Laurie's Life

 Oh how I wish I was at Disney World right now!  Today is a busy day!  I also have a cavity I have to get filled today.  No fun!  We LOVED eating at Coral Reef.  I hate wonderful shrimp and grits and a flourless chocolate cake.  SO GOOD!  In our room at Port Orleans.  I loved the atmosphere at Ohana!  I also enjoyed the chicken, steak, shrimp and bread pudding!  THIS was the only time at DW I got hot.  We stood in the sun for about 30 minutes to meet Pluto. We can't wait to go back!

 Week before last, we went on our second Disney trip!  We had looked forward to it for a LONG time!  Our flights there were good!  I am always thankful for a smooth plane ride!  Flying makes me super nervous!  Always has, always will. They first time we flew to Orlando, SK got sick on the plane.  She did not have any problems this time.  Here we are about to take off.  I think everyone that goes to Disney World, takes a picture right along here.  THIS is the highlight of SK's Trip!   BB Boutique.   We had dinner at the Grand Floridian with Cinderella and Company.  When we did this two years ago, the food was not very good.  This time it was a new menu and so much better!  SHE was so proud of this hair!  Emily looking so beautiful!  The wicked Stepmother said that she pretends she smells something horrible for the pictures.  Ha! We ALL had such a WO...

 When I was teaching school, I ate French Toast Crunch from the cafeteria every morning.  After Emily was born, I stayed at home.  When she was a few weeks old, I began trying to find the cereal in our local grocery stores.  GONE!  Of course, since I loved it SO MUCH they stopped making it!  I saw of some morning show a few weeks ago that French Toast Crunch was coming back.  The company had gotten so many letters requesting they bring it back.  THEY DID!  I bought some this week and I have enjoyed it so much!  But,  my cereal returned but my beloved oyster stew is gone!  I am pretty sure I am the only person who ever bought it.  My sweet girls on Easter!  Sarah Kate got saved a while back, but Easter Sunday she went down front to profess her faith and she will be baptized soon.  We are so happy for her!

I have really missed blogging!  We have had computer troubles that have kept me away from my blog!  I have a ton of pictures that I could post, but I won't. Today is my 43rd Birthday!  It has been a WONDERFUL DAY!!!!!  I have had lots of fun, encouragement some good ole relaxation!  (Along with Chili's chips and salsa!  Enough for 6 grown men!) My sweet girls worked really hard last night in their fairy costumes to create a Birthday party for me.  They spent about an hour and half getting it all set up and decorated.  They did it upstairs and told me could NOT go up there today.  I honored their wishes.  Tonight, they called me up there and had it all decorated.  They had a cake and games.  It was so cute and they were so proud and excited!!!!!!!  They have been SOOOOOO excited about my birthday for the past several weeks.  They had a crown for me! They had homemade cards, prizes, favors, gifts and a treasure b...

I am starting to think about Bible studies for our ladies at church in the Fall.  We are finishing up Beth Moore's Children of the Day, James McDonald's Authentic and Priscilla Shirer's Breath.  They are all EXCELLENT!!!! Do you have a study you have done personally or in a group setting that you really liked? Would you mind sharing?

Well, this may be the most boring blog post I have ever done.  I have put up with a very outdated phone for the past five years or so, and really liked it!  In October,  that phone bit the dust.  I tried so hard to get it repaired but two different phone places laughed at me and told me they did not even make parts for that phone anymore. I then got one of Steve's old phones.  It completely died after about 3 weeks. Then I got a Go phone.  It did the job and I liked it, but Steve convinced me I needed a better phone when an update was available. SO...proud to say I am the new owner of this beauty! I HATED it the first two days, but now I LOVE it! Everything I need is on this phone and I LOVE the camera on it! I have not done a blog in a long time because our card reader went out on our laptop. We are back in business today.......so I did a post.

We were so thankful that my parents were able to come celebrate Emily's Birthday on the 29th.  Steve's parents had planned to come but his Dad got the flu.  The girls sure love spending time with their grandparents. We were also able to have a late Christmas celebration with my parents while they were here.

 It is hard to believe that Emily turned 9 today!!!!!!!!!  Over the weekend, she had strep throat.  I so wanted her to be feeling better by today.  She has had a great day.  We went out to eat lunch and dinner and made a little time for Build a Bear, Claire's and Justice. We are so very thankful for these past nine years with Emily.  She is such a sweet and caring girl!

 For those that know me well, they know that I LOVE my robe.  I got a pink one right after we got married and Steve hated it!  In order to save my marriage, I stopped wearing the pink robe.  I think I will always hang on to it, though.  Two years ago, I got the ultimate soft robe at Pottery Barn outlet.  I love it so much.  I wear it year round. A couple of weeks ago I saw this brown throw in a store.  I didn't get it, but I thought about it all the time, and decided to go back a week later and get it.  They had ONE left.  The sales lady told me that it was fox fur.  I said, "Fox fur?"  I read the display tag and it said,  "FAUX FUR THROWS."  HA!!!!  I was laughing to myself.  I am so proud of this throw.  It is SOOOOOO soft.  I call it my fox fur.  Sarah Kate likes it too and Kristen the cat. I think it is better then the robe!

I took the girls to talk to Santa yesterday.  I don't understand what Santa was wearing, but it was kinda of neat.  He was wearing striped socks and black Birkenstocks and a shirt with puppies on it.  Oh Well..... The girls loved him.  He gave them a big HO HO HO as they left. We then went to get some serve yourself yogurt.  I was too busy serving myself to pay attention to SK.  When she put her yogurt on the scale, it was $10 dollars!!!!!  I nearly choked!  She ate every bite of it!  It was a TON of M&Ms and a little Chocolate yogurt. Merry Christmas! 

 I heard a saying recently that I loved!  Thanksgiving should be Thanksliving!  SO true!  I am so thankful for the people in these pictures made on Thanksgiving day and the day after.  My parents, Mary and Russell  The hair salon train!  Cousins!  My cousin, Elaine  Elaine's daughter, Kendall and Emily.  They have fun playing together.  My mom and her two brothers and niece.  Uncle Tommy and his children  My uncle John loves cats! Some of my favorites friends! So much to be thankful for!

Last Monday was the day I dread EVERY year.  Kristen had her yearly visit to the vet.  Day of disaster.  I really don't think any cat acts as bad as she does at the vet.  The past two or three times I have taken Kristen to the vet, the Dr. has given me names and numbers of vets closer to my house.  A nice way of saying,  "we don't ever want to deal with her again."  I took the hint.  I took her right  down the road last Monday.  I told them about how the other vet had to use gloves and an armored blanket and call techs in for assistance.  I heard them calling for help and I told them I would sit in lobby because it made me too nervous.  I sat in the lobby and heard HORRIBLE sounds from Kristen.  Sounds that would cause your heart to stop for a split second.  Within 2 minutes, the tech was bringing Kristen out in her carrier.  The Vet came out and explained that no exam was given.  Kristen would not al...

 My girl were so excited about Halloween.  They LOVE that Harper and Hollis come over and go trick or treating with us!  Special memories!  Emily dressed from Ever After High.  SK was of course, Elsa!