My #1 Fan

That shirt says "I Love Mrs. Billie" with a photo of me on it!

Call and order yours within the next 4 MINUTES and I'll make sure it even has my perfume on it!

In other news, while I was there to snap a photo of my #1 fan, we visited with my adoring fan's family, The Masseys!

We are still in the "getting to know you" phase with this precious family so Kelly and I decided to share scrapbooks. So we said we would both get our "few" out and get to know each other better.

Greg said his new mental note is that when I say a "few" that really means 12.

No one can accuse me of exaggerating.

They boys and the kids broke out the Wii. It was HILARIOUS and we can't even talk about how Greg's "fishing pole" went all willy-nilly on him.

And his Mii just kept getting smaller and smaller.

Poor Greg.


They look just alike! Check out their concentration faces!


Hey, #1 Fan! Let's do the "I Love Mrs. Billie" song/snuggle. We're getting good at it.


The boys working hard.


Get him, Belle! Get him! They actually tied in bowling...142-142.

Another great night, Masseys! Enjoying these dates.

And PS...look out for that ugly girl around town with the blue eye shadow and hairy legs. Uggg...I WILL have nightmares.

And She Didn't Even NEED to be Nominated

A couple Sundays ago, Belle wore a cute sweater dress, leggins and boots to church. Usually, when we get home she picks out "comfy" clothes to wear back that night and we then take our afternoon nap.

Someone shout "Glory"!

Well...she comes waltzing out after nap in a crushed velvet black skirt cut on the bias, a silk black and white dress shirt...and a black and silver sequined choker.

Seriously?

And because I pick my battles, we just headed to the car.

I said, "Belle, you look beautiful."

Her response? "Yeah...I feel like I'm on 'What Not To Wear'!"

Family Night Edition #24

Tonight was one easy FN.

We went to Jump Zone!

We had free passes from Tammy so that was free. All we did was order pizza, drinks and nachos. A great family night all rolled up with a bow on it.



A shot of Jump Zone


My kids are WAY braver than I was as a kid


Playing Basket Ball


I even got in a played


Both flying down the Batman together.


It's funny b'c just a few short months ago...my youngest wouldn't even walk in the room with these big things hardly. Now, he squeals right along with his big sis every time we pull in the Wal Mart parking lot thinking that's where we are going.

(Sorry, Kids. We are going to another place that is all puffed up.)

Anyway, now he shoots down those slides with the rest of the squealing kiddos.

PS--I found out that they nightly clean those slides...with PLEDGE!

PPS--I found that out after I hit Mach 1 post-launch on the Circus one.

PPPS--You've been warned. Slide at your own risk.

PPPPS--Fear the Pledge!

Who Knew that Fruit was so Multi-Talented?

Luke was sitting on the couch eating grapes.

I hear, "Hey, Momma!"

I look over.

One grape bitten in half.

Each side sitting on his shirt..."juicy" side down.

I just stare at them.

Luke says, "See my bra?"

I die.

The end.

He's Smart

The other night at church some of us were just sitting around and chatting. My kids were at our feet playing (fighting...whatever you want to call it) when they both did something that caused Hubs to get on to them both.

Now, understand...BOTH of my kids have their own forms of drama.

When Luke gets in trouble, he usually (literally) throws his entire body in a very dramatic tumble to the floor and wails.

Picture as if he was running along and someone tripped both his feet. There you go!

Belle's typical response to this? "Oh boy...here we go with the drama again!"

When Belle gets in trouble, hand go to her mouth...the water works start...the doe eyes keep looking up to see if it is working...then the wails...SOBS come...oh and the very whiny voice...to the point of choking...hyperventalating...etc and so on.

We other females know how this works.

Back to the original story...

For some reason, Luke just said "Ok. Sorry, Daddy." But I saw Belle's hands begin to go to her mouth. I said, "UH-UH we aren't EVEN going there, Sista! D-R-Y-I-T-U-P!"

She oh-so-dramatically ran out the sanctuary.

Luke's non-typical-but-priceless-response? "Uh-oh. She's going to the bathroom to scream and cry again."

All as he in his own 3 year old way rolled his eyes.

You go boy...you have already began to figure out girls!

Did You Know?

Did you know that I/you/me/we am/are the only thing standing between God and what He wants to do in our lives?

Did you know that He chastises those He loves to bring them to the point to gift them with repentance?

