chair so that I didn't have to use my crutches for the entire time at the party).

The party was a blast! There was bbq, cake and even an egg hunt for the little one's. Cooper recieved lots of neat gifts including a red car from his Uncle Spunk, Aunt Keish, and Addie!

Happy Birthday Cooper! We hope that your mom won't kill us for giving you that huge red car! Love you lots!

Look What My Daddy Can Do!

2009-04-11T21:03:00.000-07:00

As many of you know my mommy has a broken ankle. As for now, my daddy is required to cut the crust off of my peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, listen to mommy as to which clothes I need to wear that day and dress me in them, and he even pained my fingernails and toenails! See! He did such a great job, they are sooooo pretty! Thanks Dad! Love, Addie

Bad Day!

2009-04-10T13:30:00.000-07:00

Okay, so on Thursday I went to work late because I was feeling bad again....(not as bad as I was gonna feel later in the day) I felt like I was sick, I had sick time available so why not use it??

I went throughout the day without much problem at all. I was my usual hard working self. It was 5:15....time to go home I was looking forward to a relaxing long weekend with my family. I was even thinking of surprising them with a little weekend getaway!

I was walking out to my car ( to do this you have to walk down a small bank) and I tripped over a piece of rebar sticking out of the ground my friend that was walking with me came over and tried to help me up, but I couldn't get up! She ran into the building to get one of the dentists to help me and to look at my ankle that was hurting badly. While she was gone I managed to pull myself up because there was a bee swarming around me, but I still could not walk or put any pressure on my left leg.

Many people came out of the building and tried to wobble me into the building, but it was just too painful! Finally, the went into the building and got one of the dentists chairs that had wheels on it and wheeled me up Short Cox Road and into the building. By the time I reached the lobby of my office my ankle was so swollen and it hurt to take my New Balance sneaker off. One of the doctors tried to take my pulse, but couldn't feel it because of all of the swelling! They finally called my mom (we couldn't reach Spunk on his cell) and my Dad was heading over with Spunky to care for me while she took care of Addie. In the mean time my wonderful co workers iced my ankle down, gave me some meds and kept me company.

When Spunk arrived we rushed straight to Mission hospital, grabbed a wheel chair and started the lllooooonnnnngggg wait in the e.r. When we enterd the e.r. I kindly asked the receptionist "so, do you think that it is broken??" She smiled at me sweetly and said "honey, if it isn't I'd be surprised" looking at the huge "goose egg" that had formed on my left ankle and I thought to myself "what does she know, she types on a computer and hands people plastic hospital bracelets all day."

I was then taken to "guy that was a little less hotter than my wonderful husband" who was funny and took my temperature, bp, and I asked him the same question and he said "maybe just a bad sprain" and I thought, that's more like it because "see I can still wiggle my toes and I can kind of move my ankle (just not to the left where all of that swelling is, and that will go down in a day or two).

I was then rushed to Mission Hospitals radiology department when I met "young girl with a nose ring" I asked her what happend and she responded " my brother got mad at me and ran over my foot" she then said "it must not be a good day for New Balance sneakers" as we had on the same shoes in a different color. We chatted about how this hurt worse than labor pains and I wished her good luck as she was wheeled in to radiology.

" Next....Mrs. Goodman" oh crap I thought....my turn I knew that this was going to hurt like crazy and I've even had a baby (which in my mind is supposed to be the worst pain ever imaginable). So, the not so nice x-ray lady has a blast turning my foot in 3 weird positions and taking pictures of it I let her know that it hurt by screaming every time she went away to snap the picture. After all of that I asked her "so... do you think that it is broken??" and she responded the same as the "cute temperature guy" "maybe just a bad sprain" and I thought to myself " see....that receptionist lady is an idiot."

I was then carefully wheeled back into my e.r. room when I got my first and only hospital visitor....Uncle Butch. You see, he's not my REAL uncle just a wonderful friend of the family who runs each time ( and there have been many times) that a memeber of the Gooodman family is in the hospital. He tried to joke around with me and make me feel better, but in all honestly I was just glad that he was there. He's such a great guy...each time Spunky went to surgery he takes me out for breakfast and prays with me while he is in the o.r.

