THE ROOST

30 Years Ago I Said I DO

And I would do it all over again.....

Happy Anniversary, dear! 

Princess #2 Has Arrived!

I have to say God's blessings are coming so fast I have barely caught my breath!  We have another Princess to love!   

Princess #2 was born to my middle daughter on April 16 & get this.......it was EXACTLY one month after Princess #1!!!  Only the Lord could do something that special for Mammie!  I marvel at the "little" details in life that He has His hand on.  

Just like the past two births of my oldest daughter, I got to be in on this delivery too. What a blessing & honor it is!  And it is NOT like I bribed them with food for a month or anything silly like that.

The insane really kind doctor let my son in-law scrub up and assist him with delivery. 

 

He actually did really well and before long we had our newest little miracle.

She had tons of family members waiting eagerly to meet her.

Pops could not wait to hold grand baby #3! 

And sweet Auntie Ems was there for the entire birth, coaching & encouraging her sister along.  

And don't think for a moment that Mr. Perfect was not there with his mom.

 It was so much fun introducing Princess #1 to Princess #2.

 

I can't wait to see these two grow up together....with Mr. Perfect's help of course.

But for right now we are thanking the Lord for another precious life.

And a safe delivery.

 

Mammie's heart is over-flowing.....

 And grateful for another baby to love. 

 

Mr. Perfect's Birthday

Today is Mr. Perfect's 2nd birthday!   

 He is SO very special to Mammy and Paw paw.  (the names he recently gave us, a little different from what we picked, but who cares!) 

Every time we see him we are amazed at how much he has grown and how incredibly smart he is!

 Have a wonderful birthday Mr. Perfect!  We love you very, very much!

The Princess Has Arrived!

Yes, it is true Mr. Perfect now has a sister!   She was born mid March & has already captured our hearts!

Mr. Perfect thinks it is the most wonderful thing in the world to be a big brother.  He couldn't wait to bring his mom a big bouquet of flowers for "getting" him a new sister.

  Grammie got to be in on her entrance into the world.  I thought about how to describe that honor but it is just not possible.......without crying of course and I have done my share of that lately! 

 

Auntie Em's & Cara were right there too waiting to meet the newest member of our growing family.

 

One of the biggest problems we have encountered is trying to decide what the princess should wear on a given day.....

 She did come home from the hospital in the same outfit I brought her mom home in.....about a million 20 something plus years ago.

 

Since then she has tried on a hundred different things.....

 Among her favorite is the little tutu Auntie Em's made for her.  You can tell by the pleased expression on her face.

 With all this attention on Miss Princess there is no need to worry about how Mr. Perfect  is handling things.  Grammie & Pops have reassured him that he is still VERY important to us with lots and lots of gifts hugs!

 He loves Miss Princess just as much as the rest of us!

Someday when she wakes up from her many naps....

she will realize how much we all love her!  

Happy Easter

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GOOD NEWS!

It is me again......I am sure you thought the snow storm took me down or I drowned in a sea of chocolate!   Not to worry we are all fine and recovering from a long winter like many of you.

I have soooooo many things to share with you and I know you are on the edge of your seat!  But right now I have to share with you the GOOD NEWS I read about this morning in my quiet time

In Colossians 1 v 5.......Paul speaks of the gospel.  The word gospel literally means "good news," and was used in classical Greek to express the good news of victory in a battle.  If you can imagine yourself for a moment being in a long, grueling battle.  Fighting day after day, year after year not knowing if you were winning or loosing.  Then one day you hear the "good news" that the battle is over and you are on the winning  side!

This is the message that is wrapped up in the gospel message.  The gospel is the GOOD NEWS of Christ's victory over Satan, sin and death!  Its message rings loud that God will forgive sins, deliver from sins power & give eternal hope.  

I hope you have personally received the gospel message into your own heart.  If you have then this truly is a GOOD FRIDAY & gives you reason to rejoice.

1 John 5:11 & 12.......God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.

This weekend let your heart be one of thanksgiving to the ONE who conquered ALL that we might have eternal life & an abundant life this side of heaven.

Snow Storm Update

Chicks, I know you have been on the edge of your seat wondering how we are making it in the snow storm.   I will say it is absolutely beautiful.  

We are holding out well since our power has stayed on and we were prepared with the needed supplies.

 

This is the biggest snow we have had in nearly 10 years!

 With below freezing temperatures forecasted for the next few days we will be home bound for the rest of the weekend.

