Oh how I've missed you

The Fraps have been out of school playing summer baseball for 3 weeks and all we have to show for it are two 1st place trophies and 22 stitches. Yes.....we have 22 stitches between Mr. Coffee and Mocha Frap.

This pretty much describes my life perfectly.

Mr. Coffee was hit by a ball during warm-ups, split his lip completely open, grossed out the kids and continued to coach the game because there weren't any other coaches at the game that night. I took him to the 24 hour Urgent Care - didn't know we had one of those around here, but now I do. Seems like a HouseMom like me should have had that information on speed dial on my phone.   My bad.  So 14 stitches later, we return home.

Then just 9 days later, Mocha Frap nearly severes his finger while closing a fence/gate thingy at another baseball tournment. Urgent Care again with 8 stitches this time and the possibility of losing the end of his finger.

Gee Whiz Peeps! Enough with the drama and blood - I'm not cut out for this job. Seriously....I shouldn't have gone to school to become a teacher. I should have gotten my nursing degree!

One More Day!

Four more hours of freedom

 before the Fraps are home for the summer.

Y'All

Y'all are so saweet (sweet....get it?).

I just spent 5 days with my Mr. Coffee's grandma and 2 aunts from Mississippi and Alabama. I had to try so hard not to imitate their fantastic Southern drawls - I didn't want them to think I was making fun of them.
Mocha Frap asked me on the way to school one day if they were from Australia? He couldn't place that drawl of theirs. I tried not to laugh in front of him. Australia!!! That kid makes me laugh (and cry....a lot....but that's another blog story).

So, so sad....

There are some things about this life that I'll never, never understand. I've had two girlfriends lose babies this week. One was about 8 weeks along and the other at 34 weeks. My heart just breaks for these families to lose the baby they wanted and loved. I don't get why God allows those things to happen and I know He's not obligated to tell me either. It is one of those times when I wish I could wrap my little brain around the situation and have it all make sense.

So here's the one thing I do understand....I can pray for these families. I will ask the Lord for His comfort and love to be poured out in their lives and for His peace to surround them throughout the day and night. I am honored to carry these women and their families to the only One who can ease their pain.

Yeah for Sandra!

Sandra Bullock and I have never met, but can I just say.....I think this little man is adorable. Here's to you Sandra!!!

This one is ALL mine!

I'm only letting you know about this fabulous giveaway because I want you to be jealous happy for me.....I'm totally going to win this. It's so obvious that BOTH Traci at Beneath My Heart AND Lisa Leonard want to give me something, but they need to make it "look good." Probably some legality thing I'm sure. So there's really no need to enter yourself in Traci and Lisa's giveaway. You'll just feel bad when I win and I'm really trying to save you the heartache. I'm nice like that.....

ANOTHER Beautiful Giveaway.....

Traci has another unbelievable giveaway. One of her sponsors, The Vintage Pearl, is giving one of her readers a $50.00 gift certificate. The Vintage Pearl has some wonderful jewelry items and my description would not do them justice. Go check it out - you'll just love it all! And of course, leave a comment at Traci's (just click on the logo above) and you'll be entered in the giveaway too.

A Frat House Mom's Dream Come True....

Traci's doing it again. She's having a $25.00 giveaway from Garnish. I've never been to their website before today and they are FABULOUS. For a Frat House, disposable dishes are a must and Garnish has the classiest "to go" dishes and bags and containers boxes for party favors and...and.... Here's just a few of their wonderful items.

For taking dinner to a friend or the new neighbor.....

 

Cute birthday party favors......

A picnic..........

Aren't they terrific??? A House Mom's dream. Disposable, cute stuff. I love it! Click on Traci's link and you'll be able to enter the drawing (until Sunday night) too.

.{aefilkins}.: Etsy Envy::Vinyl Decals & A Giveaway!

Here's another great giveaway in Bloggyland.

Amber has teamed up with Single Stone Studios and they are offering a $25.00 gift certificate to their Etsy store. They offer some really great vinyls for your home - go check them out through Amber's blog and enter the drawing. Wait a minute.....who am I kidding??? I wanna win this drawing. Oh well...I guess you can join in too.

It's a Party

Once again I'm Cinderella with nothing to wear to this party (I know...it's becoming a habit), but I'm definitely going to be there lurking in the shadows taking a peek at the great work everyone else has done.

Traci has a great re-do on an armoire for an unbelievable $100 to start the whole party. It is bea.u.tiful!!! All of her work is.

Head on over to check out the details if you have a project to link up or if you just want to be a lurker.....like me.

My Goals in Life

1.  Visit the pediatrician's office as many times as possible in the year to ensure that they will have a comfortable retirement.

2. If the pediatrician's office is closed, support a variety of  Urgent Care facilities to spread the wealth.

3. Make sure everyone at the pharmacy knows your name by visiting several consecutive days or even better......several times in a day.

I am happy to say I've achieved my life goals in just this past month.

Gee whiz....I need some new goals.

It's a Giveaway!!!

No - it's not a giveaway on my blog. :(
But it is a fabulous giveaway on Traci's blog! Traci at beneathmyheart.blogspot.com has a wonderful giveaway with Leen the Graphics Queen for $50.00!!! The Queen has a great selection of vinyl monograms and embellishments for your home. You've got to check out Traci's blog and The Queen's for more details. Join in.....