We waited for the dreaded diagnosis.... and then a nice little perky e.r. doc walks into my room and asks me all kinds of questions and then cheerfuly says "your ankle is fractured right there" pressing on the part that is so swollen. At that point I wanted to kick her really bad. She then explained to me that they were going to put me in what is so called a "splint"

I them meet "girl with the really cute hair cut" who then pulls out all kinds of plaster stuff and ace bandages and I kindly ask "excuse me, but can I have a pink cast to match my toenail polish" she told me that I wasn't going to have a cast, but just a splint. I didn't exactly understand because a splint to me didn't require plaster; just sticks and stuff that I would promply remove when I got home because I didn't have a broken ankle because I could still move it! Then the girl with the cute hair moves my ankle, I scream again to let her know that she has crossed over to the dark side. She then gets Spunky to help her move my ankle as I glare at him and think "you had better be glad that I gave you one daughter, because that's probably all you're gonna get after this." After a couple of minutes of pulling and tugging I kindly say "if this is going to continue may I please get some pain medicine. " She leaves the room and says "ma'am the doctors doing another examination, and she forgot to order your pain meds, but as soon as she gets done we will ask for some." I then said "oh,well it's okay...I haven't eaten in a while and I don't want to add nausea to all of this insainty" she said okay and she and my once wonderful hubby again pull, tug, and wrap my leg in 13,000 pounds of plaster (not really, but it sure feels like it). Once she is done she tells me "wow, you're really tough because everyone gets pain meds for this" I thought to myself "well, please give me a new Coach purse as my reward."

The next step on this wonderful journey was the ride home. I still had only had one motrin (which they gave me after my cast/ ugly splint was placed), and that hurt like crazy!!! I never knew there were so many bumps in the road between Asheville and Waynesville and my left ankle felt every last one of them. I propped my leg up with some ugly blankets that they gave me at work and my new green Gap sweatshirt. Uncle Butch prayed for us and sent us on our way home. Luckily, CVS was still open once we got to Waynesville and we got my wonderful pain meds, ate at McDonalds and headed home.

I slept okay throughout the night ( I think that it was the medicine) and I am learning how to use crutches! The hardest part is stairs we only have 3 small ones when you enter the house, but I almost fell going up them. Addison has yet to see me, because she was already asleep by the time we got back to the e.r. and mom wanted to keep her for most of the day today while I get adjusted to all of this.

Please pray for us as we go throughout this battle!

It Stinks To Be Sick

2009-04-08T19:41:00.000-07:00

First of all I would like to say that there are absolutely NO pictures with this post....this is for your benefit because you WOULD NOT want to see me right now.

On Monday evening I came home with just a scratchy throat...I have severe allergies so I took some Claritin and knew that I would better the next morning. WRONG!

I woke up on Tuesday morning feeling a lot worse, but I still drug myself into work, took some ibuprofen and Claritin and hoped that I would feel better as the day went on. WRONG AGAIN!!
I had a fever by the time I went to bed, so I again took more meds and headed off to bed.

On Wednesday morning I woke up found it was really hard and painful to swallow, I debated on going to work or just staying home, but the trooper I am,I went in. I continued to feel horrible throughout the day but finally after some much needed rest ( I went straight to bed with a fever as soon as I walked into the door) I feel much better. Was is strep throat?? Was it allergies? Who knows because I HATE going to the doctor with a passion.

I know one thing....I hate being sick! I hate not being able to snuggle with my beautiful toddlerin fear of infesting her with my sickness, I hate being energiless (is that a word??) but I know that I WILL feel better! Or at least I better, because our entire family is off together on Friday and even though I don't know what we are going to do yet....we will find something fun to do!!

P.S. Please pray for my husband...BIG things are happening in his life....I will share more later!

Not Me! Monday!

2009-04-06T19:17:00.000-07:00

I DID NOT dress my daughter in a Carolina Tarheels shirt to go to school today! NOT ME! Our family is die hard Clemson fans and my husband would have a stroke if Addison wore a Carolina shirt!

Even though I am still dieting I DID NOT gain half a pound last week, and today I DID NOT sneak into the break room and inhale a Snickers bar, I also DID NOT stop at Burger King on Friday morning and grab a greasy biscuit for breakfast, this DID NOT result in me being 5 minutes late for work! Oops!

As you read this please continue to keep baby Stellan in your prayers! He and his family are making some big decisions regarding his new treatment for his heart condition. Please visit Mckmama's blog at http://www.mycharmingkids.blogspot.com/ to encourage her!