Did you know that one of God's character traits is justice?

Did you know that when you finally get desperate enough to see Jesus face-to-face, He WILL bring about change in your life?

The problem is...I get in the way...

Do you?

A Note

I received a not from Belle's art teacher, Mrs. Green, yesterday. Here's what it said:

Congratulations! Belle Overstreet's artwork was selected to compete in the Central Regional Art Competition.

Your child's artwork has been chosen at the school level and will soon be sent to compete against others in the Central Arkansas Region. A panel of judges will look at all the artworks in her grade level and could choose her artwork for the Central Regional art show.

If your child's artwork is NOT selected, it will still be placed in the Conway District Art Show held at the Faulkner County Library. More information about that show will be sent at a later date.

It is a big honor to be chosen and your child will be recognized for her achievement at our awards assembly in the spring.

Sincerely,
Mrs. Kristy Green

Good job, Sister!

I know you didn't get your artistic abilities from your Momma.

I'm so proud of you!

Love is in the Air...

..everywhere I look around.



I Love this man! We may have a peculiar way of showing it sometimes, but I do. There are times when I take him for granted, but then God gives me a reason to remember just why I married this man. And he loves me so much! He even puts up with WAY too much stuff from me...and he loves me anyway.

After almost 11 years of marriage! God is so good.

Last night (thanks to some co-babysitting from my Momma and Katy and Adam) David and I went and saw "Harvey" at Murray's Dinner Theater. Because the place was SO packed, we had to share a table with another couple. I was thrilled when I arrived and met this couple. They were 67 and 61...married 37 years...had survived her struggle for 2 years with bone cancer...and are living life to the fullest.

Girlfriend even puts on her leathers and rides with him on his hog! Go Girl!

They were from Atlanta, TX and were an absolute blessing to visit with. They spoke thru their stories of their reliance and faith in God and it reminded me of where mine is lacking so.

There was a couple beside us who were there celebrating their 60th anniversary. When asked "What is the secret to being married for 60 years" by the emcee, the wife calmly replied..."You just grin and bear it."

The entire place rolled!

I was blessed last night...truly. By the Wood's, the 60-year-celebrators, Momma, Adam and Katy...a roof over our heads, a warm bed to sleep in, 10 years of good times and bad...and my man still standing by me after all we've been thru.

Thank you, Lord, for your blessings on me!

Then, we got home around 11:00 and Hubs blessed me with my very own copy of "Fireproof". If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it for any marriage...young or old. It will bless your socks off! I got David...what else...a gift card to Starbucks.

This morning we woke up and David gave the kids these little Bible story books that are pencil-stencily type things to reveal the pictures. And Luke just kept saying "My balentines!" Then Katy showed up and blessed both kids with more gifts and candies. Kerri came over and visited for a little bit too, but other than that, we have just chilled out all day.

And I Napped. HAPPY VALENTINES DAY TO ME! Somebody say, Glory!

And now, we are off to play Valentine's Trivia and Name That Love Song!

Family Night Edition #23

Tonight, in honor of our first child Sissy's 9th Birthday today...

...we celebrated everything Puppies!

We started with "Happy Birthday" banners and decorations collected around the house by Belle. Our dinner was hot dogs (notice Sissy had a bowl too), puppy chow (chex mix) that we ate out of our very own "dog bowls", and Pink Poodle Punch.


Belle eating her Puppy Chow


The 5 puppies in the house! We made our faces to look like puppies and our craft was making felt ears and gluing them onto a headband.


My triplets


Then we played "The Trainer Says" and here they are "watering" the tree...


Here are the puppies barking to "Bingo" on Karaoke


After a rousing game of "Pass the Puppy" (hot potato)...


...and "Bone Hunt"...


...We gathered around the blueberry muffins to sing "Happy Birthday" to Sissy!


She LOVED it!


We ended the evening by reading "Wag A Tail" and settling in for a viewing of "The Adventures of Milo & Otis".

Happy Birthday, Sissy Girl Overstreet!

Click here to see the compilation of ideas compiling over at Whittaker Woman.

As If There Aren't Enough Photos on this Blog...

Here's the rules...go to the 4th folder in and take the 4th picture down.

Upload it and tell it's story.

NO MATTER THE PHOTO!



Luckily, this was one photo off from me in a SWIMSUIT!!! Thank you, Jesus! This was me and Belle at Lamberts in Gulf Shores last April.

