Finally!!

After living in "HOKIE Country" for 8 years, Caleb finally got to go to a Hokie game last night. A friend of Eric's had 2 tickets that they weren't using so Eric bought them and off they went. Eric dropped off his truck early and I picked him up after work. When we went to pick the kids up from school we had the video camera ready. Caleb's reaction was PRICELESS when he found out where him and daddy were going. He got so excited and said "FINALLY". It was too cute. So we rushed home, got Caleb dressed in his VT best. We picked up our Pastor on the way who is a HUGE TARHEEL FAN!!!(capital letters doesn't even come close to expressing how much he LOVES them) Emiy and I drove them over to Lane Stadium and dropped them off. I have never seen so many people in maroon and orange in my life. Wow! Unfortunately, the HOKIES CHOKED!!! Caleb and Eric had a great time though. I am so thankful that they got the oppurtunity to go and I know there were memories made that will never be forgotten. Congratulations Pastor Mike, I know you are floating on a Carolina Blue Cloud.

What a week!

The last week has been a rollercoaster ride for our family. Caleb was diagnosed on Thursday with H1N1 after running a fever for several days.*Sigh* Just as the doctor said "It's bark is worse than it's bite". Other than a fever and a cough he weathered this flu pretty well. Now we are all paranoid, everytime we sneeze or clear our throat our mind starts wondering if we too are getting the bug(or pig). We know that there were many people praying for Caleb during the last week and we are SO thankful for that. We also know that is what is protecting us from catching it. Hopefully, this is the last our family will see of the Swine Flu.

Stop and smell the roses

The past few weeks have been very overwhelming for me. We have been keeping a VERY FULL schedule. With the kids,church and work sometimes I feel like I can barely breathe. After feeling sorry for myself and sharing this with Eric, he has lovingly opened my eyes to how I should really be looking at these challenges. The challenges I have been facing are really BLESSINGS!!! How easy it is to get overwhelmed with life that we forget to STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES. With God's help I know I can change my outlook on everyday life. Thank you Lord for your blessings on me.

Getting Started....

I've decided to try this whole blogging thing. We will see how it goes. I don't feel like I have a very exciting life but anyway here we go. A little about our family to get started. Eric and I have been married for almost 15 years, we have two blessings Caleb(9) and Emily(6) that fight non-stop. This drives us CRAZY!!!! We attend Open Door Baptist Church and work with the youth group there and love it. We have an amazing pastor and church family. God has truly blessed us more than we deserve.