  
 I better pace myself a little better so my supplies will hold out.....

 Have a great weekend! 

SNOW STORM SUPPLIES

Chicks, a snow/ice storm is headed our way.  It is almost one year to the day that we had the last awful ice storm.  

I say WE, but really I was in New York visiting my sister, remember?

 

Hubby kept sending me these incredible pictures of our yard and surrounding area of what was going on while I was away.

 

It looks like this year I will be here to ride this one out with him.  So last night we went to Wal-Mart to get a few supplies.  This is what some of the shelf's looked like....

I couldn't believe my eyes.   An empty shelf at Wal-Mart is unheard of!  I went to another aisle.

 Wiped Out!

After hunting and hunting we found, extra batteries, food we HAD to have, an extra lighter or two, bottled water & these.......

 If I am going to be home bound for several days I have to have something to brighten up the room.

Gosh, I am ready for spring!

OH MY WORD!

That is Mr. Perfect's new favorite saying.....Everything is "OH MY WORD!"  It is wonderful to see his excitement over the small things in this old world.  Of course nothing excites him like seeing his Grammy opening a gift or two or three....

Except for Grammy coming to his house.  ;)

Evidently, Mr. Perfect has heard his mom or dad say "Oh My Word" quiet often and has caught on to the three word phrase himself.

I was reading in my quiet time this morning Proverbs 22: 6.   A verse you are probably very familiar with.  "Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it."  

I have heard the verse explained so many different and really confusing ways.  But I think it is relatively clear what the author was saying.

There is only ONE right way to train up a child and that is in the way's of God.  What a child learns early is extremely important to the rest of his or her life.  Even secular psychologist  will not argue with that.  Early training secures lifelong habits.  Because of that parents & Grammies must be pro-active in teaching and modeling God's way. The ONLY one, true, right way. 

We then must know His word ourselves and pray for the ability and conviction to live it out before them.  It should be taught joyfully, courageously and without compromise consistently throughout the child's upbringing.   

The promise from scripture of the end result gives us the passion and urgency we need. 

Bottom line...... I am going to Mr. Perfect's house this weekend to hear him say this phrase myself.  And I have a three word phrase to teach him too....

 

You guessed it already..........I love Grammy more than.... OKAY, maybe just....."I love Grammy!"

Looking Back On 2009

I am doing my annual glimpse back at the year and posting my top 10 pictures of 2009.  It was really hard to narrow it down this year with such a fun, full year with Mr. Perfect.  I know next year will be even harder with two more babies due this spring.   

I would love to see your photos too so let me know if you decide to post your top photos of 2009.   Be sure and add a short caption under each picture.  This will be a great way to catch up with each other.

So starting with # 10

    In January an ice-storm like no other hit our area.  This is a picture of our house under layers of ice.  Although beautiful it was a damaging storm.  At the same time it pulled our community together with neighbors helping one another dig out from under the mess.

#9

In February I hosted the 30 year reunion of the sorority I was a member of in college.  It was so much fun reconnecting with these girls.   In fact we are doing it again this year! 

#8

In the early Spring Mr. Perfect turned ONE!  The first year with him has just flown by and has been.....well, perfect! 

#7

Also in the spring Hubby took me on my Dream Vacation to Italy for my 50th birthday. We are standing by the Leaning Tour of Pisa.  It was the trip of a life time. 

Of course we took our best buds with us. 

#6

Our trip this summer with our 3 girls and their families in Florida was a great memory.   It was so much fun that I went back with my sister and parents and made some more great memories.  Here is my dad chillin' out in the condo.

Isn't he handsome?  :)

#5....this is getting harder to narrow down

 The Chuckle Fest gang (sister and cousins) met up in Dallas for some laughs.  Never a dull moment with this group.  

 Our kids are caring on the tradition of chuckling...

 These two started the whole thing!

#4

We were all shocked to find out Mr. Perfect was going to be a big brother...AND a cousin....

These two grand babies are due this spring....3 weeks apart!  

#3

A fabulous fall trip with the Chuckle Fest gang... 

#2

Hubby celebrated his own 50th birthday this year too!

#1

 We had a great time with family over Christmas.  Mr. Perfect enjoyed his time with Grammie more than all the millions of gifts he got.  He told me so himself.....in his own way of course! :)

Okay I went a tad over but you get the idea..... I could have showed you soooooo much more but I will spare you and go peek at yours.  Happy New Year to you ALL!