Someone Special

You all know this face. My little sister Cherish is 10 years younger than me. She is the only sister I have and I love her dearly. I moved away from home right before she turned 6 so I missed out on a lot with her. She has surprisingly good memory of the things we did get to do though. I'm thankful that I have her with me now. We do the things we didn't get to do while she was growing up, like dye Easter eggs, wrap Christmas gifts, bake cookies, make Grandma's fried chicken or just sit up and watch movies. She has grown a lot since she moved here and I'm very proud of her. Now if I can just get her to slow down her driving we'll be doing great! Ahh, the concentration of the artist!

I took this picture the other night. Going for a different type of shot. For some reason it took these flowers FOREVER to finally bloom. They didn't last long either, maybe a week and thats all she wrote!

Doesn't that football mom look familiar? Yep, this is what comes from Sheldon! Now doesn't that just spell T-R-O-U-B-L-E?
Break it down boys!

Ok now, this is a total little hunk a man! Just don't tell him I said that!

Gimmee an "R"!

Well, here she is! The newest Raiderette!

Pooh started cheer practice on Saturday with the assistance of her Daddy! He took her to practice while I was at the church moving. All I can say is...he is a WONDERFUL Daddy! Not many men would be willing to go through this for their little girl, but Eric did. Whats more impressive...he remembered the cheer and the names of the moves!! LOL


No Daddy! With enthusiasm!
Now on a more serious note. I hope ya'll enjoy these pictures, because when my husband sees this post...its gonna be, dead woman walkin!!

He really is a good Daddy, don't cha think?

Faith will always see you through

It may sound silly to most and thats ok. When I look at Christina's arm it has always reminded me of my faith in our Lord. No matter how bad the situation, how painful the moment, my Christ, my God has always walked me through. At times I've lost sight of Him when I've come up against what seems to be an impassable wall, but He's always right beside me, waiting patiently for me to hand over the reins. You are always changed somewhat when you reach the end of the dark tunnel and step out into the light. Just as Chris was changed through her ordeal so are we all through our faith in Christ. He does and will always walk us through, if not carry us completely.

Better late than never I guess. Sorry girls!

Per the Iceman's request...

Getting ready.
Bubba and Jimmy taking a breather.
Jamie, this is the one Bubba said hurt his butt. LOL
Bubba LOVES his helmet! Its hard to see but there is a black stripe down the center.
Another breather. LOL

I guess we can say that my taste in jewelry is a little "different" than some girls. I don't really care for diamonds and yellow gold, which makes Eric smile by the way. I love silver, especially with some Swarovski crystals in it! This is a picture of one of my favorite necklaces. I'm not thrilled with the way they turned out, but I do love the subject! I think I'll post more pics of my favorites.

This is one of my favorite little creatures. The Luna moth. The "branches" on her wings are so perfect, I can just imagine Christ painting them and then letting her fly out of his hands. How can anyone think something this perfect happened by accident??

Peek-a-boo...
Another one of those surprise portrait shots!

Now really...was it that much further to actually go inside the bathroom and do this?! Boys!!

Relaxation

Yes, this is relaxing to me. Doing something silly with my babies! We have a great time doing stuff like this, and its cheap too! LOL The bottom pic is the Q siren I posted a couple weeks ago. I forgot to put up the big picture! Better late than never I guess.

Today was a good day. Eric and the kids made me a heart shaped birthday cake...and no I didn't get a picture of it. I completely forgot! Geeze! It was a nice quiet day at home pulling ticks from area 51. Something I'd rather not have to do again! LOL Poor kid. Sorry, I have to pull from the vault tonight...again. I love this place I call home.

These were taken at the Relay for Life last month. My girlfriend Angie and her crew had a kissing booth with manicures and all kinds of great stuff. I was wondering why Bubba kept running up to me yelling, "momma! I need another dollar, I need another dollar!" What a stinker! LOL
My sister working our tent. Hot dogs anyone? And this ladies....is Mr. Relay. Its a silly way to raise money for their teams throughout the night. Whichever guy dressed in drag raises the most money wins the "coveted" title of Mr. Relay. Now Ju, I have to ask, the one you saw in the post office...did it resemble this guy? LOL

I cheated tonight. Pics from a few weeks ago at Hunting Island. I like the sand dollar the best because it has both of their hands in it.

This is a picture of Catie and her friend Marissa taken at the girl's Allstar game. We always called her George, just to mess with her. She always laughed herself silly.

Marissa died earlier today from spinal meningitis. Catie is so upset. I did the best I could to answer her questions, but in the end Eric and I just held her while she cried. Please pray for her parents Christine and Chuck, her older sister Megan and her cousin Cassandra. Her Granny Barb is a member of Riverview and will need our prayers as well. I love you all.

Watch out for snakes and turkeys!!!

Ol' Eagle-eye Blankenship schooling the younger crowd on the finer art of B.B. guns!

Today we made a little trip to "Poppieboro" aka Waynesboro. LOL Bubba came up with that all by himself, he's very proud of it. It was a truly wonderful day. As you can see by the pictures the kids hit the ground runnin! When they were called to go home we all got the "aww man!" We saw turkeys and deer which sparked a little competition between Shelby and Bubba as to whom was coming back first to go hunting. Rolling my eyes now. LOL Bubba is still waiting for the Iceman to come home so they can go hunting and fishing together. He said if he had been here today, it would have been just perfect! ~big smile~ Now, about the title...as Catie was heading down the creek with her sisters she yelled out..."ya'll watch out for snakes and turkeys!!" Gotta watch out for those Toms I guess!

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