Where has the time gone?

Today I am taking Derek to get his tux for Prom. The closer he gets to graduating, the more I think back on when he was young.
When Danny and I met, Derek was 5 years old. I remember the first time I met him. I came over to meet him and Lan. Derek was this skinny little red-headed boy. He was sitting in the floor watching wrestling. He told me all about the wrestlers and all of their moves. SO CUTE!
Later, when I was pregnant with Seth, I would often have to carry him around. We would go out for the nite and when we came in, he would be asleep. So, I would grab him up, put him on my hip, and carry him in. Now, I couldn't budge him if I wanted to! He is so much bigger than Danny and me. I guess all of those late nite trips to the fridge caught up to him.
I will always remember his first football game- and his last home game. Danny and I were so proud to call him our son! And I'm so glad God chose me to be his mama:)

                                                           Cutie!

                 Ab & Anna cheering for Derek!

    Proud to sport that #55 jersey!

       

Senior Night       

Good Morning!

This morning was great. The kids weren't arguing & I didn't have to pack lunches..PRAISE GOD!

Counting Sheep..

This is something that I've been doing for a while now. Sad thing is that it just doesn't work for me. I have so much going on, mainly with Derek. Graduation is in 46 days. So, not only am I dreading the fact that he may move out & leave me, I'm also doing a lot of planning. Prom is this Friday. We are going to Jonesboro on Wednesday to get his tux and to get his hair cut. I'm sure we will have Fuji for lunch :)..Just a little time alone with him will be special for me.
After prom, the craziness really begins. His senior trip is on April 22nd. Mandee and I are following the bus to Six Flags. I think we are more excited than Derek and Bay!! Then we have graduation invites to stuff and mail, Graduation Party invites to mail, then Awards Day, Senior Day, the THE BIG DAY!! So much to do, and not a lot of time left to do it..WOW!!

BUT, before I get way ahead of myself, let's get back to the reason for my post!
After I picked the kids up today, I felt a little sleepy. Lately, my body has been running on little or no sleep. Anyhoo, I decided to take a nap. When I woke up, I hit the info button on the remote. The time was 6:40 PM. I'm thinking it's wrong, so I look at my cell- it had the same time. So what do I do? I jump up and begin to panic!! "OMG- I forgot to go get my kids!!!!!".. I couldn't figure out why the school hadn't called me.
Then, I remembered that I took a nap- after the boys were home safely!! I'm losing it, I tell ya! Lan just shook his head..HA!

So, I am bound and determined to do this tonite, one way or the other!!

Love Love Love this song!

I recently found this song- by accident. It is now my favorite. I listen to it many times each day. I've also added it to my play list. Here are the words..

The more I seek you,
the more I find you.

The more I find you,
the more I love you

I wanna sit at your feet
drink from the cup in your hand.
Lay back against you and breath,
feel your heart beat

This love is so deep,
it's more than I can stand.
I melt in your peace, it's overwhelming

The more I seek you,
the more I find you.

The moreI find you,
the more I love you

I wanna sit at your feet
drink from the cup in your hand.
Lay back against you and breath,
feel your heart beat

This love is so deep,
it's more than I can stand.
I melt in your peace, it's overwhelming

I wanna sit at your feet
drink from the cup in your hand.
Lay back against you and breath,
feel your heart beat

This love is so deep,
it's more than I can stand.
I melt in your peace..


Oh, I wanna sit at your feet
drink from the cup in your hand.
Lay back against you and breath,
feel your heart beat

This love is so deep,
it's more than I can stand.
I melt in your peace...

Listen to this playlist: mandistutts's Playlist

Just wanted to share a few photos!!

                                                                              
                                                                        
                                               
                                                              
                                                            
                                                                
                                                             
                                                          
                                                                    
                                                                   
                                                                   
                                                               

                                                            

WOW! What a morning!!

This morning started off pretty ruff crazy & ended the same way! I didn't wake up until 7:10 (only ten minutes later than usual), so I knew that we would all be running around here like chickens with our heads cut off. And I was right. I don't know why, but packing lunches takes me forever. Derek wants his turkey sandwich plain, while Lan wants mustard. One wants a fruit cup, while the other wants a Little Debbie snack cake. Lan is griping because Derek ate the whole bag of nacho flavored Doritos.

Now, Seth..he's the easy one. What did he want for me to pack for his lunch? Here it is:

I wish he wasn't such a picky eater, but he is. After I packed it all, he decided that he would eat in the cafeteria..they are having Frito Chili Pie. Five bucks says he will eat the corn chips only!

Anyhoo..I finally got all of that taken care of. We were almost to the school when Lan realizes he forgot his backpack. DEREK TO THE RESCUE!! (Well, not really!)..We sent Derek a text so that he could grab Lan's bag..turns out he couldn't find it!! So..Lan is at school WITHOUT his backpack! It was empty anyway.

So, it's just me and Lula. I'm gonna do some laundry & then go for lunch with Mandee, Analee, & Thomas James. I'm really looking forward to some adult time.

Praying tomorrow morning goes much smoother than this morning :)