The Heartbeat

On Friday August 21st I had my first ultrasound to determine just how far along I was, and "BOOM" there it was my little bean and its heart was just a beating... It was real and only six weeks and 6days. "O How God Is Good" I was still in a little shock but was also relived when they told me that there was just one! Dr. Sebree thought that I was measuring bigger than just six weeks and said that there may be TWO..... but there was just one little bun in the oven.

Shelby's Big 8th Birthday

Saturday August the 15th my baby turned 8 years old! She was so excited and could not wait to see her cake that her aunt Kacey made her and man was she surprised!Hannah Montana guitar cake! she was so excited! The Kids enjoyed swimming and singing Karaoke and swinging, playing on the big slide. It was the perfect weather for a special little girls birthday girl! Even the grown ups enjoyed singing!!!!

As you can see Shelby had a great birthday and friends and family was there to enjoy the food fun and Presents!

~Happy 8th Birthday Shelby Ann~

The News Is In

The past week or so has been real long because I had not felt the best and something was just not right, I thought that loosing Sassy and Shelby now back in school that I was just sad and lonely but to my surprise I figured it out! PREGNANT yes in deed that is what it was, I was in shock as you can see three sticks and they all was telling me the same thing! I was in SHOCK SHOCK........Shelby will be 8 years old on Saturday and it has Just been me and her and will she be mad? Everything was running through my head!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Pat he was on cloud 9 and how was I going to tell every body!

So when I picked Shelby up yesterday Pat and I sat her down and told her we had a early Birthday Present and that she would have to wait a few months to get it, and She said " What is it Mom and why do I have to wait" I said "Well Shelby your going to be a BIG SISTER Mommy is going to have a baby" She went Crazy!!!! Jumping on the Bed and yelling, I was so glad that she was excited and she wanted to call Every body. I had Already told My Mom and Sisters, but Jaden was the First one I told, the Day I took the test I had to watch him for a little while and I was Praying asking God to help me and Pat to be as good of Parent as Kacey and James has been to Jaden, He is so special to me and forever will always be.... I told Jaden that Aunt Hay Hay was going to be another Mommy and that he would have another Cousin to play with and that I wanted him to help me pray and ask God to help me tell Shelby that she was going to be a big sis! Jadens Smile is one in a million and he lights up my World just as Shelby did when she was Little and still does.

So Everything went smooth and everyone thought I would never have any more, and by the way "I thought I was done to" but God saw otherwise. My Mom said that she already knew and Kacey well she was in shock just as much as I was , Tess thought that it was funny that me and her both were going to be pregnant at the same time. Pat's Mom and Dad said the more the better and as you know Pat is one of 10,but we will not be going that far. So in April we will be new Parents to a new baby! We are going to leave it up to Shelby Ann to see if she wants to know what it is or keep it a SURPRISE!!!

First week Back

This was the first week back to school For Shelby Ann and Nate, As you may not know it was also the first time in the Public school system!

Shelby Got up that First morning all pumped and ready to go,backpack on and here we go!

She didn't cry until she saw her Mammaw in the hall, You see She has been with my Mother since she was 12 weeks old and Mom was her K-4 and K5 teacher and was always there right next door if shelby needed her, so this was hard on My mom to.
It lasted a few mins but then everything was fine, she had a great day and was starving when i picked her up.

Shelby is My big third grader and I am so Proud of her for being so brave and strong during this big change in her life, and Nate's to he has been the big Sport in the whole situation, and shelby is of course the MOMMY HEN! I know that this year is going to be great and a new experience But God is with them here and always.
It did not take long for the nap to take place when she got home the first day! It was 3:45 and she was out!

S & S Means Double the Fun

Shelby and Shallan had a Photo Shoot today! and they were having so much fun! They even included there babies. They had matching dresses thanks to Aunt Kacey, so we decided to have fun and take some good pictures for their Nana..... and Now Presenting Shelby & Shallan

These Girls may be cousins but in the end they are Best Friends

Weekend Get Away

Yes I have been away for a few days just have not felt like talking or doing much, but I am better with the fact that Sassy is gone and it was a week this weekend so we took a little trip to just get away and to spend sometime with the kids and my niece Shallan. We went to Holiday World! The Kids loved it when we popped up over the hill coming down the highway and they saw those big rides they went crazy!!!!! The new Pilgrim's Plunge was a little to big....But we will be braver next year! So we started out on the spiders...

Standing in line for the Swings

Then it was off to Splashin Safari! Nate under this waterfall! "He said that it stings" I said " Then why r u doing it" he said " cause it is so much fun"
The Fashion Police! Mom and Pat sat and Watched the people come and go in the water area while Me and the Kids Waited in line! to Ride!


Mom and Me waiting on Pat and the Kids, They had went to get ice cream before we left out to come home....
We had a wonderful time and we are so glad we went, it was a little crowded but the weather was perfect.

Today I Lost My Best Friend

Yesterday was just a normal old day, nothing really to do but sit outside and let the kids play because it was still to cool to swim and we could not really go anywhere because we had the last night of V.B.S. So Me and the kids and My dog Sassy was all out side just hanging out when all of a sudden we noticed that Sassy was gone! we hollered and yelled and looked but nothing! I got on the 4wheeler road in the weeds and the soybean field and nothing! I was in shock it was like she had just vanished, we looked some more and the kids went to the neighbors doors and told them and still nothing!
We called Pat who was still at work and he brought the crew home and they searched and still nothing, it was getting time to get ready for V.B.S so I had to leave and he said that he would stay and look. So when I got back home I was hoping that she was standing in My kitchen, but nothing!

She took off at around 2:00 o'clock and it know was getting around 8:30, and I was afraid that if we did not find her before dark she would not find her way home because she had cataracts and could not see good, so the search was on again all the way up until 11:30 and still nothing, I started thinking the worst due to living on the busiest road in the state I knew she would not last long. So we left the back door open hoping she would come and scratch at the back door but she didn't.

It is now 4:00 in the morning and still nothing it is getting ready to storm,"o" she hates storms and she will die out there she absolutely hates the thunder and lighting and what will she do, I hollered and hollered, My hope was gone, it is 6:00 and it is storming so bad and lighting i just knew she was scared, I layed back down and waited til it was over and about 8:30 we took out again, and we road down the road that we had drove down 50 times hollering one more time, And there she was laying in a ditch," Sassy was GONE" she had walked so far and was so scared from the storm that she must have fell over with stroke or heart attack, it was like she said"I am tired" and layed down and died, she was still warm and not even wet from the rain when Pat picked her up and put her in the truck, I was devastated, screaming and crying blaming myself what if we had went out sooner? She looked perfect what could have happened Shelby Ann said,

how do you answer to a 7 year old when you don't know the answer yourself?

You see this just aint a story of a lost dog, she was My Best Friend and I had had her for 13 years and this was just not like her to just take off . I got Sassy Mae when she was 8weeks old just 2 weeks after Pat and I married and she was my first baby! she loved only me, she had love for others but it was not the same. This Girl knew more secrets than anyone else that I had told, she could really have told a story on me if she could have. She had won dog shows, Shelby had showed her off in the fair, She was my mouse patrol dog and she loved the swimming pool!

I will forever Miss and Love you Sassy Mae
Sassy Mae 1997-2009