MAN I look much more tan than my lovely sheet-o-paperesque shade that I call today's skin tone!

...and that little girl is georgous!

Okay, Okay! Enough Already...

I have been tagged a ga-ga-gillion times to do this over on Facebook and I have kept avoiding it.

Mainly b'c I didn't figure there were 25 interesting things about me.

So I made some up.

All lies.

Just kidding.

Here we go:

1. I feel strange when someone asks me, "How many kids do you have?" Tough question. Technically, I have 6. Only 2 here with me.

2. God is up to something in my life at this very moment. Something powerful. Something that ONLY God can get glory from. Watch out!

3. For the first time in my life, I know what it means to be and to have Biblical friends. I know who my real friends are.

4. I miss the Lovells.

5. I met my Hubs when my head landed in his lap. Quite literally...

6. I am an only child. I had a sister who died at birth who's name was Jennifer.

7. I have an amazing testimony. Just pull up a chair and ask me.

8. My feet have to be pedicured every week. No matter the shoe season. And I'm too cheap to pay for one, so I do it myself. Worth it for some sweet feet!

9. All my life I wanted to be a lawyer. Even in my Senior year of HS, we had gathered all the information to UALR Law School. Then, I chickened out. Still my dream, though. Maybe when my kids are grown I'll go back.

10. If I had the camera of my dreams, I would do professional photography on the side.

11. I want more kids. Don't tell David. Nevermind, he already knows.

12. My name was supposed to have been "Ashley Elizabeth". Funny...that's my sister-in-law's name.

13. My natural hair color is the same as my kids. This is a box, people, but I love it and thank you for loving it with me! But, I get to have it professionally done soon! Can't wait!

14. My biological mother exposed me to just about every religion you could think of. We were Episcopalian, Nazarene, Lutheran, Methodist, and Mormon. I lived on the Mormon ranch for 5 years. After my HS years in the Assembly of God, I now am at Vilonia Baptist Fellowship...where I know beyond anything that God has placed me with his sovereign hand.

15. My daily dream still...I LONG to be an actress. I would love, LOVE, L-O-V-E to work for the Rep or Murray's. And anyone who knows me...well...nevermind.

16. I still use "touch math".

17. For the most part, I have a photographic memory.

18. I was born in Kissimmee, Florida.

19. I have probably been to Walt Disney World 100+ times in my life. But the best times yet have been the times with my kiddos.

20. I don't deserve my Hubs.

21. Every single day I have to cover myself in either lotion or baby oil. I'm delicate.

22. I'm still "Daddy's Girl" in every way. Trust me...that man still spoils me. When he hugs me he will say "Awww...Daddy's Baby!" and I'll return with "Awww....Baby's Daddy!"

23. Joanie is not my biological mom. But to me, she IS my mother, momma, mommy and best friend. And many people would have never guessed it. We have even had folks tell us we look alike (which is wiered b'c I look JUST Like Daddy).

24. I was there the day that the Challenger blew up in the sky. I saw parts hit the ocean.

25. I used to be a "cowgirl". I mean...for years. Authentic hats, jeans, boots...rodeos every single weekend...huge belt buckle. Yeah...

So, there you have it. I'm sure I totally didn't impress you at all, but I can finally get the "tags" off.

And I'm not tagging anyone else b'c THIS WAS HARD, PEOPLE!

That is All About Me

Belle brought 2 things home from school yesterday and I had to share.

This first one is a "Lost" poster she made. It is a drawing of a pink and orange jacket that she lost one time (and we later found in her gym bag). It says at the bottom (click on it to enlarge and see the way she wrote it) "I have lost my: favrit jacit"


We had a questionnaire sent home to ask them about their personal interests. You have to read the entire bottom. I said "Belle, is there anything else you want them to know about you?"

Dissertation...

I LOVE that she ends that paragraph with "That is all about me"

I love that kid...

Question Answered

I had someone ask a question one time and I had the correct answer. But THIS is HIS answer and it just blew me away!

"I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents then over 99 righteous persons who do not need to repent."

Luke 15:7

This ain't just talking about converted vs unconverted folks. Wow!

Repentance: "A recognition of sin for what it is, followed by a heartfelt sorrow, culminating in a change of behavior."

Only God can give you a repentent heart. AND only when you are wholeheartedly seeking him. If you are repentent, others will see it in your life.
--James McDonald

WHEW!